1 [Report This]Date: February 04, 2023 11:22 pm Title: Questions and Answers
I cannot help but leave jellybeans on every chapter. You deserve them!
Date: February 17, 2009 08:50 pm Title: Questions and Answers
God how sexy was it that Jim went and punched Roy in the face - woooooooooow :)
10 [Report This]Date: November 12, 2007 06:24 pm Title: Questions and Answers
Oh my God
I just went through a freaking roller coaster of emotions reading this...
WOW.
8 [Report This]Date: March 21, 2007 01:07 pm Title: Questions and Answers
It’s like saying, “I’m like two minutes away” when someone asks you how close your boyfriend has come to hitting you, or saying “I can’t” when someone tells you they’re in love with you. Responses that don’t address the issue. Responses that change the subject and shut down the possibility for further discussion.
I love it that you're calling Pam on this, in Jim's voice.
I am on the edge of my seat here. Wonderful buildup of tension.
And I'm seriously worried about Roy driving drunk. And won't Kenny freeze if he's passed out on a cold night? And...ack! Onward!
Author's Response: Thank you again! I really appreciate you taking the time to review each chapter, especially with such detailed and helpful comments!
Date: March 20, 2007 07:25 pm Title: Questions and Answers
Woah. Drama.
Author's Response: Oh jeeze. Is that a good thing? Love the italics though. Heh.
10 [Report This]Date: March 19, 2007 08:16 pm Title: Questions and Answers
Another good chapter. I read it earlier, but forgot to comment. I like the part about how Jim thinks that the earth stopped spinning because he feels a jolt. I like how Jim teams up with Roy against Pam. I like Pam's defense mechanism of the "pursuit of logic" (I like Star Trek, too). I like cracked!Pam and that she could pull herself back together. I liked how Roy actually grabbed Pam and I think that that was the main reason that Jim actually hit him. Otherwise, I'm sure that Jim would have been thinking about hitting Roy all night.
It's been so long since an update...I'm sad :-(
Author's Response:
Thank you for leaving such specific feedback! It's the best kind! I'm so glad that you got that Roy grabbing Pam is what finally spurned Jim on to hit him. Actually, all of the parts you mentioned were parts that I was pretty proud of, so I'm really glad that you liked them. Thanks!
And I have chapter five completed! It should be posted tomorrow some time. I'm just waiting on my final beta'ing :)
10 [Report This]Date: March 19, 2007 11:58 am Title: Questions and Answers
fabulous story! great tension, great twist about the different kisses that were described, and great characterization. write another chapter soon!
Author's Response: Thank you! Another chapter should be up tomorrow :)
10 [Report This]Date: March 18, 2007 09:29 pm Title: Questions and Answers
OH MY GOD! !!! !!!!! This is sooooo exciting!!! YOU MUST WRITE MORE!!! Immediately. I command you.
Author's Response: Ha! Well, if you command me then I guess I have no choice. Look for an update tomorrow :)
Date: March 16, 2007 11:38 am Title: Questions and Answers
ohmyfreakingosh! keep writing. this story is phenomenal! good work.
Author's Response: Wow! Thanks so much!
Date: March 15, 2007 04:27 pm Title: Questions and Answers
well, this chapter may have been a mean chapter to write, but it was just friggin amazing. like, if i quoted everything that i liked, it would be the entire chapter. and that would just defeat the purpose. but it was amazing. so much action, so much revealed. and i can't wait for more
Author's Response: Heh. Thanks so much Emily! I really loved your ensemble fic, just to reiterate that.
10 [Report This]Date: March 14, 2007 09:03 pm Title: Questions and Answers
Lovely! Will there be more?
Author's Response: Thank you! Yes! There will!
Date: March 14, 2007 02:42 pm Title: Questions and Answers
oh my god oh my god oh my god oh my fricken god!!!! really really really so sooo so so good. Like I'm flabbergasted. I was always wondering who was gonna touch a pone the violent roy. I mean if he did that in the bar how often did he do that with pam when they were still together. I also like how it wasn't a beating but just roughness that gets out of hand. Really I'm in love with you right now. Angry Jim, Karen not being able to wait, pam breaking. There were even some funny spots. yep I'm totally in love with you, marry me please, or at least update really really soon.
