I'm not sure if this belongs in this forum since the article is well underway, so let me know if I should post this somewhere else. I was having trouble deciding the kind of ending I wanted to give an SCP I'm writing. For context, here's the draft: http://scpsandbox2.wikidot.com/numberq
Those two collapsibles at the bottom are where I'm having trouble. I want to end things with something eerie, that lets the reader fill in some blanks or ask some questions and ultimately makes the article stick with them. To that end, I had two ideas, and I'm not sure which fits better, or if both could work without diluting the atmosphere too much.
Ending idea 1 is that the fleshy things start to exhibit more signs of life, such as moving themselves or communicating via messages spelled out in the shapes of veins. It would imply a sentience, even a hive mind between the coins and the created objects. Perhaps the SCP, once it notices the Foundation, is angry that it's being kept in containment, and creates more and more deadly objects, forcing testing to stop.
Ending idea 2 is based off the recovery notes. The object was discovered at a child's birthday party, after a great deal of coins had already been eaten. The kid whose birthday it was is now in Foundation custody, because out of everyone known who's eaten coins, he's had the most. So the Foundation is keeping him for study, feeding him coins at a regular pace. If he's ever allowed to complete the regurgitation process, it's heavily implied that the object it creates will easily be enough to kill him or cause some other Very Bad Thing to happen.
What are your thoughts? Which would you be more interested to read? Which do you think would stick with you more? I'm leaning towards idea 2 for the horror aspects, though I feel idea 1 has merits as well.
