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empathos · 4 years

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MOBILE MUSES !

movies / musicals

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tv shows

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jmsa1287 · 6 years

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Mildly Entertaining but Dull, 'Jack Ryan' is the Future of Amazon TV

hi i wrote about the new ��Jack Ryan” Amazon series and what it means for the streamer and possibly TV as a whole.

Amazon Studios is pivoting into its next phase. The streaming service has made it clear it is no longer going to be a boutique network, catering to niche audiences interested in small, intimate- and for a lack of a better word - indie series. After canceling a few of those shows ("One Mississippi," "I Love Dick" and "Transparent"), on the horizon is the company's highly anticipated and ultra-expensive "The Lord of the Rings" show but Amazon's first foray into broad, tentpole television entertainment is "Jack Ryan," which hits the streaming service on August 31.

American novelist Tom Clancy's iconic C.I.A. analyst Jack Ryan has gotten the movie treatment a number of times now, played by Hollywood stars like Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford, Ben Affleck and Chris Pine. Those actors brought a macho-tough-guy swagger to the character, making Jack a superhero of sorts. Though this TV version of the franchise is an expensive, high-octane and action-packed drama, the small screen's Jack Ryan is a quieter everyman. That's thanks to the way John Krasinski plays the office-worker-turned-field-agent. Best known for his role as Jim Halpert on the NBC sitcom "The Office," (and more recently, directing and starring in one of the most successful horror movies of the year with "A Quiet Place"), Krasinski brings the same accessible "best bro" attitude that embodied Jim to his take on Jack Ryan. That also comes with the same kind of smugness and aloofness that made some fans turn on Jim. Basically, it's hard not to see Jack Ryan as Halpert, the C.I.A. agent.

While it may be difficult for some viewers to adjust to Krasinski as their new action star, the show has bigger problems. "Jack Ryan" is basically a CBS drama with profanity, graphic violence, and nudity. It's a show that knows its audience (let's just say, it's not the same crowd watching "Atlanta" or "Killing Eve"). It's a broad, paint-by-numbers espionage story that looks lush and extravagant. It's a big-budget, wannabe Michael Bay movie (no surprise as the director, with whom Krasinski has worked in the past, serves as an executive producer on "Jack Ryan") that is diluted into a 10 episode TV show.

The show's muddled premise feels like a "24" script that was left on the cutting room floor, filled with a convoluted terrorist plot that Jack must stop, clichéd flashbacks to Jack's past, a dull romance, and a rocky relationship between Jack and his new boss, James Greer (Wendell Pierce).

As the show unfolds, Jack discovers a number of strange bank transfers from the Middle East that may be linked to a terrorist group. That is the catalyst that propels Jack to leave his desk job behind and become a field agent for the C.I.A., integrating suspects and putting his skills as a former Marine to use. Jack travels around the globe in order to prevent another 9/11 from happening, fighting not only terrorist but also bureaucracy - all while balancing his complicated and secret job with his love life.

"Jack Ryan" is a political action thriller with little bite, using dated tropes from a post-9/11 world that most of TV has left behind. The show can feel dated; "24" was at least a reaction to the most devastating attack on America in the country's history. "Jack Ryan" exists because intellectual property is a selling point.

Thankfully, the big-budget pays off for "Jack Ryan" and the show feels like it was filmed across the globe. There are also some pretty stellar action sequences peppered throughout the first four episodes provided for review, most notably the ending of the first episode, helmed by filmmaker Morten Tyldum ("The Imitation Game," "Passengers"). It's an electrifying and tense moment that comes right after a cringe-worthy integration scene where Krasinski shifts gears from emoting actor and puts him to the test as an action star. Later on, in the season, there's a thrilling cat-and-mouse game involving Jack, a French agent and a suspected terrorist, who is on the run in the French Alps. The snowy and icy terrain serves as a visually compelling backdrop and the sequence is heightened by a car chase and a shootout that comes with a shocking payoff.

The film industry has been in a peculiar situation for years now, with superhero and franchise movies dominating the box office. Nine of the top 10 highest grossing movies of 2018 are either sequels to films or part of a larger universe. Funny enough, Krasinski's "A Quiet Place" is the only film on that list that's a completely original idea. (It placed at no. 9). Those who bemoan the state of the film industry have often pointed out that the mid-tier adult movies are now prestige TV shows. It's a bit of a bummer to see Amazon Studios put most of its chips in telling big, broad stories that are better suited for the big screen. (To be fair, Amazon still has a number of exciting projects coming up like "Homecoming," "The Romanoffs," and "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" Season 2.) So, here's hoping "The Lord of the Rings" TV show won't be as empty as "Jack Ryan."

#jack ryan #amazon studios #john krasinski #tom clancy #tv #the office #jim halpert

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ofmermaidsandmarauders · 6 years

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tagged by @julxr4

1. what’s your favorite fic trope?

I LOVE fake dating which is so cliche but oh well. and enemies to lovers is always good

2. share a real story that could be part of a fic

dammit Jul. ummmm....

Once upon a time there was a girl who met a boy through the Yahtzee with Friends chat app. they started bantering back and forth about being competitive and then the competition continued. Over time they continued to talk and fast forward six months they still don’t know what they are but the girl really likes the boy.

3. what are you proud of this month?

I really have been staying semi-ahead on homework and I’m almost done with my Master’s program which has just been fueling me.

4. what are you looking forward to next month?

Fourth of July, more beach days, hopefully a full time job offer

5. what’s something hopeful that you believe in? (because we’re all sad somehow you know?)

I just think people are inherently good. Like, bad people exist but working with kids in foster care has shown me how resilient people can be, no matter what traumas they’ve seen. People can still laugh and smile and have happy moments and want to be better and do better. It’s just a beautiful thing and I could go onfor hours about the kids I work with and how incredible they are.

tagged by @frustratedpoet1979

1. How many songs are on your favourite playlist and what style of music?

I don’t really have a favorite playlist; any songs downloaded on my phone are favorites and it’s a random mix. broadway show tunes, pop, indie, classic rock, ballads, r&b.

2. Which fictional character would you love to meet in real life?

I would loove to meet Jake Peralta, Jim Halpert, Leslie Knope, or James/Lily Potter...

3. Would you share a line of a favourite fic?

umm..... I can’t think of anything in particular but I’ll take one from what’ I’m currently reading.

“ You might think I'm only fairly attractive, but I think you're stunning. Dinner with me tonight? I can't wait longer than that before I see you again. x “ from chapter 1 of the Underground by @elanev91 because that’s the cutest text and the most beautiful fic I’m rereading tonight

4. If you can cook do you have a signature dish?

I love cooking chicken parmesan but I’m more of a baker. I make wicked good oreo truffles

5. Where in the world would you most love to visit?

I dream of going on an African safari. and also visiting Mayan ruins and the Egyptian pyramids and Hawaii and Italy and London and... yeah you get it

tagged by @youreyesinstarsabove

1. One of your earliest memories?

I remember going to see Gulla Gulla Island live and being HIGHLY disappointed by the lack of characters they had (out of the whole family they had the two parents and like one kid I think)

2. Something (object i guess) that you lost somewhere along the way and wish you could find again

I can’t find my first pair of Ray Bans currently I’m hoping they’re somewhere in my house

3. favorite film adaptation of a written work (cuz there are SO MANY)

oh gosh... I don’t think any movie is ever done perfectly but I really love the wizard of oz it’s a classic

4. if you had the money/time to study any random thing or learn any skill, what would it be?

I would love to learn sign language and more languages in general

5. one fictional/magical creature gets to be real, which one?

I mean I think they might exist but mermaids.

6. what do you order at a good ol amurican diner

Breakfast: pancakes or french toast with bacon. Lunch: turkey club with fries

7. longest stretch you’ve ever been awake, why and what happened?

like 48 hours? my friend and I thought it would be cook to see how long we could stay up

tagging @alrightginger @victoria8719 @raissassampaio @itssoweirdyoureher && whoever wants to do it here are your questions!

1. What would you eat as your last meal on Earth?

2. Name three artists/bands to listen to for the rest of your life?

3. Describe your first happy memory

4. Who is your favorite fictional character and what’s one of your favorite lines by them?

5. What is your favorite boy name and favorite girl name?

#tayla answers #tayla was asked

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aion-rsa · 3 years

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What Makes The Office So Rewatchable?

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You’ll have heard that young people don’t watch television anymore, which might come as some surprise to young people. They absolutely still watch television, just on their own schedule, not that of a broadcaster, and not the way it used to be done, anchored to a single spot or even a single screen.

If young people didn’t watch television, then The Office: An American Workplace wouldn’t have been streamed for 57 billion minutes in the US in 2020, because it’s far from only those of us who’ve experienced the mundanity of office life who love The Office. Increasingly, it’s youngsters who find in Dunder Mifflin a kind of refuge. They stream The Office like the middle-aged pour a glass of wine after a long day – liberally and probably more often than is good for them. Teenage superstar Billie Eilish told the ‘An Oral History of The Office’ podcast that she’s watched the show all the way through 14 times, a total of 1,000 hours, which by my calculation is roughly how old Billie Eilish is. My 20-year-old niece tells me that you don’t ask if someone else has watched The Office in the past tense, you ask if they watch The Office, because it’s an ongoing cycle that once begun, never really ends. So what explains the enduring appeal?

Comfort in predictability

With no slight to the comedic achievements of The Office, which are legion, its workplace premise means that episode by episode, the show runs along the same rails. It largely takes place in one familiar set that remains pretty much the same for almost a decade. An office workday brings its own rhythm. Morning, lunch, home time… Repeat. Episodes follow that same lulling pattern. The environs and costumes rarely change, and there’s something soothing about the visual constancy. As actor Angela Kinsey told Brian Baumgartner’s Oral History podcast, “You turn it on and you know where everyone’s going to be. You know Pam is at reception and I’m at accounting. Those people become like your extended family and you’re just kind of checking in with them.” When the world news, or your personal life feels on shaky ground, it’s reassuring to mentally escape to somewhere you know won’t jolt or unsettle you.

