SCP Foundation

-The Foundation seems to lack much a motive, while its understandable they they're interested in testing the skip or researching the inhabitants, they don't really have any reason to actively continue testing/accessing the skip.- What about the dimension is so important to them?- is it utilised in way that would be useful to them? is there important knowledge that could be attained by traveling there?

- I feel this aspect needs a bit more clarification, as currently it doesn't really feel like theres any consequences (wether they be good or bad), for not accessing the dimension.

As far as the scip itself goes (the pigment), I think the foundation has a pretty firm grasp on it (aside from the actual creation of it). I think research wise the alternate dimension is more interesting and has a wide number of more academic questions the foundation can research. Aside from core things like geography, culture, history, etc, more complex questions can be posed; for example the dimension acts a great subject of study on the effects on humans over a length of time spent in another reality populated by other sentient beings. But while there is a wealth of knowledge that can be gained I do agree that the Foundation has a lot on their hands so what makes this worth continued observance. That I think is answered by a P in SCP; protect. I think that the observance of the dimension and its people is no different than that a country's intelligence agency may use on other countries. It is already an unknown variable as to whether or not the alt-residents still possess the means of opening rifts to current reality, and the threat of that is only compounded by not having eyes and ears in the dimension. While they were peaceful during initial contact with them, things change and the Foundation has no way of knowing of knowing what is going on. An invasion could be mounting, or the civilization could be falling and refugees could be planning to stream into current reality, or any number of scenarios that could pose a threat both physical or informational to the public.

-The "entities" don't really seem to get any attention? considering they play a major role in the skips initial creation, it's odd that they're never really brought up, or looked into further again.- Perhaps if your looking to tie them into the narrative, they could make up the "government", that was mentioned at some time?

So i'd first like to preface that there are any number of "entities" present in the dimension that have inspired Mayan mythology, though the majority are bestial in nature. The main entity in question though, the sapient race that first made contact with the Mayans I shall elaborate on and call Alt-E (this is just a random placeholder name for my response). Alt-E are quasi-humaoid entities that I like to compare to something like SCP-1000. Not in form, but that they seem to have learned how to harness and create what the Foundation may consider "anomalous" technologies. Since the refuge of the Mayans in their dimension they have largely cohabited peacefully. Over the years they have grown and changed together with their cultures and languages having become intertwined. Running with your idea though, I do like the concept that while they have largely grown together there is still some level of inequality. The government while not entirely exclusive is largely comprised of Alt-E at the highest levels. I would like to note too that while they have been welcoming of humans that have come to their land, they do treat the Foundation with a similar level of caution that the Foundation treats them. To the Alt-E, our reality is the anomaly.

-The narrative doesn't really give much insight into what was initially discovered and/or learnt from the first visits to the dimension.- it feels a bit too vague, considering this info would be in the article, it's odd that theres nothing giving context to what was discovered.

So as is the nature of exploration of a totally new dimension, the Foundation had a lot to learn. The where? The what? The who? And while there were some extrapolations the Foundation could make about the world and its people, the first big breakthrough was in the establishment of a way to communicate in a at least semi-effective way. This paved the way to the Foundation gaining more intimate knowledge of the world. They learned of how the Alt-E first came into contact with the Maya people and the how the Mayans took refuge in their world. Over the course of centuries they have grown together. The years weren't without trial, with the Mayans bringing with them a virus that wiped out a number of the Alt-E. The world also underwent some civil war during the time between the two. But, in the past 2 centuries, they have come together as one truly unified people under a unified government. The initial communications between the Foundation and the alt-people set the groundwork for understanding who they are and for their continued cooperation.

As for my final concern/question; how do you plan to show all of this in the narrative? and what will the main conflict be? while you seem to have a strong idea on what will be in the article, there isn't really much on how exactly that will be executed or shown in the draft. Along with this, while there are hints of a central conflict present here, they aren't really defined enough to get me fully immersed in the narrative.
Perhaps you define the fear the Foundation has over this recipe getting out a bit more? only for them to realise the natives from the other dimension are relatively chilled out and pose no real threat?

So this is the response that sadly I will give a somewhat unsatisfying answer for, and that is that my plan may be subject to change. I have a general planned framework in place for my draft, but as I draft I plan to research the execution of other similar SCP to see how they were performed. So if I find a format that I think can better portray my narrative, or if you or any reviewers have any feedback, I can adjust course. All that said, my general framework is this. The article will be broken up into a few sections. The first section of course being the standard containment and description. This will introduce the pigment itself as well as the high-level details of the other dimension. The second section will follow the research following the initial investigations of the objects and the company, as well as the first visits into the dimension. This will section will vary in format and is the one that may take some experimenting. In regards to the dimension and the people, I'm thinking of almost presenting this in a similar way to that of the World Factbook. The final section will be focused on the search and rescue of the researcher and will largely be in exploration log form.

I plan to weave into the narrative that the Foundation is very cautious of the Alt-dimensioners. As is there duty to secure, contain, and protect; the containment of an entire reality whose people may be even more advance than we are is a task the Foundation would not take likely. And with the dwindling of their anomalous window of contact, the years in the dark are sure to be stressful for the Foundation. Ultimately though in the the end it will be revealed that the alt really bear no ill intention toward the Foundation or our world, giving the researcher and recipe into Foundation custody. The alt, or at least their government, have no interest in our struggling world. They hope that one day our people may even coincide with their own, but for now, just as is the Foundations job to protect the public and this world, their job is to protect their world and it's people. And for now, keeping otherworldy interactions with the Foundation out of the public eye is the best way to do so. It's all in good time and until then the foundation can use their newly gained formula to create rifts for future (supervised) visits.