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Been a long time since I managed to write an article in less than a day. It's good to be back.
Many thanks toMortos,
Kalinin, andtaytay1677 does not match any existing user name for their feedback.
Special thanks toThe Great Hippo for his critique, and to
Jacob Conwell and
ChaoSera for their input on the ending.
See more of my work on myauthor page!
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I decided to move one of the crosslinks to the end of the article; in its former position it seemed to be spoiling the article entirely. This new location maintains the story connection while managing to actually deepen the mystery.
Nice! And in just 13 hours! That’s a new personal best!
And in just four days. A new personal best! I'm very excited about the DOA as a concept, and I hope to write more about them!
If you’d told me six years ago this would be my most popular solo piece… honestly I might have believed you! Definitely one of my personal favorites.
173 origin? Escaped prisoner statue.
Whilst not my headcanon, it's clever and well written.
+1
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(account deleted)20 Jun 2018 23:20The original draft that I saw lacked layers that made this interesting outside of the obvious intent of the article seen at the end - this one has a bunch more that make it interesting. I won’t say more to avoid spoiling for anyone that hasn’t gotten it yet.
+1
What is the Department of Abnormalities? And why does it sound so incredibly British?
It's like the Department of Silly Walks, except for SCPs.
At first I went "this is awfully short."
Now I go "this is awfully good."
+1
I don't actually find this terribly clever. I actually greatly dislike the headcanon presented here; that there are many 173s and that one escaped - OURS!
But holy shit I love how this is structured and written. It's brief but not too brief, it's ingenious how its such a simple concept I never thought of, and fuck it gets everything necessary down while allowing the reader to imagine more.
Just imagining 173 scrambling up the tube, bashing it with its limbs, and voiping away to become a loosed horror is awesome.
+1, big fan even if I loathe the headcanon. Awesome work ARD. More like this!
Wow, subtle reference to 173, and an interesting one at that!
Sir, enjoy your +1
If you think "rubbing into face while screaming in Japanese" is subtle, then sure…
I feel like this would work better without the hints at the beginning so the ending is more of an "oh shit that's what going on here", If that's what you were trying to anyway.