He's trying his hardest
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Yes sir, we pride ourselves on service
You're the boss
The king, the shah
Say what you wish
It's yours! True dish
How about a little more Baklava?
Fun fact: Scp-5655-1's full name is Eugene Edwards.
Critters: RadioactiveRADS |
Uncle Nicolini |
Dysadron
I'm really happy with how this article turned out1. Most testing-focused articles create narrative by having a sense of escalation in their tests. However, the fact that every wish has a disappointing result meant that I couldn't properly add a feeling of escalation. Uncle Nicolini suggested that I focus on characterizing 5655-1 instead of developing a strong narrative. It was a pretty good suggestion.
I realized about a month after posting 5655 that it had cannibalized the structure/punchline of another idea I was brainstorming at the time. In 1995, the ecosystem of Yellowstone was saved by reintroducing gray wolves. The idea for the article was that wolves are anomalously good at solving problems by doing normal wolf things. The joke was that letting a bunch of wild wolves run loose at a Foundation Site just so happens to solve a bunch of problems until researchers put wolves in the accounting offices and ask them to balance the Foundation's budget. The wolves hand the researchers a formal letter of resignation.
If you want, you can read my other articles over at The Crow Corner! No pressure though.
Footnotes
1. My only gripe used to be that the image was just sort of there, but I shot/edited a new picture a couple weeks after posting.
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The idea of a genie disrupted by red tape stopping them from correctly granting wishes is way too perfect. +1
One thing that really stood out to me is how the genie executes the "twist" on all of the wishes. In many other stories and works of fiction, the genie seems to be maliciously interpreting the wish as something extremely detrimental and/or fatal. The genie in the scip, on the other hand, just seems to make something disappointing, or not what the person expected. This almost bored seeming interpretation of the wish really sells the whole "interdimensional employee just doing his job". +1 Excellent execution
Enjoyed this during crit, and still enjoy it now! It's a clever twist on your genie trope, well executed. I also feel there's additional stories to be told relating to the "Multiversal Interactions and Stability Administration"…
I thought this was an excellent take on a wish-granting genie. This especially shines during the interview log, which was thoroughly enjoyable to read. Well done, +1.
Easily one of my favorite new SCPs. It's just so silly and fun. +1.
I would have tested if he can pick locks, know safe combinaisons, know which SCP containment procedures need improvement from a list of apparently very low danger SCPs who cost much effort to contain, and ask him to suggest some wishes that would please me without mindcontrol.
Failing that, he can always be used to reset the mousetraps around the cafeteria —- the cook is always looking to cut corners into the meat budget.
As someone who used to work Retention/Customer Loyalty for a cellphone carrier, and who had people calling in wanting me to grant them literal wishes - people often in desperate situations ….and me REALLY WANTING to help, but being restricted by having my hands tied… This article is the biggest mood ever.
edit: also, if "Ms. Alami" is a deliberate pun then I hate and love you so much
Ms. Alami wasn't an intentional pun, I just wanted a Moroccan name since the lamps the genies typically come in are Moroccan oil lamps.
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It's very disturbing that JR Dinns bites his tangerines instead of eating it normally. +1
I know right? My first reaction when I read that was “who the hell bites into the entire tangerine”.
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