User Shade has been generally woe-is-me in the chat for a bit, then this happened.
[18:07:40] <Shade> Am still gonna cry at 6 am
[18:08:11] <Shade> Because I will never get my shit onto the forums and in turn, not get greenlights
[18:08:21] <Shade> Because I have no central narrative
[18:08:37] <Shade> Time to cry because I am a terrible writer
[18:08:40] <CelesteKara> Who here
[18:08:43] <CelesteKara> likes spiders?
[18:09:13] <Shade> I can't, why is life so hard
[18:10:03] <Shade> I feel so stupid for crying, I can't-
[18:10:14] <anorrack> you don't need a narrative if the scp is good
[18:10:16] <fairydoctor> DrAkimoto ok i was worried it was some sorta s e x thing, giant bottle is fine
[18:10:45] <fairydoctor> .ch spiders, s p i d e r s, SPIDERS
[18:10:45] <Secretary_Helen> fairydoctor: spiders
[18:10:48] <fairydoctor> ty helen
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[18:12:07] <Shade> annorack but-
[18:12:09] <MalyceGraves> We've got racks of carboys back in the lab
[18:12:11] <Shade> :((((
[18:12:23] <MalyceGraves> We use it to store moderately hard reconstituted freshwater.
[18:12:50] <fairydoctor> moderately hard reconstituted freshwater. <- what is?
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[18:13:23] <BananaRepublic> .au
[18:13:23] <Secretary_Helen> BananaRepublic: bananarepublic - has 14 pages. ( 9 SCP articles, 4 Tales, 1 GoI Formats, 0 others.) They have 991 net upvotes with a rounded average of 71 . Their latest page is SCP-4136: uncle at 72 .
[18:13:29] <anorrack> damn
[18:13:33] <anorrack> .au
[18:13:35] <Secretary_Helen> anorrack: anorrack - (http://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/anorrack-s-author-page) has 12 pages. ( 7 SCP articles, 0 Tales, 4 GoI Formats, 1 others.) They have 497 net upvotes with a rounded average of 41 . Their latest page is OPERATION: PANDORA (UIU File: 2003-112) at 27 .
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[18:13:40] <MalyceGraves> fairydoctor: https://setac.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/etc.5620160618
[18:13:45] <anorrack> wtf
[18:13:48] <anorrack> how are they still joining
[18:13:54] <Shade> I can't do this anymore, I'm so stressed, I don't know what's my central narrative
[18:14:06] <anorrack> when did you start writing this article
[18:14:17] <anorrack> Took me a literal year to finish my last article
[18:14:43] <Shade> I am going to die, I just fucking can't
[18:14:46] <anorrack> and you can ask critters who check out your article for input, whether that be additions to the central narrative, themes that the article can focus on, or simple SPaG
[18:14:58] <anorrack> just leave it for a few hours
[18:15:13] <anorrack> I got a few of my articles and their themes just by doing something completely different
[18:15:34] <fairydoctor> MalyceGraves thanks!
[18:15:50] <MalyceGraves> fairydoctor: we prepare this stuff all the time for the various tests we perform
[18:16:07] <Shade> I can't fucking breathe
[18:16:44] <Shade> Wish this ain't a panic attack after some y e a r s
[18:16:47] <MalyceGraves> Shade: Relax. It's writing. No one is forcing you to write. Read a bit, or go outside.
[18:17:00] <fairydoctor> MalyceGraves: dont mind me asking but what is it that you do?
[18:17:02] <MalyceGraves> Take a walk. Drink some water. Play a video game. Walk away.
[18:17:22] <DrAkimoto> Really is the best advice
[18:17:37] <ihp> .seen shaggydredlocks
[18:17:39] <Secretary_Helen> I last saw shaggydredlocks 11 hours ago in #site19 saying: Howdy
[18:17:40] <fairydoctor> Shade: im probably gonna watch a markiplier playthrough of fnaf, i "need" to get to writing my D-Class, but i cant force blood from stone
[18:17:48] <MalyceGraves> fairydoctor: we test water from wastewater treatment plants, power plants, manufacturing facilities for toxicity. We're a part of the regulatory apparatus protecting the environment
[18:17:55] <Shade> I'm so stressed on finding a narrative for my drafts
[18:18:08] <fairydoctor> MalyceGraves: thats fucking rad!
