Remixed!

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I have finished my remixredux story! And it is up! And I can now reveal (except that astrogirl2 has sort of mentioned it already) that my assigned remixee was mistraltoes and I remixed her filk The Ultramarines to produce Resonances (The Out Of The Blue And Into The Black Remix) (and it is also up on my own site, with less formatting problems here.

One of the interesting things is that I did not choose to remix the same work that was chosen by the pinch-hitter, the story "When I was Your Age", even though Mistral thought that that one was the most likely one to be remixed. In fact, it didn't even cross my mind. The Ultramarines was always my first choice, because I really liked the idea of doing an Ultraworld AU (though it has been done before, especially very well in the one-story zine "Trust, Like the Soul"). I knew I didn't have time to explore the "oh dear how am I going to deal with all these strange bodyparts" but that actually wasn't the main thing that appealed to me about the idea. The filk, albeit that it was humourous, gave me a hook to start from, something I hadn't considered: how utterly awful it might be for Cally in this situation. And as I'd been going through some lousy times myself, let us just say it offered me an avenue for self-expression.

The other story I did consider whether I would remix was actually Perspectives, because it offered something which would be easy to change the PoV of. I was hesitating about doing the Ultramarines because I wasn't sure if one could really remix a filk, but I'm glad I did, because I like Cally and Avon more than any of the Buffy characters, really (except maybe Giles, if I'm completely fair...). And it forced me to rewatch a few key episodes like Ultraworld, Killer, and Gambit, which reminded me how snarky and cynical Avon actually is, which is kind of easy to forget when one likes him so much.

So, there, I've written my Ultraworld AU. At probably the right time, considering the number of things that were put into it.

Would I do RemixRedux again? You betcha!

Comments

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Blake's reference to Lord Jeffrey Ashley and the smallpox blankets was in fact incorrect

I think he gets the name or year wrong, I can't remember which. I like that though: people don't remember things perfectly, and history may become distorted over the centuries, so it feels very realistic.

Vila and Dayna were the only ones left on the ship who were even talking to each other, since Tarrant was trying to keep out of everyone's way, and Avon and Cally were feeling too rotten to talk to anyone.

Ah. That makes a lot of sense. It's a pity you didn't manage to work in a reference to that. It was nice to 'see' though. Vila needs a friendm especially in S3 and S4.

There's a zine called 'Delta Blues' which is awfully sad; did you use its title? Though it was more Auron Blues--or am I being thick and there's a music genre called Delta Blues?

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It's a pity you didn't manage to work in a reference to that.

Heh, I was having enough difficulty working in a reference to the bet...

or am I being thick and there's a music genre called Delta Blues?

There is. The "Delta" part comes from the Mississipi Delta. You've heard of the Blues, though, surely? "Rhythm and Blues"? Jazz?

Vila needs a friend

I don't think Dayna would be it, though. She still doesn't respect him enough.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

No. I don't think Vila really had one in S3 and S4 although Soolin seemed kinder to him than the others. Poor Vila.

You've heard of the Blues, though, surely?

Of course. Just not Delta ones.