Date: November 30, 2020 04:26 pm Title: Award
I love Dwight’s sheer Dwight-ness ending up immediately being an asset. Really, he was born for this sort of work.
Author's Response: He truly was. A shame that it's only in this AU the real CIA came calling.
Date: November 30, 2020 04:25 pm Title: Break Room
This is a really solidly constructed sequence here with the development of the plan, the communication with Jim and their trust and belief in each other, and the use of their potato chip and soda choices for tactical purposes. Plus the beginning of a mini-redemption for Karen. Very good chapter.
“The way his hands had slipped out of hers on Casino Night. The way he’d always looked at her with such intensity even when they were at a briefing where they didn’t need to keep in character (a sign she really should have picked up on earlier). The way he could handle an AK-47. That last one was probably going to be most useful right now, she reflected, but she liked the others more” is just really good writing.
Author's Response: Thank you! I am so glad you liked that bit--that sort of rhetorical technique is one of my favorites to use.
Date: November 30, 2020 04:24 pm Title: Drawing
Oooof. Again, terrible tactics from the bad guys up and down. And some quick thinking from Pam. I’m looking forward to seeing her pranking powers being unleashed on Roy, definitely not something we got to see in the show.
Author's Response: I mean, are the bad guys the most competent people in the Office universe? No, they are not ;)
Date: November 30, 2020 03:56 pm Title: Last Day
Great to see Pam in action, using this carefully cultivated personality and her spy tools to her advantage. Not a great show from Roy here - he ends up giving up more than he gets. Toby did not do his network a service by letting him go in like this
Author's Response: Thank you! Pam as competent spy was a lot of fun to get down.
Date: November 30, 2020 03:52 pm Title: Birthday
Nice way to sneak the prompt in here.
Author's Response: I had to actually plot this out to make sure I did.
Date: November 30, 2020 03:50 pm Title: Parking Lot
Very sweet moment followed by a very scary one - and now we start some of the more action-y stuff. Fun!
Author's Response: The balance of action and not-action was hard to get right--I'm glad this seems to imply I got it right here at least.
Date: November 30, 2020 03:48 pm Title: Battlestar Galactica
I really, REALLY enjoy the way you've brought Dwight into this, and repurposed the Morse Code prank, which I liked plenty in the first place. Dwight's mixture of annoyance and delight is really entertaining.
Author's Response: Thank you so much! That may be my favorite thing I did in this fic.
Date: November 30, 2020 03:46 pm Title: Office Crush
The last lines here are killer, as is the image of Jim and Pam having one of their Moments over Lonny's unconscious body.
I will also note here that you did, effectively, warn us that Roy was playing her in this chapter. Or at least warned those of us paying attention to the clues. ::glares at self::
Author's Response: Thank you! Poor Lonny...
Date: November 30, 2020 02:28 pm Title: Phone
Love the set-up with the mystery of Tony's headset here.
Author's Response: Thank you! I felt the need to use that concept as much as I could.
Date: November 30, 2020 02:26 pm Title: Office Outing
Fun remix of Benihana Christmas, but mainly I'm struck by the solid foreshadowing of Toby's role here.
Author's Response: Thanks for catching that!
Date: November 30, 2020 01:57 pm Title: Lunch
Nice look into Pam's tortured inner monologue and how she's handling her feelings in all her various roles. And Jim using the recruitment to screw with Dwight is hilarious.
Author's Response: Jim will always screw with Dwight, even when it's serious.
1 [Report This]Date: November 30, 2020 12:42 pm Title: That's What She Said
Much like with Office Space, in a lot of ways the added context of the new universe you're placing this story in puts a much different and in some ways more reasonable spin on the issues in their relationship - classic example right here, in that their communication problems are exacerbated by the fact that their relationship is actually three relationships in one and they are genuinely not free to speak freely.
Author's Response: Thank you! I'm glad the worldbuilding strengthens, rather than weakening, that sense of reason.
1 [Report This]Date: November 30, 2020 12:33 pm Title: Video
I've read to the end of this already, and in going through this it's striking to me how Toby basically tells Roy what he's up to and Roy doesn't make the connection at all. Whoops.
And I absolutely adore the choice to recruit Dwight to the CIA for real. Perfect.
Author's Response: Yup. I wasn't all that subtle ;) and yes, Dwight deserves that.
Date: November 30, 2020 12:23 pm Title: Secret Santa
You know, in a funny way, this Karen really does fit well with her canon counterpart - they're both scrambling to do everything they can to make things work with Jim, and the ways in which they choose to do so tell the audience that their efforts aren't going to work.
Author's Response: Thank you! I thought it worked to make this her world now, so I'm glad it came through!
