i like the whimsy nature of this article, btw you still have an SCP-XXXX in your interview log
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I don't get it, is Supertainment and Wondertaintment the same individual/corporation?
Is Supertainment the bootleg version of Wondertainment toys?
I mean the list at the end of the article cites Wondertainment, but interactions and logs speak of Wondertainment.
Edit: Why'd the list only count 25?
Im just saying, Zelda the Zealous Zebra could take the spot.
Unless deliberate.
I went with Supertainment because Sammy can’t say “Wondertainment,” so the good doctor went with the next closest thing that started with S. I left it at 25 because the Zany Zoo is what you have if you collect them all, so it isn’t on the main list sort of like Mr. Collector.
Super SCP! Some stuff seems strange such as the snake's species s-
Ok, I'll quit that act. I really enjoyed this. I was laughing the entire time while reading the interview in my most obnoxious snake voice. +1.
Oh hey, another wondertainment little misters thing? Cool.
This is alright, but what could the twenty-five other little hiss-ters even be? Seems like they'd be just this article but with the species and letter switched out.
Well, I am thinking of some different gimmicks for a few of the rest. I doubt that they'd make full-blown scips, but I may add them to them Log of Anomalous Objects or write a tale.
Attempts to teach it to read and write have thus far been unsuccessful.
Write? It's a snake, the poor things doesn't have any arms!
+1 though.
That's why they've been unsuccessful. He tried gripping the pencil with his mouth and then with his tail, but he just isn't coordinated enough.
A talking animal that rides on the Misters gimmick is hardly original or creative enough to merit anything but a downvote from me. I'm doubly disappointed that the 'nom has minor workarounds to its effect to enable communication, giving the interaction a half-assed feel instead of leaning full-throttle into it.
Fair. This is definitely a Misters piggyback. While it's decidedly un-original from a writing standpoint, I don't think it'd be much of a stretch for the in-universe Dr. Wondertainment to want to capitalize on the success of a previous product line.
"Why aren't we selling more Misters?"
"Well, Sir, they aren't really the most politically correct toy line."
"What do you mean?"
"I mean you're encouraging the buying and selling of intelligent humans, sir. That's called slavery."
"Oh. I hadn't thought of it that way."
"Clearly, Sir."
"Well, what if they were animals?"
"What, like the miniature grisly?"
"No, that was a PR disaster. I mean intelligent, quirky, gimmicky animals with unique magical powers!"
"So…the Misters, but animals?"
"Exactly! That way, it's just pet ownership, not slavery, right?"
"Um…"
My initial draft was a format screw where all text/speech about it had to be alliterative, but that was ridiculous so I toned it down to where it is right now. And the minor workarounds aren't a cop-out, they're just a logical extension of its properties. Dr. Wondertainment designed Sammy to be enjoyable by children that speak any language, not just English. This includes children whose languages don't use the letter "s," so the anomalous effect responds to the sound instead of the specific letter. As for the abbreviation, well, the effect can't always tell that it's not an actual word. Honestly, I was also a little disappointed that the interview didn't turn out to be funnier than it was, but I don't know how to make it any better without crossing the line into ridiculous.
I don’t know how to make it better without crossing the line into ridiculous.
That might be the right way to take it though. Toys by the good doctor are made to be ridiculous and weird, they’re for kids. You could keep the article itself straight faced, but make the conversation a bit more entertaining.
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