Nobody’s a supermodel millionaire

The Office was cast by the brilliant Allison Jones, who’d previously cast Freaks and Geeks with teenage unknowns Seth Rogen, James Franco, Jason Segel and more (Rogen later auditioned for the role of Dwight Schrute, which we know now could only ever have been played by Rainn Wilson). Jones’ expertise, and creator Greg Daniels’ vision gave The Office the perfect cast. Its actors weren’t models (Phyllis Smith wasn’t even an actor, but Jones’ colleague who’d read with the actors for auditions and simply couldn’t be bettered) or heart throbs; they were funny and talented and didn’t feel out of place in the somewhat drab setting of Scranton, Pennsylvania. Their characters were decidedly not hot-shots, not rich, and not aspirational in any of the usual TV ways. As Rainn Wilson says on ‘The Oral History’ podcast, “In The Office, no-one’s fashionable.” (Sorry, Kelly Kapoor. He didn’t mean you.) Compare that to the damaging self-perfection of influencer culture and the image and brand-conscious lies of social media and reality TV, and it’s no wonder some young people find Scranton a relaxing place to spend time.

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A strangely nostalgic 20th century idyll

The Office isn’t set in the 20th century, but it feels as though it could be. The sense of timelessness was a deliberate move by Greg Daniels, who outlawed pop culture references as a general rule, to ensure that the show wasn’t pegged to a particular period. That was a shrewd move which doubtless contributes to the show’s longevity a decade after it finished airing. American critic Emily VanDerWerff goes one further. Speaking on ‘The Oral History’ podcast, VanDerWerff gives the sharp insight that The Office represents a working life that, thanks to economic instability and the gig economy, is no longer widely available to young people. When The Office started, it captured the drudgery of everyday life, says VanDerWerff, but these days, it’s closer to an escapist fantasy for anyone on a zero hours contract. “The world of Dunder Mifflin, it’s like Brigadoon, it’s in the mists somewhere, we can’t get back to it.” Actor Creed Bratton on the same podcast agrees, likening the show’s world to the fictional town of Mayberry from The Andy Griffith Show, or to 1970s sitcom Green Acres. “They go to work at Dunder Mifflin and the seasons go by and the babies are born and people fall in and out of love, and I think it has sweetness.” It has sweetness, yes, but with a comedic edge that stops it from ever becoming cloying.

We can all relate

If Gen Z are unlikely to personally experience the black hole/reliable comfort of a Dunder Mifflin-ish job these days, does it even make sense to them? Of course, and aside from the fact that they have imaginations, that’s because so much of The Office is universal. The Scranton branch of Dunder Mifflin, with its weirdoes and bullies and warehouse jocks and sweethearts, is a school, and a retirement home, and everywhere in between. The sibling dynamic of Jim and Dwight, or the cliques of the committees, and Michael Scott’s lonely struggle for popularity, is recognisable pain at any age. And as a viewer grows up, with every rewatch, new laughs and understanding swim into view.

There’s joy in abundance

There are over 200 episodes of The Office. It is not a scarce commodity that requires eking out or – to be frank – treating with any respect at all. It’s a bountiful joy. When you’ve seen it once, you can go right back to the start and use it as atmosphere, as a companion, as a marvellous, grateful alternative to all the television that makes demands of you. You know the kind of TV, with its Easter Eggs and call-backs and complicated backstories and the concomitant duty to theorise every two minutes as to what’s ‘really’ going on. The Office asks nothing of you but your company, and given that, it brings rich reward.

The hand of friendship

The mockumentary format provided by the show’s UK original builds in complicity between viewers and characters. When Pam looks to camera across a crowded room, she’s looking specifically at you. Her exasperation and shock and desperation are appeals made to you, the friend who understands. The lightly serialised, beautifully honed character comedy of The Office is your low-maintenance, always-there companion, a friend for life with a good heart and a wise eye for the beauty in ordinary things. The real question is, why wouldn’t you rewatch?

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The Office: An American Workplace is available to stream on Peacock in the US and on Netflix in the UK. Listen to Brian Baumgartner’s ‘An Oral History of The Office’ on Spotify and elsewhere.

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21 celebrities you probably forgot guest-starred on 'The Office'

“The Office” is quite possibly one of the most iconic television shows of all time. There’s no shortage of memes, parodies, and quotable moments, but the sheer star-power in the series is a category all its own.

Principal cast aside, some big Hollywood celebs made some hilarious, heartfelt, and flat-out weird guest appearances over the show’s eight-year run. But with a whopping 188 episodes and nine seasons, it’s entirely possible that even the most dedicated Dunder Mifflin fanatics may have forgotten who played who (and we wouldn’t judge you for it).

Keep scrolling for a refresher on all the celebrities that guest starred in “The Office.”

Ricky Gervais played his iconic character on the show during season seven.

He’s the UK version’s co-creator.

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Some may be surprised to learn that the “The Office” we all binge on Netflix actually isn’t the first version of the show. The series originated in the UK with show co-creator Ricky Gervais starring as David Brent, a.k.a the British version of Michael Scott. Gervais reprised his role twice in season seven of the US version: once in a cold open where he befriend Michael outside an elevator, and a second as an applicant to Dunder Mifflin.

Warren Buffett made a sly guest appearance during season seven.

He was briefly interviewed for a job.

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No one would blame you if you didn’t catch this one. Remember the man who tried to penny-pinch Dunder Mifflin during his job interview in season seven? Yeah, it was Warren Buffett, no big deal.

Idris Elba played a tough higher-up during season five.

He was the killjoy higher up.

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Michael Scott definitely had a penchant for befriending the DM corporate higher ups, but Idris Elba’s Charles Miner proved to be a bit of a killjoy throughout season five with his stickler management style.

Will Ferrell popped up a few times in season seven.

He had tough shoes to fill.

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Ferrell and Steve Carell have been friends for years and previously starred in “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgandy” together, so it’s no surprise he popped up in a few episodes as Deangelo Vickers, the Southwest-obsessed replacement for Michael Scott. He lasted just four episodes before making a not-so-graceful exit after injuring himself in a freak basketball accident.

Amy Adams played Jim’s ex in season one.

She was on for three episodes.

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Before Jim and Pam were, well, Jim and Pam, there was Jim and Katy. That’s right — before Adams became the Hollywood starlet we know today from hits like “Sunshine Cleaning,” “Doubt,” and “Julie and Julia,” she played Jim’s overly-perky, ex-cheerleader girlfriend for three episodes before he dumped her on a booze cruise.

James Spader had a recurring role in seasons seven and eight.

He made a few appearances.

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Ah, who could forget the mysterious and weirdly enchanting Robert California? James Spader starred as the CEO of Sabre before leaving to star in “Avengers: Age of Ultron” and “The Blacklist.”

Kathy Bates also appeared in seasons seven and eight.

She often communicated via video call on the show.

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Before Robert California talked his way into the Dunder Mifflin offices, Kathy Bates played the overly-confident and deeply-Southern Jo Bennett, Sabre’s original founder and CEO.

Evan Peters played Micheal’s nephew in season seven.

He played a pretty annoying character.

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Before Evan Peters was freaking out all of America in “American Horror Story,” he had a brief cameo in the season seven episode “Nepotism,” in which he starred as Michael Scott’s nephew Luke Cooper. In the end, baby Evan left the episode in tears after Michael literally spanked him for basically being a terrible employee. Awkward.

Will Arnett also played someone who came in for an interview in season seven.

He was toward the beginning of the episode.

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Arnett’s guest appearance was brief but memorable in season seven’s “Search Committee” episode, where he played a secretive manager candidate that insisted on withholding a precious three-step plan from Jim, Toby, and Gabe.

Jim Carrey also guest-starred during season seven.

He was certainly memorable.

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Another of several guest appearances in the Search Committee episode was Jim Carrey’s quirky character, simply known as Finger Lakes Guy. That name alone should jog your memory.

Christian Slater appeared in a strange orientation video in season six.

He was in an orientation video the employees watched.

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Technically this could be considered a not-so-subtle cameo, but we can’t just ignoreChristian Slater in Sabre’s mildly creepy orientation video.

Rashida Jones appeared in season three as a love interest.

Before Pam there was Karen.

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Before she took on the role of the poetic and beautiful land mermaid Ann Perkins on “Parks and Recreation,” Jones was Karen Filippelli, Jim Halpert’s last girlfriend before he finally confessed his love for Pam.

Timothy Olyphant was mean to Pam in season seven.

He rubbed a some fans the wrong way.

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“The Santa Clarita Diet” star appeared as rival salesman/possible male model (in Michael Scott’s words) Danny Cordray for a few episodes in season seven. But while he was nice to look at, he left the show in poor taste when it was revealed he thought Pam was too dorky to date. #Rude.

Kevin McHale had a memorable role, even as a pizza delivery man in season four.

He played a hostage.

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Before he landed his most well-known role as the nerdy yet ridiculously-talented Artie Abrams on “Glee,” McHale was a pizza delivery man with an attitude that landed him as Michael and Dwight’s Hostage during the company launch party.

Tim Meadows serenaded us in season two.

His dinner with Jan and Michael was iconic.

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You may know him as Mr. Duvall in “Mean Girls,” but we can’t forget Meadows’ business meeting with Michael and Jan at America’s (unofficial) Favorite Restaurant: Chili’s. Remember them singing their all-too-catchy jingle about baby back ribs?

Jack Black and Jessica Alba had a really random appearance in season five.

It was pretty unexpected.

