Umm...
Couldn't you just have a robot drill into this at a location isolated from other people by several hundred miles and get everyone inside of it out? Seems fairly easy to circumvent.
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Maybe that would be the next step in experimentation, but who knows what would happen if you actually managed to drill into the center of the shell. The volume seems to get louder and louder, perhaps exponentially so as you drill longer. Or perhaps it increases its volume in order to gain more food?
That… is a good idea! Although that would eliminate any chance of subjects released from the shell surviving.
I'd rather keep them alive out of scientific curiosity. And the shell isn't a large danger just sitting in a soundproofed room, as long as no one starts messing with it.
I know this is an old post, but why not keep it in the vacuum chamber then try to drill it?
I second this, if only out of curiosity. Well, vacuum testing of some sort, as well as resistance to heat, corrosion, and the like. A surefire method of neutralization is something I'd like to have on hand.
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This is a toughie. On one hand, I kinda feel charmed by it, and want to like it. On the other hand, it doesn't do anything to hold my interest and the way it wraps up the little mystery at the end is disappointing. The test logs didn't add much at all either. I think if this were taken in another direction, maybe state more obviously where the people go or summat, it could be cooler, but right now it seems like it's holding back the good stuff.
Also, the stuff in that first addenda can just be integrated into the main article.
Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you!
I wrote this one, and while I would like to see it stick around. I am perfectly fine with someone rewriting it.
Edit: Sorry I replied to a staff post. Can a mod move this please?
Rath I like the connection between damage and increased effects.
Half assed idea behind the collapsible.
What about removing the self repairing? Shells are quite durable but still break down over time, and combine that with the foundation's testing and sampling the effect has increased to the point where protecting the shell, and clearing bodies, is a reasonable drain on Foundation resources. I am not suggesting the level of say the keter cakes. More that the bodies are appearing daily and occasionally in sudden bursts of a half dozen, enough that they pose a risk to the shell itself if they pile up rapidly.
So if the foundation had left it alone in a standard safe class cell with a weight sensor on the floor, all that would be needed is sending in the occasional janitor to drag a corpse out when the alarm went off.
But since they kept fiddling with it doing tests they now have a annoying, expensive chore. Reinforce why the foundation is 'secure, contain, protect' not 'test for the sake of testing'.
That sounds kinda cool to me. If Rath gives you permission, are you interested in taking a shot at this one?
e: Nobody cares if you respond to a review post. I stopped telling people off for doing it in this context awhile ago.
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I like your idea Grigori. Have some sort of progression to the increasing effects because the foundation screwed with it.
Your article Rath so your call. Feel free to incorporate my idea as you see fit, and if you don't want to do the rewrite I can have a bash.
Go for it! I don't really have the time or much writer-fu in me these days.
Okay, I will give it a spin. I am meant to be writing actual articles and stuff for a gaming session but this sounds like more fun. Will get a draft up ASAP.
I like the this, but I agree with Roget's statement upthread. I will withhold my vote for now, but if these changes are implemented, I will most likely upvote.
So this is basically a shell that drains the lifeforce of people listening to it, et cetera. Yep, I like, and that when damaged, it grows in strength is a pretty good hook. +1
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This is really weird however.
Also, I would recommend making a space and better yet, italic font for the Agent's quote to be it more easily recognizable from the text.
I am surprised that nobody saw fit to interrogate the surviving subjects about their experiences when absorbed by the shell, it should really make this article a little more interesting and fun to read, right now I feel it doesn't deliver as much as it could.
Honestly, I was waiting to hear a description of a seashell labyrinth of horrors the whole article. The potential for such a story is enormous, and is a sad thing that the corresponding imagery is not used to its full effect.
Otherwise, I just found the Agent's statement about his stupid rookie partner a bit out place. The rest is fine, I guess. No vote.
I know this has been dead for almost two years now, buy I really think it should be revisited. Even one witness account could greatly enhance the impact.
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