What was meant to be a simple drive home becomes a night full of adventure. Based off the song “Yellow” Coldplay.
1 This was very sweet, ugh poor Jim. I love these moments when he can actually show her he’s such a better match for her.
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“Me too,” he said, leaving out the fact that his reason for loving it was sitting right next to him.*
Love this line. This song is super jammy.
This was great. Thanks for writing it!
Author's Response: Your welcome! thank you for the kind review!
1 This gives me all the feels. It's a very authentic new parent experience and you nailed it.
Author's Response: Thank you so much! Being a new parent is like 100 emotions all at once, so I definitely wanted to put that into words somehow.
1 This was very sweet (and you absolutely nailed Dwight).
Author's Response:
Dwight is such a treat to write.
Thanks for the review!
1 * She sees it now, that the gauntlet he hurled down on the cold asphalt was an act of desperation and not of war. Too late. A violent plea to end years of not a big deal, before she’d even grasped what the deal was.*
these are all stunning but this was my favorite. bravo!
Author's Response:
Thank you so much! And I’m really glad you liked that one - I was always a bit struck by how angry Pam got with Jim’s CN confession at first, which I’m not sure is what you’d necessarily expect from a declaration of love, lol. Thank you so much for reading and reviewing!
NOW COMPLETE! and featuring bonus content - enhanced reader notes. BUT DO NOT READ ANY OF THESE CHAPTER/END NOTES ON STEROIDS UNTIL YOU FINISH READING THE ENTIRE FIC - MAJOR SPOILERS ALERT.
The Office meets Harry Potter. - Sort of, but not exactly, and you don't need to be a fan or really know any HP to follow this fic.
You should enjoy stories about time travel and the magic of love.
Michael discovers a Time Turner and takes Pam on a time-traveling adventure.
Takes place after The Carpet in season 2 with attempts to be canon-compliant as much as possible for as long as possible considering it is a story that involves the supernatural. But with time travel possible, canon winds up taking some small shifts and even sharp turns.
1 This is such a fun premise! I can’t wait to see where you take it.
* Roy would often make fun of her, reminding her how they were written for children as if he were busy reading Proust or Faulkner when he hadn’t picked up a book himself since they graduated high school. *
This made me laugh, although Pam giving Roy a BJ is an image I could have done without 😂
Super excited for this, the prank setup is amazing and I love how you wrote Michael. Looking forward to more!
Author's Response:
Thanks and I'm sorry but Roy is a pig who doesn't read - at least not anything with words.
Glad my Michael worked for you- he's fun to write but also a little hard sometimes (TWSS).
Thanks for coming along and the review.
YAY!!! I love that it's Pam and Michael who did the time-traveling, I can just see all the amazing opportunities you've set up here.
*The fact was irrelevant because they did not live in the world that JK Rowling created and what he had in his hands was a toy.*
This made me laugh out loud, hahah
Update soon please!
Author's Response:
Yes, those two together provides a lot of material and hopefully more opportunities to make you laugh out loud.
Thanks for reviews that make me smile and make me want to get the next update out sooner.
1 I’m enjoying this story so much! I love how she figured out when they were, and the attention to detail in that discovery. Re: Roy, it’s sort of fun to write him as an aggressive douchebag (I’m guilty of it for sure) but I agree with your take that it can’t be all that terrible. It’s hard to believe Pam would stay with Roy even as written. But then again, Pam is written in S2 as a person who *would* believably stay with him. So there has to be some good there, I would hope.
Very excited to see the changes they make (assuming you mess with the canon!) and also what’s going on with the camera crew…
Author's Response:
SO busy and so behind that I wish I had a Time Turner so a quick note of thanks - As I write I am kind of shocked at her staying with him too, in this story and on show but inertia is pretty powerful.
*She only hoped Elvis would not stick around for the rest of the afternoon as he often did once he made his debut. *
This sentence cracked me up.
