Simply need a proofreading, thoughts on the draft itself and criticism.
http://rpcsandbox.wikidot.com/dr-vasar
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- "Located in" is redundant.
- "Missions are to be granted" sub in "approved" in both cases.
- I would say "personnel" instead of clearance, because the concept of clearance cannot approve a mission, but a person can.
- "Space themed" should have a hyphen
- "Discoverd" typo
- " anywhere between the Milky Way Galaxy or past the observable universe." you've already established it opens anywhere in the universe, so maybe "This has in the past included locations within the Milky Way and other observable galaxies, but also locations beyond the edge of the observable universe."
- "an proximity hazard" should be "a"
- If you use an acronym for EMU, use it everywhere, including in the photo caption. More consistent that way.
- "astronomy related" should have a hyphen
- "Test 2.A show" shows should be plural, also generally use hyphens instead of periods in test names
- " subject would be " should be "subject is"
- We know a lot about wormholes- is this a stable wormhole? Does it emit radiation of some kind? Do your research here.
- "Locations could be anywhere between Saturn or pass the observable universe. " this sentence is redundant, you already established this earlier. Maybe simplify it to "The nearest point to which a subject was transported was beyond the orbit of Jupiter."?
- "will experience lung implosion and the boiling of skin" Scientifically incorrect. Research death by space exposure.
- "but the subject would still maintain some forms of consciousness." explain this. It's pretty fucking important that they remain conscious, but to what degree?
- "involved a total of 6 local police officers missing" Awkward phrasing. Maybe try "A missing-child case in which six local police officers disappeared after entering RPC-XXX-2"
- You can't apprehend a house. Maybe try "purchased" or "expropriated"
- Did they not dose the family with amnestics or interview them at all? Seems like they'd be key witnesses to this thing starting up.
- " a small journal would exit RPC-XXXX" Tense confusion. Should be "exited"
- You end a sentence with 'examination' then immediately start the next sentence with the same word and it reads awkwardly. Pick better words.
- You keep on using would. Put it all in past tense, it reads very strangely.
- Why don't you quote from the journal? That seems pretty damned important to the story of this thing.
- Exploration Log: Still using the future imperfect. Past tense, man. Past tense.
- "Star struck" is one word and inappropriate tone. Maybe "Seemed to be in awe?"
- "its truly beautiful" should be "it's" because you're saying that it is beautiful
- ""Yes well, what do you see currently." Needs a comma after yes, and a question mark
- "Its the Galactic Core" doesn't need to be capitalized, and it's 'it's' again
- "blueish color" should be "blueish-coloured"
- "far closer than seen on Earth." correct me if I'm wrong but isn't the core of the galaxy pretty much impossible to spot from earth with visual light?
- "I cannot do that, the black hole it calls me, wanting me to come closer." Run-on sentence. Put a period after 'that'
- D-1414 you are to return back to Earth in 20 minutes now." Is the researcher saying the D-class is to return in 20 minutes right now, or that now they are to return in 20 minutes? This sentence doesn't parse well.
- "any calls of returning to earth" awkward phrasing. "D-1414 ignored orders from testing personnel calling for him to return to Earth."
- Starting a sentence with a number like "20 minutes" is generally considered grammatically incorrect.
- Don't end your logs with ellipses.
- " idmeadiatly " typo, should be 'immediately'
- " an obsessive behavior" delete 'an'
- "Astronomy related" should be hyphenated
- "RPC-XXXX would be locked for the 2 days." awkward repetition here. Maybe "during which time RPC-XXXX remained locked."
- "never ending" is all one word
- "talk towards the camera" You talk at a camera, not towards it
- Was the researcher in the room with the D-class? Talking over a radio? Specify this.
- "he wants me to join him and explore the cosmos together."" grammatically incorrect. "He wants me to join him and we'll explore the cosmos together" maybe?
- "Come with me, too the cosmos" If this whole sentence is someone quoting someone else, it should be in doubled "' '" quotation marks. Also, to instead of too.
- How do you wander around a room while trying to kick open a closet? Also, how do you kick open a closet? Wouldn't you kick down the doors?
- "D-6463 would spend" Just say spent, again with the future imperfect weirdness
- " "Why, why can I not join him." this is a question not a statement
possibly extra-terrestrial in orgin.
origin
without a EMU
an
will die either by lung implosion after attempts to hold there breath during decompression and asphixiation.
The first link has a quick explanation, 2nd has a bit deeper explanation of each element of exposure and 3rd includes some of experiments.
Hope this helps :)
https://www.realclearscience.com/blog/2012/08/how-would-you-die-in-outer-space.html
https://listverse.com/2013/07/06/10-things-that-happen-to-an-exposed-human-in-space/
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/survival-in-space-unprotected-possible/
You should consider changing time as Von mentioned, since these articles should be written after the events in past form. Consider using was, were or past tense of the verb.
The house would be expropriated
The house was expropriated
further examination would reveal the
revealed instead of "would reveal the" would work better.
the journal would mention
journal mentions
blueish color planet
bluish
Thank you for the criticisms, the tense I believe is fixed and all grammar errors are fixed.
Still needs work, but it's looking better.
- "shall be switched out daily" don't personnel leave every eight hours or so anyways, as shifts end? Maybe specify that no one should ever work in proximity to it for more than a set period of time?
- " standard closet" specify measurements here, and remember to use metric
- " possibly extraterrestrial in origin." what do you mean by this phrase?
- " exposed to gamma radiation" this is a quantifiable piece of information, so include numbers- how many becquerels of radiation?
- "most likely originating from the wormhole. " This is the kind of thing they would be able to measure, no? Unless the radiation explicitly doesn't radiate from beyond the mouth of the wormhole
- " The subject is to die in sixty days" are you saying subjects *always* die in 60 days or die *within* 60 days? either way this isn't clear.
- "die either by lung implosion" as has been mentioned before, your lungs don't implode in space.
- "The subject will maintain minimal consciousness, still able to see his or her surroundings." how do they know this?
- "the family was relocated and put under constant watch by the Authority." minor thing- you don't need to say 'The Authority' a second time in this sentence
- "a small journal " what size? What manufacturer? This is again information which can and should be quantified
- I would put the quote in a quote block for ease of reading.
- "once entering the " should be "upon entering"
- "presumed dead." but can't people stay alive in space? Unless he died from the radiation, in which case you should specify
- "RPC-XXXX-2 effects" you don't need to say 'effects' since you've already stated -2 is an effect.
- ""Don't you ever just" should be "haven't"
- ""End this test already, he has gone insane." this sentence is a bit… off. A scientist wouldn't jump to the conclusion that the guy is crazy just because he's behaving violently. Maybe something like "We've lost him?" or "He's no longer responding."?