Bubblegum SCP that makes your arm stretch until it reaches a wall

Summary:

lets you zip from one end of a room to another

Bubblegum SCP that makes your arm stretch until it reaches a wall

CR Jenkins 06 Jan 2020 23:31

'Long Arm Stretch' is an anomalous new bubblegum brand that lets you zip from one end of a room to another using your newly stretchy arm! DO NOT LAUNCH ARM AT SKY.

I trimmed your thread summary above, since it was taking up a lot of space on the forum listing. Try to keep thread descriptions and titles under 7 lines so you don't visually crowd out other people's threads. ~Zyn

Hi all, this is my first SCP idea and I'm looking for greenlights.

The SCP would be the chewing gum, and SCP xxxx-1 would be the ability to anomalously stretch one's arm by vocalising 'Long Arm Stretch' this SCP xxxx-1 state lasts four hours after chewing this gum

When the hand of the stretchy arm reaches a wall, the rest of the user will 'slingshot' to that point on the wall, making for some quick travelling.

It would have some test logs as the foundation tries to test the limits of the SCP

The real meat of the SCP would concern POI-xxxx; a civilian that was found during the recovery of the SCP, their arm extending seemingly infinitely into the sky. The foundation removes said arm, leaving it to travel into space at exponential speeds, and takes POI-XXXX into custody where they complain of phantom sensations in the arm, and eventually, even stranger things.

Thanks for checking out my post! I have a lot of this written up already and a lot more details in mind, if you have any questions.

Edit: thanks for trimming that down zyn, I'll keep it under 7 lines in future

Last edited on 07 Jan 2020 01:22 by CR Jenkins Show more

Re: Bubblegum SCP that makes your arm stretch until it reaches a wall

Doctor Fullham 07 Jan 2020 00:52

Okay, first of all, I like this. It smacks with a bit of dado, a bit of Wondertainment. The first line had me going "eh…" until I hit that last statement.

DO NOT LAUNCH ARM AT SKY.

You have my attention.

The foundation removes said arm, leaving it to travel into space at exponential speeds, and takes POI-XXXX into custody where they complain of phantom sensations in the arm, and eventually, even stranger things.

NOW you have my interest.

I guess I have a few clarifying questions, though:

1. Does it have to be a wall? Can it be any flat surface - ceiling or floor? Billboard on the roadside?
2. Does how fast they travel change depending on the overall distance, with potentially….concussive results?
3. What does the Foundation do to cover up the space arm? What are the "stranger things"?

Honestly I think you could shape this as a dado skip and it'd do really well. I recommend reading a lot of dado and see what you think of that format. Maybe like "dado long arm stretch gun let you reach for stars". This has the beginnings of what could be a humorous "what the hell?"-style skip without being a -J.

EDIT: I see that I forgot to actually post this, so I should add: You have a Greenlight from me.

Last edited on 10 Jan 2020 00:21 by Doctor Fullham Show more

Re: Bubblegum SCP that makes your arm stretch until it reaches a wall

CR Jenkins 07 Jan 2020 19:05

Hi thanks for the critique so quickly, I'm glad it grabbed your interest.
So to answer your questions:
1. It doesn't have to be a wall, it can be any surface provided it is dense enough to withstand the impact. In the test logs I have researchers testing the limits of the SCP, what kind of surfaces "count" and stuff
2. The more distance allowed to build up the faster the arm travels, I'd like to really get across that the acceleration is really exponential, and while the person using it is safe from all harm*, people around them can very much get hurt. (*At least while the SCP effect is in action)
3. Conveniently the space arm doesn't remain in earth and very quickly goes on its merry way. Covering it up would include amnestics on direct witnesses and creating a cover story for the sonic boom it leaves in its wake.
As for stranger things I was thinking describing in essence, the feeling of your arm piercing a sun, destroying planets in the far reaches of space, implying maybe POI-XXXX's arm is unstoppable until in the final addendum, years in the future, POI-XXXX, who hasn't been aging, or even growing facial hair, breaches containment by launching into space at almost unobservable speeds, blindsiding everyone.

I have read a few dado skips and I enjoy them, I thought that I shouldn't rely on too much in universe stuff for my first SCP or it would be presumptuous to use the character, but if you think it's a good idea I'm not opposed to going that route.

Last edited on 07 Jan 2020 19:08 by CR Jenkins Show more

Re: Bubblegum SCP that makes your arm stretch until it reaches a wall

Doctor Fullham 07 Jan 2020 19:13

I have read a few dado skips and I enjoy them, I thought that I shouldn't rely on too much in universe stuff for my first SCP or it would be presumptuous to use the character, but if you think it's a good idea I'm not opposed to going that route.

That's some good thinking, honestly. If you think dado fits and think you can represent it well, I think this object fits. If you would rather not go that route, that is up to you entirely. dado is a hard niche to nail down, even for a lot of experienced authors.

So, do you plan on the narrative being centered around the PoI?

Re: Bubblegum SCP that makes your arm stretch until it reaches a wall

CR Jenkins 07 Jan 2020 19:39

I think I'll mess around in sandbox after work to change a few things and see if I can bring out that dado flavour. I'd like to at least give it a go.

In my mind the best way to make a story out of this is by centering the narrative around the PoI. I'd have side narrative with the researchers in the test log, but the idea is that while you're reading these test logs, you're gonna be thinking of what this means for the PoI

I was thinking of having an interview with a shop owner that was unwittingly stocking Long Arm Stretch, but cut it for length, but if it was a dado skip maybe that could be more justified?

Last edited on 09 Jan 2020 22:02 by CR Jenkins Show more

Re: Bubblegum SCP that makes your arm stretch until it reaches a wall

RockTeethMothEyes 09 Jan 2020 09:50

Responding to PM request.

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I honestly really enjoy this. The lack of foresight from the confectioner is a bit of classic Wondertainment style goofiness that I can get behind. I think you'll want to minimize your designations a bit (SCP-XXXX being the candy, SCP-XXXX-1 being the person affected by it, and just don't have a POI since that's more reserved to individuals that cause anomalies rather than ones affected by them). I'm super into the the angle you have here, too, with the arm flying through space for years with the guy in containment until it finally latches onto to something a pulls him along the phantom trail.

This is just silly enough to really work, in my opinion. Consider this a greenlight.

Last edited on 09 Jan 2020 22:28 by RockTeethMothEyes Show more