Love the way you wrote the booze cruise moment. I still think it's such an interesting choice for you to place Pam in the headspace where she is probably the happiest with Roy we ever see her. Love her interactions with Michael as always.
Author's Response:
Glad you appreciated the Elvis sighting- Like I said, I expect Elvis was a common visitor to DM.
Yup - it will make for an interesting experience when revisiting where she'd been before.
Thanks for coming along and sharing your thoughts. What I love about being here in MTT - the input and appreciation we show each other.
I love the idea that Pam thinks Michael is playing hide and seek, lol.
Oh my god if Future Pam catches Roy cheating on her I will scream (in a good way). Can't wait to see what's next...
Author's Response: I think that's the one line he won't cross (or will he?). I really do enjoy the Pam/Michael relationship - glad you do too.
*But she did enjoy being able to show off what little knowledge she had, and while they both still laughed when she did, Jim’s amusement seeming more of the ‘with her’ variety, while Roy’s leaning a touch more towards ‘at her’, they both showed their pleasure at her attempts.*
Oh, Pam. Wake up, lol.
I screamed at the "Cocktail" reference. This strikes me as a movie Pam would enjoy and then be embarrassed to admit to Jim she enjoyed it.
Still digging Pam Momming Michael, and very interested in seeing what (if anything) they affect on the cruise...
Author's Response:
So behind on everything-thanks for sticking with this story and the review.
Pam's got a long journey ahead and a lot to see before she 'wakes up' but i promise this is not a dream.
Glad you liked and got the Cocktail reference - I imagine that didn't play for everyone but I still can see Tom doing the Hippy Hippy Shake and so Pam could too.
Lots more of Michael and Pam to come.
1 This chapter was so good! I was anxious to see how you'd handle this one, since you're adhering to canon and Pam obviously can't have some sort of wakeup call here. But her thought process felt very true, and I love that she was able to watch Jim afterwards like that.
*Being here reminded Pam of another Harry Potter phenomenon, that of the swirling blue liquid in the pensive which, upon the addition of a fluid thread pulled from out of his brain with his wand, allowed Dumbledore to see the things he’d seen before. Pam wondered if what she was feeling now was similar to how it felt when Harry fell into the eddy in the large silver urn to relive a time from the past. She had the slight sensation of being underwater, as if floating, but that she could attribute to the motion of the boat.*
Love all the HP references but this one especially hit me.
RANDALL! How brilliant that he's seen this before but no one will believe him because he's a great editor? HA! My husband the editor would appreciate this.
*All the thoughts, all the feelings bubbling up from way down below, both times she was on this cruise—the ones that had been fighting so hard to make their way up through the depths, that nearly rose to the height where they might break through the surface, they were drowned once more. Her rejection of transformation of any kind causing them to sink way back to where they came from, almost as if they never existed.*
And that, ladies in gentlemen, is Pam in a nutshell.
Great work on this one! Can't wait to see what Michael thinks of Randall seeing them and the effect this will all have on the rest of the series...
Author's Response:
Here I was worried that everyone would be like 'come on...what are you trying to pull?' and you all seem with me that it will take a lot longer than 27 seconds (or 54 since it's the second time around for Pam 2) to get her to make a change...
Glad you liked the HP stuff too. Lots of great stuff there when it comes to time bending and the mystical.
Randall kinda snuck into this story when I was writing - glad it's also working out.
Thanks for the review. Always highly appreciated!
1 I like a lot of your Pam inner monologue in this chapter, it's like she knows something is wrong with her life but isn't actively facing it. It's a lot easier to swallow this way than a Pam who seems actually happy. I really hope you are doing Past Pam's inner mono when Roy sets the date next chapter because I always wonder about that Pam.
*There was nothing exciting about a wedding that wasn’t being planned or a fiancĂ© who after asking her to marry him three years ago, seemed to have forgotten he had.*
Ouch. See, I would love to see her thought process going from this to the next phase.
