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In a rat-proof, rain-proof dug-out (and it's splinter-proof as well)

Where we got the stuff to build it is a thing I mustn't tell,

But we've made it strong and solid, and we're cosy, rain or shine,

In our happy little dug-out on the firing line.

— Edgar W. McInnis

Welcome to Site-43! We're different.

Looking for scary monsters in solid boxes? This place isn't for you. Looking to feed people into a meat grinder? You'll have better luck at Site-19. Looking for a relaxed backwater full of eccentric academics, and a chance to try out some crazier containment techniques? Come see what we get up to down below.

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There's a few things you need to know before you get settled in. First of all, have you got any reflective objects on your person? Anything made of glass, or clear plastic? We're gonna have to confiscate those. No, they should have told you before you arrived. See, there's a mirror monster loose in the compound, and the best part is, that's intentional.

It might take you some time to get used to this place. Why not ride the Inter-Sectional Subway System and check out Intake Point Nine-Four, in the middle of Lake Huron? It's all glassed-in, and it's quite a view. Maybe you'll spot one of the underwater panthers that are loose on the lakebed! That's also intentional.

We handle containment differently at Site-43. We have to, because we can't actually take on more super-dangerous anomalies. We've still got quite a few, but they're the ones we can't move. After the annual magic gunk refinery explosions started happening, we…

Hey! Where are you going?

I'm glad you decided to stay. I have some stories to tell you about this place, and the people who work here, and the people who don't work here anymore. We keep a lot of secrets down here in the dark.

Right now, there's two things dominating most of our time. On the one hand, we're fighting a shadow war with an ancient Austrian memeticist society (no, seriously). On the other hand, we're trying to catch a less-ancient American memeticist corporation (yes, seriously). Of course there's a lot more than that going on; it's a big, weird Site. Maybe you'll bring us some new stories. Maybe they won't even be about memes. Please, let them not be about memes.

+ SERIES: Words of Power and Poison, by HarryBlank et al
+ SERIES: Vikander-Kneed Technical Media, by Grigori Karpin et al
+ SISTER CANON: Forgotten Memories, by Queerious et al
+ SERIES: Archetypicals, by Placeholder McD
+ Canadian Cont(ainm)ent: standalone stories by various authors
+ CanArt: like real art but subsidized

It may look a little crowded, and the roof's a trifle low,

But it's water-tight — or nearly — and it wasn't built for show,

And when Woolly Bears are crumping and the shrapnel sprays around,

You feel a whole lot safer if you're underneath the ground.

— Edgar W. McInnis

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Oh! Canada.

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On Guard 43 is a canon centred around Site-43 in Ontario, Canada. It began as one set of interlinked tales and SCPs, but has since branched out to become more of a general setting. There are now four distinct "series" being written in On Guard 43:
  • Words of Power and Poison, HarryBlankHarryBlank's stories about Site-43's struggles against implacable, immemorial meme-wielding enemies;
  • Vikander-Kneed Technical Media, chronicling the antics of a terrifying, dangerous, and often darkly hilarious memetic media corporation created by Grigori KarpinGrigori Karpin;
  • Forgotten Memories, QueeriousQueerious' affiliated canon, featuring stories about Heather Garrison and Lillian Lillihammer going against eldritch foes, hazardous concepts, and their own fears of intimacy, as well as the stories of other marginalized individuals;
  • Archetypicals, Placeholder McDPlaceholder McD's prestige drama about secondary characters answering a call to adventure from deep in interstellar/narrative space.

Want to write for this canon? You don't have to use the established characters — but you can! You don't have to contribute to existing storylines — but you can! (Except Archetypicals, that's self-contained.) You don't even need to write about Site-43 itself — though you can — as long as you're using some of the elements outlined in the next tab. You should think of this place as a set of storytelling tools. We've got a detailed, well-defined Site, a big ol' cast you can bend to your whims, and a generalized Canadian-ness that should satisfy your entirely inappropriate need to, say, create an actual Canadian branch.

This is a canon about real people in absurd situations. Click onward if that appeals to you at all.


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