~Discontinued for now, sorry
𝕎𝕙𝕖𝕟 𝕨𝕒𝕝𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕒𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕖 𝕚𝕟 𝕒 𝕛𝕦𝕟𝕘𝕝𝕖 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕣𝕦𝕖 𝕕𝕒𝕣𝕜𝕟𝕖𝕤𝕤, 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕖 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕣𝕖𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕘𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕔𝕒𝕟 𝕤𝕙𝕠𝕨 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕨𝕒𝕪: 𝕚𝕟𝕤𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕔𝕥 𝕥𝕠 𝕤𝕦𝕣𝕧𝕚𝕧𝕖, 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕜𝕟𝕠𝕨𝕝𝕖𝕕𝕘𝕖 𝕠𝕗 𝕟𝕒𝕧𝕚𝕘𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟, 𝕔𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝕚𝕞𝕒𝕘𝕚𝕟𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟. 𝕎𝕚𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕞, 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕝𝕠𝕤𝕥.
~Discontinued for now, sorry
𝕎𝕙𝕖𝕟 𝕨𝕒𝕝𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕒𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕖 𝕚𝕟 𝕒 𝕛𝕦𝕟𝕘𝕝𝕖 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕣𝕦𝕖 𝕕𝕒𝕣𝕜𝕟𝕖𝕤𝕤, 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕖 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕣𝕖𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕘𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕔𝕒𝕟 𝕤𝕙𝕠𝕨 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕨𝕒𝕪: 𝕚𝕟𝕤𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕔𝕥 𝕥𝕠 𝕤𝕦𝕣𝕧𝕚𝕧𝕖, 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕜𝕟𝕠𝕨𝕝𝕖𝕕𝕘𝕖 𝕠𝕗 𝕟𝕒𝕧𝕚𝕘𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟, 𝕔𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝕚𝕞𝕒𝕘𝕚𝕟𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟. 𝕎𝕚𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕞, 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕝𝕠𝕤𝕥.
Hey hi welcome to my big long crit. I know I said I was gonna do it tomorrow but I didn't spend as long on a different draft as I thought I might and I was kinda in the mood for some more crit anyway so I figured I'd get in ahead of everyone else :3
Feel free to reply or drop me a PM if you want me to elaborate on something I've said here or take another look :3
Okay so initially the description was in need of a lot more clarification as to what is going on. I still think this needs work: I think you're relying on the image caption conveying the scope a little too much. There's still a bit of a lack of clarity as to how long a successful traversal is (the short distances mentioned before subjects expire in the test logs give an impression of it being fairly short; so you might want to increase a few of them?); and it'd be worth indicating either a rough number of entrances or that new entrances keep being found.
There's also a kinda, lack of clarity as to what the inside of SCP-XXXX looks like? It kinda sounds like it just looks like a regular alleyway or w/e with nothing visible that's out of place? Except that you get shot? Do the D-Class ever see where the voices come from?
Initially I was thinking the sudden ending was the big issue but I think on further thought it's that I don't really have any investment in the events? None of the D-Class have personalities so I don't really care if they live or die but also nothing particularly interesting happens with the test? Like there's the escalation but it doesn't really hook a reader?
I'm not a huge fan of exploration logs where you have running commentary from someone inside a place but it feels like this really needs something like that: probably just one or two, with like, a longer implied "level" so that you can really escalate from just getting shot at initially to more. I say this because it'd really allow you to convey how it feels to go inside here and like, what it looks like and how the gunshots feel and stuff. If you want to do it in a different way though, go for it.
Without something like this, it just, kinda feels like it's playing the idea too straight.
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Uh okay so taking it back a little: in it's current state, I'd probably lean towards upvoting it maybe but I think with a bit more work, it could be real good.
to establish a restricted perimeter around SCP-XXXX, including exposed sidewalks, playgrounds, and especially highly populated areas.
