Wow, Colette, this is just really good.  Perfect.


Author's Response: Why, thank you. Happy it worked for you!

Wow.  This is a really neat take on this.  I've never seen (or thought of) Jim being happy about Roy coming after him.  You did a really nice job on this; I hope you keep writing Office fanfic.

Author's Response:

Thank you so much!

Ahhh, yes, I remember it well.  I believe the first time around I also commented that I'd let Jim come to dinner barefoot.  Then again, I'm barefoot right now, so...

And I love the thing about the laundry, how This is the real world, and how he's the Answerman at work.

Just... great! 

I like this a lot.  My one suggestion would be to change Jim's line about the "subject of our discourse".  I love Pam's response to it, but Jim's line really doesn't sound Jim-like.

The stuff with Dwight and Angela?  Priceless!

Sadly, I think Karen is going to fight tooth and nail to "keep" Jim (not that she really has him), but I'd like to see the kind of thing you've written instead.  I like her line: "you have my permission to...".   

Please continue with this! 

Oh, I love this one, OF COURSE!!  A happy ending, Jim and Pam together, what could be better?  I really like - "But reality is better. Full of the messy little details he never would've thought to include."  Yay for a happy reality for Jim and Pam.

What's next for you, Azlin?  We will see... 

Ooh, Ryan.  I would actually like to see Ryan in PJs and bare feet.  Happy thoughts.  This is nice, especially the bright pink mugs and dish towels.  Kelly does love her colors (pink the person, pink the color, basically anything that is awesome).

Thanks for the shout-out.  I do rock.  (Heehee.)  I review so you all will be happy about writing.  And write more. 

What a great Future Dwight prank!!  To cause Dwight to constantly be on guard, and to wonder what happened to Future Dwight, why didn't he report????  You have quite an imagination.  I could never think up a good prank.  This was as good as or better than the pranks on the show.  It's ongoing, until Future Dwight eventually sends another fax.  You should be proud. 

Author's Response:

Thanks, I couldn't decide if Jim would really be this harsh. I mean if you think about it this is gonna haunt Dwight forever, but then I thought about how Jim was feeling right before coming back to Scranton, and how he tends to be a little meaner with his pranks when Pam's not around to balance him or to call him on it... so I think this is possible. Glad you liked it!

This one made me laugh!  Ryan the BEST conversationalist!  Is that like best nodder?

Thanks for the name change, Azlin!

So perfectly Jan.  I think just about every one of their phone conversations ends like this.  Jan just says something then hangs up.  You are doing a great job with these characters.

Author's Response: You should see the grin on my face right now! Remember when Jim comes back and Pam can't stop smiling. That's what reviews do to me. I'm so glad you like it. And since I'm in such a great mood I think I'll go ahead and post the next chapter now instead of waiting until I get home from work, like I'd been planning to do.

Isn't it nice that Phyllis found BVVR?  This makes me think about the scene in Dwight's Speech (I think), where Phyllis talked about being depressed in the past and how happy she was now.  Everyone should find their own BVVR.

Author's Response: I agree. And I'm very happy for Phyllis, but man was it hard for me to write her! Anyways, thanks for sticking with this story. It's nice to know someone's still reading it!

I love the style of your writing, and this story (although it's a little sad!), but I'm not sure of a few things. 

When there's an elbow bump, is that with Toby?  And sharing a moment like that with Toby makes her think of Jim?

"When she leaves" is that leaving Dunder-Mifflin for good, to go to a new job, or just leaving for the day?  The specific date of February 13th throws me off a little bit, just because it's already passed and it was right before Phyllis's wedding, and Pam was obviously still at D.M.  (Maybe this was marked as A.U. and I didn't notice.)

Then I wasn't positive whether the application was for school or a job (I'm assuming school). 

I'm guessing: she left D.M., left Jim with her email address (major hint, Jim!), she's at a different job, has made a new friend, applies to art school, and Jim has never contacted her?  But I'm not sure.

I guess what I'm saying is that I really love the style and the thoughts, but for ME, I need the dots connected just a little bit more.  When I have to fill in and make assumptions, I'm not sure they're the right ones. 

I love the first paragraph about moving on.  It's poignant and angsty, and hits me in the grief bone (/Michael).  All the Dwight stuff is so perfect. 

I hope you continue, and connect the dots a little bit more (for us slower folks). 

Oh, this is wonderful! I forgot to check if this is finished or not.  I hope not!  But it's wonderful and a-MAY-zing (/Kelly).

Thanks for this.