"What are you up to, Beesly?" 
8 I decided it would be better to tell you now when you're kind of dating someone than later when you're engaged, or something. Yes. Now if only Fancy New Beesly could work up her courage on the show, we'd be golden.
8 Amen to celebrating "No Longer Being Stupid"! A nice list, and I always love a good "What the fuck, Pam" from Roy!
Author's Response: Haha. Yeah, that seems pretty in-character to me, I can't see him being violent or anything, but he's not timid when it comes to speaking his mind.
10 I'm first, all hail the Queen! Hee! Two things. One - anything so you can work out your angst and get back to NaNo (!!!!!!!). Two - anything to make ourselves a nice little happy ending before the writers are ready to give it to us. Thanks!
Author's Response: Hail to the Queen, indeed. I shall have to send you a Beta crown to wear. :-) I will work on NaNo tonight, I swear!
Post-Merger. A little angsty, a little triangular, but fear not - it doesn't end there. 10 Colette, my dear, did you ever know that you're my hero? What can I say that hasn't already been said? You use words like an artist uses color. And yet you always have sassy little moments like "a matched set of luggage". Brilliant! "This is how it's supposed to be" indeed. I totally want to be you if I ever grow up!
Author's Response: I (as you know!) am SO not hero material..but I love the thought! Sassy moments, huh? I'm so glad someone appreciates those silly little bits...I really can't help myself. Thanks for your incredibly funny and supportive review(s). This is what makes writing this stuff so fun and satisfying. At least we know how it's supposed to be, damn it!
Seven different ways to say I love you.8 Really, a lovely idea and great choices for languages, especially body language! Many good moments - too many for me to list in fact. Very much enjoyed ths!
Author's Response: Thank you, Par5!
7 Yikes, this was very dark and sad. I'd hate to think that once Pam confessed her feelings he would be so eager to leave, but that's always a possibility. There were a few spelling/grammar issues that you may want to have a beta run their eyes over.
It's drabble day. Three at a time, three sides to each story. Staring with the one nearest and dearest to me. Pure wishful thinking - no spoilers to be seen.
10 "Afterwards he watches her sleep" NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! That's definitely not the way it goes! Love the "series of straight lines" in comparison to you-know-who's wavy lines.
Determined Pam - yes, thank you. Let's start implementation of that singular strategy. ASAP.
Karen? Lovely to meet you, dear, and if you're so smart, I'm sure you can find your own way out! Fantastic image of the electric current being a palpable thing.
Lovely, xoxoxo, just lovely! But I'm still required to kick your ass. I'm like the Terminator. I'll never sleep, never die, never waver in my quest to make you finish NaNo! Get typing!
Yeah. I know, I know. But he's not a monk - and if I have anything to say about it they'll be someone else he's watching as she sleeps tout de suite.
Oh I can't tell you how much I want to see Pam regroup and go for it. Oh GD & Co. please make Pam determined. Please, please, PLEASE.
And Karen? I see her potential. She has so much to offer Cumberland Mills. She might like Baltimore alot. Maybe I should post her resume for her. LOL!
I'm doing well NaNo wise. Came up with a whole other concept that's going to get me closer to goal in no time. So you and your only 6617 words left can put your yardstick away and detract your claws. ;) j/k I know it's only a sign that you care!
Huh, so not only does Pam have a one night stand (you go girl!) I'm guessing that "tall with brown hair" is a big old substitute for our boy Jim. Very nice! I like the progression of first time, one-time, and for all time. Nothing wrong with drabbles about sex! Thanks for these P_Jammies!
Man, then angst and the helplessness of two people who don't take charge of their own lives. Who let things happen even though they want more and won't take that step... You've captured it perfectly. Now I think I need a good cry and some wine!
7 Thirty years! Wow, Pam holds a grudge more than my mother-in-law... Bu the important thing here is that they're together after all this time!
A matched set of Thanksgiving drabbles.
10 Mother knows best - trying to prove a point to your kids today?! No, seriously, Colette, thanks for this holiday gift. Pam taking a pilgrimage to him and he, trying so hard to accept things. And he is such a beautiful boy. Fabulous drabbles. Have a great day! ;)
Author's Response:
You know me too well. My kids do too, that's the problem!
She is kind of going to new territory, isn't she? Taking a risk for what she wants/believes and all that Thanksgiving stuff. And, moms really do know where their kids' heads are at, regardless of what they say...and the notion of someone not appreciating the wonder that is your child is...ok, is my holiday mother-overdrive showing much? Anyway, thanks back at you - and have a great day too!
Karen realizes that it's not going to work out with Jim and decides to pursue other options.
Spoilers through The Merger
8 Interesting take with Karen and Ryan! They seem like they could be compatible and of course, preferable to Jim and Karen ending up together. One thing - you might want to fix the formatting to put some spaces between paragraphs. Kinda hard for an old gal like me to read!
Five occasions (four written, one verbal) where Pam sends Jim the right message. Speculation post-Merger.8 Mmmm...delicious Valentine's Day banter! But wait, if they don't have dinner or see a movie what will they....???? Hee! You dirty minded Jammer. Love the paper crane too. Thanks for bringing balance to the universe for my angsty drabbles. What would I do without you?
