‘Like a full set of teeth, for a start.’ Their banter is adorable! Poor Sir Raymond definitely doesn’t stand a chance...

I feel like Lynn has good intentions. I love that Pam is having these completely unfathomable adventures, but it’s tough that she’s failing things at school as a result.

“sometimes they accidentally had changed history” No big deal. This is such a great line.

Dernhelm, the humor sprinkled through this chapter is SO good! “She’d stay away from Gabe”

“He noticed her all the time” MY HEART. Oh.

“The touch itself lasted less than a moment, but the ripples of warmth it had caused kept going on and on, and soon even the tips of her ears were burning.” This is such beautiful writing. I love this description.

I kind of hope that Pam’s wish doesn’t come true...

Author's Response: Thank you, Jenna! Your reviews bring me so much joy!
And, of course, things between them couldn't stay the same ;) But that's a spoiler... 

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I loved the vivid description - you've really captured the settings and moods. I also loved Pam's poster; that was a great touch. Jim's vulnerability at the end, when he's handing over the pendant, is super-sweet.
Thanks!

Author's Response: Thank you so much for your kind words! 

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Some very cute Jim-Pam banter to start this one - and appropriately so for a chapter that addresses the Jam of it all.

It's interesting to see the consequences of Pam spending so much time living outside of the shackles of time while still making her home in a very much linear-time world. I'm glad Lynn forces her to consider her feelings for Jim (and I love that Lynn is fundamentally correct - what's screwing up Pam *is* that she's in love), but I'm worried for her that she's insufficiently concerned about the rest of the consequences.

Still, this was an adorable trip with Pam finally realizing how romantic this all is and, much as Pam does, trying to avoid what it all means.

I liked the little hints of canon you worked in in this one – Gabe, the shirt from the fashion show at lunch.

Not going to lie to you: I’m definitely going to try out the phrase “I envy a tiny flea that has a privilege to kiss your creamy skin” out on someone at some point and see how it goes.

Author's Response:

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I REALLY liked this chapter. So much going on. The trip to Paris was lovely, but I’m very intrigued by the table-setting you did the future. Jim’s brief disappearance at the exhibit, the subtle changes to the past, the twist to the normal time travel concern so that it’s about the impact on the people of the past/present, not the present/future, the fairly ominous hints that Jim’s busily trying to change something that’s going to happen to *Pam.* You’ve set an awful lot of plates spinning here, I’m eager to find out where you go with them.

I *am* a sucker for a good alternate history story, so I appreciate you including the discussion about killing Hitler, and Jim mocking Pam for her bloodlust. There's a lot of funny material in this chapter - Jim teasing Pam about her closet and her befuddlement at the clothes were great, too; Jim's corny joke about her making an "impression,” the little comic moment of Jim realizing as he's saying it that Pam's lack of nanobots is a problem and Pam's confused "I'm good."

I love Pam’s sheer joy at this process – particularly the way it came back in the end.

Author's Response: I'm so glad you liked this one, it was so fun to write it! I'm slightly anxious to keep everything consistent, but... we'll how it goes. 

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Round #2! I love that he keeps showing up at this very specific moments when Pam is lonely and sad and in need of someone to connect with. So he's not just a mystery to be solved for her, he's also someone who is, in his own "person not experiencing time in a linear way" fashion, someone who's there for her when she needs him.

And I really appreciate the acknowledgement that Jim resetting her understanding of the universe is probably going to have some long-term consequences for her. It's not like her life stops in between these incidents, and she has to live her very normal existence knowing there's something greater out there.

The choice to have her experience this as color to be captured is magnificent for young artist Pam - this is the way she likes to think about the world already, and it feels natural and character-appropriate that it's the way she processes things she doesn't understand.

Author's Response: Thank you! To be honest, I like stories with a butterfly effect and long-running consequences so much, so here I'll unapologetically play with all of my favorite themes... 

