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My favorite part of taking a brief hiatus from this fandom is coming back to these gifts just waiting for me to discover.
First of all, I have Big Appreciation for Michael’s love for Beyone, Taylor, and Dolly in this chapter. Second, every single TS reference was fantastic and perfect.
But the Jim and Pam moments…man, you are very good at what you do. You have this way of hitting EVERY character on the head with one line. Angela’s bleach comment, Phyllis sharing her and Bob’s fantasies, Oscar’s condescending tone, the description of Dwight collecting the watches. All so perfect.
And, god, how do you make a kissing session by vending machines so sexy?! So rude…
I’m so thrilled that you wrote this gem.

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Aww… this is a wonderful, magical and aww-worthy of a Christmas fic! Don’t even care that I am reading this in July lol. It always a great time to read Christmas story! Wish I can give you a thousand jelly beans but can’t. Thank you!

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This was a super cute fic and it felt so very Christmassy
Nice job with the recipe and working everything in
All the Jam moments sprinkled throughout this were just SO cute. Loved them all
Looking forward to what this Xmas will bring

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This is very funny. I could picture Pam nosing around his room very well, and her giggling as she finds incriminating information. Nice insertion of some background details, like Christmas routines and birthdays. Yes, Jim comes across as enormously thoughtful when it comes to presents. Also, it is difficult to pull off the present tense consistently in a story, but you have managed this well. I am a grammar geek, and I cannot do it, LOL. Nice story!

Author's Response: Approximately 83% of my fic-writing time is focused on catching the grammatical mistakes that would otherwise drive me crazy, so I appreciate you noticing. Thanks for taking the time to read and review, and also reminding me that I actually need to, you know, finish the other three chapters of this at some point...

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DC, I’ll be giggling about the llama and Shirley for the rest of the day lol

Mose and the porcelain dolls is so on brand.

Angela's "...everything I deserve to have" line... chef's kiss.

I just love how you can take us on such a ride while still perfectly sprinkling in how connected Jim and Pam are before leaving us with a swoon-worthy Jim gesture. The way he pauses at the keyboard before looking at her fully… so good!

Ohhhhhh. I googled him. I remember this now! That's winding back the clock far further than I would care to admit!

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Oh this is good. I felt the frustration at having to help Dwight and on top of it Angela not being nice at all! This is a “if he wanted to he would” scenario ladies! Loved this story. Leave it to Jim to salvage the night.

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Oh Rexy, you're so sexy.
Great fic, and GREAT inspiration. I've been working on Dunder Mifflin Records, so when I saw this title come up it made me very happy!
You may have missed Christmas, but you're in plenty of time for Rex Manning Day!

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This was adorable from start to finish!

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This was...amazing. I can't believe those were your only elements because you had so many other fun nuggets in there too. I love your creativity with Jim's prank. You set the whole scene of the part so perfectly, and all of the dialogue is spot on. My absolute favourite part? Phyllis telling Pam that Jim is her hall pass. Delicious!

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Jimothy Olyphant is enough to make this story incredible, all on its own. But then you do the key party and the prank and the Taylor Swift and the flawless way you had them be handsy and drunk and it able to keep it a secret because of course they couldn’t? Perfection. Sheer, utter perfection. Adored every single thing about this.

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*insert Reese Witherspoon "ME!" gif*

This was so good and what a clever way to include all the elements! I really love the way you captured every character's voice, honestly there were so many moments that felt like they could be straight out of an episode.

"Jimothy Olyphant" got me good. Nice.

*Toby, guys. How do you expect Toby to be able to kiss anyone ever if we don’t make it so someone has to kiss him. It’s the perfect plan.*

HA!

*“I don’t know guys.” Kevin shook his head. “I did the math. There are way more guys here than girls. What if we pick another guy’s watch?” he asked slowly. “We’re not all like Oscar.”*

This is so classic Kevin, you nailed him.

*“Not a chance Sweetie.” Phyllis looked around to make sure no one was listening to them. “You may as well know that Jim’s at the top of my hall pass list and I’m not going to give my chance up.” She shrugged at the look Pam gave her. “I’ve already cleared it with Bob.”*

Bitchy Phyllis wasn't on my list but she may as well have been. Amazing.

*“Kelly, I absolutely love your dress,” she gushed. “It’s so sparkly!”

And that’s how she spent the next thirteen minutes listening to Kelly explain how a bedazzler worked.*

LOLed at this one, perfect way to eat up that time while Jim worked his magic. Drunk Handsy Jim is hot and I enjoyed him greatly. And that kiss at the end was so delicious.

You did a great job with this. Thank you so much and happy new year!

Author's Response: Aw, yay! Between you and me, I was *stressed* with this one but I’m so glad you enjoyed it! Honestly, I’m just delighted you caught “Jimothy Olyphant” because I laughed way too hard when I wrote that. But also, thank you for letting drunk handsy Jim move rent free into my head for a few months!