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Technically this could be considered the most random cameo in the world rather than a true guest appearance. Black and Alba made a small appearance in as an on-screen couple in a fictional film that Andy bootlegged in season five’s Stress Relief episode. The two actors didn’t interact with any of the show’s characters, but it still deserves some credit.

Melissa Rauch played a fellow new mom in season six.

She played a new mother.

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Around the same time she started her role as Bernadette Rostenkowski on “The Big Bang Theory,” Rauch guest starred as new mom Cathy in Delivery: Part 2, where Pam accidentally breastfed Cathy’s baby in an exhausted stupor instead of little Cece — a common mistake, obviously.

Ray Romano also played an interviewee in season seven.

He even took out a sandwich during his job interview.

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The comedian and star of “Everybody Loves Raymond” joined the handful of celebs that made an appearance in the Search Committee episode. Romano played Merv Bronte, the easily-influenced and self-deprecating interviewee.

Josh Groban played Andy’s brother and appeared in seasons eight and nine.

He was Andy Bernard’s brother.

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In what is probably one of the more random guest stars on the show, Groban played Andy Bernard’s more talented, adorably unaware younger brother Walter Bernard Jr. You might remember him from the Garden Party episode when he upstaged Andy and mistook both Phyllis and Meredith for Pam.

Joan Cusack had a rare and sweet cameo in season nine.

She was in the final episode.

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Cusack had a small but significant role in the Finale episode as Erin Hannon’s biological mother. While she didn’t have more than a couple lines, her sweet role was the perfect touch on what was arguably one of the most emotional episodes in the series.

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Happens Like That- Jim Halpert-Chapter 1

Summary: Jim Halpert and Melissa Ford have been best friends since he started at Dunder Mifflin in 1999. Now that a camera crew is following the employees around so they can film a documentary, do they finally tell each other their feelings? Or do they just let them go? Either way, what will become of these two best friends?

Warnings: Cussing and Smut in later chapters.

Words: 2780

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A/N:I have NOT watched every single episode of The Office. Certain episodes will not have EVERYTHING that was done in the show and things might be wrong. Also Melissa Model Gifs are Sophia Bush...Her hair style and length will change. I look for her facial expression when I pick them. Please do not tell me this in the comments. There will be no Pam/Jim.

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Pilot Episode

No-One’s P.O.V.

Michael Scott walks into Dunder Mifflin Paper Products, a camera crew following along behind him. Everyone was informed a camera crew would be there so they can do a documentary on a Paper Products and their employees.

Michael smiles at the camera. “I’ve been at Dunder Mifflin for 12 years. The last four as Regional Manager. If you want to come through here…” He opens the door and walks through it, where two girls are sitting, Melissa Ford and Pam Beesley.

“So, this is my kingdom. As far as the eye can see. This is our receptionist, Pam Pam! Pam-Pam!” He says, doing an impression of Bam-Bam from The Flintstones, banging on the counter of the desk. “Pam Beesley. Pam has been with us forever. Right, Pam?” He asks, glancing, briefly, at the camera then back to the two girls.

“Um...well...I don’t know.” Pam says, looking at Melissa, then the camera, and finally at Michael.

“If you think she’s cute now, you should have seen her a few years ago!”

Pam’s eyes widen at his comment. “What?”

Michael, however, doesn’t answer her. Instead, he just looks straight at the camera.

“This is Melissa. Mel. Melly. Melly Belly!” He chuckles, gesturing to Melissa. “Melissa Ford here is my personal assistant. Pam is getting married soon, so Mel here will becoming both assistant and receptionist.” Melissa smiles slightly at his words. “She’s been my assistant for 4 years and you were the regional manager assistant for…?” Taking the cue to answer his train of thought, Mel nods and goes to speak, only to have him cut her off before she can. “Don’t care. You’re my assistant now. So, ladies any messages?”

“Um...yeah. Just a fax.” Pam replies, pulling a piece of paper off the fax machine and handing it to Michael.

“Pam! This is from Corporate. How many times have I told you? There’s a special filing cabinet.” He says, and looks up at Pam and Melissa.

“You...you haven’t told me…” Pam tries to say.

“What filing cabinet?” Melissa asks, looking confused.

“It’s called the waste paper basket!” He crumbles the paper up and throws it over their heads. They both look confused and shocked, which just has Michael laughing, and exclaiming, “Look at their faces!” before he walks away from the desk.

Melissa’s P.O.V.

I look at Pam and whisper, “I don’t think I’ll ever get used to him.”

I look back at the computer screen she and I both share. About ten minutes later, one of our corporate leaders comes in, Jan Levinson-Gould. I quickly stand up.

“Hello, Jan!”

“Hello, Melissa, Pam.” She replies, smiling slightly.

“Michael is in his office.” I say.

“Thank you. Melissa, can you bring the agenda, please? And, Pam? I would like you to take notes.”

With this, she turns and walks to Michael’s office. I reach over to the side of my desk and grab the planner. I hand Pam a notebook before we walk to Michael’s office and take a seat.

“Was there anything you wanted to add to the agenda?” Jan asks Michael, who just bites his lip and rubs his thighs as he shifts in his seat.

“Umm...me no get an agenda.” He says.

“What? I’m sorry?” She says, clearly confused.

“I didn’t get an agenda.”

“I faxed you one this morning.” Jan says, glancing at Pam and I.

“Really?!? I didn’t...Did we get a fax this morning?” Michael asks, looking at us.

“Uh...ye-” Pam tries to tell him, but he just cuts her off.

“Why isn’t it in my hand?” He demands, looking at Pam before averting his gaze to Jan. “A company runs on the efficiency of communication, right? So, what’s the problem, Pam? Melissa? Why didn’t I get it?”

Pam and I both share a look before I look back at Michael and explain why he doesn’t have a copy in his hand.

“You put it in the garbage can since that was ‘the special filing cabinet’.”

“Yeah. That was a joke.” He tries to say, but he chuckles a little. “That was a joke. That was actually my brother’s and it was bills. It doesn’t work with faxes.”

After that, Jan offers to let him use her paper, and they begin talking about downsizing the company. I look at Pam and swallow deeply. Oh no. About an hour later, I look up as I hear the scraping of a ruler on a desk. Dwight is using his ruler to push Jim’s papers back onto his own desk.

Dwight Schrute is the Assistant to the Regional Manager. I’m the Regional Manager’s Assistant. Dwight likes to remind me at least once a week that there is a difference. To me, they’re the same, but just worded differently. I just don’t do any sales calls like Dwight does.

Jim Halpert is one of the top sales people here at the company. He is also my best friend. He and I are always pulling pranks on Dwight. The main reason is to get a rise out of Dwight. Jim rolls his eyes and finishes his sales call, before he looks at Dwight.

“Your papers are on my desk!” Dwight huffs in explanation, still pushing the papers back on to Jim’s desk.

“It’s not on your desk!” Jim replies.

“It’s overlapping. Its spilling over the side!” Dwight says loudly, finally getting the piles of papers onto Jim’s desk.

Jim just rolls his eyes and stands up. He walks straight over to me.

“Melissa, you wouldn’t happen to... you know...have a pack of pencils?” Jim says, smirking.

“Well...James, as a matter of fact, I do have a pack of pencils,” I say, and open the drawer to my right. “They’re unsharpened, though.”

“Well, if you could, could you help me sharpen them?” He asks.

I smirk and pull out two sharpeners, handing one to Jim. For the next ten minutes or so, Jim and I sharpen about 20 pencils. He takes the pencils, kisses my head and walks back to his desk.

Pam turns to me and says quietly, “You like him!”

“What?” I giggle, nervously, “Nooo!”

“Yessss,” Pam says smiling and pokes my side.

“Alright, alright!” I giggle and nod. “I do!”

Pam smirks and leans back into her chair and crosses her arms, “Since when?”

I blush and look away, mumbling my answer.

“What was that, Miss Ford?” Pam smiles, and crosses her legs.

“Since the day he started?” I glance at her.

“Wait? Really?”

I nod and giggle.

I’ve always had a crush on Jim. He started about a year after I did and when the old RM hired him I just knew he’d be the one for me. I’ve been too nervous to do anything about it. I just became his best friend.

He’s so sweet and funny. He’s always been so nice to me. I’ve always wondered why he hasn’t had a girlfriend since working here. I look up as I hear a desk moving. Jim moves his desk just enough to fit the pencils between the desks.

Dwight must have went to the bathroom. He has already taped most of the pencils, sharp side up, on his work phone and I think on his mug. He manages to get about 6 or 7 pencils in between the desks when Dwight walks back over.

“You can’t do that!” Dwight exclaims, sitting back down.

“Why not?” Jim asks, looking over at him then leans back into his chair.

“Safety Violation. I could fall and pierce an...organ.” Dwight says, hesitantly.

“We’ll see,” Jim says, crossing his fingers.

Dwight glares slightly then grabs his phone and start slamming it down on the pencils so they fall to the floor. Jim smirks and glances up at me. I giggle to myself. I glance behind Jim as Michael exits his office.

He walks straight to Pam and I’s desk. “Pam...messages?”

I stand up, not caring about the messages that I’ve been staring at for twenty minutes. I walk past Jim’s desk, messing up his hair as he takes a sales call. He looks up and smiles at me. I wink and walk to the break room.

I start making a fresh pot of coffee and reach into a cabinet getting my favorite coffee cup that I stashed in there. I hear the door open and looks over. Jim walks in smiling.

“Hey,” He says, walking closer and leans against the counter.

“Hey!” I smile.

“So...are we still on for a movie and Chinese tonight?” He asks, crossing his arms over his chest.

“It is Friday...so...” I smirk, looking toward the coffee machine as it beeps.

“Just making sure. I was thinking we could watch that new movie ‘The Longest Yard’?”

