Okay, this one is a little out there. The first part is deliberately kinda iffy, so please don't judge it on that. I think the formatting could be improved; I'd at least like more space between the first and second parts, but I'm not sure how to do that in Wiki syntax. Anyone know?
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Wait, if we already have it contained, then how is it STILL targeting people?
It's not fully contained. We don't know how to fully contain it.
Incidentally, there's a hint in the article about this thing's true nature, but it's kinda subtle. It was more subtle before, but then no one would get it ever.
I like this! A foundation coverup… delicious. Look, ya got my +1 and you can keep it because this is awesome.
Now I want to know what delusions they were. I'm still missing the subtle hint.
This is hardly noticeably cross-linked with another article, which has to do with this thing's true nature in the background I came up with for it.
Oh man okay this is waaay wishful thinking and i am a huge nerd for it occurring to me but
Is there any chance it has to do with these bits?
"SCP-1500 is a featureless humanoid with smooth greenish gray skin"
and
"Though it has no visible sensory organs, it apparently possesses senses roughly equal to that of a human. It cannot speak, and does not need to eat, breathe, or sleep"
Does the twist have anything to do with the fact that the addenda are numbered 4, 7 and 20 instead of 1, 2, and 3?
Nah. That's just a thing I do in all my articles. Most addenda are probably boring and irrelevant to the deeper nature of this thing. Other addendae are probably something like:
Addendum 1500-2: After testing on ten D-class, SCP-1500 has become, in their memories a cousin in three cases, a childhood friend in five cases, a father in one case, and a local religious leader in one case.
Addendum 1500-14: D-43731 has, three years after exposure to SCP-1500, shown no lasting negative effects, though the memories of Zachary Callahan remain very strong.
As you can see, these aren't too thrilling.
Oh, I was thinking that maybe SCP-1500 had managed to delete stuff from its own entry.
I like having the true insidious nature of this SCP placed behind a cut. I thought it was bland and uninteresting at first, but was pleased when I realized what the author was trying to do. I do wonder what the real threat it poses is, as its mental manipulation of people thus far doesn't seem to have adverse effects, or at least, none that have emerged at this point in time. Upvoted, as I'm interested to learn more.
"In the event of an attempted containment breach, all involved are to be terminated."
This just bugs the hell out of me. Why would you need to kill people instead on just give them amnesiacs, especially if it is "safe"??
I'll withhold a vote for now.
actually, it bugs me enough for a down vote until otherwise noted.
Did you even read the second part? As that line is part of the second part, in which the true object's classification is Keter. Also, the fact that this thing's effects can't be cured with amnesiacs (which, recently, have come to be some kind of "cure-all" [avoiding a Foundation pun] regarding breaches and cover-ups) means that this is something we don't understand, and since it looks like it's trying to take over the world, would YOU want it infiltrating The Foundation?
Jesus this took a long time to type on a phone.
Because while amnesiacs can (somewhat) reduce the SCP's effects, said effects can't be removed completely. They still perceive it as humanoid; who knows what other inroads have been made? And would you want a researcher who had been psychically compromised by 1500 wandering around near, say, 682 or 914? Or even the Bookends?
It's not a tree, that was a coverup. It is actually a extradimensional metallic humanoid.
a) pay attention to the dates on the messages you're replying to; that one was over two years old.
b) I should also point out that Schubert understood full well that the 'tree' is a coverup; that's the joke. Imagine that "Zachary" is a tree rewriting people's minds to be his friends because he's lonely, and to think he's a humanoid disguised as a tree because trees don't need friends. And then the joke falls apart because we've poked at it too much.
c) Not extradimensional, no.
Hmm.
Level 3 clearance required means that the head of research of this object isn't allowed to see the proper special containment procedures document. Seems like taking the idea of redactions in the procedures, and running a marathon with it.
No vote from me..not because it's bland, quite the opposite. For every single thing I love about this, there's a thing I dislike.
Really? I thought project heads were generally Level 3. Either way, the point is that they only want people of highish clearance, who aren't already affected by it, to see what it really is. Any thoughts on how I could phrase that better?
Either have it 2-1500 - anyone who has full clearance for the object, hence the 0- and 1- level personnel would be those given mushroom treatment (I recommend this) or alternately, have two or three explicitly named researchers, and then level 4 (usually site director), though that seems a bit silly.
But you can arbitrarily lose clearance for the object, no matter what level you are, so that seems a bit awkward.
I wrote this kinda late, so if you dislike this or something about this, please tell me. This guy is far from set in stone right now.
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