RPC-141 / Discussion

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Fantastic Rewrite

richhomiebrandon 28 Jul 2018 18:34

I'm extremely glad you chose to re-write my original concept and I think you've done much better than what I previously had in stone

Togetic 28 Jul 2018 18:36

This article is a rewrite of the original 050 slot by richhomiebrandon (who i'd directly link to the profile of, but i have no idea how to do that) with him approving all my changes/alterations to his cool idea.

I really wanted to expand a little on the cool concept in the original article while tying it in a little more with the history/culture of Easter Island/Rapa Nui, and hopefully i came somewhere close to doing that

Squidward's House is the hero we need

Obera 19 Dec 2018 03:49

I'm a sucker for cultural artifact objects. I like the ending and the accuracy of the history as well. 5*

Agree with Obera

MucsNairhon 07 Mar 2019 01:49

While the concept is a tad redicilous, I enjoyed the historical references and general quality of writing. 5 stars from me.

Reparations? WOKE.

DoubleDenial 05 Apr 2026 23:46

Picking a famous cultural object for an anomaly is a risk, but this does it with grace. Instead of copping the setpiece and running, it hones in on context. Containment protocols are clever and unique. The anomalous property is predictable in comparison, but there's no shame in making sense.

Several RPCs have tried the "conscientious objector" monologue seen here, but none I read get it right. The dissident needs a purpose for speaking out beyond stumbling upon the offensive detail and finding it unpleasant; without that, they seem narcissistic, not heroic. Switching the first Global Director's place for one of the mentioned Rapa Nui descendants would help.

The chilling ending, which seems at first to come from left field, brilliantly echoes the theme of foreign onslaught. Perhaps the scene is too quick to fully convey its implication. I have to wonder how much of the article's plot foretells our fate: are we doomed, or is there some light at the end of the tunnel, like there was for the Rapa Nui?

Some weak parts, but altogether memorable and worth remembering.

Funhouse 29 Apr 2026 18:30

I have two gripes with this.

Small one is having amnestics at an implausibly early time in the Authority's history. Granted the Lethe River came years later but still. A bigger one one is the reasoning behind the Authority's complicity. It can be simply attributed to status quo slavery, so if it is state it as such! And even then I'd rather it be elaborated on than just leaving it at "Authority did slavery" or assisted it; It introduces a glaring subject without answering any of the many questions it brings up besides that they happen to have just done it. Missed opportunity to delve into the past of an evil Auctoritas in South America.

That said, I liked a lot more about this that I can overlook these faults. Containment protocols are clever and original, and the visual of this thing running after you got a good chuckle out of me. I find this idea of a protector being able to point out to things that should be beyond its scope stale but I can't remember where I first learned about it. I liked that trope here nonetheless, as I did with the article as a whole.

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