“Sure! Should I wear a football jersey?” I tease. “Remember! It’s at your house this week!”

“I know, I know.” he chuckles.

I fill my coffee cup and Jim walks me toward the door. Just as we walk out of the breakroom, Michael walks out of his office.

He cups his mouth, calling out, “Attention all Dunder Mifflin employees! We have a meeting in the conference room ASAP!”

Jim and I glance at each other and sigh. I walk over and place my cup on Jim’s desk, and steal a piece of paper along with one of the pens he has. He places his hand on my lower back and ushers me into the conference room.

We walk straight to the back into our usual area. I sit down in the chair Jim pulls out for me. He leans against the wall right behind my chair. Ever since he started here, and we became best friends, this is how our meetings would be.

Unless there’s more chairs, and he can sit next to me with his arm behind me, lightly resting against my upper back, he just stands behind me. Everyone piles into the room and I lean back in my chair.

Jim leans down and whispers, “I bet this has something to do with the message you sent me this morning.”

I nod in agreement; he’s probably right. After the last person sits down, Michael walks in and stands in front of the room.

“Now I know there’s some rumors out there, and I just kind of want to set the record straight.” He says.

Dwight stand up and walks straight to Michael, “I’m Assistant Regional Manager, I should know first.”

Michael sighs, “Assistant TO THE Regional Manager.”

I sigh before looking up at Jim and mouthing, “1,846.”

He nods to me but shakes his head. Since Dwight was promoted, Jim started helping me keep track of how many times Dwight has said he was Assistant Regional Manager. When he was promoted, Michael even said he was just Assistant to the Regional Manager. I look back at Michael and Dwight.

“Okay. Um..Can you tell me please? Just tell me quietly. Can you whisper it in my ear?” Dwight says, leaning toward him.

“I’m about to tell everybody. I’m just about to tell everybody,” Michael says, irritated.

One of the accounting guys, Oscar, says “Can’t you just tell us?”

“Please. Okay. Do you want me to tell them?” Dwight says.

Michael laughs, “You don’t know what it is!”

“Okay you tell them with my permission.” He says, stepping back.

“He doesn’t need your permission, Dwight.” I say, shaking my head.

“Thank you, Mel,” Michael says, smiling at me.

Dwight glare slightly. “I’m Assistant Regional Manager. You’re just the Regional Manager’s Assistant. Shut up.”

I roll my eyes.

“She knows what this meeting is about. So you shut up.” Jim says.

I smile up at Jim. He winks at me.

Michael looks at Dwight. “He’s not wrong. Anyway! Corporate has deemed it appropriate to enforce an ultimatum upon me. And Jan is thinking about downsizing either the Stamford branch or this branch.”

Oscar speaks up after a second, “Yeah...but...Michael, what if they downsize here?”

Everyone starts asking if they do downsize here and what they should do. I look up at Jim. He looks down at me and sighs.

He starts rubbing my back and whispers, “Don’t worry. We got this.”

Michael starts lying out his ass then ends the meeting.

Noone’s POV

The camera crew stops Jim and has him come back into the conference room for an interview. He smiles at Melissa who goes back to her and Pam’s desk where she starts looking at her emails. Jim sits down and one of the camera guys ask him a question.

“If I left, what would I do with all this useless information in my head? You know? Tonnage price of manila folders? Umm... Melissa’s favorite flavor of yogurt..which is vanilla.”

It cuts to Jim looking over at Melissa from his desk and there she is, eating her vanilla yogurt.

Next Melissa is sitting in the conference room a little while later.

“Jim said Vanilla?” She laughs. “He probably knows me better than anyone else.”

Melissa’s POV

I walk out of the bathroom when I hear Dwight bitching again. I sigh and look over. I see Dwight’s stapler in a thing of Jello. I smirk and walk over to my desk. Last night Jim came over and we did this prank together...again.

We’ve done this multiple times but Dwight never suspects me. I look over to see Dwight talking to Michael and the New Temp while Jim eats one of the Jello packs he stole from my house.

I giggle, look back down and start playing Solitaire on the computer. After Michael makes dessert jokes, Jim walks over to me.

“What time are you coming over?” He asks, leaning on the desk.

“Umm. 6:30?” I ask, looking up at him.

“That’s fine with me.” He says. “I’ll order the food as soon as I get home.”

“Great! I’ll stop and get the movie and change.”

Before Jim can reply, Michael steps out of his office.

“Melissa. Can you come here please?”

I look up at Jim confused, but I stand up and walk straight to Michaels office.

“Yes, Michael?” I ask, taking a seat in the chair next to him.

“So, umm...as you know, we might be downsizing. And Jan says we gotta start with you. I know you’ve been here for awhile but it’s time to pack your desk.” Michael says, and looks down, but I can see him watching me from the corner of his eye.

“Alright. Bye!” I stand up.

“Wait! You’re being X Punked! It was all Ryan’s idea!” Michael points to the New Temp.

I glance over. “Wait? I’m not fired?”

Michael shakes his head. “No! What would I do without my hot assistant?! You’re never getting fired!”

I sigh to myself. “Damn. Thanks Michael.”

“You’re very welcome, Melissa.” Michael smiles. “Can you send Pam in?”

“Sure!” I walk out. “Pam. Michael needs to see you.”

Pam looks confused but walks around the desk, over to us.

I stop her for a second and whisper. “Don’t believe him. He’s lying. Just cry alright?”

Pam nods and walks into Michael’s office, closing the door. I look at Jim who is looking confused. I kneel down.

“Michael tried to pull a prank saying I was fired, but I was gonna walk.” I whisper.

He nods. “Gotcha. What did I hear about ‘hot assistant’?”

“He said ‘what would I do without my hot assistant?’ Apparently I’m never getting fired.”

He laughs. “What can I do to become a hot assistant?”

“Get a hotter ass.” I smirk and stand up, then walk to my desk when Pam walks out. She has tears falling down her face. She smirks at me and walks over.

“Thanks for the heads up. I made him cry a little.”

I wink and look at the time. It’s now 5 o’clock and everyone but Jim and I were leaving. We notice the camera crew was still there. They weren’t leaving until everyone else officially leaves.

Jim shrugs and waves the camera over. “Come on.”

He grabs a plate from his desk that has a towel covering it. We walk into Michael’s office and Jim lays the plate on the desk and uncovers it. It has Michael’s World’s Best Boss mug in a thing of orange jello.

“So that’s where the extra box went!” I say, giggling.

Jim smirks. “Let’s go.”

We both walk to our own desks and grab our coats. I grab my purse and walk with Jim to the door. He opens it for me and then places his hand on my lower back, walking me to my car.

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Happens Like That-Jim Halpert-Chapter 2

Warnings: Cussing and Smut in later chapters.

Words: 4890

Tag List: @you-a-southpaw-doll @elskinner45 @imagines-by-a-typical-fangirl

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Melissa’s POV - Same Day, Just Later in the Evening

By the time I get home, half an hour has already passed since I clocked out and left work. I’m still going to Jim’s house but I wanted to change into something more comfortable. I walk upstairs to my room and change into a tank top and a pair of jeans before I look in the mirror. I brush my hair quickly before putting on a pair of sneakers.

I smile when I see how good I look, and feel proud of myself. I make sure everything is in place and that I look comfortable and ready to hang out, but also making sure I don’t look like I tried too hard. This isn’t the first time I’m going to Jim’s house. About a year after he started at DM, we started hanging out almost every day of the week.

We have our routine, doing things we both enjoy. And, most of the time, as long as we’re hanging out, we’re doing something we enjoy. He’s just about the only person I hang out with. Mondays, we sit together and watch basketball, nine times outta ten, it’s at his place since he has the DVR and the bigger TV.

I’m not a huge basketball fan, but I watch the Philly 76ers with him so we have a chance to hang out. I’m not gonna lie, I’ve come to understand certain things about the sport and appreciate it ‘cause it means I get to spend time with Jim. Since I’ve started getting more into basketball, Jim has offered and has been teaching me how to play for going on three and a half months now.

It’s been fun, and I might’ve not been the best at the beginning, but I’m getting better! Tuesdays...well, those are our taco nights. We get together at my house and make tacos, usually watching a movie afterwards. Sometimes, we try new types of tacos, or we stick to the good old fashioned ones, like beef tacos, which just so happen to be my favorite, with some guacamole on the side.

One time, Jim suggested that we try shrimp tacos...let’s just say that didn’t turn out too well and we ended up going to taco bell that night. It was a learning experience, to say the least. Fridays are our movie and dinner nights, with us switching houses every other week. One week it’ll be my place and I pick the movie while he picks what we’re having for dinner.

The next week, it’ll be at his place and he picks the movie, leaving dinner up to me. This week just so happens to be a little different. I couldn’t make up my mind on what I wanted for dinner, so we agreed I’d pick the movie and he’d get dinner, but we’d still have it at his place. After our movie ends and dinner has been cleaned up, we usually spend the night at the other’s house, just sleeping, nothing more...yet... hopefully one day.

If I stay at his place, he offers me his bed while he sleeps on the couch. I felt bad the first few times, but he assured me it’s ok. At my place, he insisted I keep my bed and he sleeps on the couch. We do this every Friday night because on Saturdays we go to the local bar and have a few drinks. And it’s better to go to one destination and be safe than go to two and possibly get hurt in one way or another.

So, I guess technically, we spend two nights a week together, but we don’t ever cross that line. Yet. The other days of the week are random. Usually, it just depends on how tired or busy we are after work. Sometimes, we’ll hang out, and other times, we’ll just part ways at our cars and go home or run errands or whatever it is we need to do.

To be honest, if I’m not with him, I usually just stop by McDonald’s or something, grab a bite to eat and go home to take a nap. I have no idea what he does when we’re not hanging out, but it’s ok. I stop at BlockBuster and grab the last copy of the movie he talked about wanting to see today. As I drive toward his house, I see a flower stand on the side of the road.

