The documentary crew is about to start filming but they need an actress undercover, to make things a little interesting. Pam wants the long term job, only it'll prove much harder than she thought, especially in terms of not getting involved with the subjects.
1 Loved following this story from start to finish. It was a nice spin to the entire premise of the documentary and it was amazing seeing Pam and her inner turmoil because of feelings that she was having for Jim.
Great job here!
Author's Response:
Thanks so much! This story took a lot of time, because it was a bit difficult to make Pam a little... mean, I guess?
Anyways, thanks again!
1 Well, first things first. Congratulations on finishing your recent story. I have yet to finish it and I'm already reading this one! I honestly have no idea how you do this.
Oh my God, the frisbee and falsetto reference, I am so amused by it. Nice ode to her actual dislikes.
Ryan on a dating app? And with those pretentious photos. Just when I thought, it couldn't get any better, she also sees Michael in it. She should've washed her eyes with bleach lol
“It’s because you’re with me.” -- I felt that. I feel like this is going to be a long journey for these two. And with Jim/Katy, why do I feel like I'm going to feel bad for her?
Can't wait to read more!
Author's Response:
Thank you so much! And haha, I was in theory thinking of taking a break from rambling Jim and Pam AUs after I finished my other fic, but then I couldn’t get this idea out of my head. I am planning for it to be much shorter than my other ones though (I think six chapters, unless I get sidetracked…) Glad you enjoyed Pam’s terrible date! And Ryan’s dating profile lol (I really would love to see his, and Michael’s). Thanks so much for taking the time to review!
1 "She didn’t think Jim had noticed. Thank god." - Sure keep telling yourself that, Pam. If Jim does feel a certain way about her, he definitely would have noticed it.
By the way, I love this universe where they're both out there, living their dreams (somewhat). It's just an amazing little tidbit. I also love how they're supportive of each other even if their interests do not exactly match.
I don't know if I'm reading it wrong but I'm really liking Katy in this story. She seems like a normal girlfriend? And it kind of goes in line with canon since she was kind of nice in the three episodes she was in. I hope the inevitable (??) breakup won't be too heartbreaking. Roy can go jump off a cliff. What a dick.
Erin reminds me of that coworker you would just love to smack on the head.
Alan the cartoonist! Will he try not to be edgy?
Author's Response:
Thank you so much! Jim and Pam supporting each other is always something I love. And no, I'm totally with you on Katy - I thought she seemed nice in the episodes so I didn't want to do her down here. So I don't think she's as bad as I've written Roy (but that doesn't necessarily mean she's right for Jim...)
Haha, Erin is definitely that coworker! And lol - more on Alan's edginess (or not) is coming.
Thanks so much for reading and your review!
1 Have a lot to catch up on. I love the story about Jim and not terrible Louise. As horrible as he led her on, that non-confrontational part about him is so relatable and I couldn't really blame him. The part about going down on her so he wouldn't see her face was just hilarious. And of course, Pam just had to walk in on them.
Ugh, Danny. So perfect you just want to punch him in the face Danny. And all because he forgot his wallet. A part of me almost wishes that Jim wouldn't help her but he's gonna be too good of a friend to leave her hanging out to dry.
Great job!
Author's Response:
Thanks so much! And haha, I wondered if the Louise thing was a bit far, but…I feel I could also see Jim doing something like that. And lol, the Danny in your fic is so nice that I felt a bit bad about making him into a tool here…you have made him much dreamier. Thank you so much for the review!
1 Well, at least Pam didn't sleep with him. I was so close to thinking they were just gonna have sex and he wouldn't call her again. I wonder what caused Jim to say he's a dick.
I'm still glad that you're not portraying Katy to be a bitch. It's almost kind of amusing because she does mean well (Roy, on the other hand...what kind of a fiancee buys a two dollar bar of soap?). I'm kind of siding with her on this one because Jim seems to be all over the place when it comes to being honest.
I think Jim genuinely wanted the Danny thing to work out just so Pam could come out of her shell more. It must've broken his heart a bit that it didn't (feelings for Pam aside). Can't wait to read the rest!
