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This is disturbing in a way that I wouldn't expect from an article about a sea monster; it's an intelligent sort of disturbing, with its ties to gods and legends and whatnot — and not to mention the context with amnestics production, which was quite a punch in the gut — and that shows in the way it's written. Well-done.

I absolutely love this, but as I discussed in chat, I don't find it scary enough to upvote for the purposes of the contest. I'll do so after it's over though.

Before a few months ago, I thought there was nothing I feared. Then I started to wonder what it was that I actually feared. I have come to the conclusion that my phobia is loss of mind. I don't just want to NOT lose my memories, but myself as well. Madness….is what I fear.

The idea of your mind coming undone while you are awaready it's happening is utterly horrifying. This was well done.

Those aren't crosslinks, those are references. >:B I mostly just caught the one from Tabula Rasa.

Its from SCP-455 Exploration Log.

Foxtrot : Its so fucking cold.

For example:

Several lines are from several articles.

What the heck crosslinks are people talking about? I am just not seeing these.

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I wouldn't be surprised if this thing inspired the legends of Shesha.

But I guess the main idea is that the serpent that will be around after everything else is gone poops goop that makes amnestics way good, on account of it muddles the mind with memories from alternate realities. (Or, I guess, it could be the memories of people it's eaten.) The end result isn't so much memory loss as extreme confusion. I guess I can't actually conceive of the death of cognition, go figure.

The gist I'm getting is this isn't so much about the fear of death, but the fear of being forgotten after death, and I'm not certain it communicates that fear well. I mean, Krishnamoorthy up and says it, but that's not the same thing as letting it linger in the mind of the reader.

The first thing I did was Google the title, because it was a neat word, and knowing the religious background kind of spoiled one of the big reveals. Not the worst thing in the world, and it won't seem like a rehash to anyone who doesn't reflexively Google stuff.

I have a lot of thoughts on this article, the first being "Soylent amnestics is people?"

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(Now I need to figure out how to make my 3000 draft less similar to this)

Other than that, I liked the rest of this. The crossreferences were fairly thought provoking, and the rest was nice and creepy.

I feel like there could be a better method of collecting the sludge from this thing. Why not use ROVs? They won't be attacked at all by the eel, and there would be less risk of people getting killed.

Yeah, the part with Bravo was really one of the best logs I have ever seen. Of the horror TALES I have heard on 106, this actually LOG in the main article for 3000 takes the cake of scary

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Edit: Also what the fuck with those crosslinks I'm scared by the implications.

Your mind slipping away, as a deep sea diver, and at the depths at which the eel lives, is fucking horrifying. That is genuinely terrifying because the slightest fuckup or mind slip at those depths will mean certain death.

You don't always need to go for the scariest outcome either. In the end, it should be what allows the story to work in the SCP Foundation, and if the scariest option is throwing a monkey wrench into the whole concept of how amnestics should be written, then maybe it shouldn't be used in the long run goal.

it's still made out of digested human consciousness

if your reading this your gay

But that's not scary.

As far as I could tell, the foundation had worked out how to refine the material into forms with useful properties that weren't consciousness destroyers.

if your reading this your gay

I'm really disappointed that the consequences of pumping this thing's sludge into the general population aren't really addressed, particularly given the speculation on what the eel is and/or represents.

Also, I like the Foundation to be antiheroic over being purely the 'good guys' but that's just my view.

Yeah, it's not just the veil (though that's part of it) many, many SCPs will kill you/trap your consciousness in your rotting corpse for all eternity/teleport you to the Pacific Ocean and eat you/kill everybody if you don't get amnestics.

Amnestics are also used for containment, especially for cognito-/info-/memetic hazards.

I can't imagine a scenario in which the Foundation would willingly sacrifice healthy, industrious employees just to maintain the veil for a few more hours.

Other than that, I have no complaints. It's distinctive, breathtaking and creepy.

That last messge from Nox stayed my hand from the + button. I can't imagine a scenario in which the Foundation would willingly sacrifice healthy, industrious employees just to maintain the veil for a few more hours. And considering that they actually had amnestics before the eel, it's rather bizarre to feed D-Class - who, depending on your headcanon, might be random expats and refugees - to this thing for the sake of better memory juice.

