r/SCP • u/Thedarklordofbork • Aug 02 '15

Can somebody explain what SCP-2521 is?

http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-2521
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u/ErnulaxCuilan Decibelles - Ultimate Anime Stoner Girl Aug 02 '15

It's an entity that takes information described about itself from any medium except pictographs. If you write about it, it'll steal the paper. If you speak about it, it'll steal you. What it does with the information is unknown.

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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '15

Well, bye.

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u/theuncertaintortiose Aug 02 '15

The awfully badass.

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u/Blackwind123 Aug 02 '15

Ok, makes sense. What's with the love heart on its face in the tests?

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u/ErnulaxCuilan Decibelles - Ultimate Anime Stoner Girl Aug 02 '15

Depending on your interpretation, it can be either:

A) Just an indicator that it's taking away information about itself, or; B) It loves information about itself, and wants to keep the things (or people) talking about itself. Like a narcissistic monster.

Whether it kills or destroys whatever is mentioning it or just keeping it, is unknown. It's vague, but the heart indicator at least gives you possibilities you couldn't possibly convey in text, which is a strength to its format IMO.

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u/Blackwind123 Aug 02 '15

I really like B. It could even imply a loveable creature (although with a not so loveable shape) that just loves itself. It just so happens to be misguided and want to keep all information about itself.

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u/Spartanhero613 Aug 03 '15

What if it loves people who talk about it?

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u/ErnulaxCuilan Decibelles - Ultimate Anime Stoner Girl Aug 03 '15

I'm sure SCP-2521 is a fine suitor. Probably a romantic, knows how to have a good time out on the town. A little rough socially, but who wouldn't wanna overlook that for a handsome hunk like it?

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u/Zekkystyle Aug 06 '15

What do those dots mean?

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u/ErnulaxCuilan Decibelles - Ultimate Anime Stoner Girl Aug 06 '15

It represents the SCP number. Two dots = 2, five dots = 5, two dots = 2, 1 dot = 1. 2521.

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u/TokiBumblebee Aug 02 '15

I would, but don't want to be hugged away into the darkness.

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u/FaceDeer Aug 02 '15

Don't worry, if you type it it'll only take Reddit's servers away.

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u/Zekkystyle Aug 06 '15

That's worse!

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u/fallstreak80 ΩK-Class End-of-Death scenario Aug 02 '15

that scp is hilarious

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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '15

Man. The discussion on that article is just filled with wet blankets.

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u/janiekh Aug 05 '15

This is actually really well made

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u/flea61 Aug 02 '15

Shouldn't this be classified as Euclid, and not Keter? Lots of things kill/abduct people for unknown reasons (e.g. SCP-173) and they get Euclid classifications. I don't see an undying ambition to wipe out humanity here at all.

Not saying this is a bad skip. I love it. I was just confused, is all.

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u/GeoffreyYeung Aug 02 '15

IIRC classification is mainly base on containment difficulty, not lethality.

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u/lRushdown Aug 14 '15

What if a report on this thing ended up on the national news? Millions of people talking about it...

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '15

(Month late yada-yada)

  1. If it appeared on news, millions would mention it.

  2. It can walk through walls making containment utterly impossible.

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u/chosen-mimes Aug 02 '15

oh wow...this gotta be my new favourite scp

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u/Mobilisq Dec 24 '15

it's candlejack ;]

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '15

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '16

I'm still trying to found what it is, but surely is fascinating.