SCP-2887 / Discussion

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SCP-2887

Helsen Smith 21 Jun 2016 23:53

Thanks to Jekeled and Aiden Eldritch for giving me feedback in the draft phase! Let me know what you think.

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Kalinin 22 Jun 2016 00:14

As an article, I feel like I've seen mysterious stuff under London a few times on the mainlist now. The purpose is somewhat novel, but ultimately the reveal provides a fairly straightforward narrative that doesn't really move me a whole lot.

There's a couple of personal issues I have that would prevent my upvote in the portrayal of a world with asstons of organizations operating in a supposedly secretive manner (there are two new GoIs in this article) and the humes-style quantification of reality (something that's patently ridiculous to me for a number of reasons). That's not necessarily something that's objectively wrong with the article, but it's sure going to be a heavy lift for me personally to support something with those elements in it.

On top of that, yet another Note at the End. We're well past the point where this narrative device has been run into the ground.

sirpudding 22 Jun 2016 05:26

I don't mind the British occult counterintel spooks, this sort of thing makes sense and is technically part of the existing GOC anyway. I think the name is way too literal though. On the other hand, "Anomolies Without Borders" is probably wholly unnecessary (and also has a kind of obvious name).

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NovaeDeArx 24 Jun 2016 19:11

Agreed, and wouldn't "anomalies sans frontières" be a more appropriate homage to DWB/MSF?

catboy637 22 Jun 2016 14:40

This leaves just enough to the imagination. +1

TL333s 22 Jun 2016 22:23

If there's a problem with this, it's that you try introducing two groups at once. Well, and that the ADC feels like it could be an offshoot of the GOC, given their name, and AWB may as well be Manna Charitable. Neither one really adds anything to the collective universe.

That said, tentative upvote for a decent train anomaly. Even the AWB effects were interesting, for all that they don't stand out as a solid GoI.

The LolMe 02 Sep 2016 15:55

This, the GOIs could be changed by more stablished groups with no implications. Although I did up-vote because I like the anomaly and its implications.

Jacob Conwell 27 Jun 2016 06:23

I found this to be an interesting enough read. Enough to draw me in and keep me going throughout the duration of the article. I do feel that the two new GoIs are a little forced, the AWB group in particular, but that wasn't a real deal breaker for me.

+1. Good job.

LittleSallyDigby 02 Sep 2016 00:30

I agree that the ADC could be replaced with the GOC without much impact, but I really love Anomalies Without Borders. When I only had the name, I thought "that sounds like a Manna spin-off," but the note makes it clear that they're not much like Manna at all. They're both humanitarian groups using anomalies, sure, but AWB operates on an entirely different scale than the MCF, and largely outside the Foundation's purview entirely. (Which makes "Without Borders" an amusing pun- they're not talking about nations, they're talking about universes…)

The impression that I got was that our reality is neither their headquarters nor the site of any of their relief operations, just a convenient waystation in between. The trains don't open the doors in SCP-2887 for the same reason nobody leaves their car at a highway rest stop and starts walking.

SilverWind 07 Sep 2016 08:32

I didn't like the article, but the note at the end saved me from down voting. This article looks like it has potential, but it is not developed as much as I would like.

No vote.

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Asaelka 17 Oct 2016 17:59

Frankly, given the size and inherent creepiness of the underground, I'm surprised the tube isn't either swarming with anomalies or SCP-001 itself. I agree though that the two newly introduced groups feel a bit grabbed from the air; either they need to be a bit more firmly rooted, or one should prevail over the other.

I really like this as an idea but I agree with SilverWind that it could do with development. Novoted as well.

(account deleted) 19 Dec 2018 19:05

A profoundly spooky image blighted by some pretty bland "interdimensional shenanigans" and a note at the end that doesn't elicit excitement so much as confusion and frustration. -1