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SCP-8220	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div class="preview"> <p><em>A bit too sweet, but in a good way. Like mom's.</em></p> </div> <ul class="creditRate"> <li class="rateBox folded"> <div class="rate-box-with-credit-button"> <div class="creditButton foldable-list-container"> <p><a href="javascript:;"></a></p> </div> </div> <div id="u-credit-view"> <div class="fader foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">close</a></div> <div class="modalcontainer"> <div class="modalbox"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2><span>Info</span></h2> </div> <hr/> <div class="close-credits foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">X</a></div> <div class="credit first"> <p><strong>SCP-8220:</strong> For Your Birthday<br/> <strong>Author:</strong> <span class="printuser avatarhover"><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/zenobiyl" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(5222389); return false;"><img alt="Zenobiyl" class="small" src="https://www.wikidot.com/avatar.php?userid=5222389&amp;size=small&amp;timestamp=1735052743" style="background-image:url(https://www.wikidot.com/userkarma.php?u=5222389)"/></a><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/zenobiyl" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(5222389); return false;">Zenobiyl</a></span></p> <div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <table class="rate_t3"> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="display:table-cell;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="display:none;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="display: table-row;"> <td style="text-align: left;">58.63%<br/> (+51)</td> <td style="text-align: right;">41.37%<br/> (-36)</td> </tr> <tr style="display:none;"> <td style="text-align: left;">-%<br/> (+0)</td> <td style="text-align: right;">-%<br/> (-0)</td> </tr> </table> </div> </div></div> <hr/> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:260px;"><img alt="149731833_030f2608a2_o.jpg" class="image" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/49/149731833_030f2608a2_o.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>SCP-8220</p> </div> </div> <p><strong>ITEM #:</strong> SCP-8220</p> <p><strong>OBJECT CLASS:</strong> Safe</p> <p><strong>SPECIAL CONTAINMENT PROCEDURES:</strong> Foundation staff may request access to SCP-8220.</p> <p><strong>DESCRIPTION:</strong> SCP-8220 is a three-layered vanilla cake with strawberry and blueberry toppings. A plastic ornament reading 'happy birthday' is partially buried inside SCP-8220 and can only be removed by an individual on their birthday. This ornament contains a message addressed to the individual from an emotionally significant figure in their life, including the following:</p> <ul> <li>Close relatives, including those recently deceased<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup></li> <li>Romantic partners</li> <li>Close friends</li> <li>Role models</li> </ul> <p>The described flavor of SCP-8220 varies by individual.</p> <p><strong>ADDENDUM 8220.1:</strong> Test Logs</p> <p>The following results have been observed during testing of SCP-8220.</p> <table style="border-collapse:collapse; max-width: 600px;"> <tr> <td style="font-weight:bold;padding: .3em .7em; text-align: center; border: 1px solid black; background-color: silver; width: 20%;">Subject</td> <td style="font-weight:bold; padding: .3em .7em; text-align: center; border: 1px solid black; background-color: silver;">Message</td> <td style="font-weight:bold; padding: .3em .7em; text-align: center; border: 1px solid black; background-color: silver;">Described Flavor</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center; padding: .3em .7em; border: 1px solid black">Eleanor Danry (28F)</td> <td style="border: 1px solid black; text-align: center; padding: .3em .7em;"><em>I'll always love you Ellie…give us a call soon, ok?</em></td> <td style="padding: .3em .7em; text-align: center; border: 1px solid black">"A bit too sweet, but in a good way. Like mom's."</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center; padding: .3em .7em; border: 1px solid black">James Harper (48M)</td> <td style="border: 1px solid black; text-align: center; padding: .3em .7em;"><em>We're your family now, Jim…we got you no matter what!</em></td> <td style="border: 1px solid black; text-align: center; padding: .3em .7em;">"Sour, but the aftertaste is better…like honey."</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center; padding: .3em .7em; border: 1px solid black">Rebecca Maynor (51F)</td> <td style="border: 1px solid black; text-align: center; padding: .3em .7em;"><em>We love and care for you more than anything…it will get better!</em></td> <td style="border: 1px solid black; text-align: center; padding: .3em .7em;">"Flavorless. And they tried so hard, too…"</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center; padding: .3em .7em; border: 1px solid black">Connor Austin (23M)</td> <td style="border: 1px solid black; text-align: center; padding: .7em .7em;"><em>It wasn't your fault…</em></td> <td style="border: 1px solid black; text-align: center; padding: .7em .7em;">"Burnt."</td> </tr> </table> <p><br/></p> <div class="licensebox"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Hide Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>Cite this page as:</p> <div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <blockquote> <p>"<a href="/scp-8220">SCP-8220</a>" by Zenobiyl, from the <a href="https://scpwiki.com">SCP Wiki</a>. Source: <a href="https://scpwiki.com/scp-8220">https://scpwiki.com/scp-8220</a>. Licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/">CC-BY-SA</a>.</p> </blockquote> </div> </div> <p>For information on how to use this component, see the <a href="/component:license-box">License Box component</a>. To read about licensing policy, see the <a href="/licensing-guide">Licensing Guide</a>.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Name:</strong> Birthday Cake 01<br/> <strong>Author:</strong> Chris Gladis<br/> <strong>License:</strong> CC BY 2.0<br/> <strong>Source Link:</strong> <a href="https://flic.kr/p/eeq4k">https://flic.kr/p/eeq4k</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. See Addendum 8220.1</div> </div> </div></body></html>
SCP-8222	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div class="preview"> <p>A Tabletop-RPG rulebook accompanied by an immersive Storyteller.<br/> I'm really gonna try to make this out, but the storyteller could be everyone in our fandom.</p> </div> <div style="border:solid 1px gray; background:lightgray; padding:10px; margin-top:20px; margin-bottom: 20px;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h1 id="toc0"><span>Notice from the Record And Information Security Apartment</span></h1> <p><strong>Personnel without 3/8222 clearance are not granted access to the file below. Those who unauthorizedly bypass this point are at risk of exposing themselves to infohazard and/or temporal anomalous effects.</strong></p> <p><strong>You have been warned. By proceeding, you give tacit consent that you have formal permissions or other valid reasons to continue your access.</strong></p> </div> </div> <div class="anom-bar-container item-8222 clear-3 safe none dark notice {$american}"> <div class="anom-bar"> <div class="top-box"> <div class="top-left-box"><span class="item">Item#:</span> <span class="number">8222</span></div> <div class="top-right-box"> <div class="level">Level3</div> </div> </div> <div class="bottom-box"> <div class="text-part"> <div class="main-class"> <div class="contain-class"> <div class="class-category">Containment Class:</div> <div class="class-text">safe</div> </div> <div class="second-class"> <div class="class-category">Secondary Class:</div> <div class="class-text">none</div> </div> </div> <div class="disrupt-class"> <div class="class-category">Disruption Class:</div> <div class="class-text">dark</div> </div> <div class="risk-class"> <div class="class-category">Risk Class:</div> <div class="class-text">notice</div> </div> </div> <div class="diamond-part"> <div class="danger-diamond"><a href="/classification-committee-memo">link to memo</a><br/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> The sole digital copy of SCP-8222 is to be kept within this database and access to it is limited to staff above clearance level 3 who are to test or use it and have obtained written approval in advance.</p> <p>Foundation's crawler programs are to continuously analyze and browse through publications and the public Internet to monitor any record containing sufficient information of SCP-8222, restricting its dissemination utilizing amnestics, countermemetics, or critical modification to certain instances, and delete/destruct any illicit copies of SCP-8222, to prevent leak of esoteric information and further consequences like "Lifted Veil" scenario, in which the existence of Foundation would be known to the general population.</p> <p>All experiments or activities based on SCP-8222 should be recorded in detail and then securely uploaded to this database.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8222 is a series of records composing a Tabletop RPG<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup> rulebook, demonstrating a comprehensive manual titled "SCP: Panorama", which elaborates on a whole system of world settings and how to build characters and interact with entities and phenomena, using esoteric, professional terminologies from Foundation and other GoIs, including Global Occult Coalition and a few more normalcy-protecting organizations; and a rather simple numerical system to introduce randomization using dices and to calculate statistics, eg. ability/skill scores and attribute values.</p> <p>SCP-8222 has no additional story modules featuring campaign settings. However, regarding its simplicity, players can improvise narratives and distribute the free-form role-play interest to peer players.</p> <p>SCP-8222 was retrieved from sequential radio signals detected by Foundation's Midwest Observatory in April 2021, in the conformation of multilingual translations of a same content. After its first delivery had finished, the signal repeated three times on the frequency range of [REDACTED] GHz, before researchers on-site could confirm this pervasive informational security breach had ended and took countermeasures to archive SCP-8222 and intercept its widespread circulation.</p> <p>The source SCP-8222 emanated from could only be traced back to a rough direction from the center of the Milky Way, with no further indications of sapient entities or civilizations on that way.</p> <p>When intactly<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup> copied via any form (either digital, printed or parascientific projection), the anomalous effect manifests once a sample of media with SCP-8222 stored legibly is available on hand, and at least one sapient entity, which must be capable of reading and comprehending SCP-8222, starts to interact with their character card or converse with each other in the purpose of beginning role-playing, and insert perspectives of their in-universe identities.</p> <p>Upon activation, a temporal deviation encompassing all participants of the game, including people, entities, and objects that engaged in the game, would form and exhibit a significantly faster flux of time compared to the baseline time outside. This inconsistency of time would immediately vanish once a course of gameplaying comes to an end or disperses halfway due to players' loss of concentration or failure to engage in the role-playing any longer.</p> <p>If the role of the game master<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-3" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-3')">3</a></sup> was absent or wasn't assigned in time<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-4" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-4')">4</a></sup>, an intangible entity (designated SCP-8222-A) will be summoned into the aforementioned temporal deviation, serving to tell background stories and calculate points and bonuses required for the game, and to carry the game forward by entrusting players to make decisions, as human game masters do.</p> <p>SCP-8222-A appears to be a gender-neutral, temperate, yet emotionally compelling human voice, or an anonymous account going by the username "Parawatcher" on occasions of online group gaming. Though English is most commonly spoken, evidence shows that it's capable of using any language that could be mutually understood by all players. Efforts to figure out its origin and composition have failed thus far, due to its unwillingness to reply on these topics.</p> <p>SCP-8222-A would disappear along with the temporal anomalous effect triggered by SCP-8222 when the game ends or pauses, or a new player was assigned its role of storytelling and hosting the game, rendering the entity no longer needed.</p> <p>SCP-8222-A was first discovered on May 15, 2021, recorded in the footage of Experiment Log 4 (see below in Addendum 8222.2). Before then, SCP-8222 was simply documented as an overlooked thus unspecified temporal/probabilistically anomalous item.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Addendum 8222.1</strong> - Excerpts from SCP-8222</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p>Below is the full table of contents of SCP-8222. For all excerpts available, please contact the Lead Researcher.</p> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><tt>Panorama of the Paranormal.</tt></p> <p>Foreword<br/> Roles<br/> — Panorama Weaver/Parawatcher (PW)<br/> — Player (PL)<br/> — Player Character (PC)<br/> Rules<br/> — Dices<br/> —— Downward Compatibility<br/> —— Coalescence<br/> —— Carry System<br/> —— As Indicators<br/> Routes<br/> — Character Properties</p> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">—— Basic Information</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">—— Basic Information</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>You could fill in names, aliases, genders (if applicable), and some portraits if you are interested.</p> <p>These will not influence the performance of your character, but serve for better flashing them out.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">—— Six Values</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">—— Six Values</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>These mark the most preliminary, essential properties of your character.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">——— Elan-Vital Energy (EVE)</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">——— Elan-Vital Energy (EVE)</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>Elan-Vital Energy is emitted by any living creatures, including humans, animals and plants, even microbes.</p> <p>It forms a field around the subject, which attenuates by distance. The field will weaken or strengthen according to the health and life conditions of the subject, so it can be quantified as an indicator of your character's Health.</p> <p>EVE points decrease upon injuries, diseases, and other life-threatening effects, and can be increased by healing, medication, and rest. The maximum of EVE depends on your character's Fitness, two times of it. See below for further information.</p> <p>When EVE reduces to zero, your character dies. (See below for terms of resurrection)</p> <p>EVE radiation has an aspect that one could use special observing devices (eg. VERITAS or Occulus) to distinguish its "form" to infer whether the subject is anomalous or not. Reality-benders, thaumaturgists, and some others are labeled with different colors by such devices. An exception is Type Black, or half-god, which emits no EVE radiation at all, albeit still being a humanoid, and hence can't be discerned or detected at all.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">——— Intelligence (INT)</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">——— Intelligence (INT)</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>Intelligence score counts up to a maximum of 20, and represents your character's ability to utilize certain knowledge or use skills related to intellectual operations. It is taken into the total calculation of possibility when performing such checks.</p> <p>An average score is 10, and generally, points that range to 20 follow the rule of normal distribution if you use the 3D6 method to roll your points.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">——— Fitness (FIT)</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">——— Fitness (FIT)</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>Fitness score counts up to a maximum of 20, and represents your character's physical constitution, as well as their capability to endure injuries and diseases. It affects the overall power you can deploy within close combats. It can be increased by certain practices.</p> <p>After getting your FIT score, double it to get the initial, also the maximum limit of EVE points.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">——— Agility (AGI)</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">——— Agility (AGI)</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>Agility score counts up to a maximum of 20, and represents your character's dexterity to react physically to complex, sometimes dangerous situations, and how probably will they succeed in dodging, sneaking, and acting quickly on improvision.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">——— Humes (HUM)</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">——— Humes (HUM)</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>Hume, as a unit, measures the intensity of reality, or simpler to be known as "how real the reality is". The non-anomalous world as we know it, serves as a universal standard for baseline reality, where Hume counts 100.</p> <p>If one's reality intensity around them is lower than the subject themselves, they can potentially change or alter the surroundings by free will. This is how reality-benders operate.</p> <p>Certain non-sapient entities, areas, or something affected by other anomalous phenomena will possess lower or higher Hume levels than 100, that will affect subjects who encounter them according to their fixed properties.</p> <p>Generally, if not altered by other means, one who scores higher than 110 Humes will be considered a basic reality-bender. Typical non-anomalous humans usually hold to 100. See below in the part of Reality-Bending Ability to be informed of how such a character works.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">——— Sensibility (SEN) & Cognitohazard Resistance Value (CRV)</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">——— Sensibility (SEN) & Cognitohazard Resistance Value (CRV)</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>Sensibility score counts up to a maximum of 20, and represents your character's ability to sense the environment, discern things mentally, and discover subtle hints and hidden information. As a complement for AGI, it reflects the overall tendency of how deep your character will be interacting with the physical world, but rather with their senses and intuition, not actual activities.</p> <p>Therefore, the Cognitohazard Resistance Value is heavily influenced by it. If one's Sensibility is too high, they will be more prone to cognitohazard effects, as it will be easier for them to catch sight (or other senses) of the anomaly. The sum of SEN and CRV, initially, is always 20. You should get your score of Sensibility first, then minus it with 20 to fill in the CRV.</p> <p>For some who are specially trained to resist cognitohazard, as for certain task forces and field agents, however, their CRV can score higher than that, making the sum exceed 20. For this case, CRV will be their skill points regarding such training adding up to their basic CRV score.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">— Expertise</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">— Expertise</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>Amateur knowledge and skill points usually do not exceed 10. 11~20 are the professional realm, assigned by the character's occupation or certain educational background.</p> </div> </div> </div> <br/> —— Knowledge<br/> —— Non-anomalous Abilities (Skills) <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">——— Languages</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">——— Languages</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>Language skills are scaled from 0 to 5.</p> <ul> <li>0: No knowledge.</li> <li>1: Beginner level.</li> <li>2: Intermediate level.</li> <li>3: Advanced level.</li> <li>4: Near native level.</li> <li>5: Native level.</li> </ul> <p>This works as a factor in deciding the likelihood your character would succeed in conveying information, as well as inquiring, persuading, interrogating, and eavesdropping.</p> </div> </div> </div> <br/> ———— ISO Languages<br/> ———— Other Languages <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">———— Dialects</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">———— Dialects</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>A variant of an ISO language is deemed a dialect. If one doesn't know about a dialect of a language they can speak, 2 points will be taken off the inherited main language skill points when comprehending or using the dialect. If the character has Linguistic knowledge at the professional level, the punishment point will be reduced to 1.</p> </div> </div> </div> <br/> ——— Practical Skills <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">—— Anomalous Abilities</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">—— Anomalous Abilities</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>Three types of abilities are commonly known as superpowers for human characters: thaumaturgy, reality-bending, and other abilities.</p> <p>Thaumaturgy is a kind of theorized magic that can be learned and mastered later in life.</p> <p>Reality-bending is mostly congenital and doesn't require one to learn intentionally, but there are cases that one could be transformed into a reality-bender later in life.</p> <p>Only certain anomalous effects, divine powers (as seen below in Non-Player Characters and Entities), and in rare cases, other reality-benders (see below in the table of Ability Ranges), can carry out such transformation, or enhance existing reality-bending abilities.</p> <p>As for other abilities that don't fall into these two categories, most of them are not specifically named, due to their various, non-typical, uncommon natures. They are hereafter loosely categorized into Mass & Energy Effect and Informational Effect, according to the subjects they cast effect on.</p> <p>There are several established categories of humanoid anomalies based on their EVE Aspect Radiation form, that will be automatically colored by special devices upon detection.</p> <ul> <li>Type Blue: Thaumaturgists (Thaumaturgy users).</li> <li>Type Green: Reality-benders (Ontokinetic ability users).</li> <li>Type Cyan/Aqua: Combination of Type Blue and Type Green.</li> <li>Type Red: Regenerators (Resurrection ability users).</li> <li>Type Yellow: Polymorphs (Auto-metamorphosis ability users).</li> <li>Type Gray: Post-mortem reanimators.</li> <li>[DATA EXPUNGED]</li> <li>Type Black: Usually high-tier mixed-ability reality-benders that are characterized by not emitting any detectable EVE radiation.</li> </ul> <p>But these terms are less commonly used. It's not recommended to use them on Players' Characters, since they could confuse other players who do not possess adequate knowledge of such lores. Moreover, except for Type Blue and Green, other terms are less representative and appear to be complicated and obsolete over the years.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">——— Reality-Bending Ability</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">——— Reality-Bending Ability</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>Calculations of reality-bending ability are simpler compared to the complicated processes of thaumaturgy and diverse, mutated variants of other non-specific abilities. Reality-bending ability is simple yet powerful, that usually depends on one factor only: Hume level.</p> <p>As mentioned above, Hume is a unit used to measure reality intensity, and its baseline is 100. An area bearing higher intensity is more "real", that is more stable, consistent, self-coherent (conforming to causality and reasonable logic), and hence hard to be bent.</p> <p>Usually, Hume levels only apply to places where material exists, or at least spacetime exists. As how time is applied to the physical world as a measurement of the world's fluctuation, reality intensity indicates the world's rationality and stability.</p> <p>If the Hume level is raised or dented in a region, the bump or dent tends to be evened out in proportion to the distance to the center, as how dunes run down in the sand. Generally, reality intensity in a certain spacetime adheres to the law of conservation. But if the bump or dent is occupied by a creature or a similar self-sustaining system, it can remain on its higher or lower level without being flattened by its inorganic surroundings.</p> <p>Reality-bending is a non-boolean ability that can be influenced by Hume level, EVE score, and some randomness. A regular check can be carried out as:</p> <ul> <li>Prerequisite: the reality-bender must know the existence of the subject they are going to cast ability on. They can't manipulate things they don't know. The subject doesn't necessarily need to be within their direct sight.</li> <li>Use the ×10-1 attenuation formula to calculate the Hume level at the position of the subject. Half-adjust is applicable.</li> </ul> <p>Take the example of a reality-bender of 110 Humes, and their subject is 22 meters away. 22 is rounded down to 20, and that will be</p> <blockquote> <p>110 - ( 20 / 10 ) = 108</p> </blockquote> <p>This is 8 Humes higher than the baseline, so the difference is 8.</p> <ul> <li>Next, roll 1D20 to get a point, and take that off from the difference.</li> </ul> <p>For example, if you got 1D20=10, then the minus will be</p> <blockquote> <p>8 - 10 = -2</p> </blockquote> <p>A negative number means a failure. If you get 7, then it's 8-7=1 for a nose out to succeed in performing the magic.</p> <ul> <li>If the reality-bender is injured or so, that will count too. For example, if their EVE lowers to 50, then take the proportion (50/100=0.5 here). It should be multiplied by the reality difference (0.5×8=4 here) to be eventually checked by the dice. In this example, the whole calculation would be like</li> </ul> <blockquote> <p>[ 110 - ( 20 / 10 ) - 100 ] × ( 50 / 100 ) - 7 = -3</p> </blockquote> <p>Hence, they will fail to deploy their superpower spells if they are half-injured.</p> <p>It might look scary, but you will eventually be used to it and able to enjoy its fun.</p> </div> </div> </div> <br/> ——— Thaumaturgy<br/> ——— Other Abilities<br/> ———— Mass & Energy Effect<br/> ————— Physical Effect<br/> ————— Biological Effect<br/> ———— Informational Effect<br/> ————— Predictive Ability<br/> — Background Story <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">—— Occupations</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">—— Occupations</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>Usually, only one occupation applies to a character at one time. If not, you should avoid conflicts between multiple professions, or you need a reasonable explanation for that.</p> </div> </div> </div> <br/> —— Life Experiences<br/> —— Mission: Your Voyage<br/> Non-Player Characters, Entities & Phenomena<br/> Events<br/> — Scenarios<br/> Afterword<br/> Appendixes<br/> — Character Card</div> <hr/> <p><strong>Addendum 8222.2</strong> - Experiment Logs</p> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">▷ Show Experiment Log 1</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">▽ Hide Experiment Log 1</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Time:</strong> May 4, 2021.</p> <p><strong>Participants:</strong> Alexis Talcite, lead Researcher of SCP-8222;<br/> Holan Wessel, on-site MTF team member of Site-17;<br/> Milo Norris, visiting researcher from Site-██.</p> <p><strong>Place:</strong> Sector C versatile meeting room 8, Site-17.</p> <hr/> <p><em>(A printed version of SCP-8222<br/> was placed on the center of the ecliptical desk. All three participants took seats next to each other. A mechanical clock was hanging on the wall at the end of the room for reference.)</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Talcite:</strong> We can't sit that close. Look, if I was GM, a curtain would needed for veiling some of my actions. So that -</p> <p><em>(Dr. Talcite fetch the book of SCP-8222, and slightly rearranged the seats.)</em></p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> We have no stories for a campaign to role-play on.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Talcite:</strong> Let's fabricate a makeshift.</p> <p><strong>Agent Wessel:</strong> I'm not quite well-versed in TTRPGS, you know, the rules and calculations.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Talcite:</strong> Most calculations are done by the GM, uh, "PW" here. Take it easy, guys. It's just an experiment, looking for how would it function like a normal game. Most of the actual rules are self-explanatory, you'll get familiar while playing.</p> <p><em>(All three people glanced at the clock. It was still ticking normally as seen from the video recorder.)</em></p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> <em>It</em> hasn't started yet.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Talcite:</strong> Perhaps enough talk for us. Back on the topic and - <em>(pause)</em> character cards?</p> <p><strong>Agent Wessel:</strong> One moment.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> Sorry. Anyone has suggestions for where to start?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Talcite:</strong> A reckless idea. Is there anything noteworthy happened yesterday to you?</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> My car broke down on the way.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Talcite:</strong> Would you mind elaborating further?</p> <p><em>(Researcher Norris mentioned a trivial incident that blocked her car's rim brake and triggered automated lockdown. Dr. Talcite retold the story as below.)</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Talcite:</strong> So we've got our background story. You, as Milo, driving the car down interstate highway ███, when suddenly one of the indicator lights on your dashboard started to flash, alerting you something was wrong. You pulled over to the side of the road, and the car wouldn't start again.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> I would try to figure out which part was broken. Does my dashboard have names or codes on it?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Talcite:</strong> No, just like in reality.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> I examine the car, and try to find out what went wrong.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Talcite:</strong> Do a sensibility check. <em>(Rolling dice)</em> Oh, here is 2. Your Sensibility is 12, and add on 5 points as an amateur machinist. So.. it's 19. Not enough for a regular incident check, according to the rule. That needs 20. You failed to discern your brake was obstructed.</p> <p><em>(The video recorder captured that the clock had visibly gone slower.)</em></p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> That's exactly what happened. If only I had remembered my car is electric, I wouldn't be so silly to think it's a piston seizure.</p> <p><strong>Agent Wessel:</strong> Where am I?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Talcite:</strong> If you've finished your card.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> I call for help.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Talcite:</strong> No one was nearby. You could phone the emergency rescue, but before they come, as you never know it's the rim brake, you could try to reboot your car. Run a randomness check to decide whether you could "succeed".</p> <p><em>(Norris rolled the dice. The result was 1d6=3.)</em></p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> <em>(Laughter)</em> I'm not sure but yes, if I drove on, perhaps I would die as fuck.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Talcite:</strong> As you waited for someone to come -</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> Is the clock stopped?</p> <p><em>(Agent Wessel raised his head.)</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Wessel:</strong> I guess so.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Talcite:</strong> You are actually not participating. Are you affected by the time halt?</p> <p><strong>Agent Wessel:</strong> Not sure. Might because I was working on this sheet?</p> <p><em>(Wessel seemed to have finished the character table.)</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Talcite:</strong> Okay, let's say you, as Holan, were on a mission that day and happened to meet Milo on that road.</p> <p><strong>Agent Wessel:</strong> Wait, shall we check this?</p> <p><em>(Wessel rotated the video camera to the direction of the room door, then left the seat to the door with the character card in his hand. The camera captured a few people outside in slow motion for a very short while when the door was ajar; then the scene returned to usual. Wessel closed the door cautiously and went back.)</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Wessel:</strong> Have you seen that?</p> <p><em>(Norris adjusted the recorder to the previous position. The clock also returned to normal speed.)</em></p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> The pause is released?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Talcite:</strong> Yep. Once we drift away from the game, it tends to break. Temporal anomaly isn't mentioned directly in the original version, but our document says you must be concentrated to let it persist, and so. I don't know its definition of "concentrated", though.</p> <p><strong>Agent Wessel:</strong> Shall we start again?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Talcite:</strong> No hurry. Did you notice the probability issue? The dice seemed to know details in the past, even though we don't, if the story setting is same as real life. It might only work if the event really happened. If it's also predictive, then what for a fictional background?</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> Well, I was thinking to transplant some D&D campaigns to this system. I don't really believe that fantastical setting could come true if this SCP isn't reality-bending.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Talcite:</strong> Prediction isn't the same as reality-bending. We could test it out.</p> <p><strong><END LOG></strong></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">▷ Show Experiment Log 2</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">▽ Hide Experiment Log 2</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Time:</strong> May 5, 2021.</p> <p><strong>Participants:</strong> Alexis Talcite, Milo Norris, Holan Wessel.</p> <p><strong>Place:</strong> Sector B versatile meeting room 5, Site-17.</p> <hr/> <p><em>(The environment was arranged samely as the previous log.)</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Talcite:</strong> Last time we've got to the point that the game might be predictive, right?</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> Now we are coming for it?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Talcite:</strong> Exactly. Let's try role-playing something that hasn't happened.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> Be D&D or Call of Cthulhu?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Talcite:</strong> Not that much, but maybe a little messy.</p> <p><em>(Talcite produced some coins and a glass mug from his pocket and put them on the table.)</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Talcite:</strong> I will throw the coin before the game session starts, then after it ends, and see if it could know or predict the results. But it requires a story, or a consequence. Let's say, if the head's up, I'll do nothing; if the tail's up, I'll go over there to fill my cup with water, then drink it.</p> <p><em>(Talcite flipped the coin. It's tail up. Talcite went over to the drinking fountain, filled the cup, and drank it.)</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Talcite:</strong> Could you be the PW, Milo? A very simple story is enough for it.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> Let me come to my own. Hmm… You, as Alexis, came up early in the morning and then to the meeting room 5. You are not quite in the mood, so you flip a coin to decide whether you should get a glass of water. Do a randomization check.</p> <p><em>(Talcite rolled the dice and got 3.)</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Talcite:</strong> It's 3 again. Hard to say if this would be a coincidence. How to explain this?</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> I've gone vague for the story. I didn't mention which the default successful result is.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Talcite:</strong> No problem, skip this and test the prediction part. You are the PW now, Holan.</p> <p><strong>Agent Wessel:</strong> Me?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Talcite:</strong> Yes. Look, the clock was slowed down and probably we are in.</p> <p><strong>Agent Wessel:</strong> What should I say?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Talcite:</strong> You narrate the story, and after that, I will perform it correspondingly in reality. I will push the cup off from the table edge, and Milo will try to catch it midair. This should be a hard random check or her Agility check. I would choose the latter.</p> <p><strong>Agent Wessel:</strong> Well, you drank the water and put that cup on the table. Now you gonna do a weird thing: you flip a coin to decide whether to push the cup down to the ground. Then Milo as Milo will try to catch it, or it will shatter into pieces.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Talcite:</strong> Nope, I won't use a coin to decide this. This shall be an "accident".</p> <p><strong>Agent Wessel:</strong> <em>(chuckle)</em> So here comes our nitwit Alexis, you accidentally bumped your cup to the ground. Do a check to see if Milo's able to catch it.</p> <p><em>(Norris rolled the dice and got 6.)</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Wessel:</strong> What does this mean?</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> My Agility is 14, and the add-up is 20. Milo managed to succeed.</p> <p><strong>Agent Wessel:</strong> Oh, great. We try it out now?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Talcite:</strong> I guess we'd first break the time halt continuum.</p> <p><em>(Talcite went for the door and opened it. After the clock seemed to resume, he came back, leaving the door ajar.)</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Talcite:</strong> Wait. Actually we know it won't be an accident, but purposed. Will that work?</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> Actually I don't believe I could catch a cup like that.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Talcite:</strong> <em>(with hands open)</em> Look, if I do nothing, my cup doesn't fly out. Reality-bending won't be that kind.</p> <p><em>(Talcite nudged the cup off the edge. Norris didn't succeed in catching it, but unexpectedly, the glass wasn't smashed; instead, it bounced from the floor and was tossed toward Norris's feet. Norris picked it up and handed it back to Talcite.)</em></p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> I haven't thought about this.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Talcite:</strong> Me neither.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> Could this still be coincidence?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Talcite:</strong> No idea.</p> <p><strong>Agent Wessel:</strong> We have got enough from it, I guess. Would it be interesting to try something new? This game can be played online, huh? Will it still work if we are scattered in different places?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Talcite:</strong> Pretty fine! That would be called a CRPG or so. We can do it now.</p> <p><strong><END LOG></strong></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">▷ Show Experiment Log 3</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">▽ Hide Experiment Log 3</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <blockquote> <p><strong>Time:</strong> May 5, 2021.</p> <p><strong>Participants:</strong> Alexis Talcite, Milo Norris, Holan Wessel.</p> <p><strong>Place:</strong> An online chatroom, on the internal server of the Foundation intranet; everyone was in their respective offices or dorms, using laptops to communicate.</p> <hr/> <p><em>(A file of SCP-8222 was uploaded so that all three people could access.)</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Talcite:</strong> Alright. Shall we configure the synchronicity?</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> We are not even on topic yet.</p> <p><strong>Agent Wessel:</strong> For certain, we are logged onto the internal network?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Talcite:</strong> It could be very, very hard to override the SASL gateway. That means you can't access the external network on Foundation terminals if unauthorized.</p> <p><strong>Agent Wessel:</strong> Impressive jargons. I'd try to get a bit more serious now:</p> <p><em>(Wessel sent a file "a.txt" to the server. It was later declassified and analyzed to be a brief for a task to be operated on May 7, 2021, two days afterward, code name "Shack".)</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Wessel:</strong> Not above our clearance.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Talcite:</strong> Jeez. Not one from your old pranks?</p> <p><strong>Agent Wessel:</strong> It would be a joke on Monday<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-5" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-5')">5</a></sup>, but this hassle is really ahead for me tomorrow.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> You guys noticing anything in your surroundings?</p> <p><strong>Agent Wessel:</strong> Anything? The sun's going down too dark. I have to turn on the light.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> That answers the question. I'm in a little cell without windows, so do the meeting room we've been to before, yes?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Talcite:</strong> You are expecting we gotta confirm the scale of this temporal influence? But that can be hard. Under a circumstance of total time pause, we would all be frozen to death by absolute zero. Magic could be hard to clarify sometimes.</p> <p><strong>Agent Wessel:</strong> My clock's not paused and people are bustling everywhere. I guess we've gone way too technical.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> We all need to buckle down on some points.</p> <p><strong>Agent Wessel:</strong> Not a complaint. I pretty much got your points. Btw, would you do me a favor, Alexis?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Talcite:</strong> Of course. Say?</p> <p><strong>Agent Wessel:</strong> Take it seriously or not, role-play the file above?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Talcite:</strong> I must admit I'm unfamiliar with tactic jargon.</p> <p><strong>Agent Wessel:</strong> Np. I've got my plan.</p> <p><em>(The web connection suddenly went off. They tried re-establishing.)</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Wessel:</strong> Who got us?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Talcite:</strong> No one. We are on a secret server. Perhaps a time halt broke our simultaneity from the central hub. This partly answered your question, Milo.</p> <p><strong>Agent Wessel:</strong> Uhhh. Do we have to sit together?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Talcite:</strong> Not now, I circumvented the central hub. Now we are in direct connection. But computers are only capable of producing pseudorandom numbers, not knowing if the result could be affected if SCP-8222 dominates over. Only virtual dice are available online.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> Algorithms can also be fucked up by anomalies.</p> <p><em>(Norris typed the bot-search command to direct a link to <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-7000" target="_blank">SCP-7000</a>.)</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Talcite:</strong> Gorgeous. Back to your plan, Holan? Would it be a single-player divination?</p> <p><strong>Agent Wessel:</strong> Lmao. It's not that spiritual. It's Skippy.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> In fact I'm intrigued to see that. Just assume it's a cyberpunk Ouija board. I can be PW this time.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Talcite:</strong> Milo is our best game master.</p> <p><strong>Agent Wessel:</strong> Seconded.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> Lol, the fact is my self-insertion persona might not apply to this story.</p> <p><em>(A short pause for several minutes.)</em></p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> Here we go. You as Agent Wessel are a Foundation on-site MTF agent, ought to be out on a mission the next day to an aberrant place. Little did you know about the underlying, peculiar truth dwelling there, except for the rumors of witnesses suspecting obscure humanoid entities come and go, some floating upon the house even under broad daylight. You are in the first wave aiming for preliminary investigation. The day comes, and you are approaching the epicenter along with some fellow teammates. It is misty - did I get it right? Forecast said it would be misty tomorrow. Hell, we don't even have a single clue for the possible endings.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Talcite:</strong> Yeah, mist tomorrow.</p> <p><strong>Agent Wessel:</strong> Ah, no problem. It will be a headache and I haven't felt good ever since, but we all learned to keep our cool. At the ready, I'm considering the <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-5000" target="_blank">Absolute Exclusion Harness</a>, i.e. To approach in absolute stealth, not even other MTFs will know my existence. It's crazy ik; the rest is up to Fortuna.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> Then an invisibility check.</p> <p><em>(The dice was run. It got 4.)</em></p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> Holan's Agility is 10, right?</p> <p><strong>Agent Wessel:</strong> This doesn't have to be checked. The suit should be fail-proof.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> Then where lies your uncertainty?</p> <p><strong>Agent Wessel:</strong> "Ghosts". That harness is to exclude the wearer from everyone but perhaps not from anomalous creatures.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> OK. Are they ontokinetic beings that can be measured by the EVE section?</p> <p><strong>Agent Wessel:</strong> The true trouble is we know nothing, as somewhat eluded in the task brief. I remember there's a fallback for this situation in the handbook? I was coming for that.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> Dear me. These shall be included in any regular scene of actions as foe info. Yes, there is a fallback for that. A Hard check, could we? Sums up to 14. You have expertise as a Foundation agent so the skill bonus mounts from 10. You are edged out. 24 vs 25 is required, which means you are descried by those anomalies.</p> <p><strong>Agent Wessel:</strong> I insist on moving on. Heck, I wouldn't believe that. Are there ways to detour?</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> Literally, never would I know. That hut is 3-storey? I'm not the right kind of Containment Specialist for architecture. Presume there is complexity for you to find a cache. See whether you made it, since you can't get covered by anyone else.</p> <p><em>(Norris ran the dice.)</em></p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> Oh, another chance - you squeaked by. For one thing, at least it is an auspice.</p> <p><strong>Agent Wessel:</strong> Shall I portray congrats to myself? Anyway, wish me good luck irl.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> Of course.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Talcite:</strong> I'm going to be straightforward. So far we all attempted to make good use of 8222, unwilling to see it lying down a corner in the object database. Do you remember why we gathered right after the weekend?</p> <p><strong>Agent Wessel:</strong> To play board games in an empty meeting room during workdays.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Talcite:</strong> Priceless.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> Are GIFs allowed here?</p> <p><strong>Agent Wessel:</strong> Yet, a priceless pastime with no time passes.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Talcite:</strong> Brilliant pun. However I reckon it would stop at this point of enchanting dice if there's nothing left for us to know.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> I'm wondering to flesh out some new characters and meet again when y'all are at leisure.</p> <p><strong>Agent Wessel:</strong> Next week I'll be on vacation.</p> <p><strong><END LOG></strong></p> </blockquote> </div> </div> </div> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">▷ Show Experiment Log 4</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">▽ Hide Experiment Log 4</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Time:</strong> May 15, 2021.</p> <p><strong>Participants:</strong> Alexis Talcite, Milo Norris, Holan Wessel.</p> <p><strong>Place:</strong> Data center of Site-17, partially serving as Standard Storage Units for low-risk anomalous media.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> We don't really come here for more experiments, right?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Talcite:</strong> Neither do I. Guess why I'm always taking this backpack with me, and not today? I would be very happy to show you around this place I work in every day, gosh, if it does not contain perpetually humming fans and RGB LEDs shimmering everywhere, portending a few program failures every single day. Definitely not close to a good place for hanging out, but an ideal cozy place to hide yourself from those boring people.</p> <p><strong>Agent Wessel:</strong> Cozy?</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> You got new ideas on a whim again?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Talcite:</strong> Not really. Ooh, I almost forgot: the best coffee you could get in 17. Here, taste some. It's my treat.</p> <p><em>(Talcite walked offscreen. Overhears some wires or switches were plucked, then some bulky metallic racks were hauled apart as if there were invisible levers, to reveal an intricate machinery that could barely be distinguished as a coffee machine if he hadn't taken disposable cups from another rack to dispense coffee from it.)</em></p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> It matches your style.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Talcite:</strong> How are things going these days?</p> <p><strong>Agent Wessel:</strong> Not going beyond my anticipation.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Talcite:</strong> What about the tactics you came up with when we last met? You actually harnessed that harness suit?</p> <p><strong>Agent Wessel:</strong> Everyone did. That was proven to be working well, especially for veiling from those locals.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Talcite:</strong> Kinda surprising to imagine how to cooperate while not knowing each other.</p> <p><strong>Agent Wessel:</strong> Dude, we are not antimemetic back then. We are just invisible. It's considered to standardize this strategy to deal with humanoid anomalies. But even though there were mishaps, I could have died if that goddamn roof ran me down. You know, we could even collide without noticing each other coming in the way. After that - I was thinking - does it also fall into the augury of that shit.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Talcite:</strong> 8222's shit?</p> <p><strong>Agent Wessel:</strong> Yep.</p> <p><em>(Footage shows that Norris was pacing idly around the room.)</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Talcite:</strong> We ain't getting that superstitious.</p> <p><strong>Agent Wessel:</strong> No, not that simple. Look, if the six values are altered on a self-inserting character and do not represent the real player anymore, will the prediction still work as well? What if my Agility is 2?</p> <p><em>(Wessel laughed while gesturing numbers by hands.)</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Talcite:</strong> Then perhaps weird things could still happen. We aren't knowing; why not start over again using completely new Players' Characters? I've always wanted to play as a thaumaturgist.</p> <p><em>(Norris stopped by her labcoat hanging on the rack on the wall. She fetched for her phone and a slip of folded paper.)</em></p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> Hey, you remind me about this. I tried a name generator, it came up with some really good random names, and I wrote some characters just for fun. Look at this, a fictional Coalition agent or something.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Talcite:</strong> You are making OC<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-6" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-6')">6</a></sup>s? I can do avatar illustrations for you!</p> <p><strong>Agent Wessel:</strong> Wait, you could draw? You've never told me about that.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Talcite:</strong> I have never worked on commissions. Just some fanarts to keep to myself.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> Well, that's just a simple practice. I'm searching for how to write a campaign on my own, and then -</p> <p><strong>Agent Wessel:</strong> Wow.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> - then we'll have abundant excuses to escape work.</p> <p><em>(All three people laughed.)</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Talcite:</strong> Do you have any ideas so far?</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> Not really. I try to keep a bit professional, but making fun stories is harder than writing an incident report. Especially when you try to write stories in your own field of everyday work.</p> <p><em>(Norris finished her coffee.)</em></p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> That does taste good. Well, could we turn on the central lamp? It's a bit dark all over.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Talcite:</strong> Sure, the switch's behind the bookshelf.</p> <p><em>(The light glared. It took a while to even out. Norris took a seat beside the table and put her lab coat on. Wessel and Talcite sat down as well. Talcite turned on his workstation computer, while Norris was checking on her phone.)</em></p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> I've read these: how to write a D&D campaign, where can I find transcripts of actual game sessions, tips for creating an engaging adventure. Few of them make sense, but one thing became clear: we shall take it easy. Anyway, it's just a game.</p> <p><em>(Norris unfolded the paper and began writing on it. Wessel was resting his head on palms. The quietness continued for three minutes before a whiz could be heard through the closed-circuit video. It amplified into a chirring noise, then into a human voice.)</em></p> <p><strong>Unidentified voice:</strong> Hello? I could weave a panorama for you.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Talcite:</strong> Who is that?</p> <p><strong>Agent Wessel:</strong> I thought it was your computer again. <em>(Turned to Norris)</em> You hear that?</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> Oh, what? Who are you speaking to?</p> <p><em>(The entity of voice was later documented as SCP-8222-A. The designation is used hereby.)</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> To whom it may concern, I have stories to tell.</p> <p><em>(Wessel was blinking hard.)</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Wessel:</strong> Alexis, you summoned a game master out of thin air?</p> <p><em>(Talcite shooked head with disbelief.)</em></p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> Well, if you'd like to host a game, then welcome.</p> <p><strong>Agent Wessel:</strong> I've not got my character sheet.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Talcite:</strong> Interested? I've got copies here on my computer.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> This could be a solitaire if you agree to be the audience.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Talcite:</strong> May I ask about your identity? It's not interrogation.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> It's out of the gameplay. I exist for the game.</p> <p><em>(Wessel looked at the ceiling. He found the camera but said nothing.)</em></p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> Have you seen my character?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Talcite:</strong> No.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> As a parawatcher, I'm obliged to know everything.</p> <div class="colmod-block"> <ul> <li class="folded"> <ul> <li style="list-style: none">_</li> </ul> <div class="colmod-link-top"> <div class="foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">+ A brief version of Norris's character card.</a><a href="javascript:;">- A brief version of Norris's character card.</a></div> </div> <div class="colmod-content"><strong>Name:</strong> Ulysses Ramsden<br/> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th>FIT</th> <th>INT</th> <th>AGI</th> <th>SEN</th> <th>CRV</th> <th>HUM</th> <th>EVE</th> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>11</td> <td>11</td> <td>10</td> <td>10</td> <td>100</td> <td>12</td> </tr> </table> <p><strong>Occupation:</strong> GOC Field Agent</p> <p><strong>Languages:</strong> English, 5</p> <p><strong>Knowledge:</strong> 5D20 Point-buy</p> <ul> <li>Reality studies, 10</li> <li>Basic thaumatology<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-7" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-7')">7</a></sup>, 10</li> <li>Architecture, 12</li> <li>Linguistics, 10</li> <li>Computer science, 4</li> </ul> <p><strong>Skills:</strong> 5D20 Point-buy</p> <ul> <li>Firearm mastering, 14</li> <li>Driving, 9</li> <li>Close combat, 10</li> <li>Persuasion, 8</li> <li>Mechanics, 5</li> </ul> <p><strong>Anomalous Abilities:</strong> None</p> </div> </li> </ul> </div> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> It was back in the early 2000s. After decades of deep-going studies into reality, the Foundation succeeded in inventing a device that could be used to stabilize reality, canceling out lower Hume fields by maintaining a higher one around it wherever it was carried to, making it an effective countermeasure to reality-benders that could be only dreamed of by the Foundation in their long duration of decades trying to fight against those dangerous guys.</p> <p><strong>Agent Wessel:</strong> Reality anchors?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> True.</p> <p><strong>Agent Wessel:</strong> How do you know this? Were you some kind of affiliate with us?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> Let's stay on topic. The technology was named after Dr. Scranton, who devoted his life to the evergoing research of it, and soon was implemented through all facilities and other organizations of the same interest. It was a victory of rationality over the unknown.</p> <p>However, years after that, there was evidence directing to a leak of the manufacturing techniques regarding reality anchors that seem to cause several instances of SRA-like equipment found in the hands of supernatural communes. How could that be used? The Foundation proposed for joint investigation to the Coalition, which later narrowed the clues down to a handful of persons of interest. And you, as a field agent, were chosen for this task.</p> <p>It's an early spring afternoon, and you are sitting in a local bar that was close to the town you once lived in as a child but later moved away from after college. You assumed that's why you were carrying this mission.</p> <p>You are putting your eyes on a middle-aged man alone sitting one table away from you, with messy gray hairs covering his watery eyes, seeming to be overwhelmed by alcohol. Few people are around in the bar by then. The bartender is behind the counter, reading newspapers.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> Was that guy a person of interest?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> He's not on the list yet, but appeared in the town days earlier. His weird behavior was noticed by you, so you decided to stay around to get clues about what was going wrong.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> Is he kind of anomalous?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> You could use the VERITAS, but it appeared normal before you dropped in the bar and observed in your car.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> Can I try to talk with him?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> He seemed not in the mood to speak and was half drunk. Before you could strike out a conversation, he fell to the table and didn't wake up until half an hour later. You finished your cocktail and followed him out to the darkening twilight. You drove long after the taxi he called out and stopped at a hotel. After a while, you went inside and booked a guest room next to the man's.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> I'm in for a rest now? Am I getting any luggage with me?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> You've brought your suitcase.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> I'm gonna check it.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> You find clothes, other daily necessities, your props, and some unused notebooks. This is at the age back when smartphones weren't as popular as now, so you aren't bringing any electronics except for a slider phone, one with buttons like those back in the '00s.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> I check the messages.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> All of those have been read. Some are from your friends, months earlier to arrange some hangouts by Christmas vacation, and some are encrypted ones sent by your colleagues to inform you to take notice of your safety.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> It shall be in the evening now? I would go to bed.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> You went to sleep, but some noises woke you up late at night. You saw that it was nearly midnight, and some child's crying. It's supposed to be from the room next door that the person of your interest stays in. Unclear voices indicate he's speaking too.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> I go for hearing by the wall. Could I hear them?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> As you are in your room, this can be a normal eavesdrop check.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> <em>(Turns to Talcite)</em> Do you have dices here?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Talcite:</strong> Ah, of course.</p> <p><em>(Talcite clicked on his computer to display an interface on a terminal screen that could be accessed on Norris's side. Norris chuckled.)</em></p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> What would be that?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Talcite:</strong> <em>(Types on keyboard)</em> 15, then 1D6 plus your Sensibility if no skill's applicable.</p> <p><em>(Norris got 4.)</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> You managed to hear the conversation beside.</p> <p><em>(SCP-8222-A changed into different voices to mimic the NPCs in the story.)</em></p> <p><strong>Kid:</strong> You cheated me!</p> <p><strong>Man:</strong> Jamie, Mom will be back in weeks. She'll bring you that.</p> <p><strong>Kid:</strong> <em>(Crying)</em> No, I don't believe that.</p> <p><strong>Man:</strong> Keep quiet, Jamie. It will be the same. Same as before.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> They didn't speak more later that night. You went back to sleep. Early next morning, although a little tired, you got outside and found the man had left his room.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> I knock on the door.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> No one answered. You checked by the VERITAS that the kid's also going out.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> Can I pick the lock? Do I have a lockpick or something?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> Yes, you have, but that would be a hard check since the lock's reinforced inside. And only a single try, otherwise you can be seen by others surround you.</p> <p><em>(The dice got 2.)</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> You failed. Thought that you couldn't stay here for too long, you went down to the lobby. Some locals are chatting, while the receptionist is rummaging a pile of papers at the front desk.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> I go to ask about that weird guy.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> Some glanced at you with vigilance. One of them responded in a tone of doubt, "You know him?"</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> I say, "No, but the kid with him was kind of noisy, they woke me up last night. Is he someone you know?"</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> They replied, "Oh, not really. I've seen them around the bar these days." and walked away with a loss of interest. This drew more confusion to you. A moment later, you felt that your phone is buzzing. You fetched it from your pocket and saw a no-reply message telling you that the subject had been seen driving to the church nearby.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> Wait, I'm going back to the reception desk and try to steal the key to their room.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> You do not have invisibility camouflages, so that would be nearly impossible.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> The rules are not negating this possibility, right? I sneak.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> Fine, you can run a hard check.</p> <p><em>(The dice got 5.)</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> That sums up to 24 and you need 25. You failed to sneak into the counter under the direct sight of the gatekeeper, and they offered a baffled stare upon you.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> Okay, then I will persuade them that the lock on my room went wrong and needs to be checked. I'll need them away for a while.</p> <p><em>(Talcite gave a slight laughter upon raising his head up from the computer screen.)</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Talcite:</strong> Could that be a scheme?</p> <p><em>(The dice got 6.)</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> Alright, now the receptionist has gone away, and you can take the key off the rack.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Talcite:</strong> Hard to imagine that could ever work.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> What is inside the room?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> You can do an inspection check.</p> <p><em>(The dice got 5.)</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> You found a bag of staled food and an album, which is mostly photos of a woman that could be reckoned to be the man's wife. When you turned to the last page, a small pack wrapped in plastic and paper fell out. You see through the package without opening that it was some hair and skin scraps. Some hard bits of thing were felt by your fingers through the gloves; you squeezed them toward the center and saw them to be human teeth.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> Oh, shit. Black magic?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> You can hardly be sure about what it does intend for, and feel an urge to leave. You take photos of your discoveries to save as documentation.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> Now I would leave the hotel at once and track the subject down the road.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> Unfortunately, when you arrived at the point as given by the Command, the man couldn't be found anywhere, and neither did his car. But anyway, you proceeded into the church hall discreetly. It gives you a bizarre feeling that the place is not as simple as it may seem.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> May I use the VERITAS to check on the people inside?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> None of them appeared to be anomalous. But for the architecture itself, you noticed something strange. It wasn't constructed in a common form of Christian churches; although you are far from a kind of religious person to be familiar with those nuances, you could find inconsistencies in its spatial structures, as if bisected by an invisible layer. You asked for confirmation from the Command, but the result showed nothing special. The Kant counter on your suit also read fine.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> Is it able to approach it from ways other than the gate?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> There is no other entrance. You could see through a window that a preacher was speaking in front of a small number of people. The voice is completely inaudible from the outside, however.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> Am I getting a drone or something?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> No, but you can choose whether to enter.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> I'm going to sneak inside and hide at some places.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> No, there's no place for you to hide in the church.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> Okay, then I could just walk in as if there's nothing special.</p> <p><strong>Agent Wessel:</strong> If that was me, I guess I would return without a second thought and report a spatial anomaly or cult.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> The best way to quickest end a game is to enter the most seemingly dangerous places.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> Luckily, no one has ever raised doubt on your sudden presence. You were listening to the preacher talking about something like curing diseases by supernatural means as if exhibitions of abilities of gods, but giving out an atmosphere not the same with Christianity or any known common religions at all. When the session comes to an end, people are leaving without a single word. The entire hall is covered in a rather dim, gloomy light shedding through the color-stained windowpanes, despite the wide daylight outside.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> There's nothing like social media at then? I'll investigate around the people in the neighborhood about the vicar.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> You haven't left the church yet, and few of people are willing to talk with you. A young woman is muttering something to others nearby, "Perhaps we can't be safe for another month, or a week. We don't have enough time or money to move."</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> Can I loose her lip by persuasion?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> Well, she left before she could notice you. However, your unusual actions seem to attract extra attention from someone else. You felt eyesight stinging on your back. But when you turned around, no one was there. After the flames from the candelabra faltered and diminished in seconds, you could see that the tables and the pulpit were coated with a heavy layer of dust in the fallen dark, not corresponding to how they were clean and tidy you've just seen. You ran for the front gate, but unexpectedly, the sturdy door swung closed in your face, before you could make your way out when it's ajar. You twist the metal, rusty handle with all your strength but it won't move.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> It's locked? Can I pick the lock?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> Although you have your toolkit with you, there are no visible keyholes or other apertures on the rugged, antique wooden door allowing you to operate on.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> Where is my car?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> You can't see from inside, but you can press your key and hear your car beeping faintly through the wall. It's still within distance of reach.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> I would go to find other ways out of this damn place. Are there any hidden passages inside the hall?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> You can roll an inspection.</p> <p><em>(The dice got 5.)</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> You make your way through the area. Your hurried footsteps could be heard echoing in the darkness. Absurdly, the trace of human activity vanished at all, as if the hall had been abandoned several years ago. The background, ambient sound of birds chirping and bustling on the street drops to a deadly silence when you approach the pulpit in the front. You spotted a trapdoor beneath the pulpit, but you decided to take a chance at the gate first. When you walked past the middle point of the corridor towards the exit, you noticed that you were stuck at the very spot. Stepping forward, you stay at the same place.</p> <p><strong>Agent Wessel:</strong> <em>(Speaking in an amused tone)</em> Screwed up!</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> Holan, I think you can participate the next time or so. <em>(Turning her head back)</em> Can I call the Command for help?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> There are no signals at all, as if in total isolation. After a while, scuffing sounds were coming from somewhere above your head. Your VERITAS spotted a figure descending from behind the buttresses.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> Oh shit. Anyway I would run. Do I have a reality anchor with me?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> Yes, but the Kant counter shows normally 100, indicating no sign of a reality shift. Albeit frightened, you struggled to make a way out and succeeded in running toward the direction of the rostrum, opposite to the gate. You can see from VERITAS that the figure on the stairway is staggering down at a higher speed toward your place behind the pulpit.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> I open the trap door and get inside, then bolt the hatch.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> You made a rather loud noise that could be easily noticed nearby. Roll a sneaking check to see if you are noticed by the man.</p> <p><em>(The dice got 6.)</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> Good, he didn't notice you. After searching for something around on the ground floor, he disappeared again. A rusty ladder extends from where you come in to deep down the burrow. Your torch beamed its light downward and cast light on a small chamber.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> What can I find?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> Along with emptied barrels, crates, and some beanbags with fusty smells, you found a parchment book. Scribbled drafts covered each page, and there were a few odd-feeling pieces sandwiched between some pages. You picked one up. In the torchlight, you could see a soft piece of dried material, with skin-like textures on it. Inferring from its body hair remains, it could be human skin. On the last two pages, some hair is stuffed between. A name can be read as "Julian Atwood".</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> I take pictures of it. Anything more noteworthy?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> Not really.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> Can I go out now?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> It depends on you.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> <em>(A pause)</em> I will check my phone.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> You've made the right decision. The signals seemed to be reestablished.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> Great, I'd contact the Command and tell them about these. I open the trapdoor and ascend with discretion.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> The hall remained silent, but seemed to have returned to its normal state. Lucky enough for you, you found that the gate's open again, so you fled as quickly as you could. You drove back to the hotel. The Command was informed about the abnormality and suggested you stay a bit farther from the place until it was well investigated. However, you've got to continue to keep an eye on the subject, the man with his kid, as it was your sole reckless decision to track him, you never told your superiors about this.</p> <p>Though the previous day offered little to you, you got up before sunrise intending to be aware of his whereabouts. Hearing doors scraped open, you quietly packed your stuff and went out. It was morning, and upon meeting the man at the gate without his child, you flinched at starting a conversation, but he turned out to be friendly. The man introduced himself to you as Cornell Atwood, and was curious about you since he mentioned he'd seen you that day.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> Well, I would say I was a Fed looking into cases of disappearing children. Does this need persuasion?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> No, he believed in you at first sight. Perhaps the vibe that you gave off as a professional worked well. He asked you about what might be concerning you.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> I utter, "Still searching around for more clues. You are leaving your son alone here?"</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> A glimpse of hesitation ran past his eyes.</p> <p><strong>Cornell Atwood:</strong> Going somewhere, uh, he might be better left just sleeping in the room.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> He was beating around the bush, but shows no fear or dither. Instead, you could tell a whiff of outrage in his eyes, but it's not directed to you.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> I would say politely, "Found you busy these days. Well, I suppose I'd be busy off too. Do you get anyone to look after your son?"