An SCP based off something i drew during an anxiety attack.

Summary:

This is kinda silly

An SCP based off something i drew during an anxiety attack.

LeMuffin 15 Feb 2021 22:44

This is kinda silly and probably wont get many good critiques but yeah, i couldnt shake the idea after i thought of it.

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Im not sure if this is already an scp and ive just found it from the back of my mind and drawn it, but its the mushroom man.

• an SCP resembling a panther cap mushroom

• humanoid body, mushroom head.

Central narrative: kinda wholesome. Its huge, looks terrifying and creepy, crouching when humans get close as if getting to their level. It constantly emits spores that cause respiratory failure in humans however, and due to this, it often gets mistaken for being a threat deliberately, the crouching mistaken for trying to get spores closer to humans. The foundation keeps sending D class in to do testing and they keep getting killed by the spores. They dont actually manage to fully realise its placidness until a scientist volunteers to go in, in full hazmat.

Next time they go in, they use biodata sonification and find instead of hearing simply frequencies, theres a faint voice in there too, "Nature…is….friend…..nature….is..friend……why?…"

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Re: An SCP based off something i drew during an anxiety attack.

Dr Hajovsky 16 Feb 2021 00:15

Hi there LeMuffin, let's take a look at your concept.

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Overall:
I actually like the base you've set up here. The creature design is fairly unique to my knowledge and has room for explanation. You've also set up a nice framework to start building your story further. While I like the minor cliffhanger of just realizing it can talk, I think it could use more of a conclusion. It seems like there's room to explore themes regarding mankind's relationship with nature and how this plant-person hybrid came about. Perhaps learning how this creature was created can be your conclusion while tying back into your themes. Once you have more of this narrative planned out you can edit your post and I'll take another look if you want.

As a side note, your idea posts are supposed to be in a specific format you can find here.

Specific:

Its huge

How big exactly?

The foundation keeps sending D class in to do testing and they keep getting killed by the spores. They dont actually manage to fully realise its placidness until a scientist volunteers to go in, in full hazmat.

While D-class are disposable by nature, they are still a resource and are not infinite. After the first time a D-class is killed by airborne spores, all subsequent ones would be equipped with the proper hazmat gear. This kind of undermines your story beat with the scientist being the first one to be able to interact with the creature due to the hazmat suite, but I don't think it takes away from your narrative if a D-class is the one to discover this nature unless you wanted some kind of relationship to form between the creature and the scientist. (That ground is pretty well tread)

If you have any questions or want me to do a follow up, feel free to contact me as I might not see it otherwise. Good luck with your concept!