*Solitude, it was a treasure for some, not always for Pam. There were times when the subtle voices in her head that formed questions about her choices got a little too loud when there weren’t others around to drown them out. *
This is so good. Ignore, deny, look the other way. Now that she's being forced to watch some of this stuff it'll be interesting to see how those things might change...
Author's Response:
Pam is pretty complex in these early seasons - I think she believes that she is truly happy and she even has moments of true happiness - but it's pretty apparent she really isn't satisfied with where she is at in love or life. I'm just trying to bring that out a little more.
This episode actually showed it well - she went from 'not getting Roy' to one of those pure joy moments; even if it was misplaced/false happiness I saw it as real.
That's what she's been doing for so long she's become an expert at it - so it's going to take a whole lot of being forced to confront it to break the spell.
Thanks as always for your wonderful reviews.
1 Ooh, interesting. So she knows for sure the "crush" is current. I do like that she has not actually heard the L word from his mouth, so she can still pretend this isn't as big a deal as it is. Still, I'm eager to see what she does with this information. Clever the way you had the wind cover up some of the more pertinent bits of that conversation.
*She wondered however, if they still gave out those wings? How she loved hers as a child. Not because she was so interested in aviation, but because the shiny memento somehow gave her a lift and the sense her future was wide open like the skies the planes soared through to get from one destination to the next.*
I love your idea of correlating these wings to something Pam wants that she could not go after out of fear.
Ryan seeing duplicate Michael made me laugh… he’s the perfect choice to see it and then immediately disregard it.
I like that you had Pam not liking Star Wars… perhaps because of Jenna? Haha. (Blasphemous to the both of them!)
*At the same time, she couldn’t help being washed over by a wave of disappointment, the same one she felt when in the same instance she both learned of Jim’s previous infatuation with her and that it had long since passed. That any romantic feelings he had for her were a momentary tick on the timeline of their relationship, a flash of heat that cooled before it could flourish beyond a friendship, because she was involved with someone else and Jim was not the kind of guy to pursue someone else’s girlfriend, much less fiancĂ©e.*
I really like this summation of what she must have been feeling when she first learned of his "crush." Really on point.
Another great chapter!
Author's Response:
Thanks TD - always excited to see what stood out for you ...
Yeah, hearing it this way while a little more impactful that when she heard it in the secret is nonetheless not quite hearing him say I'm in love with you and seeing him tear up - and yet even there, even after that kiss she still decides to stay with Roy so not so far-fetched that she would do the same here.
Ahh, but what she didn't have then was time - since he took right off for Stamford -and this story is all about time.
I am hugely into symbolism - there was so much sprinkled in this chapter - you picked up on a lot of it - the wings. I guess your story was an influence here - with its focuses on 9/11.
The Star Wars (more about the lines about better understanding of future /past with knowledge of the other than Jenna connection but I will admit it was that as well.
She definitely was a little sad in the Secret when she found out - my take at least.
Thanks so much for your review on this one. So glad you are along for the trip.
*It was in that situation it was fortunate Michael’s mind was in so many ways like that of a child’s, in that the circular logic was enough to end the discussion, at least temporarily.*
Loved this.
The George Foreman grill! lmao
*It was enough to make her want to hug him, and so she reached over and wrapped her arms around him in a clasp full of emotion. Michael, first stiff with resentment, after seconds in Pam’s arms, released the firm hold of his limbs and leaned into her embrace. His head felt like lead as it dropped onto her shoulder, as if holding the weight of everything they’d been through and all that he’d done.*
This is so soft! Love how Pam is with Michael in this story, it all feels very IC. I'm enjoying this ride! Excited to see what's in store next!
Author's Response:
I love the Michael and Pam relationship almost as much as the Jim Pam relationship and I've maybe said it before but this story is as much about that relationship as it is about Pam/Roy/Jim.
Thanks for your words- always love to hear.
*telegraph, telephone, tell-a-Michael.*
BRILLIANT.