</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> Cornell lowered his eyelids. "No, thanks for your concern. I'm recently back from my wife's funeral."</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> "Ohh… I'm terribly sorry to hear that."</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> Cornell looked into the blank air with dismay and left. He walked along down to the east, where you know that the bar where you met him is three blocks away. You can decide either to follow him to the bar or go westward to check on the church again.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> I go east to the bar, but wouldn't enter. I would stay inside my car.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> Late in the afternoon when fatigue starts to set in, you witnessed Cornell shuffling out of the bar with his black coat. He walked past your car from a few meters away without recognizing it. You can choose to follow the bus he caught or return to the hotel.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> I need to be invested in. I'm following the bus.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> Due to complexities during the rush hour, you need a driving proficiency check to see if you'll lose track of the bus. That should be easy.</p> <p><em>(The dice got 3.)</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> You move through the mass of hustling cars with a maximum expanse of patience. Halfway along the road, you saw Cornell get off the bus at a stop near the block on the south of the hotel. He was in a fairly soberer state of mind, trying to detour the main gate as if to get rid of something. Roll a regular random or luck check to see if he noticed your car. It will be a half chance.</p> <p><em>(The dice got 3.)</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> You saw Cornell on the main avenue after a while. With body stiffened, he was carrying a bag with heavy loads. With some alert, he threw the bag onto his shoulders and began pacing on the sidewalk.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> I pose doubt. Can I use VERITAS to see his bag?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> There are no living creatures or detectable organisms inside it.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> What about that kid?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> Using VERITAS, you could hardly see anyone clearly through the walls, moreover in such a distance. Cornell has hailed a taxi. You maintained at dozens of meters behind the cab, which kept rattling gravel and stones all along the way westward. It took longer than you think. Silhouettes of tall apartment buildings evened into little private houses, revealing the whole horizon, where the setting, bleak red sun was casting long-stretched shadows onto the tarmac. Cornell got down at a 2-story suburban villa that sat among a crowd of conifers. You inquired your Command about this location, only to be informed that no man-made architectures were ever found in this area.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> I'd pull my car a little farther then sneak behind.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> That'd be easy to remain in stealth after the nightfall in the dense wood.</p> <p><em>(The dice got 2.)</em></p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> Wait, I'd check on VERITAS. How many people are there?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> Only one, Cornell. But you are uncertain so you moved closer. You overheard talking, but there's still only Cornell out there.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> I'd keep my VERITAS on. How long will the battery last?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> At least for six hours after the solar panel can't be used for recharging.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> Okay. Where am I?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> The rear side. As you peek into the windows, all rooms are unlit.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> Who are talking?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> One voice was Cornell, and another was an unidentified man. Your VERITAS could still only frame out Cornell's silhouette.</p> <p><strong>Agent Wessel:</strong> VERITAS or Occulus is neither omnipotent. The former is an updated version of the latter but still sucks sometimes. I mean even in reality.</p> <p><strong>Cornell Atwood:</strong> <em>(As heard through the window)</em> You are pretty confident in what we are holding dear, then offer an exchange that one can't afford at all.</p> <p><strong>Unidentified man:</strong> Just a little bit more. Then you will get your hope back.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> You may run an eavesdrop check.</p> <p><em>(The dice got 5.)</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> Somehow, you distinguished that voice corresponded to the preacher you saw in the church before. Suddenly, the light flashed on, right at the window you are looking at, glaring yellowish light onto your face.</p> <p><strong>Preacher:</strong> Who's that?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> He suspected you. You immediately dipped down to dodge the light. Take a regular dodge roll.</p> <p><em>(The dice got 2.)</em></p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> Fuck, anywhere for me to hide?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> A searchlight was running through the yard. You are squatting down in the grass, but that doesn't suffice to cover you. Footsteps are heard coming close from another side of the wall, right behind the corner. It's hard to flee across the pine trees into a vast plane of open lawn.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> Can I slip into the house? I will climb to the second floor.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> That could save a check, but since you are fleeing it may need another dodge check, or you'll be discovered.</p> <p><em>(The dice got 4.)</em></p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> Oh, great.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> You set your feet onto the windowsill and, with your hands leaning force on the water pipe, you successfully stole into the top floor.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> I'll survey the room.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> You don't dare to turn on the light, but you can see wooden bookshelves aligned against the stairway, a bed with smell of molds, and a carpet releasing small particles of dust that's visible under the moonlight when it absorbs your tapping of feet into a dumb thud. You went for the bookshelves. One is near-empty, another is stacked with old books. The books were written in a language you never knew before.</p> <p>The empty shelf had some bottles filled with a thick, sticky liquid, and specimens of various plants. On the top shelf, you found a parchment notebook that's identical to the one you saw in the cellar back in the church. But it's all blank, except for a piece of folded paper in the middle of the book. It's an informal letter, with no content but a sketched illustration depicting a small cross, a variant of the most common type. Its topmost part is a circle, instead of a line. The signature read Dylan Mocksworth.</p> <p>You put those things back and informed the Command about the new name. Through your VERITAS, the second figure could be seen downstairs. After a while, the conversation resumed and escalated into a quarrel. There's a thump of heavy things, then a resentful voice of the preacher:</p> <p><strong>Preacher:</strong> That's easy. Having Julian and James, or lose them both.</p> <p><strong>Cornell Atwood:</strong> Barton, you fucking bastard. Are you blackmailing me?</p> <p><strong>Barton:</strong> No, you can leave at any time, and it's fine, but remember that I could take advantage of that at any time. Julian and James are in the same blood, that does also pass down to your future generations.</p> <p><strong>Cornell Atwood:</strong> Fine then. Kidnapper.</p> <p><strong>Barton:</strong> No one would believe that. You can wager.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> Suddenly, a gunshot was fired. As you were a bit shocked, your vision through the VERITAS showed another incredible fact: one of the figures turned green. Another remains clear, as it scurried toward the gate's direction. One of them is a hidden reality bender. The running one, however, seemed to fail to escape; there was screaming of obscenities. You recognize it was Cornell.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> Wait, what? Report it to Command at once.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> You're not going to leave?</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> Why leaving? I'll have my anchors on and rush downstairs.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> Are you sure? You have nothing else than a revolver and an airgun, less than ten meters away.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> That would be enough. I'll shoot him at the first sight.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> You emerged from the dark staircase that couldn't be seen clearly from the brightness. This earned an advantage for you. Cornell is curling up in a corner, and his gun is snatched by Barton. The living room is occupied by a morbid odor of gasoline and blood. You can act first.</p> <p><em>(The dice got 2.)</em></p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> Holy crap.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> You failed to aim lethally at Barton for the first turn but shot in his leg, took 30 EVE from him. Now roll for his attack. He stumbled but didn't collapse. He intends for your gun first to disarm you. Your anchor offsets it by 20.</p> <p><em>(The dice got 4.)</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> Being moderately injured, he also failed his attempt.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> I'll take this interval to make a dart toward him, applying my tranquilizer airgun. That will be an easy check within 5 meters, right? I'll take him down.</p> <p><em>(The dice got 6.)</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> The anesthesia dart pointed at Barton's leg with extreme accuracy. He fell within six seconds. You contacted Command for support, then investigated Barton and found a cross-shaped pendant, similar to that drawing you saw in the letter upstairs. You retrieved it for further analysis.</p> <p>Cornell was looking at you in astonishment. Luckily, he wasn't wounded at all. Also baffled, you equivocated by stating that you came as a coincidence and would be taking him back. You offered him a lift to the hotel and decided to interrogate him on your own. The result proved your anticipation. Albeit afraid of being sued for assault, Cornell told you something.</p> <p><strong>Cornell Atwood:</strong> <em>(In a hazy voice)</em> I just… couldn't live without her.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> "Julian?"</p> <p><strong>Cornell Atwood:</strong> She has been every day in my dreams. The best love of mine ever. Also the greatest mom. It's all happening too fast to be like a nightmare. I wasn't just to bring her back to life. I was… taking revenge, on that scumbag I've lost her to under that fuckin' wheel. It destroyed everything. I didn't even see the whole of Julian in the morgue, only her head covered in clotted blood. Her eyes, gazing in sadness. I thought of myself as disgusting as well now, becoming a boozer just like the one who killed her.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> "I'm heartfelt for your loss. But as for my work - I have to ask you how do you get to know Barton?"</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> Cornell seemed to know little about Barton's background. You decided to leave this to your colleagues.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> Well, is our story near its ending?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> Not yet. The assessment team that came later to get Barton found him back awake with gunshot injuries healed. They plotted to spare his life under intense supervision until further hints surface. The Anka-shaped pendant was examined to be a prototype version of a singularity-based reality stabilizer, that could be switched on and off but functions poorly.</p> <p>Dylan Mocksworth, the person who appeared in the signature, showed up later that night in Barton's house, seemingly unaware of the team ambushing in the surroundings. You were up to the site after handing Cornell over to the Coalition. The night was grim with no moon shining down, and chilly winds were rubbing against your cheek. You've got new ammos, but nothing more, as you were eavesdropping on the rooftop with mics on.</p> <p><strong>Dylan Mocksworth:</strong> If there were any ways to know about you earlier, I'd slap in my own face. All fucked off, Rudolf. You idiot. They've got it. What kind of whim drives you to show off every day around?</p> <p><strong>Rudolf Barton:</strong> I've not paid you enough money? The deal's done. Stay away from my life.</p> <p><strong>Dylan Mocksworth:</strong> Money is not a panacea. You are standing in my way once after you performed those shit on the innocent. Would that be so hard to live as a normal person?</p> <p><strong>Rudolf Barton:</strong> <em>(In a smirky tone)</em> I may know that better than you. I'm helping people out of their griefs and diseases. Making money outta that could be venerable. You will pay for your doctor, and with greater power comes greater payments.</p> <p><strong>Dylan Mocksworth:</strong> Are you speaking that way? Are you sure that you're helping people? Fuck you. <em>I could do that for no profit at all</em>. Stop it for good or you will risk seeing your name and all your misdeeds on TV tomorrow.</p> <p><strong>Rudolf Barton:</strong> You dare push that into my mind again?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> Dylan could be seen running out to the yard, followed by Barton. Your Kant counter sensed a harsh outburst of Hume surge, and then, there comes a blast elsewhere. Reaching out your head, you can see Barton lying prostrate at the front door, head blown to pieces, his flesh slowly drenching the grass red with trickling blood. Dylan is standing indifferently beside Barton's shattered body, not being slightly led astray by his death. His sight rips through the pines. Then he shouted to the air in a flavor of derision.</p> <p><strong>Dylan Mocksworth:</strong> Great, you've got him, great as it always be. Cutting-edge with no exceptions. I would be the same to you, right? Forced to conceal identity for life, then await to be killed someday. I wouldn't be less hating you than that son-of-a-bitch.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> And that's when your counter, in the internal line, shrilled in desperation. Even with your anchor, the vertical drop of Humes fell drastically to 60. All of your surroundings seem to be burning to orange with an angry flame coming from nowhere, which you nearly mistook as a sunrise. You may roll to see if Dylan will be able to see you.</p> <p><em>(The dice got 4 for a sneaking check.)</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> Everyone is not prepared for this twist. All team members are framed into apparent black shadows among the trees against the blazing light. Inside the mic, others urge you to shoot him, as reality benders cannot affect what they cannot perceive<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-8" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-8')">8</a></sup>. This would be a definite success if you were willing to place your finger on the trigger.</p> <p><em>(A long silence.)</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> Will you fire? This would be the sole opportunity.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> I - <em>(pauses)</em> Okay, I would.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> You keep your breath even and try to ignore your throbbing heart. You might be killing other entities before, but this time, a stubborn sense of uneasiness becomes convincing as time ticks away. Before it could overwhelm you, you fired your bullet into Dylan's head. A cluster of birds dissipated into the speechless night with the huge blare. You've got to leave before the dawn set in, to be out of sight of all those clueless civilians. Along with others, you cleaned up the havoc, then headed out into the darkness while the sky was subtly tinted blue on the east.</p> <p>Autopsy later indicates no traces of body implants as analyzed from Dylan's remains. Of course, however, it could be self-destructed by some means.</p> <p>You went to investigate Dylan's dwelling for follow-up. It's a cluttered garage, with nothing but one table in tidiness. You examined the drawer and found it carefully packed with papers tied up by rubber bands. You look through them with gloves on. Most of which are group photos of vibrant, joyful kids, and postcards that were scribbled with little cute critters and flowers. You found a Polaroid depicting Dylan with a little girl, but the girl's face was no longer discernible, as been erased by scorch.</p> <p>After the event, you are granted a vacation. Although the culprit wasn't tracked for clear, the Foundation later updated their reality stabilizers, as well as the VERITAS oculus from the Coalition, and extended the field of studies into a wider variety of relevant subjects. You hope that breaches of anomalous technologies will no longer be a problem.</p> <p>Traces of anomalies have since never been heard of in your hometown in the following decades, with people living their daily lives as peacefully as they might have always been.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Norris:</strong> Well, we had reached the epilogue? That's a compelling story after all.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8222-A:</strong> I'd like to offer my hearty appreciation for you to participate. See you next time.</p> <p><em>(SCP-8222-A's voice diminished to a hum, then disappeared into the silence.)</em></p> <p><strong><END LOG></strong></p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p>After the experiment session was documented in full length, Dr. Talcite went to search the keywords in the Foundation database regarding joint missions. A matching record was found that dates back to 2001.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Mission Abstract:</strong> Terminating humanoid threat entities that have possessed unauthorized knowledge and production of reality-stabilizing technologies.</p> <strong>Casualties:</strong> 4 in total (2 civilians, 2 subjects of interest).<br/> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th>Name</th> <th>Age</th> <th>Identity</th> <th>Notes</th> </tr> <tr> <td>Rudolf Barton</td> <td>41</td> <td>Type Green, Threat Level 5</td> <td>Terminated by Assessment Team "Chord" on March 2, 2001.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dylan Mocksworth</td> <td>29</td> <td>Type Green, Threat Level 3</td> <td>Terminated by Agent "Ulysses" on March 2, 2001.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Cornell Atwood</td> <td>34</td> <td>Civilian</td> <td>Shot by Rudolf Barton on March 1, 2001.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>James Atwood</td> <td>6</td> <td>Civilian</td> <td>Killed by reality distortion on March 1, 2001.</td> </tr> </table> <hr/> <p>Despite factual discrepancies, the anomalous informational ability of SCP-8222-A, which is shown capable of narrating previous events while also leaving space for deviated progressions, was therefore discovered and documented. Hence, the restriction of security clearance levels regarding SCP-8222 was risen to Level 3 and above.</p> </div> <hr/> <p><strong>Incident Report:</strong></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p>On February 19, 2022, a containment breach occurred in Site-17. It was later confirmed to be a failure of the automated security system, which allowed chances for intruders of Chaos Insurgency and several other PoIs to successfully break into the facility.</p> <p>In February 2021, one year prior to the accident, a program aiming at developing new AICs to facilitate automated security systems was initiated firstly in Area-03.</p> <p>Back then, a debate broke out over whether to implement humanlike comprehensive cognitive abilities (esp. emotional interpretation) to AICs or not. The research group led by Dr. Merry Sieling Dashmere, a Containment Specialist who emphasized logical capabilities over other factors won the argument later, canceling out those by Dr. Harrison Elsmor, who insisted on enhancing the similarity of AICs to humans.</p> <p>It's deemed to have eventually led to the failure of the on-site AIC system later at Site-17, caused by a paradoxical logic attack from hostile PoIs who tried to hack the system.</p> <p>The whole event has been predicted by narratives of SCP-8222-A in an undocumented experiment on May 25, 2021, despite subtle inconsistencies. Participants include Dr. Dashmere, who used a character card based on Dr. Elsmor in the game upon obtaining his consent.</p> <p>From then on, a full detailed log or transcription is mandatory for each test afterward upon SCP-8222.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. Tabletop Role-Playing Game, a classic genre of roleplaying game that could be carried out fully on paper, pens and dice, with no need of electronic devices.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-2"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-2')">2</a>. Further investigation showed a minimum ~80% ratio of overall integrity was required.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-3"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-3')">3</a>. See below in the section of "Roles" in the excerpt. Known as PW (Parawatcher/Panorama Weaver) in the case of SCP-8222</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-4"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-4')">4</a>. In the period from 42 secs to 3 mins observed.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-5"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-5')">5</a>. May 3, 2021, the day before the first test log.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-6"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-6')">6</a>. Original character.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-7"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-7')">7</a>. Thaumatology, as a theory of anomalous science, differs from thaumaturgy, which is a practical anomalous skill.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-8"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-8')">8</a>. 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SCP-8224	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=1&theme=https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--code/theme%3Abroken-masquerade/1&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:200px;"><img alt="Magic_Trick_Wand.png" class="image" src="https://scp-sandbox-3.wdfiles.com/local--files/art-exchange-gift-for-felixou/Magic_Trick_Wand.png"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>SCP-8224</p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Item #:</strong> SCP-8224</p> <p><strong>Object Class:</strong> Safe<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup></p> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> SCP-8224 is currently held at a high-value containment locker at Site-██. Personnel wishing to experiment with SCP-8224 must obtain approval from the project head. Efforts to artificially replicate SCP-8224's properties are under review from the Occult Studies and Thaumatology Division.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8224 is a plastic magician's wand. The object constantly emits trace amounts of <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/goc-supplemental-arad">Elan-Vital Energy (EVE)</a>.</p> <p>The object's primary anomalous properties manifest in the presence of thaumaturgic practitioners. Upon physical contact, the EVE SCP-8224 emits will be produced at higher and concentrated levels. When wielding SCP-8224, the subject's thaumaturgic abilities are altered. Although the exact alterations that manifest vary between subjects, there are multiple universal constants:</p> <ul> <li>The subject's thaumaturgic capacity is greatly increased. Subjects are not telepathically imbued with the knowledge necessary to aid their proficiency, but rather are able to more easily execute advanced spells and feats if performed correctly.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>The costs associated with utilizing EVE in thaumaturgy are greatly decreased.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Certain feats that would normally require supplementary materials<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup> are able to be bypassed with the use of SCP-8224.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Visual phenomena resulting from thaumaturgic action (luminescence, spatial distortions, etc.) will become more visible when the subject is observed by one or more individuals.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Incorporating SCP-8224 into traditional magic tricks<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-3" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-3')">3</a></sup> will cause all routines and illusion effects to become anomalous. The anomalous phenomena displayed depends on, and corresponds with the selected magic trick.</li> </ul> <p>These alterations are not permanent; the subject’s thaumaturgic capabilities as well as SCP-8224’s EVE production rate will return to baseline upon loss of physical contact with the anomaly. A subject who is not trained in thaumaturgy prior to interacting with SCP-8224 will cause the object to remain inert.</p> <p>Prior to containment, SCP-8224 had been in prolonged and involuntary contact with GoI-611 ("Staging Hats")<br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="note"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size:150%;"><tt>Group of Interest #: 611 ("Staging Hats")</tt></span></strong></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Overview:</strong></span> In the aftermath of the <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-8111">1998</a> <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/broken-masquerade-hub">North Korean Incident</a>, multiple societal changes had occurred in response to the Veil Protocol being broken, including mass media. Hoping to capitalize on the public's fascination with the revelation of anomalies, various networks and companies seized on the opportunity. This ranged from films and television shows being produced based on information sourced from the Foundation and the Global Occult Coalition to news programs heavily skewing their content to coveraging anomalous phenomena. As restrictions eased and disclosures continued, other industries followed suit, such as restaurants serving anomalous food, pet shops showcasing abnormal pets, and travel agencies being allowed to expand into Free Ports such as Three Portlands and La Rue Macabre. Overall, most professions benefited during this period of time.</p> <p>The same could not be said for the profession of prestidigitation.</p> <p>Unlike most professions, who have adopted anomalous elements and/or practices into their field of work, the art of stage magic was completely overtaken by it. Magicians being replaced by those who can demonstrate legitimate thaumaturgy was widely commonplace. As a result of their skills no longer being in demand many illusionists had voluntarily quit their careers or were forced to on account of the risk of severe financial risk and bankruptcy.</p> <p>However, in recent years, a multitude of retired magicians and former fans had coalesced into a group known as the Staging Hats. According to their mission statement, Staging Hats aim to bring back respect for the art of prestidigitation through multiple methods, usually via underground performances. Staging Hats explicitly forbids the use of anomalous objects and abilities into their performances, claiming to strictly use non-anomalous tricks into their acts. Although Staging Hats began as a loosely connected community born from the internet, their actions had allowed them to grow into a multinational organization primarily present within North America and Western Europe.</p> <p>Staging Hats are antagonistic towards groups previously tasked with upholding the Veil Protocol. They hold special contempt for the SCP Foundation on the belief they should have been held accountable for the North Korean Incident despite evidence to the contrary. Multiple member's of the organization had in the past engaged in hostilities through ridicule, attempting to trick the Foundation into believing an anomaly's existence when in actuality they are a product of prestidigitation. Additionally, Staging Hats has been suspected was for leaking documentation belonging to the Foundation in the past, but there is currently no concrete evidence to support this suspicion.</p> <p>As Staging Hats have not majorly impeded the Foundation's operation, or uniformly engaged in para-terroristic acts, and are slowly gaining favor with the general public, it was decided that direct action outside of standard monitoring procedures are to be refrained for the time being.</p> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <strong>Addendum-01, History:</strong> On 04/07/2015, the Foundation received intel that GoI-611 was attempting to establish its presence somewhere within the Eastern United States; the organization's activity was later confirmed in ████████, New Jersey. <p>A member of GoI-611's New Jersey's chapter leader was subsequently identified, designated as PoI-1874 (Harry Jillete.) The Foundation decided the best course of action was to utilize PoI-1874 as a focal point towards infiltrating the organization. Through careful planning, the Foundation managed to get in contact with PoI-1874, scheduling a meeting with him by sending an undercover agent.</p> <hr/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">▶ ACCESS FILE ◀</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">▷ CLOSE FILE ◁</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="note"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>[BEGIN LOG]</strong></p> <p><em>[Agent Caulfield is waiting at an outdoor dining table of ████ Italian Cafe. Agent Caulfield looks up from his watch to see two men approaching him. Manny Dovez and PoI-1874 are wearing a dark red and a dark blue suit respectively. Agent Caulfield stands up.]</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Caulfield:</strong> Mr. Jillete, a pleasure to finally meet you in person.</p> <p><strong>PoI-1874:</strong> Oh no, Mr. Hancock.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-4" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-4')">4</a></sup> The pleasure is all mine.</p> <p><em>[Agent Caulfield and PoI-1874 briefly hug and pat each other on the back before sitting down. A waitress with green hair comes to the table, writes their orders, then departs. Mr. Dovez clears his throat.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dovez:</strong> Apologies for being late. We had a certain… <em>issue</em> we had to contend with.</p> <p><em>[PoI-1874's lip quivers, his right hand balls into a fist. Agent Caulfield raises his hand.]</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Caulfield:</strong> Water under the bridge. So… what are you thinking?</p> <p><strong>PoI-1874:</strong> Hm… I'll be frank with you Ben. When I first heard of your proposition I almost thought it was a prank.</p> <p><strong>Agent Caulfield:</strong> You're almost talking like you still do.</p> <p><strong>Dovez:</strong> Heh… well the thing is…</p> <p><strong>PoI-1874:</strong> We got a bunch of pissants messing with us in the past. Unlike them, you clearly have good taste in showmanship. In fact… it's practically golden!</p> <p><strong>Agent Caulfield:</strong> Well I really— oh!</p> <p><em>[PoI-1874 pulls what appears to a rose covered in golden-colored wrapping paper from the sleeve of his suit and gives it to Agent Caulfield. Agent Caulfield unwraps the object, revealing a chocolate sculpture resembling a rose.]</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Caulfield:</strong> Chocolate?</p> <p><strong>Dovez:</strong> Dark chocolate. Harry thought it would make it more <em>mysterious.</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Caulfield:</strong> Right… Anyways, you are right on the money Mr. Jillete. Like I said, as a young boy I had a fascination with magic. The performance kind, not that Harry Potter crap that is happening nowadays. Who knew something so real could feel so cheap?</p> <p><strong>PoI-1874:</strong> That's exactly what I have been saying! [Whispers to Dovez] That's a good one, write that down.</p> <p><strong>Agent Caulfield:</strong> And speaking of money…</p> <p><em>[Agent Caulfield hands a written note to PoI-1874. PoI-1874 reads it, showing signs of astonishment.]</em></p> <p><strong>PoI-1874:</strong> A million dollars?!</p> <p><strong>Agent Caulfield:</strong> Amongst other things. I always put money where my mouth is. If you want to do something right, sometimes you gotta go all out. Am I right?</p> <p><strong>PoI-1874:</strong> Boy, you got yourself a deal. With my connections I can make it happen. In fact, I'll promise to make sure this will be worth your while… and… your <em>time!</em></p> <p><em>[PoI-1874 holds up a watch. Agent Caulfield looks at his bare wrist. PoI-1874 hands Agent Caulfield back his watch. The waitress comes back and sets mugs of coffee on the table and leaves.]</em></p> <p><strong>PoI-1874:</strong> Sorry, I just couldn't help myself.</p> <p><strong>Agent Caulfield:</strong> None taken. That was a good trick.</p> <p><strong>PoI-1874:</strong> Pfft. I could've done that in my sleep. We originally had something more complex planned, but our equipment kind of got <em>wonky.</em> It's a long story but…</p> <p><em>[PoI-1874 pauses to look towards Dovez. Dovez mouth is inside the coffee mug, he appears to be in discomfort.]</em></p> <p><strong>PoI-1874:</strong> Manny? What's wrong?</p> <p><em>[Dovez shudders as he pulls away the mug. A cylinder block of frozen coffee is pulled from the mug. Dovez's tongue is stuck to the frozen block.]</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Caulfield:</strong> Wow. That trick's even better than the last one. How'd you pulled that off?</p> <p><strong>PoI-1874:</strong> I <em>didn't.</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Caulfield:</strong> What?</p> <p><em>[PoI-1874 looks around in alarm, frantically observing his surroundings. Manny groans as he tries to free his tongue from the block of ice with coffee creamer to no success.]</em></p> <p><strong>PoI-1874:</strong> Goddammit! Not again, that <em>fucking</em> asshole.</p> <p><strong>Agent Caulfield:</strong> Him?</p> <p><strong>PoI-1874:</strong> Ben, change of plans. I really think we should take this talk elsewhere. This place ain't safe—</p> <p><strong>Waitress:</strong> Here you go sir, free of charge.</p> <p><em>[The waitress comes back, playing a large whipped cream pie in front of PoI-1874. PoI-1874 looks to the waitress.]</em></p> <p><strong>PoI-1874:</strong> Wait, I didn't order—</p> <p><em>[PoI-1874 scans his meal. The words "HUMBLE" are written on the pie in pink frosting. The word is contained within the boundaries of the rear end of what appears to be an equine figure written in black frosting.]</em></p> <p><strong>PoI-1874:</strong> Is that a donkey—</p> <p><em>[A hand suddenly emerges from the pie, grasps onto PoI-1874 face. The hand then retracts, pulling PoI-1874's face into the pie. PoI-1874 thrashes his body to no success. The waitress sighs, shaking her head in dejection as she opens a box of thumbtacks and pours it over PoI-1874’s chair. Agent Caulfield jumps up from his seat.]</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Caulfield:</strong> What the hell is that?!</p> <p><strong>PoI-4781:</strong> A <em>decent</em> magic trick. What did you think of my act?</p> <p><em>[Agent Caulfield snaps his head to his left. A individual wearing a wizard's costume towers over him, twirling a large wooden wand between his fingers.]</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Caulfield:</strong> …Who are you?</p> <p><strong>PoI-4781:</strong> Oh, just a concerned citizen. Well… that and the new face of magic. <em>Proper</em> magic that is.</p> <p><em>[PoI-1874 stops thrashing, instead extending his left arm towards the direction of PoI-4781. PoI-4781 performs several clicks with his mouth as he shakes his head at PoI-1874.]</em></p> <p><strong>PoI-4781:</strong> But some folks have a hard time adapting with the times, especially when their skull is thicker than a bowl of oatmeal.</p> <p><em>[PoI-1874 pounds both his fist on the table and tries to get up. His face is still stuck in the pie.]</em></p> <p><strong>PoI-4781:</strong> That and having no real talent. [To Agent Caulfield] By the way, even in his dorky clubhouse, he ain't even top brass. Thought you should know. Just trying to be a good citizen is all—</p> <p><strong>Waitress:</strong> Walt, he's starting to croak.</p> <p><strong>PoI-4781:</strong> Roxy, you make it sound like it's a bad thing.</p> <p><em>[The waitress glares at PoI-4781. PoI-4781 rolls his eyes, sighing.]</em></p> <p><strong>PoI-4781:</strong> Fine. Catch you later, [To PoI-1874 and Dovez] you freaking hippies!</p> <p><em>[PoI-4781's wand glows a greenish luminescence, then whacks PoI-4781 on the head. PoI-1874 is released from the pie. He stumbles backwards and falls onto his seat. PoI-1874 yelps in pain as he collapses to the ground, a plethora of thumbtacks are piercing his posterior. PoI-4781 and the waitress high-five each other before running down the street.]</em></p> <p><em>[PoI-1874 scrambles to his feet and wipes whipped cream and frosting from his face. He growls loudly as he places a dark blue magician hat on his head.]</em></p> <p><strong>PoI-1874:</strong> Not before I perform my latest trick up your ass, you mangy hobo! Come back here and take it like a man!</p> <p><em>[PoI-1874 chases after PoI-4781 and the waitress. Agent Caulfield stares back in shock. He tries to activate the silent alarm in his watch when Dovez taps him on his hip. Agent Caulfield stares at Dovez.]</em></p> <p><em>[Dovez, tongue still attached to the ice is still laying his head on the table. Dovez then slides a napkin to Agent Caulfield. The napkin contains a message made from crushed cherries from the pie. The messages reads as "SAM TIME NXT WEK?"]</em></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>[END LOG]</strong></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <p>A thaumaturgist now identified as PoI-4871 intervened. PoI-4871 interrupted the meeting, then fled alongside with his assistant. Mr. Dovez and PoI-1874 proceed to leave the premises as well. All individuals present for this event had successfully escaped the area before additional Foundation support arrived.<br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="note"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size:150%;"><tt>PoI #: 4871</tt></span></strong></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Overview:</strong></span> Even during Staging Hats' formative years, the mutual distaste the organization shared with active thaumaturgists was widely known.</p> <p>Many members of Staging Hats were averse to thaumaturgists, more so than the existence of thaumaturgy itself, over the belief they were guilty of causing the downfall of prestidigitation. Practicing thaumaturgists also harbored negative sentiments, believing the organization's mission statement was not only foolish but also counterproductive to their livelihoods. This generalized hostility eventually caused both parties to organically engage in conflict with each other. Ranging from mockery to, on rare occasions, direct and violent confrontations.</p> <p>One of the most notable opponents against Staging Hats was PoI-4781 (Walt Dorey)</p> <p>PoI-4781 previously lived in New Jersey, United States of America, working multiple retail service jobs within the city of ████████. According to former associates, PoI-4781 had a borderline obsession with "magic" even prior to the North Korean incident. This obsession caused PoI-4781 to briefly change careers as a full-time fantasy fiction writer, a career that failed miserably and caused PoI-4781 to fall into a deep depression. Following the dismantling of the Veil, PoI-4781's obsessive attitude towards magic was shifted towards the anomalous. PoI-4781 was stated to research individual anomalies for long continuous hours and attempt to ingrain himself in multiple para-communities over a span of four years before vanishing from public life in 2003.</p> <p>PoI-4781 reemergence coincidentally with the increased recognition of Staging Hats. The finer details of PoI-4781's during his disappearance is sparse other than the fact he is a confirmed practitioner of thaumaturgy. The methods on how PoI-4781 became a thaumaturgist, the potency of his abilities, or the reasoning he is constantly adorned in a classic wizard's costume is unknown. However it is hypothesized PoI-4781 thaumaturgic abilities are partially added through personal items he has equipped on his person.</p> <p>PoI-4781's modus operandi is currently centered around interfering with Staging Hat's activities across North America. PoI-4871's method of interference typically involves spreading rumors about the organization to local populations, utilizing thaumaturgy to disrupt stage performances in a way that involuntarily includes anomalous phenomena, and on rare occasions, assault the genital regions of male members of Staging Hats exclusively with the use of either sides of his feet. Though these actions have caused him notoriety, PoI-4871 always managed to evade the area before law enforcement arrived.</p> <p>As of writing, PoI-4871's operations are entirely focused on the Staging Hats' expansion in ████████, New Jersey. Instead of targeting the local chapter, PoI-4871's hostilities are primarily focused on PoI-1784.</p> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <strong>Addendum-02, Event Log:</strong> Attached below is an abridged list of known events related to the conflict between PoI-1874 and PoI-4781. To access the unabridged version, contact the Records Department. <hr/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">▶ ACCESS SCiPNET:/Event_Log/PoI-1874/PoI-4781 ◀</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">▷ CLOSE FILE ◁</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="note"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size:150%;"><tt>Incident #: 01</tt></span></strong></p> <p><em>[PoI-4781 exits a store, holding an ice cream cone. He licks the pink scoop of ice cream and expresses signs of displeasure. PoI-4781 promptly taps his wand against the ice cream, which turns brown in coloration. He licks again and expresses signs of pleasure.]</em></p> <p><em>[PoI-4781 walks down the sidewalk until he freezes in place. A poster bearing the Staging Hats logo is attached to the wall near him. PoI-4781 rips the poster from the wall and examines it. He then spots PoI-1874 and Dovez trying to move several boxes out of a pickup truck. PoI-4781 immediately marches to them.]</em></p> <p><em>[PoI-4781 stands in front of PoI-1874 and aggressively shows the poster in front of the latter's face. Both PoI-1874 and PoI-4781 soon shout and point at each other; Dovez attempts to deescalate the argument but fails. PoI-4781 crumbles up the poster and throws it at PoI-1874's face. PoI-1874 responds by swatting PoI-4781's wizard's hat off from his head.]</em></p> <p><em>[PoI-1874 performs the middle finger gesture to PoI-4781 before walking away with Dovez. PoI-4781 readorns his hat, shuddering intensely. The ice cream cone is crushed in PoI-4781's hand, causing the scoop to fall to the floor.]</em></p> </div> <div class="note"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size:150%;"><tt>Incident #: 02</tt></span></strong></p> <p><em>[PoI-1874 is onstage with Dovez. They are inside a theater performing for a small crowd. Dovez is a set of four plates on both of his arms while PoI-1874 pulls out a paintball gun. PoI-1874 then steps and balances on a soccer ball and aims the paintball gun at Dovez. The crowd gasps.]</em></p> <p><em>[PoI-1874 pulls the trigger. Multiple bright, multiple colored flowers emerge from the barrel. The crowd claps while PoI-1874 and Dovez looks at each other with confusion. PoI-1874 turns to paintgun towards himself to observe the flowers closely. The flowers suddenly spray confetti in PoI-1874's face, causing him to fall off the soccer ball and fall to the ground. Dovez expresses shock as multiple food dishes manifest onto the plates, causing to fall onto him, dirtying his clothing.]</em></p> <p><em>[The crowd laughs as PoI-1874 stands up on his feet. PoI-4781 is seen laughing and jumping at his seat. PoI-1874 spots PoI-4781 as he runs to the exit still pointing onstage. PoI-1874 expresses anger.]</em></p> </div> <div class="note"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size:150%;"><tt>Incident #: 03</tt></span></strong></p> <p><em>[PoI-4781 walks out of a hobby shop carrying a plastic bag. As he walks, PoI-4781 picks up a collection of comic books and smiles, smelling the front covers before putting it back in the bag. PoI-4781 is signalled by a hotdog vendor with a beard, gesturing him to come closer.]</em></p> <p><em>[PoI-4781 approaches, and nods his head after examining the prices on the menu. PoI-4781 sets his bag on the floor and orders a hotdog. The vendor serves his order. After paying, PoI-4781 takes a bite. The hotdog immediately explodes, spraying mustard and ketchup into his face.]</em></p> <p><em>[PoI-4781 falls down, screaming as he tries to wipe the condiments out of his eyes. He tries to wipe his face with the nearest object. After being successful, PoI-4781 opens his eyes and realizes he is holding a pile of playing cards. Looking in his bag, all the comics have all been replaced by said cards.]</em></p> <p><em>[Dovez removes his beard and taps his knuckles on the hotdog cart. PoI-1874 exits the hotdog cart, holding a stack of comics smeared in ketchup and mustard. PoI-1874 throws the comics into<br/> PoI-4781's face, blows raspberries, then pushes the cart onto him.]</em></p> <p><em>[PoI-1874 and Dovez flees the scene. PoI-4781 crawls out under the cart and stares at the fleeing pair of magicians. PoI-4781 pulls out his cellphone and makes a call.]</em></p> </div> <div class="note"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size:150%;"><tt>Incident #: 07</tt></span></strong></p> <p><em>[PoI-1874 emerges from a warehouse pushing a cart full of miscellaneous objects towards a pickup truck in the parking lot. PoI-1874 is suddenly interrupted by a woman with green hair, who engages in a conversation with him. PoI-1874 replies to the woman's questions when a loud crash is heard behind him.]</em></p> <p><em>[PoI-1874 turns around. The woman quickly tapes a sign to the shopping cart, waves a hand over the objects, then flees. PoI-1874 gasps.]</em></p> <p><em>[PoI-1874's car has been crushed by an oversized statue of a magician's hat. PoI-1874 turns around to see all the objects in the cart have transmogrified into human fecal matter. The note on the cart depicts a large gesture of the middle finger with a small picture of a wizard's hat at the bottom of the page.]</em></p> <p><em>[PoI-1874 falls to his knees, expressing signs of severe disorientation.]</em></p> </div> <div class="note"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size:150%;"><tt>Incident #: 014</tt></span></strong></p> <p><strong>Foreword:</strong> The events of this incident took place after the events of Addendum-01.</p> <hr/> <p><em>[PoI-4781 and Roxy<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-5" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-5')">5</a></sup> rush around the corner, trying their best to pull themselves over a fence. PoI-1874 appears shortly after, his face still covered in cream. PoI-1874 rushes and tries to pull PoI-4781 off the fence. PoI-4781 responds by kicking PoI-1874 in the face.]</em></p> <p><em>[PoI-1874 falls to the floor and groans. He rubs his head and is shocked to find it bare. PoI-4781 blows raspberries at PoI-1874 as he twirls the letters magician's hat in his hand. Both PoI-4781 and Roxy jump over the fence.]</em></p> <p><em>[Dovez appears around the corner a moment later, observing PoI-1874 with concern. PoI-1874 stands up, staring at the fence while calmly massaging his bruised cheek.]</em></p> </div> <div class="note"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size:150%;"><tt>Incident #: 015</tt></span></strong></p> <p><em>[PoI-4781 is seen exiting an apartment building. PoI-4781 is calling his cellphone while twirling PoI-1874's hat on his wand. PoI-4781 enters an alleyway. PoI-1874 also enters the alleyway, wielding a wooden baseball bat.]</em></p> <p><em>[Two minutes later, PoI-1874 exits the alleyway, adorning his hat. He is carrying a wizard's hat and a broken baseball bat in both hands. PoI-4781 exits the alleyway five minutes later, stumbling onto the sidewalk, bruises and scrapes are on his face and his clothes are torn. He leans against the side of a building for support.]</em></p> </div> <div class="note"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size:150%;"><tt>Incident #: 016</tt></span></strong></p> <p><em>[PoI-4781 and PoI-1874 shatter through the window of a one-story building, landing on the sidewalk. Both men are wrestling each other. PoI-4781 is using both hands to push the tip of his glowing wand against PoI-1874's neck. PoI-1874 is resisting the wand by pushing firmly against both of PoI-4781's hands with his elbow. PoI-1874 tries to reach for a bowling pain that has fallen by his side. PoI-4781's wizard's hat is attached to PoI-1874's belt.]</em></p> <p><em>[Roxy and Dovez rush to the scene, pulling their respective partners away from each other. All four individuals notice they are being stared by multiple civilians. An emergency siren is heard in the local area. All four individuals scramble away from the street.]</em></p> </div> <div class="note"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size:150%;"><tt>Incident #: 017</tt></span></strong></p> <p><strong>Foreword:</strong> This incident was recorded through the concealment of a hidden camera.</p> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>[BEGIN LOF]</strong></p> <p><em>[PoI-1874, PoI-4781, Dovez and Roxy are sitting at a table at a near-empty bar. PoI-1874 and PoI-4781 stare at each other intently.]</em></p> <p><strong>PoI-1874:</strong> Well… in all my years I never thought I'd be doing this.</p> <p><strong>PoI-4781:</strong> Why? Because you think you're too high and mighty to be in the same room as me? Embarrassed that we're sharing the same air we breathe?</p> <p><strong>PoI-1874:</strong> Breathing? Nah. It's the smell more than anything else. Heh. Must be all that mustard—.</p> <p><strong>Dovez:</strong> Hey, Hey.</p> <p><em>[Dovez snaps his fingers.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dovez:</strong> I thought we agreed we're going to be civil about this.</p> <p><strong>PoI-4781:</strong> He busted my ass with a goddamn bat!</p> <p><strong>Roxy:</strong> And you tried to vaporize his face. It all evens out.</p> <p><strong>PoI-4781:</strong> Which side are you on?</p> <p><strong>Roxy</strong> The one that doesn't get our asses thrown in the cell by jailors. There were like… a dozen witnesses!</p> <p><strong>Dovez:</strong> In broad daylight. We're attracting heat. If we don't cool this down we're all going to get burned.</p> <p><strong>PoI-1874:</strong> He started it.</p> <p><strong>Roxy:</strong> Look, can we not play the fucking blame game? I don't know about you but I would like to get on with my life already. Can't you all say the same?</p> <p><strong>PoI-4781:</strong> You're right, Roxy. It's about time we do get a move on with our lives. Some more than <em>others</em>, of course.</p> <p><strong>PoI-1874:</strong> We're not leaving the city.</p> <p><strong>PoI-4781:</strong> We were here first.</p> <p><strong>PoI-1874:</strong> Yeah, then you bailed and played Harry Potter around the country for a decade or more?</p> <p><strong>PoI-4781:</strong> You mother—</p> <p><strong>Dovez:</strong> Alright!</p> <p><em>[Dovez slams his hand on the table. He composes himself.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dovez:</strong> Alright, alright. How about this? It's pretty obvious none of us are gonna back down without a fight. But what if we were to fight… <em>peacefully</em>.</p> <p><strong>PoI-4781:</strong> Stop being melodramatic and get to the point.</p> <p><strong>Dovez:</strong> This whole beef with us started because we decided to move shop here, right? What if we do… a challenge or a duel of some kind to resolve this issue?</p> <p><strong>PoI-1874:</strong> And what would you have in mind?</p> <p><strong>Dovez:</strong> Magic.</p> <p><em>[Silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dovez:</strong> Harry and I happened to be planning another showing sometime before this meeting started. So imagine this. We hold a special showing. My buddy on one side of the stage, and you on the other. We all talk about what kind of magic is the best magic. So… this would be the best opportunity to prove that.</p> <p><strong>PoI-4781:</strong> You want us to participate in a magic show together? The Hats doesn't allow—</p> <p><strong>Dovez:</strong> We'll make an exception for this time. Better yet, we could finally put this debate to bed forever. Both of you will perform. Whoever entertains the crowd the most wins. The loser leaves New Jersey. We can even bring out a third party to settle things out. Sounds fair?</p> <p><strong>PoI-4781:</strong> Hm… a chance to show off, huh.</p> <p><strong>PoI-1874:</strong> Tempting. But what stops him from using magic to disrupt my own like last time?</p> <p><strong>Roxy:</strong> Anyone who tries to sabotage the other instantly loses. Better yet. The tricks you guys perform can only be done by yourselves. You'll get no support from either of us. You'll have to really focus on your wits and on your wits alone. It'll make things more interesting.</p> <p><em>[PoI-1874 turns to Dovez. Dovez sighs.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dovez:</strong> If this fight keeps up, someone's gonna end up in a box. Plus, it'll look bad on all sides involved. You know how much the news loves to slander us.</p> <p><strong>PoI-1874:</strong> [Sigh] Deal?</p> <p><em>[PoI-4781 twirls the wooden wand in his hand, reaching for a handshake. The wands transforms into SCP-8224.]</em></p> <p><strong>PoI-4781:</strong> Ugh. Fine. Deal.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>[END LOG]</strong></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <strong>Addendum-03:</strong> Since the events of Addendum-01, Foundation operatives have been attempting to keep close tabs on PoI-4781 and PoI-1874, uncovering much of their connected history as a result. Several weeks later, it was learned that both individuals were planning to perform together at a recently identified Staging Hats-affiliated building in ████████.</p> <p>This combined with the fact PoI-4781 was in possession of a highly powerful thaumaturgic object (SCP-8224) prompted the Foundation to send an undercover operative to the scene.</p> <hr/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">▶ ACCESS SCiPNET:/PoI-1874/PoI-4781/SCP-8224◀</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">▷ CLOSE FILE ◁</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="note"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>[BEGIN LOG]</strong></p> <p><em>[Agent Rodney enters the theater alongside other people. He spots Roxy and Dovez sitting together. Agent Rodney sits behind them and waits patiently. Eventually the lights begin to dim and the curtain opens, revealing PoI-1874 and PoI-4781. PoI-1874 speaks into his microphone.]</em></p> <p><strong>PoI-1874:</strong> Howdy folks, ready for a show?!</p> <p><em>[The audience claps and whistles. PoI-4781 rolls his eyes and cracks his neck. Dovez leans towards Roxy.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dovez:</strong> Quite the crowd here, feeling nervous.</p> <p><strong>Roxy:</strong> Oh yes, definitely.</p> <p><strong>Dovez:</strong> <em>Really?</em></p> <p><strong>Roxy:</strong> Yep, nervous how we're going to carry the entire show, especially with that <em>extra load</em> beside him.</p> <p><strong>Dovez:</strong> Don't get so cocky, missie. Your partner's going solo.</p> <p><strong>Roxy:</strong> Said the kettle.</p> <p><strong>Dovez:</strong> Harry can handle himself, I showed him more than enough ropes… ah, but talk is cheap. Let's see who is worth me in gold, shall we?</p> <p><em>[Dovez points to the stage The spotlight shines on PoI-1874. He is standing on a podium.]</em></p> <p><strong>PoI-1874:</strong> —first trick! What's your favorite type of animal? For me it's —</p> <p><em>[PoI-1874 outstretches his hands as he speaks. However, midway through his speech, a vest slips from his coat. PoI-1874 freezes and snaps his head to the floor. Live doves are strapped to the jacket with velcro. PoI-1874 nervously shudders and picks up the vest, showcasing it to the audience.]</em></p> <p><strong>PoI-1874:</strong> Birds?</p> <p><em>[The audience murmurs - some stifle their laughter. Dovez cringes as he rubs his temples.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dovez:</strong> I… just remembered I never showed him how to properly release the birds.</p> <p><strong>PoI-4781:</strong> [Scoff] Oh no… <em>anyways</em>. How about I show you a piece of <em>true</em> magic?</p> <p><em>[PoI-4781 snaps his fingers. A stage hand rolls out a grandfather clock to the stage then leaves. PoI-4781 taps on the clock — prompting the bird to emerge from the device. He twirls SCP-8224 while glancing at PoI-1874, smirking.]</em></p> <p><strong>PoI-4781:</strong> Now that you mention buddy o' mine, I do like birds. You know what kind of bird I really like?</p> <p><em>[Roxy chokes on her drink. Dovez looks to her, confused.]</em></p> <p><strong>PoI-4781:</strong> Oh… shit.</p> <p><em>[PoI-4781 directs SCP-8224 towards the clock. The clock emanates a green glow before it is obscured in smoke.]</em></p> <p><strong>PoI-4781:</strong> The cuckoo—</p> <p><em>[The crowd gasps - some swear profanity. PoI-4781 expresses confusion until he looks to his left. In place of a grandfather clock is larger than average common cuckoo bird twitching on the ground. Half of the bird's body is visibly replaced with wood and gears. The bird twitches more rapidly, resulting in it defecating a large pile of gears, pulleys, and glass. PoI-4781 mouths the words 'Oh Shit' silently.]</em></p> <p><strong>Roxy:</strong> He always… screws up that spell. Goddammit.</p> <p><em>[Roxy covers her face, slowly shaking her head. Agent Rodney's jaw is wide open in surprise.]</em></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>[SECTION SHORTENED FOR BREVITY]</strong></p> <p><em>[A pair of stage hands pushes a table of miscellaneous objects to the center of the stage. A portion of the audience seating is empty. PoI-4781 takes half of the objects and slides them to the ground on his side of the table.]</em></p> <p><strong>PoI-4781:</strong> —Oh yeah? How's <em>this</em> for a juggling routine?</p> <p><em>[PoI-4781 directs SCP-8224 to the pile of objects on the ground. SCP-8224 glows green as PoI-4781 makes continuous looping gestures with his hand. The objects in turn levitate off the ground and rotate in a circular ring formation multiple times.]</em></p> <p><em>[A dozen audience members in the front row clap. PoI-4781 looks to the front row, smiling. PoI-4781 loses focus on the ring of objects, causing the thaumaturgic effects he produce to cease. A handful of objects land near or directly on some of the front audience members. PoI-4781 visibly cringes after half of the front row begin to leave their seats.]</em></p> <p><strong>Roxy:</strong> In hindsight, maybe this "performing alone" idea wasn't exactly the brightest of the bunch. So much trouble would've been saved if we were up there.</p> <p><strong>PoI-1874:</strong> Ha! Cute. Now this. Is how. You do it!</p> <p><em>[PoI-1874 waves his magician's wand over his pile of objects. The pile of objects levitate in the air above him. PoI-1874 then "juggles" the objects. Alternating between his hands, feet and head to launch them into the air. Audience members cheer.]</em></p> <p><em>[PoI-1874 tries to bow mid-jug but loses his footing, falling to the ground. The objects continue to bop up and down in the air. The spotlight moves slightly upwards, revealing each of the objects to be connected to a thin piece of string. Audience members audibly express their disapproval.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dovez:</strong> I'm starting to think it would've been best if no one was up there at all.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>[SECTION SHORTENED FOR BREVITY]</strong></p> <p><strong>Dovez:</strong> I want to cry now… I really do.</p> <p><em>[PoI-1874 and PoI-4781 are no longer performing for the audience, but are instead physically assaulting each other with their fists. More than half of the audience has left. The left that remain whistle and record the fight onstage.]</em></p> <p><em>[Cuts and bruises are visible on both individuals. PoI-4781 successfully lands a hit on PoI-1874's abdomen, causing him to cry in pain. PoI-1874 retaliates by landing a punch of PoI-4781's jaw, causing the latter to involuntarily fling SCP-8224 into audience.]</em></p> <p><em>[Roxy fails to react in time as SCP-8224 hits her straight in the face. Roxy cringes as she massages her left eye. She sighs.]</em></p> <p><strong>Roxy:</strong> Yeah… bring out the <em>tissues.</em></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>[SECTION SHORTENED FOR BREVITY]</strong></p> <p><strong>Dovez:</strong> Well… that's a wrap.</p> <p><em>[Nearly all of the audience seats are empty. PoI-1874 hangs upside down from a wire wrapped around his leg. PoI-4781 lies face down on the remains of a broken table. Both men are alive but unconscious. Roxy pulls out a flask from her breast pocket and drinks from it.]</em></p> <p><strong>Roxy:</strong> I knew bringing this along was a good idea.</p> <p><strong>Dovez:</strong> Ugh…</p> <p><em>[Dovez leans back on the chair, pulling at his hair.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dovez:</strong> I missed when things were just simple. When I signed up I thought the goal was to make people happy not… not—</p> <p><strong>Roxy:</strong> —being the referee for a clash of egos?</p> <p><em>[Roxy hands over the flask to Dovez. Dovez looks at the flask, pauses for a moment and takes it. He takes a drink, sighing.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dovez:</strong> It almost sounds like you're speaking for longtime experience.</p> <p><strong>Roxy:</strong> A bit too untimely to ask personal questions now ain't it?</p> <p><strong>Dovez:</strong> Sorry, I didn't mean to off—</p> <p><strong>Roxy:</strong> Nah, nah. I'm just kidding. I kind of forget how dry my humor is. Um… want the long or short of it?</p> <p><strong>Dovez:</strong> Whatever floats your boat.</p> <p><strong>Roxy:</strong> I… always had been a part of the know-how when it comes to magic. As in <em>magic</em> magic. Been so ever since I was a little girl. I even had my own support group when it came to this sort of thing. Got some flak from it, mainly from the jailors, but I wouldn't trade it for the world. Then…</p> <p><strong>Dovez:</strong> North Korea?</p> <p><strong>Roxy:</strong> It was always nice to get new blood but… I don't know. Perhaps it was a paradigm shift that couldn't be helped. It seemed like the newest kids on the block seemed to treat magic as a hobby, like… like a new puppy or a new cadillac. All the attention but never put too much thought in taking it too seriously. More annoying than you expect.</p> <p><strong>Dovez</strong> And… was he…?</p> <p><strong>Roxy:</strong> Oh. Pfft. Hell no. He was the exact opposite. Met him by chance a <em>loooong</em> time ago. When I let it slip I was "witch" it was as if I put him on a spell. I didn't, but I might as well have. He practically begged me to hang out with me. I kind of thought he was dorky, in a good way, so I let him. And before I knew it he became not a decent wizard… but a neat pal.</p> <p><strong>Roxy:</strong> But then your group made their rounds. He got extremely angry about it for some reason. That's when I noticed he took his job <em>way</em> too seriously. As if…</p> <p><strong>Dovez:</strong> Like becoming a thaumaturgist was his entire personality. Therefore, he took the Hats' existence as an attack on him personally?</p> <p><strong>Roxy:</strong> Wow… someone finally put it into words… you had your own experience too?</p> <p><strong>Dovez:</strong> Before shit hit the fan, Harry and I were friends in the entertainment industry. We had a rough start but we were finally making rounds. Getting requests, raking in the cash. I didn't know if we were gonna become the next Copperfield but…</p> <p><strong>Roxy:</strong> Now you'll never know?</p> <p><strong>Dovez:</strong> We were the first ones to bite the dust though. And Harry… never took it well. He'd always complain about how it wasn't fair, the humiliation and then some. We almost dived off the cliff but we eventually made it out of that pit. But Harry was not the type of guy to let things go. I don't think he ever will…</p> <p><em>[Silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dovez:</strong> I can't speak for the rest of the Hats', especially <em>Harry</em>. But I never really held a grudge against you magic types. Shit happens. I just wished <em>he</em> understood that too.</p> <p><strong>Roxy:</strong> Ditto. And for what it's worth… I think what you're doing is kind of awesome.</p> <p><strong>Dovez:</strong> Eh?</p> <p><strong>Roxy:</strong> You guys had the rug taken out under you. No one took you seriously anymore, you were on your last leg… but somehow… you guys made the ultimate comeback. That's something to be proud of.</p> <p><strong>Dovez:</strong> Yeah… you're right.</p> <p><strong>Roxy:</strong> And who cares what people say? About this whole debate on which magic is right, better, or inherently superior. That doesn't matter onstage. Because…</p> <p><strong>Dovez:</strong> It doesn't matter in the end. If the audience thinks it's shit… it's shit.</p> <p><em>[Roxy and Dovez stare at PoI-4781 and PoI-1874 for several moments.]</em></p> <p><strong>Roxy:</strong> So… we both lost then?</p> <p><strong>Dovez:</strong> Just when you think the third option isn't possible, it is.</p> <p><strong>Roxy:</strong> So… what now?</p> <p><strong>Dovez:</strong> After this shit-show, I'm kind of embarrassed to show my face around these parts. I wonder if I can get Harry to feel the same.</p> <p><strong>Roxy:</strong> I'm gonna kick Walt's ass as soon as he wakes up. I should have put my foot down sooner, but it's better late than never. I promise you he will never be bothering you again… so, shouldn't we wake them up?</p> <p><strong>Dovez:</strong> In a minute, the show is amusing when they're like this, no?</p> <p><strong>Roxy:</strong> Eh, fair enough.</p> <p><em>[Roxy places SCP-8224 in the cupholder of the other seat. Both she and Dovez watch PoI-4781 and PoI-1874's unconscious bodies on stage. Agent Rodney slowly inserts his hand between the seat cushions of the row in front of him and takes SCP-8224 with any suspicion. Agent Rodney carefully makes his way to the exit.]</em></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>[END LOG]</strong></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p>The building was raided by Foundation forces after confirmation of Agent Rodney's extraction. Although all of the desired targets were missing when the raid was conducted, SCP-8224 was able to be contained and transferred to Foundation custody.</p> <p>As of time of writing, no activity from either GoI-611 or PoI-4781 have been reported within ████████ since the events of Addendum-03.</p> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. Possible reclassification to a limited thaumiel class is under consideration.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-2"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-2')">2</a>. This includes but is not limited to: ritual circles, talisman and grimoire.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-3"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-3')">3</a>. Specifically those performed by stage magicians.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-4"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-4')">4</a>. Ben Hancock, Agent Caulfield's fake alias.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-5"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-5')">5</a>. Assumed name. No surname given.</div> </div> </div></body></html>
