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You write these characters so well!

I loved the honest conversation between the two of them at the end there. I'm so happy Pam disclosed the seduction plan and I'm thrilled Jim had an opportunity to explain himself finally. Baby steps, but this seems like the start of them finding their way back to each other.

Early on in this fic, Pam was giving me Peggy Season 1 of Mad Men vibes, but it's nice to see her evolving and gaining some confidence and clarity, just like in canon.

I can't wait for the next update!!

Author's Response: Ah, thank you so much! I'm so thrilled to hear you're enjoying it. And haha, it is definitely baby steps...I was obviously also totally thinking of Peggy when I was writing this. But yes: I want Pam to get her evolution too! Thanks so much for reviewing :) 

You're really painting them as still great for each other. Case in point they both were agonizing over what to wear. The thing is they both kind of know it too. There's still a ton of denial and bit of hurt feelings to get through too. However despite all that they just click even through the tension. They're keenly aware of what the other one is doing. They can read each other like a book. They see how they react and at times don't react to others around them. It's all making for a ton of tension that's going to snap at some point.

Dwight and Angela are delightfully in character. Seeming harsh and brusque with everyone else. However for them, it somehow works. Don't ask me why it works, it's probably better off that we don't delve into that.

I do find something else interesting. Jim's complete dismissal of Cathy's advances while Danny has no problems smiling at her, calling her hunny, or touching her even in front of Pam. Pam is seeing that too. While it's already no secret there's problems aplenty in the Danny and Pam relationship here, it's just another thing to add into that. Nice work.

Author's Response: Thank you so much! And yeah, Jim and Pam being on the same page is always something I really love. I'm really enjoying writing Dwight and Angela haha, so glad you liked it (and yes, probably better not to delve lol). So I would say that Danny's interaction with Cathy is more about how slick he is than necessarily how interested in Cathy he is - but yes, still very different to Jim's reaction. And not something Pam's comfortable with. Thanks for reviewing :)  

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How do I form thoughts. I literally have goosebumps after reading this. Holy crap. You write these characters so so so well, I am 10000% invested with every update. How well Jim can read her, how he knew she was going to cry and how he caught her before she crashed into the cart. How badly Pam doesn't want to fall for him or his "tricks" but she can't completely hold herself back either. I love it too much.

Author's Response: Oh thanks so much - that's so amazing to hear :) I'm really glad you're enjoying it! And yeah, how well Jim knows Pam has always been one of my favourite things about them. Thank you so much for reviewing! 

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I really need to stop reading these. They actually make me sick, how good they are.

It’s no secret I’m in love with Pam (a fictional character, I know - I didn’t try to!), so it really infuriates me how Danny treats her - again, like a trophy rather than a partner. I’m glad that review tore into him. He needs to be knocked down off his pedestal.

I mean, Pam clearly doesn’t want an article written about her - especially by Jim. Like I mentioned earlier, she doesn’t want any reminder that she could have a much better fiancĂ© and a happier marriage rather than a marriage just for money. But, of course, Danny doesn’t care.

I love how you wrote Michael. I seriously can’t see a difference between 60s Michael and 00s Michael. He’s even obsessed with Ryan!

I think that Danny is seriously underestimating Jim, just like Karen had seriously undeeestimated Pam in the college story. Obviously, he doesn’t see him as a threat - like Jim said, he’s handsome and is rich af. Why would Pam be interested in Jim at all? (Spoiler alert: he treats her like an actual human being.)

I’ll admit it; I’m hooked. This chapter has been my best birthday present ever.

BlindManCassidy

Author's Response:

Ah haha thank you - that is so kind of you to say! :) 

I am also in love with Pam. I thinks it's fully justified. And yes lol, I think I might have made Danny slightly awful in this fic. I will say that Danny underestimating Jim is not necessarily for the same reasons as Karen with Pam in the college story - some of it is also that Danny's genuinely not a very possessive / jealous person. And maybe also isn't quite into Pam enough to care enough...   

I'm really glad you enjoyed Michael, I always love writing him.

And happy (belated) birthday!!  

