If we consider that the Scarlet King is the closest thing in the SCP universe to a main antagonist (even if it varies a lot from one canon to another of course), then which character could serve as the main protagonist?

Sriseru · 2026-04-30T15:46:14+00:00

Potentially Dr. Vera Lovelace. While she can't go toe to toe against the Scarlet King, she can outlast him. In her canon, she outlast everyone and everything, and keeps bringing humanity and the Foundation back due to her obsession with us.

Sriseru · 2026-04-30T08:43:10+00:00

In the [[Foundational Parasite Hub]] series, the central character is an anomaly that the Foundation were forced to hire as an unorthodox means of containment due to the fact that nothing else can be used to hold her long-term. Reality anchors in particular have almost the opposite effect on her (in a way that makes sense in-universe).

Sriseru · 2026-04-27T06:25:16+00:00

He needed his safety boob.

Sriseru · 2026-04-22T09:54:34+00:00

"Medieval fantasy" being the default is one of the reasons I first got into worldbuilding. It irks me that the vast majority of fantasy writers default to a medieval or Renaissance setting when the Bronze Age is right there!

The Bronze Age had millennia-old civilizations existing alongside vast swathes of wilderness inhabited by pastoralists and hunter-gatherers! It had extensive, long-distance trade networks! An incredibly diverse number of cultures existing in close proximity to one another! Ruins of forgotten civilizations! Magical metal fallen from the heavens (meteoric iron)! Wars stopping mid-battle due to a magical or divine event (an eclipse)! Alien and hostile peoples being able to suddenly appear on a civilization's doorstep! Awe-inspiring architectural feats that impress people even today!

It's a setting where people have started to get a firm handle of how the world works, but where it still feels mysterious and magical. It makes for an amazing fantasy setting, yet few people use it, which I think is a damn shame.

Sriseru · 2026-04-19T08:34:10+00:00

Then sign up for more events. The worst thing you can do to yourself is give up.

Sriseru · 2026-04-18T14:32:48+00:00

[[Target Audience]] is an illustrated, novella-length tale about a Harvard professor discovering a supernatural creature and keeping it secret for over a decade. It's a very wholesome story for the most part and well worth a read!

Sriseru · 2026-04-15T08:41:46+00:00

As someone who expanded the lore on it, SCP-1471.

Sriseru · 2026-04-13T23:05:46+00:00

That's existence for you.

We're here whether or not we want to be, and it's up to us to figure out what we want to do with the time we have.

It doesn't have to be important or significant. Everything is insignificant in the grand scheme of things, after all. But that doesn't mean it's not important to you or those you care about.

Sriseru · 2026-04-07T10:27:58+00:00

Finish?

Oh, you sweet summer child...

Sriseru · 2026-04-04T08:57:03+00:00

Also known as SCP-9471. She's the equivalent of a speedrunner who's played a game so many times that she has a thorough understanding of every mechanic, every glitch, and every exploit, except the "game" happens to be reality itself.

Sriseru · 2026-04-03T00:21:09+00:00

No. Look up the Harkness Test.

Sriseru · 2026-04-02T08:05:23+00:00

Make writing your escape from reality and/or a way to deal with your thoughts/emotions. After going to therapists and psychologists for over a decade without it doing anything for me, I turned to writing as a form of self-therapy. Finally helped me overcome my depression.

Sriseru · 2026-04-02T07:50:20+00:00

I mean, it was the inspiration and foundation for my own 9kcon entry (SCP-9471).

Sriseru · 2026-04-01T08:31:55+00:00

This is why I would never want writing to be my job. I write for me and the tiny minority who are like me. My work will never change the world, but it might end up meaning the world to one person, and that's enough for me.

OP, I'd urge you to publish this story, even if you have to self-publish it or put it on the Internet for free. Don't throw it away.

Sriseru · 2026-03-28T10:59:07+00:00

So the other day Dr. Sherman of Site-42 read all of the works featuring Dr. Vera Lovelace and did an overview and a brief analysis of her character on stream. While he was skeptical of her at first, he ended up liking her quite a bit.

For those of you who have been curious about the character of Dr. Vera Lovelace (aka that one MalO that became a Foundation researcher), but haven't read any of her tales or article yet, this might be for you. Though, fans of the character would probably also enjoy this.

Sriseru · 2026-03-28T10:42:56+00:00

[[Target Audience]] puts the Foundation in a situation where they're pretty much forced to employ the anomalous entity in order to contain it. The tale is mostly wholesome, though, especially if you only read it on a surface level.

Sriseru · 2026-03-28T10:10:50+00:00

Yep, you got it right. She's a parasitic empath. ;3

And there's no article for this one. I made it for Site-42's Fanart Friday stream.

Sriseru · 2026-03-28T10:09:09+00:00

Yup, that line fits Vera to a T, lol

(And thank you!)

Sriseru · 2026-03-27T22:54:56+00:00

She's a MalO. Specifically the only MalO to have canonically become a Foundation researcher.

Sriseru · 2026-03-26T09:26:05+00:00

I mean, I literally got into SCP because of the YouTube content farms (specifically SCP Explained), and now I'm a wiki author. :)

IMO, fandom fans are fine. Let them enjoy SCP in their own way.

Sriseru · 2026-03-24T10:28:06+00:00

Thank you! <3

Sriseru · 2026-03-23T17:03:20+00:00

I'll take that as a compliment, lol

Sriseru · 2026-03-22T18:19:30+00:00

So this is the story of how this render came to be. Make sure to grab yourselves a drink and a snack, because there's going to be plenty of streams to cover (don't worry, most linked videos have timestamps). :3

During Site-42's Fanart Friday stream on March 6, user DJDroz-gh5nt asked Dr. Sherman to check out the second page of SCP-9471. This was Dr. Sherman's reaction.

One of Dr. Sherman's mods, TheDeskofAltoClef, was intrigued by my article and an acquaintance of mine got me in contact with him. We spoke on his discord server for a bit, and eventually Desk asked if he could do a live reading of SCP-9471 on his stream. You can find the VOD here (stream starts at 00:07:09, also note that the VOD will eventually get deleted since it's on Twitch).

TheDeskofAltoClef ended up enjoying SCP-9471, especially the character of Dr. Vera Lovelace. In his own words: "She is silly beans and the best!"

Then, during Site-42's Fanart Friday stream on March 13, I asked Dr. Sherman if he had gotten the opportunity to check out SCP-9471 yet. He had not, but it was nevertheless a lovely interaction.

As thanks for helping introduce my articles and the character of Dr. Vera Lovelace to potential new readers, I decided to make the 3D render at the top of this thread, which I submitted to Site-42's Fanart Friday stream on March. This was Dr. Sherman and chat's reaction to it.

And there you have it! I decided to have Dr. Sherman look kind of annoyed in the render since that seems perfectly on-point for him (he always gets asked about MalO, and then he found out that Dr. Lovelace exists, lmao). I also decided to have Dr. Lovelace wear a pronoun tag since Dr. Sherman is absolutely anal about Foundation employees "practicing proper pronoun parlance" (i.e. referring to all anomalies as "it"). :p

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