Date: July 19, 2022 06:23 pm Title: Chapter 28 - Pummeled Moles and Hissing Cats
This sort of cascading anger feedback loop is a very real thing and well described. Also, again, the detail of Roy being a road ragey-style terrible driver (and responding to criticism of it by driving even worse) is spot on.
This feels like some progress for Pam... maintaining her rage instead of letting it morph into sadness is important to defeating her passivity. Even if she's not quite prepared to keep it up. And it's good to see her, even without being able to have some perspective on herself from time travel, entertaining these doubts.
And our current timeline Pam seems like she's finding her footing, maybe for good! Might not be coming as fast as she would like, but she's making moves in a way that works for the long term.
Author's Response:
Cascading anger feedback loop - This is precisely what I've been trying to convey this whole time and here you put it words I couldn't have said better myself.
Close but no cigar for past Pam, but with new Pam's influence she's at least had the thought and made an attempt.
Good thing New Pam will be taking the reins with the next chapter which I can't wait for you to read!!!!
Date: July 18, 2022 10:11 pm Title: Chapter 28 - Pummeled Moles and Hissing Cats
It's a good plan, it is, although... I fear something is bound to go horribly wrong and I'm not ready.
*‘Why can’t you see that? Why don’t you see me?’*
This is such a lovely statement... simple but very compelling.
*From almost the day he stepped into the Dunder Mifflin office, she knew a tiny seed had found its way inside her and though she tried to shield it from sunlight and limit its water so it couldn’t break through to the surface, it somehow still managed to fester and bloom to a flower where she never imagined one could grow.
A multi-petaled thing of beauty she forced herself to believe was just a friendship and nothing more.*
Loved this!
*When paired with the glower of contempt she also threw their way, it was clear Angela did not approve of the friendship they shared. And while the other Pam may have been too focused on Jim to notice the disapproving look being cast in her direction, the Pam watching the scene from her hiding spot did and knew just what the opinionated blonde was thinking, it was amoral and wrong that she be engaged to another man and carry on with Jim as she did.*
Ha! Hahahaha oh Pam, if only you knew...
Author's Response:
Where's the fun if all goes right (just kidding- or not- want to keep the suspense going).
Thanks as always for the support and the review.
Date: July 17, 2022 03:52 pm Title: Chapter 28 - Pummeled Moles and Hissing Cats
Oh Past Pam. So close and yet so far. I mean that was probably the closest she's come to really breaking it off. Replaying all the ways he's not good for her, how she knows she wasn't really angry at Jim but that Jim was just a target of opportunity. A little bit of steel there from her by yelling at Roy, but Past Pam is still Past Pam and can be easily swayed by the same old routine that Roy has always pulled. So, instead she's just left feeling sad again. Oof.
Future Pam seems to be lining her ducks up a little more. Good! Make sure she's got everything ready and set. After all she's about to make a pretty big change in her life.
Though we're still left waiting to see how it all finally pans out. REALLY looking forward to that.
Author's Response:
Yeah, well the new incidents occurring to Past Pam because of changes made by future Pam are hitting her, just not quite enough...good thing future Pam is getting those ducks lined up.
Thanks as always for your review.
Date: July 17, 2022 08:40 am Title: Chapter 28 - Pummeled Moles and Hissing Cats
Oh my god! The reasoning from Roy, I just wanted to scream!!! I could totally see this in canon, Jim using the wedding against Pam to stop her from pursuing art and making himself look like the caring boyfriend, sorry, fianc?.
The tickling after. Ick!! But again, I could SO see this happening
Very well done! 👏
Author's Response:
Well, Roy just sucks.
Thanks for your review.