Deep in the tunnels, Carter, LeBeau and Newkirk gathered around Kinch's desk. The deadline for the Papa Bear Awards nominations had finally passed, and the men were eager to see the results.

"Boy, I can't wait to see what everyone else nominated!" Carter said enthusiastically. "I think I picked the best ones, but I would have nominated a lot more if I could have!"

"Oui, oui, there were many good stories. And I am sure whichever ones end up winning will help the colonel regain his memory," LeBeau said with a quick nod.

"I bloody well hope so. We've been lucky that nothing big has come up in the last week, otherwise we might be up the blooming creek," Newkirk said as he rifled through the papers. Kinch batted his hand away and grabbed the stack, tapping it against his desk to straighten it before he leafed through it himself.

"All right, I've organized them into categories already. I guess we should start with the snapshots," Kinch said. He grabbed the first page and set the others down. "Drum roll, please."

Carter tapped rapidly on Kinch's desk. "Shame the colonel isn't here. He could give a great drum roll on his kettle drums!"

At this, Newkirk rolled his eyes. Ever since the colonel had lost his memory, he had kept himself busy and distracted with some of the pastimes of his youth- among them, his interest in playing the drums. "I'm 'bout ready to shove his drum sticks up where-"

"Ahem!" Kinch interrupted. "Thanks for the drum roll, Carter. And here they are: the nominated stories for Best Snapshot, in alphabetical order."

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The Nominated Works

BEST SNAPSHOT

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Any Second Now **
by flowersforgraves

Klink's Mini Monocle Madness
by baja_king

Naked Knackered Newkirk Nicked Knickerbockers
by MoonyEstelChase

Oberst vs the Paperwork
by Visage

Persuasion
by Wind-in-the-Sage

Promises
by Visage

Rich Man, Poor Man, Every Man in Line
by Abracadebra

Sad News, Sweet Memories
by Abracadebra

The Gun Provided
by Scrap of Paper

The Only Sensible One
by wind-in-the-sage

The Smoke-Out
by katbybee

To the Last **
by ami_ven

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"Blimey, there were quite a few of those!" Newkirk exclaimed.

"Well there were a lot to choose from!" Carter replied. "Okay, Kinch, now do the short drama stories!"

"Okay. Hold onto your hats!"

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Turn over to find out about the short drama stories!

** Denotes stories found on AO3