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SCP-832

Inglonias 20 Sep 2011 12:28

This is my second ever attempt at an SCP. Took me a while to actually get this to the site.

EDIT: On the sandbox, this was known as SCP-697, and I changed the article at the last minute to reflect the number change. If I missed an instance of 697, let me know. Thanks!

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EndgamerAzari 20 Sep 2011 12:56

This is very interesting. Almost mundane by Foundation standards, but it's neat. I like neat stuff.

VAElynx 20 Sep 2011 12:56

Hmm
Containment procedures i don't like.
Firstly, resetting that long a combination every half-hour is stupid - it'd take bloody long to crack, and since it makes it a problem to memorise, it creates a weak spot from where they get the numbers. Everyone of level-3 clearance having the code memorised, and it changing when clearance changes seems saner.

Also - apprehending those with half dollars makes sense only if it goes missing - i imagine there are snack machines in Foundation buildings and it'd be incredibly impractical to check all currency around. Never mind a thief sure as hell wouldn't be seen "handling" the item.

As for the item - Scrooge McDuck's coin? Not too impressed, but not bad enough to downvote, that is, if you make up a saner containment procedure

Inglonias 20 Sep 2011 13:17

I removed the bit about the combination. Instead, only those with level 3 clearance or higher can access the safe at all, and all openings/closings of the safe is logged.

I also did what you said about banning half-dollars. That part of containment is only in effect if the object goes missing.

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Communism will win 20 Sep 2011 13:00

I like this quite a bit, except for one thing: currency used in online games is actually sold for real money quite frequently. It would be entirely possible for the subject to state his net worth in terms of how much ███ he could buy.

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PureQuestion 20 Sep 2011 14:06

Would depend on the game, and consistency, I imagine. A game with no inter-player trading nor ability to buy through the developers would indeed have no conversion.

Wrisk 20 Sep 2011 14:15

I think it'd be far more humorous to have the subject quantify his wealth in terms of "in game items." Everyone needs to be able to convert the amount in their checking account into X number of [Breastplates of Truth].

The experiment log was entertaining to read despite the relative "mundanity" of the item.

One other way to go with this is, does the coin convert currency to the "objective" value of an item, or to the "subjective" value of an item. For instance, stocks have really no 'real value.' Its entirely based upon a subjective belief in how much its worth and how much people are willing to pay for it.

On the other hand, currency itself is entirely subjective. So never mind.

Sensei Le Roof 20 Sep 2011 18:04

In most cases, "gold for cash" trading is against those games' TOS.

Communism will win 20 Sep 2011 21:16

Doesn't mean that they can't say how much money they have in terms of that currency.

Also, looking back, I was assuming that it was some form of MMORPG when I posted that, while it could easily be Pokemon or something similar. Carry on then.

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Lumancer 20 Sep 2011 23:57

I agree with your initial assumption. Black-box counts suggest that we're discussing Final Fantasy gil. If so, the real-money trade is very real but actively combated by the staff. This implies something curious about the object, though I'm not entirely clear on what.

RhettSarlin 20 Sep 2011 15:55

Meh.

tunedtoadeadchannel 20 Sep 2011 19:10

This is a pretty decent safe class SCP.

DrMagnus 22 Sep 2011 18:33

Agreed. Nice level of detail, and it's refreshing to see something safe, and interesting.

Nice to see the 832 slot wasn't cursed by the subject's teeth becoming "shark".

Sorts 20 Sep 2011 20:19

Note: The off-site researcher was arrested soon after this test due to suspicious use of the subject's account.

:D "But I'm doing a test for a vast shadow conspiracy metagoverment. I AM KEEPING YOU SAAAAAFE."

Inglonias 20 Sep 2011 20:40

I never thought of it that way. Funny!

thedeadlymoose 20 Sep 2011 23:02

An 'eh' idea well executed. Thumbs up, and uvoted.

The last experiment bothers me a bit

Pineapple of Despair 28 Nov 2011 16:01

If the subject followed the penny in order to retrieve it, it would imply the effect of 832 to be disturbingly strong. Becoming frugal is one thing, this is greed overriding self-preservation… On the other hand, the subject being forced into the hot room to see how 832 reacts to heat strikes me as a bit wasteful, even for the Foundation's rather light-hearted approach to managing of D-class assets.

That aside, what Yoric has said. Upvoted!

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Re: The last experiment bothers me a bit

Inglonias 25 Dec 2011 14:58

The effects are disturbingly strong. Otherwise, it would be very boring.

Inglonias 26 Aug 2013 15:57

Made minor changes to the page, some of it based on the feedback from here. Way late, though.

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