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I'm intrigued by the way the story unfolded! And about that dinner, Pam and Jim are about to have.
Oh, and also Karen's mention! I hope she's real and not just Jim using her initials :)
"Because she's had about enough of everyone assuming she's too clueless to notice when she's being used." I love this line! I also feel that it might be the first sign of Pam snapping (she deserves it so much!).
I said before that no one could be worse than Roy for Pam. I admit I was wrong. Danny's definitely worse... just in a different manner.
Thank you!

Author's Response: Thanks so much! Haha, I can confirm that Karen is real and it's not just Jim using her initials. Although that would be ingenious. And yes lol, I do actually think that Danny might have been worse for Pam than Roy was. At the very least, Roy loved her/was into her. Thank you for reviewing!   

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I really like how you've portrayed Pam and Jim's relationship in this. They were childhood friends, but instead of going for they immediately 'click' again, they are very closed off towards each other and perhaps Pam has a bit of resentment towards him?

I also don't know why, but I was really confused on who K.F was, until I remembered "Oh yeah, Karen."

I also really like Dwight and Angela's interactions and relationship and it's very much like canon, where Angela slaps Dwight, and Dwight comparing her to animals.

Anyway, really enjoyed this chapter.

:) 

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I'm enjoying the development of Pam here. This feels very much like a people-pleasing Pam who could have emerged out of canon, and she's as poorly fitted to slick Danny and his expectations as she is to domineering, thoughtless Roy.

I love the notes of weirdness from Robert here. We really don't see much of him in fic, and you've actually made him work in this world.

Again, don't love Jim and Pam at cross-purposes, but I'm looking forward to seeing Jim v. Pam in spy games. Should be really fun.

Author's Response: Haha thank you - yes, I did sort of enjoy Robert on the show, just not as a Michael replacement? So I figured I could just have a fic with both of them. And yeah, I couldn't see Pam with Danny any more than I could see her with Roy. Thanks so much for reviewing! 

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Okay, I'm really excited to see where you're going with this. Lot of good stuff at the jump here - intriguing set-up with a lot of room for interesting plot, different twist on a lot of the relationships (I love a good Jim-and-Dwight-as-bickering-partners story), a different sort of potential conflict with Jim and Pam than we usually see but still with that same deeply-rooted chemistry. Should be a fun ride! Glad you've taken it on.

Author's Response: Thanks so much! I am also a big fan of Dwight and Jim as bickering partners, haha. Their team-ups are some of my favourite. Thanks for reviewing :) 

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So I think I’m starting to understand why Jim hated Danny so much.

On a more serious note, I’m starting to understand why Pam is so unhappy and why she’s lashing out. Danny obviously doesn’t love her, and talking with Jim gave her a glimpse of what life could be if she was with a man who actually loved her rather than a man who saw her more as a trophy than a wife. So it’s not surprising that she doesn’t want to see Jim if he’s holding up a mirror to her and making her think about her life choices.

I might sound awful for saying this, but I hope Danny cheats on her with Cathy. Even with as little as we know about her so far, I think she’d make a better wife for him than Pam; Pam has already said she isn’t the type of girl who will want to be planning parties constantly and quitting her job.

Now obviously, Danny doesn’t think much of Jim; which is problematic time and time again for Pam’s boyfriends. At least, he doesn’t think much of Jim in terms of his ability to steal his girl; he definitely sees him as a threat when it comes to the Californias, which is why he’s mocking him and trying to make him look stupid.

I must admit, I was surprised that Angela was so civil to Pam. Perhaps she’s also feeling the effects of her partner-to-be, which is why she wants to investigate. And of course, Pam will join her, because she wants to use it as an excuse to spend time with Jim (or stalking him).

Also, will we ever find out about the accident? Is that why Jim and Pam drifted apart? Is that why he left? Is this going to be like what happened in college(minus the sex, because they were, like, thirteen in this story)?

Well done as always.

Running out of jellybeans,
BlindManCassidy

Author's Response:

Thank you so much! And yes haha, I think I may have done a slight character assassination on Danny...but they didn't develop him that much on the show, so I figure I've got free rein. And yep, Angela bonding with Pam may be directly linked to their respective feelings for Dwight and Jim :D

More will be revealed about the accident! But I will say that it's not directly linked to why Jim and Pam drifted apart - I didn't mean for there to be any big mystery there, he just moved to Austin when they were still relatively young, and they fell out of touch. (With maybe a bit of teenage angst about Roy etc via the letters in between). But I wasn't planning to give them an epic love story/extreme drama at thirteen, lol. I'm saving that for now...