[18:18:18] <MalyceGraves> My job is to do data analysis for each test we perform
[18:18:25] <Shade> I might die, I can't breathe
[18:18:34] <Lt_Flops> :(
[18:19:05] <Lt_Flops> do thee 4-7-8 breathing technique
[18:19:46] <MalyceGraves> Shade: Seriously, yo. If you're having this much difficulty, you should unplug and do something else for a bit, not chat with a bunch of faceless people online.
[18:20:34] <Shade> I literally can't go out, my abusive grandma is literally t h e r e
[18:21:25] <Shade> My life is shit, everything I do is shit
[18:21:29] * MalyceGraves sighs
[18:21:43] <taylor_itkin> hey dude
[18:21:44] <taylor_itkin> hi
[18:21:47] <taylor_itkin> speaking as an op now
[18:22:05] <taylor_itkin> this is a positive space, and even though a lot of us are able to empathize with you here (trust me, I'm one of them)
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[18:22:21] <taylor_itkin> This is not the place to be putting that kind of stuff out. No one here is equipped to help you handle that.
[18:22:52] <Shade> Yeah, but I can't think of a central narrative for my draft
[18:23:03] <taylor_itkin> which is unrelated to your grandmother
[18:23:36] <Shade> I know that, but I'm just probably breaking down on something stupid
[18:23:50] <taylor_itkin> Look, dude
[18:24:00] <taylor_itkin> I'm giving you an official warning here because like. I don't really have a choice?
[18:24:16] <taylor_itkin> You're putting way higher stakes on this than you need to.
[18:24:19] <taylor_itkin> Take a breather.
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[18:26:01] <Shade> It still doesn't help that I s t i l l need to find a narrative to make a forum thread
[18:26:18] <taylor_itkin> what do you have so far
[18:27:15] <Shade> I already have a couple of tales, some tidbits and I guess two articles
[18:27:37] <taylor_itkin> no for the idea
[18:27:41] <Shade> Oh
[18:27:56] <CelesteKara> .au
[18:27:56] <Secretary_Helen> CelesteKara: celestekara - (http://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/karas-corner-of-doom) has 23 pages. ( 3 SCP articles, 16 Tales, 0 GoI Formats, 4 others.) They have 1035 net upvotes with a rounded average of 45 . Their latest page is I, Hub (April Fools) at 51 .
[18:27:58] <CelesteKara> OKAY
[18:27:59] <CelesteKara> SO
[18:28:01] <Shade> 18th century musicians revived as catboys
[18:28:02] <CelesteKara> Who here likes spiders?
[18:28:20] <Lily> Who doesnt
[18:28:28] <CelesteKara> Lily: Do you like writing spiders?
[18:28:44] <MalyceGraves> CelesteKara: have you talked to naepic?
[18:28:45] <taylor_itkin> Shade: that's just me
[18:28:51] <MalyceGraves> I hear naepic likes spiders
[18:28:52] <Lily> Spiders that write?
[18:28:54] <CelesteKara> MalyceGraves: Not yet, though idk if he's into this one XD
[18:29:06] <CelesteKara> Lily: I meant you writing spiders for a purpose
[18:29:19] <Lily> I've no written abt them
[18:29:21] <CelesteKara> MalyceGraves: It's more of a sort of cultish club type thing
[18:29:25] <Lily> So idk
[18:29:31] <MalyceGraves> So>
[18:29:43] <CelesteKara> Lily: What about writing spiders for purpose? Say, an event?
[18:29:44] <taylor_itkin> I cant believe that lily is here
[18:29:56] <MalyceGraves> Lily: <3
[18:29:56] <taylor_itkin> I thought lily had faded into the never ending abyss of nothingness and void
[18:29:59] <taylor_itkin> it's been
[18:30:03] * taylor_itkin counts on fingers
[18:30:05] <taylor_itkin> a while
[18:30:12] <CelesteKara> Lily: I'll invite you to our club chat, if you like our message/goal feel free to stick around!