SCP-8225	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div class="preview"> <p>There is a house in the land where the sun meets the moon; a house where the gods of our ancestors live.</p> </div> <div class="desktop-aim"> <div class="w-container"> <div class="cell-container-image darkmode-{$darkmode} cc-THAUMIEL lv-one"> <div class="s-cell"> <p><strong>ITEM #:</strong> SCP-XXXX</p> </div> <div class="s-cell" style="text-align: right;"> <p><strong>LEVEL-</strong><span style="font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase;"><span class="one"> </span></span></p> </div> <div class="s-cell"> <p><strong>CONTAINMENT CLASS:</strong> THAUMIEL</p> </div> <div class="s-cell" style="text-align: right;"> <p><strong>DISRUPTION CLASS:</strong> DARK</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mobile-aim"> <div class="w-container"> <div class="cell-container-image darkmode-{$darkmode} ccm-THAUMIEL lvm-one"> <div class="s-cell" style="margin-top: -10px; padding-bottom: 20px"> <p><strong>ITEM:</strong> SCP-XXXX</p> </div> <div class="s-cell" style="text-align: right; margin-top: -10px; padding-bottom: 20px"> <p><strong>LEVEL-</strong><span style="font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase;"><span class="onem"> </span></span></p> </div> <div class="s-cell"> <p><strong>CONTAINMENT<br/> CLASS:</strong> THAUMIEL</p> </div> <div class="s-cell" style="text-align: right;"> <p><strong>DISRUPTION<br/> CLASS:</strong> DARK</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div style="border:solid 1px #999999; background:#f2f2c2; padding:5px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h4 id="toc0"><span>NOTICE FROM THE FOUNDATION RECORDS AND INFORMATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION</span></h4> <p>As per Section 3.8 of the RAISA Documentation Standards (2015 revision), this front-facing documentation substitutes proper names in place of numeric designations for the purposes of clarity. The full list of reference designations for all components and subcomponents of SCP-8225 may be found in the appropriate back-end database entry.</p> <p>As per Section 12.3 of the RAISA Documentation Standards (2015 revision), this documentation contains direct statements from the research team in order to better clarify topics judged to be of special importance.</p> <p>The Δ-2 variant of Protocol 4000-ESHU is in effect for the contents of this documentation. See section 1.6 for further details.</p> </div> </div> <div style="border: 2px solid black; background: black; color: white; border-radius: 5px; padding-top: 1px, padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 10px; width: auto; float: center; margin: auto;"> <table style="border: none; width: 100%;"> <tr> <td><span style="font-size:175%;"><strong>Item #:</strong> SCP-8225</span></td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size:175%;"><span style="border: 2px solid white; border-radius: 5px; padding: 1px 15px;"><strong>2</strong></span></span></td> </tr> </table> </div> <div style="border: 2px solid black; border-radius: 5px; padding: 3px 15px; width: auto; float: center; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-top: 1%; margin-bottom: 1%;"> <table style="border: none; width: 100%;"> <tr> <td><span style="font-size:150%;"><strong>Containment Class:</strong></span></td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size:150%;">Autocontained</span></td> </tr> </table> <table style="border: none; width: 100%;"> <tr> <td><span style="font-size:150%;"><strong>Response Level:</strong></span></td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size:150%;">1 (Minimal)</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-size:150%;"><strong>Threat Level:</strong></span></td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size:150%;"><span style="border: 2px solid black; background: green; color: white; border-radius: 5px; padding: 1px 15px;"><strong>GREEN</strong></span></span></td> </tr> </table> </div> <div style="border: 2px solid black; background: black; color: white; border-radius: 5px; padding-top: 1px, padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 10px; width: auto%; float: center; margin: auto;"> <div class="cell-container"> <div class="w-cell"> <p><strong>Assigned Site</strong></p> <hr/> <p>Site-46</p> </div> <div class="w-cell"> <p><strong>Site Director</strong></p> <hr/> <p>Dr. Miura</p> </div> <div class="w-cell"> <p><strong>Research Head</strong></p> <hr/> <p>Dr. Kroeber</p> </div> </div> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:100%;"><img alt="pinkpepperart01.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8225/pinkpepperart01.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Amèshe and her sister Chii'a, both of Willow House, gossip while weaving.<br/> Drawn from recall by Dr. Douglas.</p> </div> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <hr/> <h2 id="toc1"><span><strong>Standard Containment Procedures</strong></span></h2> <hr/></div> <div style="border:solid 1px #999999; background:#f2f2c2; padding:5px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h4 id="toc2"><span>NOTICE</span></h4> </div> <p>Further exploratory missions to SCP-8225 have been placed on indefinite hold by the Board of Directors, Security Committee, and Field Studies Division. The containment procedures and interaction policies listed below are under review. Inquest into the deaths of Dr. Allison Kerr and Dr. Malakai Tamahori is ongoing.</p> </div> <p>Due to the difficulty presented in both access and egress, SCP-8225 has been determined to be self-containing and is not considered to pose a material or informational threat to the Foundation's mission.</p> <p>No actions will be taken to prevent access to SCP-8225 by other parties; these would be considered a violation of sacred hospitality, and and as such pose an unacceptable risk of retaliation for negligible benefit.</p> <h5 id="toc3"><span>Personnel Requirements</span></h5> <ul> <li>Score of 50/100 or above on the Lang-Desantos Lucidity Test.</li> <li>Score of 20/100 or lower on the Briar Antisocial Traits Test.</li> <li>Completion the Foundation's field anthropology training course.</li> <li>A4 or A5 Eidetic Recall conditioning applied within the previous 18 months.</li> <li>Up-to-date Schedule A vaccinations.</li> <li>No allergy to peanuts or tree nuts.<span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">Allergen avoidance is unfeasible due to omnipresent usage in local cooking.</span></li> <li>Up-to-date Long-Term Field Research Clearance.</li> <li>Conversational fluency (Grade 3) in Icheya.</li> </ul> <h5 id="toc4"><span>Personnel Recommendations</span></h5> <ul> <li>Fluency in any of the following secondary languages: Bragh Do, Ng!tu, T'áátsíí.</li> <li>Skill in at least one instrument, including voice (highly recommended).</li> <li>Prior field experience: inhabitants of Nexus-class anomalous locations.</li> <li>Prior field experience: non-normative human cultures.</li> <li>Prior field experience: <em>sub velamine</em> religious practices.</li> <li>Prior field experience: thaumaturgic practitioners.</li> </ul> <h5 id="toc5"><span>Personnel Guidelines</span></h5> <ul> <li>The Field Operations Code of Conduct is to be upheld at all times.</li> <li>The cover story outlined in the SCP-8225 Operations Guide<span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">Researchers assigned to SCP-8225 will act as representatives of the scholastic followers of the Seven Celestial Precepts.</span> is to be maintained at all times.</li> <li>All inhabitants of SCP-8225 should be greeted with the appropriate kinship terms.</li> <li>Personnel may share personal information (regarding family, background, etc) at their discretion so long as it does not contradict the aforementioned cover story.</li> <li>Personnel should accept any offers of food and hospitality. Any amount of food or drink may be consumed to fulfill the obligation.</li> <li>Interactions deemed important by the research team should be shared with other personnel for redundant memory recording.</li> <li>As guests of the House, researchers will be expected to participate in collective work groups during their stay; personnel are encouraged to use this as an opportunity for observation.</li> <li>Personnel are encouraged to participate in local customs when invited.</li> <li>It is of prime importance for all researchers to avoid any actions that would violate the hospitality of the Amatànnaq or <strong><span style="color: green">our gracious benefactors</span></strong>, such as: <ul> <li>Interruption or interference with sacred rites.</li> <li>Intrusion into sacred spaces without permission.</li> <li>Withholding food or shelter from others.</li> <li>Withholding or otherwise providing inadequate offerings to the <strong><span style="color: green">firstmost of the age</span></strong>.</li> <li>Causing damage to places sacred to <strong><span style="color: green">those ancient of days</span></strong>.</li> <li>Refusing participation in collective work groups.</li> </ul> </li> <li>Direct interactions with <strong><span style="color: green">eldest-upon-earth</span></strong> should be accompanied by a tsalecho<span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">Lit. "knowing-person"; an Amatànnaq magic-practitioner.</span> or another knowledgeable inhabitant of SCP-8225 if at all possible. If a tsalecho is not available, it is recommended to politely excuse oneself at the first opportunity.</li> <li>Researchers must not provide given names to <strong><span style="color: green">those dressed in green</span></strong>; temporary use-names may be provided so long as they are extremely common in their native languages and do not match the individual's given name.</li> <li>Under no circumstances are the inhabitants of SCP-8225 to learn of the Foundation, its operations, or its mission.</li> </ul> <p>Violations of the above guidelines are likely to damage the relationship between researchers and the Amatànnaq, impeding the Foundation's data-gathering operations.</p> <p><strong>Update 03/FEB/2019:</strong> Ama Kubeya has been classified as a potential vector for a HK-Δ-Class Hostile Deity Scenario and has been assigned emergency code Epsilon-Alpha-Mu-Alpha.</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <hr/> <h2 id="toc6"><span><strong>1. Description</strong></span></h2> <hr/></div> <br/> The SCP-8225 designation encompasses the following components: <ul> <li><strong>Alpha:</strong> Doèshyatoan; An anomalous region of uncertain classification <span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">Alpha features traits found in both Type 3-C (Baseline Subdomain) and Type 2-B (Stable Oneiric Territory) of the <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-6125">Stevens Categorization Schema</a>, detailed below.</span> (Section 1.1)</li> <li><strong>Beta:</strong> A traversible Rosen-Fortune Bridge linking Alpha with Baseline.<span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">Additional routes are hypothesized, but have not been proven.</span> (Section 1.3)</li> <li><strong>Beta-2:</strong> <em>Peregrinus somnovium</em>; a psychotropic fungus required to access Beta. (Section 1.3.1)</li> <li><strong>Gamma:</strong> Anxeqaamat; Primary population center of Alpha. (Section 1.2)</li> <li><strong>Delta:</strong> Eshannu; The hominid inhabitants of Alpha and Gamma. (Section 1.4)</li> <li><strong>Epsilon:</strong> The <strong><span style="color: green">star-eyed peoples</span></strong> inhabiting Alpha. (Section 1.6)</li> <li><strong>Zeta:</strong> Sapient non-humans present within Alpha and Gamma. (Section 1.5)</li> <li><strong>Eta:</strong> Non-normative flora and fauna native to Alpha. (Section 1.1.2)</li> <li><strong>Theta:</strong> Catch-all designation for all subcomponents relating to the social, cultural, religious, and magical practices of Delta and Zeta. (Section 1.7)</li> </ul> <p>Per Section 3.8 of the RAISA Documentation Standards (2015 revision), the remainder of this document will use common nomenclature instead of numeric designations.</p> <div class="no-addendum"> <div class="no-footer"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Language Notes and Pronunciation Guide</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Close collapsible</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>Icheya (lit. “of many”) is the predominant language spoken by the Amatànnaq and pilgrims to the House. Its origins are not known, though it is considered to be younger than most of the liturgical languages used due to loanwords inherited from</p> <p>Romanization of Icheya words and names adheres to the International Phonetic Alphabet, save exceptions listed in the charts below</p> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th colspan="9">Consonants</th> </tr> <tr> <th></th> <th>LAB</th> <th>DEN</th> <th>ALV</th> <th>POA</th> <th>PAL</th> <th>VEL</th> <th>UVU</th> <th>GLO</th> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">NSL</td> <td style="text-align: center;">m</td> <td></td> <td style="text-align: center;">n</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="text-align: center;">ŋ ng</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">STP</td> <td style="text-align: center;">p / b</td> <td></td> <td style="text-align: center;">t / d</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="text-align: center;">k / g</td> <td style="text-align: center;">q</td> <td style="text-align: center;">ʔ '</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">AFF</td> <td style="text-align: center;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;">t͡s ts</td> <td style="text-align: center;">t͡ʃ ch</td> <td style="text-align: center;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">FRC</td> <td style="text-align: center;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;">s / z</td> <td style="text-align: center;">ʃ sh</td> <td style="text-align: center;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;">x</td> <td style="text-align: center;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">APX</td> <td style="text-align: center;">w</td> <td style="text-align: center;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;">j</td> <td style="text-align: center;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">TRL</td> <td style="text-align: center;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;">r ~ ɹ</td> <td style="text-align: center;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">LAT</td> <td style="text-align: center;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;">l</td> <td style="text-align: center;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;"></td> </tr> </table> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th colspan="4">Vowels</th> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Front</td> <td>Central</td> <td>Back</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Upper</td> <td style="text-align: center;">i</td> <td style="text-align: center;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;">u</td> </tr> <tr> <td>High Mid</td> <td style="text-align: center;">e</td> <td></td> <td style="text-align: center;">o</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mid</td> <td></td> <td style="text-align: center;">ə à</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Low Mid</td> <td style="text-align: center;">ɛ è</td> <td></td> <td style="text-align: center;">ɔ ò</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Low</td> <td colspan="3" style="text-align: center;">a</td> </tr> </table> <ul> <li>/q/ is beginning to merge with /k/, especially among younger speakers, and is likely to merge fully within the next generation.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>/x/ is commonly pronounced as /h/.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>/n/ is realized as /ŋ/ when preceding /k/, /g/, or /x/.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>/ʔ/ appears only between vowels, and is written out to indicate that adjacent vowels do not form a diphthong.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Duplicated vowels indicate a length distinction.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Word-final ə is in the process of being dropped entirely.</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <h3 id="toc7"><span><strong>1.1 Regional Overview (8225-α)</strong></span></h3> <p><strong><span style="color: #f19a3e">The land where the sun meets the moon</span></strong>, locally named Doèshyatoan, is an anomalous geographic region of indeterminate size and categorization. It is located <strong><span style="color: #f19a3e">east of east and west of west</span></strong>, and is accessible from Baseline by way of the <strong><span style="color: #95190c">Pilgrim's Road</span></strong>.</p> <p>Doèshyatoan is predominantly within a Köppen classification CsB climate zone<span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">Warm-summer Mediterranean climate</span>: summers are warm and dry, winters are mild and wet, and the yearly temperature range is from 0 to 22 °C. Local flora and fauna align with similar climate regimes in Baseline, representing both Eurasia and North America.</p> <p>Doèshyatoan possesses a variable geography, wherein the layout and presence of features is not contiguous between observations, with the effect increasing in strength the further a location is from Anxeqaamat and its immediate surroundings. This variety of "fuzzy geography" is a trait shared among all Type-2 domains, though Doèshyatoan lacks other traits of that classification such as non-contiguous transit, object impermanence, and auto-translation. While direct readings cannot be taken, the oneiric traits of Doèshyatoan indicate an average Hume rating of 85-110ξ which would place the majority of the region in the lower range of Type 2 domains and Anxeqaamat proper in the upper range of Type 3.<span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">A Δ-class for transitional domains has been proposed, but has not been adopted due to lack of similar examples. Please see "Is Our Model Wrong? How SCP-8225 Upsets Our Conceptualization of the Cosmos" (Kirke, Laura 2018) for a full overview.</span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <h3 id="toc8"><span><strong>1.1.1 Locations of Interest</strong></span></h3> <p>Certain features of Doèshyatoan will always occur and remain in consistent relational position with each other, regardless of any other variables.</p> <p><strong>Kube Otsiya</strong> - A mountain range demarcating the border of Doèshyatoan. The Amatànnaq consider them to be the sleeping place of the moon and the home of giants.</p> <p><strong>Anxeqaamat</strong> - The largest permanent settlement within Doèshyatoan, located in the approximate center of the region. A few satellite villages exist in the surrounding cultivated region.</p> <p><strong>Te'otakana</strong> - The primary river of the regional watershed, running from the mountains in the northeast to Lake Olupyaru in the southwest. Anxeqaamat is built on the western bank.</p> <p><strong>Gamèsh Ta</strong> - Proliferation of stone dolmens located in the hills southeast of Anxeqaamat. The Amatànnaq claim that they were built by giants prior to human arrival; no counter-evidence to this claim has been found.</p> <p><strong>Ulèpyaka</strong> - Open plains to the east of Anxeqaamat. Low human population due to predatory megafauna.</p> <p><strong>Ko'abyaru</strong> - Forested areas not part of Anxeqaamat's satellite villages or food-gathering areas. Home to some migratory human communities.</p> <p><strong>Atsàbyaru</strong> - The deepest areas of the forest and domain of <strong><span style="color: green">those who cannot be named</span></strong>. No permanent human inhabitants: hunting in these areas is undertaken only with great need and extreme caution.<br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <h3 id="toc9"><span><strong>1.1.2 Non-Normative Flora and Fauna (8225-η)</strong></span></h3> <p>Non-normative life found in Doèshyatoan will typically be either non-Baseline members of normative orders and genera, or members of extinct genera. In animals, the latter category trends towards late Pleistocene megafauna, including members of megatheriidae, machairodontinae, glyptodontinae, toxodontidae, macraucheniidae, camelops, and elasmotherium. Several temporally-abnormal genera have been observed, including phorusrhacidae and mesohippus; it is currently hypothesized that these genera hail from iterations of Baseline where member species survived until human contact.</p> <p>As most of the above genera reside in regions with low to no human population, a full taxonomic survey has yet to be undertaken, and many species have been identified only through descriptions provided by the Amatànnaq or Hwatezheteo.</p> <p>A preliminary botanical survey was held during Expedition 36/4, but was limited to those cultivated around Anxeqaamat. A secondary survey was planned for Expedition 41/8, but has since been put on indefinite hold.</p> <div class="no-addendum"> <div class="no-footer"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Researcher's Note: Lòx</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Close collapsible</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div style="border:solid 1px #999999; background:#eae9e9; padding:5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"> <h4 id="toc10"><span>Researcher's Note: Lòx</span></h4> <hr/> <div style="font-size: 85%;"> <div class="fonts-display"><span class="mono-font">Dr. Allison Kerr</span></div> </div> <p>Lòx is an unassuming plant: a small, clover-like herb with palm-shaped leaves that blooms with tiny white flowers in the spring. You see it so often that you'll quickly begin to overlook its presence. Like most things that are of critical importance to a culture it fades into the background, visible only if you go looking for it.</p> <p>When dried and ground, Lòx leaves serve as both an effective contraceptive and a means of alleviating the physical side-effects of menstruation. If taken while pregnant, it serves as an abortificient. It is omnipresent both in the House and outside; women grow it in windowsill boxes like we would grow parsley and oregano. They add it to water or wine, mix it with honey, and drink it every morning at breakfast. The ehsannu have had birth control for so long that its origins exist only in myth.</p> <p>It is a recurring motif in crank archaeology to posit an Edenic matriarchal society overthrown and obscured by the war-machine of encroaching patriarchy. It's bad archaeology longing for an idealized past that never was. But here in the House, we can see perhaps the closest that humans have ever gotten to that dream - not because it is some natural template state that we could revert to and solve all our problems, but as the result of a specific set of material circumstances maintained over millenia. Lòx usage supports eshannu matrilinearity by essentially removing paternity as a major factor. The strictures of the Uganugurrit, combined with the stability of the environment and local food abundance, disincentivize a full shift to sedentary agriculture even with the presence of domesticated livestock. Careful cultivation of food gathering regions disincentivizes adopting sedentary agriculture in the future, as the transition would be more work for less reliable food. Without anything to fuel further centralization of power, there is no real way for a dominant hierarchy to gain control over lòx supplies. The components strengthen each other as well as the whole, and because of that, the chain of generational abuse born of patriarchal domination of the family never had the chance to begin. It was never able to set down roots.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <h3 id="toc11"><span><strong>1.2 The House (8225-γ)</strong></span></h3> <p>Anxeqaamat<span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">Lit. "the house of the gods of us all"</span> is a temple complex and accompanying settlement built on and around a large hill in the approximate center of Doèshyatoan. The buildings are predominantly made of adobe brick, timber and stone, and represent at least six discrete architectural strata spanning an estimated minimum of 23,000 years of continuous settlement. <span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">As indicated by a combination of radiocarbon dating, thermoluminescence dating, and the relative position of celestial bodies when comparing modern observations to local oral histories. This last method has indicated that human habitation of Doèshyatoan precedes the earliest known architectural stratum by, at minimum, a further 24,000 +/- 1500 years.</span></p> <p>It is estimated that Anxeqaamat had a population of between 12,000 and 15,000 individuals at its height. The exact cause of the decrease to current numbers is not known: Amatànnaq oral histories reference a period of social upheaval and widespread famine in the outside world preceding the current historical epoch, accompanied by a decrease in both the number of pilgrims and new influxes of permanent inhabitants. This period roughly aligns with the divergence between the fifth and sixth architectural strata (where the House was completely uninhabited for several centuries), and as such is likely to be connected to the Tenzing-Wolfe Restructuring Event.</p> <p>The forest surrounding Anxeqaamat has been extensively adapted to local permaculture practices. Primary crops are beans, maize, squash, tomatoes, potatoes, onions, garlic, chili peppers, grapes, olives, citrus fruits and rice; barley and wheat are present but do not constitute a major part of the diet. Meat sources include of deer, wild boar, wild cattle, wild goat, rabbit, beaver, bison, wildfowl, fish and aforementioned late Pleistocene megafauna.</p> <p>Anxeqaamat proper is split into seven districts - Sun, River, Stone, Moon, Dusk, Star and the Empty Quarter - distributed around the base and lower slopes of its parent hill, each with an associated gate. <span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">Anxeqaamat does not have a city wall; its gates are instead similar to a torii or hongsalmun.</span> Of these, Sun and River are the most populated, Dusk and Star the least, and the Empty Quarter is left uninhabited. The Great House sits at the summit of the hill, accessible by three converging roads from Sun, Moon, and Star Gates.</p> <p>Most buildings in the House are empty, even in the more populated districts. Inhabited buildings will be repaired and expanded upon over generations until they are deemed unfit, at which point the inhabitants will pull down whatever can be salvaged and move to another dwelling. New constructions are uncommon, and typically only built to replace a building that has been completely exhausted of any further use</p> <p>The House contains several points of interest considered outside the presumptive time-frame for the location, including:</p> <ul> <li>A water-powered enchiridion node in early archaic Mekhanite style.<span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">A room-sized computational device used primarily for information storage. Research queries are slow and provided only limited data for a single request.</span> Overseen by Turtle House.</li> <li>Printing press with movable type. Overseen by Birch House. Original language unknown, letters have been freely adapted to House languages.</li> <li>Limited electricity generation via biological solar collectors.<span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">Presumed to be trade goods received from Sapient Terragen Species Γ.</span> Overseen by Firefly House.</li> <li>Partial hull of a surface-to-orbit shuttle; currently used as part of Three Star House's clan hall.</li> <li>Post office providing mail and parcel delivery via SCP-████<span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">“The Postman Thoth and the Chapar Khaneh”</span> and an infrequently-used Lampeter Cargo Service drop-off/pick-up point.</li> </ul> <div class="no-addendum"> <div class="no-footer"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Researcher's Note: The House of Other Gods</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Close collapsible</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div style="border:solid 1px #999999; background:#eae9e9; padding:5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"> <h4 id="toc12"><span>Researcher's Note: The House of Other Gods</span></h4> <hr/> <div style="font-size: 85%;"> <div class="fonts-display"><span class="mono-font">Dr. Malakai Tamahori</span></div> </div> <br/> The Tanoqaamat, located just outside the Star Gate, contains worship spaces for religious traditions foreign to Doèshyatoan. While it's not often visited by the Amatànnaq, and far fewer pilgrims visit now than at its creation, the House of Other Gods still provides us with a trove of useful data about the Amatànnaq relationships with other traditions as well as the historical demographics of pilgrims to the House. Its worship spaces represent: <p><strong>Mekhanism:</strong> A proto-orthodoxy augmentation altar; serial numbers date it to the mid Reconstruction Era, approximately 140 years after the fall of Amoni-Ram. Modified at a later date to provide shrine stamps<span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">Many Mekhanist shrines will provide a unique stamp to a pilgrim's augmentation (or, lacking this, a dedicated stamp-book) notarizing their visit.</span> As the shrine does not have a dedicated heirotekton to maintain it, it is no longer functional.</p> <p><strong>Abyssopelagism:</strong> While practice of Senyana's formal cult remains limited to the House of Other Gods, the goddess herself has been adopted with some popularity by the Amatànnaq for reasons yet unknown.</p> <p><strong>Gigantares:</strong> Well-maintained but rarely used: we have yet to encounter any practitioners of this faith, despite the Giants being both common knowledge and figures of reverence among the eshannu.</p> <p><strong>Starlit Path:</strong> A seven-pointed variant of the typical altar design is present, similar to those found at the Svalbard and Baffin Island sites, but has been neglected for some time. The shrine frescoes have degraded significantly and do not appear to have ever been restored or replaced. The altar surface has been cracked by a large blunt instrument.</p> <p><strong>Prince Cults:</strong> All eight princes are represented, though the primary focus is the triad of MUZD, HAJHETI, and VUUOU<span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">The Princes of fire, water, and an undefined domain, respectively.</span>, rather than the typically more popular JALAKÅRA.</p> <p><strong>Nälkän Folk Religion:</strong> The iconography used links the shrine to rural folk practices of the late Adi-Um period, prior to the Dhamaughr invasion. As with most traditions from this era, Lovataar and Saarn are portrayed as aspects of the same individual, and Ion's disciples include nine Klavigars instead of the four of modern Nälkän sects. Ion is also portrayed with an axe, rather than a spear, as his symbolic weapon.</p> <p><strong>Ortothan Church:</strong> Has been renovated relatively recently. The bloodletting altar is based on those used in the earthly Ortothan Kingdoms, but the accompanying iconography is that of modern denominations.</p> <p><strong>Additional Unidentified Traditions:</strong> An additional 14 discrete worship spaces are present for faith traditions that have no presence in Baseline.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <h3 id="toc13"><span><strong>1.3 The <span style="color: #95190c">Pilgrim's Road</span> (8225-β)</strong></span></h3> <p>A Type-06 traversible Rosen-Fortune Bridge. Currently the only means of reaching the House known and accessible to the Foundation.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Entry Point:</strong> Any westbound road. Pilgrims must be alone, unobserved and prepared according to the entry ritual; transition onto the <strong><span style="color: #95190c">Road</span></strong> will occur at the first line-of-sight break.</p> <p><strong>Entry Ritual:</strong> Travelers are to abstain from meat, alcohol, tobacco, and sexual activity for three days prior to departure. On the final night<span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">Defined here as lasting from moonrise of Day 3 to sunrise of Day 4.</span>, prospective pilgrims will fast from all food and drink save water and <em>Peregrinus somnovium</em>, which will be administered in a safe environment by an appropriate overseer. This ritual is required only when entering the Road from the Baseline side.</p> <p><strong>Transit Time:</strong> 25 - 45 days.</p> <p><strong>Transit Distance:</strong> Variable: calculations based on travel pace and transit time give a range averaging between 400 and 900 kilometers.</p> <p><strong>Special Factors:</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Geographic Variability:</strong> Terrain features are non-continuous between transits.</li> <li><strong>Electronic Inoperability:</strong> Devices are rendered inoperable within an hour of entry.</li> <li><strong>Artificial Structures:</strong> Stone shelters are located every 10-15 kilometers.</li> <li><strong>Human Presence:</strong> Researchers have repeatedly encountered other travelers during transit, all of whom originated in non-local iterations of Baseline.<span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">Please see Supplementary Document 8225-EX-A for a list of confirmed cultural divergence points and social trends.</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>Further Notes:</strong><br/> As a Type-06 "Roman Road" F-R Bridge, the <strong><span style="color: #95190c">Pilgrim's Road</span></strong> has an unknown number of entry points converging at a single destination. It is not known if it is possible to follow the <strong><span style="color: #95190c">Road</span></strong> in reverse as a form of inter-iteration travel: statements collected from pilgrims who had previously visited the House indicate that the <strong><span style="color: #95190c">Road</span></strong> guides pilgrims to their point of origin automatically.</p> <p>Despite the geographic and spatial variability of the <strong><span style="color: #95190c">Road</span></strong>, stages of travel are consistent. Pilgrims will always begin in the Kube Otsiya, then pass into the lower foothills and through Ko'abyaru, finally crossing Te'otakana into the House through the Sun Gate.</p> </div> <div class="no-addendum"> <div class="no-footer"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Researcher's Note: The Road</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Close collapsible</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div style="border:solid 1px #999999; background:#eae9e9; padding:5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"> <h4 id="toc14"><span>Researcher's Note: The Road</span></h4> <hr/> <div style="font-size: 85%;"> <div class="fonts-display"><span class="mono-font">Dr. Malakai Tamahori</span></div> </div> <br/> It's hard to describe how alone you can feel, when you're out on the <strong><span style="color: #95190c">Road</span></strong>. Not lonely, just alone. It's you and the mountains and nothing else. The rest of the world is so far away, and after a few days it starts to fade into the back of your mind until it's like a dream. The <strong><span style="color: #95190c">Road</span></strong> gives you the space and the time you need to set yourself right, before you reach the House. <p>Your legs will hate you for a while, but that's nothing compared to your first night out. Most people don't realize just how many stars you can see when there's no light pollution. Maybe they can pick out a few constellations but the actual thing, actually standing there are looking out at the band of the Milky Way above your head…</p> <hr/> <div style="font-size: 85%;"> <div class="fonts-display"><span class="mono-font">Dr. Dominic Douglas</span></div> </div> <p>We met a few pilgrims on the way there, people from other worlds and other times. Nearly everyone knew a little Icheya, so the language barrier wasn't that big of an issue. Sometimes you'd match pace with them for a few miles or a few days before splitting up and settling back into solitude. Good people. No matter who you met, they'd greet you with a smile and wish you a <em>"Tsune tamin!</em> - a good <strong><span style="color: #95190c">Road</span></strong>. And you'd talk a while, as best as you could, about the journey or about what brought you there. Most of them said something that boiled down to "because I must go". A sense of spiritual obligation. Some of them were going because they had survived a near-death experience. Some of them were going out of family or religious tradition. One group we met had a 112-year old man in it. He couldn't walk, so his great-great grandsons would take turns carrying him in a sort of wicker backback. When I asked him what brought him to the <strong><span style="color: #95190c">Road</span></strong> he said "so that I will die in the house of my mother and father."</p> <p>We didn't meet up with them again. I'll choose to believe that they made it.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <h3 id="toc15"><span><strong>1.3.1 <em>Peregrinus somnovium</em> (8225-β-2)</strong></span></h3> <p><em>Incertae sedis</em> fungus of order Boletales. Fruiting body 3-7cm in height. Cap is convex and red-orange in coloration. Stalk and underside of cap are cream-colored. Potent soporific and psychoactive effects when eaten; consumption will trigger altered state of consciousness within thirty seconds and sleep within five minutes. Testing researchers report a period of sudden calm and dissociation from self, followed by vivid dreams.</p> <p>Spore samples originally recovered from Special Project Group APICIUS in May of 1978. Additional samples were recovered in 2011 from <em>H. neanderthalensis</em> burial site (Cova de Gegants, Valencia Province, Spain) and subsequently cultivated for experimental use.<br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <h3 id="toc16"><span><strong>1.4 Inhabitants (8225-δ)</strong></span></h3> <p>The hominid population of Doèshyatoan, henceforth called the <em>eshannu</em>, consists predominately of <em>H.sapiens</em>, <em>H. neanderthalensis</em>, and hybrids thereof. Representatives of additional hominid species are present but not all have been conclusively identified due to lack of a comprehensive genetic survey<span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">The initial attempt to collect samples was interpreted as prelude to sorcery and both led to the expulsion of that research team from the House, and necessitated a revised cover narrative.</span>. The House's permanent population is estimated at between 3000 - 5000 persons, with an additional 200-500 temporary residents according to the frequency of pilgrimages. The population outside the House is unknown due to insufficient data.<br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <h4 id="toc17"><span><strong>1.4.1 Culture Groups</strong></span></h4> <p>The five culture groups listed below serve as the primary vehicle of social distinction among the eshannu; they do not correlate with ethnicity or species, which are not common divisions in eshannu thought.</p> <p>So as to emphasize the distinction between these groups, local endonyms are used instead of Icheyan names.</p> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th colspan="2">Eshannu Culture Groups</th> </tr> <tr> <th>Endonym</th> <th>Description</th> </tr> <tr> <td>Amatànnaq</td> <td>The inhabitants of the House and its satellite villages.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>K!atwàsh</td> <td>Those who live on or around Lake Olupyaru and along Te'otakana. Send yearly trade missions to the mountains, and so serve as the primary point of contact between the House and the Chagh-u-Njoa.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Telékę</td> <td>Semi-nomadic inhabitants of the forested regions of Ko'abyaru.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Hwatezheteo</td> <td>Inhabitants of the eastern plains.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Chagh-u-Njoa</td> <td>Rarely-encountered inhabitants of the Kube Otsiya. Primary source of metal in the region. Amatànnaq accounts indicate that the population is primarily or entirely <em>H. neanderthalensis</em>.</td> </tr> </table> <p>Cultural minorities and enclaves may be found within all five major groups<br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <h4 id="toc18"><span>1.4.2 <strong>Baseline Hominid Species</strong></span></h4> <p>The following list of hominid species contains conjectural entries: these have been marked accordingly.</p> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th colspan="2">Baseline Hominid Species</th> </tr> <tr> <th>Clade</th> <th>Notes</th> </tr> <tr> <td><em>H. sapiens</em></td> <td>Most numerous at approx. 40% of House population. Significant ethnic diversity despite small population, suggests successive migrations to the House.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><em>H. s. idaltu</em></td> <td>Conjectural; uncertain if distinct species or subgroup of <em>H. sapiens</em>.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><em>H. x sapienthalensis</em></td> <td><em>Sapiens</em>-<em>neanderthalensis</em> hybrid population.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><em>H. neanderthalensis</em></td> <td>Second most numerous at approx 25% House population. As with <em>H. sapiens</em>, significant population diversity.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><em>H. denisova</em></td> <td>Conjectural; uncertain if distinct species or subgroup of <em>H. neanderthalensis</em>.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><em>H. floriensis</em></td> <td>Uncommon within the House; larger populations found among the K!atwàsh and Telékę.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><em>H. heidelbergensis</em></td> <td>Conjectural; very small population within the House, primarily seen among the K!atwàsh.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><em>H. erectus</em></td> <td>Conjectural but likely; Three individuals encountered, no communication made.<span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">Affectionately called Odi-Odi ("the old men") by the other villagers, the three were observed to gather each morning outside the brewery in River District to play a stone matching game until sundown. Showed some understanding of Icheya and no ability to speak it, and so communicated primarily through gesture.</span></td> </tr> </table> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <h4 id="toc19"><span>1.4.3 Non-Normative Hominid Species</span></h4> <p>The following list contains all observed hominid species that do not have an equivalent in Baseline. All such subjects were encountered in only as extremely small populations, single individuals, or through secondhand descriptions.</p> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th colspan="2">Non-Normative Hominid Species</th> </tr> <tr> <th>Clade</th> <th>Notes</th> </tr> <tr> <td><em>H. parthene</em></td> <td><em>H. sapiens</em> tribe consisting six clone lines; all children sired, regardless of father, will be identical copies of the mother.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><em>H. n. cordyceps</em></td> <td><em>H. neanderthalensis</em> tribe in mutualistic symbiosis with non-fatal strain of cordyceps fungus. Isolationist but not hostile; no direct interactions.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><em>H. astromirator</em></td> <td>Insular cultural enclave inhabiting the Dusk District of Anxeqaamat. Taller than average eshannu height by 30-45 cm. Hairless, low body fat. Bones weakened and prone to breaking. Ceremonial garb worn when out of clan hall.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><em>Paranthropus sapiens</em></td> <td>Sapient member species of genus <em>paranthropus</em>. Low population, typically avoid interaction with other eshannu.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><em>H. pseudolutra</em></td> <td>Amphibious clade found primarily in and around Lake Olupyaru. Fine waterproof hair covering entirety of body. Eyes, ears, and nostrils adapted for aquatic environments.</td> </tr> </table> <div class="no-addendum"> <div class="no-footer"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Researcher's Note: Personhood and the Amatànnaq</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Close collapsible</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div style="border:solid 1px #999999; background:#eae9e9; padding:5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"> <h4 id="toc20"><span>Researcher's Note: Personhood and the Amatànnaq</span></h4> <hr/> <div style="font-size: 85%;"> <div class="fonts-display"><span class="mono-font">Dr. Dominic Douglas</span></div> </div> <br/> The Amatànnaq, and the eshannu cultures at large, have an expansive conceptualization of personhood. It includes all members of what we would classify as <em>homonidae</em>, as well as: <ul> <li>Sapient nonhumans, including elephants, corvids, and the Te'otakana river dolphin.</li> <li>Dogs, cats, and horses.</li> <li>Stars and planetary bodies.</li> <li>Personifications of natural forces.</li> <li>Natural features (rock formations, trees, bodies of water, etc) of noteworthy qama.</li> <li>Animals of noteworthy qama not previously included.</li> <li><strong><span style="color: green">Our most generous hosts</span></strong>.</li> </ul> <p>This broad-strokes approach to personhood goes hand-in-hand with the complex network of social bonds that is the bedrock of Amatànnaq society. Any given individual exists at the convergence of family lineage, clan association, initiatory society membership, and personal achievement, and this is the lens that they view the world in. Where you are from or what you might look like are incidental; Your House, your parentage, your achievements and your behavior are what is important. But regardless of how those aspects of a person manifest, they will remain part of Anxeqaamat. It's an intrinsic part of the name: Break it up and you have <em>anxe-qama-ama-tà</em>. The name-mother-place of all of us. <em>Anxe-</em> is the first person plural inclusive possessive marker, including the speaker and the listener. The House of my name and yours.</p> <hr/> <p>We abandoned our attempt at a comprehensive taxonomic survey only a few weeks into our stay. The lack of genetic testing meant that we were already limited in what we could accomplish, but there was the other practical matter that taxonomy starts to break down when you start dealing with real living people. The difference between <em>sapiens</em> and <em>neanderthalensis</em> is a lot bigger on paper than it is when you're face to face. What does <em>sapiens</em> even mean when there are other species that think and act like you do? They're all just as human as you are. What does <em>species</em> mean when you have a population that's lived together and intermingled for as long as the Amatànnaq?</p> <p>It's easy to classify the dead. Most of the archaic humans we have names for are identified by bone fragments, because bone fragments don't talk back. But the main difference between a handful of molars in a cave and your Uncle Ngatuuk is time. He is no less real for being currently dead than he is hypothetical for once being alive. And so, seeing that we found ourselves in a place where Uncle Ngatuuk is alive here and now, we decided to stop where we were. The Amatànnaq get along just fine without drawing such divisions.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <h4 id="toc21"><span><strong>1.5 Guests of the House</strong></span></h4> <p>This section is still awaiting finalization; the following statements provided by Dr. Douglas are included to serve in the interim.</p> <div class="no-addendum"> <div class="no-footer"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Researcher's Note: Guests of the House </a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Close collapsible</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div style="border:solid 1px #999999; background:#eae9e9; padding:5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"> <h4 id="toc22"><span>Researcher's Note: Guests of the House</span></h4> <hr/> <div style="font-size: 85%;"> <div class="fonts-display"><span class="mono-font">Dr. Dominic Douglas</span></div> </div> <br/> <strong><em>The Elephants</em></strong> <p>The elephants pass through at the bookends of summer as the migrate to and from their home beyond the mountains. They're too big to fit into the streets of the House comfortably, so the people go out to meet them at the tusk-road they've cleared through the forest. They stay for a day or two, sometimes more but not often.</p> <p>The matriarch, we called her the Greatest Grand-Mother. She was so big that you might think she carried the world on her back<span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">Drawings of this individual that compare her to the other members of the herd put her in the upper range of size estimates for members of genus <em>Palaeoloxodon</em>.</span>, and she was old enough for it as well. Ama Xakama and Apa Ngondiya would speak with her privately, I don't know what about. News from abroad, I guess. Not many people in the House could understand their language, so we made do with gesture and intent.</p> <p>I remember an old woman holding up her little grandaughter to this old, old matron and saying "I knew Ganuka when I was as small as you, and she knew my mother before me." The elephant, blind in both eyes, gently pokes at the child with her trunk and chuffs in approval.</p> <hr/> <p><strong><em>The Shushèngo</em></strong></p> <p>The <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-1000">shushèngo</a><span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">Icheya: "hairy old men"</span> trade with the House on occasion, usually during the rainy season and always during the evening. Only ever two or three of them at a time; they prefer solitude and don't typically travel in groups larger than that.</p> <p>Usually they'd trade some old kaiduko<span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">Icheya: "living tool", a term used specifically for the engineered biotech of Sapient Terragen Species Γ (<em>Megapithecus pattersoni sapiens</em>).</span> for worked metal or cloth goods. There wasn't really much more that happened - they never stayed longer than it took to do business, and they never talked, at least not that I knew of. People didn't have much to say about them, either: they're hairy old men who live deep in the forest. The old wars are still mentioned in songs and stories, but when they are it is always with melancholy and regret.</p> <hr/> <p><strong><em>The Chaameya</em></strong></p> <p>It was midsummer, on one of those still, suffocating nights where you envy the dead. Lotu, two of his apprentices, and a few other men took this great red bull - an auroch, a real bull auroch - and led him out the Moon Gate to the edge of the woods, where there's an altar shaped like a bowl. They slit the bull's throat and let his blood drain out into the basin. Then they butchered his body, setting out the pieces in a shallow pit as if he were a man instead of a bull, and singing a circle chant as they did it. Even Lotu only knew the words, and not their meaning.</p> <p>When they had finished setting out the bull's parts in his grave and covered him with dirt, they ended the chant and retreated towards the Moon Gate in silence. Over the songs of the night insects there were voices like flutes and pipes; the <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-2636">Nightsingers</a> emerged from the trees, their enormous eyes reflecting moonlight like cats. They drank the blood from the basin, they case their gazes back upon the men, and made a noise like that of a dirge for the dead. After this, they vanished back into the woods.</p> <p>Later, when I asked Luto the meaning of all this, he said: "They do not forgive us, not yet. Perhaps some day."</p> <hr/> <p><strong><em>The <span style="color: green">Court of the Green</span></em></strong></p> <p>We only saw one true night parade<span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">Dr. Douglas references here the Hyakki Yakō of Japanese folkloric tradition; the Icheya term for this event translates as "unexpected guests".</span> during our time at the House: smaller groups of the <strong><span style="color: green">good folk of the woods</span></strong> would visit on occasion, arriving in full only once every seven years to oversee the renewal of the Law of Gifts Given. We were the lucky year.</p> <p>It's beyond my ability to adequately describe. <strong><span style="color: green">They</span></strong> came out of the forest, a crowd of hundreds or maybe even thousands lit by our paper lanterns and the glow of spirit-lights. Some took the forms of animals, others the forms of trees or flowers; some took the form of stone, or water, or fire, or the wind. Some appeared almost human, and others took forms that bore no resemblance to anything I know well enough to name. They marched up the road towards the Big House to the music of drums and reed pipes and the wordless songs of bird and beast. We celebrated alongside them, and knew that if we joined the column we would vanish into the woods forever.</p> <p>A sound from the woods caught my attention, and I turned my head. What I thought to be the tops of trees swaying in the evening breeze were revealed as the moss-covered antler tips of the <strong><span style="color: green">Lord of the Forest</span></strong> as he strode out of the tree line. In <strong><span style="color: green">his</span></strong> crown roosted the great king Simurgh, his queen the Phoenix, and the entire parliament of birds debating the names of God. Around his silent feet were his faceless courtiers and heralds, dancing like silent monkeys.</p> <p>We wordlessly followed <strong><span style="color: green">him</span></strong> to the summit, and there the renewal ceremony was held. Oaths were sworn, vows remade. The <strong><span style="color: green">Lord</span></strong> declared the conduct of humanity acceptable in <strong><span style="color: green">his</span></strong> sight. We danced and sang and drank in the new year and nursed our hangovers the next morning, the night lingering in our heads as a dream.</p> <hr/> <p><strong><em>The Elder</em></strong></p> <p>Someone was hammering on the bell up on the watch tower, and you could hear the others answer in the distance. Three slow strikes, three fast strikes - dong dong dong <em>dong-dong-dong</em>. People were shouting, running about, gathering at the sides of the road or on rooftops where they could get a view. I watched, dumbstruck, as people knelt in the dirt and pressed their faces into the dust. A mother shushed a frightened child with a tone of desperation. A man tugged at my sleeve and said: "Keep the chant. Do not look up. Wait for the bell."</p> <p>He knelt then and joined the mantra, and I followed his example. I kept my eyes shut tight against the dust and let the chant take over. The bell kept ringing - three slow strikes, three fast strikes - but the commotion had died down. The mantra turned over and over itself like a wheel.</p> <p><em>Spare us, oh lord of heaven. Turn your wrath from us, oh radiant one.</em></p> <p>Over and over again.</p> <p>That's not an Amatànnaq prayer. That's not something the Amatànnaq say to <em>anyone</em>.</p> <p>As we chanted, I could feel a growing heat against the back of my neck, and was aware of a bright light at the corners of my eyelids. The bell went silent. The heat and light grew more intense until it was like I was looking at the sun. Even with my eyes closed and face against the dirt. I could feel a <em>presence</em> slowly moving up the road. Like in a dream where you're certain that there's something outside the house even when you can't see it.</p> <p>It couldn't have taken longer than a minute, but it was agony.</p> <p>And then it passed. The heat and light diminished until it was all as it was before. The belltower rang once, and the chant trailed off. I opened my eyes and stood up, which my knees were not happy with. Everyone else seemed to be going back to their ordinary business, quieter now but not as shaken as I would have expected.</p> <p>I asked around the the hours afterwards, and got few answers. We had been visited by an Elder<span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">The exact Icheya term used is specifically for ancient inanimates and is neutral, rather than the positive connotations of the term for an elderly person.</span> , and for what purpose, no one knew. It simply happened from time to time, and while terrifying in the moment, the deference and awe vanished in the aftermath. The Elder had let them be this time, and that small comfort loosened peoples' tongues, as in this snippet of conversation that I find myself returning to.</p> <blockquote> <p>"Pah! Elders! Old bags of shit sitting on their golden stools!"<br/> "Golden shit-pits!"<br/> "They do nothing for us, why should we care?"</p> </blockquote> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <h4 id="toc23"><span><strong>1.6 <span style="color: green">Children of the Stars and Earth</span> (8225-ε)</strong></span></h4> <p>A class of polymorphic entity commonly found throughout Doèshyatoan. As these entities actively resist categorization and analysis according to scientific methodology, the following statement has been provided:</p> <div style="border:solid 1px #999999; background:#eae9e9; padding:5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"> <h4 id="toc24"><span>Researcher's Note: On Names and the <strong><span style="color: green">Nameless</span></strong></span></h4> <hr/> <div style="font-size: 85%;"> <div class="fonts-display"><span class="mono-font">Warrònyanga, tsalego of Sun House</span></div> </div> <p><strong><span style="color: green">They</span></strong> have no names because <strong><span style="color: green">they</span></strong> are too old for names. We who are so brief in the world, we have names; we would forget who we are if we did not. But does the mountain have a name? We may call it this and that, but when we are dead our words are lost, and new words are given by new peoples. On and on. Words are only breath. Write it on a leaf, and the leaf returns to the earth. Write it in stone, and the stone will crumble. The mountain remains, even as its sharp and youthful edges are blunted by wind and water and years we cannot count. The mountain is its own name. We might forget who we are, but the mountain cannot forget. The mountain is its own name.</p> </div> <p>Observational data from Doèshyatoan expeditions has been sufficient to link the <strong><span style="color: green">物の怪</span></strong> to Baseline entities previously known to the Foundation, including SCP-███, SCP-████, SCP-████, and SCP-████<span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">A full list of linked anomalies can be found under database tag SUNSET ACTUAL.</span> This, in turn, has proved sufficient basis for a theorized cross-iteration supra-species of such entities.<span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">The SUNSET ACTUAL designation, while technically defined as referring to the nomenclative anomaly present, is not sufficient to avoid all hazards and should be invoked sparingly.</span> It is currently hypothesized, due to the population discrepancy between Baseline and Doèshyatoan, that Baseline's endemic population of <strong><span style="color: green">spirits of living places</span></strong> underwent a mass extinction / migration during the Tenzing-Wolfe Restructuring Event<span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">See "Where Have <strong><span style="color: green">They</span></strong> Gone?"" (Mendez, Javier 2018) for further information.</span> and the mantle was subsequently inherited by Baseline human populations that went on to become the <strong><span style="color: green">good people of the Taboo</span></strong>.<span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">See the <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/taboo">relevant documentation</a> for further details.</span></p> <p>Relations between the eshannu and <strong><span style="color: green">those of the mystery</span></strong> are mediated by the Uganugurrit<span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">"Law of Gifts Given"</span>, an oral law code delineating the binding obligations between humanity and <strong><span style="color: green">the powers of the world</span></strong>. It contains the means of calculating the calendar and holy days, directions for the performance of hospitality rituals, requirements for gifts, guidelines for appropriate behavior and environmental stewardship, and necessary recompense to be paid for transgressions. Its primary goals are:</p> <ul> <li>Continuation of peace between the eshannu and the <strong><span style="color: green">[<span style="text-decoration: line-through;">-</span>—]</span></strong>, and by extension continued human habitation of Doèshyatoan.</li> <li>The protection of each party by the other, when threatened by forces they alone cannot protect against.</li> </ul> <p>Of special note is that <strong><span style="color: green">those who have become our friends</span></strong> bound by the Uganugurrit, typically those in common contact with humans, may permit the usage of stable names and titles. Hostile and dangerous entities will also commonly get names, as avoiding offering insult to a being that wishes harm upon oneself is considered pointless.</p> <p>A partial list of common varieties of <strong><span style="color: green">our honored neighbors</span></strong> found within the House or the surrounding environs is provided here for illustrative purposes.</p> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th colspan="2">Common Kin-Groups of <strong><span style="color: #6eeb83">the First and Last of the World</span></strong></th> </tr> <tr> <th>Common Name (Translated)</th> <th>Description</th> </tr> <tr> <td><strong><span style="color: #214e34">Wild House</span></strong></td> <td>Appear as ordinary animals, save the ability to speak.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong><span style="color: #f19a3e">Hearth-rakers</span></strong></td> <td>Small, furry entities that commonly co-habitate with humans and protect dwellings.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong><span style="color: #f4acb7">Flower-maidens</span></strong></td> <td>Wooden humanoids with flowering hair. The handmaids of older, sessile dendroanimae.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong><span style="color: #2d2e2e">Thin-Not-Men</span></strong></td> <td>Pale, faceless humanoids. Always seen at a great distance.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong><span style="color: #454545">Moth Princes</span></strong></td> <td>Enormous bipedal moths. Nocturnal. Considered an omen of disaster but not its cause.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong><span style="color: #ff8c61">Summer Lanterns</span></strong></td> <td>Appear as enormous lightning-bugs. Abdomens contain the skeletons of those they lead off paths at night and devour.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong><span style="color: #432818">Diggers</span></strong></td> <td>Mole-like beings that inhabit the tunnels beneath Anxeqaamat. Friendly and well-regarded.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong><span style="color: #86bbbd">Big Blue Eyes</span></strong></td> <td>Named so for their defining physical feature. Frightening in appearance, but pose no danger.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong><span style="color: #6f1d1b">Skatcha-Skatcha</span></strong></td> <td>Named for the noises they make while causing trouble, which consumes most of their activity. Annoying, but generally harmless.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong><span style="color: #8c7051">River-Cat</span></strong></td> <td>Serpentine otters. Love riddles, theft, and practical jokes.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong><span style="color: #5c5346">Too-Big-Prick</span></strong></td> <td>A goat- or bison-headed humanoid with a penis so long it must be coiled up and carried. Commonly heard crying in the woods in self-pity.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong><span style="color: #47682c">Moss-Beard-Men</span></strong></td> <td>Appear as men with stone bodies and moss hair. Held to possess great wisdom and commonly sought out for guidance by tsalegos in training.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong><span style="color: #a52422">Basket-Mothers</span></strong></td> <td>Appear as emaciated, filthy women. Drag large grass baskets behind them, into which they stuff stolen children. A common foe of the War Society.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong><span style="color: #93b7be">Spirit Lights</span></strong></td> <td>Luminescent clouds found near places of great qama.</td> </tr> </table> <div style="border:solid 1px #999999; background:#eae9e9; padding:5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"> <h4 id="toc25"><span>Researcher's Note: Classification of <strong><span style="color: green">Animae Mundorum</span></strong></span></h4> <hr/> <div style="font-size: 85%;"> <div class="fonts-display"><span class="mono-font">Dr. Allison Kerr</span></div> </div> <br/> It was much easier to categorize the <strong><span style="color: green">changing ones</span></strong> of Doèshyatoan than any of the humans living there, an irony that was not lost on any of us. The material forms <strong><span style="color: green">they</span></strong> take are arbitrary, which appeals to the part of our brains that's focused on sorting things into arbitrary groups. As the divisions among <strong><span style="color: green">them</span></strong> are so overtly illusory, the lie of strict categorization is up front and in the open. Local beliefs lean into this, weaving a network of Houses and clans for the <strong><span style="color: green">neighboring peoples</span></strong> much more complex than those used for the eshannu, and casually disregarded or changed with such frequency that it is something of a joke everyone is in on.</div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <h4 id="toc26"><span><strong>1.7 Amatànnaq Magical Practices (8225-θ)</strong></span></h4> <p>Due to the breadth and complexity of this topic, the full summary of magical practices within the House has been split off into Document 8225-θ-EXP. Researcher notes on the topic have been retained to provide context.</p> <div style="border:solid 1px #999999; background:#eae9e9; padding:5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"> <h4 id="toc27"><span>Researcher's Note: Qama</span></h4> <hr/> <div style="font-size: 85%;"> <div class="fonts-display"><span class="mono-font">Dr. Malakai Tamahori</span></div> </div> <p>At its most basic definition, <em>qama</em> represents a state of spiritual potency or sacredness found in many familiar spiritual practices. To the Amatànnaq, everything in the cosmos possesses qama, and some persons, places, and objects might possess qama in a greater or lesser amount than what would be considered normative.</p> <p>Additional nuance comes from its alternate meanings: qama can also be translated as "mantle" and "name". The former definition is literal - a short cape or poncho made of animal hide or woven grass, worn with a wooden mask by tsalego during ceremonies where it is necessary that they put on a new qama, the physical act of dressing in the garb representing the spiritual act of temporarily assuming a new spiritual power.</p> <p>The latter meaning extends from this; to have a name is to possess qama, and to take on a new name is to renew one's qama or even to change it entirely. All things have qama, and thus all things have names. All things change, and thus all things will change in their qama. Most Amatànnaq will go through several names during their lifetime, gaining new ones when they enter adulthood, when they marry, after performing great accomplishments or joining an initiatory society, and at their death.</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="border:solid 1px #999999; background:#eae9e9; padding:5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"> <h4 id="toc28"><span>Researcher's Note: Tsale</span></h4> <hr/> <div style="font-size: 85%;"> <div class="fonts-display"><span class="mono-font">Dr. Dominic Douglas</span></div> </div> <p>The Amatànnaq do not split the universe into the mundane and the magical, nor the sacred and the profane. There are things that are considered more sacred than others on the spectrum of qama, and there are certain types of qama that should not be mixed<span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">The sacredness to be found in a latrine pit is not likely to move beyond it, for example.</span>, but all things contain some manner of positive spiritual potency<span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">Even the class of entities commonly translated as "demons" and more accurately rendered as "dangerous ones" are considered to have at least the potential for positive traits even when they are overtly hostile.</span>.</p> <p>This point of interaction between human beings and this mystic cosmos hinges on the principle of <em>tsale</em> ("knowledge"). To possess tsale is to have a deep understanding of the world and how it works, and then the ability to apply that understanding. A master carpenter has tsale of wood and awl and chisel, a master potter has tsale of clay and kiln and the wheel, and so on; there are as many manifestations of tsale as there are things in the cosmos to understand. No one can be born into tsale; it must be gained through experience and practice. Those who are found to have a particular knack for it will find themselves brought into the path of the <em>tsalego</em> whose role is to understand not just a single craft, but the whole of the world. The tsalego serves as spiritual advisor, teacher, and guide, as well as intermediary between humanity and <strong><span style="color: green">those who were old before the mountains were young</span></strong>, and as link between the present and the past.</p> <p>Tsale stands in direct opposition to modern thaumaturgy as practiced by the Coalition and the Wandsmen; this latter school is not one of understanding, but of control. Do x-y-z, get a-b-c as the cosmos bends itself in spiritual sympathy to match the symbol and ritual invoked by the thaumaturge's will. In the Amatànnaq worldview this will cause qama to go foul from stagnation, and as such it is the domain of evil sorcerers.</p> <p>Having worked with Coalition thaumaturges in the past, I agree with the Amatànnaq assessment.</p> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <hr/> <h2 id="toc29"><span><strong>2. Timeline</strong></span></h2> <hr/></div> <br/> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th>Date</th> <th>Description</th> </tr> <tr> <td>12.MAY.1978</td> <td>Documents referencing Anxeqaamat and the <strong><span style="color: #95190c">Pilgrim's Road</span></strong>, as well as spore samples of <em>Peregrinus somnovium</em>, are recovered from Special Project Group APICIUS after its liquidation.<span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">For further information regarding the loss of SPG APICIUS, SCP-████ and the subsequent Operation NIMROD, see Incident Report 39A.05.1978, and After-Action Report NIMROD-α.</span> With no extranormal properties found at the time, the documents are logged as a Non-Anomalous Item-of-Interest and placed into long-term storage. The source of the documentation remains unknown.<span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">The encoding cipher used matches that used by field cells of Epsilon Command from 1971-1972 but bears no further identifying marks; APICIUS was associated with Gamma Command, and with no record of contact between APICIUS and any Epsilon field units in the surviving records of the respective command cells, the prior line of custody is considered lost.</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td>03.OCT.1992</td> <td>APICIUS documentation is pulled from storage for review and digitization during Anthropology Department records audit. No further action taken.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14.APR.2011</td> <td>Additional samples of <em>Peregrinus somnovium</em> are found in Cova de Gegants.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>09.MAY.2011</td> <td>APICIUS documentation on the House earmarked for further study. <em>Peregrinus somnovium</em> cleared for human testing by the Research Review Board.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21.MAY.2011</td> <td>Field Operations Division grants expeditionary clearance to the Anthropology Department for study of the House and its means of access.<span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">Advances in the Foundation's understanding of extra-universal spaces and Rosen-Fortune Bridges led to several dozen similar initiatives across the organization between 2000 and 2015.</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td>20.NOV.2011</td> <td>Expedition 1 makes first successful entry onto <strong><span style="color: #95190c">Pilgrim's Road</span></strong>; Research team does not reach the House, but standing clearance is granted for further study.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17.MAR.2012</td> <td>Expedition 5 makes first encounter with another traveler on the <strong><span style="color: #95190c">Pilgrim's Road</span></strong>. Study of the Icheya language begins.<span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">As the main shared language of pilgrims and the Amatànnaq , Icheya has remained the primary focus of SCP-8225 linguistic studies.</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td>06.OCT.2014</td> <td>Expedition 22/1 makes first successful completion of the <strong><span style="color: #95190c">Pilgrim's Road</span></strong>. Research team remains in the House for three days before departing due to supply and morale issues.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20.SEP.2016</td> <td>First version of the Icheya grammar is completed and the associated language learning course is approved.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>05.NOV.2016</td> <td>Expedition 40/7 is approved by the Field Studies Office. Personnel selection and preparation begins.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21.FEB.2017</td> <td>Expedition 40/7, consisting of Dr. Allison Kerr, Dr. Malakai Tamahori, and Dr. Dominic Douglas departs from Site-46.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25.MAR.2017</td> <td>Expedition 40/7 arrives at Anxeqaamat.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30.AUG.2017</td> <td>Planned return-by date of Expedition 40.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31.OCT.2017</td> <td>Expedition 40/7 is declared missing-in-action.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>03.NOV.2017</td> <td>Proposed follow-up mission is approved by the Field Studies Office, but is unable to access the <strong><span style="color: #95190c">Pilgrim's Road</span></strong> after multiple attempts. Reason unknown. Expedition 40 remains missing-in-action.<span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">Further attempts to access the <strong><span style="color: #95190c">Pilgrim's Road</span></strong> failed through June of 2018, though none of the attempts that followed succeeded in reaching the House.</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td>27.OCT.2018</td> <td>Dr. Douglas returns from the House. Doctors Kerr and Tamahori are reported as deceased.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28.OCT.2018</td> <td>Inquiry into deaths of Doctors Kerr and Tamahori is filed. Expeditions to the House are placed on indefinite hold.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>04.NOV.2018</td> <td>Recall interviews begin with Dr. Douglas.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>09.NOV.2018</td> <td>Inquest interviews begin with Dr. Douglas.</td> </tr> </table> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <h3 id="toc30"><span>2.1 Expedition 40/7</span></h3> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <td><strong>Departure Date:</strong> 21/FEB/2017</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Arrival Date:</strong> 25/MAR/2017</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Estimated Return-by Date:</strong> 30/AUG/2017</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Return Date:</strong> 27/OCT/2018</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Total Length:</strong> 614 days (1 year, 8 months, 7 days)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Lead Researcher:</strong> Dr. Allison Kerr</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Secondary Researchers:</strong> Dr Malakai Tamahori, Dr. Dominic Douglas</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Summary:</strong> 90-day cultural research expedition to Anxeqaamat, scheduled for the summer of 2017. Expedition was delayed from returning by unforeseen and unexplained difficulties in accessing the <strong><span style="color: #95190c">Pilgrim's Road</span></strong>. Research team continued research study throughout delay period. According to Dr. Douglas' statements, the site was attacked by members of Pre-TWRE Culture Group α in early September of 2018, leading to the deaths of Dr. Kerr and Dr. Tamahori, who were interred on-site. Dominic Douglas returned as the only survivor of the team on 27/OCT/2018.</td> </tr> </table> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:100%;"><img alt="pinkpepperart02.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8225/pinkpepperart02.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Logudo of Clay House spends an afternoon fishing.<br/> Drawn from recall by Dr. Douglas.</p> </div> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <hr/> <h2 id="toc31"><span><strong>3. Interview Logs</strong></span></h2> <hr/></div> <br/> Thousands of hours of interviews have been recorded across expeditions to the House and <strong><span style="color: #95190c">Pilgrim's Road</span></strong>. The conversations presented below below have been selected by the research team as containing noteworthy content. <p>A complete listing of transcribed interviews can be found in the SCP-8225 Interview Database.</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <h3 id="toc32"><span><strong>3.1 Recovered Interviews</strong></span></h3> <p>The following interviews were shared with Dr. Douglas for redundant eidetic recording, as they were judged to be of special interest for study outside the direct remit of SCP-8225. They are the only statements of Dr. Kerr or Dr. Malakai to have survived Expedition 40/7.</p> <script src="https://d3g0gp89917ko0.cloudfront.net/v--4b961b7cc327/common--javascript/yahooui/tabview-min.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <div class="yui-navset" id="wiki-tabview-bcb06e728779bfc75fb94e30d2c4dfe7"> <ul class="yui-nav"> <li class="selected"><a href="javascript:;"><em>Recovered Interview A</em></a></li> <li><a href="javascript:;"><em>Recovered Interview B</em></a></li> <li><a href="javascript:;"><em>Recovered Interview C</em></a></li> </ul> <div class="yui-content"> <div id="wiki-tab-0-0"> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <td><strong>Subject Name:</strong></td> <td>Chòndu'ang</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Interviewing Researcher:</strong></td> <td>Dr. Kerr</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Description:</strong></td> <td>Non-human humanoid. ~2.5 meters in height. Skin smooth and hairless: primarily black/dark grey in coloration with lighter speckles and underbelly. Large, round head; eyes and mouth larger in proportion than human norm, no external nose structure save nostrils. Bright red fin/crest<span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">Analogous in appearance to similar structure found on the giant oarfish (<em>Regalecus glesne</em>).</span> running from above the forehead, across the crown of the head, down the neck to between the shoulder blades. Right leg missing below the knee, replaced with wooden prosthetic; left leg missing entirely.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Researcher's Notes:</strong></td> <td>Interview occurred during Dr. Kerr's early explorations of the River District. The subject, a weaver by trade, was encountered in the open-air workshop adjoining his house as Dr. Kerr was exploring the area.</td> </tr> </table> <p>[Subject waves Dr. Kerr over to his shop.]</p> <p><strong>Chòndu'ang:</strong> Ho there, sister! I've knocked my crutch out of reach, would you grab it?</p> <p>[Kerr does as requested.]</p> <p><strong>Chòndu'ang:</strong> Ah, many thanks.</p> <p>[Chòndu'ang maneuvers himself around the back of the house, urinates loudly, and returns to his loom.]</p> <p><strong>Chòndu'ang:</strong> I feel more piss than man some days, I must be getting old. Thank you, sister. You're a pilgrim, yes? I don't believe we've met, though I say that to many people I've met before. One too many blows to the head to keep anything up there for long, ha-ha. Sit a while, talk with me; my bowl is yours. I am Chòndu'ang, and Chòndu'ang is me.</p> <p>[Chòndu'ang sits back down at his loom and resumes weaving. Kerr sits on nearby stool and takes a handful of dried fruit.]</p> <p><strong>Kerr:</strong> Kèrrà, of the City of the Warrior Saint.<span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">Dr. Kerr's preferred calque of her home city of St. Louis.</span></p> <p><strong>Chòndu'ang:</strong> Ah, I know a thing or two about warriors, not so much about saints. How do you find the city?</p> <p><strong>Kerr:</strong> New wonders every day.</p> <p><strong>Chòndu'ang:</strong> Aha, and now you have found another! Speak well of me in whatever codex you are working on - I know a scholar when I see one.</p> <p><strong>Kerr:</strong> Of course. What are you working on?</p> <p><strong>Chòndu'ang:</strong> A marriage shawl for my niece. Òdde is her name, and she's chosen Gizu of Rain House. A good man, a fine fit for a husband. [He sighs] Ah, time is cruel. Only yesterday she ran up to me with a bloody smile and a milk tooth clutched in her fist. Then I blink and fifteen years have gone by. [He shakes his head.] But it will be a good shawl.</p> <p><strong>Kerr:</strong> I'm sure it will be. May I ask how you were injured?</p> <p><strong>Chòndu'ang:</strong> How have I not been injured? I didn't get these scars from gardening! [Laughter] Well, except this one on my finger, [He holds up his right index finger] a worm gave me a nasty bite once. But you are asking about the legs, I take it. [He pats his right thigh]. This one I lost during the sea campaign of Oluggadhan - a pirate got behind me with a boarding hook while his friend got to chopping. It ended worse for them. The other I lost during the retreat from Kodu-Hem. We held the city for five weeks before the walls fell and the horn was sounded.</p> <p><strong>Chòndu'ang:</strong> They aren't the first such injuries I've received, but they might be the last. It will be many more years before they return, if they do at all.</p> <p><strong>Kerr:</strong> Which war did you fight in?</p> <p><strong>Chòndu'ang:</strong> Ah, sister, there's only ever been one war that mattered. If you don't know of it, then your home country is blessed. Much better to be far away from the front than fighting in it.</p> <p><strong>Kerr:</strong> I'd still like to hear of it, if you'd share the story.</p> <p><strong>Chòndu'ang:</strong> I am a prince, if you’ll believe it, of a dark and distant land far across the sea. My <strong><span style="color: #982f1f">father</span></strong>, damn him seven raised seven times, was an usurper of the old queen - my grandmother, you understand. Took the crown right off her bloodied corpse. My mother, who has no love for him and rightfully so, has been plotting his downfall since before I was born.</p> <p><strong>Kerr:</strong> And you're looking to retake the throne?</p> <p><strong>Chòndu'ang:</strong> No, no, there are some ruins that cannot be repaired. I want to see him dead and deposed, and let time wipe his kingdom from earth and memory. Besides, there are many hundreds of my own brothers and sisters still alive, scattered as we are, and myriads more by my father's other wives: it would be inheritance squabbles until the end of the age. I am not a lover of war, sister; merely a fool swept up in the lie of glory. But it is such a beautiful lie, isn't it? The snap of banners in the wind, the gleam of armor in the sun, the weight of the war-club in your hand. The heart swells with pride. Yes! <em>Yes!</em> [He raises his fist and shakes it in triumph] It was <em>we</em> who drove him back at Tlakostr! <em>We</em> who broke the siege of Ra-Duré! <em>We</em> who shattered his forces in the jungles of Veyat, in the pale of Graevach, on the beaches of Mshènshoqa! At Ngustaa Pass I fought alongside <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-4017">Onteus-One-Holy</a>. Thrice-five hundred of us there were under his silver banner, nearly four score of my brothers and sisters as well, and we held the pass against his legions until we had made mountains of the dead!</p> <p>[Chòndu'ang stops and settles himself, sighing.]</p> <p><strong>Chòndu'ang:</strong> See? So easy to fall back in its thrall, to forget the blood and shit and screams of dying men. If there is one thing to commend my father for, it is that he has no guile at all. He lets others do the lying for him.</p> <p><strong>Kerr:</strong> He sounds like a real piece of shit. Reminds me of mine.</p> <p><strong>Chòndu'ang:</strong> [Laughter; he slaps his remaining thigh] Aha! Oh, sister of my heart and soul. What manner of lout was he? Lech, drunkard, brute?</p> <p><strong>Kerr:</strong> He was…god-mad. Bewitched? His mind was like stone and he had bad qama.<span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">Icheya does not have an exact equivalent to "zealot" or "fundamentalist", leading Dr. Kerr to use a more novel construction.</span></p> <p><strong>Chòndu'ang:</strong> Ah. Yes, he would get on well with mine, who thinks himself god of gods and lord of lords.</p> <p><strong>Kerr:</strong> Certainly.</p> <p><strong>Chòndu'ang:</strong> Too many men of that character, it seems. But, enough of that. Let our fathers rot together and talk of better things ourselves.</p> <p>[The conversation continues on to more mundane topics for the remainder.]</p> </div> <div id="wiki-tab-0-1" style="display:none"> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <td><strong>Subject Name:</strong></td> <td>Temou-Ge-Hwadha</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Interviewing Researcher:</strong></td> <td>Dr. Kerr</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Description:</strong></td> <td>Young adult member of Species of Interest-002-Δ<span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">Only known descendant clade of SOI-002 to survive to the present day after the destruction of their parent civilization c. 700 mya.</span>. Used speech synthesizer with masculine voice. Coloration and iconography of pressure suit vestments indicated a rank of junior missionary; based on the conversation below, Dr. Kerr believed him to have come to Anxeqaamat as part of pre-diaconate ordination pastoral work.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Researcher's Notes:</strong></td> <td>Dr. Kerr specifically sought out the subject after learning of their presence. Subject had set up a pressurized tent outside the House of Other Gods, likely for convenient access to the donation altar within.</td> </tr> </table> <p>[Dr. Kerr approaches the House of Other Gods. Subject is loitering outside next to a rack of pamphlets.]</p> <p><strong>Temou-Ge:</strong> Excuse me! Hello! Peace to you! [They hold out a pamphlet.]<span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">This pamphlet has been lost, but according to Dr. Douglas it was an Icheyan translation of <em>Bastion of the Holies</em>.</span> I am Temou-Ge-Hwadha of the church of the Second Hytoth. Might you be willing to spare a small donation of blood for the cause of universal salvation? Rakmou-Leusan continues his battle against the great devourers, and the need for blood does not stop.</p> <p><strong>Kerr:</strong> Of course, give me a prick. [Kerr rolls up her right sleeve<span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">Dr. Kerr had significant prior experience with terrestrial Ortothan denominations and regularly emphasized the importance of blood donation as a best-practice means of information gathering, stating in her Orientation Day 2015 panel that "[Ortothans] become real Chatty Cathys when you cooperate, and they won't stop talking until long after you want to leave. Listen, nod along, ask some easy questions, and you'll hear everything you could possibly want."</span>. Temou-Ge swiftly finds an appropriate vein, applies local disinfectant, and begins drawing blood with a hand-held device.]