Author's Response:
What would I do without you?
Sadly, you will never have the joy of finding out. ;-) (and don't pretend you don't love the idea of them ditching the whole dinner and movie cliche....!)
Drabble. Jim learns something new.9 YOW-ZA! Now that's an image to make you forget all the tentative, awkward silences. No misinterpretations here!
Author's Response:
Yeah -- go at it, you two!
Thanks for reading!
Drabble. Why Pam needs to be on her own, for once
9 What an apt image! Let's hope they can make that beautiful mess of hope soon. Thanks Petty!
10 Oh my goodness, Moxie. What took me so long to get around to this? I was so busy wallowing in my pity party, I couldn't hoist myself up to these heights! Just wonderful how you worked this. Confessions, absolutions, and tears. Then smut. Exactly how things should progress. Beautifully done!
This is set several weeks post-Merger. No spoilers, all speculation.10 Oh. My. God. THUD.
That was me reliving my teenaged angst as I wore a hole in my Duran Duran album playing "Save a Prayer". Then watching the video over and over. And I think there I may have read something about Jim and Pam and Karen in there somewhere? Oh, and forearms! How did I know there would be something about forearms. And there was some literary merit, imagery, blah, blah. Whatever, just update this will ya? Hee!
Okay, so I think that's the first time a review has ever made me actually *squee.*
I was in love with Simon LeBon for close to twenty years until John Krasinski. (The video? Seriously? Running on the beach and picking up the little boy? Standing by the window in the white linen suit, closing his eyes all tortured-like when he said, "I try to hold the rising floods that fill my skin..." ? Holy mother of god.)
Anyhoo, when I saw the infamous John/chicken/Mean magazine picture, it clicked: Jesus, he looks like a young Simon LeBon! Now I've gone and zapped what little credibility I had left. :o)
(And for the record, I still have an affection for LeBon, but JK just impresses the hell out of me every time he speaks, so....)
Thanks so much for the review - and I'll update as soon as I can!
8 I don't know what's more distressing - that Jim and Pam don't work out, or that Pam is still looking for answers after changing her life so dramatically. She doesn't like Roy, Jim, or Karen... I wonder if she'll ever find "it". Nicely angsty piece!
Author's Response: Thank you! I'd like to think she will find "it".
Jim and Karen take a trip to Montreal. Jim POV. First time fanfic period, so, you know, excuse the suckage. 9 This is a lovely study in Jim looking for moments where they fit. Hopefully, he'll realize he's trying too hard before it's too late. Thanks for the good angsty feeling!
Author's Response: Thanks! I enjoyed showing Jim having phantom pains about Pam, but still trying to show that he and Karen would get along very well. It's just that three years of being a sap is hard to shake.
pam lets the moments go. and she doesn't call.
set sometime during the summer between casino night and gay witch hunt.
8 This was an aching little piece and a good explanation for how sometimes it's easier to do nothing. Nice!
10 Her plan was simple: get a little drunk to lose the nervousness, make sure Jim got at least as drunk as she did, and then find a quiet room and throw herself at him. I like this plan. A good plan. A solid plan. When can we expect to see this plan put into action? Aw, hell. I'll just re-read this over and over and pretend it's reality. Thanks for the hope, Moxie! Oh, and also the smut...
Author's Response:
Yes, it's a plan that just makes so much sense, and doesn't have to be used only on New Year's Eve - it's good anytime! Nearly anywhere! What is *WRONG* with that girl??
(thanks for the review!)
Inspired by a quote from my first story, Labor Relations (the one that everyone was set to hate ;-). The quote was: "Would you freak out if I wanted to make a baby"...."Yes, because I really only had a craving for spaghetti tonight - nothing that exotic." This is just a little fluff piece about the night they decided to start "making babies".
Eek! Sorry I have nothing constructive to add - this was so freaking sweet I need to brush my teeth now. And I mean that in an entirely awesome way! Thanks for a lighthearted antidote to my current angst. ;)
Author's Response:
I adore that description....that you had to brush your teeth. Thanks so much for the feedback! Think of it this way....this sweet stuff won't actually give you cavities! :-)
A series of related drabbles that begin prior to The Merger and continue on from there.
Disclaimer: All publicly recognizable characters, settings, etc. are the property of their respective owners. The original characters and plot are the property of the author. The author is in no way associated with the owners, creators, or producers of any media franchise. No copyright infringement is intended.9 The other half hopes for things he shouldn’t anymore.
He’s been there five seconds, and he’s already broken all of his rules
Great lines. They really capture the angst of what it must feel like to be Jim in this situation.
9 Oh, the horror of being an HR person who has to clean up after the messes of Michael Scott. I love Toby and I love what you capture about him here.
Author's Response: Thanks! Yeah, you know Toby must have cried in his shower for a good hour after hearing that there would be new people coming and interacting...with Michael.
9 Oh the inner monologue of Michael! So that's how it sounds?! Excellent stuff. Just - bravo!
Author's Response: Thank you!!!