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Ralliston 25 Aug 2021 20:08

Don't listen to a word I say
The screams all sound the same
And though the truth may vary
This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore

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This is highly inspired by CadaverCommander's SCP-4999. More precisely, it's my reimagining of it. I don't like the original article's execution — I, however, love the idea. So here's what my version of the article would look like. I specifically don't like the fact the reader is presented with the fact 4999 is good-spirited from the get-go, so I decided to make it the final twist, with everything in the description pointing to the reader that it's killing the people it encounters — with the final twist being that it, of course, doesn't — it merely comforts them in their final moments. It also explores the "history" angle I feel like 4999 ideally would explore. Since, you know, it was written for 4kon. And that was themed history.

Massive thank you to Jasiu06 | JakdragonX | LORDXVNV | Jack Waltz | Kish99 | Limeyy | PlaguePJP for giving this a look before I posted and to Draven Addams for helping me with finding information for the table.

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Last edited on 27 Jan 2022 09:59 by Ralliston Show more

Saul Goodman the Grim Reaper

(account deleted) 25 Aug 2021 20:24

The picture in the article looks similar to Saul Goodman from Breaking Bad. Aside from that, this is honestly really great. I almost cried reading this, because it hit very close to home. I'm not really afraid of death, I already accepted my inevitable fate. I'm just more terrified of never doing enough for my family, who I will have to endure suffering of and death as well. It would honestly feel great if my Dad would conform me about my insecurities… Oh well, +1.

Last edited on 25 Aug 2021 20:30 by (account deleted) Show more

Re: Saul Goodman the Grim Reaper

Ralliston 25 Aug 2021 20:26

goddamnit now i can't unsee the fucking saul

Thak you for the really kind words :)

marinemashup 25 Aug 2021 20:59

It feels a bit derivative of 4999, which is intentional based on the above comment.

Damn, I really liked it. The only real gripe I have is the first few paragraphs of description don't describe the entity much.
Overall, I liked the predatory angle it took, a fine balance between horror and wholesome.

Void Xenon 25 Aug 2021 22:10

I really like the historical aspect, and how as the article is in between in-universe reviews, it shows the foundation growing in understanding. However, I find the actual creature a bit dull. Still, I gave it an upvote

(account deleted) 26 Aug 2021 03:31

Neato! It was great to look at this in its draft stage. And yes, +1 for the twist!

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wagyusteak 26 Aug 2021 03:34

It's nice to see a 4999 reimagined, although I think the impact was dampened by the (unintentional) act of forcing a story that encompasses one of the most common themes of loss down our throats; its brevity hurts itself, since in this piece, we don't necessarily get to know MacCarthy¹ in this standalone piece sufficiently other than a brief blurb as an afterthought/"twist" at the end. So it didn't quite manage to hit hard, at least for me.

Footnotes

1. Even if he was meant to be a character in the OP's canon

Last edited on 26 Aug 2021 03:36 by wagyusteak Show more

Felixou 26 Aug 2021 03:40

Well, the image was already used in a (very nice) article SCP-5353.
But it is a very nice image, so I understand why multiple authors want to use it.

And +1 btw, very nice article

EmperorRaccoon 26 Aug 2021 11:44

That last interview log was so haunting it really made the article.

+1

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Raccoon Noise

+1

PFFFT 26 Aug 2021 16:38

This is an interesting spin on 4999! The Foundation perceiving it in a more hostile light at first for example

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o7

AwareWeb 28 Aug 2021 08:21

i like it already, but i'd like it a bit more if the last paragraph was removed; if you're worried about people thinking he's still preying on people then i'd suggest you'd put an another addendum into the Tartarean section saying something liike "entities originating from Hell and/or spirits who are feared throughout history". the reason for its removal i'd argue is that i already get the gist of it after the second-to-last paragraph with what the article is doing and the last one is like an extra exposionary filler that's unneeded

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Not actually that well aware.

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