I smirk to myself and pull over. Last week, Jim came over for Taco Tuesday and brought me some flowers. It was a really sweet gesture and made me smile. Now it’s my turn to return the favor. I turn off my car and step out, making sure I grab my keys and wallet. Walking right up to the stand, I take a look at the different types of arrangements, colors, and floral designs.

After a few minutes, I pick up a little thing of cute flowers and walk over to the sweet looking, little old woman running the stand.

“Oh what’s the occasion?” She asks as she rings up my flowers.

“Just getting a friend some flowers.”

I smile, and hand her a slightly faded, and worn, ten dollar bill that’s more than enough to cover the cost. She nods, takes the money and hands me my change. I put it in my wallet before grabbing the flowers. Getting inside my car, I make sure the flowers are safe in my passenger’s seat, not before starting my car.

I drive for ten more minutes to get to Jim’s house, before I carefully pull into his driveway since there’s a big dip at the end of it. The city says it’s to help with water runoff when it rains so it lessens the chance for the roads to flood. His car is usually parked on the left and my car will be parked on the right, just like it is today.

He joked the other day that this was my parking spot and no one is allowed to park here. And I mean, no one. It doesn’t matter who they are. If they’re not me, then they can’t park here. Jim’s rules, not mine. Last year, Jim had a small BBQ and invited everyone from work. Michael showed up a little earlier than I did and Jim made him move his car before I got there.

No one understood why it was such a big deal. The big deal was 1) it was my spot, and 2) because I was more than likely sleeping over that night. I did sleep over, but I made sure to help him clean everything up since I helped him cook the night before. That was what kind of, officially, started us staying at each other’s house on a somewhat regular basis.

I turn off my car and grab the flowers from the seat next to me. I step out and grab my ‘Sleepover at Jim’s’ duffle bag that I keep in my back seat. I hold the flowers behind my back and walk toward his front door. I have no idea why I am so nervous.

I’ve been here a million times in the last 5 years! I put my duffle bag down and knock on the door. A few seconds later, Jim answers.

“Mel!” He smiles, seeming to be almost shocked it’s me and not someone else.

“Who else?” I giggle and all the nervousness washed away, just like that. I lean against the doorway and ask, “Who else could it have been?”

“The delivery guy. I was hoping the food would get here before you.” He says. He notices my hand behind my back and looks a little confused. “Umm, what is that?” He points.

I smile widely and pull them out. “Daisies.”

He chuckles. “Is this because I brought you sunflowers?”

I shrug and giggle as he lets me in. He grabs my duffle bag for me and I walk straight into his kitchen. Reaching into one of his cabinets, I grab one of the small vases that I know his mom has probably given him over the years. She has a habit of giving him flowers at least twice a year - Valentine’s Day, ‘cause she feels everyone deserves flowers and she knows he’s been single for a while, and his birthday.

The flowers on his birthday have been a tradition since Jim’s grandma died when he was little. She’d always give him a couple flowers on his birthday and his mom kept the tradition up. I fill it up with water and put the daisies inside. He walks in right as I set the vase on the counter and turn around to face him.

***

Diversity Day

Monday morning, I’m the first one in the office. This isn’t necessarily rare but being here before Dwight got in was. Dwight is usually always the first person in the office. Yesterday, though, Michael called me and asked for me to be in the office at eight instead of nine. At first, I had no idea why he’d have me come in an hour earlier, but I didn’t question it.

I now know it is because a gentleman, from corporate, by the man of ‘Mr. Brown’, is going to be coaching us through what Diversity really is. He’s also gonna tell us what we can and can’t say about races and such while we are in the office. We all know the reason is because Michael can say some things that are counted as racist, sexist, and even homophobic at times, and not even realize it.

I sigh to myself and hang up my jacket. I go into the conference room and start putting the chairs out for everyone. Should I put one out for Jim or is he going to stand today? I decide to put one out for him just so he has a chance to sit this time. I hear the door to the office open so I glance out the door.

When I see Jim, I grin from ear to ear and wave him over to where I’m at. He drapes his jacket over the back of his chair and walks to me.

“Hi.” He says, his voice still laced with sleep, as he flashes me a smile.

“Hey, sleepyhead. Late night?” I tease, knowing we both stayed up late last night, texting about random stuff. Mainly about me having to get up early in the morning and that’s why I couldn’t go watch the new Star Wars movie.

He chuckles slightly and nods. “I thought you could use some help.”

He puts his hands in his pockets and leans against the doorway.

“Well...I could use the help moving the table.” I point over my shoulder at the table in the middle of the room.

“You got it!” He says, walking over and grabbing one side of said table.

I grab the other side and we lift the table. We walk it over to the side of the room toward the windows and set it down slowly.

“Thanks. I didn’t wanna have to drag it over.” I giggle slightly.

He smiles. “It’s no problem, Mel. What else do you have to do?”

After another half hour of moving things around the room, and getting everything set up, he helps me put up a banner that Mr. Brown sent over. The banner says ‘Diversity Day’. Hopefully the room is the way he wants. Just as Jim helps me down from a chair, the front door opens. Jim and I walk out into office around to see who it is.

A middle-aged, nice looking, in the sense he seems nice, African American gentleman walks in.

“Hello.” I say, sweetly. “How can I help you?”

“I’m Mr. Brown. I’m doing a lesson today?”

“Yes! Hi, I’m Melissa. I’m Michael’s Assistant!” I put my hand out and he shakes it, smiling.

He looks at Jim. “And you are..?”

“I’m Jim Halpert. I’m one of the Salesmen here.” Jim says, putting his hand out for Mr. Brown to shake.

“Nice to meet you,” He says, and looks in the conference room where Jim and I just finished everything.

“Wow. You guys did that?”

“Yeah. We came in early to make sure you had room and-” I start saying.

“It’s wonderful. Thank you.”

No One’s P.O.V.

He walks into the conference room and starts setting up the items he brought. About an hour later, everyone arrives at the office, and Michael walks up to Mr. Brown.

“Hey, uh, can I help you in here?” He asks, clearly not really interested in helping.

Mr. Brown looks up, “I’m all set, thanks.”

Michael nods, “Gotcha, good. I’d go with the rows. Good idea.”

“Oh, Melissa and Jim set that up. I’m setting up the papers and the rest of the stuff I brought.” Mr. Brown says, before turning back to the table.

Michael nods and walks out. He pats Jim on the back and gives Melissa a thumbs up. They both smile and Jim continues his sales call.

“That's the thing. It's very sturdy paper and on the back it says, ‘100% post-consumer content.’ What?” The sound of a shredder is heard throughout the office, making Mel look up. “Hello? Uh-huh. Wait. What? I'm sorry, Mr. Decker. I think I'm losing you.” Dwight is shredding all his old paperwork he doesn’t need, at a most inconvenient time nonetheless. “Hello? Hello? Yeah. Hold on one second. I don't know. Hold on one second.” Jim puts the gentleman on the other end of the phone on hold and looks at Dwight. “Do you really have to do that now?”

“Yes I do! I should have done this weeks ago.” Dwight says, putting another piece of paper into the shredder.

Jim takes the gentleman off hold. “Mr. Decker, I'm sorry about that. What were you…” Dwight puts another paper in the shredder. “Can you hold on one second? Yeah, just one second. Thanks.” Jim reaches over and flips the switch on the power supply, making the shredder shut down. “Hello? That's it. Perfect. So what I was saying…”

Dwight reaches over and pushes a button to end the phone call. Mel’s eyes widen, not actually believing that Dwight just did that to a customer, or to Jim for that matter.

“Hello? Thanks, Dwight.” Jim sighs as he puts the phone down.

“Retaliation. Tit for tit.” Dwight says, smirking a little.

“That’s not the expression.” Jim says, sighs.

The roaring of the shredder starts once more as Dwight pushes the button on the power supply again.

“Well... it should be.” Dwight comments, as he continues to shred his papers.

Jim sighs and looks up when the camera guy pats his shoulder.

“Hey, come do an interview.” He says.

Jim nods and stands up, pushing in his chair. He glances up at Mel and rolls his eyes. She giggles and looks at Pam.

Melissa’s POV

“I’m going to go talk with Michael about what is gonna happen with my wedding and stuff, okay?” She asks.

“That’s fine. I’ll be here. Checking emails.” I smirk, pulling up Solitaire on the computer.

She giggles, walking around me, toward Michaels office. I start playing Solitaire and when I’m halfway done, Jim walks out of the conference room and straight over to my desk. He leans down, resting his cheek against his hand.

“Solitaire?” He asks.

I nod. “Freecell.”

He watches for a second and then points. “Six on seven.

“I know. I saw that.” I tease but don’t move the cards.

“So...then...why didn’t you do it?”

“I’m saving that ‘cause I like it when the cards go ‘t-ts-ts-tch-tch-tch’.” I giggle as I move another card on the computer.

“Who doesn’t love that?” Jim chuckles slightly.

I blush and continues to play my game when Pam walks back. Jim hears his phone rings, he runs over and answers the phone call.

“Mr. Decker! Hello!”

Michael walks out of his office, a few minutes later, with Mr. Brown walking out of the conference room. Michael walks right over to Oscar and starts to talk. Mr. Brown tells Michael he’s ready for us.

“Oh hey, well, diversity, everybody. Let’s do it. Oscar works in...umm Jim? Could you wrap it up please?”

I look confused as I grab my usual notebook. Doesn’t he want Jim to get this sale? This is one of Jim’s biggest sales. He should be able to finish it. I stand up and walk over to Jim’s desk as Michael goes walks toward the conference room but stops and turns back.

