Ha. Very nice, and quite timely. You can write part two to this after the series. Nice job, and spot on characterization, as usual.

Author's Response: Thanks so much! I was just thinking about if I should write a follow-up after the series is over. Honestly, I probably won't, 'cause I don't want to belabor the premise but you never know. Thanks again!

You hit such a perfect nuanced feel of these characters in your stuff - I can absolutely hear them saying the dialogue. Awesome. (I laughed out loud at Pam cheering for the Phillies.)

Author's Response: Thanks, Jazzy!

Two Cold Opens in one week! You're on a roll. And they're both really good too. Murder, She Suggested first. (absolutely awesome title, btw, I have a soft spot for that show, stupid as it was, because for some reason it was always on re-runs in the afternoon when I was sick and staying home from school. Weird.)

The relationship between Michael and Pam has always been so interesting to me, and I can't wait to see where the show takes it from here. Your CO was very take on the whole Helene thing. I love how Michael is trying to make it better, and wants to reconnect with the other half of his "best friend" -couple and can't help but put his foot in. So very Michael. I can almost see Steve and Jenna playing your scene, and I think they'd be fantastic.

The TH is perfection! Pam channels Dwight. That's kind of scary. And also very, very funny.

Now, I have to admit that chapter 70 is a bit less accessible to me, because I don't even know what sport they're talking about (not American, me). BUT I can still enjoy it, because the sport itself is "just" a way to set the stage, right? The interaction between the three men is the real point, no? And it's so in character and funny. Michael is clueless and trying to hard, Jim is amused and... Jim while David Wallace is a little lost. Loved Pam's cute little go Phillies, too.

Author's Response:

Thank you so much!  That was very in depth and I really appreciate that. I knew I was taking a bit of a chance by sneaking a sport into a C/O (baseball, in this case) but you are right. The sports references are just an excuse to see three different personalities go at it. It's so fun to come up with a story and just practically sit back and watch it write itself. The characters are so well defined. As you may or may not know, The Yankees are (well, I'm sure you know this) are in New York and the Phillies are in, well, Philadelphia. So that's a perfect leaping off point. Plus I saw "The Job" the other day and David and Jim had a funny little thing about the Knicks and the Sixers in basketball. So that helped to set this up.

And thank you about "Murder, She Suggested". I like that title too, for some reason. Anytime I can play off of something else, I will. I was just saying on the Life In The Office.com forums to a friend of mine that, I think, by the time this dating Pam's mom thing ends, Michael and Pam will be even closer. I think this is, obviously, doomed to fail but I think Pam's mom will hurt Michael. She is in an emotional freefall from her divorce and seeing her ex husband with a young hottie less than half her age but something will click, I imagine and she'll move on from Michael. She's the one that's rebounding and that doesn't bode well for this relationship. I think by the end Pam will actually feel sorry for Michael. I like their relationship, too. It's brother/sister, mother/son, boss/employee all rolled into one complex dynamic.

Thanks again for taking the time to write. Yeah, two C/O's in one week.. wow, what's come over me? : )