Date: November 30, 2020 12:14 pm Title: Rivalry
Some very interesting reveals in this chapter - that Karen sees her relationship with Jim completely different makes me feel pretty bad for her as always, but it's a nice touch to have Jim's arrival be the turning point for Pam's operation.
And I love the total misunderstanding of the parking lot moment, and how their covers are twisting it all to hell.
Author's Response: Thank you! Again, I was worried that adding another layer of misunderstanding there would biff it, so I'm glad it did not!
Date: November 30, 2020 06:35 am Title: Note
Tony gets "severance." I see what you did there.
The bit about Andy having trouble adopting cover identities as the cause of his personality quirks was hilarious.
Author's Response:
*rimshot*
And yes, Andy was a hoot to write for that reason.
1 [Report This]Date: November 30, 2020 06:28 am Title: Office Party
I love the idea that she's been a powerful force for changing the qualities in him she didn't like initially. And the Kelly-as-interrogator gag is *Kelly voice* ah-mazing.
Author's Response: Thank you! Kelly would be the best interrogator. I think anyway.
1 [Report This]Date: November 30, 2020 06:22 am Title: Desk
The multiple levels of their relationship are really add some interesting complications to Casino Night here... fun. And I like the note of her not having been that attached to him in their previous assignments.
Author's Response: Thank you! I was worried it would overburden that moment, so I'm glad it seems to have been working.
Date: November 30, 2020 06:13 am Title: Meeting
The repurposing of Jim's struggles with Call of Duty here is fun... as is the added wrinkle that his relationship with Karen is a professional one, too.
Author's Response: Thank you! I'd forgotten I made that connection--it's so nice to see things again through your eyes.
1 [Report This]Date: November 30, 2020 06:11 am Title: Paper
Okay, very much sold on this AU. Seems like it has a lot of potential, and I'm enjoying the way you're immersing them in this world - the idea of Jim and Pam having a relationship on multiple levels is fascinating, as is the idea that Pam's motives for rejecting him are suspect because she needs to retain her relationship with Roy for the job.
Particularly enjoyed Jim using his CIA tactically-trained mind to win at rocks-paper-scissors.
Author's Response: Thank you! CIA AUs are a lot of fun to write (this and A Quiet War), so I'm glad you liked the setup!
1 [Report This]Date: September 01, 2018 09:10 am Title: Outside the Office
This story is amazing! The creativity of the AU, keeping the characters in-character (even when they were supposed to be out of character!!), and keeping the spy story going while the JAM stayed front and center. Holy goodness it is amazing!! I love the twists you put in. And EXCELLENT repurposing of characters in this AU. I really love how you wrote Karen still in-character, likeable but also a clear foil for Ultimate JAM to happen. Oh, and Dwight! Oh my, that was good stuff. Thank you for this amazing story!
Author's Response: Thank you! I enjoyed writing it precisely because of the challenge of repurposing the characters, so I really appreciate hearing that that worked well for you. Thanks for reading!
1 [Report This]Date: November 23, 2017 04:17 pm Title: Outside the Office
As soon as I read "Inspired by Chuck" I knew I would like this fic. And I did. First, your writing is amazing. I can't believe you wrote all this story in one month, because the quality of writing is high!
That Jim and Dwight team-up was perfect. I looove their friendship or 'frenemyship' or whatever they are in the show, so having it in this fic was a big bonus!
Also, the way you incorporated the season 3 plot (and other real moments of the show) in your story was perfect, I honestly didn't think it would fit so well but it did.
So thank you for this amazing fic!
:D (which was the first multi-chapter "Jam" fic I read)
Author's Response: Thanks so much for your kind words. They mean a lot to read. And thanks for reading! This site has a lot of great Jam fics, so I hope mine encourages you to read more of the multi-chapter ones.
1 [Report This]Date: November 21, 2017 11:06 am Title: Paper
I finally finished this! I loved your ending and the Dwangela is much appreciated!!
Author's Response: I'm glad you finished! Thanks for reading and for the feedback.
Date: November 01, 2017 08:14 pm Title: Outside the Office
This is so great!
I love how you incorporated the card into their CIA world. And how even though it hurt, she was honest with him by saying “yes”, it would have mattered.
And after that... so satisfying :D
Congratulations on your Dundie!
You’ve definitely earned it!
Author's Response: Thank you very much. I'm so glad you followed along through all of this! Your feedback has been invaluable. :)
Date: November 01, 2017 04:28 am Title: Outside the Office
Awesome. I can't wait to see what you will come up with next!
Author's Response: Thanks! I feel the same way about your stuff. I'm not sure what I'm going to do next, but it'll probably be an S1 AU since I've done 2 and 3 (and I like 1-3 the most).