[EVENT] Heavy Artillery Rolling Remix

[thrillingdetectivetales]

THE COLLECTION IS LIVE!

We officially did it, friends! The first ever Heavy Artillery Rolling Remix was a resounding success, and I can't thank you all enough for being such stellar participants and for making this fandom such a beautiful place to be.

Go take a gander at the multitude of fantastic works* on AO3, and if you're the type who likes guessing games or detective work, you can leave a (screened) comment on this post with your guesses in whatever order you'd like to make them—by track, by order, follow your heart, I'm not here to tell you how to play. There's no real reward for guessing the correct order beyond bragging rights, but I'm very looking forward to seeing everyone's wild conjecture.

Thank you again for making this event so much fun, everyone, and I hope to see you at the next one! Don't forget, our D-Day Prompt Meme is running until July 11th!

*NOTE: I’m still waiting for a couple of you to change your dates, so please get on that ASAP so I can release your fic to the collection for well-deserved kudos and comments!

Comments

[muccamukk]

Okay, fuck if I know, but here's my guess.

CHAIN AWKWARD MEET UPS:
American Dreaming by Tec
The Loquacious Mr. Liebgott
no matter how near you'll be (the sad affair remix) by me
Take A Chance On Me by Arwen88
A Dose of Civilization by slightlytookish
Lovesick
Paddling the Wine-Dark Sea by me

CHAIN AU:
Some Sunny Day by Tec
Sink Like a Bird by Fiore
Got My Flash On by Impala_chick
all the roads lead to you (70s in spirit)
Tattered Memorials and Solace
We do it, because it's all there is to do.
I’m Going To Be Here 'til Forever (So Just Call When You’re Around)

[muccamukk]

OR!

CHAIN AWKWARD MEET UPS:
American Dreaming by Tec
The Loquacious Mr. Liebgott
no matter how near you'll be (the sad affair remix) by me
A Dose of Civilization by slightlytookish
Take A Chance On Me by Arwen88
We do it, because it's all there is to do.
I’m Going To Be Here 'til Forever (So Just Call When You’re Around)

CHAIN AU:
Some Sunny Day by Tec
Sink Like a Bird by Fiore
Got My Flash On by Impala_chick
all the roads lead to you (70s in spirit)
Tattered Memorials and Solace
Lovesick
Paddling the Wine-Dark Sea by me

ETA: You know what, the more I think about it, the more sure I am I was right the first time.

Logic of my remixes:

I took Webster running into Liebgott making a drunken fool of himself in a dive bar in the village and turned it into Dick running into Nixon making a drunken fool of himself in a dive bar in the village. Elements carried over including the wife running off, public admission of homosexuality and somewhat bailing the drunken party out. Though of course Nix and Dick know each other and it's canon setting, whereas the fic I remixed was a first meeting set in a fusion of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and the tone was very different.

I took Harry being the guy everyone goes to for advice convincing Nix that he has a chance after a botched kiss with Dick, and turned it into Gunny Haney being the one who gives advice whether anyone wants it or not convincing Eddie that he has a chance after a botched kiss with Andy. Elements carried over include previous examples of advice, and a suggestion to move the romance to somewhere actually romantic. Tone somewhat different, and of course they're in a boat.

[muccamukk]

Back with author guesses!

American Dreaming by Tec
The Loquacious Mr. Liebgott by Aldo
no matter how near you'll be (the sad affair remix) by Muccamukk
Take A Chance On Me by Arwen88
A Dose of Civilization by slightlytookish
Lovesick by Impala Chick
Paddling the Wine-Dark Sea by Muccamukk

CHAIN AU:
Some Sunny Day by Tec
Sink Like a Bird by Fiore
Got My Flash On by SkyEarth
all the roads lead to you (70s in spirit) by Tec
Tattered Memorials and Solace by Zippit
We do it, because it's all there is to do. by mariamegale
I’m Going To Be Here 'til Forever (So Just Call When You’re Around) by kathikon

Guesses!

