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This article loops itself twice in both interview logs, as in, it details stuff we already know from reading Containment Protocols and Description. Instead of reading redundancy, I'd love to read more about him learning about anomalies and understanding why the Authority does the thing it does: protect humanity by containing them.
4 stars because it has some charm to it, and GD does have a nice proposal. Also, this is a Utility RPC, cmon now!
A literal memory bank, interesting. I'm curious in that each memory he gets, does he lose a memory of his own as a form of balance? I presume that's where the amnestics are for besides the reasons stated in the article
Another thing I want to bring up is that if RPC-330 has any relatives that knows of his ability or any close friends he might have, to see if the Authority can get any information on how it activated.
Other than that it's clearly explained and given his willingness to aid in the Authority's goal as others explained could lead to some very interesting scenerios or encounter with other memory affecting anomalies. 4.5 stars
I've been doing a project of reading through every Malthus article from the hub. Coincidentally, redgi110 pointed out in the Discord server today that this article was missing the church-of-malthus tag. And so I read it.
I was initially put off slightly by the basic formatting and hedgy tone, but "Memory Man" is actually surprisingly good. Though it's rather faceless in my opinion (ironically I can't see myself remembering most of this anomaly), it has a well constructed narrative and is one of the best uses of Malthus I've seen in my marathon.
The base anomaly itself is a bit over-explained, which I find to be a common problem. Thankfully, the rest of this article is nicely condensed. However, there were a few details I found odd. For instance, this guy can read the minds of dead people, and yet it takes a month (and his own suggestion) for the Authority to consider if such a thing could come in handy? I also found the guy himself to be lacking in personality for such a significant role, but on the plus side the dialogue was never dumb or unbelievable.
The last collapsible is kind of pointless. The article does need to resolve somehow, but it does so by telling me that the guy's useful. Like, no shit, Sherlock.
Overall, this was a very enjoyable article to me. It's interesting to see a powerful anomaly that seeks out containment but isn't a pretentious dipshit for once, and this strikes a good balance between "stock bad guy Malthus" and "actual lore Malthus". There's a lot of potential for future stories here as well, without squandering many other story hooks. Great stuff, 5/5