</p> <p><strong>Kerr:</strong> I’m surprised to see you here, friend. I didn’t think the church reached this far.</p> <p><strong>Temou-Ge:</strong> The need for blood does not stop, and so we go where there might be receptive hearts. But I have had precious little success since my arrival, this is a stiff-necked and obstinate people. Hubris! I was warned against it by my hwethon <span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">A senior priest serving as a mentor for clergy-in-training.</span> and yet I played the fool anyway.</p> <p><strong>Kerr:</strong> Is it that bad?</p> <p><strong>Temou-Ge:</strong> When I arrived, I asked the mother of the Great House if I might speak to her people all at once. She assembled a crowd, and I implored them for aid in the great fight, recited the Arguments for the Faith and the War Litany. I thought that invoking the mighty acts of Rakmou-Leusan would be sufficient - it usually is - but do you know what they did? They laughed at me! Laughed at me and said such things as "If this Rakamu is as great a warrior as you say, why is he having so much trouble?" and "Perhaps he should go back to the War Society and train more!" A child, a <em>child</em>, stood up and said that Rakmou is lying, that he could not have come from the First Hytoth because he would have starved from lack of blood before humans were made<span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">The Leusan Hemoparadox, despite all efforts by the Ortothan Orthodoxy to stamp it out, has proven to be a perennial staple of schismatic movements within the church. It is often conjoined with and further fueled by the fact that Species of Interest-002 does not possess blood. See "Our Gods Do Not Bleed: Heresies in the Early Ortothan Church" (Amaz, Adi 2021) for further information.</span>. I tried to explain, but they would not listen, and shouted over me with more mockery and laughter.</p> <p><strong>Kerr:</strong> That sounds terrible. What did you do?"</p> <p><strong>Temou-Ge:</strong> I tried one last appeal, disregarding all apologetics, but they still did not listen. But by then they grew bored of mocking me and departed. On the way out, a woman said that she would have some blood for me the next week. My spirits soared: even if only one in ten hundred hears the message and offers, it is a victory. Perhaps she merely needed some time to prepare her spirit, I thought nothing of the delay. I visited her the next week, and…</p> <p><strong>Kerr:</strong> What happened?</p> <p><strong>Temou-Ge:</strong> She handed me a basket of rags, all crusted with monthly-blood,<span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">Indicating that the woman had stopped taking lòx, likely in an attempt to become pregnant.</span> and laughed at me even harder than the rest!</p> <p><strong>Kerr:</strong> She <em>didn't</em>.</p> <p><strong>Temou-Ge:</strong> She did! A perfect punchline for this disaster!</p> <p>[Temou-Ge finishes taking the blood sample and applies a bandage.]</p> <p><strong>Temou-Ge:</strong> A thousand thanks and blessings, on behalf of the congregation and the Holy Fourth.</p> <p><strong>Kerr:</strong> May his spear be sharpened and his armor gleam bright.</p> </div> <div id="wiki-tab-0-2" style="display:none"> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <td><strong>Subject Name:</strong></td> <td>Tabbassum ibn Falāsifa al-Ḵasāra</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Interviewing Researcher:</strong></td> <td>Dr. Tamahori</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Description:</strong></td> <td>Altered human. ~2.1-2.3 meters tall. Extremely thin, ribs visible. Androgynous facial structure. Skin chalk-white in coloration; feet and shins are black. Fractal sunburst pattern tattooed in red and gold around the heart, where a soft orange glow is visible through the skin. Clothing consists solely of loincloth. Jewelry of gold, obsidian, and lapis lazuli; piercings in ear, nose, and lip of same materials.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Researcher's Notes:</strong></td> <td>Subject encountered by Dr. Tamahori during exploration of the Empty Quarter. See the documentation for SCP-████ for further information.</td> </tr> </table> <p>[Dr. Tamahori emerges onto the main road. Subject is smoking a pipe while perched on the crossguard of a large sword that has been driven into the ground.]</p> <p><strong>Tamahori:</strong> [In Icheya] You’ll blunt the tip, sticking it in the ground like that.</p> <p>[al-Ḵasāra hops off their sword and pulls the weapon out from the ground: the tip has been squared off, and the edge is both blunt and chipped.]</p> <p><strong>al-Ḵasāra:</strong> [In English] Ah, but as you can see, there is no point. [They flourish the sword.] This is the line of…ah, you know the rest. It is a worthless lump of steel I won from an idiot and it is of little consequence. To what do I owe the pleasure of the Dukutannaq's<span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">Icheya; "people of the root cellar" or "people of the potato place".</span> company?</p> <p><strong>Tamahori:</strong> I’m sorry, I’m part of the Society of Celesti-</p> <p><strong>al-Ḵasāra:</strong> If you think that <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/pickman-blank-proposal">parlor trick</a> will fool me, I commend your bravery. I do not, however, recommend trying it again. [al-Ḵasāra dumps the ash out of their pipe.] We're guests of a civilized and decent people, let's follow their example and do proper introductions. I am Tabbassum ibn Falāsifa, known to all as al-Ḵasāra, once of Cordoba and now a gentleman of the road. Peace be upon you, in the name of the most compassionate corpse of God.</p> <p><strong>Tamahori:</strong> Malakai Tamahori, Foundation Department of Anthopology. What gave me away?</p> <p><strong>al-Ḵasāra:</strong> A rich man cannot simply dress as a poor man and think his guise complete.</p> <p><strong>Tamahori:</strong> I guess he can't.</p> <p><strong>al-Ḵasāra:</strong> To pre-emptively answer your question, I've crossed paths with your employer on occasion. Though I think after the first few encounters your superiors decided to give me a wide berth. I'm certain you have some scroll or another about me, tucked away in some musty nook where no one ever goes.</p> <p><strong>Tamahori:</strong> I haven't seen it, if we do.</p> <p>[al-Ḵasāra exhales a cloud of smoke]</p> <p><strong>al-Ḵasāra:</strong> You've come at a bad time, doctor. I'm just about to leave. But, in the interest of fairness, you have until I reach the gate to ask me whatever you want. I know how your people love their questions. At least until you find the answer you don’t like.</p> <p>[al-Ḵasāra shoulders their weapon and begins to walk down the road, with Dr. Tamahori following alongside.]</p> <p><strong>Tamahori:</strong> All right. Why are you here?</p> <p><strong>al-Ḵasāra:</strong> I have some lovers in the House, and stopped over for a while before I return to my trade.</p> <p><strong>Tamahori:</strong> And what's your trade?</p> <p><strong>al-Ḵasāra:</strong> The practice of brute violence.</p> <p><strong>Tamahori:</strong> Against who?</p> <p><strong>al-Ḵasāra:</strong> Who is it not against? The world is awash in fools clawing and biting their way to power. I perch in the upper rungs of the ladder and kick them back down. Sometimes the message is not clear enough and I have to start cutting off fingers. Still they persist, forever chasing godhood in distant and dream-wreathed Al-Gáyḍa.</p> <p><strong>Tamahori:</strong> Could you elaborate at all on that?</p> <p><strong>al-Ḵasāra:</strong> Each step along the spiral path brings one closer to godhood and further from humanity. Over and over again they think "this time, I will succeed", and over and over again they fail. Perfection cannot exist, it cannot be grasped in this world. Every path to it is a dead end, and those who survive to completion of their great work will only find themselves backed into a throne they cannot escape. All the rest die. Perhaps they become a monster first.</p> <p><strong>Tamahori:</strong> And you're the one who kills them.</p> <p>[al-Ḵasāra smiles]</p> <p><strong>al-Ḵasāra:</strong> As it is said; should you ever find God along the road, strike Him down.</p> <p><strong>Tamahori:</strong> This Al-Gáyḍa you mentioned, what is it?</p> <p><strong>al-Ḵasāra:</strong> How much numerology do you know? Likely a good deal of sevens and fives, but the number for today is four. Four compass points, four divine cities; You stand in one of them, the City of Stone. Then there is the <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-7005">City of Light</a> and the City of Rust, each forever eating the tail of the other. Last there is Al-Gáyḍa, the City on the Shore, the city of hopes and dreams and sickened things.</p> <p>[al-Ḵasāra and Tamahori arrive at the Broken Gate]</p> <p><strong>al-Ḵasāra:</strong> And now our time is up. Goodbye for now, Doctor. I'm certain I'll meet your people again.</p> <p>[al-Ḵasāra swings their sword through a series of long arcs before cutting off their own head. They vanish in a simultaneous lightning strike.]</p> </div> </div> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ OZONE.dom.onDomReady(function(){ var tabViewbcb06e728779bfc75fb94e30d2c4dfe7 = new YAHOO.widget.TabView('wiki-tabview-bcb06e728779bfc75fb94e30d2c4dfe7'); }, "dummy-ondomready-block"); //]]> </script><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <h3 id="toc33"><span><strong>3.2 Additional Interviews</strong></span></h3> <script src="https://d3g0gp89917ko0.cloudfront.net/v--4b961b7cc327/common--javascript/yahooui/tabview-min.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <div class="yui-navset" id="wiki-tabview-f10a81eeeb5c81ef95b16ffcb577d2ce"> <ul class="yui-nav"> <li class="selected"><a href="javascript:;"><em>Additional Interview A</em></a></li> <li><a href="javascript:;"><em>Additional Interview B</em></a></li> <li><a href="javascript:;"><em>Additional Interview C</em></a></li> </ul> <div class="yui-content"> <div id="wiki-tab-0-0"> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <td><strong>Subject Name:</strong></td> <td>"Lady Yasuke"<span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">An appellation used by the research team with the subject's approval; real name unknown.</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Interviewing Researcher:</strong></td> <td>Dr. Douglas</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Description:</strong></td> <td>Woman of unknown ethnicity, though likely of a Bantu people. Age unknown. Large scar dominates the left half of her face; cheek was torn and did not fully close during recovery.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Researcher's Notes:</strong></td> <td>Arrived in Anxeqaamat 10-15 years ago and has remained as a special guest of the Great House. Known to the inhabitants of the Sun and River Districts as a serious, distant woman of few words. This statement constitutes the most meaningful direct interaction the research team had with her.</td> </tr> </table> <p><strong>Yasuke:</strong> I do not know where I was born, nor what my mother named me. If I ever knew, I lost it long ago and now only our brother Death knows. Perhaps he will tell me, at the end. But it doesn't matter. What people call me, that is my name. If they have none for me, I have no name at all. You know me as Yasuke, and so I am.</p> <p><strong>Yasuke:</strong> Your people do have the story right, at least the part they know: I was once a servant of a priest, and later I was a retainer of Oda Nobunaga. When he was betrayed, I fled to the mountains. They had called me an animal when they thought I would not hear them, but in those years I truly lived as a beast. I shed my clothes, I lost my speech, I chased down deer with nothing but bare feet and a rusted blade. The mountains are poor teachers of humanity, but excellent tutors of sword law; By the time I learned how to be human again, I could kill thirty men before drawing my blade.</p> <p><strong>Yasuke:</strong> When at last I came down from the mountains, fifty years had passed and I had grown no older. The world was no better. I offered my sword to Amakusa Shirō and served as his retainer through his war. We broke the siege of Hara Castle and fought the shogun's men to a standstill. I do not know if that little domain still stands. I hope that it does. It was never as peaceful as we had wished, but… if it has fallen, then at least this House still stands.</p> <p><strong>Douglas:</strong> And what brought you here?</p> <p><strong>Yasuke:</strong> I was tired. I <em>am</em> tired.</p> <p>[She holds up her right hand, letting her sleeve fall down and revealing an iron manacle with a single link of chain]</p> <p><strong>Yasuke:</strong> This will be the last chain to be broken. And this… [She pats the larger of her two swords; its scabbard is wrapped in red string and ofuda]…This will be the sword that will kill its maker. If it is the last thing to be done in all of time, so must it be. But there are more, always more, crawling up out of hell. Strike one down and three more come to feast on his corpse.</p> <p>[She pauses.]</p> <p><strong>Yasuke:</strong> There comes a time in every task, when one must either rest or die. I chose to rest.</p> </div> <div id="wiki-tab-0-1" style="display:none"> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <td><strong>Subject Name:</strong></td> <td>Dèzha Toryis of the Bharsûmata</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Interviewing Researcher:</strong></td> <td>Dr. Douglas</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Description:</strong></td> <td>Non-human humanoid. Skin is wrinkled, hairless, and rust-red in coloration. Thick layer of insulating blubber.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Researcher's Notes:</strong></td> <td>Subject is royal daughter (Zhèddaq-kil) of the Bharsû city state of Ey'leyium, as well as priestess of Yssu.</td> </tr> </table> <p><strong>Toryis:</strong> We had barely cleared the port of Kluryos when our bad luck hit. The lighthouse had cleared our way and seen us off, but disturbances in the winds carried us just a finger off-course - disasterous with these distances. We had to make up the difference by our own power, and while the ship's engine was strong, we had only so much fuel for the boiler. The sailors called the entire journey cursed by my presense, and openly so. Their respect for my father, even if it was just lip service, did not extend to me. The priestesses of Yssu are not well-loved among the common-folk. They see us as haughty, meddlesome, ignorant and alienated. In most circumstances, that's a fair assessment.</p> <p><strong>Douglas:</strong> And you said you were here on a scholarly mission, correct?</p> <p><strong>Toryis:</strong> Yes. My homeland is too far away for feasible military or mercantile alliance, so our trade must be in knowledge. Not many in the senate or my own order felt it worth the cost, which severely limited my funds. Likely for the best - the fashions of the palace are consistently only in novelty and jealousy. If I return with too impressive of a gift, there'll be a dozen ships by this time next year.</p> <p><strong>Douglas:</strong> I won't tell them if you won't.</p> <p><strong>Toryis:</strong> "For this winter, sloth-fur is in!" [Snorting laughter] I shall not say a word. If they read my codex at all, they'll surely be bored with it soon and go back bickering over my father's countless little wars.</p> <p><strong>Douglas:</strong> That's for the best. I am interested in seeing your ship, though; is it able to sail the river as well as the sea, or did you have to take a smaller craft?</p> <p><strong>Toryis:</strong> Oh! I'm sorry, I think I may have used the wrong word earlier. My ship isn't on the river at all, it's…</p> <p>[She looks to the starlit sky and points out a dim, steadily moving point of light.]</p> <p><strong>Toryis:</strong> There it is, the <em>Tuvya</em>. My true body and the sailors are all up there, sleeping until it is time to return.</p> <p><strong>Douglas:</strong> [In English] Huh. I'll be damned.</p> </div> <div id="wiki-tab-0-2" style="display:none"> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <td><strong>Subject Name:</strong></td> <td>Ama Xakana, Apu Ngondiya</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Interviewing Researcher:</strong></td> <td>Dr. Douglas</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Description:</strong></td> <td>Mid to late 50s. Mixed sapiens-neanderthal lineage for both. Skin dark, eyes blue-grey, hair red-brown.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Researcher's Notes:</strong></td> <td>The clan mother and father as well as dual tsalego of the Great House; caretakers of the sacred grove and cave at the summit of the hill and officients of the Uganugurrit and its renewal.</td> </tr> </table> <p><strong>Douglas:</strong> If you could give me one message to bring back to my people, what would you say?</p> <p>[Ama Xakana closes her eyes and puffs on her pipe.]</p> <p><strong>Xakana:</strong> That we are still here. Too many pilgrims come to us and act as if we have faded away into the sunset, that we are some memory of what came before. Do they think that time has stopped for us here? That we do not change as all things change? We are still here. We live. We endure. We go onward. The road is long and the way is difficult, but we are still here.</p> <p><strong>Ngodiya:</strong> [Nodding] Mmm. She speaks the truth. Many have forgotten us, and so they come to us to chase the dreams in their own head. They say they seek tsale, but they get frustrated because they look at the world backwards. They see what they think the world should be, and force the world to fit in a basket too small for it. To have tsale is to know what the world is, and then to decide how to proceed. They are so focused on finding the past that they cannot see the now, and so they leave disappointed.</p> <p><strong>Xakana:</strong> There is no return to yesterday except in dreams. Dreams are pleasant things, but they flee with the dawn. To always be looking behind you is a sickness of the spirit.</p> <p><strong>Ngondiya:</strong> And not one easily healed.</p> <p><strong>Xakana:</strong> This is what we will say to your people.</p> <p><strong>Douglas:</strong> Thank you. I'll make sure they hear it.</p> </div> </div> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ OZONE.dom.onDomReady(function(){ var tabViewf10a81eeeb5c81ef95b16ffcb577d2ce = new YAHOO.widget.TabView('wiki-tabview-f10a81eeeb5c81ef95b16ffcb577d2ce'); }, "dummy-ondomready-block"); //]]> </script><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <div style="border:solid 1px #999999; background:#eae9e9; padding:5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"> <h4 id="toc34"><span>Researcher Statement: Ama Kubeya</span></h4> <hr/> <div style="font-size: 85%;"> <div class="fonts-display"><span class="mono-font">Dr. Dominic Douglas</span></div> </div> <br/> Ama Kubeya arrived on the back of great <strong><span style="color: sienna">honey-eater</span></strong> a few days before the new year<span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">Locally celebrated on the vernal equinox.</span>. She had barely dismounted when the children rushed out to greet her. They streamed out through the Sun Gate, cheering and laughing and shouting “Ama! Ama is here!” She sat down there in the road and they gathered around her like clouds around a mountain, clamoring to show her with charcoal drawings, new toys, lost teeth. A few of the adventurous ones tried climbing up onto her shoulders, and she let them try. <p>The adults kept their distance, but made no effort to stop the children from going to see her. I asked Ama Xakana where Kubeya’s scars had come from, and she said only “When the <strong><span style="color: sienna">brown one</span></strong> hears the cry of her child, the hunter dies.”</p> <p>I understood what she meant and said nothing else. A girl no older than five came to the front of the pack and offered the Mother of the Mountain a corn husk doll. Delighted, Ama Kubeya held it aloft in scarred brown fingers as thick as my wrist and danced it along in the air.</p> <p>A while later, a tsalego and their apprentice came to the gate, both in full regalia. They shooed away the children and sprinkled Ama Kubeya with water from a pine branch. I couldn’t make out what prayers were said. Not many in any case; it was a very short rite. They departed as soon as it was done, but Ama Kubeya remained outside the gate.</p> <p>When I asked Ama Xakana why Kubeya had stayed outside the House, she told me “If all the water in the sea were blood, it would still be only a single drop of what she has shed. And she will shed far more than that by the time her task is done.”</p> <p>Ama Kubeya stayed for a few days, never passing beyond the Sun Gate, and then left during the night.</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <h3 id="toc35"><span><strong>3.3 Selected Narratives</strong></span></h3> <p>A complete listing of transcribed narratives can be found in the SCP-8225 Story Database.</p> <script src="https://d3g0gp89917ko0.cloudfront.net/v--4b961b7cc327/common--javascript/yahooui/tabview-min.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <div class="yui-navset" id="wiki-tabview-f29b1fe8157f3da83e0aa63f1ecc4772"> <ul class="yui-nav"> <li class="selected"><a href="javascript:;"><em>How the World was Made 1</em></a></li> <li><a href="javascript:;"><em>How the World was Made 2</em></a></li> <li><a href="javascript:;"><em>How the World was Made 3</em></a></li> <li><a href="javascript:;"><em>How the World was Made 4</em></a></li> <li><a href="javascript:;"><em>How the Eshannu Came to the House</em></a></li> <li><a href="javascript:;"><em>A Story About Power</em></a></li> <li><a href="javascript:;"><em>A Story Told by Two Old Women While Grinding Corn</em></a></li> <li><a href="javascript:;"><em>Pending Additions</em></a></li> </ul> <div class="yui-content"> <div id="wiki-tab-0-0"> <h4 id="toc36"><span>How the World was Made</span></h4> <p><strong><em>As told by Paiya, tsalego of Willow House</em></strong></p> <p>Long ago the world was empty and very dark, and nothing lived there. There was no sun and no moon, only the stars, and they were very far away. The Seven Great Stars said to each other "we have sat still for too long; let's go down and walk about the sky, where there is more room for us", and so they did. They found that they liked traveling across the sky more than sitting among on the banks of the Great River, and so established a new domain for themselves.</p> <p>But one of them grew tired of wandering the sky, and left the company of the others. He became the Sun, and his wife the Moon followed him. He gathered together a great many stones and great piles of dirt, and said "I will make a garden here, full of good and growing things."</p> <p>Now, when the Seven Great Stars came down from the heavens and made their domain in the sky, many others came with them. They went to the Sun and said "We will help you in making your garden, for we wish to see it made well." And so they did.</p> <p>First there were the Kalosuu'ata, who sang the pattern of the world. Then came the Giants, Angada, and his thousand-thousand sons; they worked for seven ages to shape the world out of clay according to the pattern woven by the Kalosuu'ata. When they were done they were very tired, and they went down below the earth to sleep. This is where earthquakes come from and why some mountains far away breathe fire; Angada and his sons are having bad dreams.</p> <p>Many little stars came down as well. When the Giants were done with their work, the little stars breathed themselves into the world and life in abundance filled the garden; all manner of plants sprung from the ground, and there were beasts of the land, and of the air, and of the sea.</p> <p>But the Sun found that he could not take care of his garden; he'd burn it down if he got too close, being so hot. The moon could not take care of it either, for she could only see it at night, and she was often too hungry to think about it.</p> <p>This is when Xanda the serpent, who had been sleeping in the branches of a great tree, said to the Sun "My sister Tsimuye and I, and our sibling Udannu, will look after the world in your stead. We will care for it as you have cared for it, and see that it does not come to ruin."</p> <p>They spoke at length for some time more, and the Sun found no ill intent in the serpent or his sister. Udannu, of course, had virtue beyond questioning. And so the Sun granted them the care of the world and returned to his place in the sky, where he might protect his garden from the jealousy of the Five Great Stars and the gods of the great darkness.</p> <p>Later, when people emerged from the red clay of the earth, Tsimeye taught them how to use tools; Xanda taught them of tsale and of how to recognize good from evil; And Udannu kept watch through the night.</p> <p>This is how we tell it.</p> </div> <div id="wiki-tab-0-1" style="display:none"> <p><strong><em>As told by Lu'agan of Oak House</em></strong></p> <p>Before the sun and moon, when there were only dark waters, the great dragon Senyana laid an egg in the depths. The Great Star breathed life into the egg, and out came Ngonna'e the turtle. Ngonna'e swam into the depths and brought up dirt on his shell, and out of the dirt came all living things. But the world was still dark, and so it was decided that the Ferret would go and steal fire from the Great Star. This was easy for Ferret, who was cleverest of the animals, but the fire burnt his paws and his face as he brought it back. But when he did, the other animals said "Look at what you have done, Ferret! The powers of the night can see your fire, and they are jealous of it. They will come and take it with their warriors."</p> <p>Ferret, who was very boastful, said "Let them come - I am faster and more clever than they are." This was true, but the powers of the night had many more warriors than Ferret could outwit. No matter how many fell into his traps and tricks, more would come, until they had warriors marching around the entirety of the world, looking for the flame.</p> <p>The animals fled, then. They built canoes for themselves and fled from Ngonna'e by night. The fire of the Great Star was split among those selected by lots. Many of them were caught and killed by the powers of the night, and many more were never heard from again. But we know of some who lived: the brothers Elder Ape and Younger Ape, who built a fast canoe; the white elephant, who was so vast that she could wade across the sea as if it were a puddle; raven, who flew in the black between the stars; cat, who was caught eight times but not on the ninth; snake, who shed his skin and slipped from their grasp; the <strong><span style="color: sienna">shaggy one</span></strong>, who cannot be killed; dog, who could run without growing tired.</p> <p>That is how we tell it.</p> </div> <div id="wiki-tab-0-2" style="display:none"> <p><strong><em>As told by Dza Doshak, a guest of the House</em></strong></p> <p>Manyudoshai, who sleeps forever by the drumming of Shikarala and dreams all things into being, rolled over in slumber and dreamed anew. The old age passed away, and the great powers of the sky and the depths were remade, and the age in which we now live came into being. When this dream has run its course Manyudoshai shall turn once more, and all will be made again. So is how it was to be, and will always have been.</p> </div> <div id="wiki-tab-0-3" style="display:none"> <p><strong><em>As told by Jihraiu, a guest of the House</em></strong></p> <p>Kpofa Daguula grew bored and masturbated into the empty sky. Transforming into a woman, she ate the seed and became pregnant. She then gave birth to the Earth, Moon and Sun. But there was disagreement between them over who was most favored of Kpofa Daguula, and in rage and jealousy they tore apart the body of their father-mother. From the body came the 365 myriads of demons we call the gbakaj koru. They devoured the body of Kpofa Daguula and were not satisfied.</p> <p>Earth said "I will make people to fight them", and so made people out of clay. But they were overcome.</p> <p>Sun said "I will grant them my fire", and so gave the people weapons of light. Still they were overcome.</p> <p>Moon said "I will grant them my magic," and so gave the people mighty spells. Still they were overcome.</p> <p>The people cried out for aid, but the Earth had grown sick, the Sun had grown distant, and the Moon had gone mad. They turned to each other and said "It is time now, sisters and brothers, to make peace with Death our kinsman, for we shall not endure the night."</p> <p>But one among them said "I am the herald of the Bringer of Good Things, who comes to heal the world. Give me one more night, and they shall arrive with the dawn, and all will be made well."</p> <p>Thinking him a fool, the people paid him no mind, but neither did they stop him from speaking. If they died tonight or tomorrow, what then is the difference?</p> <p>It is still night, my friends. I do not know when dawn will come, but we have not died yet.</p> </div> <div id="wiki-tab-0-4" style="display:none"> <p><strong><em>As told by No'alu, tsalego of River House</em></strong></p> <p>Long ago and longer still, there was an age of great famine in the world. The soil was sick, and likewise the air and water. Nothing grew in the land, and the whole of the world was cold and dark.</p> <p>The tsalego of that age convened a council of the wisest among them. For seven days and seven nights they consulted the bones, the stars, and the spirits. At daybreak of the seventh day, they emerged from their longhouse and said "Hear us, o peoples! We have been granted a sign! See now, the star that rises in the east? It shall be our guide. The path is clear and the road is hard. We must endure it."</p> <p>And so we followed the star. Onward, through gnawing cold and starving years. Onward, across the ice. Forward, into the night, with bloodied feet and frozen hands. Forward, with the hunters at our heels. The star no longer guided us, and still we went forth. For twelve generations we endured, until at last the road ended in <strong><span style="color: #f19a3e">this land where the sun meets the moon</span></strong>.</p> <p>That is how we tell it. Other peoples will tell you of their roads.</p> </div> <div id="wiki-tab-0-5" style="display:none"> <p><strong><em>As told by Badu of Red Deer House</em></strong></p> <p>A student of the Tumbling Way asked his teacher: <em>Isanda</em>, I am curious. In all the world, who is the strongest?"</p> <p>His teacher, who had been attempting to enjoy his smoking pipe as the student chopped firewood, answered thus: "You have, perhaps inadvertently, stumbled across one of the seven stupid questions. The answer is your mother and mine, Ama Kubeya. None may stand against her and live."</p> <p>"Not even the king across the sea?" asked the student.</p> <p>"No, not even he. She would smite him dead with a single blow," said his teacher.</p> <p>Unshaken from his line of questioning, the student continued: "That may be true, but what if it is as the philosophers say, that all things are infinite in form and are themselves emanations of greater infinities?"</p> <p>"Then she would strike him down with infinite force, and he would die infinitely. It would be a great deal of extra work for the same result," said his teacher.</p> <p>The student continued: "But what of those who are said to change the very world by thought or word?"</p> <p>At this, his teacher spat on the ground and rubbed at his temple, saying: "Are you purposefully being obtuse, or are you simply revealing new layers of stupidity that you already possessed? Ama Kubyea, your mother and mine, can be neither defeated nor broken."</p> <p>"But if such power is hers, why has she not exercised it?" the student cried out in frustration.</p> <p>"Would you rather see the world destroyed in the name of entertaining stupid questions? She could tear the Black Crown from <strong><span style="color: #982f1f">his</span></strong> head and bludgeon him to death, as if it were no more than a sharpened rock. This would come at the cost of all that she loves, and the whole world, and her own self. She could do it: no one else would survive. Any idiot can come to possess great power, and thus it is of little value. The wisdom to use it well is much more difficult to attain."</p> <p>Taking an egg from the chicken coop, the teacher handed it to his student and said: "Now make a fist and strike me with a killing blow, but do not let it break."</p> <p>The student took the egg, and then swung with his left fist which held nothing. His teacher had expected this maneuver, however, and cast the student sprawling onto the ground. The egg flew up into the air and the teacher caught it as it fell.</p> <p>“If one holds something precious in their hand, they ought to be careful not to grip it too tightly," the teacher said, placing the egg back in its nest. "And for wasting my time with this foolishness, one hundred sets of the Laughing Crane."</p> </div> <div id="wiki-tab-0-6" style="display:none"> <p><strong><em>As told by Kima of Willow House</em></strong><br/> The <strong><span style="color: #003b36">queen with no name</span></strong> was a thief of children. Not because she liked children, you see, she did not like children one bit. Nor because she wanted children, for she had many of her own and disliked all of them. She stole children because it hurt people, and it pleased her to do so. She sent her servants out to snatch up children who stayed out too late or explored too deep in the woods, and made sure each time that the parents would hear the cries of their stolen sons and daughters. When our ancestors learned of this - oh, five or so great-grandmothers back, or so I heard it - they demanded she cease: when she ignored their pleas, they wove a great magic and cursed her with a powerful qama. Thus she became bearer of the name “<strong><span style="color: #aa4465">Mother of Them All</span></strong>”, a name too great to bear, and in punishment she was sealed away deep in a secret place.</p> <p><strong><em>As told by Toyo of Willow House</em></strong><br/> Pah! Don't listen to that doddering old biddy. The <strong><span style="color: #003b36">queen with no name</span></strong> was someone else, in some other story. I’ll tell you that one later. The <strong><span style="color: #aa4465">Mother of Them All</span></strong> was formed from the thoughts of infants, you see, that is why she has no face and is all bosom. Infants are not very wise and do not see things clearly, so she is not well-formed and possesses no traits of a good woman. That is why she has no mind in her head or soul in her lungs. She is too simple of a thing to know how people are supposed to be, she doesn’t even know that people get old! That is why she breaks the taboo, she does not know.</p> </div> <div id="wiki-tab-0-7" style="display:none"> <p>The following narratives have been whitelisted for translation and inclusion.</p> <ul> <li><strong>Chiche and Tungguk<span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">Flying squirrel and ground sloth, respectively.</span> Cause Problems for Everyone</strong> - A farce about a complicated and ultimately ineffectual attempt to steal honey from the Queen of Bees.</li> <li><strong>How Yama Crossed the River</strong> - A story detailing the origins of the kokyo'anga<span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">The third gender and accompanying school of tsalego in Amatànnaq culture.</span> and the defeat of the monster Fingernails-for-Teeth.</li> <li><strong>Lus-Lus and the Missing Mask</strong> - A popular puzzle-story about an eccentric tsalego who bumbles his way through a mystery. Extensive audience participation is expected.</li> <li><strong>The Black Canoe</strong> - A horror story about a monster that plies Te'otakana with the titular man-eating vehicle.</li> <li><strong>When Rain Came to the House</strong> - Three-night performance where the end of the Grandfather Drought is weighed against the Dandelion clan father's escalating personal crisis.</li> <li><strong>The Twelve Lovers of Wide-Hipped-Woman</strong> - A bawdy comedy of errors about the competition for the affection of a renowned beauty.</li> <li><strong>Saga of the Sky-House</strong> - Dr. Douglas' adaptation of the <em>Star Wars</em> films into an Amatànnaq cultural context, with commentary. (Transcription currently on hold due to potential violation of Foundation-Coalition treaty.)</li> <li><strong>How The Law was Made</strong> - The account of the war with the <strong><span style="color: green">ancients</span></strong> and how it was resolved in the creation of the Uganugurrit.</li> <li><strong>How Choma went to the Moon and brought back Lòx, and how she fought the Bloody-Cunt Demon</strong> - Myth-cycle told in full over five nights, and more commonly as an abbreviated single-night performance.</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ OZONE.dom.onDomReady(function(){ var tabViewf29b1fe8157f3da83e0aa63f1ecc4772 = new YAHOO.widget.TabView('wiki-tabview-f29b1fe8157f3da83e0aa63f1ecc4772'); }, "dummy-ondomready-block"); //]]> </script> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <hr/> <h2 id="toc37"><span><strong>4. Expedition 40/7 Inquest Documentation</strong></span></h2> <hr/> <p>Excerpts from Dr. Douglas's after-action inquest interviews have been provided at Dr. Douglas' request.</p> <script src="https://d3g0gp89917ko0.cloudfront.net/v--4b961b7cc327/common--javascript/yahooui/tabview-min.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <div class="yui-navset" id="wiki-tabview-2f8627b25015f1081d34d5c62ee33423"> <ul class="yui-nav"> <li class="selected"><a href="javascript:;"><em>Personnel Recovery</em></a></li> <li><a href="javascript:;"><em>Interview Log Part 1</em></a></li> <li><a href="javascript:;"><em>Interview Log Part 2</em></a></li> <li><a href="javascript:;"><em>Interview Log Part 3 (Follow-Up Statement)</em></a></li> <li><a href="javascript:;"><em>Interview Log Part 4</em></a></li> </ul> <div class="yui-content"> <div id="wiki-tab-0-0"> <p>The following call was made by Dr. Douglas to Foundation Field Dispatch Office 154 at 11:04 AM PST, 27/OCT/2018. It is the first contact with the Expedition 40/7 research team since its departure.</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Dispatch:</strong> Spicy Crust Pizzeria.</p> <p><strong>Douglas:</strong> Uh, yeah, I'd like to place an order for delivery.</p> <p><strong>Dispatch:</strong> Roger that, what's your order?</p> <p><strong>Douglas:</strong> Half sausage and mushroom, half buffalo chicken. Medium, please. And an order of five-alarm wings. 12 piece.</p> <p><strong>Dispatch:</strong> That's medium half sausage and mushroom, half buffalo chicken with a 12 piece wings with five-alarm sauce, correct?</p> <p><strong>Douglas:</strong> That's correct.</p> <p><strong>Dispatch:</strong> Do you have a rewards card with us?</p> <p><strong>Douglas:</strong> Uh, yeah, hold on…card number is 553-404-826.</p> <p><strong>Dispatch:</strong> Address for delivery?</p> <p><strong>Douglas:</strong> Uh….███ █████████ ███████.</p> <p><strong>Dispatch:</strong> Roger that, will be about fifteen, twenty minutes.</p> </blockquote> <p>Dr. Douglas was retrieved at the pick-up point at 11:33 AM and delivered to the Site-46 infirmary, where he was treated for exhaustion, acute malnutrition, and dehydration.</p> </div> <div id="wiki-tab-0-1" style="display:none"> <p><strong>Date:</strong> 09.NOV.2018<br/> <strong>Interview Subject:</strong> Dr. Dominic Douglas<br/> <strong>Interviewer:</strong> Riyan Banerjee</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Banerjee:</strong> Hey Dom, great to see you! Love the beard.</p> <p><strong>Douglas:</strong> Thanks. They're big fashion in the House, so I figured I might as well let it grow out.</p> <p><strong>Banerjee:</strong> Looks great on you. Help yourself to the donuts, by the way.</p> <p><strong>Douglas:</strong> Can't, sorry. Too much sugar, makes me sick to my stomach anymore.</p> <p><strong>Banerjee:</strong> Ah, fair enough. I'll just put them in the break room when we're done.</p> <p>[Banerjee pushes the box off to the side.]</p> <p><strong>Banerjee:</strong> How's it feel to be back? Now that you're out of infirmary.</p> <p><strong>Douglas:</strong> The first thing I saw after walking five hundred miles and sleeping for eighteen hours was an ad for car insurance. I visited the house of the gods and came back to a commercial for fucking State Farm.</p> <p><strong>Banerjee:</strong> They do get annoying, don't they? In any case, we can start whenever you're ready.</p> <p><strong>Douglas:</strong> I didn't kill them.</p> <p><strong>Banerjee:</strong> No one's accusing you of that, Dom. We just want to know what happened.</p> <p>[Douglas sighs.]</p> <p><strong>Douglas:</strong> Right, right…I've barely been back for two weeks and this place already makes me want to jump out of my skin and sprint out into the hills. How did I ever live like this? Being afraid of the worst thing happening every second of every day? How do any of us live like this?</p> <p><strong>Banerjee:</strong> We can start when you're ready.</p> <p><strong>Douglas:</strong> Have you ever seen a recall trance in person?</p> <p><strong>Banerjee:</strong> I haven't, but I have seen and heard recordings of them.</p> <p><strong>Douglas:</strong> Just checking. It freaks some people out. You have the key phrases ready?</p> <p><strong>Banerjee:</strong> I have them right here.</p> <p><strong>Douglas:</strong> All right.</p> <p>[Douglas closes his eyes and begins a series of pre-recall breathing exercises]</p> <p><strong>Douglas:</strong> Ready.</p> <p><strong>Banerjee:</strong> Recall trigger CORAL OVERTURE SIGNATORY</p> <p>[Douglas spasms suddenly, and then relaxes. His eyes remain closed.]</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><em>It's early September. The summer has been hotter than usual, and the rains are still weeks away. The elephants haven't come yet.</em></p> <p><em>I hear the alarm bell in the distance. A steady hammer beat - dong dong dong dong dong dong dong dong. A cry goes up and is carried through the streets. Warband at the Stone Gate, Warband at the Stone Gate!</em></p> <p><em>Allison sees me through the crowd and pushes through. She's panting, must have sprinted here.</em></p> <p><strong>Kerr:</strong> Where's Malakai?</p> <p><strong>Douglas:</strong> I thought he was helping fix that one house down by the river.</p> <p><strong>Kerr:</strong> Shit. Okay. We'll find him on the way.</p> <p><em>We head south through the River Quarter. A half-dozen members of the War Society jog past us with spears and clubs. No one seems to know where to go or what to do. We find Malakai as he's wandering through River, looking for us.</em></p> <p><em>The Stone Gate opens onto a wide, flat grassy area before it hits the trees. The sun is beating down, we're sweating like pigs. A crowd has gathered around the gate, so we end up climbing on top of a building to get a better view.</em></p> <p><em>Two ranks of soldiers, maybe fifty total. Metal armor, metal spearheads, metal shields. Helmets with red horsehair plumes. A crimson banner displaying an icon of a seven-barbed wheel with the points facing inward. One of them has ridden out his horse - no, not a horse, it has horns. An okapi? - and is standing under a green flag with some white symbol on it, midway between the soldiers and the gate. He has an aide holding an umbrella for him.</em></p> <p><strong>Kerr:</strong> <em>Fuck!</em> Shit fuck damn piss <em>cunt!</em></p> <p><strong>Douglas:</strong> What's wrong, who are they?</p> <p><strong>Kerr:</strong> Dhamaughr.</p> <p><strong>Tamahori:</strong> What?</p> <p><strong>Douglas:</strong> Daevites.</p> <p><strong>Tamahori:</strong> <em>Shit.</em></p> <p><em>Ama Xakana and Apu Ngondiya are down there now, with the other clan parents and tsalego, and some members of the War Society. They're speaking with the Dhamaughr emmissary, but they're much too far away for us to make out anything.</em></p> <p><strong>Tamahori:</strong> How fucked are we?</p> <p><strong>Kerr:</strong> They're not the main army. That second emblem on the main banner, the four-winged bird, that's for a light exploratory division. They're here to plant a flag, put it on a map, and clear the road for the tax man and the new governor.</p> <p><em>We all know what comes afterward.</em></p> <p><strong>Douglas:</strong> Could we beat them?</p> <p><strong>Kerr:</strong> Let's say they have three hundred forty-three troops, a full compliment. About a third of them will be light cavalry, the rest infantry. Going by the armor style, they're late Imperial, which means that there should be one arquebus per seven soldiers, and one thaumaturge for every forty-nine.<span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">For a full overview of Dhamaughr numeraology, please see <em>Dominion of the Seven Powers of Heaven</em> (Bogart, Valerie, 2012).</span> The auxillaries are wildcards, there's no telling what sort of monsters they have on leashes back at the main camp. They won't have artillery, but they might have explosives.</p> <p><strong>Kerr:</strong> Between the War Society, the Hunting Lodge and volunteers, we could match them for numbers. We know the environment. But they have us beat in everything else: discipline, experience, equipment, and willingness to kill.</p> <p><em>Allison trails off, rubs her eyes with one hand.</em></p> <p><strong>Kerr:</strong> It'll be a massacre.</p> <p><strong>Tamahori:</strong> We could run, go hide in the forest.</p> <p><strong>Kerr:</strong> I'm certain they're already fanning out to pin us inside the House.</p> <p><em>Down in the field, the negotiations split up. The parties return to their respective sides.</em></p> <p><strong>Douglas:</strong> Looks like they're done talking.</p> <p><em>We climb down from the house, push our way through the crowd. Ama Xakana is calling for a meeting at the Great House, a war council. We aren't able to get to any of the people who had spoken to the emissary.</em></p> </div> </div> <div id="wiki-tab-0-2" style="display:none"> <div class="blockquote"> <p><em>The Great House is filled to the beams. Every available space is filled with someone, and sometimes two. Worried whispers cascade through the crowd. Ama Xakana takes the floor, pounds her staff of office on the floorboards like a drum.</em></p> <p><strong>Xakana:</strong> The party at the Stone Gate represent the King of the Black Crown. Their war-captain has come to us with an offer: that empty buildings within the House are granted to his warriors, who will station themselves here. He offers protection from the enemies of the King, in exchange for yearly gifts of tribute. He has given us until noon tomorrow to return with an answer.</p> <p><em>Worry turns to outrage. Nothing sensible can be made out of the shouting. She pounds her staff again, calls for silence with the iron firmness of a woman who has raised five children.</em></p> <p><strong>Xakana:</strong> He has given us his offer, and I am certain that he does not make it in friendship. If you have counsel, now is the time.</p> <p><em>One by one, speakers are called to the floor. There are calls for restraint, calls for further negotiations, calls to refuse and do nothing, calls to flee into the forest, calls to stand and fight. Time seems to stop in the sweltering press of bodies. Eventually Allison is able to get down to the floor.</em></p> <p><strong>Kerr:</strong> Those men outside the Stone Gate, they are known in my homeland and my people have fought against them before. Know this: if you fight, they will kill you. If you agree to their demands, they will send more warriors. They will demand more tribute. They will bring their laws with them, and under their laws they will punish you. They will cut off hands for a crust of bread, they will tear out tongues for speaking as your ancestors spoke, they will gouge out eyes for daring to look those who claim to be your masters in their face. They will ban you from your sacred places, and then they will tear them down. They will trample your gardens into the dirt and sow poison in the soil. They will take your children away and teach them to hate you. They will find those who resist, and they will break them as example to others. And they will never be done. They will put their foot upon your neck and press until you are dead, or until you learn to love your enslavement.</p> <p><em>Even Ama Xakana has trouble quieting the crowd after that. Allison stays there and answers questions and is called up three more times after that.</em></p> <p><em>Hours pass, though it doesn't feel like it. Several people collapse from the heat and have to be carried out into fresh air. The council goes in fearful circles, hoping to find some hole in Allison's story, some possible way out. There is none. Some of the clan parents and a few tsalegos try to talk her down, claiming that it could not be as bad as she described, that no human being could do such things. She does not budge. The necessity of fighting becomes apparent and then inescapable. Volunteers step forward. Message-birds are sent out in every direction, hoping to find any allies who might reach the House in time.</em></p> <p>By moonrise, we have gathered maybe a hundred and fifty people to fight. Noteworthy among them: Lady Yasuke. Chòndu'ang. Mashu of Dandelion and Gibo of Red Deer, both of the War Society. Kyatang of the Hunters Lodge. They pick their companions from the volunteers.</p> <p>The moon rises. There's a commotion at the doors. A shushèngo enters, wearing the chitin armor grown by his people. A chaameya missing half her left ear follows him. He speaks enough Icheya to share his story; he is Rth, his companion is Ssathassha. Monster hunters by trade, who had been approaching the House to rest and resupply when a message bird found them. They say that the enemy has placed soldiers on the roads around the House and has even crossed the river to close off the east, though their net is not impenetrable. Escape might still be possible for the swift and the clever.</p> <p>The night goes on. We catch a few hours of sleep. The people of the House prepare.</p> </div> </div> <div id="wiki-tab-0-3" style="display:none"> <div style="border:solid 1px #999999; background:#f2f2c2; padding:5px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h4 id="toc38"><span>NOTICE FROM THE FOUNDATION RECORDS AND INFORMATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION</span></h4> <p>It is at this point that Dr. Douglas' account becomes increasingly difficult to transcribe, as memetic recall conditioning does not efficiently function under long-term high-stress situations. Dr. Douglas begins to bleed between recall trance and conscious commentary, loses track of the chronology of events, misattributes speakers in dialogue, and reverts to undilineated stream-of-consciousness from multiple viewpoints. As this section of the interview was unusable for documentation purposes, the recall session was ended and a follow-up statement was taken without recall trance on 10.NOV.2018</p> </div> </div> <p>All right. I gave it some thought and I'm just going to tell you a story. Some parts of it might not be real, but they are true.</p> <p>The House's warriors ambushed the Dhamaughr camp just before dawn, near the end of the last watch of the night. They did not seek to kill all of the enemy, or even most. It was enough to kill their captain. He challenged Lady Yasuke, she cut him pieces. The warriors killed as many of the horned horses as they could, and as they ran from the camp they set the tents and the supplies on fire and then the forest. The Amatànnaq practice controlled burns according to the Uganugurrit, and the southern forest had already been growing overdue. The tsalego of the Charcoal Society led the fire-making, and the Dhaumaghr stumbled coughing and wheezing out of the ruins to be cut down with flint axe and arrow.</p> <p>As the smoke rose and dawn broke blood red, the Dhamaughr camps along the roads realized what had happened, and in revenge rushed into the House. This had been hoped for, for the enemy grew lost in its narrow streets and blind corners. The people ran from roof to roof, raining rocks down from above. But the enemy was clever; the made turtles out of their shields and marched forth up the hill. Their sorcerers sent up signals like falling stars to communicate with each other, and they gathered together. When they found people of the House, they killed them, and they spared no one.</p> <p>For a time the people of the House were able to halt their advance. It was clear that they meant to seize the Great House and raze the sacred grove and cave, and in doing so subjugate the spirit of the House. but the people held them back for a time.</p> <p>But then there were lights in the distance Signal flares. Reinforcements. This band of Dhamaughr was not alone; they had merely been riding ahead of the main column. From the height of the hill the defenders watched six stars rise in the ashen air. The call of war-horns was heard over the burning forest. After them, the cannons.</p> <p>If there had been any time to flee, the time was past. The cannons battered the House, leveled its buildings. Then came their soldiers. And behind the soldiers, great grey shapes for which I have no names, pacing through the forest like a wolf beyond the firelight.</p> <p>The War Society fought the enemy at every street, Mashu and Gibo at their head. Lady Yasuke was there like the image of death. Chòndu'ang threw himself into their number, crying out <em>haaaaaaaaa-gûnda!</em> Kyatang and her hunters.</p> <p>But the line was broken. Mashu was killed. Kyatang wounded. Chòndu'ang they could not kill, but they maimed him so that he could no longer grip his war club, and they broke his great weapon, shattering its obsidian teeth. Allison was with me. We did not know where Malakai was. He was likely dead by this time.</p> <p>We ran. I could not tell you where we were. The sky looked as it was bleeding; the sun was veiled in smoke, and the moon had gone dark. The three leviathans in the forest had entered the House mere streets away, and we could see them clearly. One, with the scarred carapace and spear-tip limbs of some enormous crustacean. The second, a pale and boneless thing that burned with sorcerous workings. The third, vast and grey, with a wedge shaped head, that pulled itself forward by growing new legs and absorbing them again into its body. In the distance I could hear a noise like thunder, steady like a heartbeat.</p> <p>Dûm dûm <em>dûm dûm</em> dûm dûm <em>dûm dûm</em> dûm dûm <em>dûm dûm</em></p> <p>It grew closer, louder, closer, louder. Near us, behind us perhaps, there was a roar as if from the depths of the earth itself.</p> <p><em>"What is that, what the fuck is that?"</em> Allison's voice was ragged from smoke. She leaned on me heavily, blood-soaked from her injuries.</p> <p>Something leapt from outside our vision at the first leviathan and struck it. Bone snapped as the crash of lightning. I knew who it was. The words came to me unbidden, though I knew they were true.</p> <p><em>“When the <strong><span style="color: sienna">brown one</span></strong> hears the cry of her child, the hunter dies.”</em></p> <p>The great beast burst into gore, as if a waterskin had popped. The air rippled and ground shook. Ama Kubeya screamed wordless challenge to the Dhamaughr and their pets, and then she was in their midst. We watched as she slaughtered them without weapon, without armor. We watched as she rent armor, as she shattered bone, as she crushed skulls. Their spears could not slow her. Their swords could not stop her. Their shields could not turn her aside. Fire like a crown was on her head, and blood was in her teeth. The pale leviathan fell against her. She launched herself at the third leviathan, tackled it to the ground and tore at its throat with her teeth. It struggled against her, and with a howl of fury she drove her fist into it - again and again and again, each fistfall shaking the very earth, cracking its very bedrock. The leviathan tried to reform itself, to knit its bones and sinew anew, but it could not heal faster than she could strike it down. It thrased against her, struck her with claw and tooth, and it did nothing. Each time its head reformed, she smashed its skull with a single blow. When its throat returned, she ripped it out. Each blow of her fist could break empires. She planted her feet against the shattered, ashen earth, and with a final effort ripped off its head.</p> <p>I do not know when Allison slumped against me and died. I know only this last thing I saw: gore-clad Ama Kubeya standing triumphant atop the corpse of that beast of the deeps, howling at the blackened moon.</p> </div> <div id="wiki-tab-0-4" style="display:none"> <p>In the days after the battle, as we buried the dead and comforted the living, Ama Xakana pulled me aside and said "You had asked me before what message you should bring back to your people. There is one more thing I want you to do."</p> <p>I followed her up the hill, past the Great House and along the dirt path that led to the summit. We passed under the two enormous trees that formed the gate to the grove. Sinking into their roots were two stone statues older perhaps than anything else in the House; a man with a snake coiled around his shoulders and a woman holding the moon in her hand. Beyond them, in the gloom of the tree cover rose the stone outropping and its yawning cave.</p> <p>"When you leave us, tell your people what you have seen. Do not let them forget," she said as she pressed the lamp into my hand. "Do not let them forget."</p> <p>I asked her what was in the cave, and why she had brought me here.</p> <p>"Do not let them forget," she said again, and she turned back towards the Great House.</p> <p>Most Amatànnaq visit the cave once or twice in their lives, but only ever the first two chambers. Anything beyond that is reserved for the tsalego, their apprentices, and those they grant permission to. I removed my sandals and stepped into the cave.</p> <p>There's a path on the floor where generations of feet have worn down the stone, patches on the walls where tens of thousands of hands have smoothed them. The art on the walls gets older the further down you go. The upper chambers are kept clean, and the art on the walls is repainted every few generations or so, changing with the slowness of seasons. The lower chambers are time capsules, growing older and more abstract as I went further down into the dark.</p> <p>I counted twelve chambers. The walls of the last was filled with handprints. Just handprints. Ochre silouettes crying out "I was here, I was here". Men and women of ages so far gone, reaching out through the veil of death.</p> <p><em>I was here, I was here, I was here…</em></p> <p>The chamber after that had nothing. The darkness swallowed me and my little lamp. I couldn't see the walls or the ceiling, just a few feet of stone around my feet.</p> <p>I walked forward, until I heard a sound. Someone moving, someone breathing, so very faint. I went towards the sound, and found a woman sitting there in the darkness, hunched over, with her back turned to me. Not one of the eshannu. Older. An austrolopithecine. She was holding a child to her chest, rocking it gently and…and he was dead. A few weeks old, no more than that. Limp in her arms. Not breathing, not moving…she rocked him back and forth as if he were only sleeping. As if he might open his eyes at any moment.</p> <p>She didn't notice me at all. I don't know if she could. I don't think she could.</p> <p>I sat down near her, and I waited until my lamp went out. When it had, I felt my way back by touch alone.</p> <p>The stars were out when I reached the surface. I returned to the House, packed my supplies, and left as the sun was rising.</p> <p>[Douglas flexes his fingers and exhales.]</p> <p>And then I came back. Not because I wanted to, but because I had to. That's the thing about a pilgrimage, right? You go, and you have to come back. I know what Ama Xakana wanted me to say, though I don't know how. This will have to be good enough.</p> <p>The kingdom of god is in man. I know that’s a loaded phrase, just…bear with me. The kingdom of god is in man. The Tao is in piss and shit. That dream, whatever you want to call it, has been with us ever since the beginning but it's not just out there, at the end of the <strong><span style="color: #95190c">Road</span></strong>. We carry it with us. The dream, the House, the gods, all of it. We might have forgotten, might have cut away our memories and tried our damnedest to act as if we aren't human, as if the humanity of our ancestors is some primitive and outmoded thing to be suppressed and replaced all in the name of the cutting edge of the blade of progress.</p> <p>Remember how the Administrator opened his statement? <em>"Mankind in its present state has been around for a quarter of a million years, yet only a small fraction of that has been of any significance."</em> What a <em>disgusting</em> thing to say. To throw away all those thousands of generations as deficient because they did not live up to the standards of what? Written language? Ironmaking? Radio? Mechanized warfare? Did he think that we are significant simply because we have our thumbs against the trigger that can destroy the world? Because we have rendered the Uganugurrit null and void and murdered a planet simply because we could?</p> <p>I couldn't get through the <em>Dark Tower</em>, but Steve had it right about one thing: We cannot forget the face of our father and mother without losing ourselves.</p> <p>We have forgotten, but forgetting something does not mean that it ceases to be. The House still stands, one foot in the dream. Our gods still live in the land <strong><span style="color: #f19a3e">east of east and west of west</span></strong>, at the end of a long, long <strong><span style="color: #95190c">Road</span></strong>. There is a place for us. I was there. My feet were caked with its dust and my hands were callused from the work. I swam in its river and slept in its shade.</p> <p>And yet… the kingdom of god is in man. Not in some heaven far away - the gods above and below are not our gods, and their ways are not for us. The first of our gods was born of grief and love, and that is our mantle. That is our legacy. The gods above and below are powerful, and that's it. They have power. They are power. Indescribable, unimaginable power. They cannot think. They cannot change. They cannot feel grief, they cannot feel love. They simply <em>are</em>.</p> <p>We can't live like that. Go too far down the path and we become the Dhamaughr by a different name. Servants to the god of power, extinguishing our own souls in its name. We cannot afford to forget.</p> <p>This is what I came back to say. The House of All Our Gods is within us; we just need to bring it about. It needs to be built. Sustained. 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SCP-8227	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <p><br/> <br/> <br/></p> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=1&theme=https://cdn.scpwiki.com/theme/en/basalt/normalize-min.css&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=2&theme=https://cdn.scpwiki.com/theme/en/basalt/basalt-bedrock-min.css&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=3&theme=https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--code/theme%3Abasalt/1&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <div style="display: none"> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="153603.fig.004.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8227/153603.fig.004.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>{$caption}</p> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="scale EN-base thaumiel"> <div class="class1"> <div class="level-text"><span class="base false EN">1/8227</span> LEVEL <span class="base false EN">1/8227</span></div> <div class="class-text">CLASSIFIED</div> </div> <div class="item1 EN"> <div class="itemnum EN">Item #: SCP-8227</div> <div class="objclass EN"> <div class="obj thaumiel"> <div class="obj-text">thaumiel</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <p><br/> <br/></p> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:WIDTH-GOES-HERE;"><img alt="Strange_object_on_the_beach_-_geograph.org.uk_-_3880959.jpg" class="image" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4a/Strange_object_on_the_beach_-_geograph.org.uk_-_3880959.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>SCP-8227 immediately after use</p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> By mutual agreement, the Manna Charitable Foundation is to receive custody of SCP-8227 for six months of every year (January 1 - June 31, with handoff to occur at an MCF front-office during the final business day of the term.) To prevent breaching of the Veil, the MCF is contractually required to present SCP-8227-1 to participants as the consciously mock-ceremonial culmination of a research-tested course of therapy. To ensure cover-story plausibility, the “course of therapy” may not be completed in fewer than three days.</p> <p>While in SCP Foundation custody, SCP-8227 is to rotate between sites as necessary, with every accessible SCP site with permanent dedicated staff gaining custody of SCP-8227 for at least one day every five years. Though SCP sites without natural bodies of water nearby, such as sites located within the Taklamakan or Sahara Deserts, are necessarily excluded from this rotation, staff members assigned to these sites have the right to demand a fully-paid trip to another site once every five years to participate in the SCP-8227-1 ritual, without using PTO.</p> <p>Site-rotation scheduling, as well as external relations with the Manna Charitable Foundation for SCP-8227-related purposes, are to be led by Dr. Eulaylia Tsiolis, based out of Site-19. The Foundation considers testing and research of the effects of SCP-8227 to have been satisfactorily completed; however, one junior researcher is to be tasked, at 5% dedication, with brainstorming potentially productive avenues for future research and discussing them, if any, with Dr. Tsiolis once every two years. Currently, the junior researcher with part-time assignment to SCP-8227 is Dr. Yuriko Harada, based out of Site-48.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8227 is a non-deific source of absolution. Through performance of the SCP-8227-1 ritual, SCP-8227 is capable of purging all sin and ensuring redemption.</p> <p>While SCP-8227 does not retroactively undo sinful acts, it removes any accreted sin from the soul of the participant linked to the past commission of sinful acts, and simultaneously induces a sincere desire to repent for them.</p> <p>SCP-8227 is formed from the halved left leg bone of an unidentified mid-sized mammal, and is similar in structure to an oil lamp. A small depression approximately one inch in diameter is carved into the far edge. On the left side of the depression, a small hole has been drilled into the hollow interior of the bone, which has been drained of marrow and carved into a crude flute. On either side of the depression, several horizontal lines have been etched into the surface of the bone, as though meant to depict fins or wings. SCP-8227 is aesthetically consistent with Late Dorset sculpted objects, although it was discovered approximately 1500 kilometers from the southernmost region ever known to have been inhabited by the Dorset people.</p> <p>The SCP-8227-1 ritual can be enacted, using the following steps, beside any natural body of water greater than ~500 square meters.</p> <ol> <li>SCP-8227 should be positioned not less than three feet from the edge of the water, with the flute pointing toward the water.</li> <li>A bucket or other container should be filled from the body of water and slowly poured into the depression, so that the water comes out from the flute, forming a thin stream.</li> <li>Ritual participants should touch their fingers to the stream as it issues from the flute, and kiss them.</li> <li>When the first drops of the stream emanating from the flute reach the water, all participants will be redeemed.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup></li> </ol> <hr/> <p><strong>Discovery:</strong> On January 18, 2021, an in-house psychiatrist at Site-19 reported that several of her patients had reported dreaming the previous night of an empty shore with several islands off its coast.</p> <p>A survey of Site-19 Foundation staff was subsequently conducted; on the survey, 428 people indicated that they had a similar dream on the night of January 17. Over 95% of those who reported having the dream indicated that, upon waking up, they felt calm and rested. After a series of follow-up interviews, primarily about the shape of the coast, the vegetation found upon it, and the layout of the islands, the shore in the dream was identified as the eastern side of Basket Island in Yarmouth, Maine.</p> <p>SCP-8227 was found among the rocks on the eastern shore by an MTF team on January 19, 2021. As of July 15, 2024, it has granted absolution to approximately 68,000 people.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Addendum 1:</strong> Over the duration of SCP-8227's utilization, all transcripts from biannual meetings are to be appended below. To date, one such meeting has occurred; a transcript is attached.</p> <blockquote> <p><br/></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Transcript of Interview (August 3, 2023)</strong></p> <p><br/> <strong>HARADA:</strong> Pleasure to meet you. Yuriko Harada.</p> <p><strong>TSIOLIS <em>(smiling)</em>:</strong> Yeah. I know you. You’re the one who looks gift horses in the mouth.</p> <p><strong>HARADA:</strong> That's me, all right.</p> <p><strong>TSIOLIS:</strong> So how much of a box-checking is this going to be?</p> <p><strong>HARADA:</strong> You know, I assumed this would be pretty cursory, but on the flight over, I sort of—I realized that there’s a lot of questions that I don’t have answers to.</p> <p><strong>TSIOLIS:</strong> Such as?</p> <p><strong>HARADA:</strong> How do we know this ritual, anyway? And who implanted the dream? Forgive me for saying so, but how sure are we that this is non-deific?</p> <p><strong>TSIOLIS:</strong> Occam’s Razor, right? Dream implantation is a pretty straightforward secondary effect of numerous non-deific, even non-conscious anomalies.</p> <p><strong>HARADA:</strong> The fact that it only hit Foundation people is weird, though.</p> <p><strong>TSIOLIS:</strong> Sure, but it wouldn’t be weird if it hit everyone within a certain geographic radius. It wasn’t selecting for employment. It just hit everyone within a short distance from an epicenter that, fortunately for us, happened to be within a Foundation installation. We also don’t even know if it was that specific. Millions of civilians might have had the dream and never realized that it was a shared experience. Frankly, the Foundation will never know who dreamed what on January 17.</p> <p><strong>HARADA:</strong> Okay. I see where you’re coming from, and I know what you’re going to say about the ritual: dropping ritual knowledge might have been a minor secondary effect, worth documenting if confirmed, but not something that fundamentally changes our understanding of an anomaly that we already know reorders people’s minds. But let’s talk about how it <em>appeared</em>, right? This did not <em>apparate</em> in 2021. At some point—long ago, based on the art style—this was carved. We’re not the first hands to hold this. Somebody left this for us to find, and, by all appearances, waited a long time to do so.</p> <p><strong>TSIOLIS:</strong> Why would it make it, carve it, and then wait for eons?</p> <p><strong>HARADA:</strong> I don’t know. That’s why I’m wondering if we should track it down and ask it.</p> <p><strong>TSIOLIS:</strong> We have a different theory at -19. Dream insertion is very obviously nowhere near as impressive as making this would be. Neither is carving this; anyone can carve. I mean, I can’t, but you get my point. We don’t think it’s one person at all.</p> <p><strong>HARADA:</strong> Explain.</p> <p><strong>TSIOLIS:</strong> Imagine if this thing was older than time. An age such that tracing its origin is pointless.</p> <p><strong>HARADA:</strong> Can’t we date it?</p> <p><strong>TSIOLIS:</strong> The bone, sure, but not its current form. You’ve heard that that bone is about 300,000 years old, right?</p> <p><strong>HARADA:</strong> That wasn't in the information shared. So no, I hadn't heard that.</p> <p><strong>TSIOLIS:</strong> Now you have. So then it got found by a society that discovered its anomalous properties. They made the lamp, carved the lamp. Then it was lost to the ages, and now something found it again and decided to give it to us.</p> <p><strong>HARADA:</strong> So three beings, separated across time. The gifter, the carver, the creator.</p> <p><strong>TSIOLIS:</strong> Or the gifter, the carver, the owner of the bone. The bone itself might have been fashioned into its current form by the carver. The anomalous nature of the bone might flow from the anomalous nature of the being that it came from.</p> <p><strong>HARADA:</strong> That would still feel deific. The lamb of God. Neanderthal-Christ.</p> <p><strong>TSIOLIS:</strong> We can’t call something deific just because it seems like there should be a god involved. That’s cargo-cult behavior. Why not a god behind <a href="/scp-173">SCP-173</a>? Why not a god behind… I suppose, if sin is a thing that we can commodify and do away with, what separates this from any physical anomaly? If we’re comfortable with inexplicable physical reactions and inexplicable mental effects being nondeific, why not an inexplicable reaction that changes the ledger of sin?</p> <p><strong>HARADA:</strong> Because sin is an attribute that exclusively attaches to discrete living beings. That’s meaningfully distinct from "oh, this affects living brains." You have to have a whole ontology. A way of saying, ah, these Siamese twins are two individuals. This person, cloven in two and not quite dead, is one. How do you not see a conscious being at work there? And if there is, how sure are we that it’s a being we want to work with?</p> <p><strong>TSIOLIS:</strong> First of all, it is completely possible that it was a nondeific anomaly of raw, undirected power, harnessed by some long-dead sculptor for the purpose of erasing sin. Second of all, our blindness of the dimension of sin is nearly total. We don’t know how the mechanism works in nearly enough detail to start in with the thought experiments. Thirdly, even if you’re right, we’re still going to use it. We’ve got a lot of work that needs doing. No sense letting paranoia take away our toolkit.</p> <p><strong>HARADA:</strong> I don’t appreciate being called a paranoiac.</p> <p><strong>TSIOLIS:</strong> If you don’t mind my asking, when were you last redeemed?</p> <p><strong>HARADA:</strong> Never, actually.</p> <p><strong>TSIOLIS:</strong> Would you like to? It’s on site. Get some hands-on exposure to the anomaly.</p> <p><strong>HARADA:</strong> I think I’m all right. But that brings me to my last couple points. These are reasonable questions, right?</p> <p><strong>TSIOLIS:</strong> I think I’ve made clear that we here consider ourselves to be under vastly less risk from SCP-8227 than you suggest.</p> <p><strong>HARADA:</strong> I didn’t ask if you thought I was wrong. I asked if you thought I was unreasonable.</p> <p><strong>TSIOLIS:</strong> Well, no. I’m certainly not in the business of calling my colleagues unreasonable. I hope that you’re not taking any of this personally.</p> <p><strong>HARADA:</strong> And you’ve had several dozen people attached to the SCP-8227 project at some point, right?</p> <p><strong>TSIOLIS:</strong> Sure. Implementing the ritual, overseeing the Manna partnership, figuring out site rotations. It’s a big job.</p> <p><strong>HARADA:</strong> I’m sure it is. But with so much unanswered, and so many people in the room… do you see where I’m going with this?</p> <p><strong>TSIOLIS:</strong> Can’t say I do.</p> <p><strong>HARADA:</strong> It doesn’t strike you as strange that literally nobody appears to have asked these questions before?</p> <p><strong>TSIOLIS:</strong> Can't say it does.</p> <p><strong>HARADA:</strong> That nobody’s ever wanted to know where this thing came from? What’s fueling it?</p> <p><strong>TSIOLIS:</strong> There are some tests from the first few days post-discovery.</p> <p><strong>HARADA:</strong> I’ve seen them. And the tests die out right after SCP-8227 begins being utilized.</p> <p><strong>TSIOLIS:</strong> You have the causality backwards. More likely, the utilization didn’t begin until all anticipated testing had ended.</p> <p><strong>HARADA:</strong> Normally, testing lasts longer than two to three days. All I see is the team doing the ritual, maybe as a lark, and then abruptly, almost instantly, declaring an end to testing and a mass increase in SCP-8227 utilization. Not only that, but the outreach to Manna begins immediately, right? Which is rare for us. Unusually public. And you could not design a better way to expose as many people to SCP-8227 as possible.</p> <p><strong>TSIOLIS:</strong> It’s a simple object. A few days of testing might be all they had planned. Also, if you’re going to let Manna use it, and I stand by our partnership, then Manna’s going to try its damnedest to maximize public exposure. That doesn’t prove anything. In any case, why would there be a mind-affecting impact? What illicit gain would anyone possibly reap from us using this thing the way that we’ve been using it?</p> <p><strong>HARADA:</strong> I don’t know. But I know that these are questions that should already have been asked.</p> <p><strong>TSIOLIS:</strong> Were these questions precleared with your superiors?</p> <p><strong>HARADA:</strong> That wouldn’t be typical.</p> <p><strong>TSIOLIS:</strong> You should run them by them. I’m sure they’ll say there’s nothing to worry about.</p> <p><strong>HARADA:</strong> Maybe. But they—they’ve used it.</p> <p><strong>TSIOLIS:</strong> Okay.</p> <p><em>(Tsiolis smiles, as though about to laugh.)</em></p> <p><strong>TSIOLIS:</strong> I’ve got a meeting to set out to. Good afternoon, Dr. Harada.</p> <p><strong>HARADA:</strong> Good afternoon.</p> <p><strong>TSIOLIS:</strong> And hey, if you change your mind… it’s always there. It’s waiting for you.</p> </blockquote> <hr/> <p><strong>Addendum 2:</strong> On March 8, 2024, Site-308 Task Force Omega-144<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup> member ██ ███ passed away from natural causes. Due to the isolated nature of Site-308 and the technical fact that the members of the task force it houses are not officially classed as “permanent dedicated staff,” Site-308 had been excluded from prior SCP-8227 rotations, and ██ ███ had never participated in the SCP-8227-1 ritual.</p> <p>Approximately 72 hours later on March 11, a failsafe designed to provide emergency egress from the capsule housed within <a href="/scp-1844">SCP-1844</a> was tripped externally, leading to the breach of the SCP-1844 capsule, the death of the five members of Omega-144 within it, and the subsequent surfacing of multiple demonic entities. MTF units were scrambled and successfully stabilized the site until a secondary capsule could be deployed.</p> <p>A retrospective investigation of the March 11 incident concluded that the failsafe could only have been tripped externally by a group with knowledge of capsule security codes and Omega-144 internal passphrases. Prior to March 8, the only individuals thought to have access to this knowledge were the members of Omega-144 themselves. ██ ███ is believed to have been remanded to the SCP-1844 afterlife after his death due to unexpectedly high levels of sin, and to have subsequently revealed critical Foundation information to SCP-1844-dwelling demonic entities, almost certainly under duress. This information was instrumental in enabling the breach.</p> <p>To prevent the further acquisition of sensitive Foundation data by afterlife-dwelling factions antagonistic to our interests, participation in the SCP-8227-1 ritual every five years has been rendered mandatory for all Foundation employees as of March 14, 2024.</p> <div class="licensebox"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Hide Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>Cite this page as:</p> <div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <blockquote> <p>"<a href="/scp-8227">SCP-8227</a>" by habaniah, from the <a href="https://scpwiki.com">SCP Wiki</a>. Source: <a href="https://scpwiki.com/scp-8227">https://scpwiki.com/scp-8227</a>. Licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/">CC-BY-SA</a>.</p> </blockquote> </div> </div> <p>For information on how to use this component, see the <a href="/component:license-box">License Box component</a>. To read about licensing policy, see the <a href="/licensing-guide">Licensing Guide</a>.</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Filename:</strong> Strange object on the beach - geograph.org.uk - 3880959.jpg<br/> <strong>Name:</strong> Strange object on the beach<br/> <strong>Author:</strong> Pauline E<br/> <strong>License:</strong> CC BY-SA 2.0 Deed<br/> <strong>Source Link:</strong> <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3880959">https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3880959</a></p> </blockquote> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. The instantaneous efficacy of the SCP-8227-1 ritual has been confirmed through live Kotevet measurement.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-2"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-2')">2</a>. Task Force Omega-144 is responsible for containing SCP-1844, a hole leading directly to an afterlife similar in form to the Abrahamic Hell. Five members of Omega-144 at a time are enclosed within a capsule and lowered into SCP-1844, where they simultaneously enact rituals designed to reduce the incidence of emerging demonic entities. Omega-144 is based out of Site-308 and comprised entirely of clergymembers.</div> </div> </div></body></html>