[slightlytookish]

I tried to guess the order and I was (and still am) so confused that this is probably a giant mess but here goes:

TREE TRACK
Starter fic: American Dreaming
Ash: The Loquacious Mr. Liebgott
Oak: Got My Flash On
Birch: all the roads lead to you (70s in spirit)
Spruce: Tattered Memorials and Solace
Hickory: I’m Going To Be Here 'til Forever (So Just Call When You’re Around)   
Maple: We do it, because it's all there is to do.

(aka, the track where I thought I knew where I was going but then I got to the second half of the list and just ???? who knows!)

BIRD TRACK
Starter fic: Some Sunny Day
Warbler: Sink Like a Bird
Magpie: no matter how near you'll be (the sad affair remix)
Sparrow: Take Chance on Me
Petrel: A Dose of Civilization
Kingfisher: Lovesick
Owl: Paddling the Wine-Dark Sea

(I feel a tiny bit more confident in my Bird Track guesses since I'm one of them so I know I definitely got one right lol. But I'm still not 100% sure).

Author guesses:
-Tec for both starter fics
-Mucca for the Eddie and Gunny one
-Arwy for Shames/Peacock
-Fiore...I'm leaning towards "no matter how near you'll be (the sad affair remix)" but I also spent some time convinced that it was the fic that followed mine so ???
-All the rest: ???? no idea but I might come back if any sudden revelations occur :D

[scandalinbohemia]

My guesses:

BIRDS

0) Some Sunny Day by Tec
1) Sink Like a Bird by Fiore
2) Got My Flash On by skyearth85
3) all the roads lead to you (70s in spirit) by ?
4) Tattered Memorials and Solace by Aldo
5) We do it, because it's all there is to do by SaintDick
6) I’m Going To Be Here 'til Forever (So Just Call When You’re Around) by Zippit


TREES

0) American Dreaming by Tec
1) The Loquacious Mr. Liebgott by ?
2) no matter how near you'll be (the sad affair remix) by Mucca
3) Take a Chance on Me by Arwen88
4) A Dose of Civilization by slightlytookish
5) Lovesick by ?
6) Paddling the Wine-Dark Sea by Tec

[scandalinbohemia]

My remix of "Some Sunny Day" was a very straightforward translation of a tanker AU into a salvage ship AU. The story unfolds in pretty much the same way as the original one, with Dick being the "savior" who rescues Nix from a difficult situation. They have some history and they promise to meet again at the end. Some dialogues are actually (mis)quotes from the original fic.

[skyearth85]

Hello! "Sink Like a Bird" was the story before mine.
My first idea was to write something about the German U-Boat that sank Lewis's boat. But I decided to have a more traditional approach and so I followed in the path of the previous story and put Easy men in different units.
The 17th of May was Liebgott's birthday, so I was in a Webgott mode and Webster was a journalist in the making and I had just watched a documentary on American journalism during ww2 (Passato e Presente st. 2018/2019 "Hollywood va alla guerra" su Raiplay) and so this little story was born.

[arwen88]

Okay! So, these are my tracks:

American Dreaming < Thrillingdetectivetales
The Loquacious Mr Liebgott < Lt Aldo Raine
no matter how near you'll be < Fiorediloto
Take A Chance On Me < arwen88
A Dose Of Civilization < slightlytookish
Lovesick < Thrillingdetectivetales
Paddling the Wine-Dark Sea < Mucca

Some Sunny Day < Thrillingdetectivetales
Sink Like A Bird < zippit
Got My Flash On < skyearth85
all the roads lead to you < mucca
Tattered Memorials and Solace < impala_chick
We do it, because it's all there is to do < mariamegale
I'm going to be here 'til forever < kathikon


From the fic I received I decided to take the scene in which Dick arrives at the bar and watches Nix through the mirror behind the bar, seeing him flirt before Nix turns around and goes "Oh, hey!"

So I took the scene almost completely? And so there is Thomas entering the gay bar and seeing Ed through the mirror behind the bar, and he stops there, surprised and a little worried. Ed turns around, sees him and "Oh, hey!"

I thought it was really really obvious, I have to admit XD

[zippitgood]

The fic I received from thrillingdetectivetales was a delightful AU and the image that stuck out the most in my mind was Dick behind the typewriter dealing with things he didn't want to deal with. I remembered that scene from Crossroads and off I went. Otherwise, I was worried I wouldn't be able to get a small enough idea to fit the word count limit.