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Well, looks like Roy's going to get a long cooling off period in prison to figure things out. Good riddance.

I always love a good Jim/Penny conversation! And the hospital bed scene is well done.

"“Yeah,” Jim wiped his eyes again. “Not how any of us planned it, but you being awake like this is the best present we could ask for.” "DORK" That's some good Jim/Pam

Okay, that ending definitely merited the multi-chapter format. VERY Christmas classic. Well done.

Author's Response: Yup, he gets a nice concrete hotel to sit and think for a while

Jim and Penny are a fun pair to be sure. Glad you liked their interaction. Thanks for the vote of confidence in the JAM banter. It feels like it can be tricky to get right.

Thanks for the push to make this one multi-chapter. It would have been way to long for a one shot for sure. Really glad you liked it.

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Oh, Michael. He's well intentioned! He really is! But yes. Awful.

"seven additional Secret Santa exchanges, one for each day of Chanukah, “only we can get someone to dress up as Judah Maccabee and hand out the presents!"" This is brilliant and needs to become a cultural phenomenon.

"Angela hunting her down, murdering her, and feeding her to her cats. All in the spirit of Christmas, of course." Ah, I've missed your writing.

"he casually mentioned that his grandfather had picked it up “sometime in the 1930s, from his neighbors the Gottliebs, when they moved." I laughed, but I don't feel great about it. Same with the smashing of the menorah, which sounds lovely.

ROY. YOU SUCK.

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The contrast between Pam being raised by people who can let things go and Roy being raised by people who can't feels significant in explaining their relationship.

A HUMAN-SIZED PITTSBURGH PENGUIN. Amazing use of the prompt and also do those actually exist because I'd like one.

The nut prank is fun. Exactly the sort of thing that would drive Dwight and literally no one else insane.

Last line is a gut-punch.

Ah, and there goes the lottery ticket. That's a very Roy excuse, too. Like a little kid thinking he's found a loophole... which I'm now seeing is apparently very intentional. And I also very much buy Pam as more dangerous when she's quiet.

Hmmm. Interesting that you have an emotional reaction while handling Jim's "Tupperware" Pam. Nothing significant there I bet...

Ah, I love post-Roy Pam working through her stuff.

HA! Great way to bring the teapot in... and perfectly calendar-appropriate!

Okay, this was a lovely way to wrap this up. Welcome back, please never leave again.

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"Upon discussing with Larissa, though, she deemed this gift lame and something she had already purchased for their mother." The use of Larissa in this fic is fun.

I love a good Dwight/Jim friendship moment! (Pretty sure that was my prompt.) I can totally buy Dwight having unintentionally noticed enough about Pam that he'd be able to figure out the teapot as a good gift.

Cheers to you, my friend!

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Ah, I love a good script format fic!

VERY good Michael dialogue here. You can juuuuuust see how he's getting there enough that it's not implausible that he would, but it remains ridiculous.

"Given the choice, I think they’d still pick the meeting." Too true. I doubt they'd have veggie hot dogs anyways.

Dwight selling the guy on Christmas is amazing.

Pam and Roy as having literally settled for each other is a nice touch. And love the accidental reveal by Jim here. Sorry, Jimbo, can't walk that one back.

Ah, these talking heads are great. Love Phyllis' in particular.

Ngl, I chuckled at the checkmate joke.

"I haven’t seen anything like it since Jim spiked his coffee with Red Bull back in ‘03." Write THAT fic.

"Costa Rica es bonita en esta ?poca del a?o" Lol

Nice Phyllis-Jim moment!

"I know, I was jumping on a couch, and everything." Your pop culture references are really timely here.

Oooh. Very cool remix of the mixed berry yogurt moment!

Author's Response: Thank you so much, I was really happy with how the talking heads turned out - but the pop culture references were so difficult hahaha! I was writing Kelly's talking head and desperately trying to think of cute TV couples, but my mind just went blank! What a relief to hear that at least the couch reference landed. :) And I'm glad you liked the mixed-berry yogurt! As soon as I thought of the fic premise I knew exactly how this chapter was going to end. :D

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Now that's the Channukah gift I wanted! So glad you've joined us over here!

"Michael’s track record of wrangling, roping, lassoing and otherwise Rawhide-ing the team into working overtime" is a fun line.

"he’d been at least halfway to convincing Dwight that Phyllis was the last living member of the Romanov dynasty until Kevin had opened his dumb mouth." Write this fic.

I always liked the Jim voice in this fic - both entertaining and feels very accurate to his internal monologue. He sounds like a normal guy who's just blown away by the woman he's in love with. And the image you paint of Pam drinking tea in his bed through his eyes is lovely. Also, him blue-screening over Pam wearing his clothes is hilarious and so true.

Love the banter between them here! Oh, and the transition from him being giddy about her invading his space to him recognizing the color of the mug to them accidentally stepping into an awkward moment is well done.

Yeah, this is just a really good slice of life. Covers a lot of ground very organically AND very quickly.

So glad we've got you here now! Welcome to MTT!

Author's Response: Aw, shucks, thanks so much! Kinda crazy that you got so much food for thought out of Jim's inner ramblings; I started writing this story about a year ago and chipped away at it a paragraph or a sentence at a time for months on end, so I was totally exhausted by the time I finally finished and posted the fic. I guess it was worth the effort to get such a lovely review! :)

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CHRISTMAS CAROL FIC.

I love Mrs. Frobisher and her calm and clear explanations, and you win extra points for her turning out to be alive and well and possibly magical. AND for offering a fully plausible reason for why Jim doesn't end up going to Australia.

And Snow Day Jim and Pam are adorable!

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“I hope when we hire an actual customer service rep that Angela likes them more than she likes you." Oh, Pam, you sweet summer child. Also, the Rugrats reference! PANDER TO ME!

I really like Marina! Such a fun addition to this world. Although she is possibly evil.

Awwww, Jim. You have such a crush. Eh, I'm sure it'll resolve itself soon enough. The stocking stuffers are too cute.

"The absolute dream was how she felt right now with the mistletoe hanging above her and Jim – like she was about to receive a Secret Secret Santa gift from her Secret Secret Wishlist." Like this line a lot!

Oh, Pam. He knew full well you were looking at the mistletoe. He's just not prepared to believe yet...

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Okay, I absolutely LOVE the dialogue here and this sweet little moment of them starting to establish domesticity. VERY cute fic.

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This was not quite what I had in mind, but instead is way better.

I give this exactly a week before corporate blocks access to fanfiction.net on the Dunder Mifflin network, at which point Michael accidentally discovers MTT.

“I don’t get it.”
“It sounds stupid.”
“Sounds like it’s for nerds.”
“And losers.”
“And idiots.”
“And morons.”
“And dorks.”
“And--”
Rude, Alyson. Simply rude. Fair, but rude. Also, Michael having to explain what shipping was is perfect. Michael as a My Immortal fan is genius. So true to form. Also also also this is hilarious.

"They like making Jim different things, I’ve found.” Too true.

Ah, more meta-fictional Jim. He should've known better than to get in the way of true love! Terrible things happen in fanfic to people who do that!

"It’s no Threat Level Midnight, but it’ll do." Too true, Michael. Too true.

This has become my favorite tradition too, please start working on next year's now.