1 [Report This]Date: October 17, 2020 06:53 am Title: Chapter 1
Okay, ouch at that ending. But this is a really good slice of life at Dunder Mifflin! You're hitting all the beats - Michael being ridiculous but somehow endearing, Roy letting Pam down, Jim supporting Pam wholeheartedly and still not quite connecting with her, the weird Pam-Dwight connection, Kelly being Kelly and Ryan being the woooooooooooooorst.
Author's Response: Oh, thanks! I didn't do it often, but I enjoyed writing snippets for everybody (or almost everybody) in the office. The joy of fanfic for this show was that the characters were all so distinct and well-developed that you could borrow the show's characterization and just tap into it as needed. I feel like this one was for some sort of challenge but I don't remember exactly. Maybe I needed to feature a zebra? Something like that.
10 [Report This]Date: December 19, 2007 10:17 am Title: Chapter 1
Great story. That Ryan, humph!
Author's Response: No kidding! And he got worse! Thanks so much.
Date: October 11, 2006 12:23 pm Title: Chapter 1
Honestly, it really was just like an episode. Like your card purchasing/umbrella story, I'm going to have a hard time remembering that this didn't actually happen!
Author's Response:
Aww, thanks! I don't think it contradicts anything we've seen on-screen, yet, so if you want to imagine that Pam spent a day googling zebras, you can feel free to do so!
9 [Report This]Date: October 01, 2006 09:16 am Title: Chapter 1
Oh, I love this! It feels so much like an episode, and I love how you incorporated the different challenge elements. And the end, aw, how sweet is Jim for sticking to his promise to Kelly even though he's probably been waiting forever for an invite like that from Pam? Lovely.
Author's Response: Thank you so much! Yeah, our Jim is a good guy.
9 [Report This]Date: September 30, 2006 05:25 pm Title: Chapter 1
This is a great little slice. I loved Pam's confessional about Angela's gloves.
I'm really afraid to find out what I'll get if I google "petting zebras Scranton"!
Author's Response:
Trust me, none of the google searches yield anything paraticularly interesting. :)
Thanks!
10 [Report This]Date: September 30, 2006 04:16 pm Title: Chapter 1
Jim is so wonderful to do that for Kelly. That's our guy.
Author's Response: Yes. *swoon* Thanks!
10 [Report This]Date: September 30, 2006 11:35 am Title: Chapter 1
What an awesome story. It's great by itself, but the way you incorporated the 5 elements in was unbelievable. I read the whole story first and then went back to see what the 5 elementws were. They were all so subtly interwoven that I never would have guessed them had I not re-read the challenge. I loved Michael promising the kids a ride on his pet zebra! That is so something he would do. And I love the title and all the promises that were made and or broken in this story. Your talent really shined through on this one!
Author's Response: I'm really touched. Thank you so much for the kind words. This was so much fun- I'm so glad you got a lot out of it!
10 [Report This]Date: September 30, 2006 10:43 am Title: Chapter 1
You did it! And unless I knew about the elements, I wouldn't even be able to tell what they were, you worked them in so skillfully!
"Question: You're a woman, Pam," Dwight said. "That had better not be your question, Dwight," she intoned coldly, ignoring Jim entirely. Hee!
Author's Response: Aw, thanks! It was too much fun. Once I decided that I couldn't think of a way to get an actual zebra into the office, the rest of it sort of fell into place.
10 [Report This]Date: September 30, 2006 09:25 am Title: Chapter 1
So fun! I really liked this! Looking forward to more.
Author's Response: Thank you! This challenge really was fun.
10 [Report This]Date: September 30, 2006 09:24 am Title: Chapter 1
This reads like it could be part of an actual episode - well done! I especially liked the way Jim rescues Kelly when Ryan blows her off...right on character for all three of them.
Author's Response: Thank you so much! "Part of an actual episode" is really a compliment!
9 [Report This]Date: September 30, 2006 08:51 am Title: Chapter 1
That was just a fantastic way to integrate all the elements! Wow! Pam did seem uncharacteristically irritated by Jim though... When were you thinking it took place within the timeline?
Author's Response:
Thanks! I didn't mean for her to be too irritated- more that she was having a bad day and having Roy humliate her in front of Jim just made it worse. Let's say it was just after "Conflict Resolution" so there's still some tension there. Heh.
9 [Report This]Date: September 30, 2006 08:45 am Title: Chapter 1
"That had better not be your question, Dwight," she intoned coldly...
I laughed so hard at that.
This is just great, Lis - every one of their voices sounded true, and the premise was completely believable in their universe. Awesome!
Author's Response: Oooh, thanks! This is my first ensemble piece, so I was a little bit worried. It was a blast to write.