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</span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h2</span><span class="hl-code">:</span><span class="hl-special">:before</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">content:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--header-subtitle, "SUBVERTING COMMON PRACTICE")</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">700</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1.2</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 707</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span 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class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#footer</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#footer</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box-input</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span 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class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">max-height:</span><span class="hl-code"> calc(</span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-code">vh - </span><span class="hl-number">18</span><span class="hl-code">rem)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">position:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">absolute</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">left:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">103.5</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">z-index:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">5</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">overflow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 1290</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.sidebox</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">visibility:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">hidden</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">h2:</span><span class="hl-code">:before { font-size: </span><span class="hl-number">0.9</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> } </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">YUI</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">TAB</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">BASE</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code">;</span><span class="hl-reserved">background-image:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code">;</span><span class="hl-reserved">text-decoration:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code">;</span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-reserved">border-color:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-reserved">line-height:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">YUI</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">TAB</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CUSTOMIZATION</span><span class="hl-code"> ----</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> flex</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">flex-wrap:</span><span class="hl-code"> wrap</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> calc(</span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code"> - </span><span class="hl-number">.125</span><span class="hl-code">rem)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Link</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Modifier</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tab</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Background</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Colour</span><span class="hl-code"> \| [</span><span class="hl-identifier">UNSELECTED</span><span class="hl-code">] ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#efefef</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tab</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Background</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Colour</span><span class="hl-code"> \| [</span><span class="hl-identifier">HOVER</span><span class="hl-code">] ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code">, /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Listitem</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Modifier</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">position:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">relative</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> flex</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">flex-grow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">max-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-bottom</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> flex</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">align-items:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">justify-content:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">em</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">em</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">em</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.35</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.75</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-overflow:</span><span class="hl-code"> ellipsis</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">overflow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">hidden</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">white-space:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">nowrap</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code">, /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Selection</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Modifier</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">flex-grow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tab</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Background</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Colour</span><span class="hl-code"> \| [</span><span class="hl-identifier">SELECTED</span><span class="hl-code">] ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">em</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:active</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-content</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-content</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.5</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">SCROLLBAR</span><span class="hl-code"> ----</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ ::-</span><span class="hl-identifier">webkit-scrollbar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> ::-</span><span class="hl-identifier">webkit-scrollbar-track</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FFF</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-left:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> ::-</span><span class="hl-identifier">webkit-scrollbar-thumb</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#CCC</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> ::-</span><span class="hl-identifier">webkit-scrollbar-thumb</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#EEE</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">CENTER</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">IMAGES</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">ON</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">MOBILE</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">courtesy</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">of</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">EstrellaYoshte</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">and</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">PeppersGhost</span><span class="hl-code"> ----</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.imagediv</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">float:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">right</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">15</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 540</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.imagediv</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">float:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-align:</span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">only</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">screen</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">and</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 600</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block.block-right</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">float:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">ACS-COLORED</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">TABLE</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">DIVS</span><span class="hl-code"> ----</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#D7EFE7</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#D8ECF4</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table3</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table3</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FDF6D7</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table4</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table4</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FFDABF</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table5</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table5</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#F5D8E0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table6</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table6</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">146</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">255</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.2</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.tableb</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.wiki-content-table</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-collapse:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">separate</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-spacing:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.tableb</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.tableb</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">img</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#000</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.tableb</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#000</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.top-left-box</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">.item</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">WORDS</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">NO</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">LONGER</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">BROKEN</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">THE</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CROQUEMBOUCHE</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">HAS</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">SPOKEN</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">span</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">word-break:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">normal</span><span class="hl-code"> !important </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.avatar-hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#breadcrumbs</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.pseudocrumbs</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-align:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#main-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-tags</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">span</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">max-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> -- </span><span class="hl-identifier">FANCY</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">THINGS</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">from</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Woedenaz</span><span class="hl-code">'</span><span class="hl-identifier">s</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Dustjacket</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Theme</span><span class="hl-code"> -- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.fancyhr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">hr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">vw </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(var(--bright-accent), </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image-source:</span><span class="hl-code"> url('https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/theme%</span><span class="hl-number">3</span><span class="hl-code">Aflopstyle-dark/wl_hr.png')</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image-repeat:</span><span class="hl-code"> round round</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image-slice:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">80</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">500</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">80</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">500</span><span class="hl-code"> fill</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">80</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">80</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span 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class="hl-code"> round</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">6</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">vw</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span></pre></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div> <div class="authorlink-wrapper"><a href="javascript:;">Calibold</a> <div class="authorbox"> <div class="authorcontent"> <div style="text-align: center;"><div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p><strong>SCP-8228 — Here's To You, Mrs. Robinson</strong></p> </div> </div> <p><strong><a href="/calibri-bold-s-mega-cool-author-page">Calibold's Mega Cool Author Page</a></strong></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="anom-bar-container item-SCP-8228 clear-2 safe {$secondary-class} dark caution {$american}"> <div class="anom-bar"> <div class="top-box"> <div class="top-left-box"><span class="item">Item#:</span> <span class="number">SCP-8228</span></div> <div class="top-right-box"> <div class="level">Level2</div> </div> </div> <div class="bottom-box"> <div class="text-part"> <div class="main-class"> <div class="contain-class"> <div class="class-category">Containment Class:</div> <div class="class-text">safe</div> </div> <div class="second-class"> <div class="class-category">Secondary Class:</div> <div class="class-text">{$secondary-class}</div> </div> </div> <div class="disrupt-class"> <div class="class-category">Disruption Class:</div> <div class="class-text">dark</div> </div> <div class="risk-class"> <div class="class-category">Risk Class:</div> <div class="class-text">caution</div> </div> </div> <div class="diamond-part"> <div class="danger-diamond"><a href="/classification-committee-memo">link to memo</a><br/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="cupcake.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/calibri-bold-s-mega-cool-author-page/cupcake.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>SCP-8228.</p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> SCP-8228 is contained at Site-43. Human use of SCP-8228 is strictly forbidden.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8228 is a glass cake stand, six inches wide and four inches tall. On top of it are six chocolate cupcakes, collectively designated SCP-8228-1. Each SCP-8228-1 instance is topped with colored frosting in flowering shapes. SCP-8228-1 do not appear to decay, go stale, or otherwise deteriorate when left alone. Unless they are eaten, they will also repair themselves within a few seconds of taking any damage.</p> <p>Whenever an SCP-8228-1 instance is completely consumed by a living organism, any health issues or deformities it possessed will be completely alleviated; this includes injuries, infections, and adverse effects of aging, as well as most birth defects, such as missing limbs or undeveloped organs. Following this, a new cupcake will spontaneously appear to replace the old one.</p> <p>When the above biological effect takes place, the nearest organism of the same species as the affected individual will perish within a few minutes from heart failure.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Addendum 8228.1:</strong> On 04/23/2017, a man named Bill Robinson attempted to infiltrate Site-43, apparently searching for SCP-8228. He was detained shortly after entering the facility and a thorough investigation was conducted into his background and motivations.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <h2 id="toc0"><span>PoI-19374 ("Bill Robinson")</span></h2> <p><strong>Aliases:</strong> Bill Robinson</p> <p><strong>Status:</strong> <span style="color: green">CONTAINED</span></p> <p><strong>Disturbance Level:</strong> <span style="color: green">1 (Minimal)</span></p> <p><strong>Threat Level:</strong> <span style="color: green">1 (Minimal)</span></p> <p><strong>Affiliation:</strong> Bumblebee Medical Technologies</p> <p><strong>Anomalous Capabilities:</strong> None</p> <p><strong>Overview:</strong> Bill Robinson is a 33-year-old human male of Brazilian descent, born to Rita and Daniel Robinson. He graduated Pennsylvania State University at the age of 22 and was able to secure an accounting position at Bumblebee Medical Technologies shortly thereafter.</p> <p>Bill Robinson has no known relationship with any anomalous entities, although he is notable for being the grandson of one Maria Robinson. Maria Robinson was born in 1921 and is known for her widespread social and political activism; she was one of 1,073 registered female pilots in WASP<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup> during World War II (and one of only six women of color), is credited with saving the lives of over 300 people in a runaway train incident in 1956, was a candidate for Philadelphia mayor in 1991, and won the Scrabble Players Championship in 1999.</p> <p>Aside from his relationship with Maria Robinson, Bill Robinson possesses no other noteworthy qualities.</p> </div> <p>Additionally, a biomechanical entity nicknamed "Broom" was contained alongside Robinson. All footage from Investigation Report 8228.1, starting with 8228.1-4, was found in this entity's video memory.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Investigation Report 8228.1-1:</strong> Bill Robinson was last seen on 04/15/2017, exiting his home in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Two days prior to this, he entered the Martin Luther Nursing Home to visit his grandmother. The following audio was obtained from her Amazon Echo Dot.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>[EXTRANEOUS LOGS REMOVED]</strong></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> …if you didn't always beat me.</p> <p><strong>Maria:</strong> And I'll beat you again, Bill. <em>[Laughs.]</em> Pull out the board.</p> <p><em>[Robinson is heard shuffling about. A loud thud emanates, followed by more shuffling.]</em></p> <p><strong>Maria:</strong> Did you go first last time?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> You did, I think?</p> <p><strong>Maria:</strong> So it's your turn now.</p> <p><em>[Brief pause.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> E-V-E-R. You been okay, grandma? They treating you well?</p> <p><strong>Maria:</strong> Same as it always was. Every day reminded that Jesus loves me so that's why the folks in charge don't need to hear about my broken toilet. 'Course, he <em>does</em>, but Jesus was a carpenter, not a plumber, and I need one of these idiots to deal with that. W-R-E-T-C-H.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Bit of a bummer. M-A-T-C-H.</p> <p><strong>Maria:</strong> Wasn't expecting much from them anyway. C-O-R-K.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Of course you have the K, I needed that. Um… I guess N-E-E-D.</p> <p><strong>Maria:</strong> N-E-E-D-H-A-M.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> That's not a word.</p> <p><strong>Maria:</strong> It's a dessert from Maine! Everyone knows that!</p> <p><em>[Brief pause.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Okay well, Maine doesn't count.</p> <p><strong>Maria:</strong> Ah, like Vermont.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> <em>[Laughs.]</em> Yeah, exactly.</p> <p><strong>Maria:</strong> How about you? How's the big computer star?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> It's, uh, it's going. You know. Ooh, W-I-S-E-N.</p> <p><strong>Maria:</strong> Anything interesting?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> I bothered corporate and they actually sent us a new printer, so that's cool I guess.</p> <p><strong>Maria:</strong> That's my boy! M-A-S-S-I-V-E. I'll use a blank and that'll cross two double word tiles. That's… forty-eight more points for me? Hundred and one to thirty-seven.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> No. What? No. You can't do that!</p> <p><strong>Maria:</strong> Go look it up, maybe the word was invented in Maine!</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Fine, fine. And I need to swap out four of these anyway, they're all O's.</p> <p><strong>Maria:</strong> Anything else happen lately?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Not really.</p> <p><em>[Long pause.]</em></p> <p><strong>Maria:</strong> Are you sure you're okay, Bill?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Yeah, just… yeah. F-O-R-E-V-E-R.</p> <p><strong>Maria:</strong> You know, that was very kind of you, making sure that printer got in. <em>[Coughs.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> You okay?</p> <p><strong>Maria:</strong> Sorry, I'm fine.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Nothing compared to you, I guess.</p> <p><strong>Maria:</strong> Nonsense! R-E-M-A-T-C-H. On a double word tile.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> World champion ability, I guess.</p> <p><strong>Maria:</strong> Bill, you are as kind and loving of a grandson as I could ever want.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Yeah but… I wish I could be adventurous, you know? Helping all sorts of people, living out a fantastical quest or something, I dunno.</p> <p><strong>Maria:</strong> Bill, your worth is not decided by—</p> <p><em>[A loud bang is heard.]</em></p> <p><strong>Maria:</strong> Oh, dear. Not again.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> The stove? Do you need help?</p> <p><strong>Maria:</strong> I've got it, I've got it. <em>[Brief pause.]</em> I got it back on.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> They haven't fixed that either?</p> <p><strong>Maria:</strong> At least it doesn't keep me up at night. But I called about it too.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> No luck?</p> <p><strong>Maria:</strong> I think they forgot we live here. Ben next door has the same problem, tried calling eight times before the caretaker yelled at him to leave her alone. The poor man is stuck in bed, what's he supposed to do about it? I let her have it, I'll tell you. <em>[Yawns.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> We need more people like you.</p> <p><strong>Maria:</strong> We have you, Bill. That's— <em>[Coughs heavily.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Grandma! <em>[Footsteps.]</em> Why don't you lie down.</p> <p><strong>Maria:</strong> You don't want me to beat you again?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> I'm serious.</p> <p><strong>Maria:</strong> It's a bit late, I guess. You got here at eight, right? <em>[Creaking noises.]</em> Thank you, sweetie.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> I'm worried about you, you sure you're not sick?</p> <p><strong>Maria:</strong> I'm ninety-six, not dead. And I fully will make it to a hundred. Still— <em>[Coughs.]</em> —maybe I should rest so I can finish the race.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Good idea, I'll get some water for you. We'll finish the game another day, okay?</p> <p><strong>Maria:</strong> Fine, fine.</p> <p><em>[Long silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Anything else you need, grandma?</p> <p><strong>Maria:</strong> No, but thank you, sweetheart.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Goodnight, grandma.</p> <p><strong>Maria:</strong> Goodnight, Bill.</p> </div> <hr/> <p><strong>Investigation Report 8228.1-2:</strong> Following the above incident, Robinson began researching methods of alleviating his grandmother's medical difficulties, although many of them are simply byproducts of old age. The next day, he discreetly conducted an unauthorized search into Bumblebee Medical Technologies' research projects, and managed to stumble across a transaction with Marshall, Carter & Dark<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup>, which had been marked as an advanced medical technology investment into de-aging research.</p> <p>That same day, during his lunch break, he spoke with his supervisor, Arthur Arbuckle regarding MC&D. The below footage was captured from a security camera in Arbuckle's office.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><em>[Arbuckle is eating a sandwich while filling out some paperwork. There is a knock at the door.]</em></p> <p><strong>Arbuckle:</strong> Come in!</p> <p><em>[Robinson enters the office.]</em></p> <p><strong>Arbuckle:</strong> Hey Bill! Aren't you supposed to be on lunch right now?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> I'll be going out in a little bit, I just, uh, wanted to ask you something.</p> <p><strong>Arbuckle:</strong> Yeah, just one sec. <em>[He signs a paper and puts it in a manila folder, which he sets aside.]</em> Alright, what's up?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> So you know about my grandma, right?</p> <p><strong>Arbuckle:</strong> Did something happen, is she alright?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Oh no— I mean, yeah, she's okay. Okay as she can be, but yeah.</p> <p><strong>Arbuckle:</strong> <em>[Sighs.]</em> You scared me for a sec, I thought she might've, you know—</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Oh! <em>[Chuckles nervously.]</em> Oh, she's still alive, yeah. But she's not doing so great.</p> <p><strong>Arbuckle:</strong> Right.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> And like, I've been trying to find some resources for her, and today I was looking into some of our older files for the upcoming audit, and I came across this thing, do you know what Marshall, Carter & Dark is? It mentioned something about a medical investment and I just got curious.</p> <p><strong>Arbuckle:</strong> Hmm… I don't <em>think</em> I've heard of them? Do you want me to look into it?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Yeah, if you're not busy.</p> <p><strong>Arbuckle:</strong> That paper was actually my last little task before lunch, so you came at the right time. Let me run a search, hold on just a minute.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Yeah, no rush.</p> <p><em>[Arbuckle spends a few moments typing into his computer.]</em></p> <p><strong>Arbuckle:</strong> Okay, looks like we have some records with them… seems like they're mainly an investment firm, from what I'm seeing, mostly top-level exchanges.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Hmm.</p> <p><strong>Arbuckle:</strong> That being said, looks like there <em>was</em> something marked under "medical technology," let's see… <em>[Arbuckle seems confused.]</em> Weird. The details are locked, all I can see is that it was from Research.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Huh.</p> <p><strong>Arbuckle:</strong> Yeah, you'd need a higher-up to unlock it, I can send a request but it might be a few weeks, Research is weird about these.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> I guess I can wait.</p> <p><strong>Arbuckle:</strong> Well, if you want I can give you the number and address for this company too, when's your next day off?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Tomorrow, actually.</p> <p><strong>Arbuckle:</strong> Perfect, maybe give them a call or a visit, that address is for their office here.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Got it, thanks Arthur.</p> <p><strong>Arbuckle:</strong> No problem, have a good lunch. And say hi to your grandma for me!</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Will do.</p> </div> <hr/> <p><strong>Investigation Report 8228.1-3:</strong> The next day, Robinson arrived at MC&D's Philadelphia office. The below security footage was purchased from MC&D.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><em>[Robinson walks up to the receptionist's desk.]</em></p> <p><strong>Receptionist:</strong> What can I do for you, partner?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Hi there, I'm here to ask some questions about an item you had stocked recently? Sorry, I'm not sure about how all this works, I've never been here before.</p> <p><strong>Receptionist:</strong> Don't worry about it, bud. Name?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Bill Robinson.</p> <p><strong>Receptionist:</strong> And do you have a form?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Yeah, Arthur gave me one, let me just… <em>[He pulls a folded paper out of his pocket and hands it to the receptionist.]</em></p> <p><strong>Receptionist:</strong> Alright, I'll have someone out for you shortly. Might be a bit though, you mind waiting?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Yeah, thank you.</p> <p><em>[Robinson takes a seat in the lobby. After about twenty minutes, a woman in a suit walks in.]</em></p> <p><strong>Woman:</strong> Robinson?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> <em>[Stands up.]</em> Right here.</p> <p><em>[The woman walks over to Robinson and shakes his hand.]</em></p> <p><strong>Woman:</strong> The name's Farleigh, I'll meet you over here.</p> <p><em>[Farleigh guides Robinson over to a side office. Farleigh sits behind the desk and opens her computer, while Robinson sits opposite her.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> So how big is this firm? Like, are Marshall, Carter, or Dark here?</p> <p><strong>Farleigh:</strong> Where do you work?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> I work for Bumblebee Med Tech, why?</p> <p><strong>Farleigh:</strong> Would you be able to set me up with your CEO?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Oh, uh, no. That was a dumb question now that I think about it.</p> <p><strong>Farleigh:</strong> <em>[Laughs.]</em> Not at all! We're not terribly big, though nobody here's met the big bosses in person. Now, the man up front said you were looking into this? <em>[She shows the paper that Robinson gave to the receptionist.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Yep.</p> <p><strong>Farleigh:</strong> Let's see here. <em>[She begins typing into her computer.]</em> It's under medical… <em>[Farleigh stops.]</em> How much do you know about this item?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Not much, just that it has to do with de-aging? It was bought from my company and that's all it said in the cover page, the rest was locked though.</p> <p><strong>Farleigh:</strong> Are you here representing your company?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Oh no, this is personal.</p> <p><strong>Farleigh:</strong> I… see.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Is there a problem?</p> <p><strong>Farleigh:</strong> Well, the original item was ordered by Miss Dark herself. This whole file is locked wholesale by her. <em>[She looks up from her computer.]</em> This is right from the top, you'll have to— hold on, let me put in a request form.</p> <p><em>[A few moments pass as Farleigh types into her computer before looking up.]</em></p> <p><strong>Farleigh:</strong> I've sent in a report, but it might take a few days or even weeks to be approved.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Ugh, that's what my boss said too.</p> <p><strong>Farleigh:</strong> I'm sorry, but— <em>[She turns back to her computer and her eyes widen.]</em> Wait, that's not— How— <em>[She looks at Robinson.]</em> I'll need you to come with me.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Huh? Why?</p> <p><strong>Farleigh:</strong> Just follow me.</p> <p><em>[Farleigh leads Robinson down two flights of stairs and down a hallway. At the very end is a single door. She opens it and Robinson enters. Inside is an office with an old, mustached man behind the desk. The office is mostly barren, with only a phone and a small printer on the desk. Farleigh closes the door behind Robinson as he sits down.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Hi. Uh… what's going on?</p> <p><em>[The man doesn't answer. Instead, the phone begins ringing. He holds out a hand towards it. After a moment, Robinson picks it up.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Hello?</p> <p><strong>Woman:</strong> Hello, Mr. Robinson.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Sorry, I didn't mean to cause all this trouble, I'm just—</p> <p><strong>Woman:</strong> I know what you're here for, Mr. Robinson. Do you know who I am?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> No.</p> <p><strong>Woman:</strong> My name is Miss Dark. You've been looking into something of mine. How much do you know about it?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Well, like I told Miss Farleigh, all I know is that it's something to do with de-aging and it was made by Bumblebee Med research?</p> <p><em>[A few moments pass.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dark:</strong> Tell me, how is your grandmother?</p> <p><em>[Robinson pales.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> How— how do you know about my grandma?</p> <p><strong>Dark:</strong> I make it my business to know who I'm doing business with, Mr. Robinson. This is for her, isn't it?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> <em>[Clears throat.]</em> Yeah. Yeah.</p> <p><strong>Dark:</strong> She's a remarkable woman. Tell me, Mr. Robinson, what brought you to look in the places you did? Why not go to a doctor or another medical consultant? Why sneak around in your own company's — yes, I know how you got this information — your own company's files and then come to us?</p> <p><em>[Robinson stares at the man ahead of him, who does not react.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> I don't think they'd be able to help. This isn't just about her being sick, it's about her being <em>old</em>. I need a miracle, and I thought maybe some rich people or something might be looking into it.</p> <p><strong>Dark:</strong> <em>[Laughs.]</em> You're a smart young man. Yes, everyone wants to live forever, but only the rich like ourselves might have any shot at it. Now tell me, if you do end up finding this treatment, why not use it on yourself?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> I mean… it's probably a medication or a procedure, right? And it's really expensive, I assume. I'll probably only be able to afford to treat one person.</p> <p><strong>Dark:</strong> But why her and not yourself?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> I mean, she's old, and like, I don't need it, so—</p> <p><strong>Dark:</strong> No.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Sorry?</p> <p><strong>Dark:</strong> Tell me the truth, Mr. Robinson.</p> <p><em>[A minute passes.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> I think… I think it would be better for everyone if she were the one to have a second life, you know? She's done a lot and can do a lot more, and I'm… not really doing anything, so it won't be much good on me…</p> <p><strong>Dark:</strong> And here you are, Mr. Robinson.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> So what is it? How much will it cost me?</p> <p><strong>Dark:</strong> I can help you find what you're looking for, but you must be aware that it may require accepting a world around you that you may not want to see. Do you understand, Mr. Robinson?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> I don't… think so. But I also think I need this.</p> <p><strong>Dark:</strong> Excellent. Are you listening?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Yeah.</p> <p><strong>Dark:</strong> The methods used to create this treatment are not scientific in nature. Many large companies have dabbled in occult or other esoteric methods for their own gain. Ours is by far the deepest in this sphere, but everyone from Disney to Lockheed-Martin has at least some involvement here. The Esoteric Division of Bumblebee Medical Research produced this particular item, with funding from yours personally into its development.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Okay, but what <em>is</em> it?</p> <p><em>[The printer turns on. After a moment, it produces a picture of SCP-8228. The man hands it to Robinson.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dark:</strong> Certain esoteric methods have unusual requirements, or are only able to fit in certain things. What you're looking for is a plate of cupcakes. When eaten, a cupcake restores a person to their youthful state, and heals any afflictions they may have.</p> <p><em>[Long pause.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Is this—</p> <p><strong>Dark:</strong> A joke? No, no it's not.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> What are you even saying? That I have to feed my grandma magic cupcakes? What are you talking about?</p> <p><strong>Dark:</strong> Yes.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> This is— I'm sorry, just— What? This is a joke! Do you just not want me to—</p> <p><em>[The old man pulls out a gun and points it at Robinson while putting a finger to his lips.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> WHAT THE FUCK?</p> <p><strong>Dark:</strong> Stop talking and stay seated.</p> <p><em>[Robinson is visibly panicked, but complies.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dark:</strong> Now, listen here, young man. I'm a busy woman, and an old one too, so I would prefer not to sit here and hear your endless whining. Are you ready to listen?</p> <p><em>[Brief pause.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Yeah. Yes.</p> <p><em>[The old man puts the gun away.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dark:</strong> Good. I apologize for the show of force, but I take my job and my time very seriously, and I'd prefer for you not to insult the former and waste the latter. Now, this particular item was stolen from me by an upstart gang. While the item is important to me, I also need to consider the cost to benefit ratio to getting them back. So far, direct force has proven both costly and inefficient, and though I intended to eventually put more resources towards their retrieval, it seems I'm lucky enough to have come across… a volunteer.</p> <p><em>[Long pause.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Me?</p> <p><strong>Dark:</strong> You have your own reasons for trying to retrieve the item, no? The way I see it, you only need one of the cupcakes, and I will take the rest. In return for a lead to their location, I'll need you to give me the remainder of the goods, after you've used what you need.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> But why do you need someone like me to do it? I mean, I guess you explained that, but how am I supposed to get them if you guys couldn't? It sounds like these guys are pretty dangerous, right?</p> <p><strong>Dark:</strong> Not necessarily. An annoyance, certainly, especially for my company. And I have low expectations from you, but you have two distinct advantages. First, you are not associated with us. They won't immediately attack. And second, their behavior and methods are… I would say sentimental. They might — <em>might</em> — take pity on you.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> I'm sorry, I'm just… I'm still confused by all this. Is this just some kind of technology and medicine that they decided to put in cupcakes for some reason?</p> <p><strong>Dark:</strong> Mr. Robinson, you are free to believe whatever you want. But I'm telling you, right now, that this is far different from the basic science that already goes over your head.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> It's just… I can't believe it. I can't.</p> <p><em>[Dark sighs.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dark:</strong> You are driven by a deep-seated desire, one that has already taken you to desperate measures. If you're lucky, you'll be able to negotiate for one of the cupcakes and feed it to your grandmother. But I suspect that you'll inevitably find yourself stumbling into the wider world.</p> <p><em>[A paper is printed again. On it is a map and list of directions.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dark:</strong> On that paper is a map. These thieves are largely ocean-based, but they regularly dock in New York Harbor. You can either take the map to them or leave it.</p> <p><em>[Long pause.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dark:</strong> Now, Mr. Robinson, I'm afraid I have more pressing matters to deal with, and you've wasted my time long enough. Do take care, though. And remember, should you succeed, you will have a debt to us, one which I expect you to deliver on unless you want to suffer far more dire and immediately painful consequences than a dead relative. Good day.</p> <p><em>[The phone call disconnects. Robinson remains seated for several minutes. He stands up and exits, deliberately leaving the map behind.]</em></p> <p><em>[After a moment, Robinson opens the door, grabs the map, and leaves again.]</em></p> </div> <hr/> <p><strong>Investigation Report 8228.1-4:</strong> The following day, Robinson notified his company that he would need time off, citing a medical emergency regarding his grandmother. That morning, he drove from Philadelphia to New York Harbor, following the directions provided by Dark.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><em>[Robinson arrives at the designated docks; there are relatively few boats around. He walks until he reaches a general cargo ship. The hull is dark blue, with the words "WEARY DOLPHIN" written on it. Robinson stands in front of the side ramp.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Um… hello?</p> <p><em>[Silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> <em>[Louder.]</em> Hello?</p> <p><em>[The silence continues. Robinson's head dips slightly.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Hello— full of shit lady, that's what you are.</p> <p><em>[Robinson leans against the railing and groans. He pulls out the map and crumples it up before tossing it into the water.]</em></p> <p><strong>Unknown:</strong> Yo man, cut that out.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Sorry. <em>[He looks around.]</em> Uh, who said that?</p> <p><strong>Unknown:</strong> Down here.</p> <p><em>[Robinson looks towards his feet and screams. Standing in front of him is a pigeon with white feathers, though its head has been replaced with a security camera.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-3" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-3')">3</a></sup>]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Jesus Christ!</p> <p><strong>Unknown:</strong> What? What's the big idea?</p> <p><em>[Robinson takes a few deep breaths, then looks warily at the creature.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> What <em>are</em> you?</p> <p><strong>Unknown:</strong> I'm a pigeon. Coo. Coo. What are you?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> I'm, uh, I'm a human. I'm Bill.</p> <p><strong>Unknown:</strong> Hi Bill, I'm Broom.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Hi Broom.</p> <p><em>[Long pause.]</em></p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> Whatcha doing here?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> I was— I was told to talk to the people on this boat. I need to… to get some cupcakes.</p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> Oh hey, I work on this ship actually. Everyone's probably below deck. You wanna come aboard?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Oh! Sure? Sure!</p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> Come on, then!</p> <p><em>[Robinson and Broom begin walking up the ramp.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Looks like rain.</p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> Yep.</p> <p><em>[Once they arrive aboard the ship, they both stop briefly.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Sorry, this is all a bit new to me.</p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> Never been on a ship before?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> No, I mean… Like, I came here for some magic food that makes people young, and I didn't actually believe it, but now I'm looking at you and… is it actually real?</p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> I dunno. Also what do I have to do with this?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Well it's just, you know, your um…</p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> My appearance?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Yeah.</p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> Albinism, makes me look like a dove more than anything.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> What? No, I mean… your head! The camera!</p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> What are you talking about?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Do you— Do you not—?</p> <p><em>[The ship lurches forward. Robinson turns to see that the side ramp has already retracted.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Wait! Wait wait wait!</p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> Uh oh.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> I'm not trying to stow away, Broom! Can you tell them to stop?</p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> What? No! You're not supposed to be here anyway!</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> But you brought me on board!</p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> I'm not allowed to do that!</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> What? Broom, what—</p> <p><em>[A dart sprouts from Robinson's neck and he collapses to the ground. Another dart pierces Broom, who likewise passes out.]</em></p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><em>[Robinson awakens, tied to a chair at a table. The only light source is a dim bulb in the ceiling, revealing another chair on the opposite side of the table and a metal door at the opposite side of the room. In the corner next to him sits Broom, who has also been tied up.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> <em>[Groans.]</em> What's… what? Where am I? Hello?</p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> Hi.</p> <p><em>[Robinson turns his head towards Broom.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> You! When I—</p> <p><em>[The door opens and several people walk in. All of them are dressed in various outfits for different water activities, such as sailor uniforms, swimsuits, and scuba gear. Most of them are chatting among themselves as they enter.]</em></p> <p><strong>Man:</strong> Hey! Move it, I don't need a crowd!</p> <p><em>[A man pushes through the people to stand in front of them. He has dark skin, a heavy beard, and is wearing an indigo wetsuit with black accents. Over it is a heavy trench coat, and on his head he wears a tricorn hat.]</em></p> <p><strong>Man:</strong> Quiet down, everyone!</p> <p><em>[The talking stops.]</em></p> <p><strong>Man:</strong> I know you're all excited, but if you're going to be here I need you quiet, understand?</p> <p><em>[The other people murmur in affirmation.]</em></p> <p><strong>Man:</strong> Now… <em>[He sits and places a wallet on the table.]</em> Mr. Robinson.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Hey, listen, this is all just a misunderstanding, I wasn't trying to stow away, the boat left while I was on board and I just wanted to talk and—</p> <p><strong>Man:</strong> Okay, okay, settle down, we're not gonna hurt you. As for <em>you</em>! <em>[He turns to Broom.]</em></p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> Hey boss.</p> <p><strong>Man:</strong> I'll deal with you later. Now, Mr. Robinson— Can I call you Bill?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Uh, sure.</p> <p><strong>Man:</strong> Good. Listen Bill. Broom here has a bad habit of bringing folks aboard for the hell of it. So I'd assume you just got roped in, except you just told me that you meant to come aboard anyway. Now, I want you to tell me exactly why you're here.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Okay, so I've been trying to find some cupcakes for my grandma that apparently can make people young again. I got told you guys have them so I just wanted to ask you, but then I got stuck here.</p> <p><em>[Brief pause.]</em></p> <p><strong>Man:</strong> I believe you.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> You do?</p> <p><strong>Man:</strong> I know when people are lying, I taught high school for twelve years. Plus, you wouldn't have given yourself away so easily if you were a pro spy. Amir, untie him.</p> <p><em>[An old Middle Eastern man walks over and begins untying Robinson.]</em></p> <p><strong>Man:</strong> The name's Dylan, by the way.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Oh, hi Dylan.</p> <p><em>[Robinson stands up. Dylan holds out his hand, and Robinson tentatively shakes it.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> Alright you lot, nothing to see here, get a move on.</p> <p><em>[Dylan and Robinson begin walking out the door.]</em></p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> What about me?</p> <p><em>[Dylan turns around and sighs.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> What did I tell you, Broom?</p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> That you'd deal with me later?</p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> I told you to stop bringing random folks aboard. It's dangerous.</p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> Oh right. Sorry, boss.</p> <p><em>[Dylan walks over to Broom and unties him. Broom flies over to Robinson and perches on his shoulder.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> Sorry for the trouble, Bill. We sometimes get some less reputable folks aboard so we need to make sure they're not trouble.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Oh. I get it, yeah.</p> <p><em>[Dylan leads Robinson up to the deck.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> You mentioned some cupcakes, right?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Yeah, I was looking into some medical stuff to see about treating my grandma, and it led me to these guys called MC&D?</p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> And the bastards sent you to us, right?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> They gave me a map to you, and in return I just need to give them the cupcakes I don't use.</p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> You got lucky, lots of times people are wrapped into selling their soul away. We always give them a hard time whenever we cross paths, but it's hard for just this to compete with all the money in the world.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> What <em>is</em> this, anyway?</p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> We're the Shark Punching Center.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Oh. Huh. I… didn't realize that sharks needed punching.</p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> Ha! Yeah, they sure do.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Do you just go around… punching sharks?</p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> <em>[Chuckles.]</em> We still do, but not as much anymore.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Oh. What happened?</p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> Well, there are lots of menacing creatures on the high seas, but most of them are sharks. Void sharks, nuclear sharks, tactical sharks, you name it. I got sick of being a teacher, wanted some adventure, so I came out to the sea and started hunting evil sharks. Was pretty good at it too. Eventually got a crew and a bigger boat, but after a while…</p> <p><em>[Dylan gazes into the distance for a minute.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> Well, there's lots more evil in the world than just sharks, you know. Our crew got bigger, and at some point I guess we started fighting a lot more than just sharks. Guess when you start getting powerful, you're strong enough to start doing what you really want to.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> I think my grandma would like you guys.</p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> She sounds like a great lady. But that brings us back to why you're here.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> The cupcakes.</p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> Right. I remember those. We came across an MC&D ship, boarded them, but all they were carrying is a cake plate of cupcakes. It was really odd, obviously. We bring them aboard, look at the file with it, it has all sorts of magic, so on and so forth, you know what they do.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> So do you have them?</p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> No. We got roped into a gambling show hosted by <a href="/vikander-kneed-technical-media-hub">Vikander-Kneed</a>. They're their own can of worms, but if they ever call you into a show, you're attending whether you like it or not. One of our guys ends up in Vegas along with some of our stuff, including the cupcakes. They ended up losing everything there.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Oh.</p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> Don't fret though! The whole thing happened at the Golden Roger Casino. We're a good ways away from New York, but we should be back in a couple hours. Once you're there—</p> <p><em>[The ship rumbles. A thick, green mist starts to fill the deck.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> Shit! Put this on, Bill!</p> <p><em>[Dylan pulls out a pair of gas masks and gives one to Robinson, who puts it on.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> What's happening?</p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> Broom! Wake up!</p> <p><em>[Broom jerks and perks up, having apparently fallen asleep on Robinson's shoulder.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> Sleeping gas. By now the rest of the crew's probably out cold. Broom, keep an eye on Bill. Both of you hide and be quiet!</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Dylan! What's happening?</p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> It's one of the sharks! From—</p> <p><em>[A figure erupts from the water by the ship. After a few seconds, it falls onto the deck, landing on its feet. Robinson and Broom both hide behind a metal shipping container.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> Well, well. Bit early for a visit from the Cult of Many Sharks, isn't it?</p> <p><em>[The gas slowly dissipates, revealing the figure. It largely resembles a human, but its skin is a light gray, its hands are webbed, and it bears a shark's head instead of a human one. It is wearing advanced tactical gear, and strapped to its back is an anchor.]</em></p> <p><strong>Sharkic Entity:</strong> Dylan… after months of searching for you myself, you just so happen to stumble into me. Fate is a funny thing, but now you'll fall at the hands of Bloodrend!</p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> I figured the cult would have sent more. Only one of you versus me is hardly a fair fight.</p> <p><em>[Bloodrend roars and pulls the anchor off its back.]</em></p> <p><strong>Bloodrend:</strong> This is personal, Dylan. My hate is more than just the cult's. Twice now I have failed to kill you, even with the help of my own.</p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> And what makes you think you can do it alone?</p> <p><strong>Bloodrend:</strong> I've spent the last several months training, honing my skills. Now, I alone face you, without your crew. Just the two of us, in an honorable battle.</p> <p><em>[Dylan holds up his fists and pumps each of them once.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> Then come on, son! Give it your best shot!</p> <p><em>[Bloodrend charges at Dylan and swings its anchor. Dylan crouches to dodge it and goes for a punch to the back of the knee. Bloodrend turns around and catches Dylan's fist in his hand.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> What?</p> <p><em>[Bloodrend throws Dylan across the deck.]</em></p> <p><strong>Bloodrend:</strong> The Cult of Many Sharks has always forbidden the use of fin-to-hand combat! But this…</p> <p><em>[Robinson repositions himself to get a better view of the fight. Bloodrend runs to Dylan and tries to punch him, but Dylan manages to dodge the blow.]</em></p> <p><strong>Bloodrend:</strong> I have nothing left to lose, Dylan! I've lost my honor to you twice now! And in this fight, I'll stoop to your level!</p> <p><em>[Bloodrend and Dylan rush towards each other. The two exchange a flurry of blows, briefly in a stalemate, until Bloodrend feints and lands a punch to Dylan's face. Dylan stumbles, but remains standing.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> Amateur. Anyone can throw a few punches.</p> <p><strong>Bloodrend:</strong> <em>[Roars.]</em> I'll show you!</p> <p><em>[Dylan goes for another punch, but Bloodrend knocks it away.]</em></p> <p><strong>Bloodrend:</strong> You've been punching all this time, Dylan! But you're nothing more than a mere human! You'll never know a true shark's strength until I hit you with it!</p> <p><em>[Bloodrend punches Dylan to the ground. Before he can get up, it places a foot on his chest.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> No!</p> <p><strong>Bloodrend:</strong> Weak little man.</p> <p><em>[Robinson starts sneaking towards Bloodrend, keeping behind it.]</em></p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> <em>[Whispering.]</em> What are you <em>thinking</em>?</p> <p><strong>Bloodrend:</strong> For too long, you and your crew have halted the Cult of Many Sharks' divine mission. Without you, we would have conquered the world a long time ago. But now…</p> <p><em>[Bloodrend leans to Dylan's head.]</em></p> <p><strong>Bloodrend:</strong> You're finished. Once I've defeated you, I will return to our cult and regain my honor, and we'll begin our assault. The world is as weak as you, Dylan. They'll fold to our might. Twenty-nine sharks… humanity has no defense against our numbers! Of course, for my deeds, I'll be given a palace. Perhaps I'll keep your corpse in—</p> <p><em>[Robinson finishes closing the distance, and with a scream, he punches Bloodrend. Bloodrend stumbles slightly, taking its foot off Dylan. It roars and punches Robinson back, knocking him down.]</em></p> <p><strong>Bloodrend:</strong> Pathetic wimp! You dare to interrupt my vengeance speech? Once I'm finished with him, you're next!</p> <p><em>[Bloodrend turns back around, but Dylan is gone.]</em></p> <p><strong>Bloodrend:</strong> What!</p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> Hey Cumrend.</p> <p><em>[Bloodrend looks up to see Dylan, who had somehow grabbed one of the ship's crane hooks and climbed onto a tall container, swinging towards him. Dylan connects his fist with Bloodrend's face, causing it to stumble backwards. It hits the railing and falls overboard.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> Sea you on the flip side.</p> <p><em>[Dylan runs to Robinson and helps him up.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> Well done, Bill!</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> <em>[Groans.]</em> Thanks.</p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> Looks like you could use a well-deserved rest.</p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> I knew you had it in you! Oh, I remember when I first brought you aboard so long ago, I said right there you had potential, and—</p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> Broom.</p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> Yeah boss?</p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> Shut up.</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><em>[After several hours, Robinson awakens. He has been moved to a cot inside the ship. Broom flies to him.]</em></p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> Evening, partner.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> <em>[Yawns.]</em> I thought I was dreaming.</p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> Were you? You slept like a baby.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> I mean about this. Did I… did I fight a shark?</p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> I mean, you got hit by a shark and nearly died, but—</p> <p><em>[The door opens and Dylan enters.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> Bill! Good to see you awake!</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Thanks, Dylan.</p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> Oh, no no no. <em>I</em> should be thanking <em>you</em>! Without your help, I'd be dead!</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Mm… didn't do much.</p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> Don't be stupid, you did great!</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> I got my ass handed to me by a fish.</p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> And distracted it long enough for me to get rid of it! That was such a moving display of bravery. And I don't say that sarcastically.</p> <p><em>[Robinson blushes and turns his head.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Well, thanks. Where are we right now?</p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> We left New York about two hours ago. We got your car on board.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Wait, but you said the cupcakes are in Vegas, right? And why's my car here?</p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> Exactly right, man. And I'm gonna help you with that. Follow me.</p> <p><em>[Dylan guides Robinson to the deck. As he does so, several of the SPC members they pass thank or congratulate Robinson.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> Broom told them all about what you did. Or rather, what he remembers and what I amended.</p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> Right ho, we did!</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> I feel more embarrassed than anything.</p> <p><em>[The three of them arrive at the wheelhouse. Dylan turns to Robinson.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> You did a very brave thing, Bill. Doesn't matter if you didn't do the big finish. Being willing to fight against cruelty, that's what matters.</p> <p><em>[Dylan guides them all inside. The interior resembles an average cargo ship wheelhouse, aside from an unusually large lever on the wall labeled "FAST LANE." Four SPC members are at different stations, manning the ship.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> Now! I'm not just gonna make you go to Vegas the long way. I try to avoid using it unless for emergencies, but for you, I owe you one and many more. Shelly!</p> <p><em>[A woman wearing a mid-1800s diving suit turns to the group.]</em></p> <p><strong>Shelly:</strong> Yes sir?</p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> Are we ready for departure?</p> <p><strong>Shelly:</strong> We're fifty miles from land, no ships in sight, and no major obstructions for twelve hundred feet beneath us.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Beneath us?</p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> Oh, you'll see! Shelly, care to do the honors?</p> <p><strong>Shelly:</strong> On it!</p> <p><em>[Shelly grabs the "FAST LANE" lever and pulls it down. A loud alarm sounds through the ship.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> What's going on?</p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> Look out there!</p> <p><em>[Robinson looks out the window. The water seems to be rising around the ship.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Dylan! We're sinking!</p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> <em>[Laughs.]</em> Yes we are! Brace yourself!</p> <p><em>[The ship begins sinking faster. Just as the water is about to go over the hull, Robinson flinches and ducks to the floor.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> That gets everyone! Get up, Bill! Take a look!</p> <p><em>[Robinson slowly rises and looks out the window, then rushes out the door to get a better view. The ship is completely submerged, but a pocket of air holds itself around the deck, leaving the entire walking area of the ship completely dry. Several species of Atlantic fish swim around, illuminated by the lights on deck. Robinson gazes at a humpback whale passing by the ship. Dylan pats him on the back.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> Good morning, Bill. It's a beautiful world outside.</p> <p><em>[Robinson walks along the deck, with Dylan and Broom following him, gazing at the fish around the ship. After several minutes, it begins to rise, eventually breaching the surface.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> Here comes the magic touch!</p> <p><em>[As the ship rises, the scenery becomes more apparent. It is the middle of the night, and the ship seems to have risen from a lake in a desert biome. The ship makes its way to the shore and docks. Dylan guides Robinson to the side ramp.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> Now, we're at Lake Mead right now. Vegas is mostly west. I've parked us where we shouldn't be seen, since otherwise we'd have to deal with Foundation investigations later, so you're gonna need to do some off-roading until you get to the main road, turn left onto Lakeshore Road, then right once you hit the highway. Go until you hit the Eleven, then turn right again and keep driving until you get to Vegas. Book a room somewhere, then in the morning look for the Golden Roger Casino. You got all that?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Lakeshore, highway, Eleven, hotel, Golden Roger Casino.</p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> There's my man. Now listen. Golden Roger's not actually a casino, at least, not the one in Vegas. Closed down in the eighties, still there. It's one of the few unregulated portals to Hell, though.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Hell?</p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> Fourth Circle, yeah. Now, once you're there, you'll need to make your way to the Luxor. That's what's anchoring Hell to Vegas, and more importantly, where we lost the goods. Find Ruth, she's running one of the blackjack tables. Very tall, green skin, three eyes. Most importantly, don't bet too much. You can lose a lot more than your money in Vegas.</p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> And keep your head down!</p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> You too, Broom. Oh yeah, Broom's coming with you.</p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> I am?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> He is?</p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> His memory's a bit shaky, but he's a good friend to have. And he loves a good trip.</p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> I do?</p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> Oh, and one more thing.</p> <p><em>[Dylan hands Robinson a slip of paper.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> That's my number. Please don't go asking for constant random favors, but if you're ever in an emergency, just give me a call.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Oh, thanks, thank you!</p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> How are you holding up?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> It's… a lot. I think I need to process it a little.</p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> Get some actual sleep first. But you'll do great. You've got a good head on your shoulders and a strong heart in your chest.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Thanks, Dylan. I just…</p> <p><em>[Dylan lays a hand on Robinson's shoulder.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> It's scary, isn't it?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> <em>[Nods.]</em> Yeah. Yeah it is.</p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> Learning that this secret world is here, it was scary for all of us.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Do you ever wish you could forget it all?</p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> No. Not really. Because it's beautiful, too. You know, an infinitely deeper world just means infinitely more possibilities.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> I'm not sure I'm cut out for this. I'm not anything special.</p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> Neither was I.</p> <p><em>[Long pause.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> You should get going.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Yeah.</p> <p><em>[Dylan holds out his arms. After a moment, Robinson hugs him. The two embrace momentarily before Robinson begins to leave, his face red. As he does, the SPC members cheer and clap for him. He waves before stepping in his car and leaving. As he does so, the ship sinks behind him.]</em></p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Hey grandma, it's me.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Yeah, everything's— everything's okay.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> I'm out of town right now.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> No, it's… I'll tell you later. I just felt like calling you.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> You doing okay?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> That's good.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> I'm fine, just… you know.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Yeah.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Thanks, grandma. I love you.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Sleep well.</p> </div> <hr/> <p><strong>Investigation Report 8228.1-5:</strong> Robinson arrived in Vegas later that night and stayed at the Crumpet Hotel. The following day, he and Broom made their way to the Golden Roger Casino.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> I think you should lay low, I've got a pocket on the inside of my coat if you want.</p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> Don't be silly, there are lots of pigeons in Vegas.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Never mind.</p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> Oh, there he is! Golden Roger!</p> <p><em>[Robinson stops in front of the Golden Roger Casino. There are multiple "Closed" signs in the windows, and the interior seems to be in a state of disrepair.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Do we like, knock?</p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> Hell if I know.</p> <p><em>[Robinson tentatively knocks on the door. Nothing happens.]</em></p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> I told you that wouldn't work.</p> <p><em>[Robinson ignores him and instead opts to open the door. It's unlocked and swings inward.]</em></p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> I told you that wouldn't work either. But a broken clock is wrong twice a day! You ready to go, partner?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Yeah. I guess so.</p> <p><em>[Robinson enters and gasps. On the opposite side is Undervegas: an approximate recreation of Las Vegas inside of an immense cavern. Most of the casinos are once-closed venues which, save for the Golden Roger, are fully functioning. Tartarean-class entities of all classes are wandering the streets, and for the most part are behaving similarly to average Las Vegas citizens. The Luxor is clearly visible, standing taller than the other structures in Undervegas.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> I'm not sure I'm ready for this, Broom. I— Broom!</p> <p><em>[Broom has made his way to a tall, lanky demon, wearing an expensive suit and glasses.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-4" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-4')">4</a></sup> Its skin is tan and largely human-like, though shards of metal jut out of multiple places on its body.]</em></p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> Hello there! My buddy and I were looking for the Luxor, would you be able to point us in the right direction?</p> <p><em>[The demon turns to Robinson and walks towards him. Robinson remains still but holds his hands in front of his body. The demon stops inches away and stares down at Robinson.]</em></p> <p><strong>Demon:</strong> <em>[Smiles.]</em> Ah, you must have some poor eyesight, mate! Not to worry, I do too, that's why I gotta wear these prescription lenses! <em>[He points to the Luxor.]</em> Just head right about that way and you'll be there in no time.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Oh! Uh, thanks!</p> <p><strong>Demon:</strong> Not a problem, mate! This your first time in Hell?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> I— yeah, yeah it is. I kind of expected you and everyone else to be more… evil?</p> <p><strong>Demon:</strong> Oh, I'm very evil. I actually just stole your wallet.</p> <p><em>[The demon holds up Robinson's wallet and tries to run, but trips and falls after only a few feet, dropping it.]</em></p> <p><strong>Demon:</strong> Damn! My prescription lenses! And also my ankle!</p> <p><em>[Robinson runs to his wallet, picks it up, and sprints away. Broom follows closely behind. After a minute, they slow to a walk.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Fuck.</p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> Sorry Bill. He seemed like a good fellow.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> It's okay, just keep our heads low, yeah?</p> <p><em>[The two of them start walking to the Luxor.]</em></p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> You're handling this remarkably well.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> I mean, I guess. I thought I'd be feeling weirder about all this, but… it's like going to another country, I guess. Not that I've ever been, but I think this is how I'd feel.</p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> Baby's first adventure!</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> <em>[Laughs.]</em> I guess so. But I kind of want to get it all over with, Broom.</p> <p><em>[Long pause.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Why are you called that, anyway?</p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> Called what?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Broom?</p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> Yeah?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> No, I mean, why are you <em>called</em> Broom?</p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> Oh! I used to mop the decks.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Used to?</p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> I think I wasn't very good at it. Dylan said I did okay, but I don't believe him.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> What do you do now?</p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> I just want to be useful! Useful!</p> <p><em>[The pair continue on in silence until they reach the Luxor.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> We're here.</p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> Excellent! We're very lucky Egypt borders Nevada!