So, now I have this idea in my head that I'll never be able to get rid of that every item of clothing in my house that mysteriously disappears is something my time traveling self has stolen. Thanks a lot for that, Max.
Really enjoyed this one. I like how your S2 Pam seems to flip back and forth between wanting Jim to have feelings for her and content that things are actually settled with Roy, or seem to be. It really highlights the confusion she must have been feeling in this timeframe.
Author's Response:
Everyone (and by that I mean my three reviewers) loved that line.
You have hit on something I've also thought about and will be ad-dressed in upcoming chapter starting with the next one -and more later.
Hope it doesn't get too annoying with her flip-flopping and her not being able to give up on her relationship with Roy- but I have lots to hit upon and Pam has to be 'blind" a little bit longer even though her eyesight is now corrected.
Thanks for the review as always.
*On other nights when his drunkenness interfered with his abilities, he would either try for way too long to get it to work, which was more exhausting than pleasurable for Pam, or on occasion become angry and place the blame on her, through slurred speech and hurtful words assert she wasn’t sexy enough to arouse him properly.*
This made me feel so sad for Pam, but somehow I can totally buy it. I hate thinking she would suffer through this kind of shit by choice but as we know, S2 Pam is a different animal than the later versions. (Seriously though, Pam, DTMFA)
*Curious the nature of a bruise, how something so unsightly and so clearly unnatural caused so little pain until one pushed upon it. *
This took my breath away, honestly. I immediately compared it to her relationship with Roy before you even explained it, but everything detailing the bruise was just beautifully written.
Author's Response:
Okay I kind love that you say DTMFA cause like she totally should but as you also pointed out she's still season 2 Pam who's still adjusting to her better eyesight and not ready to make any sudden moves.
I was very excited to write the bruise bit which came about as I inspected one of my own (that I had no recollection of how it got there) and made the observation that became the analogy.
Glad you liked it so much.
I was expecting you to comment on the clothing bit, but I guess you already did in the past review. You had very good instincts and I had already been mulling over how to deal with getting Pam dressed for 2 weeks. I spend way to much time thinking about the issues that time traveling can create. (oh and Michael, I felt like between the fact he wears suits and he's kind of clueless anyway, he wouldn't notice missing clothes quite in the same way.
As always- thanks for the review and your kind words.
The scene with Roy's road rage was intense. Ugh. Get a clue, Pam.
*The next place she searched, deep in the various pockets of pants Roy had thrown in the hamper to be washed, still didn’t produce the item in question, however between the three pairs she collected another 23 dollars. She felt a twinge of guilt pocketing his cash, but since she’d been telling him forever to empty his jeans before leaving them for her to wash, she felt somewhat justified in taking it. And now more than even before it was technically their money. *
This is such a Roy thing to do and I love it.
I love all the Fantasy Football references on the show and in fic. Like, were Jim and Kevin and whoever else in the league with Roy and Darryl? I always wonder this. That would make for some interesting situations. Hmmm.
*Plus, Michael in stereo, yikes, she didn't think she could handle that. *
Hee!
*He was oblivious sometimes but not stupid.*
I DISAGREE
*The more she thought about it, the more she realized the whole idea of their second selves going further back in time was not just chancy but downright dangerous, especially since it meant there would be three Michael Scotts running around instead of just two and she was pretty sure no amount of money was worth that risk. *
Double hee!
Now every time I come across a credit card charge I don't recognize I will assume my time traveling self did it. Thanks again!
Author's Response:
Like DJC says, Season 2 Pam is frustrating. And road rage - I'm sure it isn't the first time Pam's seen it on Roy.
And he doesn't listen, no matter how many times she says empty your pockets. oh and do your own damn laundry Roy - right?
Never thought about that - but it seemed the warehouse guys (Darryl) and the upstairs guys didn't really become more friendly until after Roy was out. I imagine right now there are two separate pools. Maybe they join up later. And I've got more thoughts on Darryl - but that's for later.