Thanks so much, as always, for your lovely feedback :)   

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Damn, Basscop. Jim’s screwed it up already??

I can’t say that I wasn’t expecting Jim to royally screw things up. Pam, too. Even in 1960, they can’t just get out what they want to say. I shouldn’t be surprised.

However, I *am* a little surprised by the bitterness between them. I suppose that can be chalked up to the two of them going out of touch and having their friendship fizzle, but I didn’t think they’d be so bitter. But it’s not like they’re outright rude - they seem to be testing the boundaries and figuring out who’s to blame for fizzling.

Obviously, Jim makes friends with the two richest people - Robert and Susan - and obviously Danny sees him as a threat. But I wasn’t expecting Pam to be quite so upset with him, although I can’t blame her. Now she thinks he’s using her, thanks to Dwight and Jim’s notorious uselessness at explaining how he really feels.

As for Pam - she’s got to know why Danny is marrying her. It’s not for love, it’s for the goddamn oil. Shouldn’t that bother her? Or maybe she’s bothered more than she’s letting on, which is why she was so cold to Jim when he asked? Except Jim was totally crossing a line when he’d asked, so I’d probably be upset too-

Damn, there’s so much going on. And damn, I feel bad for asking but how long is this going to be because my stone soul cannot take much more angst-

Regardless, I know you’ll tie it all together somehow, in some way that makes exact sense, and regardless, you know I’ll keep reading even if it tortures me.

BlindManCassidy

Author's Response: Haha, I thought it might be better to get the Jim screw-ups out of the way sooner...? I promise they're not going to be this consistently useless. So in my head some of the bitterness on Pam's side is coming more from her general situation than with Jim specifically - and nervousness about whether he's the same as when they were kids, especially with how unhappy/out of place she feels with everything else in her life now. I really am going to try not to pile as much angst into this one though, lol. Thanks so much for reading and reviewing! :)    

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Oh, hey, hi, hello. The ability to write coherent reviews temporarily left me, so there might be a little mess of words, but I want you to know that this story is incredible. I read it and have so many questions (I keep them to myself for now, but I'm sure you'll give all the answers when the right time comes). For the record: the way Pam was thinking that she didn't know Jim anymore and how they were catching up with each other lives (and how it ended! ugh, Dwight...) have already made a few cracks on my heart, but I don't want you to stop!
Oh, and I LOVE how you included canon moment's into this new world: Angela's slap, 'engaged ain't married,' Costa Rica...
Can't wait to read more. And more. And a little more too.

Author's Response: Ah, thank you so much! :) And yes haha, sorry...I really am going to try not to heap the heartbreak on too hard. Really. Thank you! 

I have to add how awesome Once's review of Chapter 1 is, with the hair. That review needs framing (and straighteners)

Author's Response: LOL. I agree, that review is incredible. 

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Oh dear. I fear that I already know what might lie in store for poor Pam and Jim.

I had committed myself to not looking at your stories for a while, since I was writing my own. Then you published the first chapter of the men’s perspectives on Pam, and I was hooked. Same with the women on Jim.

And now, it appears that I’m hooked on this. But - you can’t blame me! Jim and Pam as childhood best friends who are reunited when Pam is engaged? 60s? Journalist Jim? I mean - what am I supposed to do?

If it is not apparent already, I enjoyed the first chapter. It is a nice introduction to the new versions of Jim and Pam, and I am intrigued already and interested to see how they are expanded further.

BlindManCassidy

Author's Response: Haha, thank you so much! I'm so thrilled to hear that you're interested in this, and that you enjoyed the other stuff on perspectives on Jim and Pam :) And excited that you're writing your own stories, looking forward to reading them! (And yeah, I do also feel like it's a sign of my JAM obsession that I was mainly watching Mad Men thinking, Jim and Pam in the 60s would be fun...) Thanks so much for reviewing!