</p> <p><em>[Robinson and Broom enter at the casino level. Inside, the interior resembles the Luxor in Las Vegas: an immense hollow pyramid, and even at the ground level the atrium is clearly visible. However, this version of the Luxor more closely resembles its initial opening appearance, including a much stronger Egyptian theme and the inclusion of the Nile River interior ride. Like the rest of Undervegas it is populated almost entirely by demons. A few guards roam the area, though none of them pay the pair any heed. Robinson and Broom both gaze around the hotel for a minute before making their way to the casinos.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Dylan said Ruth'll be at the blackjack tables and has green skin and three eyes.</p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> Tall lady! Yes!</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> You see her?</p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> Left! Awooga!</p> <p><em>[Robinson turns. On the opposite end of the casino area is a demon matching Ruth's description, indeed running a blackjack table. The two of them approach her. Two demons are at the table.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Ruth?</p> <p><strong>Ruth:</strong> Wait.</p> <p><em>[The demon on the right's hand is a pair of fives. He taps the table and Ruth puts down a two. He taps again and the next card is a king. Ruth takes his chips.]</em></p> <p><strong>Right Demon:</strong> Hmph. Tough luck.</p> <p><em>[The left demon's hand is a three and a four. He taps and gets another three. He taps again and receives a ten. He grins and waves his hands.]</em></p> <p><strong>Left Demon:</strong> For you, maybe.</p> <p><em>[The card in front of Ruth is a six. She pulls out a four, then pulls out an ace.]</em></p> <p><strong>Left Demon:</strong> Fuck!</p> <p><strong>Ruth:</strong> Sorry, bud.</p> <p><em>[The left demon knocks over the stool and stomps away to the slot machines. The other demon sighs and follows.]</em></p> <p><strong>Ruth:</strong> You here to play?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Actually I'm here to talk to you.</p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> Opinion on pastries?</p> <p><strong>Ruth:</strong> If it's quick and you don't take up space. What do you want?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Do you remember participating in a show by Vikander-Kneed?</p> <p><strong>Ruth:</strong> <em>[Scowls.]</em> Wish I could forget.</p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> You don't like them?</p> <p><strong>Ruth:</strong> <em>Nobody</em> likes them! I didn't want to run a blackjack game but I didn't really have a choice, did I?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Do you remember winning a plate of cupcakes?</p> <p><strong>Ruth:</strong> I remember the house winning a lot of weird shit. Why are you looking for cupcakes in particular?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Personal stuff.</p> <p><strong>Ruth:</strong> Well, they belong to the house now.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Oh. Who do I talk to about getting them?</p> <p><strong>Ruth:</strong> Are you stupid?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Sorry for being new in town, I guess.</p> <p><strong>Ruth:</strong> Whatever. Nothing I can do to help, anyway.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Come on! I'm so close!</p> <p><strong>Ruth:</strong> Will you fuck off? If you're so desperate, go talk with Aeshma or something.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Okay, where's Aeshma?</p> <p><strong>Ruth:</strong> Fuck if I know. Go talk with the front desk or whatever. I've got players here anyway.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Thanks, I guess.</p> <p><em>[Robinson walks back to the entrance where there is a long line of demons waiting to reach the desk.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Oh cool. Great.</p> <p><strong>Demon:</strong> Welcome to Hell, bud.</p> <p><em>[Robinson stands in line, waiting for almost an hour before he reaches the front.]</em></p> <p><strong>Receptionist:</strong> Welcome to the Luxor Hotel and Casino, what can I—</p> <p><em>[The receptionist looks at Robinson.]</em></p> <p><strong>Receptionist:</strong> Huh.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Hi, yeah, I'm looking for Aeshma, I was just wondering if you could—</p> <p><strong>Receptionist:</strong> Are you here to make a deal?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Sorry?</p> <p><strong>Receptionist:</strong> I said, are you here to make a deal?</p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> Yes please!</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> If I have to, sure?</p> <p><em>[The receptionist turns behind her to a large demon made entirely of granite and wearing sunglasses and a T-shirt with "SECURITY" written across the front.]</em></p> <p><strong>Receptionist:</strong> Human looking for Aeshma.</p> <p><em>[The security demon steps out from behind the counter.]</em></p> <p><strong>Security Demon:</strong> Come with me.</p> <p><em>[The security demon guides Robinson and Broom to an elevator, taking care to avoid any guards as he does so. The three step in and are immediately taken upwards.]</em></p> <p><strong>Security Demon:</strong> <em>[Holds finger to ear.]</em> Tell Miss Aeshma she has a visitor. A human.</p> <p><em>[The elevator stops. The security demon walks them through one of the hotel's hallways. After a minute, they reach a door labeled "Room 912," which he knocks upon.]</em></p> <p><strong>Female Voice:</strong> Come in!</p> <p><em>[The security demon opens the door for Robinson and Broom, who promptly enter. Behind the door is what resembles a penthouse apartment. A hallway leads into a living room decorated by several potted plants, with a coffee table flanked by gray sofas in the center. The far wall of the living room is simply an immense window, which looks down into the interior of the Luxor.]</em></p> <p><strong>Voice:</strong> Just have a seat, I'll be over shortly!</p> <p><em>[Robinson sits down and Broom perches on the sofa arm. After a moment, a woman enters. Aside from her red irises, she is indistinguishable from a normal human. She has brown hair and pale skin, and she wears a simple white shirt and jeans.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> You're Aeshma?</p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> Indeed I am. Would you care for some biscuits?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Oh. Um, no thank you.</p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> Yay biscuits!</p> <p><em>[Aeshma snaps her fingers and a plate of biscuits appears on the table. Broom hops over and begins attempting to eat one of the biscuits, though because he lacks a beak he instead ends up slamming his face into it repeatedly.]</em></p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> Now, what can I do for you?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> I'm sorry to bother you, I was just recommended by Ruth down there, I'm looking for something that was taken by the casino here and I just wanted to know if there was anything I could do to get it back.</p> <p><em>[Aeshma stares at Robinson for a moment before sitting down.]</em></p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> You really <em>don't</em> know what you're doing, do you?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> I'm sorry?</p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> Oh, where to begin… Bill, yes?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> How did—</p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> Names are easy for demons. I already knew a great deal about you before you came here, but you don't know anything about me, do you?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> I… guess not.</p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> I am Aeshma. Pit Boss of The Beat and the Demon of Wrath.</p> <p><em>[Brief pause.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Wrath.</p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> Surprised?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> A bit.</p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> Most people are. Most of the other Pit Bosses are more apt reflections of their domain. Even my closest competitors are brimming with visible hatred and anger.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> But you're not?</p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> Oh, Bill. I'm more livid than any of them could ever be. But hidden anger, <em>confused</em> anger… that's where it's most potent.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> I'm not sure I understand.</p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> Back in the day, I was a Zoroastrian demon. Aeshma of the bloody mace. Of course, I've mostly forgotten those days, do you know how many people follow Zoroastrianism?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> None?</p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> Not many. But as I was forgotten and Christianity was fully realized, I found myself condemned to this place. I worked to rule The Beat, though it's not been easy. So many times I've lost my throne and had to take it back. And then the Foundation came… and here I am. Once again shadowed, not by insignificance, but by <em>authority</em>.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> I feel like I've heard that name before. The Foundation.</p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> I will explain in a moment, but I want you to listen to me first. It's been so long since a living human has come directly to <em>me</em>.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Right, I need something.</p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> But in order to make a deal with me, I want to bare my soul to you.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Why?</p> <p><em>[Aeshma stares at Robinson for a moment.]</em></p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> Much like you, I've been constantly frustrated by irrelevance and inferiority. But unlike other humans, and indeed, other demons, I can recognize it. Hide it. But never run from it, because running from anger is running from pain, and running from pain is running from strength. It gave me a sense of self, and what enabled me to persist when the demons and gods of my original pantheon didn't.</p> <p><em>[Aeshma puts her hands together. When she opens them, a cup of tea has appeared, from which she takes a sip.]</em></p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> I'm telling you right now that I'm angry, hateful, and violent, but you'll never believe it because I say it so calmly and sweetly. And that same veiled anger is what you and so many others possess. By telling you who I am, you regress further into your own anger, and further into my clutches.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> I'm not really angry.</p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> Oh, of course you are! But I'm so happy to see you deny it, like everyone else. No one else sees anger until it's obvious, and that's their downfall, because when it's obvious, it's sloppy and unintelligent and crude.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> If— If I'm angry, it's because I'm not getting any closer to what I want.</p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> Music to my ears! But don't worry, Bill. I'm going to help you. You asked about the Foundation, yes? I'm surprised no one's told you about them.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> So like, are they with the government or something?</p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> Nothing so small as that. By now you've seen a few magical and unexplainable things. Do you know why nobody knows about them? The Foundation is why. The eye in the sky, the men in black, the big brother.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> But I was able to find out.</p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> Oh, they're not so minute as that. They're just smart enough to know where to put their resources. It's why I'm in a penthouse suite rather than a prison cell. It wouldn't matter either way, though.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> So they're in control of Hell?</p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> The Luxor, both in Hell and on the other side, is just their base of operations. If something was lost here, you'll have them to answer to. And while Vegas casinos have a predatory reputation, they're nothing compared to the SCP Foundation.</p> <p><em>[They sit in silence for a moment.]</em></p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> Is it worth it?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> I mean, yeah.</p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> You <em>do</em> understand how those cupcakes work?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> I—</p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> Names aren't the only thing I know. As your anger grows, your soul becomes more open to me. Now, do you understand how they work?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> They make people healthy and young when they eat them?</p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> At a price. The person physically closest to them dies.</p> <p><em>[Robinson remains silent, clearly in thought.]</em></p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> Obviously, feeding one to your grandmother would most likely require your demise, but there are ways around that. You could always have someone else closer to you when she eats it, or you—</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> That doesn't change anything.</p> <p><em>[Aeshma's eyes widen, clearly surprised. She leans forward and looks into Robinson's eyes for a few seconds.]</em></p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> Now <em>that's</em> interesting. I've seen a lot of people <em>claim</em> they'd sacrifice themselves for a cause, but… you might actually do it. Why?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> I thought you'd know.</p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> Maybe I do. But you've hardly said anything, have you?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Because my grandma actually does shit with her life! I'm more than happy to give up my own completely uninteresting and meaningless life for hers! I don't <em>do</em> anything! Now, can you <em>please</em> help me?</p> <p><em>[Aeshma tilts her head and stares at Robinson.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> What?</p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> It's just… never mind. Now, your interests just so happen to align with mine somewhat. Just because I'm biding my time doesn't mean I wouldn't relish upsetting the Foundation. There would be at least a few angry souls if you succeeded.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Great!</p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> But of course, <em>you</em> would die in anger if you failed. And more importantly, I can't just <em>give</em> you what you need.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> And what is it I need?</p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> A location, mainly. Where it's kept. If an anomalous item was lost to the Luxor, it would inevitably end up in containment at an SCP Foundation site. I could divine its location, but it would take work…</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> So are you going to help me?</p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> If you earn it, yes. Here in Vegas, there's only one way to regain what was lost through misfortune.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> And that would be?</p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> Do you gamble, Bill?</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><em>[Aeshma guides Robinson and Broom to a poker table. A few demons are currently seated there, having just finished a hand.]</em></p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> You're done.</p> <p><em>[The demons quietly take their chips and flee the table. Aeshma and Robinson seat themselves on opposite ends.]</em></p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> Now, in this game we'll be betting secrets. From me, the secret of the cupcakes' location, and for you, your goal to obtain them.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> But you already know that.</p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> But when you lose your secret, you lose it for yourself as well. You'll have no idea what you're here for.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> I'll forget about the cupcakes?</p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> Correct. Now—</p> <p><em>[Aeshma snaps her fingers. Ten tokens appear in front of each of them.]</em></p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> Do you know how to play poker?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Yeah.</p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> Good. We'll— Shit.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> What is it?</p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> Don't look behind you. The Directors are approaching us.</p> <p><em>[Broom turns. Two people are walking towards them: Director Yossarian Leiner of the Department of Tactical Theology, and Director Randall House of Site-666.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-5" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-5')">5</a></sup> The two of them are clearly approaching the table.]</em></p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> Fate has other plans for us, Bill.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Who are the Directors?</p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> Not people to be trifled with. House runs the Luxor, and Leiner is a close associate of his. If they choose to play with us, the stakes will be far greater. If you lose to me, you'll have time before the Foundation discovers your secret. Time to hide, or if you're very lucky, time to find another way to get what you want. If you lose to them though, they'll learn immediately, and you'll be detained on the spot.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Broom, you should hide somewhere.</p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> Aye-aye, captain!</p> <p><em>[Broom hops across the table then flies atop a nearby slot machine. House and Leiner reach the table.]</em></p> <p><strong>House:</strong> Aeshma!</p> <p><em>[House and Leiner each take seats opposing each other, next to Robinson and Aeshma.]</em></p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> Good to see you, Yossarian.</p> <p><strong>Leiner:</strong> You too, Aeshma.</p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> House. What brings you here?</p> <p><strong>House:</strong> I finally got my fucking bonus so I'm here to lose all of it. Leiner's also here, he got new shoes and wanted to show everyone.</p> <p><em>[Leiner holds one of his feet up, displaying a new black leather shoe.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> That's a nice shoe.</p> <p><strong>House:</strong> It is! I got them for him as a thank you gift, for the thing he helped me with last week.</p> <p><strong>Leiner:</strong> We defeated the Lost Holies of the Between Worlds.</p> <p><strong>House:</strong> Yeah, it was hella fun, we both were pretty awesome.</p> <p><strong>Leiner:</strong> Very cinematic too. You could make a movie out of it.</p> <p><strong>House:</strong> Anyway, who's this guy? <em>[Points to Robinson.]</em></p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> Simply a lost and deceased soul here to make a deal with me.</p> <p><em>[The two directors turn to Robinson.]</em></p> <p><strong>Leiner:</strong> Ouch, good luck with that.</p> <p><strong>House:</strong> Yeah, uh, sorry to hear. <em>[Turns back to Aeshma.]</em> How's biding your time going?</p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> A day closer every day.</p> <p><strong>House:</strong> Cool! Mind if we join for your poker game?</p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> I do mind.</p> <p><strong>House:</strong> Awesome! What are we betting?</p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> Secrets, between myself and our friend here.</p> <p><strong>House:</strong> I have fifty thousand. And uh, Yoss doesn't usually gamble, but I'll put in fifty grand more for his tokens.</p> <p><strong>Leiner:</strong> Nice.</p> <p><strong>House:</strong> <em>[Whispering to Robinson.]</em> Careful against him by the way, he doesn't gamble but he kinda goes crazy, you know? <em>[Laughs.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Ha, yeah…</p> <p><em>[House and Leiner both put their chips on the table. Aeshma deals out the cards. Robinson takes a look at his hand. He starts quivering slightly. House puts in a single chip as a small blind, while Robinson puts down two.]</em></p> <p><strong>Leiner:</strong> Call.</p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> I'll also call.</p> <p><strong>House:</strong> Me too.</p> <p><em>[The flop is laid out: the queen of hearts, the four of diamonds, and the eight of diamonds.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Call.</p> <p><strong>Leiner:</strong> Raise!</p> <p><em>[Leiner sets down three more chips.]</em></p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> Call.</p> <p><strong>House:</strong> Call.</p> <p><em>[Brief pause.]</em></p> <p><strong>Leiner:</strong> You good?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Yeah. I'll… call.</p> <p><em>[Bill puts down three chips. The turn is set down: the four of clubs.]</em></p> <p><strong>House:</strong> Hmm… call.</p> <p><strong>Bill:</strong> Me— Me too.</p> <p><em>[Leiner drums his fingers on the table.]</em></p> <p><strong>Leiner:</strong> Call. Aeshma?</p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> Call.</p> <p><em>[The river is laid out: the four of hearts.]</em></p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> Hm.</p> <p><strong>House:</strong> Ha! I'll raise that!</p> <p><em>[Robinson is visibly sweating.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> I— I'll call.</p> <p><strong>Leiner:</strong> Tsk. G'valt. I'm gonna fold this one.</p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> I will call.</p> <p><strong>House:</strong> Read 'em and cry!</p> <p><em>[House puts down his cards: the ace of hearts and the four of spades, giving him a four-of-a-kind. Leiner and Aeshma both groan. Robinson simply stares blankly at the table. A single tear rolls down his left cheek. House pats him on the shoulder.]</em></p> <p><strong>House:</strong> Tough luck, bud, but the House always wins. Now, if you'll excuse me—</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> No.</p> <p><strong>House:</strong> Pardon?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> I'd like to play another hand.</p> <p><strong>House:</strong> I mean, shit, that's a hundred grand in just yours and the demon's, I'm not sure a dead man is good for that.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Then I'll bet my soul.</p> <p><em>[The other three table members stare at Robinson for a moment.]</em></p> <p><strong>House:</strong> Ha! Be serious, man.</p> <p><em>[Robinson turns to Aeshma.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> I'm not sure how much my soul is worth, but surely it's at least a hundred thousand, right?</p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> Two hundred is the standard bet.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Then I'll play it.</p> <p><em>[Leiner passes his remaining tokens to House.]</em></p> <p><strong>Leiner:</strong> I'm out. I just play for fun, no soul-betting on my part.</p> <p><strong>House:</strong> Shit, I guess you're gonna do it. I'm in too, though I'll just play the tokens I got.</p> <p><em>[Aeshma snaps her fingers, and a set of forty glowing chips appears in front of Robinson. She also pulls out some of her own chips.]</em></p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> I'll play as well. I have the funds for it.</p> <p><em>[House deals out the cards. Robinson puts down a single token and Aeshma puts down a pair.]</em></p> <p><strong>House:</strong> Call.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Call.</p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> Call.</p> <p><em>[The flop goes out, showing a six of spades, a seven of spades, and a king of hearts.]</em></p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> I'll raise.</p> <p><em>[Aeshma puts in eight more chips.]</em></p> <p><strong>House:</strong> Call again. I like this one.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> I'll call too.</p> <p><em>[The turn is next, adding a two of clubs to the table. Robinson's hand starts to shake.]</em></p> <p><strong>House:</strong> Nervous?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> C— Call.</p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> Call. Remember, Bill.</p> <p><strong>House:</strong> Let's raise it again!</p> <p><em>[House pushes forward another ten tokens. Robinson starts sweating even more profusely.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> C— C— Call.</p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> Call.</p> <p><em>[The river goes out: a ten of spades.]</em></p> <p><strong>House:</strong> Yoss, what's the policy on taking souls?</p> <p><strong>Leiner:</strong> I don't think you <em>can</em>.</p> <p><strong>House:</strong> We'll figure it out. At any rate—</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> All in.</p> <p><em>[The table goes silent.]</em></p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> Be careful, Bill. I'll fold.</p> <p><strong>House:</strong> What the hell, I'll go all in.</p> <p><em>[House smirks and immediately reveals his hand, displaying a two and a three of spades.]</em></p> <p><strong>House:</strong> Tough luck, pal. I won't take your soul, not that mean, but you <em>did</em> bet your secrets, so— <em>what</em>?</p> <p><em>[Robinson has revealed his hand, showing an eight and a nine of spades: a straight flush.]</em></p> <p><strong>House:</strong> Shit.</p> <p><strong>Leiner:</strong> <em>[Laughs.]</em> Damn, Randall.</p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> Well played, Bill.</p> <p><em>[House laughs and claps Robinson's back.]</em></p> <p><strong>House:</strong> Well played indeed! That's what, three hundred thousand? And Aeshma's secret, and all the stuff you bet? You love to see it, I think you'll do just fine here in Hell.</p> <p><em>[Robinson breathes a sigh of relief.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> I should get going.</p> <p><strong>Leiner:</strong> Me too. It's always a pleasure, Aeshma.</p> <p><em>[Leiner shakes Aeshma's hand before standing up.]</em></p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> Do take care, Yossarian.</p> <p><strong>House:</strong> Well, I've already lost my bonus. I guess I'll be headed out too. Might stop at the blackjack tables though.</p> <p><strong>Leiner:</strong> Randall.</p> <p><strong>House:</strong> Fine, whatever. Seriously though, Bill, nice going.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Thanks. You guys have a good one.</p> <p><em>[Robinson starts walking away when House grabs his shoulder.]</em></p> <p><strong>House:</strong> Hold it right there.</p> <p><em>[Robinson goes pale. He slowly turns his head to House, who is looking at him sternly.]</em></p> <p><strong>House:</strong> <em>[Smiles.]</em> Chip exchange is the other way.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Oh. Th— Thank you.</p> <p><em>[Robinson exchanges his earnings before walking out. As he does, Broom flies over to him.]</em></p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> That was so scary!</p> <p><em>[Suddenly, Robinson falls to his knees.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Holy shit. I actually bet my soul. To the devil. What the fuck is wrong with me.</p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> A demon, actually.</p> <p><em>[Robinson looks up and sees Aeshma standing above him. She extends a hand, which Robinson takes. He stands up.]</em></p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> House, the bastard. Stressful, arrogant, though not particularly cruel. Still, not the sort you want to lose a game to, even if he would have let you keep your soul. Leiner's a charming man, though. Still a bastard.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> I just— I'm in way over my head.</p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> And yet you persevered. With my help, of course.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Why <em>are</em> you helping me?</p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> "Help" is a strong word, Bill. But I do enjoy any successful campaigns against the Foundation. They're angrier than you might think.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> But if you just wanted anger, aren't there more direct ways to get that?</p> <p><em>[Aeshma turns and looks out at Undervegas.]</em></p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> Do you feel anger when you look at your grandmother, Bill?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> No? Why would I be angry at my grandmother?</p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> I didn't ask if you were angry at her. I asked if you feel anger regarding her.</p> <p><em>[Robinson ponders for a minute.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Yeah. Yeah I do.</p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> You see it? Your anger?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> I think so.</p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> Good. Are you still determined to follow through with the plan you have set?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> I am.</p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> And not a second of hesitation from you. Now, you should have gotten a slip of paper along with your earnings?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Yeah. That'll tell us where the cupcakes are?</p> <p><strong>Aeshma:</strong> Indeed. You should be able to reach it with little difficulty. As for getting what you want from them… that's up to you. Do take care, Bill. And best of luck! I look forward to the angry souls you'll leave behind.</p> <p><em>[Aeshma walks away.]</em></p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> So what's the paper say?</p> <p><em>[Robinson opens it up and reads it.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> We're going to Canada?</p> </div> <hr/> <p><strong>Investigation Report 8228.1-6:</strong> Over the next week, Robinson spent his time making his journey to Canada and planning a way to infiltrate Site-43 with Broom.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><em>[Robinson and Broom are in Robinson's car driving to Site-43; the time is 12:04 P.M. Robinson is wearing a dark suit and a lab coat.]</em></p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> Welcome to Canada!</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> We've been in Canada since two days ago.</p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> Wow, time flies, doesn't it?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Mhm.</p> <p><em>[Long pause.]</em></p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> Ah, I've forgotten. Where are we headed?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Site-43, according to Aeshma.</p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> Ah, yes. Beautiful place.</p> <p><em>[Long pause.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Are you sure you want to come with me? Might be dangerous.</p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> Danger is what I die for, Bill.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Yeah, I just… you don't seem well. Your memory's getting a lot worse.</p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> My memory?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Yeah. You— You forget a lot of stuff.</p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> I was unaware of this. Thank you, Bill, for letting me know!</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> You remember my name, at least.</p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> Of course! I would never forget the name of a dear friend.</p> <p><em>[Pause.]</em></p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> You've been very kind to me, Bill.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> I have?</p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> For someone who does so many cool things, you're very nice.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> You don't owe me anything.</p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> You're doing big, meaningful things! All I want is to be useful to you, Bill.</p> <p><em>[The two are silent for almost half an hour. Eventually, they start approaching the front gate to Site-43.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Okay Broom, just meet me when I park. Maybe join a flock until then, okay? Just keep out of sight.</p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> Yay!</p> <p><em>[Broom flies out of the passenger seat window. A few moments later, Robinson arrives at the front gate. He's flagged down by Agent Mund and rolls down his window seat.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Please, <em>please</em> tell me this is Site-43.</p> <p><strong>Mund:</strong> What can I do for you, sir?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Oh my god, <em>finally</em>. Listen, I just moved up to Canada from the States, and a friend of mine, Randall House? He and another guy, Leiner said they'd put in a good word for me to get a job with you guys up here. I'm just hoping to see someone for an interview.</p> <p><strong>Mund:</strong> Can I see some ID?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Yeah, I'm Bill Robinson.</p> <p><em>[Mund calls administration.]</em></p> <p><strong>Mund:</strong> Is Elstrom there?</p> <p><strong>Wettle:</strong> No, it's just Wettle. Elstrom called out sick, I'm taking over. On my day off too…</p> <p><strong>Mund:</strong> Sick <em>again</em>? Fucking hell… Right, we've got a guy, says he's here to apply for a job?</p> <p><strong>Wettle:</strong> Hold on, let me see…</p> <p><em>[Brief pause.]</em></p> <p><strong>Wettle:</strong> I don't have anyone showing up, who recommended him?</p> <p><strong>Mund:</strong> A "Randall House," do you know him?</p> <p><strong>Wettle:</strong> Of fucking course he did, probably just didn't bother to call ahead. Just— just search his car for any explosives or shit then let him through, I'll get something set up. After I've had an aspirin I'll go yell at House too.</p> <p><strong>Mund:</strong> Got it. <em>[Hangs up.]</em> Alright sir, I'm just gonna conduct a quick search of your car and then we'll let you through.</p> <p><em>[Mund goes into his guard post and comes out with a Mobile Universal Scanning Apparatus (MUPA). After turning it on, he goes around the car a few times before putting it away.]</em></p> <p><strong>Mund:</strong> You're good to go. Just head down this road, go into the parking lot, and the front entrance to the main building should be right there.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Thank you so much, I've been driving since seven this morning trying to figure this out.</p> <p><strong>Mund:</strong> No problem, good luck with your interview.</p> <p><em>[Robinson follows the directions and parks near the entrance. Broom flies down to meet him.]</em></p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> So you gave that guard the slip, huh? The old one-two?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Uh, sure.</p> <p><em>[Robinson pulls out a rolling suitcase and makes his way inside. A pair of guards escort him to the elevator and take him down to Sublevel 3.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Now, the paper said the Safe and Neutralized wing, Unit 73… Oh, excuse me!</p> <p><em>[Robinson approaches Doctor Riley Ng. They stop and turn to him.]</em></p> <p><strong>Ng:</strong> Oh hi! How can I help you and your uh, bird…?</p> <p><em>[Robinson looks at his shoulder, realizing that Broom is still on his shoulder.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Oh, uh… we just came from the Luxor. New transfer here. He's just uh… kind of my sidekick, really.</p> <p><strong>Ng:</strong> Is that right? Well, he's certainly a cutie!</p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> Oh you're just too nice!</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Anyway, we're actually looking for the Safe/Neutralized wing, can you—</p> <p><strong>Ng:</strong> Oh, just go back up the elevator! First sublevel, you'll just need level 2 clearance to get to that floor.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Well, lucky I have that!</p> <p><strong>Ng:</strong> You have a good one, and welcome to Site-43!</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Ha, thanks! Okay Broom, I don't have security clearance level 2, how do we get some?</p> <p><em>[Suddenly, Dr. William Wettle runs into the foyer. His hands are on fire.]</em></p> <p><strong>Wettle:</strong> Fuck, my hands are on fire!</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Oh my god, his hands are on fire!</p> <p><em>[Robinson takes off his lab coat, runs over to Wettle, and uses it to smother the fire.]</em></p> <p><strong>Wettle:</strong> Goddammit… Thanks, at least, Mister…</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Robinson.</p> <p><strong>Wettle:</strong> Oh shit, you're the guy with the interview. Okay, just stay here in the foyer and… I'll grab someone for you, I guess. Oh hold on…</p> <p><em>[Wettle tries to unwrap his hands, but to no avail. Robinson goes to help him, and as he does so, notices Wettle's Level 4 clearance card in his shirt pocket. As he unwraps Wettle's hands, he subtly attempts to pull the card out. As he does so, he stumbles slightly, falling into Wettle and tearing his shirt off.]</em></p> <p><strong>Wettle:</strong> Not again!</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Oh, sir, I'm so, so sorry!</p> <p><strong>Wettle:</strong> Dammit… it's not your fault, just… I'll take my shirt back.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Oh, right.</p> <p><em>[Robinson gives Wettle his shirt, but sneaks the card into his own pocket.]</em></p> <p><strong>Wettle:</strong> Anyway, I'll just… I'll get someone for you and then I'll… I'm gonna go— I'm gonna day drink or something. Who cares.</p> <p><em>[Wettle walks away. After a moment, the other personnel in the foyer continue about their business.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Cool. Um. Right.</p> <p><em>[Robinson walks to the elevator. He puts Wettle's card in and selects the button for Sublevel 1. A few moments later, the doors open and he steps out into the main Security and Containment Section of Site-43. Robinson looks at the sign hanging from the ceiling.]</em></p> <div class="blockquote"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><strong>Security & Containment</strong></p> <hr/> <p><strong>← Keter/Unregistered ←</strong><br/> <strong>↑ Euclid/Other ↑</strong><br/> <strong>→ Safe/Neutralized →</strong></p> </div> </div> <p><em>[Robinson makes his way to the Safe/Neutralized wing.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Seventy-three… seventy-three… Here we are.</p> <p><em>[Robinson scans Wettle's card and opens Unit 73. Inside is a pedestal, upon which is SCP-8228.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Finally!</p> <p><em>[Robinson begins putting SCP-8228 in his suitcase.]</em></p> <p><strong>Ibanez:</strong> Hey! What are you doing here?</p> <p><em>[Robinson turns around just in time to see Chief Delfina Ibanez punch him in the face, knocking him out cold.]</em></p> </div> <hr/> <p><strong>Addendum 8228.1:</strong> Robinson was detained in the facility's minor security ward and kept overnight. Broom was likewise kept in the Safe wing, where his memory database was extracted and analyzed. The day after the break-in, Robinson was interrogated by Dr. Harold Blank.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><em>[Robinson is handcuffed to a chair when Dr. Blank walks in, wearing work casual clothes with a badminton racket strapped to his back. He is closely followed by Dr. Wettle, whose beard is extremely poorly trimmed.]</em></p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> Alright, let's get this over with. Mister… Bill Robinson, correct? Can I call you Bill?</p> <p><em>[Robinson does not respond.]</em></p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> Well, Bill. First of all, thank you for making my own job substantially easier with all the easily recoverable footage in your wake.</p> <p><strong>Wettle:</strong> I thought this was Elstrom's job?</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> I was <em>going</em> to a badminton game with some buddies, but she called out sick again.</p> <p><strong>Wettle:</strong> Oh, so <em>that's</em> why I'm here again today.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> <em>You're</em> here because you're a fucking moron.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Where's Broom?</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> Hm?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Broom. Where is he?</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> I don't— Oh, the bird? In containment. I'm sure they're treating him well, he's made a very good first impression with the other staff. Now, as for you…</p> <p><em>[Blank sets down a file and sits down.]</em></p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> Normally I'd be impressed with how far you made it, except apparently taking advantage of Wettle is like beating a dog at chess.</p> <p><strong>Wettle:</strong> Can I go home.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> No. Now, Bill. I'm not here to play the bad cop. I know why you did what you did, I'm not gonna guilt you over it. But I also can't pretend like we're allowed to let this slide.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Are you going to kill me?</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><em>[Site-43 security reports a disturbance in Lake Huron. Chief Ibanez arrives at the source to investigate.]</em></p> <p><strong>Ibanez:</strong> Report.</p> <p><strong>Agent Alfred:</strong> Ma'am, there seems to be some kind of incident in the lake. The water level just… increased.</p> <p><strong>Ibanez:</strong> By how much?</p> <p><strong>Alfred:</strong> Less than an inch. Normally this wouldn't be a huge deal, but it was entirely spontaneous. Not an inch of rain anywhere near the lake, and it happened all at once.</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> Kill— No! Jesus Christ dude, I'm— We're not gonna kill you. We're gonna amnesticize you and send you on your way.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Amnesticize?</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> Just wipe your memory of the last week or so.</p> <p><em>[Robinson begins struggling against his handcuffs.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> You son of a bitch! I'll—</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> What? Would you have <em>preferred</em> we kill you?</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Ibanez:</strong> Have we scanned the lake itself? Any idea what caused this?</p> <p><strong>Alfred:</strong> None yet, ma'am, but—</p> <p><em>[Alfred listens to his earpiece.]</em></p> <p><strong>Alfred:</strong> Ma'am, it appears a large structure has just appeared at the bottom of Lake Huron and is rapidly ascending.</p> <p><em>[The water's surface begins bubbling.]</em></p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Do you understand what I'm trying to do here?</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> I'm as old as your grandma, I more than understand what you're trying to do here! I'm sorry, but we can't just let you decide who gets to live forever!</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Ibanez:</strong> Get reinforcements, <em>now</em>!</p> <p><strong>Alfred:</strong> Yes ma'am! Units six and seven, I need—!</p> <p><em>[The structure breaches the surface, splashing water and mist into the air. When it clears, a dark blue cargo ship is visible, with the words "</em>WEARY DOLPHIN<em>" written along the hull. Multiple cannons and harpoon guns begin rising onto the deck.]</em></p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> <em>[Taps earpiece.]</em> Can I get some general amnestics up in Cell F please?</p> <p><em>[An immense explosion shakes the building, rocking the entire room and causing dust to drift from the ceiling. Blank falls and hits his head on the corner of the table. Wettle stumbles but catches himself.]</em></p> <p><strong>Wettle:</strong> Oh phew, I'm okay.</p> <p><em>[The cell door suddenly opens, hitting Wettle and knocking him out. In walks Dylan from the Shark Punching Center, alongside several members of his crew. Behind him, a large tunnel has been bored into the wall.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-6" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-6')">6</a></sup> More crew members are running into the building.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Dylan?</p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> Bill! Glad we caught you!</p> <p><em>[Dylan picks up Blank's keys and starts unlocking Robinson's cuffs.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> How— How did—</p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> Broom called us! Handy little friend, he's already on his way up! Now come on lad, let's get going!</p> <p><em>[Dylan steps onto the walkway and turns around to see Robinson hasn't moved.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> Bill! Let's go!</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Go on ahead.</p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> What?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> I need to grab the cupcakes. That's all I'm here for anyway.</p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> You're lucky your brain's intact, man! You stay here, you're done for!</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> It doesn't matter! If I go now, it'll all be for nothing!</p> <p><em>[Robinson walks up to Dylan and looks him in the eye.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> It's okay. You've already helped me, just get out now. I can do the rest of this myself.</p> <p><em>[Robinson grabs Blank's clearance card. He begins running down the hall, passing by multiple guards who ignore him to deal with the intrusion. Suddenly, a series of tremors go through the building. Broom appears from around a corner and perches on his shoulder.]</em></p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> Tally ho!</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Broom! How did you get here?</p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> You drove me here, remember?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> No I mean— Never mind.</p> <p><em>[Suddenly, a guard appears from around the corner.]</em></p> <p><strong>Guard:</strong> Stop right there!</p> <p><em>[The guard holds up a gun, but a metal chair hits him in the face and he collapses. Robinson and Broom turn to see Dylan walking up behind them, with multiple Shark Punching Center members in his wake. The crew begin swarming the area, fighting Foundation personnel.]</em></p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> Dylan!</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Dylan? I thought you were leaving!</p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> If you're stupid enough to stay here, might as well help you finish the job.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Dylan— I don't— I might kiss you.</p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> No time for that! Where are we headed?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Right! Once we get to the elevator, it's on the first sublevel!</p> <p><em>[The two of them duck underneath a tentacled man slamming a Foundation agent into a wall repeatedly.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> But it's dangerous! What if we can't escape?</p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> You're one of us now, Bill! We're not just gonna let you rot!</p> <p><em>[Dylan punches a Foundation guard, then throws him in the way of two more guards, causing them to trip and fall. Another guard attempts to grab Robinson, but he punches him in the face.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Sorry!</p> <p><em>[Dylan and Robinson reach the elevator. A guard starts running to them, but an old woman runs between them, opening her mouth impossibly wide and letting forth a torrent of water, sweeping the guard off his feet. Robinson inserts the card and selects Sublevel 1.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> They're with the Safe objects, wing on the right.</p> <p><em>[The elevator opens and the two of them run to the Safe/Neutralized wing. All of a sudden, an explosion emanates from the Keter/Unregistered wing. Several anomalies begin spilling out]</em></p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> Uh oh.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Uh oh?</p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> Once you decided to stay, I gave the crew word to start blasting holes and picking fights, to give us time to get in here. Looks like someone managed to hit one of the less friendly wings.</p> <p><em>[URA-9045-43, a bat-like creature, flies towards them, but Dylan and Robinson both punch it in the belly, causing it to keel over. Some guards begin filtering through the area, but are too concerned with the imminent containment breach to deal with the group.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> Good news is, we probably won't have to deal with any more guards.</p> <p><em>[URA-8994-43, a large man with three heads, sprints into Dylan. The left head starts biting his shoulder while the middle and right begin offering trivia.]</em></p> <p><strong>Middle Head:</strong> Did you know that the first-ever piano was actually—</p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> Go grab the cupcakes! I'll try and keep all this shit from following you!</p> <p><strong>Right Head:</strong> —and that's why black socks have become more popular nowadays!</p> <p><em>[Robinson runs to Unit 73 and opens the door. A lone scientist is present, holding a suitcase. He turns to Robinson and screams.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Get out! And give me that suitcase!</p> <p><em>[The scientist drops his suitcase and sprints away. Robinson picks it up and moves the cupcakes from SCP-8228 to it. He grabs SCP-8228 in his other hand.]</em></p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> Going somewhere?</p> <p><em>[Robinson turns around and sees Dr. Blank running at him, brandishing his badminton racket. Robinson dodges, but Blank continues to swing at him before striking him in the shoulder.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Ow!</p> <p><em>[Blank takes advantage of the opening to hit him twice more, knocking him to the ground and spilling the cupcakes.]</em></p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> Enough! Stand down.</p> <p><em>[Robinson rises to his feet and hits him with the suitcase. Blank stumbles backwards, into the hallway.]</em></p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> Ow!</p> <p><em>[Blank regains his bearings, but before he can retaliate, URA-9127-43, a panther with a laser cannon in place of a head, tackles him. The pair slide a little ways down the hall before stopping, with Blank completely pinned by the arms. URA-9127-43's cannon begins charging.]</em></p> <p><strong>URA-9127-43:</strong> <tt>Beginning primary weapon charge.</tt></p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> Fuck!</p> <p><em>[Robinson runs out the door, taking a look at the pair before beginning to run away. Suddenly, he stops. Robinson stares ahead for a moment before turning around and sprinting towards Blank.]</em></p> <p><strong>URA-9127-43:</strong> <tt>Five… four… three… two… one…</tt></p> <p><em>[Robinson smacks URA-9127-43's cannon right before it finishes charging, causing it to miss Blank. The recoil launches it back, knocking the entity into the wall. Blank lies down, breathing heavily.]</em></p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> Thanks.</p> <p><em>[Robinson hits Blank in the head with the suitcase, knocking him out once more. He turns and runs back to the elevators. He encounters Broom and Dylan, who quickly follow suit.]</em></p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> Yippee! Just like Canada!</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> I got the cupcakes! How are we looking?</p> <p><strong>Dylan:</strong> They're not stupid, we just caught them off-guard. We only have a few minutes before they get their bearings.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Then let's head out!</p> <p><em>[Robinson, Dylan, and Broom make their way to the Shark Punching Center's ship. As they do, their crew members follow suit. Once everyone has reached the ship, it begins sinking into Lake Huron before disappearing.]</em></p> </div> <hr/> <p><strong>Addendum 8228.2:</strong> That evening, the Shark Punching Center deposited Robinson in Pennsylvania, where he and Broom first deposited SCP-8228 (save for one cupcake) at the Philadelphia MC&D outlet before going to the Martin Luther Nursing Home. Video footage<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-7" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-7')">7</a></sup> captured his arrival.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><em>[Robinson walks into his grandmother's living room with Broom perched on his shoulder. Maria Robinson is seated in a chair, watching the news. She turns to Robinson and smiles, turning off the television.]</em></p> <p><strong>Maria:</strong> Oh, Bill, I wasn't expecting you today! <em>[Notices Broom.]</em> And… oh… who's your… friend, here?</p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> I'm Broom! I'm a pigeon!</p> <p><strong>Maria:</strong> Why, hello, Broom. Dear, what have you been doing this past week?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> I'll explain it in a bit, grandma. But right now, I have something for you.</p> <p><em>[Robinson opens the suitcase and pulls out one of the cupcakes.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> For a while now, I've been thinking, you've just done so much for the world and lived such a great life, and I haven't really done any of that, and—</p> <p><strong>Maria:</strong> Dear…</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> And seeing you like this, where nobody else cares about you and you're getting old and it's just not fair, so I started trying to find ways to help you and I found this and… well, it'll make you young again.</p> <p><em>[Robinson holds out the cupcake. A long silence passes.]</em></p> <p><strong>Maria:</strong> This… cupcake… it makes me young?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Yeah. It'll heal you, grandma. And… you'll get to live again.</p> <p><strong>Maria:</strong> Is there a catch?</p> <p><em>[Robinson is silent.]</em></p> <p><strong>Maria:</strong> Bill. Answer me.</p> <p><em>[Tears begin falling from Robinson's eyes.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> It… I'll die. I can't lie to you grandma. But listen, you have so much to live for! You can continue being amazing! I've had a lot of time to think about it, grandma, and I don't have a life worth living, I'm not suicidal, but if I can give up my life for yours, I should—</p> <p><strong>Maria:</strong> Tell me what happened.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Huh?</p> <p><strong>Maria:</strong> How you got this. What you did.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> I'm… I'm not sure we have time for that.</p> <p><strong>Maria:</strong> We have all the time in the world, Bill. Tell me a story.</p> <p><em>[Brief pause.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> I mean… I guess it started at work. I decided to look up some stuff, see if…</p> <p><em>[Robinson recounts the story of how he came to obtain SCP-8228, including the fantastical elements. Broom occasionally pitches in to offer commentary or additional details, though his recollection of the events is inconsistent.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> …and then we came out of the water, and I rented a car and drove here.</p> <p><em>[Maria Robinson smiles at her grandson.]</em></p> <p><strong>Maria:</strong> What a story.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> I'm not sure if the Foundation is close behind or not, but you should probably eat them now, they might be here soon.</p> <p><em>[Maria holds the cupcake in her hand, gazing at it.]</em></p> <p><strong>Maria:</strong> You're right, Bill.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> I am?</p> <p><strong>Maria:</strong> Oh yes. Your life… maybe I <em>could</em> do more with those extra years.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Yeah, you could.</p> <p><strong>Maria:</strong> Your life being worth the same… I'm just not sure that's true anymore.</p> <p><em>[Robinson is silent.]</em></p> <p><strong>Maria:</strong> In fact, it sounds like you haven't done anything interesting at all.</p> <p><em>[Long pause.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Wait a minute. Are— are you making fun of me?</p> <p><em>[Maria bursts out laughing. After a few moments, she starts interspersing it with coughs, but she is still extremely amused.]</em></p> <p><strong>Maria:</strong> Of <em>course</em> I'm making fun of you, Bill. You've just described the most fantastical adventure I've heard in my many long years of living, and were it not for the fact that you are my beloved grandson who I trust very much, I wouldn't have believed it.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Yeah but, even so…</p> <p><strong>Maria:</strong> And all the friends you've made along the way! I knew my grandson was a charmer, but to think the impression you've made!</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> I didn't—</p> <p><strong>Maria:</strong> Don't be stupid, Bill. That Dylan fellow would be dead if not for you. So would that shithead lab coat. And your little companion here…</p> <p><em>[Maria pets Broom's back.]</em></p> <p><strong>Maria:</strong> …I think he'd agree you've helped him a great deal.</p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> I'm just glad I could be of use up in Alaska.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Broom, I didn't just care about you because you're useful. You're a good bird, and…</p> <p><em>[Robinson goes silent for a minute.]</em></p> <p><strong>Maria:</strong> Now do you see?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> I think so.</p> <p><strong>Maria:</strong> Good.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Still… have I only just started living?</p> <p><strong>Maria:</strong> We live <em>every day</em>, Bill. It just took you a while to realize that. Being kind in a selfish world, and having fun in a dreary time.</p> <p><em>[Robinson is silent for several minutes.]</em></p> <p><strong>Maria:</strong> Now, you look like you've been through Hell — which you have — and I think you need some time to rest and think. Go! Get some rest, have a drink, whatever. And if those Foundation people come by, I'll make sure to chew them out for you.</p> </div> <hr/> <p><strong>Addendum 8228.3:</strong> Following the above log, Robinson went to a local bar, where he remained for a few hours.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><em>[Robinson is sitting alone in a booth, staring at the bottle in his hand. Despite having been in the bar for multiple hours, his drink is still mostly full.]</em></p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> Room for one more?</p> <p><em>[Robinson looks up and sees Dr. Harold Blank standing by him. He takes a seat opposite Robinson and sighs.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> You're a long way from Canada.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> You know Pennsylvania and Canada border each other, right? 43's barely a state away from Philadelphia.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Mm.</p> <p><em>[Robinson takes a sip from his drink.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Here to arrest me or amnesia me or whatever?</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> Maybe.</p> <p><em>[The two sit in silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> How's your bird friend… Broom?</p> <p><strong>Broom:</strong> I'm right here!</p> <p><em>[Broom peeks out from underneath Robinson's suit coat and waves a wing.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> If you're not here to arrest me, then what?</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> Never said what I'm here for. Just wanted to chat for right now.</p> <p><em>[The two are silent for several minutes.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> My grandma didn't take the cupcake.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> Seems that way. All that work and effort, I think most people would say you did it all for nothing.</p> <p><em>[Blank tilts his head slightly and stares at Robinson.]</em></p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> But what do you think?</p> <p><em>[Robinson stares down at the table.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> I don't think it was.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> Hm.</p> <p><em>[The two go silent again. Broom tucks himself into Robinson's jacket, seemingly falling asleep.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> So are you… you know.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> Punishing you?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Yeah.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> <em>[Shrugs.]</em> On the one hand, you're not gonna go after the cupcakes again, so you're not a liability anymore.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Mm.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> Of course, there's also the damage you caused on the way out. Not to mention that you know too much now. Oh yeah, and we'll have to deal with more of MC&D's bullshit.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> I imagine things aren't looking too good for me.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> Depends.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> On what?</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> On whether or not I'm here to take you.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> Is there a chance I've softened an old man's heart?</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> Saving his life might do it.</p> <p><em>[The two go silent.]</em></p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> You mind if I use the bathroom?</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> Depends on if you plan on coming back.</p> <p><em>[Robinson stands up and adjusts his tie.]</em></p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> I've got an MTF stationed just outside, you know. I could have this place surrounded and you captured at a moment's notice. You gonna tell me why I shouldn't have them barge in here and take you away?</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> No. I mean, you probably should. But have I been nice enough to earn a quick break before you take me?</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> Guess you have. So long as you're back here within the next ten minutes.</p> <p><strong>Robinson:</strong> I think either way, I'll be seeing you again.</p> <p><em>[Robinson walks to the bathroom. Blank looks at Robinson's beer, then picks it up and drinks it all.]</em></p> </div> <p>Ten minutes after the above log concluded, Dr. Blank ordered MTF Theta-28 to surround the building and detain Bill Robinson. However, he had apparently managed to escape through a bathroom window prior to the infiltration.</p> <p>Foundation personnel entered Maria Robinson's home and, aside from her insistence upon lecturing the agents on their attitudes and behavior, were able to safely retrieve the cupcake there. The remainder of SCP-8228 are in MC&D's possession; an operation to recover them is currently being drafted.</p> <p>Bill Robinson's current whereabouts are unknown.</p> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. Women Airforce Service Pilots.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-2"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-2')">2</a>. Bumblebee has been known to occasionally interact with anomalous entities, much like most large-scale non-anomalous companies, but likewise is not considered a threat to normalcy.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-3"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-3')">3</a>. May be related to <a href="/scp-1678">SCP-1678-B</a>, though the correlation is unknown.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-4"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-4')">4</a>. Likely an Avarice-class demon.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-5"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-5')">5</a>. The Luxor.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-6"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-6')">6</a>. Later investigation showed that the Shark Punching Center had fired anomalous Sudden Activation Drill missiles, a type of Foundation-developed missile which drills into the ground before detonating upon reaching its target. How the Center acquired these is unknown.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-7"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-7')">7</a>. 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SCP-8230	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div class="preview"> <p>SCP-8230 is believed to be the subject of local legend within the town of Shadesbrook, Yorkshire.</p> </div> <div class="anom-bar-container item-8230 clear-1 safe none dark notice {$american}"> <div class="anom-bar"> <div class="top-box"> <div class="top-left-box"><span class="item">Item#:</span> <span class="number">8230</span></div> <div class="top-right-box"> <div class="level">Level1</div> </div> </div> <div class="bottom-box"> <div class="text-part"> <div class="main-class"> <div class="contain-class"> <div class="class-category">Containment Class:</div> <div class="class-text">safe</div> </div> <div class="second-class"> <div class="class-category">Secondary Class:</div> <div class="class-text">none</div> </div> </div> <div class="disrupt-class"> <div class="class-category">Disruption Class:</div> <div class="class-text">dark</div> </div> <div class="risk-class"> <div class="class-category">Risk Class:</div> <div class="class-text">notice</div> </div> </div> <div class="diamond-part"> <div class="danger-diamond"><a href="/classification-committee-memo">link to memo</a><br/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="grid-item"> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:350px;"><img alt="tracks.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8230/tracks.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>A photograph of tracks that has been locally attributed to SCP-8230.</p> </div> </div> </div> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> Due to its status and recorded behavior, very little intervention is needed for the continued containment of SCP-8230. Whenever necessary, the Foundation is to distribute misinformation, or plant noticeable hoaxes in regards to sightings, to maintain skepticism in the existence of SCP-8230.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8230 is believed to be the subject of local legend within the town of Shadesbrook, Yorkshire, and records of sightings have gone back as far as the 1860s.</p> <p>Depictions of SCP-8230 typically describe an indistinct, black canine with glowing eyes and a howl that sounds akin to that of the ringing of a church bell. Stories involving it consistently characterize the entity as peaceful, usually observing others from a distance before vanishing. The town of Shadesbrook have associated SCP-8230 with being a benign warning, as its appearances will often coincide with incoming stormy weather. Some stories have indicated that the brightness of its eyes depended on the severity of the warning.</p> <p>The existence of SCP-8230 came to be known by the Foundation via a news report on 11/02/2002 that claimed to have a photograph of the entity. It would later be dismissed as a doctored hoax after Foundation intervention. In spite of this, the existence of SCP-8230 has not been truly verified by the Foundation, but is believed to due to consistency present in sightings and stories.</p> <p>Search for SCP-8230 by the Literary Science Department is ongoing for purpose of study, as reported sightings of the entity appearing "sickly" have begun to arise with increasing frequency in the past year. It also appears that the entity is approaching Shadesbrook more and more, breaking it's usual patterns, and indicating a potential shift in its folkloric meaning.</p> <p><strong>Addendum 8230.1:</strong> On 23/07/2004, a trio of agents sent out by the Literary Science Department spotted SCP-8230 standing in the woods bordering Shadesbrook. Consistent with townsfolk sightings, the entity appeared ill — visibly emaciated with patchy fur, panting heavily. When they attempted to approach SCP-8230, the subject fled into the woods and vanished. It would return a few hours later, only to again retreat when approached. One agent described it as having "jumped into the shadows". Tranquilization attempts failed due to this newly noted ability.</p> <p>Department Head Luca Armaros would request aid after three days of attempting to approach/capture SCP-8230 had resulted in failure. Faeowynn Wilson of <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/wilson-s-wildlife-solutions-hub">Wilson's Wildlife Solutions</a> would be contacted due to the organization's paraveterinary and animal behavior specialties. She, alongside members of MTF Beta-4,<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup> would arrive at Shadesbrook soon after.</p> <div class="grid-item"> <div class="scp-image-block block-left" style="width:500px;"><img alt="792px-Walla_Walla_wolf_%2817292447002%29.jpg?20200919171440" class="image" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Walla_Walla_wolf_%2817292447002%29.jpg/792px-Walla_Walla_wolf_%2817292447002%29.jpg?20200919171440"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>SCP-8230.</p> </div> </div> </div> <p>On 07/08/2004, SCP-8230 would finally be captured. The subject was coaxed out of the woods via set out water and food, which lead to it gradually allowing closer approach; and it became far less skittish while being fed over the course of four days.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup> Once SCP-8230 was successfully calmed and willingly in the open, it was able to be safely tranquilized and retrieved by the Foundation. This several day mission would be covered-up as animal control efforts.<br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p>SCP-8230 was then temporarily transported to a local Foundation outpost, and given a medical evaluation by a veterinary member of Wilson's Wildlife.</p> <hr/> <div class="email-example"> <div class="email"> <div class="tofrom"> <p><strong>To:</strong> <span style="color: green"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">[email protected]</span></span><br/> <strong>From:</strong> <span style="color: green"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">[email protected]</span></span><br/> <strong>Subject:</strong> SCP-8230</p> </div> <hr/> <p>Dr. Armaros,</p> <p>Hey, we've got a problem with SCP-8230.</p> <p>We've ran all sorts of medical exams — blood tests, respiratory checks, GI tract, everything — but we haven't been able to locate any possible causes for the symptoms. He doesn't have an infection, no physical wounds, he barely eats. He's just… wasting away.</p> <p>I think whatever he's got isn't any sort of physical illness, and we're at a loss for what to do. His condition is worsening.</p> <hr/> <p><strong><span style="color: green">Wilson's Wildlife Solutions</span></strong><br/> <span style="color: green">Where All Critters Are Welcome</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="email-example"> <div class="email"> <div class="tofrom"> <p><strong>To:</strong> <span style="color: green"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">[email protected]</span></span><br/> <strong>From:</strong> <span style="color: green"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">[email protected]</span></span><br/> <strong>Subject:</strong> RE:SCP-8230</p> </div> <hr/> <p>Faeowynn,</p> <p>I feared as much. I've been doing some background reading and scouring of reports and legends related to SCP-8230, as to try and figure out his nature, and made a series of interesting notes that may point us to what's going on.</p> <p>A black canine, a howl like church bells, a forewarner to storms.</p> <p>I think he might be a Church Grim. Does Wilson's have any records relating to them?</p> <hr/> <p><strong><span style="color: green">Literary Science Department Head</span></strong><br/> <span style="color: green">Secure, Contain, Protect</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="email-example"> <div class="email"> <div class="tofrom"> <p><strong>To:</strong> <span style="color: green"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">[email protected]</span></span><br/> <strong>From:</strong> <span style="color: green"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">[email protected]</span></span><br/> <strong>Subject:</strong> RE:SCP-8230</p> </div> <hr/> <p>Dr. Armaros,</p> <p>We've had our share of <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/adoption-poster-ol-shock">odd, black dogs</a> like him before, but never specifically a Church Grim. I admittedly don't know much about them aside from the whole 'haunting graveyards', are they spirits? SCP-8230 has vital signs, the guy breathes, eats and sleeps. It's not very ghost-ly.</p> <hr/> <p><strong><span style="color: green">Wilson's Wildlife Solutions</span></strong><br/> <span style="color: green">Where All Critters Are Welcome</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="email-example"> <div class="email"> <div class="tofrom"> <p><strong>To:</strong> <span style="color: green"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">[email protected]</span></span><br/> <strong>From:</strong> <span style="color: green"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">[email protected]</span></span><br/> <strong>Subject:</strong> RE:SCP-8230</p> </div> <hr/> <p>Faeowynn,</p> <p>Technically, they're deemed as guardian spirits, but with SCP-8230 perhaps they're more like <em>manifestations</em>. A dog is buried at the cornerstone of graveyard, christened as the first to rest there, and thus its tasked in death to guard it from harm. Whether the biological side of SCP-8230 has been a hermeneutically induced change thanks to Shadesbrook, or just a general trait we simply weren't aware of, is unclear. But speaking of:</p> <p>Whatever sort of illness is plaguing SCP-8230 is getting reinforced by the town's story of it now characterizing it sickly — it's created an awful sort of hermeneutic feedback loop of worsening his health — but the story is change is not the <em>source</em> of the problem. Something kickstarted this.</p> <p>If SCP-8230 is a Church Grim, then where's the graveyard it should be guarding?</p> <hr/> <p><strong><span style="color: green">Literary Science Department Head</span></strong><br/> <span style="color: green">Secure, Contain, Protect</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="email-example"> <div class="email"> <div class="tofrom"> <p><strong>To:</strong> <span style="color: green"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">[email protected]</span></span><br/> <strong>From:</strong> <span style="color: green"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">[email protected]</span></span><br/> <strong>Subject:</strong> RE:SCP-8230</p> </div> <hr/> <p>Dr. Armaros,</p> <p>You up for some hiking?</p> <hr/> <p><strong><span style="color: green">Wilson's Wildlife Solutions</span></strong><br/> <span style="color: green">Where All Critters Are Welcome</span></p> </div> </div> <hr/> <p>To investigate the theory of SCP-8230 being a Church Grim, a field test was proposed by Dr. Armaros to locate the existence of a potential churchyard or gravestones within the woods outside Shadesbrook. Dr. Armaros was accompanied by Faeowynn Wilson, who served as a handler for SCP-8230. SCP-8230 was approved to be included in the field test to observe effects on its condition.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2 id="toc0"><span><strong>«SCP-8230 Investigation Log»</strong></span></h2> </div> <br/> <strong>Individuals Present:</strong> Dr. Luca Amaros, Faeowynn Wilson, SCP-8230. <hr/> <p><Begin Log></p> <p><em>Dr. Armaros and Wilson stand behind a transport vehicle, the trunk has been pulled open. Wilson climbs up into the trunk and grabs a heavy lead, reaching for a sizable crate that lay in the center.</em></p> <p><em>Dr. Armaros takes a step back and tilts his head.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Armaros:</strong> Is he safe to handle?</p> <p><strong>Wilson:</strong> 'Safe' is a hefty word, but 8230 has been nothing but docile and amicable. We should still tread a bit carefully, regardless. He seems essentially like a wolf.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Armaros:</strong> <em>[He nods, smiles]</em> Noted!</p> <p><em>Wilson unlocks the door of the crate. For a moment, it looks like the interior is completely empty, only occupied by shadow. After a few moments, SCP-8230 seems to materialize out of the dark. It lays inside — a black, wolf-like entity with a faint, yellow glow from its eyes. SCP-8230 rests with its chin on its paws, wheezing audibly. Its fur is thin and patchy.</em></p> <p><strong>Wilson:</strong> Hey boy, chin up.</p> <p><em>She taps the floor of the crate, and SCP-8230 raises its head. This allows her to clip the heavy duty lead onto the collar around its neck. Wilson then drops down out of the trunk, and gently prompts SCP-8230 to stand. The entity looks around, then jumps out of the trunk with a 'harrumph!' of effort.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Amaros:</strong> Wow… he's magnificent in person, even in this state.</p> <p><em>Wilson tilts her head.</em></p> <p><strong>Wilson:</strong> Have you not seen him till now?