Author's Response:
Thank you! Yeah, I always got the impression Katy was genuinely well-meaning (well, in that brief glimpse we saw of her on the show), even if she doesn’t quite get it. But I don’t think Jim’s conflict avoidance would really have helped in that relationship either, lol. Thanks so much for reading!
1 Okay, you can forget everything I've said about Katy in the previous chapters. (And I was really praying that Jim wouldn't just cheat on her so I'm kinda glad they broke up) That was just brutal. I'm gonna have to be hard on Jim on this too. He had weeks to tell Pam, but chose not to. I really wished he realized he had to tell her at some point, and he should have just ripped the band aid out.
It's so heartbreaking to watch him beg and plead though. And the 'I can't reference'. I wonder how this will end?
Author's Response:
Haha - yes, Katy may have made a little mistake…hopefully she doesn’t come over as a total villain if you read on. And yeah, not Jim’s finest moment either. I have tried to keep the angst relatively minimal/short-lived though 😁 Thanks so much for reviewing!
I am so confused now about how I feel about Katy (maybe it's because I read the last three chapters back to back). It's still awful that she slept with Roy and then lived with him and Pam but I guess she really did regret it? I'm glad she put Jim out of his misery though by giving him an out. I guess he never learned from not terrible Louise.
That voicemail. Ugh. I can totally feel the pain Jim was feeling. At least he finally got it out.
So glad Jim fucked around with Danny. Hope he didn't get into too much trouble for it.
Can't wait to read the epilogue!
Author's Response:
Thank you so much! Yeah, I think in Katy’s mind she made a mistake that she did really regret - but she knew afterwards that she only liked Roy as a friend, so was sort of ok living with him…I definitely think Roy’s more at fault here though, lol. And I’d like to think Jim would eventually have got there haha, but Katy sped things up. Glad you enjoyed Jim fucking with Danny too, that was a lot of fun to write :D
Sometime in the distant future, the UN intercepts a message from a planet sixteen lightyears away. You, Dr. Jim Halpert, are one of the world’s leading anthropologists, specializing in interspecies communication. You have been chosen to make the journey to the source of the message, the third planet from the star Altair. Along with you are captain and veteran astronaut Michael Scott, engineer and astronaut Dwight Schrute, and cosmologist Dr. Pam Beesly. With ten possible endings, choose your own story as you travel through the galaxy, and maybe find love along the way. Inspired by a Choose Your Own Adventure™ children’s book of the same name by Edward Packard.
1 The sadistic part of me wanted Michael to die. Lol. Aww, I was kinda hoping I'd still get to go on another adventure even if it was six months later. Guess I'll be re-exploring the other choices.
Author's Response: Haha I could never kill just Michael. He's my favorite. Thank you for reading!
1 So… that almost expired condom, is that a sign of things to come? Lol.
Really enjoying this story!!
Author's Response:
Maybe 😬😬
And thank you so much!!
1 God, please fire Cathy. That’s all I have to say on the matter. I love the callback to the “Got it a week after we started dating” bit.
Pam with a disapproving mother? Jim with daddy issues? Sign me up for it.
Really loving everything about this story so far!
Jim and Pam get suspended, but they're thrilled about it.
Post "Secretary's Day."
1 I was waiting for someone to make a fic about that one funny candy bag scene. It made me laugh hard when I heard it. Great job!
1 I've played RE4 so many times that I'm suddenly getting all these flashbacks when reading this. Good job!
Although, I really hated Ashley to the bone here so I'm really interested to see your take here now that you've replaced her with Pam. Also, Dwight as Ingrid is *chef's kiss*
Author's Response:
Honestly, I can’t even count how many times I’ve played that game since I discovered it at 14… I still love it to this day. I hope I get most of the story right as it has been awhile since I’ve played it.
I know a looooot of people hated Ashley and I can see why. “Leooooon! Heeeeeelp!” But I always liked her. I mean, if I was some college student dumped in the middle of a weird religious cult and only one guy trying to save me, I’d be pretty damn annoying, too. Needless to say, I shipped them hard.
Dwight was the only choice when it came time to pick someone for Ingrid. No one could do it better.
Thank you. d84;a039;