In all seriousness, this was a highly gripping article that kept me glued to my monitor from start to finish. Combining the horror of a giant sea monster with some fantastic exploration logs and journal entries, and you have a piece that reflects the talent behind it.

Day 62. I have made it halfway through the article. Supplies have run out…

Wow 2952 is really an interesting SCP. Definitely an interesting read.

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Nah. SCP-2952 is much larger but is still contained easily. It's more a matter of knowing where it is and keeping civilians away from it at any given time.

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Something that large could be contained though it would probably be difficult. Then it might be able to fall under classification for Keter because of its difficulty to contain.

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Description: The size and physical dimensions of SCP-813-J are currently not well-understood. The contents of SCP-813-J are currently unknown. SCP-813-J is known to be deadly to human life, all animal and plant life, as well as most microbes. Exploration of SCP-813-J thus far has been limited to unmanned probes, some of which were coated in Titanium.

Special Containment Procedures: Due to the vast scale of SCP-813-J, it is currently theorized to be uncontainable by foundation assets. Furthermore, even leaving the Earth's gravity well costs significant energy, and exploration of SCP-813-J by human civilization poses significant mundane risks and little short-term financial benefit. Therefore, current containment procedures shall consist of eye-rolling, scoffing, and awkward coughing at NASA and Space-X meetings.

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It can be both uncontained and Thaumiel at the same time, like the other Thaumiel entry in the contest, SCP-3031 .

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Honestly? I would classify this thing as "Uncontained."

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For containment reasons alone, it is 100% definitely never going to be Euclid, my man. It's a 900km long eel, the kind of thing people sort of happen upon.

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Like the 500 other entries in THAT GODDAM LIZARDS TESTING LOG on the bright side I have read my 3000th scp article, I am starting to reach the point where my brain cant handle all the information

Thogurus this has been done and it failed

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Let's get this [Redacted}

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"Oh, I know, throw it into the sun!"

"What the hell is that giant lizard trying to destroy everything? It's really hard to kill and we keep forgetting about it, we should do something drastic about it…"

Next, on SCP TV…

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Throw it at 682

Since we HAVE to do this, as that we do with so many other SCP's, in order to test it, we must do one thing and one thing only….

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Thaumiel is totally reasonable here, given that many SCPs have containment procedures that require amnesticization of witnesses. Amnestics aren't just for D-Class.

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Thaumiel Classification states specifically that it if any object helps in containing, recontaining, and/or containment of an SCP then it falls into Thaumiel. This one is just for drugs for Class D Personnel.

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They use the compound as an amnestic, ergo, Thaumiel.

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So why is SCP-3000 rated Thaumiel? Is it because the SCPF utilize the Y-909 compound for their benefit? If not then I don't see why it should be Thaumiel, it doesn't mention any special properties that suggest it can be used to contain other SCPs more specifically Keter Class ones. Based on the Special Containment Procedures and the Description it seems like Euclid is a perfectly fine Classification level.

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The picture of Dr. Krishnamoorthy has been deleted from the referenced page on Wikimedia Commons and no longer exists.

Right! Issue resolved then!

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Ah, yes, right. Sorry about that.

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If i see him in the grocery store I'll let him know.

I would like to thank Bernie Sanders the unwavering support of this project

Shoutout to djkaktus and Joreth for letting me hijack their giant eel and turn it into a giant Hindu eel. I really enjoyed working with you guys the whole way through - this was a great ride from start to finish.

Always ready to serve the Supreme Personality of Godhead

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From where those come, who can say.

The eel is a creature that deconstructs cognition, and destroys consciousness. Memory, thought, it all gets lost in the wash and those who are affected are left with nothing. However, some things may creep in to fill that void, memories they never experienced, dreams they never had, and sometimes, things they never said.

To everyone who gave this one a look over, thank you. Specifically, Silber, Jekeled, Decibelle, minmin, TyGently, TheRaven, Weizhong, WestyDude, AidenEldritch, and so many others.

A collaborative effort between myself, Joreth, and ARandomDay. Significant props to my homies, this literally would not have happened without them.

Of the nagas, I am Ananta.

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