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Armaros:</strong> Wasn't doing much of the hands-on fieldwork when he was first retrieved — mostly processing and overseeing the more behind-the-scenes aspects. So… yeah. Yeah this is.</p> <p><em>SCP-8230 sniffs at the air, walking a bit towards Dr. Armaros. He offers forward a hand towards the entity, who sniffs at him. The doctor speaks in a more high-pitched tone when addressing the anomaly.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Armaros:</strong> Hey buddy. You're gonna help us find your home, yeah?</p> <p><em>SCP-8230 sneezes, prompting a chuckle from Dr. Armaros.</em></p> <p><strong>Wilson:</strong> We should head towards the woods where he was found, it's likely somewhere in his historical territory.</p> <p><em>Wilson gestures to the forest they've parked at the edges of, and Dr. Armaros nods. The two of them begin to approach, and a gentle tug on the lead prompts SCP-8230 to trundle along behind them. Once they reach the treeline, though, Dr. Armaros pauses.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Armaros:</strong> Actually, hold on.</p> <p><strong>Wilson:</strong> Mm?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Armaros:</strong> Maybe I can get a bit of an aerial view of where we're searching if I just—</p> <p><em>A light blue glow fills the air, prompting both Wilson and SCP-8230 to pause and turn to face him. This light coalesces on Dr. Armaros' back, bursting out in the form of four pale blue wings. He stumbles with a grunt, spreading out his arms for a bit of extra balance, and looks up at the two with a smile. Wilson gives a surprised look.</em></p> <p><strong>Wilson:</strong> Well that's a new one.</p> <p><em>SCP-8230's ears raise up, tail wagging slightly — the anomaly trots over and circles Dr. Armaros, sniffing at the wings. The doctor turns a little to watch the entity with a smile.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Armaros:</strong> Yeah, I don't usually lead with this, it's still quite new. <em>[He pauses, seeming a bit flustered]</em> Still adjusting myself!</p> <p><em>Wilson tilts her head curiously.</em></p> <p><strong>Wilson:</strong> Is it… intrusive if I ask how that happened?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Armaros:</strong> I- I thought you already knew? Like you were briefed, I wouldn't have… it's <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-8166">a long story</a>.</p> <p><em>The man gives a sheepish and nervous chuckle. Wilson nods, deciding not to press, but then does a double take.</em></p> <p><strong>Wilson:</strong> Um. Luca I think you uh— your shirt. <em>[She scrunches her nose, makes a loose gesture towards her back]</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Armaros:</strong> My? <em>[He looks over his shoulder, seeing the torn open hole in his shirt and coat from where his wings have appeared]</em> Oh. Oh f— oh <em>drat.</em></p> <p><em>He briefly braces a palm against his forehead, borderline glaring at the dirt. SCP-8230 is still sniffing at his wings.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Armaros:</strong> That's. Fine. This is <em>fine.</em> Lemme do that aerial view real quick—</p> <p><em>As Dr. Armaros beats his four wings a tad unevenly, Wilson cups her hands around her mouth to shout.</em></p> <p><strong>Wilson:</strong> Try to look for small clearings!</p> <p><em>The doctor gives a thumbs up, and pushes himself off the ground. Wilson tilts her head back to watch as he unsteadily rises. SCP-8230 plops down and puts its head back on its paws with a tired sounding huff, which leaves Wilson alone in watching the man above.</em></p> <p><em>Dr. Armaros' bodycam shows a shaky view of the forest above, and he can be heard muttering over the wind.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Armaros:</strong> <em>Just keep yourself steady, keep them spread. Think like birds, they don't flap much they just glide. Trrryyyy to match the wIND—!</em></p> <p><em>He yelps a bit, visibly faltering in the air.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Armaros:</strong> <em>Focus-focus-focus. Clearings, look for clearings.</em></p> <p><em>In the distance, roughly northeast, there are a few scattered gaps in the trees. Dr. Armaros raises a hand to try and block out the sun to get a better look, but a gust of wind blows him off balance — he yelps loudly.</em></p> <p><em>Wilson, from the ground, winces at the sight of the doctor tumbling mid-air. SCP-8230 raises its head a little, and she glances down at it to remark:</em></p> <p><strong>Wilson:</strong> Somethin tells me 'a bit new to me' might've… been an understatement. <em>[She sighs, cups her hands around her mouth again]</em> YOU HANGING ON UP THERE?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Armaros:</strong> <em>AUGH—</em></p> <p><strong>Wilson:</strong> TAKING THAT AS A NO.</p> <p><em>Approximately five seconds later, Dr. Armaros completely looses balance and crashes into the forest a few meters ahead. Wilson winces a little at the sounds of snapping branches, and sighs.</em></p> <p><strong>Wilson:</strong> C'mon critter, let's go get 'im. We're burning daylight here.</p> <p><em>Wilson trots on forward, SCP-8230 stands shakily and trots along behind her as she walks into the woods.</em></p> <p><em>They find Dr. Armaros half sat in the dirt with a sour expression, the wings still visible. His outfit is now dirtied, and he's picking leaves out his hair by the time the two approach him. SCP-8230 returns to sniffing at him, walking small circles around the man.</em></p> <p><strong>Wilson:</strong> You hurt at all?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Armaros:</strong> I think only my pride's wounded.</p> <p><strong>Wilson:</strong> Least it's nothing physical, here—</p> <p><em>Wilson offers Dr. Armaros a hand, and he gives a small smile. She tugs him off the ground with a grunt, and he stumbles up to his feet.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Armaros:</strong> <em>[He dusts off his shirt]</em> I saw something that looked a bit promising juuuust before I took my tumble, a gap in the trees North East from here.</p> <p><strong>Wilson:</strong> <em>[She nods firmly]</em> Then we've got ourselves a lead.</p> <p><em>SCP-8230's ears twitch, the entity watching the two. It starts to sniff at the forest floor as it trots along, following the two as they start to head deeper into the woods. The canine walks a bit unsteadily, occasionally making audible huffs. Wilson glances back worriedly.</em></p> <p><strong>Wilson:</strong> …I hope this is a good idea. I was… apprehensive about bringing him out here in this state, but he was only getting worse in the facility.</p> <p><em>Dr. Armaros glances over at SCP-8230 as well.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Armaros:</strong> Does he seem more lively out here?</p> <p><strong>Wilson:</strong> A bit. Back in veterinary care he was primarily just laying down, one of the vet techs had to use a strap to hold him up while examining his fur and trying to cut out some of the worse of the matting. At least while out here, he's walking — as tired as he may seem.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Armaros:</strong> Perhaps the fresh air is doing him some good?</p> <p><strong>Wilson:</strong> Perhaps. But if he stops, <em>we</em> stop. I'm not going to push him to do anything he doesn't want to.</p> <p><em>Dr. Armaros nods. His gaze trails down to SCP-8230 as it trots alongside them.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Armaros:</strong> I almost wonder if he's confused, or lost, or hell — <em>missing</em> something. They just… found him wandering, right? If he's a Church Grim, he's likely old — been watching the countryside grow more and more into the woods. Hah — that's almost relatable.</p> <p><strong>Wilson:</strong> …deforestation?</p> <p><em>Dr. Armaros slightly spreads the wings at his back.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Armaros:</strong> I lost the plot on my own metaphor a bit but… I dunno. I've found myself increasingly more entangled with folklore and myth — the stories that I've loved for so long. It's disorientating. It's a lot to take in, a lot of <em>change.</em> Stories can change their subjects, and now I've found myself one of those subjects. Just like him.</p> <p><em>Dr. Armaros gestures to SCP-8230.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Armaros:</strong> The sightings, the stories of him, they're changing — because he's sick. It's cementing that… <em>hurt</em> into him. It's terrifying.</p> <p><strong>Wilson:</strong> It's a feedback loop.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Armaros:</strong> …yeah. But I think — I <em>know</em> — it's one that we can reverse. One we can use to our <em>advantage.</em> Spin it back around onto itself, and help him out.</p> <p><em>Wilson tilts her head.</em></p> <p><strong>Wilson:</strong> You seem quite sure in that.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Armaros:</strong> Once we find out just <em>why</em> he's sick, we can start to change his story, too.</p> <p><em>Wilson gives him a small smile.</em></p> <p><em>The three walk for approximately 10 minutes. The silence is only occasionally broken by Dr. Armaros identifying a distant bird call or two, and Wilson's amused chuckles.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Armaros:</strong> Have you ever seen a kingfisher? They're utterly <em>gorgeous</em> bir—</p> <p><em>SCP-8230's ears suddenly perk up, and the anomaly suddenly darts forward. Wilson jolts in surprise, and jogs to keep up pace with the animal. Dr. Armaros yelps, and stumbles after the two.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Armaros:</strong> What's he doing?!</p> <p><strong>Wilson:</strong> Something's got his eye, can't tell what yet—</p> <p><em>Wilson keeps a tight grip on the lead, as SCP-8230 dashes through the brush. It weaves around a few trees and bushes, before jumping over a pile of stones with a wheeze. Wilson skids to a stop before the rocks just as SCP-8230 stops within the thick brush. Dr. Armaros tries to stop, but ends up tripping over the rocks.</em></p> <p><em>On closer inspection, the pile of rocks is, in actuality, an old cobble wall. Through the brush, the shape of three other walls become visible.</em></p> <p><strong>Wilson:</strong> I think we found the cemetery.</p> <p><em>Dr. Armaros groans, pushes himself up. He shakes out his head, and scans around.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Armaros:</strong> You sure? Almost seems more like someone's garden, with how many plants are in here.</p> <p><em>Wilson steps over the stone wall, and pushes a bit through the brush, she pulls aside some grass. Through the weeds, marble can be seen.</em></p> <p><strong>Wilson:</strong> Pretty sure.</p> <p><em>Once the two cross over the wall, they find SCP-8230 circling and pawing at the dirt. The entity whines audibly, before heavily plopping down with a huff.</em></p> <p><strong>Wilson:</strong> Buddy?</p> <p><em>She darts to SCP-8230, and crouches down. Wilson presses her hand gently against the anomaly's side to feel the pace of his breathing. It's steady. Dr. Armaros furrows his brow.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Armaros:</strong> Did he hurt himself when he ran in here?</p> <p><strong>Wilson:</strong> I… don't think so. Maybe he's just tired?</p> <p><em>She trails off as her eyes follow SCP-8230's gaze, and finds a marble headstone half buried in the dirt and obscured by a bush. Wilson pushes some of the branches aside, and is able to make out the last name 'WALKER'.</em></p> <p><strong>Wilson:</strong> You know this place, don't you?</p> <p><em>She looks over at SCP-8230, who stares up at her and makes a 'harrumph' sound in response. Wilson pushes herself to stand. Both her and Dr. Armaros begin to further scan the area.</em></p> <p><em>The most visible marker, poking above the foliage, is that with a carved angel on top. Dr. Armaros runs his hand across the lichen covered marble, pushes aside some brambles to try and read the inscription. It is the grave of a girl named Edna Walker. The date is hard to read due to erosion and stains, but it seems she lived from 1882 to 1901.</em></p> <p><em>Dr. Armaros frowns.</em></p> <p><em>Wilson approaches one of the far walls of the cemetery, passing a few broke headstones, and peers over it. Beyond it, a few meters away, there is another clearing. Against foliage and tall grass, stone and rotted wood can be seen. What looks to be the remains of a building's foundation sits within the woods.</em></p> <p><strong>Wilson:</strong> There used to be a house here… or some sort of building. Is that weird, for a Church Grim? Are they not limited to… churches?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Armaros:</strong> We don't have a lot of information on them, but it could be quite possible that the Walkers were religious — or had a priest amongst them.</p> <p><strong>Wilson:</strong> Interesting…</p> <p><em>Dr. Armaros taps his chin in thought, still standing by the angel headstone. SCP-8230 hauls itself back up to its feet, and nudges past him. He tilts his head as it approaches the far corner of the overgrown cemetery. Wilson, pushing through the brush to make her way back over to the two, watches as the anomaly digs at the North corner, snuffling at the weeds. Dr. Armaros gives the grave marker a small pat before he slips past it and walks over to SCP-8230.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Armaros:</strong> Whatcha sniffin' for now, boy? Nother one of your folks?</p> <p><em>Wilson tugs away some of the brush, and the two see that SCP-8230 stands before a small, shallow hole with a grave maker. It's a fraction of the size of others within the graveyard, and is the most heavily weathered. Unlike the others, there's no date nor full name upon it. It's in too small of a corner to be a grave for any man.</em></p> <p><em>It reads:</em></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h3 id="toc1"><span><em>SAINT</em></span></h3> <h4 id="toc2"><span><em>May you watch over us all.</em></span></h4> </div> <p><strong>Wilson:</strong> …this is yours, isn't it? Are you Saint?</p> <p><em>SCP-8230 perks up, gives a quiet and weak yip.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Armaros:</strong> So this <em>is</em> your yard. Buried North, of course! We were right, Faeowynn, he's a Church Grim.</p> <p><em>Dr. Armaros reaches out a hand to gently runs his hand across the entity's fur. Wilson turns her head to once more scan the area with a frown, staring at the mossy stone and overgrown weeds.</em></p> <p><strong>Wilson:</strong> The yard's in one hell of a sorry state. <em>[She sighs, and glances back to SCP-8230]</em> Just like you bub—</p> <p><em>As the words leave her mouth, a realization seems to dawn on her face. Dr. Armaros whips his head over, seeming to connect the same dots.</em></p> <p><strong>Wilson:</strong> It's why he's sick. This place has fallen apart — probably ever since they took that house down, <em>[She gestures to the ruined foundation just beyond the old stone walls]</em> and he fell apart with it!</p> <p><strong>Dr. Armaros:</strong> His longevity being tied to the place he's sworn to protect would make sense — like… a spiritual link of some sort. So… that could mean, if we can get this place fixed—</p> <p><strong>Wilson:</strong> —he can finally recover.</p> <p><em>The two share a mutual smile, Wilson looks especially relieved by the realization. Dr. Armaros looks over at SCP-8230, then back to the various ruined gravestones.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Armaros:</strong> So I think our new problem is… where the hell do we even start with all this?</p> <p><strong>Wilson:</strong> It'll take more than just us, that's for sure. But we can start by getting the tools to clear out all this damn brush.</p> <p><em>She flicks a nearby branch, and then takes a step back.</em></p> <p><strong>Wilson:</strong> I say we head back, we load Saint into the van, we start figuring out how to clean this place. A bit of tool getting, a bit of research — we can get some stills from this recording <em>[she taps Dr. Armaros' bodycam]</em> so that everyone else knows what we're tackling.</p> <p><em>SCP-8230's tail is wagging, ears perked up. Dr. Armaros smiles as he pushes himself up to stand. He gives SCP-8230 a hearty pat on the back while doing so.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Armaros:</strong> Sounds like a plan.</p> <p><End Log></p> </div> <hr/> <p>Following the discovery of the Walker Family Cemetery, and the confirmation of SCP-8230's nature as a Church Grim, the Literary Science Department would create and execute a project to restore the condition of both the graveyard and SCP-8230. A summary of the action taken, and the results, have been attached below:</p> <div class="blockquote"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2 id="toc3"><span>Project Gravetenders</span></h2> <h3 id="toc4"><span>Saints for a Saint</span></h3> </div> <hr/> <p>Now, graveyards aren't exactly my specialty by any metric, but what are they if not monuments to stories once told? Their remembrance is important, as is their preservation.</p> <p>Saint fell ill for two reasons, and a through-line laid between them. The cemetery — the old burial of the Walker family — fell to disrepair, unknown to the town that laid away from the manor's reach. Church Grims are old, wonderful beasts, but their wellbeing is tied to their place of guardianship. When the old cemetery finally started to crumble, when the Walkers' manor was finally without inhabitant, Saint's health started to decline.</p> <p>The sickness that befell him was then hermeneutically reinforced, as sightings of the beast continued. A shambling black dog can easily be re-contextualized as something far mangier. But in the knowledge that it was reinforced by the tales of him, we realized that there lay a strength. If we began to improve Saint's health, and encouraged "accidental" sightings of him in better conditions, perhaps over time we could turn the tides of his tale.</p> <p>And that's what we did.</p> <p>So we took to our pages, and began our work to research our course of action. Graveyard maintenance is a first for me, but it'd be a lie to say I wasn't excited to get my hands dirty.</p> <p>The process was surprisingly simple. Our team took to weeding — whacking thicker foliage or the wayward bush, clearing out vines and brambles, giving ourselves poison ivy — the works! The grass beneath was in a sorry state, but the stones were what we were mainly concerned with. A good chunk were in their original places, but many were either crooked or broken.</p> <p>Repairing the stones was a daunting task. The lost pieces were often buried, and it was (admittedly) a bit nerve-wracking to be digging around in a graveyard — but we were able to recover a good chunk of the headstones. Fixing them up was a matter of matching broken pieces to their owners, and utilizing a mixed epoxy. Any crooked stone was straightened when we dug out around their bases, and filled it in with gravel chips (though, carrying those big old bags into the woods sure did a number on us!). It was surprising, how some of the stones were still quite readable after all these centuries! A friend mentioned that the buried ones came out most in-tact, which I suppose makes sense, the soil protected their carved lettering from rain and wind.</p> <p>An ammonia cleaning solution — D/2 as it's called — was used to get that old marble to show its shine again. Once the spray turned the stones orange, we were able to spray them down with water and scrape off most lichens, mosses and dirt.</p> <p>It was a laborious ordeal, and one that spanned multiple trips, but all our work is paying off.</p> <p>Saint's health has improved tenfold since the cleanups complete, and our controlled releases of him into the areas surrounding Shadesbrook to ensure hermeneutical reinforcement makes it stick are going well.</p> <p>We predict it'll only be a few months before he's back to full health, and with his status as a folktale the Veil is at no risk when we return him to the cemetery full-time; as long as we keep our eye on it and ensure its continued maintenance.</p> <p>The Shadesbrook Saint will be returning home soon.</p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p>— Dr. Luca Armaros, Literary Science Department</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="blockquote"> <h3 id="toc5"><span>Project Status: <span style="color: green">Successful</span></span></h3> </div> </div> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <div class="grid-item"> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:500px;"><img alt="575px-Wolf_Lower_Post_Indian_Reserve.jpg?20120519160337" class="image" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Wolf_Lower_Post_Indian_Reserve.jpg/575px-Wolf_Lower_Post_Indian_Reserve.jpg?20120519160337"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>SCP-8230, as of 12/10/2010.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. Lead by Captain Ingrid Esau</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-2"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-2')">2</a>. The feeding was also done under notice of the anomaly's malnutrition.</div> </div> </div></body></html>
SCP-8233	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=3&theme=https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--code/theme%3Ajakstyle/1&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <div class="blockquote warning-panel"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>Please be aware that you are accessing the SCP-8233 file within the SCiPNet Database with a <strong>LEVEL 2</strong> employee authorization code. SCP-8233's file requires <strong>LEVEL 4</strong> authorization in order to obtain complete material. Accessing Foundation files with lower authorization levels may lead to the withholding, expungement and/or total removal of information for the safety of personnel, though all information present remains factually correct. If you have any questions regarding this and/or require clarification of any of the following data, please contact your corresponding Site Supervisor for an Information Request.</p> <p>Thank you.</p> </div> </div> <hr/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="airview.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8233/airview.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>SCP-8233, aerial view, c. 1950. Photo found within facility proper.</p> </div> </div> </div> <p><strong>Item №:</strong> SCP-8233</p> <p><strong>Object Class:</strong> Euclid</p> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> Typical surveillance of SCP-8233 is to be done remotely via the Foundation-standard V.O.Y.E.U.R.I.S.T. drone network, with units prepared with both standard and incendiary armaments. Due to both its distance from surrounding settlements along with its significance, SCP-8233 does not require barriers or barricades of any kind as nearby locals will not approach it.</p> <p>SCP-8233 is not to be entered by personnel unless given L4 clearance by a Site Administrator. Personnel are not to enter SCP-8233 without wearing Foundation-standard PPE, here consisting of a full-████ ███ ████ prepped with fresh ██████ canisters.</p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p> <br/> <span style="font-size:128%;"><tt>[INFORMATION OMITTED: INFECTION PROCEDURE]</tt></span><br/> </p> </div> <p>Further investigation of SCP-8233 is prohibited unless otherwise stated.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8233 is an isolated government facility located along the coast of the Khatanga (Хатанга) River, approx. 200 km northwest of the village of Novorybnaya (Новорыбная), all located within the far upper north of the district of Krasnoyarsk Krai (Красноя́рский Край), Russia. SCP-8233 shows signs of damage consistent with continuous disuse, abandonment, and neglect over a long period of time.</p> <p>SCP-8233's site proper holds a series of facility blocks that were presumably dedicated to documentation and research, with many rooms holding filing cabinets and desks emptied of their contents. A farther portion of the building leads to large-scale storage, with slightly separated faculties containing tools utilized in weapons manufacturing. The only room within SCP-8233 with an intact plaque is labelled "<em>Лазарет</em>",<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup> though it has also been completely cleared out of all materials and equipment.</p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p> <br/> <span style="font-size:128%;"><tt>[INFORMATION OMITTED: SUB-LEVEL FORMAT]</tt></span><br/> </p> </div> <p>Recovered materials:</p> <ul> <li>A severely vandalized and sodden English copy of <em>The Great Gatsby</em></li> <li>A severely vandalized and sodden journal written in Ukrainian</li> <li>An incomplete deck of cards</li> <li>A bloodstained handkerchief<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup></li> <li>A 5-piece Reichspfennig coin</li> <li>A discarded pair of eyeglasses</li> <li>A chipped button<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-3" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-3')">3</a></sup></li> <li>Fragments of a chess board</li> <li>A rusted scalpel blade</li> </ul> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p> <br/> <span style="font-size:128%;"><tt>[INFORMATION OMITTED: SCP-8233-1]</tt></span><br/> </p> </div> <p><strong>Discovery:</strong> SCP-8233 was located following the 1998 routine global anthropological assessment of urban legends and folklore. When overviewing documentation regarding folkloric practices that persisted in communities through the period of Soviet rule, various data points were located for potential investigation, specifically regarding nighttime-tales that were disseminated amongst the children of settlements within and south of Novorybnaya. A roughly-translated nursery rhyme reads as follows:</p> <blockquote> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><em>'Beware the men who watch and stare<br/> And do not shut your eyes.<br/> For they will think you're mocking them<br/> And bring on your demise.'</em></p> </div> </blockquote> <p>Further research revealed this to be a piece of folklore passed down to the generations following the second World War, with the elderly insisting upon it as a protective fable used to teach children about the vulnerability and potential dangers brought upon by sleep. Further investigation revealed contradictory origins <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">and a significant lack of evidence.</span><sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-4" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-4')">4</a></sup></p> <p>Two agents were sent to the settlement in 2003 in order to interview locals and gauge anomalous activity, leading to the identification of SCP-8233 following the interrogation of the village's local government. After an extended and strenuous process,<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-5" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-5')">5</a></sup> the anomaly was reported to Site-22 and a containment crew was dispatched.</p> <p>Five crude wooden crosses were discovered approx. 65 m behind SCP-8233's plot, stuck upright in the snow in a straight line. Exhumation of the immediate area recovered a gold wedding band and 217 additional wooden crosses. No human remains were found.</p> <div class="licensebox"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Hide Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>Cite this page as:</p> <div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <blockquote> <p>"<a href="/scp-8233">SCP-8233</a>" by Quicksilvers, from the <a href="https://scpwiki.com">SCP Wiki</a>. Source: <a href="https://scpwiki.com/scp-8233">https://scpwiki.com/scp-8233</a>. Licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/">CC-BY-SA</a>.</p> </blockquote> </div> </div> <p>For information on how to use this component, see the <a href="/component:license-box">License Box component</a>. To read about licensing policy, see the <a href="/licensing-guide">Licensing Guide</a>.</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Filename:</strong> airview.jpg<br/> <strong>Name:</strong> Deepfreeze I 018a.jpg<br/> <strong>Author:</strong> United States Navy<br/> <strong>License:</strong> CC BY-SA 4.0<br/> <strong>Source Link:</strong> <a href="https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Deepfreeze_I_018a.jpg" target="_blank">Wikimedia Commons</a></p> </blockquote> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. Infirmary.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-2"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-2')">2</a>. Presumed to be dyed brown upon initial discovery.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-3"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-3')">3</a>. The ragged edge of object is also stained with blood.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-4"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-4')">4</a>. <span style="font-size:128%;"><tt>[INFORMATION OMITTED: MORTUARY RECORDS]</tt></span></div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-5"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-5')">5</a>. <span style="font-size:128%;"><tt>[INFORMATION OMITTED: AGENT R. PAVLOVIC CAUSE OF DEATH]</tt></span></div> </div> </div></body></html>
SCP-8235	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div class="preview"> <p>The Foundation cracked magic just like physics before it. They have an equation for every spell, a constant for every rite. But what happens when magic doesn't play by the rules anymore?</p> </div> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=1&theme=https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--code/theme%3Aminimal/1&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <div style="display: none"> <div class="code"> <div class="hl-main"> <pre><span class="hl-code">/</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">These</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">two</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">arguments</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">are</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">in</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">quirked-up</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CSS</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Module</span><span class="hl-code"> (</span><span class="hl-identifier">rather</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">than</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">the</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">main</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">code</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">block</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-identifier">so</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">users</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">can</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">feed</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Wikidot</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">variables</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">into</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">them</span><span class="hl-code">. </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">:</span><span class="hl-special">:before</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">content:</span><span class="hl-code"> "SCP Foundation"</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">black</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">span</span><span class="hl-code">:</span><span class="hl-special">:before</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">content:</span><span class="hl-code"> "Secure, Contain, Protect"</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">black</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span></pre></div> </div> </div> <div class="authorlink-wrapper"><a href="javascript:;">Anorrack/Plilt</a> <div class="authorbox"> <div class="authorcontent"> <p><strong>SCP-8235:</strong> Magic, Unchained (5214 words)<br/> <strong>Authors:</strong> <span class="printuser avatarhover"><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/anorrack" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(4188420); return false;"><img alt="Anorrack" class="small" src="https://www.wikidot.com/avatar.php?userid=4188420&amp;size=small&amp;timestamp=1723644483" style="background-image:url(https://www.wikidot.com/userkarma.php?u=4188420)"/></a><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/anorrack" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(4188420); return false;">Anorrack</a></span> and <span class="printuser avatarhover"><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/plilt" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(876026); return false;"><img alt="Plilt" class="small" src="https://www.wikidot.com/avatar.php?userid=876026&amp;size=small&amp;timestamp=1723644483" style="background-image:url(https://www.wikidot.com/userkarma.php?u=876026)"/></a><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/plilt" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(876026); return false;">Plilt</a></span></p> <p><a href="http://www.scpwiki.com/anorrack-s-author-page">Anorrack's Author Page</a><br/> <a href="https://wanderers-library.wikidot.com/peristrixalo">Plilt's Wanderer's Library Author Page</a></p> <p><strong>Articles you may enjoy:</strong></p> <p><strong><a href="/voice-of-rage-and-ruin">Voice of Rage and Ruin</a>:</strong> Behind enemy lines in the Pacific. A resurrection ritual gone awry. Forget the others, can Kiran save himself? By Anorrack</p> <p><strong><a href="/dead-men-tell-tales">Dead Men Tell Tales</a>:</strong> Florida's governor is kidnapped, and the UIU is on the case. How many corpses have the kidnappers left behind? By Anorrack</p> <p><strong><a href="https://wanderers-library.wikidot.com/and-i-was-present-at-the-death-of-a-god">And I Was Present at the Death of a God</a>:</strong> A talk with a dying god. But nothing stays dead forever… By Plilt</p> <p><strong><a href="https://wanderers-library.wikidot.com/we-are-forgotten">We Are Forgotten</a>:</strong> A poem about evolution and the fall of giants. By Plilt</p> </div> </div> </div> <div style="border:solid 1px #999999; background:#f2f2c2; padding:5px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h4 id="toc0"><span>NOTICE FROM THE FOUNDATION RECORDS AND INFORMATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION</span></h4> <p>Due to recent events that have adversely affected critical Foundation infrastructure, the file you are about to read may be disorganized, corrupted, or incomplete. You may want to bookmark this file and return at a later date, or request a paper copy from the archives if one is available.</p> <p>— Maria Jones, Director, RAISA</p> </div> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <strong>Item #:</strong> SCP-8235 <p><strong>Object Class:</strong> Explained</p> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> Unified containment procedures for SCP-8235 are currently non-existent. SCP-8235 phenomena requiring active containment are classified under other SCP numbers. Containment should be conducted according to the Special Containment Procedures for the relevant entries. Declassification of SCP-8235 has been proposed and a decision is pending.</p> <p>The Foundation is to contribute funding to ICSUT to support and maintain a free distribution service and open-access archive regarding all past and present studies and papers on SCP-8235, in an effort to promulgate best practices to the anomalous community. As necessary, the Foundation will partner with state-affiliated GoIs to ensure that this information is readily available.</p> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:40%;"><img alt="Narreme.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8235/Narreme.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p><strong>Figure 1.</strong> Model microEVESpec of kinked narreme string cross-section around ontologically-pure silver. Note the low density and thickness of the string.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup></p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8235 is the sum collection of reality-altering phenomena colloquially known as <strong>magic</strong> or <strong>thaumaturgy</strong> (the study of which is known as <strong>thaumatology</strong>). For most of human history, SCP-8235 was unexplained and believed to be an anomalous phenomenon beyond the ability of science to understand. While some aspects of it were explained over time, most of it was not and was hidden from the public through the Veil Protocol. However, with the advent of Unified Thaumatological Theory in the 1970s, the creation of instruments capable of Elan-Vital Energy (EVE) spectroscopy, and advancements in string theory, the scientific basis for SCP-8235 began to be understood. In 2019, thaumatologists were able to derive a <strong>Grand Unified Theory of Thaumatology</strong> that explains all known magical phenomenon.</p> <p>While the precise equations and theorems have been modified and made more precise over the decades since, the Two Laws of Thaumotology still provide the underlying architecture for GUTT:</p> <ul> <li>Law of Contagion: The part affects the whole, and inversely, the whole affects the part.</li> <li>Law of Sympathy: Like produces like.</li> </ul> <p>As is currently understood at its most basic form, magic relies on the manipulation of reality-intersecting nth-dimensional information-dense WIMP<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup> strings called <strong>fabulons</strong>, capable of affecting consensus reality in a myriad of ways.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-3" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-3')">3</a></sup> Certain entities have the ability to control fabulons, allowing them to produce changes their immediate area. As a byproduct of this process, the fabulons release a flood of thaumatological radiation, in the form of quasiparticle <strong>pronons</strong>. This radiation can be detected by VERITAS imagers and has traditionally been referred to as <strong>aspect radiation</strong>,<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-4" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-4')">4</a></sup><sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-5" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-5')">5</a></sup> with a base unit of 1 kiloCasper (10 MeV/Fē).<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-6" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-6')">6</a></sup></p> <p><strong>Backlash</strong>, as termed in thaumatology, is a wave of inverse-frequency aspect radiation, oftentimes producing harmful effects on the user or their environment. This can be thought of as "friction" as the fabulons move within the fabula, similar to the heat given off by dry friction. Because the backlash to any given working or ritual is directly inverse to the value of the working, wards may be put in place to redirect this byproduct, or even harness it in a feedback mechanism. Backlash decreases on an exponential scale, although it is less intense in areas with high Hume density due to the insulative nature of fabulons.</p> <p>Certain clusters of fabulons are conscious, or self-aware to a certain extent. While their properties and origins are not fully understood, it is theorized that there is are naturally-occurring and synthetic fabulon clusters.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-7" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-7')">7</a></sup> These strings can be thought of as self-willed stories and constantly produce virtual biblical particles in addition to fundamental narrative particles.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-8" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-8')">8</a></sup> The mutual constant annihilation of the virtual biblical particles results in <strong>Akiva radiation</strong>, which is both indicative of divine presence and lethal to human life in sufficient quantities. Low levels of Akiva radiation constantly suffuse every narrative where Akiva strings exist, but there are spikes when Akiva strings are nearby or actively affecting consensus reality.</p> <p>Fabulon density can be measured through the constant radiation of narrativistic particles, which can be detected using a Kant counter (1 Hume = 13.4 Fē/m<sup>4</sup>). Type Greens can destroy fabulons in their surroundings, allowing them to impose their own will on reality. This weakens reality, and sufficient numbers of Type Greens can lead to a localized ZK-Class Reality Failure Scenario. The Scranton Reality Anchor counters this effect by synthesizing artificial fabulons by rapidly oscillating a crystal of ontologically-pure galena through a nickel-chromium wire coil.</p> <p>The systematization of thaumatology has allowed normalcy organizations across the globe to take great strides in both protecting the Veil from myriad threats. It has also engendered revolutions in manufacturing, software development, economics, agriculture, and many other sectors, producing mundane products at low cost and improving quality of life worldwide. Normalcy organizations have prepared information packets and low-level demonstrations for mundane researchers in preparation for the declassification of SCP-8235.</p> <p>As this article is just a summary of the field as a whole, further reading on the proofs, studies, and other miscellaneous topics on the subject can be found at <span style="color: blue"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">local.arxiv.scipnet/thm</span></span>.</p> <hr/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2 id="toc1"><span><tt>PROJECT: SIREN PROPOSAL</tt></span></h2> </div> <hr/> <div style="border: solid 5px #000000; background:#fff; border-radius: 10px; padding: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 80%; margin: auto; overflow-x: auto;"> <p>With the complete understanding of SCP-8235 achieved, total surveillance of the anomalous is now possible. The proposed Project SIREN would use an array of geosynchronous/polar orbit satellites, land-based sensors, and oceanic sensor buoys to monitor all anomalous activity on the planet. This would allow the immediate detection of extradimensional intrusions into Earth, real-time tracking of PoIs, and the locating of any SCPs currently outside the Foundation's control.</p> <p>The project in its fullest extent would be carried out through Casper, Hume, Akiva<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-9" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-9')">9</a></sup> Multi-vector Probes (CHAMPs), a full sensor suite capable of multi-spectrum analysis of thaumaturgical and divine energies worldwide. However, as a dry run for the project, we propose a scaled-down version of SIREN, Near-Earth eveSpec Survey (NESS), to act as a proof of concept. NESS will consist of three geosynchronous and two polar-orbiting satellites.</p> <h3 id="toc2"><span><tt>Proposal: <span style="color: green">APPROVED</span></tt></span></h3> </div> <hr/> <p><strong>SIREN Documentation:</strong></p> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:40%;"><img alt="CHAMP_Output.png" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8235/CHAMP_Output.png"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>CHAMP EVEspec image of Cairo, Illinois. Red hotspots indicates strong EVE signature from night life and traffic. The maroon in the right is a calibration error, as the forest should not be able to produce that high of an EVE signature.</p> </div> </div> <p>The full SIREN Array was completed in late 2024 and went online January 3, 2025. It consists of a constellation of twenty satellites in geostationary orbit and over a thousand oceanic sensor buoys and land-based sensors (generally located at or near Foundation outposts). The produced data is analyzed by Panopticon.aic, a dedicated custom-built Foundation artificial intelligence. Any noteworthy readings are sent to the Intelligence Agency and ETTRA. The sensor logs are available upon request.</p> <p>While the existence of CHAMPs is known to the anomalous community, the Foundation officially denies any existence of the SIREN Array. Foundation employees should disavow any knowledge of Project SIREN.</p> <strong>Notable SIREN readings, first three days of operation:</strong><br/> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th>Satlink</th> <th>Values</th> <th>Timestamped Connection Status</th> <th>Notes</th> </tr> <tr> <td><tt>SIRENL_130</tt>, Mecca, Saudi Arabia</td> <td>140 kCasp, 14 Akiva, 20.3 pHume</td> <td>13:20:12 January 3, 2025 <span style="color: green"><tt>CONFIRMED</tt></span></td> <td>Lower than reference locations, but within normal values.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><tt>SIRENL_231</tt>, Fushimi Inari-taisha,<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-10" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-10')">10</a></sup> Japan</td> <td>124 kCasp, 1 Akiva, 21.7 pHume</td> <td>15:43:56 January 3, 2025 <span style="color: green"><tt>CONFIRMED</tt></span></td> <td>Exceptionally low Akiva value.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><tt>SIRENS_086</tt>, Jay Em, Wyoming</td> <td>136 kCasp, -59 Akiva, 85.3 pHume</td> <td>18:32:18 <span style="color: green"><tt>CONFIRMED</tt></span></td> <td>Imminent Tartarean event suspected. MTF Mu-0 dispatched.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><tt>SIRENO_138</tt>, Boston, Massachusetts</td> <td>245 kCasp, 3 Akiva, 13.8 pHume</td> <td>01:57:12 January 4, 2025 <span style="color: green"><tt>CONFIRMED</tt></span></td> <td>Abnormally high readings. May represent increase in Way traffic.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><tt>SIRENS_014</tt>, Môa River, Acre, Brazil</td> <td>196 kCasp, 5 Akiva, 85.3 pHume</td> <td>09:07:58 January 4, 2025 <span style="color: green"><tt>CONFIRMED</tt></span></td> <td>Abnormally high Hume and Casper readings. No apparent cause. Investigation underway.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><tt>SIRENL_102</tt>, Salt Lake City, Utah</td> <td>0 kCasp, 0 Akiva, 0 pHume</td> <td>12:00:00 January 29, 2025 <span style="color: orange"><tt>CAUTION</tt></span></td> <td>Presumed to be an error. Data discarded.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><tt>SIRENL_109</tt>, San Francisco, California</td> <td>0 kCasp, 0 Akiva, 0 pHume</td> <td>12:00:00 January 29, 2025 <span style="color: orange"><tt>CAUTION</tt></span></td> <td>Presumed to be an error. Data discarded.</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" style="text-align: center;"><strong>40 Identical Values Omitted</strong></td> <td>Presumed to be an error. Data discarded.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><tt>SIRENL_162</tt>, Vatican City</td> <td>249 kCasp, 18 Akiva, 149 pHume</td> <td>17:43:40 January 4, 2025 <span style="color: green"><tt>CONFIRMED</tt></span></td> <td>Within normal values.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><tt>SIRENL_199</tt>, Rovaniemi, Finland</td> <td>128 kCasp, 7 Akiva, 2.5 pHume</td> <td>02:16:23 January 5, 2025 <span style="color: green"><tt>CONFIRMED</tt></span></td> <td>Critically low Hume values. MTF Omega-12 dispatched to strengthen reality with SRAs and terminate responsible Type Greens.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><tt>SIRENL_130</tt>, Mecca, Saudi Arabia</td> <td>140 kCasp, 0 Akiva, 20.3 pHume</td> <td>12:47:13 January 5, 2025 <span style="color: green"><tt>CONFIRMED</tt></span></td> <td>MTF ETA-77 dispatched. No anomalies reported. Contacts with Horizon Initiative report nothing out of the ordinary. Possible calibration error.</td> </tr> </table> <blockquote> <p>The full Project SIREN array has now been running for one year and has been remarkably successful. The array has allowed us to locate seventeen additional SCP objects and avert one potential XK-Class scenario. In addition, the array's real-time monitoring has greatly improved our relationship mapping of rival organizations, enabling the break-up of several Sarkic cults. Additional funding for Project SIREN has been approved.</p> <p>However, calibration issues have been a persistent flaw for Project SIREN and they have become a severe, persistent error, only growing worse with time. Recalibration now occurs once every 24 hours. The Project SIREN team believes this to be both due to the sensitivity of the instruments involved and a bias in the data set used to calibrate the sensors in the first place. They intend to correct this in the next model of CHAMPs.</p> <p>In addition, they will be integrating new technology into SIREN<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">--</span>the Omnistabilization Anchoring Node (OAN).<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-11" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-11')">11</a></sup> The next generation of CHAMPs will not only detect anomalous phenomena, they will be able to eliminate it.</p> </blockquote> <hr/> <p><strong>Incidentview, page 1 of 4:</strong></p> <div style="border: 1px dashed #999; padding: 0 1em; background-color: #f4f4f4;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h3 id="toc3"><span><tt><strong>INCIDENT REPORT</strong></tt></span></h3> </div> <hr/> <p><strong>INCIDENT CRIMSON EYE</strong><br/> <strong>DATE OF OCCURRENCE:</strong> 2026/03/24</p> <hr/> <p>At 8:48 (local time) March 24, 2026, high levels of anomalous activity were reported in the town of Bend, Wisconsin. Initial reports describe the snow turning blue, two moons visible in the morning sky, and asphalt being overgrown with pulsating wildflowers and grasses. While this is consistent with critically low Hume values, the CHAMP unit at the Foundation outpost in town reported no change in values.</p> <p>Believing the CHAMP unit to be miscalibrated and unable to identify the cause of the phenomenon, Captain Gerald Simmons took charge and ordered the activation of the OAN at 9:01. The theory of operation for OAN units held that miscalibration of the CHAMPs should not matter, as OANs merely return local values to baseline levels. Even if the CHAMP couldn't detect the change in thaumaturgical values, the OAN should still be able to normalize the region.</p> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:40%;"><img alt="darklightning.png" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8235/darklightning.png"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Anti-lightning effects after INCIDENT CRIMSON EYE, localized around SIRENL_129 in Wisconsin. Darkflashes persist for five days after the incident, amnesticization of full population considered infeasible.</p> </div> </div> <p>Upon activation, anti-lightning and darkflashes began emitting from SIRENL_129, leeching color from the area and draining electrical current from struck objects.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-12" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-12')">12</a></sup> Anomalous phenomena worsened in the area, with variable number of suns reported, and all snow igniting with a blue heatless flame that converted what it burned to ice. Due to the brick construction of much of the town and earlier snowmelt the damage was relatively constrained to the downtown area, but several groves of trees turned to ice and five buildings collapsed, leading to the deaths of 34 people, including the technicians operating the OAN and Captain Simmons. While the other Foundation personnel were unharmed, they were unable to reach the OAN to deactivate it.</p> <p>At 11:25, additional anomalous phenomena were reported. The pews, cross, and minister of the First Methodist Church spontaneously transmogrified into swarms of eastern tiger swallowtails, the stained glass of the windows morphing to exhibit insectoid patterns. Several anomalous items in storage at the outpost began to show changed or increased anomalous properties. AI-1359867 had previously been a key capable of opening any lock. During Incident CRIMSON EYE, it emitted flashes of red light every ninety minutes, during which random buildings in Bend would spatially invert. Roads leading to Bend would rearrange, preventing help from arriving. These events continued even after the initial anomalous phenomena dissipated at 16:38.</p> <p>Power to the OAN would finally be cut at 17:34. This returned AI-1359867 to its previous state. Lightning strikes neutralized most of the butterfly swarms, though repeated strikes on the First Methodist Church had minimal effect.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-13" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-13')">13</a></sup> The Foundation was able to set up checkpoints and occupy governmental buildings, but due to the infrastructure damage was unable to fully secure the town with available assets.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>SUMMARY:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Executive action was taken, without consultation with the Regional Site Director.</li> <li>34 people died during the event, 6 of which were Foundation personnel. The rest were civilians.</li> <li>All CHAMPs in the region, even those carried by the rescue teams from the surrounding area, registered no Triad values deviating from the norm during the duration of the events of CRIMSON EYE.</li> <li>Notably, activation of the OAN exacerbated anomalous activity, rather than neutralizing the effects.</li> </ul> <hr/> <p><strong>RECOMMENDATIONS:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Decommissioning and testing of all OANs and CHAMPs in the Midwest region to vet their reliability and calibration.</li> <li>Re-examine calibration data, reaffirming baseline values in standardized testing locations.</li> <li>Update CHAMP integration software and bring into line with current Foundation standards.</li> <li>Reaffirm chain-of-command protocol with regional staff and personnel.</li> </ul> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <div style="border: 1px dashed #0000; padding: 0 1em; background-color: #f4f4f4;"> <p><strong>BROKEN ABACUS Incident Inquiry 026</strong><br/> <strong>Interviewer:</strong> Linda Larson, Interorganization Thaumaturgical Investigative Committee<br/> <strong>Interviewed:</strong> Agostino Veronesi, JOVE</p> <p><strong>Begin Transcript Excerpt</strong></p> <p>I used to be into history before I got this gig. Classics, Roman Republic era, mostly. Prime PhD candidate, so I'm told.</p> <p>Did you know the Romans used to mass manufacture curse tablets? Hell, they worked for the most part, too, according to witness accounts. But ICSUT could never crack them. They weren't "made right." They didn't work according to "the model."</p> <p>Who cares if they didn't work in the model if they actually worked in the field?</p> <p>Anyways, shortly after curse tablet production got into full swing, Rome burnt to the ground. Kinda bit them in the ass, in the end. Pushed a good thing too far, and it snapped back.</p> <p>What does this have to do with BROKEN ABACUS? Hell if I know, I'm just rambling…</p> <p><strong>End Transcript Excerpt</strong></p> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <div style="border: 1px dashed #999; padding: 0 1em; background-color: #f4f4f4;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h3 id="toc4"><span><tt><strong>INCIDENT REPORT</strong></tt></span></h3> </div> <hr/> <p><strong>INCIDENT YELLOW EYE</strong><br/> <strong>DATE OF OCCURRENCE:</strong> 2026/07/20</p> <hr/> <p>For several months prior to the incident, high levels of cult activity were reported in the city of Anchorage, Alaska, as well as in the surrounding region of Southcentral Alaska.</p> <p>At 12:00 (local time) July 20th, 2026, an unidentified man (initially reported to police as a crazed vagrant) walked onto Kincaid Beach in Anchorage, Alaska. He was belligerent towards passersby and wild animals that drew near until he found a piece of driftwood and began to draw a large, intricate ritual circle in the sand.</p> <p>At 12:15, local police and embedded UIU elements approached the scene, observing the man "frantically dancing" and shouting in a "scraping" language. Storm clouds grew overhead, though the sky had been clear minutes before.</p> <p>At 12:17, officers attempted to detain the vagrant, but were repelled by an unseen force. Through police body-cams and witness testimony, it is known that the vagrant withdrew a lighter from his pocket and ignited it. The spark jumped off of the lighter and began to ricochet around the ritual circle, growing larger and accelerating with each reflection, until it became a swirling inferno, consuming the man entirely. For every seventh full rotation the inferno completed, it grew in size. The police unit dispatched lost three officers before retreating to a safe location.</p> <div class="scp-image-block block-left" style="width:40%;"><img alt="Tentacle.png" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8235/Tentacle.png"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Image captured from cockpit of Pilot Leviticus Jefferson depicting destruction of wingman Pilot Samuel Doyle's aircraft.</p> </div> </div> <p>The fire continued to grow until reaching a height at fifty feet at 12:45. At that point, the inferno lanced out at a 45 degree angle over the inlet, and was observed to impact something invisible in the air. Fog formed swirling fractals around the area until the projectile punched through and disappeared into a large "hole" over the ocean.</p> <p>At 12:50, UIU elements reported a large, unidentified, amorphous entity passing through the Way and falling into the ocean.</p> <p>At 13:10, 3rd Wing aircraft were deployed from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) to survey the incident, reporting boiling water and movement below the waves. Tentacles lashed out from the ocean and struck down one F-22 Raptor, killing the pilot. The entity began to move towards Anchorage.</p> <p>At 13:23 the entity was liquidated by an additional squadron deployed from JBER. No additional anomalous activity was observed that day.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>SUMMARY:</strong></p> <ul> <li>30,000 civilians in Anchorage and the surrounding communities observed the anomalous incident. JBER was forced to deploy <strong>[CLASSIFIED]</strong> to protect the Veil.</li> <li>The manifestation and Way reported were inconsistent with the described ritual, not obeying conventional GUTT in terms of power requirements and necessary components.</li> <li>Similarly, the exponential backlash cascade leading up to the creation of the Way should be impossible in all but the most specific of laboratory conditions, as backlash almost universally decays over time.</li> <li>In parallel to CRIMSON EYE, Foundation elements reported no deviation in local Triad values, except during JBER's <strong>[CLASSIFIED]</strong>.</li> </ul> <hr/> <p><strong>RECOMMENDATIONS:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Teardowns and in-depth refits of regional CHAMPs to fit with current standards and calibrations, with on-the-minute normalized regional references for fabula stabilization.</li> <li>Reaffirm the Nassau Accords with American liaisons and other signatories.</li> <li>Organize an investigative working body to look into into the cause of anomalous thaumaturgical events like those of YELLOW and CRIMSON EYE.</li> <li>Lobby for stronger theistic and anti-heretic legislation in America, Canada, and Mexico.</li> </ul> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <div style="border: 1px dashed #0000; padding: 0 1em; background-color: #f4f4f4;"> <p><strong>BROKEN ABACUS Incident Inquiry 015</strong><br/> <strong>Interviewer:</strong> Linda Larson, Interorganization Thaumaturgical Investigative Committee<br/> <strong>Interviewed:</strong> Hal Everill, SCP Foundation</p> <p><strong>Begin Transcript Excerpt</strong></p> <p>The CHAMPs? They worked great. At first. IT hated the bastards, they were so swingy with their predictions, honestly would have better luck flipping a coin or throwing a dart at a map on some days. But then it would nail a guy in Afghanistan or something who was building a magic nuke, ready to start Occult War VIII, and then all wrongs were forgotten. Honestly should have been the writing on the wall…</p> <p>[…]</p> <p>The proposal? We were pressed for time. O5s wanted an answer we couldn't possibly give for a question we couldn't possibly know. So we came up with one that we thought would stick, one that was too big for the O5s to possibly want to rubberstamp… why did they do it?</p> <p>[…]</p> <p>You want my opinion? The Raspberry Pi. That was why it failed. It should have been <a href="/scp-2897">Bard</a>, or one of the .aics, something with computing power, y'know, to handle the energy requirements… But I was shot down at the drawing board, the working theory being that the lower the specs, the less complex the working needed for uplift. If the Apollo landings were done with the computing power of a smart fridge, who was I to argue?</p> <p>… Who am I to say now? Now I'm just a guy with a useless degree…</p> <p><strong>End Transcript Excerpt</strong></p> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <div style="border: 1px dashed #999; padding: 0 1em; background-color: #f4f4f4;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h3 id="toc5"><span><tt><strong>INCIDENT REPORT</strong></tt></span></h3> </div> <hr/> <p><strong>INCIDENT BLACK EYE</strong><br/> <strong>DATE OF OCCURRENCE:</strong> 2027/01/10</p> <hr/> <p>At 02:58 (local time) Security Camera B-6 showed visual distortions in a hallway at Site-34, followed by the apparent conversion of the eastern half of the hallway into an urban alleyway. This was only visible on B-6; other security cameras in the hallway showed no anomalous activity. The onsite CHAMP unit showed no anomalous readings at this time. A mix of human and non-human intruders<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-14" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-14')">14</a></sup> emerged from the alleyway, apparently appearing out of thin air to the other cameras. As the fourth figure emerged, the onsite CHAMP unit (attached to SIRENL_614) showed a decrease in pHume readings consistent with a weak Type Green. After seven intruders exited the alleyway, the hallway appeared to return to normal and the intruders began to head to low-security anomalous item storage.</p> <p>Security guards noticed the intruders at 02:59 and initiated lockdown procedures. They attempted to seal off the area remotely, but PoI-8235-4, the Type Green, converted large sections of the bulkheads to filings. This jammed the bulkhead mechanisms and prevented them from deploying correctly. Bulkheads 15 and 17 were partly converted only once they had lowered, delaying security teams. Tactical Response operatives began cutting through the bulkheads with plasma cutters.</p> <p>The intruders reached anomalous item storage at 03:04. PoI-8235-6 deactivated security protocols and opened all doors through unknown means; no fluctuations in the CHAMP readings were detected at this point. While PoIs -1 and -3 stood guard, -2, -5, and -7 began sorting through anomalous items. Invaders retained twenty-five items and destroyed eight using a combination of reality warping and an unknown form of thaumaturgy that engulfed objects in red sparks and disintegrated them. No backlash was observed and there was no apparent energy source being used for the thaumaturgy. While the CHAMP displayed standard Hume fluctuations when -4 used its abilities, no changes in Triad values were observed when -6 used its thaumaturgy.</p> <p>At 03:07, the on-site OAN was activated. -4's reality-bending abilities stopped working immediately, stopping them in the middle of erasing an anomalous sculpture from existence. -6 was unaffected. PoIs conversed.</p> <p>At 03:10, -6 placed its hands on the south wall, near a major power cable. Several seconds later the OAN suffered a fatal error. Technicians began the reboot process.</p> <p>At 03:15, security teams breached the bulkheads and began advancing towards the vaults. PoIs -1, -2, and -3 then moved to the back of anomalous item storage and began to perform a ritual while the other PoIs established positions near the entrance. Nearing storage, personnel encountered an unknown physical force that resisted their forward progress, but was unable to fully stop their advance.</p> <p>At 03:17, personnel engaged the PoIs. -4 used its reality bending abilities to cause eye irritation, blinding security. -6 used thaumaturgy to attack officers who were out of cover. Video evidence shows purple sparks intercepting incoming rounds and disintegrating Foundation personnel. The CHAMP showed slight decreases in Hume levels but no change in kiloCasper values.</p> <p>At 3:19, the OAN was rebooted and reactivated. -4's abilities were blocked, restoring personnel's vision, but -6's thaumaturgy was unaffected by the OAN.</p> <p>At 03:20, PoIs -1, -2, and -3 completed their ritual and converted the back wall of anomalous item storage into the same alleyway they had arrived through. No backlash was observed. Triad readings did not fluctuate, though on-site gravimetric sensors reported a 0.05% decrease in gravity. All PoIs exfiltrated and the back wall returned to normal.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>SUMMARY:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Antagonists involved in BLACK EYE executed thaumaturgical workings deemed impossible within physical GUTT restraints and conventional power/energy requirements.</li> <li>Such acts, if promulgated, could be destructive to normalcy organizations and/or revolutionize our understanding of thaumaturgical capabilities.</li> <li>Effects on PoI-8235-4 and anomalies housed on-site confirm that the OAN was activated, but -6's thaumaturgy and -1, -2, and -3's ritual was not affected. Based on video logs, they did not appear to realize that the OAN had been activated until informed by -4.</li> <li>Again, CHAMP readings were not consistent with eyewitness reports and observed damages. Systems and subsystems are to be analyzed for hitherto-unknown design flaws or hardware limitations.</li> </ul> <hr/> <p><strong>RECOMMENDATIONS:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Pending.</li> </ul> </div> <hr/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <blockquote> <p><strong><tt>To All Relevant Personnel and Contractors:</tt></strong></p> <p><strong><tt>The Interorganization Thaumaturgical Investigative Committee (ITIC) conference to be rescheduled and convene <span style="color: red">ASAP</span>.</tt></strong></p> <p><strong><tt>Findings are to be presented and summarized to O5 Council and other leadership bodies in paper and digital form.</tt></strong></p> </blockquote> </div> <div style="border: solid 5px #000000; background:#fff; border-radius: 10px; padding: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 80%; margin: auto; overflow-x: auto;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2 id="toc6"><span><strong><tt>Memo to the O5 Council</tt></strong></span></h2> </div> <br/> After several months of diligent work, a team of Foundation, ICSUT, and JOVE researchers has concluded that while GUTT is a valid model for the workings of magic, it may not remain so indefinitely. <p>The errors and skewed data that has been observed since the launch of the SIREN system is correlative, but not causative. The SIREN system merely allowed us to view a process that was already occurring:</p> <p>The constants of magic are shifting.</p> <p>This is not an unfamiliar idea in physics as a whole. There are several theories that posit fundamental physical constants may change over time, such as the gravitational constant or the half-life of a proton. However, those changes are theorized to be minute, happening over a time scale of billions, if not trillions of years.</p> <p>That is not the case here.</p> <p>Our models show that the constants that undergird GUTT, such as Dostoevsky's Number, Le Guin's Constant, as well as several others, are changing, at an average rate of several hundredths per year. This rate can be successfully mapped to several factors, such as population growth, rate of anomalous incidents, median OECD GDP per capita, and other frivolous causes, though it may be impossible to define for certain.</p> <p>However, we have a proposed solution.</p> <p>Utilizing the <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-3457">Rite of Solomon</a>, we can go even below the fundamental constants, and change the equations that govern the constants themselves. As such, we can prevent this gradual shift from occuring, and preserve our current understanding of thaumaturgy as a whole. But this would require swift and decisive action, as we do not currently understand how a large constant shift may affect the Rite of Solomon, or even render it ineffective. Because of this, our proposal should not and cannot be delayed.</p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h3 id="toc7"><span><tt>Proposal: <span style="color: green">APPROVED</span></tt></span></h3> <h4 id="toc8"><span><tt>PROJECT: ERA DUSK INITIATED</tt></span></h4> </div> </div> <hr/> <div style="border: dashed 2px #823500; background:#fff; padding: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 80%; margin: auto; overflow-x: auto;"> <div class="email-example"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><span style="font-size:150%;"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">SITE LOCKDOWN IN EFFECT</a></span></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><span style="font-size:150%;"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">SITE LOCKDOWN IN EFFECT</a></span></div> </div> </div> <span style="font-size:150%;"><br/></span></div> </div> <br/> This is an automated message being broadcast on the emergency HOTLINE system. If you are reading this, the infrastructure for your Site has been <span style="color: red">CRITICALLY</span> damaged. Lockdown will continue until repairs can be commenced and regular activity may resume. <p>Please stay calm and follow the directions of your Division Supervisor, or consult the Emergency Operations Manual for additional instructions until such a time as our <em>$$ Crisis Way Network <tt>Remove From Broadcast</tt>$$</em> can reestablish connection to your Site.</p> <p>Lockdown is in effect for Site-01, Site-02, Site-03, Site-04, Site-05, Site-06, Site-07… <span style="color: red"><strong>Show 92 additional entries?</strong></span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <div style="border: 1px dashed #999; padding: 0 1em; background-color: #f4f4f4;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h3 id="toc9"><span><tt><strong>INCIDENT REPORT</strong></tt></span></h3> </div> <hr/> <p><strong>INCIDENT BROKEN ABACUS</strong><br/> <strong>DATE OF OCCURRENCE:</strong> 2027/12/21</p> <div style="border: dotted 2px #000000; background:#fff; padding: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 90%; margin: auto; overflow-x: auto;"> <p><strong>Begin Transcript</strong></p> <div style="border-left: solid 1px #000000; background:#fff; padding: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 1px; width: 95%; margin: auto; overflow-x: auto;"> <p><strong>23:20:</strong> Cameras and blackbox audio are activated and reveal an expansive warehouse, filled with humming machinery and bustling scientists. Seven large wooden crates are wheeled in under guard of MTF Alpha-1 ("Red Right Hand"), stamped with the logos of various GOIs.</p> <p><strong>23:34:</strong> The ritual circle is prepared, <strong>[CLASSIFIED UNDER THE KÖLN AGREEMENT]</strong>. The camera and audio crackle from EVE exposure as SCP-3457-B1 through -B7 are lifted out of their crates. The memetic SCRAMBLE blinders on one scientist fail, reducing him to ash. The ritual proceeds.</p> <p><strong>23:47:</strong> Glass and metal rattles as a storm brews outside of the warehouse, drawn by the ley-lines and the gathering of the Keys. The ritual proceeds.</p> <p><strong>23:50:</strong> The low pressure and ozone alter the calculations, and the scientists attempt to compensate for the changing variables. The SCP-3457 candidate is removed from its container and placed within <strong>[CLASSIFIED UNDER THE KÖLN AGREEMENT]</strong>. The ritual proceeds.</p> <p><strong>00:00:</strong> The ritual proceeds. Winds are clocked to 48 mph outside the warehouse. The screams of the damned are heard. <tt>SIRENS_173</tt> detects the corresponding spike in Akiva radiation.</p> <p><strong>00:00:</strong> <tt>SIRENS_005</tt> reports a spike in Akiva radiation.</p> <p><strong>00:00:</strong> <tt>SIRENS_321</tt> reports a spike in Akiva radiation.</p> <p><strong>00:00:</strong> <tt>SIRENS_049</tt> reports a spike in Akiva radiation.</p> <p><strong>[396 IDENTICAL REPORTS OMITTED]</strong></p> <p><strong>00:01:</strong> SIREN Array crashes. SIREN Watchgroup attempts to reboot.</p> <p><strong>00:02:</strong> The ritual proceeds. SCP-3457 candidate begins to deconceptualize.</p> <p><strong>00:04:</strong> Fluctuations detected in <tt>C_OAN_12-17</tt>. Ticket issued to IT.</p> <p><strong>00:04:</strong> <tt>C_OAN-5-01</tt> ceases functionality. Bound Type-Green resumes activity.</p> <p><strong>00:05:</strong> Site-01 HOTLINE reports a containment breach.</p> <p><strong>00:06:</strong> The ritual proceeds.</p> <p><strong>00:08:</strong> <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-7666">Site-666</a> HOTLINE reports a Tartarean Incursion, Code BLACK.</p> <p><strong>00:09:</strong> Multiple Sites HOTLINE report partial-or-total digital infrastructure collapse due to <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/a-brief-explanation-on-demonics">malfunctioning electronics</a>. All established Faustian bargains with the Foundation are anomalously nullified.</p> <p><strong>00:07:</strong> The ritual proceeds. Casualties within permissible limits.</p> <p><strong>00:10:</strong> SIREN Array is restored to full functionality. Crashes immediately after issuing a global alert of low Akiva radiation levels. Watchgroup attempts a second reboot.</p> <p><strong>00:10:</strong> SCP-3457 candidate fully deconceptualizes, no longer visible to the unsanctified eye.</p> <p><strong>00:12:</strong> Site-666 is lost.</p> <p><strong>00:13:</strong> Site-01 is lost.</p> <p><strong>00:13:</strong> The O5 Council is assembled. Motion to halt PROJECT ERA DUSK is dismissed 1-12.</p> <p><strong>00:14:</strong> The ritual proceeds.</p> <p><strong>00:15:</strong> The ritual ends. O5-2 is lost. The Keys are lost. 12 Sites are lost. 10% of ERA DUSK personnel are lost. 2% of Foundation personnel worldwide are lost.</p> <p><strong>00:17:</strong> SIREN Array is restored to full functionality. Crashes immediately, reporting global Triad levels of 0. Watchgroup is unable to reboot it. Handheld units generally confirm reports, though they do show slight, irregular fluctuations around anything that formerly had particularly high readings.</p> <p><strong>00:30:</strong> ICSUT Prague detonates in a twenty-ton explosion leveling two square blocks. Eventually tracked to a runaway reaction within its experimental thaumaturgical tokamak fusion reactor. 842 casualties, 212 fatalities. Most students were away on holiday.</p> <p><strong>00:45:</strong> 72% of the residents of <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/new-atlantis">SCP-5525-Byzantine</a> were found to be regressed to the biological age of seven.</p> <p><strong>[23,555 OTHER BROKEN ABACUS-INDUCED INCIDENTS OMITTED FOR BREVITY]</strong></p> <p><strong>05:00:</strong> BROKEN ABACUS-induced incidents begin to subside. OANs rendered largely ineffective. Most anomalies appear entirely unaffected. Clean-up operations begin, with the Foundation, GOC, and national normalcy organizations working jointly to enact disinformation protocols. Veil breaches are widespread but judged not to threaten the Veil as a whole if prompt action is taken.</p> </div> <br/> <strong>End Transcript</strong></div> </div> <hr/> <div style="border: 1px dashed #0000; padding: 0 1em; background-color: #f4f4f4;"> <p><strong>BROKEN ABACUS Incident Inquiry 033</strong><br/> <strong>Interviewer:</strong> Linda Larson, Interorganization Thaumaturgical Investigative Committee<br/> <strong>Interviewed:</strong> Dr. Gerald Martin, formerly of the ICUST</p> <p><strong>Begin Transcript Excerpt</strong></p> <p>"Don't let facts get in the way of a good theory." We usually say it to mock people, but we were doing the same thing, weren't we? There was stuff that didn't seem to fit into the model and we always knew it. But it seemed so beautiful it had to be true, and the O5s were riding our asses and wanted something <em>now</em>. And so we figured that the approach was right, it just needed… tweaking. I can't be too hard on the others; they'd usually be right. Just look at the neutrinos.</p> <p>[…]</p> <p>General consensus is that we broke magic. That's why SRAs don't work against most of the stuff they used to, it's why Akiva readings are always zero, it's why GUTT doesn't work any longer. I think they're wrong, though, I don't think it ever really worked. Maybe it was just incomplete or maybe we were going down the wrong path entirely, but we tried to mess with reality because we thought we understood it and we didn't. Under GUTT, the Rite of Solomon shouldn't have worked like that. Even if it failed like it did<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">--</span>and according to GUTT, it shouldn't have<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">--</span>it shouldn't have made Akiva readings hit zero while doing nothing to Fushimi Inari-taisha or Mecca. Why did it hit GUTT but not OTT, TIOM, or all the other crackpot methodologies? The point of the ritual is to affect <em>all</em> magic.</p> <p>[…]</p> <p>No, I don't know why the ritual failed like it did. I just don't tell myself that I do, or that we can figure it out using the same ideas that got us into this mess.</p> <p><strong>End Transcript Excerpt</strong></p> </div> <hr/> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><strong>Item #:</strong> SCP-8235</p> <p><strong>Object Class:</strong> Uncontained</p> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> All existing theories are being reevaluated.</p> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:40%;"><img alt="Whoops.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8235/Whoops.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Final collated output of the SIREN Array prior to indefinitely crashing. Analysis ongoing.</p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8235 is the sum collection of reality-altering phenomena colloquially known as <strong>magic</strong>. This phenomena does not obey any broad, encompassing laws, beyond traditional, thematic conditions (e.g. a curse lasting a year and a day, ritual components requiring esoteric substances like "the beard of a woman"). Artifacts created using SCP-8235 do not function properly under laboratory conditions. Thaumaturgical machinery and instruments no longer function as designed, and are unable to be repaired.</p> <p>The situation is being assessed.</p> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. Edgar, J. E., Roberts, H. T., Xyank, T., et al. (2007). Ontological density of materials, utilizing advancements in MicroEVESpec. <em>Journal of Narrativistics</em>, 3(10), 24-43.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-2"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-2')">2</a>. Weakly Interacting Massive Particles.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-3"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-3')">3</a>. Edgar, J. E., Roberts, H. T., Joyce, P. P., and Storstrand, E. E. (2012). Narrative-thaumatological cosmic strings: An analysis of the indirect evidence. <em>Journal of Narrativistics</em>, 2(4), 209-214.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-4"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-4')">4</a>. Elan-Vital Energy (EVE) is a lower frequency than typical aspect radiation, analogous to infrared on the light spectrum, emanated by living beings as they pass through and observe the fabulon fabric.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-5"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-5')">5</a>. <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/goc-supplemental-arad">A prior categorizing system</a> denoted the value axes of aspect radiation momentum as Hue, Pitch, and Weave, though that system has since been deprecated in favor for a more standardized and simplified notation.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-6"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-6')">6</a>. Standardized unit equivalent to the aspect radiation created through transmuting 1 cubic meter of water to wine.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-7"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-7')">7</a>. Edgar J., Robert A. H., and Hunter P. P. (1996). Faith and the creation of gods. <em>The Holy Papers of the Silicon Nornir</em>, 5(4), 10-54.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-8"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-8')">8</a>. Hunter P. P and Gould D. A. (2021). A metafictional analysis of the Dialogue of St. Eric. <em>Foundation Journal of Tactical Theology</em>, 31(1), 406-425.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-9"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-9')">9</a>. Informally known as the "Magic Triad" units.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-10"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-10')">10</a>. One of the most important shrines to the kami Inari Okami.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-11"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-11')">11</a>. A recently developed device that combines SRA technology, an antimonadic field, and adaptive harmonic dampening and cancellation paratechnology to emit an anti-thaumaturgical field.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-12"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-12')">12</a>. In living beings, this led to the total cessation of brain activity.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-13"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-13')">13</a>. Apparently due to the Church's particularly well-constructed lightning rod.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-14"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-14')">14</a>. Designated PoI-8235-1 through -7. Later identified as members of a Hand-affiliated militant indigenous group.</div> </div> </div></body></html>