Interesting chapter. Lynn is there to give some needed perspective. At least that's how it feels to me. She opens Pam's eyes that there are deeper feelings coming into play now. All of Pam's introspection after that play out realistically. Same when they're watching the shooting stars. Now that she has a bit of clarity it's becoming more clear that there's something more than just friendship and companionship between her and Jim.

Also seems like there's something else brewing. Jim wanting to leave rather than check out the fallen star seemed almost ominous. Feels like there's going to be something to that. Time will tell.

Nice job with this one.

Author's Response: Thank you, Warrior! I guess sometimes it's hard to see what's under your nose without friendly assistance. 
I can't say much about the rest without the spoilers, but something will be revealed in the next chapter :) 

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This is such a pretty, mysterious story-- thank you for writing it!

Author's Response: Thank you for reading it, oncelet!

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“She had all the time in the world and didn't want to waste any second” This is the loveliest notion ever.

I like that her roommate can sense changes in her. Time has seemingly passed for Pam, but not the people surrounding her. It really brings it back to the magic of this adventure she’s on with Jim.

The time capsule that Pam’s in sounds fascinating. Such a strange collection of seemingly significant artefacts to the time - but so very eclectic to someone who’s actually lived it.

“the knowledge that they shared at least some cultural context. It made him less alien.” This makes so much sense. He’s a bit of a mystery, but his moments of connection with Pam definitely help to humanize him.

This is a sweet ending to the chapter and totally feels like a natural place to take a break. Once again, I kind of feel like I have more questions than answers and I’m super intrigued by this world you’re creating. I hope the next update isn’t too far away!

Author's Response: Thank you, Jenna! I like hearing from you so much! I was struggling with writer’s block a lot, and then with other stuff, and I told myself 'I'm going to update the next week' for about a month, but finally, it's here! Hope that this block (and other stuff) won't drag me back anytime soon...

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Some very sweet moment with Jim and Pam this chapter. You also teased us with enough details of Jim's "Job" to get me curious, because from the snippets you gave us it sounds like there might be a time-travelling Michael, and that is just hilarious and terrifying at the same time.

Author's Response: Thank you, DG! I think that if there was some time-traveling Michael Scott, there also would be a while crew that followed him and fixed the results of his follies... and I like this idea a lot!

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Yeah that seems like Pam. Wanting to go now I mean. I like this psuedoDoctor Jim. More please!

Author's Response: Thank you very much! The next one is already here :) 

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Very the Time Travelers Wife. Do you own that one?

But I'm in. Let's see where and when this takes us.

Author's Response: I knew about its existence but neither read nor watched it. After your comment, though, I watched a trailer and... yeah, there are some similarities, but they're unintentional. 

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It must be a coincidence that I just started a rewatch of Doctor Who, or maybe you and I share a brain! This is so imaginative and lovely and it gives me all the fun sci-fi feels as well as all the fun romance feels! I love the image of Jim as the time traveler and Pam his companion, and LOVE that he’s shown up in some vulnerable places in her life and helped to pull her out of the funk they left her in. Plus you write their voices so well. I have no trouble at all believing it’s Jim and Pam. I love this so much! I can’t wait to read about their next adventure.

Author's Response: Thank you for your sweet review, BT! I think it wasn't a coincidence, it was a perfect timing ;) I hope you'll like the next chapter. 

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This was fun. Lovely to see how this Jim and Pam interact. I like that we're getting a little more of the backstory of how everything is set up as well. Jim goes on missions, certain things can't be changed, timeless clothes and the right attitude will get you far.

Pam's delight in looking at the paintings was a joy to behold. It was so sweet to envision how her face lit up. When she saw that she was the inspiration for the new painting I thought that part was well written too. Felt in keeping that Pam would start to freak out about some of those things. Nice to have Jim there to calm her down and explain a bit more. Likewise giving her the beacon was a great tidbit to put in.

Still lots of questions about how's, where's, and why's, but it's all a ton of fun. Well done with this one.

Author's Response: Thank you so much, Warrior! I'm glad you liked this story, and I hope you enjoy the continuation as well.