Author's Response: HAHAHA! My first proposal! Thank you so much for the offer ;-) I sort of want to make a little plaque of this review, it's so frigging funny and awesome. Thank you!
10 [Report This]Date: March 13, 2007 09:56 pm Title: Questions and Answers
So happy that I came home to this!!! I'll try to keep my comments slightly abbreviated as to not take up an entire page...
And the earth stops spinning.
Perfectly placed there! That did a great job of making me, as a reader, kinda freeze too. Beautiful!
It’s like saying, “I’m like two minutes away” when someone asks you how close your boyfriend has come to hitting you, or saying “I can’t” when someone tells you they’re in love with you. Responses that don’t address the issue. Responses that change the subject and shut down the possibility for further discussion.
I love this because it's just such a perfect explanation of what Pam does and really gets at the frustration of the moment(s) from Jim's POV. Plus it has the added benefit of being SO true to real life!
“No! I want you to deny it, Pam!” Roy interrupts. “Turn to Halpert right now and tell him that you didn’t have feelings for him when we were together.”
There is something wrong in the world when drunk Roy is the voice of reason...
“Why can’t you just answer the question?” he demands.
Oooh! Points to Jim! Damn... I forgot what the score was...
Okay, the whole fighting scene. I was reading too intently to comment. There just wasn't time for that. But the 'good GOD was that good!' should just be assumed.
It takes him another second to realize that it came from Karen.
Gotta give it to Karen (take a minute for the shock of me saying that to wear off), that takes balls. To see that scene unfold and think that you have any place to step in and stake some kind of claim? JUST GO HOME BITCH!!!
Whoops. Sorry.
Anyway, SO AMAZING! SO SO AMAZING! And also, are there awards for the longest mtt review?
Author's Response:
You are awesome. Not only because you just won the "Best Reviewer" Dundie, but also because of your Hooters experience last week. Heh.
As for who won the fight, I think it was Pam, but then Roy joined in even more and I think Karen was the biggest loser somehow. Which you should LOVE. Your Karen comments never cease to crack me up. You ROCK!
10 [Report This]Date: March 13, 2007 07:20 pm Title: Questions and Answers
ah! i love this story keep it coming pretty please.
Author's Response: Thanks amelie! I will keep it coming, I promise!
Date: March 13, 2007 06:18 pm Title: Questions and Answers
Wow! I love the action in this story-it's got a great tone and I'm excited to see what happens next!
Author's Response: Thanks! I'm pretty sure the physical fighting is done, but there will be other action in chapters to come :)
Date: March 13, 2007 05:08 pm Title: Questions and Answers
i absolute love your writing. I know how hard it must to write these characters with only small clues as to how they might react in such an outwardly emotional situation like this, but I think that you do an great job of staying true to form. Especially with Karen and Pam. Keep up the good work! Can't wait to read more...
Author's Response: Oh! That's so nice of you to say! It is sort of difficult to imagine how these characters would react in a dramatic situation like this, so I really appreciate your constructive compliments :)
Date: March 12, 2007 05:44 pm Title: Questions and Answers
“Of course. Because you always need an answer right away, don’t you Jim?”
That line elicited an actual, "Hell yeah!" from me. This is *exactly* what needs to happen on the show- Pam and Jim have to yell at each other and get all of their issues out there. Great line, great character analysis of Pam (the way she pushes things aside and reverts to practical mode), great Jim voice at the end, great everything. This fic, ftw!
Author's Response: Yay! I totally agree. It's like the "one good fight" theory (that they're just one good fight away from gettin' it on!) I can't see Pam just going up to Jim on her own, but I thought that if she was pushed enough by Roy and Jim she might just let him have it.
Date: March 12, 2007 03:33 pm Title: Questions and Answers
Now that was some intense chapter. Can't wait to see what they tell Karen.