Michael was no rocket scientist - but sometimes he had some insightful thoughts. Like he was no Kevin. But stupid or not - Pam knows two of him is not a good idea and three, she couldn't do that to the world.
Ok - this I had not thought of - but Michael doesn't check his bills and even if he did, the charges from his alternate self wouldn't come in until he was back.
Thanks for this and all your insightful reviews.
Michael needing to take credit for the donuts reminded me of George Costanza and the big salad hahaha
* Pam didn’t exactly think of what they were filming as groundbreaking or life-altering. It was a documentary about a paper company. Pretty basic stuff if you asked her, but then again, she wasn’t a television exec or documentarian, so what did she know.*
Really like this take on how Pam feels about the documentary. I always imagine they (except Jim, and Michael obviously) sort of forget about the cameras sometimes.
Always enjoy Pam interacting with female characters, she needs more friends.
Ooh, a Brian mention!
I can’t blame Gabby for kicking Michael out. I’d be pissed too if I missed Lost. Although what did Pam do??? She could have stayed at least!
Author's Response:
in my head that scene was a mix of him holding in the TWSS in sexual harassment and the Seinfeld scene - so you are right on there.
This was pretty early on with the film crew there and it must have been a bit weird still.
I'm glad you liked that - agreed - kind of why I created her, an older, wiser friend (that's not her mother).
Yeah, not a show to miss back then.
Thanks as always for reviewing.
*Pam stopped him before she had to hear anything more about his bowels. She’d learned too much about his bathroom schedule in the years she had worked for him and much more than anyone should ever know in the three nights they shared a room and the guest bath. She refused to hear anything else.*
LOL! This was great.
I really enjoyed the Dwight POV during his concussion, that was a fun surprise.
Honestly I really have no idea where you're taking this story and I'm so curious to see how it plays out.
(Love the Pam stuff but PLEASE more Jam soon...?)
Author's Response:
OK - that's a weird thing to enjoy - I was a little grossed out myself thinking about Michael being backed up. LOL
The near misses are fun to come up with - glad you are enjoying them too.
Oh -come on you have to know where it's going- but hopefully it's the way it will get there that will be a bit of a surprise - and maybe more.
I know, I know even I'm missing the Jam and I promise there is some but this story is like an ogre - it has layers - and there's more to it than just the Jam stuff. Much about Pam/Michael, Pam growth, OCs, etc as Jam - sorry for the wait.
Also - there's really no chance for Jam interaction for while- Pam's got to stay hidden a bit longer. Really can't have her showing up at DM when she's supposed to be on a ski trip.
Hope you can bear with me until then.
Yay! Jam!
I really liked this chapter, Pam having some great introspection here now without Michael to distract her so much.
I loved Michael's list of library books, amazing. And the way you interweaved Jim into this segment and thinking he sees Pam was really well done.
*It wasn’t unusual for her belly to protest its emptiness with boisterous gurgling. In fact, Jim liked to tease her he knew it was time to take a lunch break when the noises floating over from reception began to sound like a Mack truck driving through the office.
“Wow, Pam. What is happening in there? I mean, that one noisy stomach. I heard of your gut telling you something but does is have to yell like that. What could it possibly be saying?”*
This was so good. Favorite part.
And oh, Stanley. Really cool way to introduce his affair, and give him a great excuse not to see his co-workers.
Great chapter!
Author's Response:
I made some changes to this chapter to address a particular request so I'm thrilled you liked it.
I'm also glad you liked that part and line - in that I noticed the typo and could go back and fix it. Especially since...no never mind.
Now you (my timeline/canon guru) might have picked up this couldn't be Cynthia since she was his nurse after stress relief. My personal head-canon is she was not his first affair - he had this brief dalliance first and it didn't last but kind of opened the door.
Thanks as always for the review and support and keeping me on my timeline toes.
I’m not very knowledgeable about Elvis (although I do enjoy him) but the Frankie Valli reference made me squeal. I always loved The Four Seasons so much. Appreciated all the effort you put into researching all the music.