I'm really not sure what you mean by the "including" here: like, are these things that are being restricted from being within SCP-XXXX? or like, things which are within SCP-XXXX currently and are being forced into disuse? I don't really know what to suggest changing here because I'm not sure what you mean
In case of an accidental civilian breach
Is the restricted perimeter not stopping accidental breaches? I assumed you meant like, fencing an area off and saying "don't go in"?
are to detained immediately and be administered with Class-D amnestics.
"are to be detained immediately and then given Class-D amnestics."
The immediately feels off too, perhaps dropping it or replacing it with "as soon as possible"?
Humans entering within three to five meters of SCP-XXXX will have the compulsion to traverse it.
I strongly recommend coming up with a good reason for people to enter SCP-XXXX. Later on, you suggest there's voices coming from SCP-XXXX at specific moments: you could use them here to e.g, lure people in thinking someone is in distress or a child is lost or something.
The walking speed varies between subjects but has been observed to be influenced by body weight, overall health condition, and protective attire.
…I would only talk about the walking speed of people within SCP-XXXX if it's not their usual speed (or at least, specifically just say e.g, "People traverse the footpaths at their usual walking speed").
No unusual topological characteristics were detected on SCP-XXXX that may be causing this effect.
…What effect? People walking through it?? If you mean the speed people move at is anomalous and not their usual speed, I'd explicitly say that instead of the waffley previous sentence
After an indefinite amount of time
I'd put some bounds on this: is it like, three hours, two days, 10 seconds? Like I don't mean say "After 2-5 minutes" necessarily but something like "After a few minutes" or "Within 3 hours" or something works better.
gunshot wounds, second to third-degree burns, lacerations, and other forms of injuries will appear
this phrasing implies all of these appear simultaneously after an uncertain period of time. I recommend using "begin" before appear to get around this if it's unintentional.
before expiring or becoming incapacitated
lead with incapacitation; "expiring" isn't a great euphemism for death here either imo.
explosion marks can appear
may, not can imo
All subjects expired
I'd say "Both" since there's only two
after 12 meters
I'd specify "traversing 12 meters into SCP-XXXX" here for clarity
Approximately three minutes after the expiration of the subjects, on-site personnel again reported having heard a human-like voice shouting "upgrade" on seven consecutive occasions
This is the first report of this so drop the again.
After approximately nine minutes, on-site personnel reported having heard again a human-like voice shouting "build successful" on one occasion
It's not clear exactly what this is after: leaving the SCP is implied by the previous test but I'd be more explicit
Multiple (13)
Thirteen
plus survivors
"plus the survivors"; or "plus the five surviving D-Class from the previous test"
in the foot area
I think you want to say something like "in their feet" here unless there's an area of the SCP that's the foot area.
Summoned by PM
Placeholder. I'll get to this in a day or two. (Sorry, no quick thoughts; I'm not as cool as cybersqyd)
Edit: I'm going to delay my full crit temporarily, as it wouldn't have added much that the other crits haven't mentioned. PM me when you've addressed the feedback you have already received :)
Undercover Foundation operatives have coordinated with the Swedish Police Authority to establish a monitoring perimeter on areas affected by SCP-XXXX.
This sentence runs on a bit long, IMO.
In case of an accidental civilian breach,
I'm not sure you need "an accidental", as I'm not sure what an "on-purpose" breach would be for.
witnesses are to detained as soon as possible and be administered with Class-D amnestics if deemed necessary.
Did you mean "witnesses are to be detained as soon as possible and administered with Class-D amnestics if deemed necessary."? I'd also recommend nixing the "with" and "deemed".
no unusual topological characteristics.
Might work better as "no topographical anomalies".
These injuries inflicted by SCP-XXXX appear to be less severe
Less severe than what?
"end"
I don't think this needs to be in quotation marks.
You'll notice I haven't touched the testing logs. That's because I think they're a problem.
They're certainly good for explicating the nature of the anomaly, but the problem comes in with how fucking expensive the tests are. The sheer expenditure of D-Class doesn't really provide much of anything useful; the Foundation knows that walking along these places is dangerous, so what more do eight dead bodies have to tell them?
For that alone, I'd probably downvote. It just doesn't feel sustainable.





