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Draft incomplete, needs additional:
Any feedback is appreciated. Suggestions are welcome. third tab please!
Good grief, Greeny, slow down. You're making me actually work.
SCP-3198 is a Gestalt Type-II Cognitohazard. Standard cognitohazard protocols should apply.
They're 'Special' Containment Procedures, personnel shouldn't have to look up cognitohazard protocols to keep themselves safe.
SCP-3198 is an unidentified specie of kelp (Laminariales)
Species*
Although the effects of SCP-3198 are limited to visual cognition, most cases lead to severe neurological and psychological conditions.
Any theories of why this is the case?
Small portions of SCP-3198 appears to diminish its anomalous properties. Analysis upon recovered specimens indicates no unusual properties. Since the ███████ event, no further SCP-3198 specimens were found.
This is a bit unclear. Did you mean that in small amounts, no harm is done, and that it's fine if they're out of the water?
SCP-3198 was studied for six years since before its current properties were successfully identified. Below is the initial version of this document, considered to be relevant in understanding the effects of SCP-3198.
Why did it take so long if it's such a cognitohazard? It would make more sense if, say, biologists were studying what they thought were worms, which turned out to be something completely different when they took it out of the water, without the (obvious) psychological damage.
Here you have an anomalous object, but no direction to form a narrative yet. I know you'll develop it eventually, but I suggest keeping to one draft at a time for now.
Feedback over, good luck!
It's fine if they're out of the water?
Why did it take so long if it's such a cognitohazard? It would make more sense if, say, biologists were studying what they thought were worms, which turned out to be something completely different when they took it out of the water, without the (obvious) psychological damage.
Here you have an anomalous object, but no direction to form a narrative yet.
I know you'll develop it eventually, but I suggest keeping to one draft at a time for now.
Anyways, the SCP-3198: Kelp Worms draft has been updated now. I added a few more interesting content. I'm really excited, and I'd be glad if you check it out :33
PS: Also, can you help me contain this thing? I'm really awful in constructing containment procedures, which contradicts the work "Containment Specialist at the SCP Foundation" I added on my Facebook account. :3 I need ideas for the current and former containment procedures. :33
Physically move it to a site. If it won't die when out of the water, I'd say keep it dry. But that's boring. Does the effect still occur on non-typical light spectra like infra-red or ultra-violet? Does it occur on recorded/live feed? If not, personnel should avoid direct visual contact and use camera's in the containment chamber instead. Does it need sustenance? Put in what/when to feed it.
Okay this is a good start.
Does it need sustenance?
If it won't die when out of the water, I'd say keep it dry
Does it occur on recorded/live feed? If not, personnel should avoid direct visual contact and use camera's in the containment chamber instead.
I mean, their just like normal kelp, and normal kelp are just like normal plants that needs water, carbon things, and light.
They're*. Spotted this in the draft as well. Remember that 'they're' is short for 'they are' while 'their' is possessive. Their ball, their closet, their noodle cannon.
What do you think? Should I make it the effect persist on recorded/live feed? Or should it just occur during direct visual exposure?
Given that it was researched before, it probably got recorded as well. I say keep the visual change, but lose the cognitive degradation when viewing it indirectly. Speaking of which:
permanent neurological conditions primarily due to psychological stress and trauma.
This is too broad of an explanation.
They're*. Spotted this in the draft as well. Remember that 'they're' is short for 'they are' while 'their' is possessive. Their ball, their closet, their noodle cannon.
Given that it was researched before, it probably got recorded as well. I say keep the visual change, but lose the cognitive degradation when viewing it indirectly.
This is too broad of an explanation.
But that would mean they'd look like worms in images instead of kelp, right? Also, should images retain the same anomalous effect?
Yeah, think about it like this: Instead of the visual anomaly being radiated off the SCP, instead it tricks our minds into seeing worms, regardless of what it's presented on. Like sunspots. Sunspots aren't cold at all, but since they're colder than the rest of the sun, they look cold. On the contrary, maybe the cognitive degradation does radiate from the SCP in some way, which won't reach you if you view it indirectly.
Maybe I should just add a specific range of effect? Maybe ten meters or something. The concept got inspired by the image you know. :3
On the contrary, maybe the cognitive degradation does radiate from the SCP in some way, which won't reach you if you view it indirectly.
Maybe I should just add a specific range of effect? Maybe ten meters or something. The concept got inspired by the image you know. :3
If that's the case, it would have been discovered a lot earlier, right?
Okay, fair point. I suppose the Sunspot scenario would make more sense in this SCP's context. Should I just remove the image then?
I mean, they don't look like worms the same way as described in the rest of the article. Though I suppose I could just name it the place of recovery or something like that.
SCP-3198: Kelp Worms draft is now updated! :D third tab please
I'd be glad to have grammatical and typographical corrections. Also, should I include a containment procedure to the original version of the document, or just the description? I was just thinking that knowing the original version of the document can add something to the initial observations of the anomaly. Something like //they think it's Keter at first because its hostile but then it's not like that' kind of thing. Further suggestions/feedbacks are welcome! Thanks thanks!!!!!!
Hello darkgreeny!
I'm just here to add a suggestion to the original documentation of "Kelp Worms". Keter SCPs tend to be heavily guarded with very extensive containment procedures and the procedures you have now are kind of sparse so i would just suggest some guard scheduling with some electric grids at the topmost part of the tank to ensure the containment of what they thought was a Keter SCP or just add a simple Revision 2 to the actual Containment procedures of the SCP now.
I actually really like the rest of the article and think it is overall really solid of a SCP! Anyways, just remember to take my advice with a grain of salt as I'm new to the writing aspect of this site and am more of a reader. So most of my advice is usually from my experience with what has done well.
—-Brontay
Hey Brontay!!
I say your advice matches my personal opinion to the original documentation my self, it's just I'm not sure what to do with it yet.
Regardless, since you confirmed my opinion now, I guess I'll try to work it out. :3
I actually really like the rest of the article and think it is overall really solid of a SCP! Anyways, just remember to take my advice with a grain of salt as I'm new to the writing aspect of this site and am more of a reader. So most of my advice is usually from my experience with what has done well.
—- greeny
This isn't doing a whole lot for me. The primary effect is that it's an illusion which seems like something one might briefly believe in real life anyway. The incident log doesn't really expand this in any way I can tell. The interview is somewhat interesting, but the [unresponsive]s are really boring and cheesy, and the things that are interesting about the interview could easily just be her being a crazy person.
I never see this expand anywhere beyond just plainly presented "here is an illusion, some people believed it very strongly." That's log of anomalous items level narrative.There's never any question of what is real for us as a reader, since we're immediately told this is an illusion and unless I'm missing something nothing contradicts that. Even if there were some question of what is real, the worms and effects described in the illusion weren't interesting to me. I honestly don't have any suggestions that would push this into upvote territory for me.
Summoned by PM.
Alright, I find the original documentation to be rather distracting and detoured me from the story you're getting at. You already established the truth in the first description, so the effect of the second description feels diminished.
The interview does not really add to the SCP, for the interviewee does not bring up much new insight beyond some manner of trauma. Her lack of coherency does not help in comprehension. While it seems the interviewee is saying a few lines that should mean something, they ultimately come off things that lack the needed impact to end the article.
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