“Yeah, uh, Mr. Decker, please.” Jim says, glancing up.

Michael glances at the camera as he speaks to Jim. “It’s diversity day, Jim. I wish every day was diversity day.” He flashes a smile at the camera.

Jim sighs. “You know what? I’m actually going to have to call you back. Thank you. Sorry about that.” He hangs up and stands.

I whisper. “I’m sorry, Jim.”

He just puts his hand on my lower back and ushers me toward the conference room. I smile a little at the feeling of his hand on my back. When we get to the conference room, we head to where we normally sit, closer to the back corner and by the windows that look into the main office area. I sit down and Jim sits to my left.

A few minutes later, Mr. Brown collects the cards he had us fill out.

“Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Great.” He murmurs, politely, as he collects the cards from each of us.

“Come on, people! Let’s get ‘em in! Get in the cards! Get in the cards!” Michael says, clapping his hands together in an attempt to hurry us along.

Mr. Brown on the other hand is soft spoken, and very patiently with us. Once he has all the cards collected, he puts them together and then tucks them in with his stuff. He turns to face us, addressing us in a still much softer tone than Michael’s.

“Thanks for filling these out and I promise this’ll be quick. At Diversity Today, our philosophy is about honesty and positive expectations. We believe that 99% of the problems in the workplace arise simply out of ignorance.” Mr. Brown starts.

Michael cuts him off from the rest of his speech.

“You know what? This is a color-free-zone here. Stanley, I don’t look at you as another race.” He points to the only other African American in the room.

“Uh, see this is what I’m talking about. We don’t have to pretend we’re color-blind.” Mr. Brown says, looking over at Michael.

They start arguing over ignorance of the situation and I glance over at Jim. He leans back in his chair and puts his arm around me, resting it on the top of my chair. I open my notebook to a blank page. I reach and grab a pen I have attached to the notebook when a hang reaches out. I look and see Jim grabbing the pen before I could.

Because he is right handed his lines are messy, but he draws a tic-tac-toe board. He puts a messy X in the middle of the board. I giggle quietly and takes the pen from him. I put an O in the top right corner. He stares at the board before taking the pen and putting an X in the middle left box. I smirk to myself and takes the pen.

I put an O under my last one, cutting off Jim from winning. He breathes hard from his nose and stares at the board. He grabs the pen and puts an X in the top middle box. His eyes widen after realizing what he has done. I giggle again quietly and takes the pen before putting an O in the bottom left corner, marking me as the winner.

I glance up and sighs when I hear Kevin citing something. I realize he’s horribly butchering the Chris Rock skit that Michael tried to impersonate the other day. I shake my head and sigh. This is going to get bad quick! Michael cuts off Kevin from the Chris Rock skit, and tried to recite it himself. Mr. Brown tries to stop him.

He does so by trying to cut him off. Jim’s desk phone starts ringing and he quickly looks over. I look over at him.

“That better not be Mr. Decker,” I whisper.

He glances at me and nods.

He whispers, “It is more than likely.”

“Now, this is a simple acronym. HERO. Uh, at Diversity Today, we believe it is very easy to be a HERO. All you need is honesty, empathy, respect and open-mindedness.” Mr. Brown continues.

“Excuse me.” Dwight cuts in. “I’m sorry, but that’s not all it takes to be a hero.”

Mr. Brown raises an eyebrow. “Oh great. Well, what is a hero to you?”

“A hero kills people, people that wish him harm.” Dwight says, as if it is obvious.

“Ok.” Mr. Brown stares at him for a minute.

“A hero is part-human and part-supernatural. A hero is born out of a childhood trauma or out of a disaster that must be avenged.” Dwight continues.

“Oh, you’re thinking of a superhero.” Mr. Brown says.

“We all have a hero in our heart.”

Mr. Brown doesn’t acknowledge Dwight’s comment, but instead picks up a stack of papers from the podium and starts handing them out, while explaining, “Now, I need you to take these forms. This kind of expresses the joint experience we had today. And I need you to look 'em over and sign them as kind of a group pledge.”

I stand up, reaching forward to take a few so Jim and I can get out of here. Michael walks over to Mr. Brown and starts whispering. I grab two pieces of paper and hands Jim one. I sit back down and uses the pen from my notebook to sign my name. I hand the pen over to Jim and he quickly signs his name.

Standing up, he takes the paper from my hand and walks over to Mr. Brown. I stand and walk out of the room. Jim runs out of the room and quickly over to his desk phone. He picks it up and listens to his voicemail. He sighs and nods at me. It was Mr. Decker. He quickly calls him back.

“Yeah, hi. Is Mr. Decker around? Oh. Well, could you just have him call me after lunch? Thank you.” He hangs up and sighs, leaning back into his chair.

I reach over and moves his hair from his eyes.

“It’s okay Jim. You’ll talk to him after lunch and you’ll get the sale.” I smile slightly.

“You think so?” He looks up at me.

I nod and sighs when I hear the receptionist phone start ringing. Pam walks quickly out of the conference room and to our desk.

***

About an hour later I’m talking with Pam about her wedding plans when Michael walks out of the conference room. He calls us over so everyone in the room stands up and walks into the office. Jim waits for me. I walk up behind Toby and Jim steps into line behind me.

“All right? Everyone pretty? Come on. Here we go. It’s time. Let’s do some good.” Michael says, ushering us into the conference room.

“Hey, we’re not all going to sit in a circle Indian Style are we?” Toby says, laughing.

Michael says, with a straight face, “Get out.”

Toby’s eyes widen, “I’m sorry.”

“No this is not a joke, okay? That was offensive and lame. So double offensive. This is an environment of welcoming and you should just get the hell out of here.” Michael says, pointing out the door.

Toby sighs and turns, gently pushing past me and Jim. He walks out of the room and back over to his desk.

“Let’s go! Let’s do it. Come on. Let’s have some fun, everybody. Here we go. Take a seat. Cop a squat.” Michael says energetically.

Jim and I sit next to each other once again, but I didn’t bring my notebook this time. I am instantly regretting this. I lean back in my chair and cross my arms.

“Uh, thanks for coming in. Um Diversity...is the cornerstone of progress as I’ve always said. But don’t take my word for it. Let’s take a look at the tape.” Michael says leaning against a tv that was rolled in the room.

He starts the tape and he comes onto the screen, standing in front of our Dunder Mifflin sign. I roll my eyes discreetly and watch tv. I tone out some of video because I know it was going to be boring but I look up when I hear something about Abe Lincoln.

“Abraham Lincoln once said that, ‘If you’re a racist, I will attack you with the North.’ And those are the principles that I carry with me in the workplace.” the video says.

Michael turns off the tv and looks at us.

“Ok. Questions? Comments? Anybody?” Jim raises his hand. “Jim?”

“Uh, is that it?” He asks.

Michael nods, “Yes. I only had an hour to put it together but I’m going to add on to it later on.”

As time goes on, Kelly leaves, and Michael tries to get us to explain what race and nationality we are. I look over at Jim and sighs. He nods and uncrosses his arms. He puts an arm behind me resting on my chair as we watch everything that is going on in the office. After Oscar and Michael fight over nationalities, we hear Jim’s phone go off.

He quickly stands up and runs out of the room.

“Jim! Jim!” Michael sighs and holds up a board with note cards on it. “I have something here. I want you to take a card and put it on your fore-” He notices someone going to look at the card. “Don’t look at the card! I want you to take the card and put it on your forehead. Take a card, any card.”

I stand up from my seat when Michael walks over to me.

“Take your card.”

I stare at him for a second. “No.”

I walk out of the room to Jim’s desk. I hear Michael say something like, ‘Okay..I knew that was coming’. I lean against his desk as he puts down the phone.

“Was it him?”

He shakes his head no. “Nope. Someone trying to get prices on paper.” He sighs and leans back in his seat again.

“It’s okay Jim. He’ll call.” I smile. “Come on. Lets listen to how stupid Michaels Diveristy Day is going.” He smiles a little and stands up.

We walk the few steps to the door and listens in. I notice that Stanley has the card ‘Black’. Dwight has ‘Asian’. Pam has ‘Jewish’. I overhear Michael talking to Pam, who just tried to explain Dwight’s to him. She didn’t do a very good job.

I look at Jim confused. He just shrugs and we continue to watch. After a few minutes, Jim’s phone starts to ring again. He turns and quickly sits down, picking up the phone.

He talks for a few minutes.

“Mr. Decker, we didn’t lose your sale today, did we? Excellent. Ok Let me just get your..what’s that?” He pauses. I bite my lip in anticipation. “No, we didn’t close last time. I just need your...Oh...W-what code were you given? Oh, ok. That’s actually another salesman here. I can redo it if you want that. Oh, he gave you a discount? No I don’t blame you.” He says goodbye and hangs up.

I sigh and rub his back. “I’m sorry, Jim.”

He looks up at me. He opens his mouth to speak but looks down. He stands up, opening his drawer where he kept the champagne bottle and puts it on Dwight’s desk.

“No...” I say, sadly. He just nods and pulls me in for a hug, laying his head on mine.

I rub his back and whisper. “Today’s Monday so I’ll grab dinner and swing by your house so we can watch basketball, okay?”

He just nods against me. After a few minutes, he pulls away and smiles slightly. He then puts his hand on my lower back and ushers me into the conference room. We sit in the chairs against the window to the office and just listen to the discussion Michael is having. I lay my head against his shoulder.

Next thing I know Jim is gently moving his shoulder. I look up.

“Hey.” He whispers, smiling.

“Oh, sorry. Hey.” I giggle slightly, moving off his shoulder.

“We can go.” He says.

“Great.” I smile as I stand up, “I’ll grab dinner and go to your house?”

“Great.” He stands up.

