Wow, is Michael really sneaky and smart enough to arrange this whole thing as a way of cheering up Angela?? I am so impressed with him right now. And I love the "trial" - hilarious! :)


Author's Response: Is Michael smart enough? Well.....you\'re going to have to wait until Act Three, but suffice to say Pam\'s TH wasn\'t too far off. There is something more than meets the eye. Also, I\'m glad that you liked the \'trial\', I was worried it was a little too over the top, but I figured Jim\'s annoyance with Dwight and his restlessness as a result of the crash would push him to do something like that. Thanks for the review Semby.

Aw, I love Jim's stupid mouth too! This was a great way of showing how he can be human, and stupid, and make mistakes, but in the end those mistakes are completely forgivable

Author's Response: Yeah, I\'m all about everything working out in the end :) Thanks!

Ooh, this is getting good. I love how Pam was able to see Jim's love *right away* when seen from a third party perspective, even though she's been blind to it all along when it's been right in front of her face. But it's also completely natural that her next thought was "no, impossible". And emailing him was so brave - I wonder how that conversation will go!

Just an FYI - looks like you typo'ed "jamfancentral" as "janfancentral" in this last chapter (and in the end notes) - I don't think Roy would be quite as upset about Jan's fans ;) 

OK, kind of loving Patrick now :) And Libby, too! And I love Pam admitting that she's had a few fantasies, whether she realizes the full significance of that yet or not.

Author's Response: I'm so glad you like the "original" characters. I always worry about inserting people like that. Thanks so much for your review!

Yay, now we're getting somewhere! I feel really bad for Libby, that must have been a hard phone call for her. And I love that she's so real here, she's been a kind, relatable character this whole time but is still understandably pissed and bitter when she's getting screwed over. Looking forward to her talk with Jim, and the next time Jim and Pam talk!

Yay for Pam turning her life around in two weeks! And yay for an opening to talk, for real, at last!

Ooh, I was nearly cursing Pam for giving up on reading the card just because it was the right thing to do, but then I was so proud of her for getting up the nerve to write her own! So brave. And I bet when Jim reads that card, he'll be very happy to share his with her anyway.

Author's Response: Semby, sorry for taking so long to respond, sometimes once I post and I get into the next chapter I dont' visit the site as frequently.  I apologize - responding to reviews in important to me.  Anyway, thanks for the lovely review and I appreciate what you're saying about Pam and the card.  I was worried people would be throwing trash, but I liked the idea of her waiting...so I'm glad you're willing to go with me on it.  And yes, I love brave Pam!  I'm sure that Jim would love to receive this card, which is why it makes me so happy to write this particular fic.  Thanks again for following with me.

Hee! I loved the awkward sex conversation. And I love how they're being so... natural about this. I mean, it is awkward, but they're still friendly rather than consumed with tension, which I think is very healthy and mature!


Author's Response: Thanks Semby! (belatedly -- sorry about that!)  The thing about Jim and Pam is... they're just people.  They're not naturally melodramatic.  And they do manage to get along, even in the most awkward situations (phone call in The Initiation, anybody?).  I'm glad you liked it, and thanks for the vote of confidence. :)

I love the way that they're talking but also not talking, and it doesn't matter that they're not talking about the stuff they're not talking about because they're mature enough to understand and move past it without hashing it out to death... if that makes sense? ;)

Also, I adored and giggled at the somewhat meta reference to the supply closet idea, being that at this point it's become a classic and sort of cliché fanfic technique (not intending offense to any writers who have used the supply closet - it's cliché but has also been done very well).

I really, really, really love this. This is the perfect way to show Toby for what he is, and how he could be so much more. I love him learning from his and others' mistakes and changing his life because of it - I love him sort of befriending Kelly and Darryl, and confronting Jim on being an ass instead of just taking it and pretending nothing's wrong. And check out our hero fixing his life and getting the girl in the end! Way to go, Toby! :)

Oh, ouch! That was an unexpected kick to the gut. Well done!


Author's Response: Thanks, Semby :)

Ooh, good talk! I love how even though Pam went through with the wedding, which would have been very backwards and unhealthy of her, the fact that she did means she's coming into her own, with honesty and boldness and wanting to change her life and let Jim know, much sooner than she did in canon.