1 [Report This]Date: March 10, 2020 11:07 pm Title: Chapter 2: En Route
Wow. I think this is one of my favorite explanations for Pam calling off the wedding. This is exactly how I like to think it played out, with Pam trying to bring the simple things she’d enjoyed with Jim into her relationship with Roy and it just... not working... Wonderfully written.
Author's Response: Thank you! I decided to go with something other than my usual Roy-is-an-ass-and-it's-obvious approach, so I'm glad that worked for you!
1 [Report This]Date: March 10, 2020 06:47 pm Title: Chapter 2: En Route
Good introspection from both of them. Looking forward to more
Author's Response: Thank you! The introspection is fun to write, so I'm glad you're finding it good.
1 [Report This]Date: March 10, 2020 03:02 pm Title: Chapter 2: En Route
It's an amazing start! I like their inner monologues, the idea that they need to understand themselves better. Especially these lines 'was he really Pam’s best friend, or just a guy who wanted to get into her pants?' and 'he was the man she’d actually been in relationship with (in the sense that her childhood pastor had meant when he’d talked about “being a church in relationship with the community,” responsive to its needs and concerned about its concerns).' They are fantastic!
Can't wait to see more!
Author's Response: Thank you! I'm glad you're enjoying the introspection; I think this will be a slow-paced one in terms of action, so that's very important.
Date: March 10, 2020 12:37 pm Title: Chapter 2: En Route
Two updates on the same day! We are blessed. Very easy to see both of them right now. They're both drifting, both somewhat lost. Jim may think he has a destination in mind, but for me at least he's just moving without any purpose.
Pam too. Beyond the pacing in her room, it seems like she wants to move but isn't sure where to go. I liked the mention that Pam tried to save her relationship with Roy. She also had the wherewithal to see the relationship was beyond saving at that point.
Looking forward to more.
Author's Response:
Technically, it was two in two days (11pm and then morning my time). But now it is two in a day since I've updated again. Thanks for noticing the Pam/Roy dynamic I tried to set up; I like the idea that she actually tried to do something with him, not just completely freezing up.