I smile and walk out, going straight for my desk. I grab my bag and my jacket, walking with Jim to our cars. He waves to me as I get into my car. I close my car door and grab my cell phone. I call the closest Seafood restaurant.

“Hello? Hi, I would like to make an order for Soft Shelled Crab?”

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Jim’s P.O.V.

When I walk into the office, I notice Dwight, already at his desk, like usual. I have yet to see someone beat him into the office, except that day when Mel and I showed up to decorate for Mr. Brown. I pay him no mind as I slide my bag off my shoulder, setting it under my desk, taking my sports coat off, drape it over the back of my chair, and plop down in the not-so-comfortable rolling seat.

I spin ‘round a little so I’m facing the receptionist’s desk. Neither Pam nor Melissa are in yet. I’m sure Pam’s waiting on Roy, her fiancé, to hurry up so they can come into work together since Roy works downstairs in the warehouse. Mel might be coming in soon, I hope. I know we had a fun night last night, just watching movies and spending time together, even though we’re gonna be doing it again tonight, for our weekly Friday night movie and dinner night.

I just know we had a lot of fun. I know I did. Spending time with Mel is something I’ve come to enjoy since I started working here and we started hanging out. And, I’ve found myself coming up with more and more reasons to spend time with her. Why? It’s plain and simple. I like her. Ok, that’s putting it mildly.

If I’m being completely honest, I’ve found myself falling in love with her, more and more as each day passes. She makes coming into work worth it and makes work a million times better. Over the course of the next half hour, I watch as the rest of my coworkers trickle in and sit at their desks, each going to their own departments and areas.

When Mel comes in and slips off her overcoat, hanging it on the coat rack by the receptionist’s desk, I smile and mouth “Good Mornin’.” to her. She smiles and waves; I can tell that she’s still a little sleepy, and I chuckle to myself as I hold my pen against my bottom lip. She grins a little more and rubs her eyes, getting the sleep outta ‘em completely.

When Michael comes in, Pam’s already busy making copies. He goes to his office, sets his stuff down, and then comes out to chat with Pam, teasing her at first like he always does, and then asking about any new messages. I make eye contact with Mel and playfully roll my eyes, mocking Michael in a way.

I smile as I watch her try to hide a giggle by pretending to go to the fax machine, even though we both know a fax didn’t just come in. Michael finally goes in his office to do what he does. I stay at my desk and take care of some paperwork for a client. After I’m done, I get up and walk over to Pam and Mel.

I lean against the counter and look at Mel. “Last night on Trading Spouses, there's... have you seen it?” Knowing she watched it with me.

“No. I have a life.” She teases, grinning.

I smirk. “Interesting, what's that like?”

“You should try it sometime.”

“Wow.” I chuckle, grinning, and pretending to be a little hurt. “But then who would watch my TV? That is…”

She laughs the cutest laugh I’ve ever heard before she finishes what I was saying. “...your problem.”

I chuckle and nod slowly. She just grins and we both both peek over my shoulder when we hear Michael’s office door open. I sigh a little as he walks over.

“Jimbo! Ha haaaaa. Ah.” He says, trying to join in on mine and Mel’s conversation.

I glance at Mel and roll my eyes for the second time that morning. She just grins and looks down at the papers in front of her. I chuckle and glance back at Michael as he says my name, and asks me to step into his office. Following him, he steps into the small space first, and then stands by the door, waiting for me to enter.

I do, and take a seat as he closes the door and goes to sit behind his desk. He leans forward, elbows on his desk, palms together, and looks at me.

“There's a decision that needs to be made, and I'm having an unbelievably busy day. So I'm going to let you pick a health care plan for our office and then explain it to your co-workers.” He says, like he’s offering me the greatest task for all man-kind.

“Gosh.” I say, a smidge sarcastic, which he doesn’t pick up on, but he does pick up on my fake enthusiasm, interpreting it as genuine.

“Yeah!”

“That is a great offer. Thank you. I really think I should be concentrating on sales.” I say, trying to convince him that I appreciate the offer, but trying to get it across that I don’t want to do.

“Really?” He asks, somewhat shocked.

“Yeah. I just don't think this is the kind of task, that I...am going to do. You know who would be great for this?”

After I finally manage to convince Michael that Dwight would gladly do the task, and it doesn’t take much convincing, I step into the conference room to talk with the camera crew for a small interview. I grin as I sit, relaxed, in the uncomfortable seat.

“Any time Michael asks me to do anything, I just tell him that Dwight should do it.” I grin and say.

It’s believable too, since Dwight would literally do anything, and I mean anything, for Michael. If our boss said to jump, Dwight would already jump and then while he’s in the air, he’d ask how high, and how many times Michael wanted him to jump.

I look at the camera. “Right now, this is just a job. If I advance any higher in this company then this would be my career. And uh, well, if this were my career, I'd have to throw myself in front of a train.”

I make a “What can you do? It’s the truth” kind of face.

I watch as Dwight packs some of his stuff and rushes into the conference room. After some time, his desk, computer and chair have all ended up in there. I roll my eyes and continue to do my work, when Mel gets up from her desk, quickly walking over to me. I go to talk but she leans down to whisper in my ear.

“Heard through the grapevine that Ford Motors ended their contract with Staples.”

My eyes widen and I spin in my chair. I start looking up the closest Ford Motors and find their phone number. Mel winks at me and walks to the breakroom to make herself her first cup of coffee.

Mel’s POV

About ten minutes later, I walk out of the break room when Jim gently pushes me back in, closing the door.

“Hey-” I say, looking up at him.

He takes the coffee cup from my hands and puts it on the counter near us. Before I can say anything this time he cups my cheeks, kisses my forehead before pulling me in for a tight hug. I blush and hug him back. What brought this on? As much as I love Jim hugs, I’m genuinely curious. He pulls from the hug and smiles.

“I got the Ford Motors deal! You helped me get a $143 billion deal!” He says excitedly.

I squeal and hug him once again, but tighter than before.

“You did it!” I say, smiling.

“If it wasn’t for you, I wouldn’t have known! Thank you so much!” He smiles.

We pull from the hug and smile a little.

“Come on.” Jim says, handing me my cup of coffee again.

I smile in thanks and walk out with him. Just as I sit down in my chair Dwight walks out of his ‘Temporary Workspace’. He starts handing out pieces of paper with all our benefits on them. I take mine when he gets to my desk and I read over it. My eyes widen at everything listed. Oh no. I can’t afford a $1,200 deductible.

I look up at Jim when he looks over at me. His face is showing he doesn’t like this either. He nods and we both stand up. I walk over to his desk and he ushers me to Dwight’s door. We walk inside.

“Dwight what-”

He cuts me off.

“Uh, knock please. Please knock. This is an office.” He says, glancing up from his desk.

“It says ‘workspace’.” Jim says, pointing toward the door.

“Same thing.” Dwight says.

“If it’s the same thing, then why did you write ‘workspace’?”

“Just knock, please? As a sign of respect for your superior.”

“You definitely are not my superior.” I say, crossing my arms.

“Oh gee, then why do I have an office?” Dwight asks, smirking.

“I thought it was a workspace?” Jim asks Dwight with a slight smirk on his face as well.

“Anyway, Dwight. Are you really in charge of picking the health care plan?” I ask, looking at Dwight.

“Yes and my decision is final.” He says in a smart ass tone.

“This is a ridiculously awful plan. You cut everything. I can’t afford this.” I say.

“Awee, times are tough, Melissa. Deal with it.”

“You cut more than you had to, didn’t you?” Jim asks.

“Sure.” Dwight says.

“Well, why did you do that? You work here, don’t you want good insurance?” Jim asks, trying to get Dwight to change his mind.

“Don’t need it. Never been sick. Perfect immune system.”

“Okay, well if you’ve never been sick, then you don’t have any antibodies.”

“I don’t need them. Superior genes. I’m a Schrute. And superior brain power. Through concentration, I can raise and lower my cholesterol at will.” Dwight says, leaning back in his chair a little.

“I don’t care! Fix this, Dwight.” I say.

I crumble up the piece of paper and toss it at Dwight. I walk around Jim and walks back to my desk. Not too much later, the employees, besides Jim and I, end up cornering Michael outside of the bathroom. Michael makes Dwight change the insurance after finding out he cut too much. He also says that at the end of the day there will be a big surprise.

Knowing Michael, there is no surprise, but you never know. After a few minutes, Dwight walks out of his ‘office’.

“Ok, everyone. Gather round. Step forward. It has been brought to my attention that some of you are unhappy with my plan. So what I'd like you to do is to fill this out and write down any diseases you have that you might want covered and I'll see what I can do.”

Jim looks up at Dwight. “Okay, you know what, Dwight? We can’t write our diseases for you because that’s confidential.”

He pauses for a second. “I didn’t say write your name down, did I? Fill it out, leave it anonymous. Or don’t write any disease down at all and it won’t be covered. Sound fair? Good I’ll be in my office.”

“Workspace.” I say a little louder as he walks into the conference room.

Michael walks out of his office and walks out saying something about our surprise. Pam gets up and walks to a more quiet area to write hers down. That’s when Jim stands up and walks over to me.

“Wait...what are you writing? Don’t write Ebola or Mad Cow Disease, alright? Because I’m suffering from both.” Jim says chuckling a little.

“I’m inventing new diseases.” I say, giggling.

“Great!” Jim says.

“So let’s say my teeth turn to liquid and then, they drip down the back of my throat. What would you call that?” I ask, smiling.

“I thought you said you were inventing diseases? That’s Spontaneous Dental Hydroplosion.” Jim smirks a little.

“Nice!” I bring my hand up for a high five.

“Thank you!” He says, smacking mine.

About 20 minutes later, Jim collects the papers and shuffles them before handing them to Dwight. The only reason he did was because he put his,or mine, on top. We all settle into our desks. Everyone taking calls and I’m playing Solitaire since everything has been faxed and copied. Dwight comes running out of his ‘office’ angrily.

