This challenge requires writers to create an alternate ending to season 2. Instead of having a casino night, Michael decides to hold a talent show as a "fun-raiser" and emotions start to run high.
This summer, rumors circulated that the members of the British cast were going to be on the US version. I would love to see a fic where the two casts interact. Maybe Tim/Dawn give Jim/Pam advice. Or Gareth and Dwight could be butting heads. How about David Brent vs. Michael Scott?
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Members of the documentary crew are big Jim/Pam fans, and even though they are required not to interfere, they've even started asking leading questions like the one they asked Jim at Phyllis' wedding. The challenge: The camera crew plainly sees what Jim and Pam don't, and what Karen refuses to see, and they decide to give them a push in the right direction. But they have to do it while still remaining in their role of unobtrusive observers, at least enough to keep their jobs. How would the camera crew be instrumental in getting Pam and Jim together?
Write a story in which you incorporate the five following elements in a meaningful manner:
1) A waterfall
2) Leather gloves
3) Salsa
4) A zebra
5) A ten-year reunion
Suggested by BeckySue.
A winter storm hits Scranton and its surrounding areas. What do the people from the office do when they can't make it in to work? Who makes the effort to actually go in and who just waits for the ice to melt? Most importantly, what are Jim and Pam up to when Jack Frost comes knocking on the door?(It's up to the author who they want to follow on the snow day.)
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We already know Pam was an art nerd and Roy was the football star. Jim played basketball and was "sooo dorky!" but is there more that we don't know? Did Jim have a "Pam" before Pam? How did the jock end up with the art freak? And why in the world is Michael the way that he is?
"I did not love the dialogue. Or the character. I took the role to impress a receptionist - who will remain nameless."
Let's see some stories about the making of Michael's magnum opus - Threat Level Midnight! We are of course especially interested in the Jim and Pam part of it (how did Jim get roped it? Did Pam help with his make-up? How did the filming of this scene go?) but any stories about the making of are welcome!
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It's Valentine's Day of 2006. Jim's having a poker party and has invited Kelly. Write a story about the party and/or the aftermath. Maybe Creed hears about the party and shows up. Does he bring his "sticky fingers"? Maybe Kelly convinces Ryan to come also, and they take over Jim's bedroom. You decide.
Write a Valentine's Day themed fanfic during the month of February and win real prizes!
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Basically I’m looking for Jim and Pam to get together in some sort of slightly contrived Vegas story...use all the cliches you want, the sexier the better!
(totally optional: use the #Office31Challenge with this challenge for even more fun. You don’t have to use one theme per chapter. Go ahead and add a couple days in each chapter if you need, have fun with it!)
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Suggested by Mandy.
I am yet to find a fic detailing the Christmas party that Ryan alluded to when Jim spoke to David Wallace about the website. I think it would be great to see the party; Ryan would be there, Jim and Pam are a couple and Karen also attending as the Utica Branch Manager - and I love fics with David Wallace :)
From Sally_Halpert
I’ve had this idea since we saw Jim and Pam using the webcams to communicate while she was away at Pratt. I’d love to see more of this and sadly I am not talented enough to write something quite so excellent. I have images of them having long heart to hearts or falling asleep mid video conference… so much could be done with this, and I am totally not against any webcam smut you may feel like sharing with the world.
What if Jim doesn't express his love for Pam on Casino Night but instead tells her that he got a promotion in Stamford? They keep in touch in the following month. It's now the week of Pam and Roy's wedding, and Jim's in Scranton (since he decided not to go to Australia) to attend. What exactly is going to go down before the wedding?
Season 3 episode 11 - Back from vacation.
The scenario: Pam advises Jim to go easy on Karen when she wants to move down the street from Jim. After Karen thanks Pam, Pam breaks down and cries in the back. Dwight finds her. It is touching friendship moment between Pam and Dwight and we all want to scream at Jim and Pam as they seem to be moving further and further away from each other.
But what if Jim found out she was crying.
The Challenge: What if Dwight's reaction were more explosive? What if he went on a mission to find out who caused Pam to cry? If Jim found out what would he do? Would he finally confront Pam and himself about their feelings? Would he dig in deeper to his relationship with Karen and pretend Pam's crying had nothing to do with him? Would Jim break up with Karen and ask Pam to tell him how he felt? How would the rest of the office react to Dwight's revelation? Finally, would Dwight see the truth and try to mend the relationship between Jim and Pam in the overly complicated and sometimes violently goofy way Dwight always does?
Suggested by PamPongChamp.
Write a story that is inspired by the following words/phrases. It can be a one-shot or a multichapter story, the words can be interpreted any way you want. Try to use as many as you can.
Running
Song
Death
Leaving
Reunion
Sports
Musical
What if...
Wish
First Date
Let Me Tell You A Story
Late
Friends
Something More
Dying To Know
Secret
Lie To Me
Why?
Distraction
Knight
Perfect
Shy
Smile
Promise
Brilliant
Shine
Moonlight
Homework
Color
Books
Time
Do I Know You?
Beach
Sunshine
Sharky proposed a challenge to our writers. For two weeks, writers got a new word each day that they had to use in your text somewhere or as inspiration. They didn’t have to participate everyday. The fic could come in any form: chapters, drabbles, stand-alones etc.
The words:
Jan 27: table
Jan 28: pineapple
Jan 29: force
Jan 30: court
Jan 31: lost
Feb 1: rescue
Feb 2: sky
Feb 3: entourage
Feb 4: giant
Feb 5: vote
Feb 6: night
Feb 7: party
Feb 8: light
Feb 9: end
I'd like to see a challenge based around the song 'You Don't Know Me'. The fic could have the song playing in the background, could have the characters singing it, could base the song off the fic or whatever....
(an MTTer sent in this challenge without their name. Please let us know so we can credit you)