*She herself, felt more confident using richer colors and bolder strokes and often leaned towards the post-impressionistic when she took brush to the canvas. Maybe it was because in her own life she felt so muted, her art was her chance to be a little daring.*
Oh, I love this. Pam as an artist always gets me and you did a great job of painting that picture (pun intended) of her dreams and frustrations with Roy in that regard.
“beauty in ordinary things” YES YOU DID
*She imagined it would be something a lot like what she felt when she first met Jim–that little dance of delight that she experienced in her belly as he laughed wholeheartedly when she warned him about Dwight.*
oh my god, CONNECT THE DOTS, PAMALAMADINGDONG
*“I told you it’s no trouble. It’s nice to have a new friend. I’ll be sorry when you go back to your time.”
Pam had to wonder why that should make a difference. Now that they’d met, they could remain friends even after next week when she was back to herself. *
Okay, granted, I’m crap with the rules of time travel so forgive me if I’m just confused, but is Pam just assuming this will work exactly like the Time Turner did? IIRC, Hermione used the time turned to go to more classes which would mean she has to retain all those memories, right? Meaning anything that happens in this alternate timeline will carry over into the real timeline (at least in Pam’s head,) right? I get that Gabby doesn’t know this, but I imagine Gabby won’t have any memory of any of this… or will she?? My head hurts 😂
*It was a tough thing to do, breakup with someone you liked a lot, even if you thought maybe there was someone else who could make you happier.*
I know this is about Pam and Roy, and maybe it’s just because I’ve been neck deep in s3 for months, but this oddly made me think of late Jim/ Karen. This has nothing to do with your story but I love the way these seasons parallel each other and just wanted to point it out.
Now on to the Met… eeeee!
Author's Response:
I knew you would be one to enjoy the references back to Pam as an artist.
I did, hope it worked for you.
So even as I was writing this I was like PAM WAKE THE HELL UP, (but I promise this is not a dream) and 9.5 years is a long time to rewire - and she's only been back for 6 days.
You have stumbled on one of the big questions she has, remember up until it happened to her, she was never believed time travel was possible so she has no clue how it is happening or how it works. Too bad she didn't go back with Dwight instead of Michael because he would.
And if your head hurts you can just imagine mine having to keep it all straight for the chapters to come.
Oh yeah, some big parallels there.
Thanks as always for your review. As you know, it makes all the difference to hear from readers so I'm so grateful for your faithful comments.
Onto the Met....
Love the way you tied in St. James with her thoughts about another James...
*Pam knew how uncomfortable it made her when she thought someone didn’t like her. It was why she continued to be nice to Angela, not because she cared so much to have her as a friend but because she needed Angela to not dislike her, even if Pam didn’t even like her and hated feeling judged by her condescending looks and snarky comments.*
This is a good read on Pam's attitude towards Angela.
*Who knew the Jets and Sharks were not just athletic teams*
I enjoy this mention because the fact that Jim knows a West Side Story reference is such an odd detail, nice to see it included.
Pam's introspection is really interesting, I also believe she was more aware of her own feelings for Jim than she let on to anyone (sometimes including herself) so getting to see her thought process here feels really on point, the way she might weigh it all in her mind. Also, love that you're leaning heavily into the gambling references i.e. CN... people are so focused on the risk Jim took they don't tend to think about what a gamble it would be for Pam as well.
*Or could it be more than that?*
We see you. ;)
Pam having a bit of an epiphany about Roy and the white couch is surprising, I'm truly curious as to where exactly her newfound revelations will lead her (in a way that stays canon compliant!)
I get what you're doing with her deciding not to go see the impressionist paintings but I have to admit it sort of broke my heart a little.
Still enjoying the heck out of this tale but I'm eager to get to that climax!
Author's Response:
I loved the scene where Jim's snapping behind Michael during the fight - and love that you got the little nod to it.
Not sure she quite consciously equated the white couch and Roy - but glad you did.