“Damnit! Damnit, Jim! Alright! Who did this? I’m not mad. I just want to know who did it so I can punish them.” Dwight says, holding up the pile of papers.

Jim turns around in his chair. “What are you talking about?”

“Someone forged, uhh, medical information and that is a felony.” Dwight glares at Jim.

“Actually, Dwight. You’re not even supposed to know our medical information. And you forcing us to tell you that is a felony.” I say looking up toward him.

Jim holds up his arms, one toward toward me and another toward Dwight.

“Okay woah! ‘Cause that is a pretty intense accusation. How do you know that they are fake?” Jim glances at me then looks at Dwight.

Dwight rolls his eyes and holds up the paper and starts reading, “Uh, Leprosy? Flesh eating bacteria. Hot-dog fingers?” Kevin laughs from the other side of the room. “Government-created killer nanorobot infection.” Stanley laughs. “You did this, didn’t you?” Dwight points to Jim.

“Absolutely not!” Jim says, putting a hand to his chest.

“Yes, you did!”

“No, I didn’t.”

“I know it was you. Fine. You know what? I’ll have to interview each and every one of you until the perpetrator makes him or herself known. And until that time, there will be no health care coverage for anyone!” Dwight says, turning around and walks back into his office, closing the door.

Jim looks toward me and smiles. “Killer nanorobots?”

I smirk. “It’s an epidemic.”

Pam looks at me and starts laughing, “Really, Melissa?”

I shrug, “My hot-dog fingers are infested with nanorobots.” I giggle, holding my hands up.

Jim’s POV

Dwight walks out of his ‘office’.

“Come on, Jim. You’re first!” He turns back into the office.

I glance up at Mel and she smirks. I wink and walk into Dwight’s office and sits down. I lace my fingers together on my stomach as I lean back into my chair. I put my right leg over my left, crossing them.

“The problem, Jim, is that people who are really suffering from a medical condition won’t receive the care they need because someone in this office is coming up with all this ridiculous stuff.” He holds up Mel’s piece of paper and reads from it. “Count Choculitis?”

I shrug. “Sounds tough.”

“Why did you write that down, Jim? Is it because you know I love Count Chocula?” He asks.

Mel did write that down because she knew that. Last year she got him a Count Chocula coffee mug for Christmas.

“Do you?” I ask staring at him.

“I think you need to confess.”

“Mhmm.”

“...the fact...”

“Yep.” I reach forward and grab his set of keys.

“What are you doing?” He asks.

I walk out of the room and smile, “Good luck.”

I lock the door and look at him through the window.

“Jim! Damnit! No! Jim! Let me out!” Dwight shouts from inside the conference room.

I stare at him and toss his keys to the side, making it land on a shelf next to Stanley. I turn around and sit back down at my desk and pretend to go back to work. Just then my phone rings.

“Jim Halpert?” I say, answering.

“Let me out!” Dwight says through the phone.

“Who is this?” I asking, pretending nothing happened today.

“Let me out or you’re fired!” He tries to intimidate me.

“No, you can’t fire me.”

Melissa is right. He’s not our superior.

“Yes, I can. I’m manager for the day. Clean out your desk.”

Line two starts to ring.

“Okay, can you hold on? I’m getting a...umm beep.” I push line two. “Jim Halpert?”

“Hey, Jim! It’s Mel.”

I glance up and see Mel on the phone with me. I smirk.

“Hi, Mel! How are you?” I ask, excitedly.

I hear Dwight yell through the door. “Jim! Open the door!”

“Good. How are you?” She giggles. “Busy?”

“I’m doing okay! Getting excited for the weekend though. What are you up to?” I ask.

I know she’s coming over this weekend. We’re going to see a new movie she’s been dying to see, then she’s sleeping over.

Dwight yells at me again through the door to make Mel ask, “Um, I’m not bothering you, am I?” She giggles slightly. “You don’t have anything you’re doing?”

“I have nothing to do.” I smile over at her.

“Oh great! Um, this weekend? Yeah I’m going to my best friend’s house!” She smiles widely.

“Oh yeah?” I ask, smiling.

“Yeah! We’re going to the movies then back to his house for some drinks.”

“Really?What movie?”

“We’re going to see Corpse Bride! Tim Burton is my favorite director!” She smiles.

I knew that. Every time it’s her day to pick our movie, it’s a Tim Burton movie. I never had a problem with it. As long as she’s happy. Eventually we hang up because Dwight stopped yelling at me. I chuckle and looks up at Mel. She giggles and looks back down at her desk. I’m glad she’s my partner-in-crime. I don’t know what I would do without her.

“Let me out or you’re fired!” He tries to intimidate me.

“No, you can’t fire me.”

Melissa is right. He’s not our superior.

“Yes, I can. I’m manager for the day. Clean out your desk.”

Line two starts to ring.

“Okay, can you hold on? I’m getting a...umm beep.” I push line two. “Jim Halpert?”

“Hey, Jim! It’s Mel.”

I glance up and see Mel on the phone with me. I smirk.

“Hi, Mel! How are you?” I ask, excitedly.

I hear Dwight yell through the door. “Jim! Open the door!”

“Good. How are you?” She giggles. “Busy?”

“I’m doing okay! Getting excited for the weekend though. What are you up to?” I ask.

I know she’s coming over this weekend. We’re going to see a new movie she’s been dying to see, then she’s sleeping over.

Dwight yells at me again through the door to make Mel ask, “Um, I’m not bothering you, am I?” She giggles slightly. “You don’t have anything you’re doing?”

“I have nothing to do.” I smile over at her.

“Oh great! Um, this weekend? Yeah I’m going to my best friend’s house!” She smiles widely.

“Oh yeah?” I ask, smiling.

“Yeah! We’re going to the movies then back to his house for some drinks.”

“Really?What movie?”

“We’re going to see Corpse Bride! Tim Burton is my favorite director!” She smiles.

I look up as Michael walks in the door. He has a bag in his hand and he holds up an ice-cream sandwich.

“Hey hey hey, everybody! Ice-cream sandwiches! Ahh!” He laughs.

He starts tossing the sandwiches around the room. I look at Mel as she stares at Michael with a weird look on her face. Michael tosses a sandwich at me and I catch it.

“This isn’t the big surprise, is it? Because we’ve been having a pretty horrible day.” Stanley says, looking at the ice-cream.

“Uhh..nope. Nope. This isn’t the surprise. It’s surprising, um, because you didn’t expect it. But you will..you’ll know it when you see it.” Michael says, tossing more ice cream around.

Dwight starts smacking at the window. “Michael, Michael!”

Michael looks over and sighs. “Oh, Christ.”

Melissa’s POV

He completely ignores Dwight and goes straight into his office. Jim stands up after realizing what time it was and walks the shelves. He grabs Dwight’s keys and walks over to Dwight’s door. He unlocks it. Time passes and before long, it’s 4:30pm when Dwight calls everyone into the conference room.

He moved his desk back out next to Jim’s so he can get everyone in there. I sit next to Jim once again and cross my arms.

“I’m now going to read aloud your submitted medical conditions. When you hear yours read, please raise your hand to indicate that it is real. If you do not raise your hand, it will not be covered.”

Stanley raises his hand. “What about confidentiality?”

“You know what?” Dwight says. “You have forfeited that privilege. I have tried to treat you all as adults, but obviously I am the only adult here. Number one, inverted penis.”

Meredith slowly raises her hand. “Could you mean vagina? Because if you do, I want that covered.”

“I thought your vagina was removed during your hysterectomy?” Dwight says, stupidly.

“A uterus is different from a vagina. I still have a vagina.” She sighs.

“Dermatitis?” Angela raises her hand. “Thank you, Angela. I’ll make sure that’s covered. Now who wrote this hysterical one? Anal Fissures?”

Jim glances at me and I shake my head no.

“That’s a real thing.” Kevin says.

“Yeah, but no one here has it.” Dwight says.

“Someone has it.” Kevin says again.

5 o’clock comes around and everyone starts packing up. Kevin, Oscar and the others are standing at Michael’s door waiting for the surprise. Michael walks out and looks at everyone.

“Well?” Oscar asks.

“Well, what? You could be referring to anything.” Michael says, nervously.

“The health care plan.”

“Why did you put Dwight in charge of that? He did a horrible job!” I say, walking over with my hand on my hip.

Michael looks at me then at Dwight. “Uh, Dwight? Did you raise benefits?”

“I most certainly did not!” Dwight says, as if he’s proud.

“Oh come on! That's horrible! Aaah...Thanks, Dwight, for a crappy plan. Ah, Damn! Oh, mmm, I wish I had time to change it, but Jan needs it by five, and...what time is it, what time is it?” He looks at his watch. “Ah, it's after five. Oh, oh it's awful. So, well, ok. See you guys on Monday.”

“What about the surprise?” Angela asks.

“Oh...Yes. Exactly. Thank you, Angela, for reminding me. Terrific. Um, before I tell everybody what the big surprise is, would you like to tell me what you think the big surprise is?” Michael says, rubbing his hands together.

“We all think you don't have a surprise.” Stanley rolls his eyes.

“Alright, I have some news for you. There is a big surprise. And...here it is. Here we go. And the big surprise is...” Michael starts drumming in the air. “Brrrrrrr! Drum roll! Brrrrrrr.”

I grab my purse and walk to the door. Jim follows behind me carrying his suitcase.

“Ready for tonight?” I ask, smiling.

“Yep! I was actually looking for times for the movie. The next one is at 6:30pm, if you want me to pick you up?” He asks.

“Perfect!” I say, excitedly.

He puts his hand on my lower back and walks me to my car. I can’t wait for this weekend to officially start.

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