And before this, I would have said it impossible to capture 579's spirit in a tale.
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(account deleted)Flowers for Algernon, gutted and repurposed with a deft hand for the purposes of the wiki. Suffice to say I enjoyed this.
Massive props to you for managing to write a tale about 579 without saying anything about 579 (which would have been a bad). I'd imagine that it's quite hard to do that. +1
Well done, Fortune. Have an upvote. Don't eat it all at once, it's still hot.
I had to read this and SCP-579 over several times before it sank in what was going on. You bastard. Upvoted.
Would somebody care to explain it for us slow folk in the audience?
The narrator is a guard on 579. Knowing too much about 579 causes problems. Serious problems. So they separate all the various procedures for handling it, and make sure no one knows more than they have to. For added security, they use amnestics (or amnesiacs for you old-fashioned folks) to make them forget things that they don't need to know. Long-term exposure has had deleterious effects on the guard's memory, making it tough for him to hold onto the thread of a conversation. The first iteration of this makes the guard seem rather simple-minded. However, the guard still understands why his job is so important. In fact, towards the end, it becomes clear that the guard is quite aware of his condition, and of the fact that a lot of his colleagues make fun of him behind his back. But he still does his job. Towards the end, he notices that the SCP is affecting the interviewer, and makes him leave. He tells the interviewer not to worry, because he, Chuck, is still there. And he shuts the window.
This is disturbing on a level few other works on the site manage.
Nevermind. You don't have to think about it.
Because I'm here. And I click the upvote button.
(But yeah. This one's brilliant. The separated procedure reminds me of what they seem to have used to capture SCP-668 according to its description)
Whenever I re-read SCP-579, this tale is in my mind and "I shut the window" plays on repeat in my head. That is a sign of good writing.
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