SCP-3922 ( STOPRIGHTTHERECRIMINALSCUM!!! ) : Test Log // Blood Capsules
Subject : Blood Capsules, 2018, not rated. A music video ( whose sole visual component is a still image of a 45rpm record in its decorative jacket ) by the Mountain Goats, in which singer / instrumentalist John Darnielle tells a first-person narrative about a former professional wrestler who loses his job after he quits using steroids, burns through his savings and decides to escape his debts by faking his death during a staged bank robbery – and realizes too late that the bank guards will not be aware of his plan and will react to him with genuine violence. The song ends with the narrator waiting in line at the bank, before any confrontation can occur
Interference Point : None.
Result : No changes from the original footage
Subject : Blood Capsules by the Mountain Goats, edited to remove the introduction in which John Darnielle specifies that he is a performer singing a song in a recording studio
Result : Several new verses are added, beginning with “ In stroll a bunch of goons / They intercept the guards / They’re all wearing three moons / They tell me life can sure be hard “. The narrator describes how the instances of SCP-3922-A lead him from the bank and commend his integrity in having quit steroids ; they also praise his creativity in terms of problem-solving but point out that his violent death would have traumatized the bank employees and customers, and tell him that he should not avoid his debts. He thanks the instances for stopping him from making a terrible mistake, then emphasizes that the only profession for which he is qualified is wrestling : “ This treatment’s more than I deserve / Maybe I’m not a worthless slob / But like I said before / I can’t work any other job “ ( referring to a line from the original lyrics : “ I can’t work any other job / This was my last and best idea ). In response, they offer him a position with the Three Moons Initiative. He accepts ; the song ends with them taking him “ to a glowing portal / I guess I’ll never see this world again / But now I don’t have to be mortal / I leave behind my life / And these / Blood capsules “
Subject : Video of John Darnielle singing Blood Capsules in front of a live audience, edited to remove any introduction.
Interference Point : None
Result : No changes from the original footage