[18:30:13] <Shade> taylor_itkin even if I have written a few tales and made some articles in my drafts, I still need to find a central narrative to get more critique and all that
[18:30:28] <CelesteKara> MalyceGraves: Nae isn't even on D:
[18:30:31] <Snow_> Hi Lily!
[18:30:45] <Shade> I'm just writing aimlessly about something I like
[18:30:50] <MalyceGraves> CelesteKara: you should send a tell.
[18:30:57] <CelesteKara> I'll PM him on discord
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[18:31:07] <TheRaven> So I see we've shifted from clowns to spiders on the unsettling obsessions chart
[18:31:08] <CelesteKara> I'm sure he's into this little fucking club I've got going on
[18:31:14] <MalyceGraves> .tell naepicfael So, I hear you like spiders.
[18:31:15] <Secretary_Helen> MalyceGraves: *Jots that down on her clipboard* Got it, I'll let them know…
[18:31:16] <CelesteKara> MalyceGraves: Are you into spiders?
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[18:31:20] <BananaRepublic> .lc
[18:31:22] <Secretary_Helen> BananaRepublic: Bees? In My Cognitoaffective SCP? It's More Likely than You Think. (Written A few seconds ago By: pennylanethereisa) - http://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/bees-in-my-cognitoaffective-scp-it-s-more-likely-than-you-th
[18:31:23] <Secretary_Helen> BananaRepublic: SCP-5396 (Written 1 hour ago By: Penton) - http://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-5396
[18:31:23] <Secretary_Helen> BananaRepublic: Pattern Dwellers, An Exposé (Written 2 hours ago By: Nitro147) - http://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/pattern-dwellers-an-expose
[18:31:27] <BananaRepublic> bees
[18:31:36] <MalyceGraves> CelesteKara: No.
[18:31:42] <CelesteKara> MalyceGraves: Not even writing them?
[18:31:44] <pennylanethereisa> I FORGOT THE RATING MODULE
[18:31:45] <CelesteKara> Like
[18:31:47] <CelesteKara> For a purpose?
[18:31:47] <pennylanethereisa> OH GOD
[18:32:11] <MalyceGraves> No.
[18:32:14] <CelesteKara> MalyceGraves: Aww
[18:32:26] <MalyceGraves> I realize what you are doing
[18:32:29] <CelesteKara> I was gonna invite you to the spider club
[18:32:30] <Nitro147> Y'all should also give the Pattern Dwellers one a read…
[18:32:36] <CelesteKara> MalyceGraves: Are you sure?
[18:32:48] <MalyceGraves> Yes. You cannot convince me to join your cult.
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[18:32:53] <CelesteKara> Shhh, it's fine
[18:32:57] <CelesteKara> we have one goal, one purpose
[18:33:02] <MalyceGraves> No. You see, I have one of my own.
[18:33:03] <CelesteKara> Then you're free
[18:33:22] <Shade> I'm just gonna make some spider article and then quit writing idk
[18:33:33] <BananaRepublic> https://twitter.com/danajiru/status/1379711171679318016
[18:33:50] <Lily> taylor_itkin: i mean
[18:33:54] <Lily> I'm always here
[18:33:58] <Lily> Just cos i don't talk much
[18:33:59] <taylor_itkin> lies
[18:34:02] <CelesteKara> MalyceGraves: I have a whole idea. I have a whole goal.
[18:34:02] <taylor_itkin> LIES
[18:34:07] <Lily> I'm doing a dissertation it's busy
[18:34:09] <CelesteKara> Tay might hate me afterwards
[18:34:11] <Lily> I've been here longer than u
[18:34:13] <taylor_itkin> I was unaware of that
[18:34:17] <taylor_itkin> the dissertation
[18:34:19] <Lily> and by god i'll be here when ur gone
[18:34:21] <taylor_itkin> congrats
[18:34:27] <taylor_itkin> you probably will lol
[18:34:36] <taylor_itkin> I am on a bullet train to burnout (/s) (unless…)
[18:34:54] <CelesteKara> They say like they aren't burned out
[18:35:04] → Shade was kicked by MalyceGraves (You were warned. This isn't the place for your pity party. 24 hour ban.)
User was given a 24h ban for pity partying.