Thanks for being a fan of this fic - and always great to hear your thoughts
Goddammit, Pam.
I really liked what you did with the earrings, making them a sort of metaphor for her relationship with Roy, losing one then finding it again, because it's true... leading right up to the wedding was probably when she was pretty happy with him for the most part. Worst timing possible for Jim.
*But now, what she'd tasted again over the last few days was not sitting right in her system. Even just the little nibble of doing things she loved was an overindulgence she couldn't digest properly after years of being starved.*
Ooh, this is lovely.
*When seven days earlier, what she heard made her weak and dizzy and unable to focus, after she regained her equilibrium, she found herself flattered, validated, and for the fraction of the second she allowed herself to feel so, happier than she’d been in a while, perhaps even more than both times she lived through Roy choosing a date for her to be married.*
This is spot on what she felt, and then hearing him say he was over it probably just crushed her, ugh
*"Michael, this trip was more than enough travel for us this year. And I'm already using all my vacation days with going away next week and then my wedding and honeymoon."*
Okay this has always bugged me because Pam says she used up all her vacation days in January (but never specified she was saving any for the honeymoon!) I guess we are to assume she was including those? I like how you addressed it here, though.
Great chapter, even though we all want to shake Pam.
Author's Response:
Right - wake up damnit.
But I'm glad you agree - And I feel like Pam is a big sign person - and she would read much more into finding it than there was - and not see the forest for the trees there too.
You and I think alike in so many ways - yeah the vacation day thing was kinda like 'huh' to me too? But figure this was a quick trip and the honeymoon would have had to have been short...more to come with that (and I almost gave away a future plot point so I'm going to close out this thank you before I say too much).
Roy! A cheater! I am SHOCKED to my core!
"Recollections of times Roy made her feel small and insignificant lined her mind like sharp-edged formations of angry violets, shocking indigos and gangrene olive hues, whereas thoughts of fun times with Jim seemed just as vivid but more like splashes of paint that in their haphazardness screamed of the playfulness and optimism he seemed to always have for her."
Have I mentioned how much I adore all this Pam-as-an-artist imagery? Because I do.
"Every relationship had them and it was only because she was not in a romantic one with Jim that his colors seemed brighter, that the abstracts she associated with him had fewer of those harsh edges."
Oh yikes. This actually made me think of s9 and now I have a sad.
Loved that we got to see the source of the paintings at her art show! Interesting to note, does this affect season 3 though? Will Michael put the painting up? How much of this is actually undone/ undoes what happens later? Ugh, time travel. ugh.
!!PINK PAMTHER!!
*Still, the slip that read I owe Pam Beesly for this absolutely stunning and awe-inspiring painting of art, was worth more to her than gold.*
I felt this deep in my soul as a writer. Words like this are all it takes.
Please, I beg of you, write a fic where Pam takes Michael to Michael's. Please.
Author's Response:
Sarcasm?
Well she is an artist - no matter what she calls herself.
I am so into time travel but even if it were possible I would never want to - there's too much risk - even the most tiny changes can majorly shift everything else. -as we see here.
YES- it's words like this and I thank you graciously for yours.
Michael at Michael's would be fun - maybe I'll put it up in plot bunnies. (can't tackle it myself)
GROUNDHOG DAY!
Okay Jim's note was adorable. I like to believe he would do something like that and she would appreciate it.
*“What earring?” Roy asked coming back into the bedroom, hand down his boxers, scratching himself.*
Well, thanks for that image.
I love the significance of the earring and how it seems to continually be trying to tell Pam something.
*All these little cracks in her relationship, the ones she thought would go away, they were not repairing themselves but rather seemed to be splintering in the last two weeks.
She never stopped to think they had not been brought about from waiting on a wedding, but perhaps they were there from the start. That they were faults in the foundation itself.*
YES. Wake up, Pam!
Author's Response:
Sorry to paint that image - but Roy is a pig right. At least Jim is making up for it with cute notes.
As always thanks for the review.
