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Smapti 28 Mar 2012 06:49

After coming back from a long period of lurking, this is my first attempt at writing an SCP from scratch. I've been reading a lot about Mt. Everest lately and thought it would make a great stomping ground for an SCP, and this idea gradually came together in my mind.

As Everest survivor Lincoln Hall, who inspired the character of "L." in the interview log, passed away this past week, i'd like to dedicate this SCP to his memory and to all the men and women who have lost their lives on Everest in pursuit of glory.

Cryokina 28 Mar 2012 06:53

I like the detail you've put into this. A few format issues, but not enough to prevent an upvote. +1

Khym Chanur 28 Mar 2012 08:09

██████ was unable to pull himself away from the telescope and had to be manually restrained and sedated

So someone who comes under the effect of the SCP will struggle to retain eye contact, and will try to re-establish eye contact if it's broken?

L. was, however, found alive when another team reached his position two days later,

Can someone actually survive for two days near the summit in a sleeping bag?

and in an effort of unprecedented scale he

"an effort of unprecedented scale" doesn't seem to me like the sort of thing that would go into a dry report by the Foundation.

and had not travelled more than 1000 feet above sea level in the 12 months preceding his death.

This makes it sound like he became afraid of mountains because he remembered the encounter. Did the Foundation not dose him with amnesiacs?

Smapti 28 Mar 2012 08:15

So someone who comes under the effect of the SCP will struggle to retain eye contact, and will try to re-establish eye contact if it's broken?

That was my intent. L. was only able to because he was doggedly persistent about resisting it.

Can someone actually survive for two days near the summit in a sleeping bag?

L. is based on the real-life Lincoln Hall, who did indeed survive over 24 hours near the summit in a sleeping bag. Two days might be pushing the limits of possibility, but not quite impossible.

"an effort of unprecedented scale" doesn't seem to me like the sort of thing that would go into a dry report by the Foundation.

I borrowed that line directly from the Wikipedia article on Hall. Cheerfully withdrawn.

This makes it sound like he became afraid of mountains because he remembered the encounter. Did the Foundation not dose him with amnesiacs?

He would indeed have been dosed, but like the real Hall retired because of the physical trauma he suffered.

Doktori 28 Mar 2012 09:15

Very nicely written. It did a good job holding my interest. Upvoted.

catboy637 28 Mar 2012 10:03

At first, I thought this was just a Yeti version of SCP-1000, but you threw a curveball. Upvoted.

RJB_R 28 Mar 2012 11:39

This article uses [DATA EXPUNGED] pretty well.

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Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you!

tombones 28 Mar 2012 14:39

It works REALLY well when you realize it's "smooching"

RJB_R 28 Mar 2012 15:37

Ogod wut

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emissary666 28 Mar 2012 11:41

The EXPUNGEMENT seemed to be a bit of a let down at first, not telling us anything about what happens after it reaches its victim; but on a second look it actually fits quite nicely. Also, I like SCPs which make me feel like I learned something.

(account deleted) 28 Mar 2012 12:29

Love this SCP. Up vote.

ChazzK 28 Mar 2012 15:21

This is one of those entries that makes me REALLY, REALLY want to know what's happening behind the DE's. In a good way. And while individual head-canon is always at play, I kinda want to know if you had a particular thing in mind for what exactly this thing does to people.

FuzzyBoots 28 Mar 2012 16:09

One of the things which bugs me a bit is the addition of photos in Mallory's camera. The Foundation didn't become aware of the monster until 1970 and yet apparently they seized Mallory's camera and reported it lost. Are they in the habit of routinely absconding with peoples' possession and suppressing all mention of them, or were they already suspecting something?

Smapti 28 Mar 2012 16:13

One of the things which bugs me a bit is the addition of photos in Mallory's camera. The Foundation didn't become aware of the monster until 1970 and yet apparently they seized Mallory's camera and reported it lost. Are they in the habit of routinely absconding with peoples' possession and suppressing all mention of them, or were they already suspecting something?

Mallory's corpse wasn't discovered until 1999, well after the Foundation would have become aware of the creature's existence. I guess I assumed that was well-known, but I'll add a line to clarify that.

holyvic 31 Mar 2012 08:37

As someone who also loves reading about Everest, I just wanted to tell you I think this is brilliant!

If it were possible to add -J logs to normal SCP articles, I'd love to see hand-to-hand combat between it and Anatoli Boukreev.

Smapti 31 Mar 2012 09:58

I imagine that if the creature were ever captured and interviewed, it would call Boukreev a worthy foe and mourn his death.

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