SCP-5742 / Discussion

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SCP-5742: "Moloch"

CrystalMonarch 25 Mar 2021 04:03

Image of the machine is in the public domain and can be found here
Image of the bull is by Oli R and can be found here

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Naepic 25 Mar 2021 20:05

Image by Oli R is under CC BY 2.0

+1

Cyvstvi 25 Mar 2021 19:04

I absolutely did not see the twist coming as I'd barely glanced down at the JamCon tag. Great work integrating the religious aspect of Moloch with the anomalous.

+1'd.

Re: +1

CrystalMonarch 25 Mar 2021 19:12

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it :)

Well done!

CobiBlair 29 Jun 2021 20:01

I liked it!

There is quite a bit of mystery here, and when I read SCPs, that is sometimes what I love the most.

I like how there's a total tonal shift from iteration 3 to 4. The image of the bull, being totally normal, really re-engaged me. I was not expecting it at all. What this article does right, I think, is that it gives enough answers for it to be coherent and make sense, but doesn't say enough so the reader's imagination can carry the concept. Did Moloch merely exist in the machine, literally trapped, or was he somehow spiritually trapped? Regardless, the reader understands.

Literally the only thing I could complain about is the use of future SCPs, only because in my headcanon most SCPs are canon, and I know in my head I'm going to go back and say "Well that is strange!" But that is just the way I like to interpret things and is not a flaw with the article.

+1.

Kothardarastrix 02 Jul 2021 17:02

Such a delicious subversion of the usual way these multiple-iteration articles work! I burst out laughing when I saw the final version.

Thopter 12 Jul 2021 17:58

This is a sorely underrated article by jam con standards. The tone's quite good, the twist is an endearing subversion of K-class escalation, and the Foundation is shown to have made an error without quite verging into outright LOLFoundation territory. There's not much here that's brand new or original, but that's to be expected of short-deadline flash fiction.

This deserves an eventual +50 at the very least, and I'm happy to throw my upvote into the pile.

Koshet Starr 08 Oct 2021 22:44

I really like this article, it's very original and the twist at the end was feel good without betraying the suspense of the earlier sections. Absolute +1!

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MagiKAL 08 Feb 2022 05:29

Expectation: A demonic entity released due to negligence from Foundation staff

Reality: One happy bovine boi

Way to subvert expectations on this one. +1

alexpine 07 Sep 2022 21:36

Bahahaha! (That's the noise I made in real life because of this one.)

+1

frankenmouse 05 Nov 2022 04:17

That’s one good cow bull! Loved the tonal shift from “the Foundation has done fucked up” to the classic Wilson’s creature feature.

+1