Author's Response: Thanks! I've already got a few pages of dialogue written. Karen definitely isn't going to let anyone get away with non-answers, I'll tell you that much. Heh.
9 [Report This]Date: March 12, 2007 03:27 pm Title: Questions and Answers
This fic is awesome (no Katy cheer here, however)! You've walked the delicate line between excellent, plot-specific violence & cheesy violence, and came out on the right side.
And I kind of (really, really, kind of) like Roy here for forcing Pam (or trying) to admit to her feelings.
Author's Response: Oh cool, thanks! I'd never attempted to write an actual fight before this, nor have I ever been in a physical fight before, so I was concerned about making it seem real and not cheesy. Glad to hear it worked. And Roy, for all his faults, sort of has a right to demand some answers, doesn't he? I hate him, don't get me wrong, but he is an excellent plot device if nothing else :)
Date: March 12, 2007 06:43 am Title: Questions and Answers
Oh my goodness. SO intense. SO good.(TWSS!) Just...wow.
Yeah, that's all I got.
More, please!
Author's Response: Excellent use of twss! Bravo! Thanks for the review :)
Date: March 12, 2007 12:36 am Title: Questions and Answers
Ooooh!! I don't think I breathed the entire chapter! Gosh, I tell you - I was way excited to get this update. Now I can't wait for what's next.
Well, no. I can. You know what I mean, though.
Author's Response: Heh. Thanks justy! I'm sorry that I deprived you of oxygen, but I'm glad you liked it :)
Date: March 11, 2007 09:58 pm Title: Questions and Answers
Wow. I am just loving the violence and raw emotion. I love the way you write Pam and all her motives and defense mechanisms.
Author's Response: Thank you! Violence is not something that we normally see on the show, but it seemed fitting in a post-Cocktails fic. And I can't decide if I like writing Pam or Karen better. Pam is very fun with all of her defense mechanisms. Frustrating for Jim, fun for me :)
10 [Report This]Date: March 11, 2007 09:49 pm Title: Questions and Answers
You are seriously killing me with this. I hate to just review with UPDATE SOON PLZ, but...really, please do update soon. I loved seeing Pam finally snap at Roy, Jim's hyperawareness of her behavior when Roy brought up her feelings for Jim, and especially Pam calling Jim out for taking off after Casino Night.
He reaches out with one hand to touch her arm where Roy had grabbed it. His fingers tease lightly over the skin, stroking it up and down, and her breath hitches.
GUH. This is amazing.
Author's Response: Oh yay! I was hoping that someone would quote the part where Jim touches Pam. I wasn't sure that it worked. Eventually in this, Jim and Pam are going to be alone so I need to be able to write stuff like that. I'm glad that you're enjoying this, and I'll try to update soon! Thanks dudski!
Date: March 11, 2007 09:43 pm Title: Questions and Answers
I love how you write these characters. Sorry this chapter gave you so much trouble, but it was definitely worth it.
Author's Response: Awww, thanks ayla! I'm glad you like the way I write them. I'm currently trying to keep Karen from becoming totally despicable in chapter five, so we'll see how that goes :)
Date: March 11, 2007 09:13 pm Title: Questions and Answers
Ugh freaking Karen JUST GO BACK AND STAND ON THE STOOP! lol. Man, MAN!!! Ok, I have to tell you...you're writing makes me feel like I do when I'm actually watching the show and I'm SO into it and then the phone rings. KAREN is like my phone ringing. It must be stopped and whoever is on the other end must be held accountable for their actions! lol. OH man I do love this story! I can NOT wait for the next installment. I LOVED when Jim just snapped and let Roy have it. Can't wait for THE TALK between Jim and Pam!
Author's Response:
LOL!!!!!!!
Oh LoveFool, I LOVE your reviews. I'm glad that you enjoyed the Jim punch. I really debated letting Jim do that, but in the end it seemed less likely to have him not punch Roy. Heh. And the talk... oh, it's going to be a rough one. I already have it planned out in my head :)