I Work at a Motel Where No One Ever Checks Out | Part 3
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If you enjoy a blend of science fiction and horror, be sure to check out my other podcast, The SCP Experience. This podcast takes you on a journey through the SCP Foundation archives where strange anomalies, secret experiments and unsettling mysteries collide. Let's just say it's not for the faint of heart. Be sure to search for The SCP Experience wherever you get your podcasts. I run out of room 24, trying to get to Mrs. Plum before she does something truly awful. Mrs. P! Mrs. P! You can't take Mr. Sparks to room 330! She's about 10 yards in front of me, walking across the parking lot down toward building 3 and room 330. Guests are at doors, at windows, standing along railings, watching this all play out.
It's quite a show if I do say so myself. An awful show that I wish I wasn't a part of. But still, quite a show. I mean, you have housekeeping carrying a screaming and pleading Mr. Sparks over their soiled, sheet-wrapped heads. Then there's Mrs. Plum with her machete, looking a little out of sorts, if I'm being honest, as she waves the blade around. And me, shouting and chasing after everyone, hoping to halt this nightmare. And why can't I take him to room 330, Jensen? Hmm? Mrs. Plum snaps at me. Because it's against Perkins' policy, Mrs. P. No guests are to be taken to room 330, ever. It's, um, occupied. No, Jensen. Technically, it is a vacant room. And as manager of the Perkins, I am allowed to reassign guests' room assignments as I see fit.
She stabs the machete in my direction, and I jump back even though she's still several feet away. Mrs. Plum is very scary with that thing. Also, if we are being technical, Mr. Sparks no longer qualifies as a guest since he was dispatched. But he wasn't!
What happens when Jensen tries to stop Mrs. Plum?
He's right there! I point at the screaming man being held aloft by the horrible housekeepers. It's why I try to only communicate with them by note. They really creep me out, and that's saying a lot considering the nature of the Perkins. No, Jensen, I dispatched him. If it didn't work, that's on him, not me. I am very good at my job. You're not saying otherwise, are you, Jensen? No, no, Mrs. P, not at all. It's just... I watch housekeeping carry Mr. Sparks to building three stairs and start up to the second floor. They have to get upstairs, then walk the entire length of the building before they reach room 330, which means that I still have time to save Mr. Sparks. Just what, Jensen? It's just that this feels cruel.
There are a few hushed gasps from the guests watching us. I'm walking a fine line, talking to Mrs. Plum this way. And cruelty isn't what the Perkins is about. Mrs. Plum smiles and, no sir, I don't like it. Are you certain of that, Jensen? There is a reason I am the manager and you are not. Sometimes, cruelty is needed to keep this place running. Her grin becomes a sneer, which is more like Mrs. Plum and helps me relax a bit. If you had your way, Jensen, no one would ever be dispatched. They'd live here forever and ever. Yes, that would be wonderful. No dispatching. That would be great. But where would we put them all, Jensen? Hmm? Will people stop coming here, looking to be guests of the Perkins? I highly doubt it.
That would mean guests will have to voluntarily check out. And we know that will not happen. No one ever checks out of the Perkins willingly. I know, Mrs. P, but... But what? I shake my head. It's all so confusing. She isn't wrong, but at the same time she isn't right. I would love for everyone to stay at the Perkins forever and ever, but there are only so many rooms and I know a new guest is already on their way. I can feel it. Can't you, people in my head? I know you can. Mrs. Plum sighs. You have to be realistic, Jensen. You can't save everyone. Mr. Sparks was next on the list to be dispatched. I don't make the list. The Perkins does. As manager, I must follow that list and do the dirty work of dispatching guests.
That is part of my job. Would you rather do it, Jensen? Would you rather be the one to dispatch guests? No, Mrs. P. I whisper. What's that? Speak up. No, Mrs. P. I say louder.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–2:00
2
What happens when Jensen tries to stop Mrs. Plum?
2:00–4:38
3
How does the Perkins' policy affect Mr. Sparks?
4:38–7:44
4
What moral dilemmas does Jensen face at the Perkins?
7:44–9:28
5
How does Mrs. Plum justify her actions towards the guests?
9:28–11:17
6
What is the significance of the void in the story?
11:17–18:54