SCP-2419 / Discussion

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Author's Post

(account deleted) 14 Oct 2017 13:46

I HOPE YOU DIE IN A FIRE

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SOURCES:

• Images from here, here, and here.
• Inspired by SCP-1730, SCP-3000, and SCP-3667.

FEEDBACK:

• A Random Day - ([SCP-2210] - The Bureaucracy)
• shaggydredlocks - ([SCP-3246] - A Nice Old Lady)
• mlister - ([SCP-3615] - Depressed Divine Demon of Diptera & Diarrhea)
• Mendelssohn

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Re: Author's Post

(account deleted) 15 Oct 2017 03:23

So, I made a major change to the final memo from Dr. Hammond (primarily the central part) because I felt like there's a theme I wasn't making clear enough — it's partly why I wrote this skip, and I thought it was super-important to elaborate on. Hopefully, nobody who's voted so far will mind the change; I don't think it's a big one, although it does make something initially implied by the skip far more overt. Included here, in case you don't want to go look at the skip to read it:

► ACCESS SCP:/2419/memos/068.log

MEMO

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DATE: 1974/09/13
FROM: Dr. Hammond
TO: Dr. Kerringer

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You've always been very kind. Thank you for that.

Yesterday, I processed the body of D-263175. He was sentenced to death for the murder of his wife. I boiled away the six hours he spent holding his sister's hand as she lay dying in a hospital bed. I boiled away the swell of pride he felt when his son took his first few steps. I boiled away all the kindness his mother ever showed him — until all that remained was her cruelty and abuse.

I took away every moment of joy — and left behind a life of uninterrupted misery, pain, and rage.

Do you know why the Foundation takes D-Class personnel from criminal populations, Shaun? It's because nobody stops us. Nobody cares. A prison is where you put unimportant people. It's where you shave down whatever is left of their humanity until the monster you imagined them to be is all that remains. But no matter how hard we tried, there was always a sliver of decency left behind — some piece of them we couldn't quite reach.

Until now. We've done it. In death, D-263175 is finally the monster people imagined. I've burned away every last trace of his humanity. Now, I'm going to send his corpse to Unit C and burn away the rest.

I pray to God that what's left will burn.

I can't stay. I'm sorry. I recommend you get out while you still can.

-Dr. Hammond

Re: Author's Post

Dolphin Blowie 18 Oct 2017 03:32

Hard +1. Manages to be menacing without being a "If ur reading this it'll get yoooouuuu", and the communications from different perspectives build tension very well. Good job.

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Nullset1 27 Nov 2017 15:27

I read this post to the tune of "still alive". +1

Scorpion451 14 Oct 2017 14:21

Dig this on numerous levels. +1

One possible fix to make: Double-check the signature on the memo in the third collapsible(► ACCESS SCP:/2419/memos/221.log)

(account deleted) 14 Oct 2017 14:31

Oops — thanks! Fixed!

fieldstone 14 Oct 2017 15:19

I liked every single thing about the whole concept and mood of this, but somehow the detail that's striking me the most is the presenter's dialogue during the slideshow and how well done his stammer was.

This was metal as hell, every part of it separately was something I liked, and those parts were really well put together. I have no idea how you're churning out such exceptionally solid articles at the rate you are, but I'm glad you're doing it.

(account deleted) 14 Oct 2017 19:58

thanks! The presenter's stammer/some of the side bits in that log were an experiment to see how well they read (for credibility purposes); I'm glad it seems to work well!

DrBleep 14 Oct 2017 15:53

This is just an all around solid SCP, and a great base concept. You're on fire Hippo, and killing it right now. Heavy +1

Shaggydredlocks 14 Oct 2017 15:54

The speed at which you work is rather impressive.

Sufficiently dark, supremely fucked-up, and certainly disturbing. +1!

bittermixin 14 Oct 2017 16:50

Absolutely disgusting, in every sense of the word. +1

Penton 14 Oct 2017 17:43

How do you pump out so many quality articles in such a short amount of time?

Fantastic. +1

(account deleted) 14 Oct 2017 18:02

I like this one. I feel like it compliments 3667, which just so happens to be one of my favorite series IV articles. Good job!

+1

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~Baubi

(account deleted) 14 Oct 2017 19:59

I actually wrote this one in response to having read SCP-3667, which I really liked — also, ty!

Jade Kite 14 Oct 2017 18:51

This is one of the best I've read in a very long time

Vole Friend 14 Oct 2017 20:39

I'm starting to think it's impossible for you to write anything I don't enjoy. +1

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