A quick one I wrote today based on a dare from Reject, although I fear I found the phrase "kilohells" too silly to include in the final draft.
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I was bored. Then the addendum made me upboat.
Living the dream, or dreaming the life?
Nicely executed, though I thought we had one of these already.
transmitting up to 7.3 kilosades of psychological trauma to its target
I cannot take this line seriously. Is this supposed to be taken seriously in universe? Because it kind of strains credulity that MC&D would have some objective measure of psychological trauma, or for that matter that such a measure is possible.
That line is pretty much the crux of the dare that spawned this SCP, so I can't very well cut it. And considering the kind of people that MC&D cater to, it seems like psychological trauma is the very sort of thing they would create an objective scale of measurement for.
But it's a nonsensical concept. And the typical MC&D member is going to see that, if MC&D really means that seriously.
I get the impression from other pages/articles that a very large chunk of MC&D's clientele epitomizes the phrase "more money than sense" and would be easily swayed by something that sounds sciencey.
First, why would it be meaningless? Anything that has varying degrees can be measured, you just need to come up with a base unit. Obviously being called an idiot inflicts a very minor amount of psychological trauma, while being berated at great length and detail about your failings in front of your peers inflicts a great deal more. With a large enough sample size, a reasonable aproximation of an objective scale could be developed.
Second, I read this line very differently. I interpreted it as meaning that the gun inflicts the psychological eqivalent of of that much physical trauma. Objective pain metrics are a real thing used by doctors specializing in pain management, so it's perfectly reasonable that MCD could have developed one for their own uses.
(account deleted)I'll be honest, I wasn't expecting much when I saw the picture. I like thins, though. +1
Interesting idea, although I think the explanatory note at the very end explains too much. I believe people could figure out what happened without it.
Very cool concept, and the addendum's a great finishing touch. I also like the uncertainty of just how many of these things are out there. +1
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