SCP-8245	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div class="preview"> <p>"We're artists," I exclaimed. "Artists like us can do anything, be anyone, go anywhere at any time and no one can stop us."</p> </div> <div class="info-container"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> Anywhere, Anytime, You and Me</p> <p style="text-align: center;">Written by winkwonkboi.</p> </div> <hr/> <div id="u-author_block"> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/the-winkwonk-page">▸ More by this Author ◂</a></p> </div> <hr/> <div id="u-comments2" style="display: none;"> <p>{$comments2}</p> </div> <div class="u-faq"> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/component:info-ayers">F.A.Q.</a></p> </div> <div style="display: none;"> <p>{$doesthisfixthebug}</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/></p> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <div style="display: none"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="code"> <div class="hl-main"> <pre><span class="hl-code">/</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Foxtrot</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Sigma-9</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Theme</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">[</span><span class="hl-var">2022</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">Wikidot</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">Theme</span><span class="hl-brackets">]</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">By</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Liryn</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">FONTS</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-var">@import</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">url</span><span class="hl-code">('</span><span class="hl-identifier">https</span><span class="hl-code">://</span><span class="hl-identifier">fonts.googleapis.com</span><span class="hl-code">/</span><span class="hl-identifier">css2</span><span class="hl-code">?</span><span class="hl-identifier">family</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-identifier">Montserrat</span><span class="hl-special">:ital</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">wght</span><span class="hl-var">@0</span><span class="hl-code">,800;1,800&</span><span class="hl-identifier">display</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-identifier">swap</span><span class="hl-code">'); 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</span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--page-font-size)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">440</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">strong</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">700</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tt</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-source</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">pre</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#edit-page-textarea</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--mono-font)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">ol</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">ul</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">p</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">line-height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1.5</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-underline-offset:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">40</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> :</span><span class="hl-special">:selection</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgb(var(--accent))</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#fff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Clicky</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">links</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">a.newpage</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:visited</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#side-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:visited</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--link-txt-color)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">a.newpage</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:visited:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#side-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:visited:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--link-hover-txt-color)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-decoration:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--link-txt-color)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">transition-duration:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.1</span><span class="hl-code">s</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">patch</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">for</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">sidebar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">media</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">collapsibles</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">ACS</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">info</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">and</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">ayers</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">module</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">so</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">link</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">doesn</span><span class="hl-code">'</span><span class="hl-identifier">t</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">override</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.collapsible-block-folded</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.collapsible-block-unfolded-link</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-box-with-credit-button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.fa-info</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#side-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.side-block.media</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.danger-diamond</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.info-container</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.collapsible-block-folded</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.collapsible-block-link</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.info-container</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.collapsible-block-link</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--linkColour) !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">MAIN</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">div#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">160</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">span</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">span</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">:</span><span class="hl-special">:before</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h2</span><span class="hl-code">:</span><span class="hl-special">:before</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--header-txt-color)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">letter-spacing:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--head-font), </span><span class="hl-string">sans-serif</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">900</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> -</span><span class="hl-number">0.3</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> fit-content</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">:</span><span class="hl-special">:before</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">content:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--header-title)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1.3</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h2</span><span class="hl-code">:</span><span class="hl-special">:before</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">content:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--header-subtitle)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--ui-font) !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">700</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1.4</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--misc-txt-color)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">line-height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">26</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.35</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">block</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-transform:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">uppercase</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-left:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">float:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-align:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">span</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">span</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div#extra-div-1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">160</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">7</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">position:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">absolute</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--logo-img) </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">30</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">no-repeat</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">130</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-repeat:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">no-repeat</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-position:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">50</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">50</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">z-index:</span><span class="hl-code"> -</span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">opacity:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--logo-opacity)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">MAIN</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Header</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Search</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box-form</span><span class="hl-code">></span><span class="hl-identifier">input</span><span class="hl-brackets">[</span><span class="hl-var">type</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-var">text</span><span class="hl-brackets">]</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box-input</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box-input</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box-input</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box-form</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">input</span><span class="hl-brackets">[</span><span class="hl-var">type</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-var">submit</span><span class="hl-brackets">]</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box-form</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">input</span><span class="hl-brackets">[</span><span class="hl-var">type</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-var">submit</span><span class="hl-brackets">]</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box-form</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">input</span><span class="hl-brackets">[</span><span class="hl-var">type</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-var">submit</span><span class="hl-brackets">]</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgb(var(--accent))</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">5</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#efefef</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--ui-font)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> calc(var(--page-font-size) - </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">input.empty</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#999999</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">position:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">absolute</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">47</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">MAIN</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Header</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">ul</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgb(var(--accent))</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding-left:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">15</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding-right:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">15</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">white</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgb(var(--accent))</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">bold</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">ul</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">ul</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">ul</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li.sfhover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">ul</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-left:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FFF</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-right:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FFF</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">ul</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">ul</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">255</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">255</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">255</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.83</span><span class="hl-code">) !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">line-height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">230</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-indent:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">3</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> flex</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">justify-content:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">right:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.mobile-top-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">left:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">MAIN</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Header</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Login</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Info</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">#login-status</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">19</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#login-status</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#login-status</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 767</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.printuser</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.printuser</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.printuser</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">img.small</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">18</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">18</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">4</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-image:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 767</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.printuser</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">img.small</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">transform:</span><span class="hl-code"> translate(</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">4</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#my-account</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 767</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#account-topbutton</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">5</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">MAIN</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Header</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Side</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.open-menu</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgb(var(--accent))</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">white</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#side-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FFF</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (min-width: 768</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#side-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.3</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.6</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.6</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">18.75</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">transition:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">left</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.2</span><span class="hl-code">s ease-in-out</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">direction:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">rtl</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-align:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">left</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-right:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#side-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.side-block</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#side-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.side-block.resources</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#side-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.side-block.media</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#interwiki</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.side-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.2</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">6</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">direction:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">ltr</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#side-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.side-block.resources</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-align:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#side-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.heading</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--misc-txt-color)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#cfcfcf</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">9</span><span class="hl-string">pt</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--head-font)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">800</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-transform:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">uppercase</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Blockquotes</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">Custom</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Divs</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">blockquote</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.15</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">3</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-left:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">3</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#bbb</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">max-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">500</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.paper</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1.5</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">3</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#bbb</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.5</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.note</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#afafaf</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#fff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.round</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Headings</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">Titles</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-title</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.meta-title</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--ui-font), </span><span class="hl-string">sans-serif</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">800</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#3b3b3b</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.2</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> fit-content</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1.5</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-title</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.meta-title</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#breadcrumbs</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.pseudocrumbs</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-align:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">h2</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">h3</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">h4</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">h5</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">h6</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--head-font), </span><span class="hl-string">sans-serif</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">800</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#3b3b3b</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">h2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">800</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.footnotes-footer</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.title</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--head-font), </span><span class="hl-string">sans-serif</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#3b3b3b</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">800</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Rate</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Module</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.creditRate</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--ui-font)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">float:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-box-with-credit-button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#fff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#bbb</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-box-with-credit-button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.fa-info</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-box-with-credit-button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.fa-info</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#fff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-box-with-credit-button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.cancel</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#fff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#bbb</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">4</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--ui-font)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-points</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#fff</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rateup</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.ratedown</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#fff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rateup</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.ratedown</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rateup</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.ratedown</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#fff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.cancel</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#fff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">inline-block</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.cancel</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.cancel</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#fff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-box-with-credit-button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Rate</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Module</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Author</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Label</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.authorlink-wrapper</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> --</span><span class="hl-reserved">author-top-adjust:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; --</span><span class="hl-reserved">author-bottom-adjust:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; --</span><span class="hl-reserved">author-right-adjust:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--ui-font)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--base-font-size)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Side</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.anchor</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">position:</span><span class="hl-code"> sticky</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.sidebox</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.14</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">8</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> calc((</span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-code">vw - </span><span class="hl-number">870</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">)/</span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">max-height:</span><span class="hl-code"> calc(</span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-code">vh - </span><span class="hl-number">18</span><span class="hl-code">rem)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">position:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">absolute</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">left:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">103.5</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">z-index:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">5</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">overflow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 1290</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.sidebox</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">visibility:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">hidden</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Image</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#f4f4f4</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#3b3b3b</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.1</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">5</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">img</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.1</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.imagediv</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">float:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">right</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">15</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 540</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.imagediv</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">float:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-align:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1.3</span><span class="hl-code">rem </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1.3</span><span class="hl-code">rem </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">only</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">screen</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">and</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 600</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block.block-right</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">float:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tables</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Base</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">6</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.2</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">td</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">12</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#bfbfbf</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">line-height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1.4</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.sidebox</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">td</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.sidebox</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.35</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tables</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Customization</span><span class="hl-code"> (</span><span class="hl-identifier">Table</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Coloring</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">System</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tables</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Customization</span><span class="hl-code"> (</span><span class="hl-identifier">Table</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Coloring</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">System</span><span class="hl-code">) > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Table</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Headings</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">Image</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Captions</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#E0FFD4</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#D8ECF4</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table3</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table3</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FDF6D7</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table4</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table4</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FFDFCD</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table5</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table5</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FFCFCF</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table6</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table6</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">146</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">255</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.2</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.tableb</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.wiki-content-table</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-collapse:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">separate</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-spacing:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tables</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Customization</span><span class="hl-code"> (</span><span class="hl-identifier">Table</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Coloring</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">System</span><span class="hl-code">) > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Other</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Colored</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Divs</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.jotting</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.notation</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.modal</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.paper</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.blockquote.table1</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.blockquote.table1</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.jotting.table1</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.notation.table1</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.modal.table1</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.paper.table1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgb(</span><span class="hl-number">224</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">255</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">212</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.jotting</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.notation</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.modal</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.paper</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.blockquote.table2</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.blockquote.table2</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.jotting.table2</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.notation.table2</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.modal.table2</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.paper.table2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgb(</span><span class="hl-number">226</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">244</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">255</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table3</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table3</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table3</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table3</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.jotting</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table3</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.notation</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table3</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.modal</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table3</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.paper</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.blockquote.table3</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.blockquote.table3</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.jotting.table3</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.notation.table3</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.modal.table3</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.paper.table3</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgb(</span><span class="hl-number">255</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">245</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">189</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table4</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table4</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table4</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table4</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.jotting</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table4</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.notation</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table4</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.modal</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table4</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.paper</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.blockquote.table4</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.blockquote.table4</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.jotting.table4</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.notation.table4</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.modal.table4</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.paper.table4</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgb(</span><span class="hl-number">255</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">223</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">205</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table5</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table5</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table5</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table5</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.jotting</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table5</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.notation</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table5</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.modal</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table5</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.paper</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.blockquote.table5</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.blockquote.table5</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.jotting.table5</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.notation.table5</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.modal.table5</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.paper.table5</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgb(</span><span class="hl-number">255</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">207</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">207</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table6</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table6</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table6</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table6</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.jotting</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table6</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.notation</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table6</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.modal</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table6</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.paper</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.blockquote.table6</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.blockquote.table6</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.jotting.table6</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.notation.table6</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.modal.table6</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.paper.table6</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgb(</span><span class="hl-number">255</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">218</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">255</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tabs</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Base</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-image:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-decoration:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">line-height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tabs</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Customization</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> flex</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">flex-wrap:</span><span class="hl-code"> wrap</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> calc(</span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code"> - </span><span class="hl-number">.125</span><span class="hl-code">rem)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Link</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Modifier</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tab</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Background</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Colour</span><span class="hl-code"> \| [</span><span class="hl-identifier">UNSELECTED</span><span class="hl-code">] ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#efefef</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tab</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Background</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Colour</span><span class="hl-code"> \| [</span><span class="hl-identifier">HOVER</span><span class="hl-code">] ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code">, /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Listitem</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Modifier</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">position:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">relative</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> flex</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">flex-grow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">max-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-bottom</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> flex</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">align-items:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">justify-content:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">em</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.35</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.75</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-overflow:</span><span class="hl-code"> ellipsis</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">overflow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">hidden</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">white-space:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">nowrap</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code">, /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Selection</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Modifier</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">flex-grow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tab</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Background</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Colour</span><span class="hl-code"> \| [</span><span class="hl-identifier">SELECTED</span><span class="hl-code">] ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:active</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-content</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.5</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">WORDS</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">NO</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">BROKEY</span><span class="hl-code">. </span><span class="hl-identifier">CROQ</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">HAS</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">SPOKEY</span><span class="hl-code">. </span><span class="hl-identifier">and</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">other</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">things</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">span</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">word-break:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">normal</span><span class="hl-code"> !important </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.avatar-hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#main-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-tags</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">span</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">max-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Dustjacket</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Assets</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.fancyhr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">hr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">vw </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(var(--bright-accent), </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image-source:</span><span class="hl-code"> url('https://wanderers-library.wikidot.com/local--files/component:dustjacket-theme/wl_hr.png')</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image-repeat:</span><span class="hl-code"> round round</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image-slice:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">80</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">500</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">80</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">500</span><span class="hl-code"> fill</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">80</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">80</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.fancyborder</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">vw </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.5</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image:</span><span class="hl-code"> url('https://wanderers-library.wikidot.com/local--files/component:dustjacket-theme/wl_border.png') </span><span class="hl-number">600</span><span class="hl-code"> round</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">6</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">vw</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Collapsibles</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a.collapsible-block-link</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-decoration:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">underline</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--link-txt-color)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a.collapsible-block-link</span><span class="hl-special">:not</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-identifier">.licensebox</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a.collapsible-block-link</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.info-container</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a.collapsible-block-link</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.default-col</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a.collapsible-block-link</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-decoration:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">bold</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">white</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">4</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">4</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding-left:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">7</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding-right:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">9</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgb(var(--accent))</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">6</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">5</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--ui-font)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--base-font-size)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">inset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.4</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">transition-duration:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.4</span><span class="hl-code">s</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">inline-block</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a.collapsible-block-link</span><span class="hl-special">:not</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-identifier">.licensebox</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a.collapsible-block-link</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.info-container</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a.collapsible-block-link</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.default-col</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a.collapsible-block-link</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(var(--accent), </span><span class="hl-number">0.7</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">ACS</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Adjustments</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.top-left-box</span><span class="hl-code">></span><span class="hl-identifier">.item</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.anom-bar-container</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1.1</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.anom-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">.top-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-transform:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Woed</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Adjustments</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.scale</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.item1</span><span class="hl-code">></span><span class="hl-identifier">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--head-font)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1.4</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-transform:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">uppercase</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">letter-spacing:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">line-height:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.scale</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.class1</span><span class="hl-code">></span><span class="hl-identifier">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--head-font)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">line-height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.9</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">letter-spacing:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.scale</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> --</span><span class="hl-reserved">woedbar-class-bar-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#footer</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#7b7b7b</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.footer-wikiwalk-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">700</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">88</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">word-spacing:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">5</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-reserved">padding-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-watch-options</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.6</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">77</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-options-bottom</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> flex</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--misc-txt-color)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--head-font)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">800</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--page-font-size)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#main-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-tags</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">inline-block</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FFF</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.125</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#main-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-tags</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">span</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">max-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.5</span><span class="hl-code">rem </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">150</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">4</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#edit-page-form</span><span class="hl-code">></span><span class="hl-identifier">table.form</span><span class="hl-code">></span><span class="hl-identifier">tbody</span><span class="hl-code">></span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code">></span><span class="hl-identifier">td</span><span class="hl-special">:nth-child</span><span class="hl-code">(1) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">bold</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-reserved">opacity:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">80</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">textarea</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#edit-page-form</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">input.text</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">outline:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ccc</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">transition-duration:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.3</span><span class="hl-code">s</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#a3a3a3</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#action-area</span><span class="hl-code">></span><span class="hl-identifier">p</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">85</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> darkslategrey</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#action-area</span><span class="hl-code">></span><span class="hl-identifier">p</span><span class="hl-special">:nth-child</span><span class="hl-code">(5)></span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">block</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-align:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">120</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">bold</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#who-rated-page-area</span><span class="hl-code">></span><span class="hl-identifier">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">column-count:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">4</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 900</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#who-rated-page-area</span><span class="hl-code">></span><span class="hl-identifier">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">column-count:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">3</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ccc</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">cursor:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">pointer</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--ui-font)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.5</span><span class="hl-code">rem </span><span class="hl-number">14</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#c5272e</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">table.page-history</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tbody</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#757575</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.fncon</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--page-font-size) !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">line-height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1.4</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.2</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.fncon</span><span class="hl-code">:</span><span class="hl-special">:before</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--page-font-size) !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.hovertip</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">4</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.2</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FFF</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">3</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">max-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">400</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">110</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--ui-font)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">REDUCED</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">MOTION</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">ACCESSIBILITY</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (prefers-reduced-motion: </span><span class="hl-identifier">reduce</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">::</span><span class="hl-identifier">before</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">::</span><span class="hl-identifier">after</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">animation-duration:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.001</span><span class="hl-code">s !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">animation-iteration-count:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">transition-duration:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.001</span><span class="hl-code">s !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@MEDIA</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 850</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">h2:</span><span class="hl-code">:before { font-size: </span><span class="hl-number">1.4</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">90</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> } </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 620</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">h2:</span><span class="hl-code">:before { font-size: </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.15</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">8.3</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> }</span></pre></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="notation"> <p style="text-align: center;">You have an exclusive 15-minute lock that will stop others editing this page while you are working.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">The lock expires in <strong>98</strong> seconds of inactivity.</p> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="paper"> <p>…</p> <p>I remembered middle school like it was yesterday. I remembered being a writer, passionate in the craft of putting one and one together and making something out of nothing. I remembered creating pockets of worlds in my head, sculpting characters from my imagination, and telling tales of places far, far away for everyone to hear… well, for my tea party of critters to hear.</p> <p>The day we met wasn't like any other story, though. Clouds crossed the ocean skies but the blue still persisted. No one else was in the classroom besides you and me, engaged in a life outside our own. Mine had hints of ink and sheets while yours had canvases bearing pastel hues. It was recess time, everyone else had already left.</p> <p>We hadn't talked before, but glancing at the many pieces of eye candy stacked on your desk piqued my interest. It was only a matter of time till I opened my mouth and kickstarted the first of many memories. I got to see the beauty in your craftmanship—the love in every stroke, the layers of detail, the honest-to-god effort you put in that fish painting—and smiled, laughed even.</p> <p>Though, I was probably laughing at the paint smothering your face.</p> <p>I remembered feeling thrilled. I remembered hastily showcasing my works as well after keeping them to myself for the longest time. Stories of my pet toys on a wild west adventure with me and my adorable skunk Pete leading the gang. Skits of ruffian clowns on a getaway after stealing pies from the pie factory. I remembered a weight being lifted, finally finding someone else I can share my love of the arts to.</p> <p>"We're artists," I exclaimed. "Artists like us can do anything, be anyone, go anywhere at any time and no one can stop us."</p> <p>You couldn't help but agree, despite how shy you tend to be. It's like you understood me, like you knew how beautiful it is to express yourself through a kaleidoscopic lens. No dismissal, no disregard, you were the only person who even read my stories. And from the look of things, I was probably the only person who looked through your artwork.</p> <p>Artists, I remembered being so passionate about being an artist. I remembered working hard day and night, thinking that once I stood on my own two feet, I could show the world my fictional journeys. Even when I had to move, we promised we'd make it and meet on the high point, catching up on old times.</p> <p>…</p> <p>If only you could see me with that promise in hand, Will.</p> <p>If only it was different.</p> <p>I can be an artist too, I promise you.</p> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="box"> <div class="blockquote"> <p><em>[Burntwood is sleeping on her office desk, her head resting in her arms. Her body jerks as she wakes up and groans.]</em></p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> Ugh, fuck… coffee headache.</p> <p><em>[She readjusts herself, dusting off her lab coat. Burntwood sighs.]</em></p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> <em>(Breathy)</em> Alright, what was I doing.</p> <p><em>[Noticing her open laptop, she wakes it up before scanning through the draft already present on screen.]</em></p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> Ah…</p> </div> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <div class="anom-bar-esoteric"> <div class="anom-bar-container item-SCP-8245 clear-3 keter uncontained ekhi danger {$american}"> <div class="anom-bar"> <div class="top-box"> <div class="top-left-box"><span class="item">Item#:</span> <span class="number">SCP-8245</span></div> <div class="top-right-box"> <div class="level">Level3</div> </div> </div> <div class="bottom-box"> <div class="text-part"> <div class="main-class"> <div class="contain-class"> <div class="class-category">Containment Class:</div> <div class="class-text">keter</div> </div> <div class="second-class"> <div class="class-category">Secondary Class:</div> <div class="class-text">uncontained</div> </div> </div> <div class="disrupt-class"> <div class="class-category">Disruption Class:</div> <div class="class-text">ekhi</div> </div> <div class="risk-class"> <div class="class-category">Risk Class:</div> <div class="class-text">danger</div> </div> </div> <div class="diamond-part"> <div class="danger-diamond"><a href="/classification-committee-memo">link to memo</a><br/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="acs-extra column-4 15, 15, 15 15, 15, 15 15, 15, 15 15, 15, 15 Assigned Site Site-33"> <div class="acs-extra-1" style="background-color: rgba(15, 15, 15,0.15); border-left: 0.5rem solid rgba(15, 15, 15,1);"> <div class="class-category">Assigned Site</div> <div class="class-text">Site-33</div> </div> <div class="acs-extra-2" style="background-color: rgba(15, 15, 15,0.15); border-left: 0.5rem solid rgba(15, 15, 15,1);"> <div class="class-category">Site Director</div> <div class="class-text">Clayton Burgees</div> </div> <div class="acs-extra-3" style="background-color: rgba(15, 15, 15,0.15); border-left: 0.5rem solid rgba(15, 15, 15,1);"> <div class="class-category">Research Head</div> <div class="class-text">Abigail Burntwood</div> </div> <div class="acs-extra-4" style="background-color: rgba(15, 15, 15,0.15); border-left: 0.5rem solid rgba(15, 15, 15,1);"> <div class="class-category">Assigned Task Force</div> <div class="class-text">N/A</div> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:100%;"><img alt="rainwork.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/local--files/scp-8245/rainwork.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Fireworks which sparked across the western half of the United States, reported to have "rained from the clouds."</p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> At present, SCP-8245 remains uncontained. Efforts are mainly focused on swaying the general populace's awareness of its anomalous nature through mass amnesticization, disinformation campaigns and cover-up stories. Entities and objects created by SCP-8245 should be relocated to any nearby facility.</p> <p>Confinement of SCP-8245 is pending as of writing.</p> <hr/> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:200px;"><img alt="flying.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/local--files/scp-8245/flying.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Civilian being granted the ability to fly</p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8245 is William N. Knowles, an Asian-American male who possesses remarkably high levels of Aspect Radiation and Elan-Vital Energy (EVE). Because of this, it is capable of performing ontokinesis and thaumaturgy with ease. Limitations to this have yet to be determined.</p> <p>Among the many abilities SCP-8245 has, notable examples of its effects include:</p> <ul> <li>Instantaneous teleportation of itself and entities it is aware of to potentially any location;</li> <li>Manifestation of various objects, organisms and areas, usually abnormal in nature;</li> <li>Metamorphic capabilities, though the entity mostly utilizes this to change its clothing, and;</li> <li>Causing inanimate objects to gain sentience, primarily drawings, paintings or any visual form of art.</li> </ul> <p>From its initial discovery, SCP-8245 has constantly made attempts to disrupt the Veil by frequenting public spaces worldwide and presenting its anomalous properties. Each time, it has fled capture from Foundation operatives attempting to intervene, continuing its activities elsewhere instead. Due to its potential of instigating a BK-Class "Broken Masquerade" Scenario, the containment of SCP-8245 has been declared an Alpha-level priority.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Addendum:</strong> Example Logs</p> <p>Below are a series of excerpts detailing events caused by SCP-8245.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Incident #:</strong> 012</p> <p><strong>Location:</strong> Venice, Italy</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8245 appeared above the city's center, snapping its fingers and causing civilians to either float into the sky or gain the ability to walk on water. Pieces of clothing also burst out of the doors of their houses as they playfully follow the citizens. During this event, statements of "viewing the world in a beautiful, tinted shade" have been derived from numerous interviews.</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Incident #:</strong> 024</p> <p><strong>Location:</strong> Various, United Kingdom</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8245 has been seen leading a marching band down various streets located throughout the United Kingdom. Its members consist of himself and entities resembling musical notes playing cutely and uniquely-designed instruments. Nearby audiences cheer for their charming performance. Confetti rains from an unknown source above while numerous multicolored lights focus on the play throughout its duration.</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Incident #:</strong> 036</p> <p><strong>Location:</strong> S.E.A. Aquarium, Sentosa Island, Singapore</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8245 manifests inside one of the aquarium's exhibitions, knocking on the window and alerting a nearby audience. As he smiles, he cracks the glass before shattering it. He rides on a water stream throughout the entire building accompanied by countless fish, painted with various pleasing hues. Everyone is astounded, bewildered by the show as his art dances across the halls. Beautiful, it's beautiful. They can't help but watch. Oh Will, shit i CANT evenr ejaodgww shb</p> </div> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:500px;"><img alt="fishes.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/local--files/scp-8245/fishes.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Artist recreation of the fish from Incident 036</p> </div> </div> <p>you've come so far fuck</p> <p>why can't i just be like<span class="blinkbar">\|</span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="box"> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> Right… him.</p> <p><em>[Burntwood turns to her desk, blinking several times as she stares blankly at it. She is then startled by a sudden knock on the door across from her, as Director Burgees enters the room.]</em></p> <p><strong>Burgees:</strong> Ah, Ms. Burntwood. I hope I'm not disturbing you.</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> Director Burgees? Oh, no. You're not disturbing me at all. Is- is there something I can help you with?</p> <p><em>[Burgees tilts his head.]</em></p> <p><strong>Burgees:</strong> Nothing much, I'm only here to give my thanks for your volunteering.</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> Volunteering?</p> <p><strong>Burgees:</strong> In researching the 8245 anomaly up close. I greatly appreciate your help in this considering the circumstances at hand. Not many people are willing to take the responsibility of standing within proximity of a reality bender, let alone interviewing them. They're quite the… <em>unpredictable</em> kind.</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> Yeah, well I would- I'd figure such a situation would put much stress on anyone. I'd rather not have anyone else putting their life on the line, so…</p> <p><em>[Burgees clicks his tongue.]</em></p> <p><strong>Burgees:</strong> That's very commendable, Ms. Burntwood. It's good to know we have people like you.</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> Mhm, that's me. Miss Commendable, reporting for duty.</p> <p><em>[Burntwood chuckles, followed by a brief silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>Burgees:</strong> <em>(Inhales)</em> Well, you did seem rather eager to take the position during our initial encounter with the anomaly. I may be skeptical asking this, but did you have some other motive in mind back then?</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> What?</p> <p><strong>Burgees:</strong> Is there any <em>(gestures)</em> personal reason why you wanted to study this particular anomaly?</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> Oh, no. Uh, I was just- I'm just curious, is all. I've never had the opportunity to look at someone- some<em>thing</em> like this firsthand. I'm sure it sounds odd to say, but it's the truth.</p> <p><strong>Burgees:</strong> Hm, well you know what they say about curiosity. Don't let that get to you, alright?</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> Of course, sir. There's no need to worry. Is there anything else I should know, or…?</p> <p><strong>Burgees:</strong> Apart from the email I've sent you, no. I'm sure you've already been briefed regarding your departure to 8245's current location, yes?</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> <em>(Under breath) Email?</em> Oh! Right, right. I'm aware, I already have everything prepared. Ready to face this… anomaly head-on.</p> <p><strong>Burgees:</strong> Perfect, you'll be out in 15. Don't be tardy.</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> <em>(Scoffs)</em> Please, anything beats sitting around all day.</p> <p><strong>Burgees:</strong> Well, where else would you rather be?</p> <p><em>[A short pause.]</em></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>"Where else would I rather be?"</p> <p>…</p> <p>I don't want to be here.</p> <p>I'd rather go somewhere else.</p> <p>I'd rather <em>be</em> somewhere else.</p> <p>Playing pretend between the pages,</p> <p>Making voices only we can hear,</p> <p>Living life by the pen.</p> <p>I'd rather be there.</p> <p>I'd rather be anywhere.</p> <p>I'd rather be <em>anywhere.</em></p> <p>I'd rather be-</p> <p>…</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Burgees:</strong> Doesn't matter. Best of luck, Ms. Burntwood.</p> <p><em>[Burgees leaves.]</em></p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> Right…</p> <p><em>[Burntwood takes a deep sigh before returning to her laptop and looking through the unread messages in her inbox. After a few minutes, she recovers the email recently sent by Burgees.]</em></p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> <em>(Reading aloud)</em> "I've made comments on your latest submission. As informative as it is, the documents you sent include language unbefitting of our typical standards. Simply put, we're writing articles for other staff members to review and reference. We're not writing <em>narratives.</em> You'd do well to keep that in mind, Ms. Burntwood."</p> <p><em>[Burntwood scrolls through as she skims its contents.]</em></p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> Just great, just… <em>(sighs)</em> fuck, why can't I just…</p> <p><em>[She groans as she hits her head repeatedly on her desk.]</em></p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> Okay, y'know what. Let's get on with it. Actually-</p> <p><em>[Burntwood presses down on the backspace key for a short moment before saving. She takes another deep breath.]</em></p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> Alright, <em>now</em> it's go time. <em>(Mumbles)</em> It's gonna be okay, you're gonna be okay. Everything's gonna be just fine.</p> </div> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="box"> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> Testing, testing.</p> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:100%;"><img alt="elfreth.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/local--files/scp-8245/elfreth.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Elfreth's Alley, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania</p> </div> </div> <p><em>[The Foundation-assigned van arrives by the entrance of Elfreth's Alley. Burntwood steps out as the door swings open, tampering with her recording device and reading the notes on her clipboard. She is visibly sweating.]</em></p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> Okay, I think we're good.</p> <p><strong>Agent:</strong> You sure you wanna do this alone?</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> Wha-</p> <p><em>[A number of agents also exit the vehicle, some carrying sizeable Scranton Reality Anchors (SRAs) and setting them down. The agent addressing Burntwood leans on the van's side.]</em></p> <p><strong>Agent:</strong> This ain't like any other anomaly under your purview, y'know. You sure you'll be alright?</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> Oh, uh- <em>(clears throat)</em> yes, it's better this way. The less people there are, the less alarming it'll be for him. It's best not to scare him off to a different part of the world.</p> <p><strong>Agent:</strong> "Him?"</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> It! "It," yes. That's what I- That's what I meant, sorry.</p> <p><strong>Agent:</strong> Nah, you're fine. Just holler if you need to. We'll be here setting the SRAs around the area, hope for the best… <em>(mumbles)</em> though who knows how long that thing will stick around for.</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> Will do, will do.</p> <p><em>[Burntwood departs from the rest, taking deep breaths as she rereads her notes. She clicks her tongue, frowning.]</em></p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> <em>(Under breath)</em> It'll work out, it'll work out… they're just notes-</p> <p><strong>Entity:</strong> Good day, ma'am.</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> Mhm, good-</p> <p><em>[She stops in her tracks.]</em></p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> Wait, I thought we already evacuated everyone-</p> <p><em>[Burntwood turns to see a mass of bubbles, vaguely resembling a humanoid entity. It is wearing a fedora and a tie while holding a suitcase. She looks down to see a shallow stream of soap water beneath her feet.]</em></p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> Heh, that's actually… wait, no.</p> <p><em>[She continues marching forward.]</em></p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> Can't get distracted now. Don't get distracted, Abby.</p> <p><em>[Burntwood slaps her cheeks as bubbles start floating past her, each popping and producing a noise similar to that of a piano's. The buildings also begin to contort and change color as rubber ducks start sprouting from the brick road. She almost chuckles but holds back.]</em></p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> God, you don't deserve…</p> <p><em>[Her voice trails off as she notices a person (SCP-8245) in the distance hovering above, spinning in place while causing the soap water to rise and circle it.]</em></p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> Is that…?</p> <p><em>[Burntwood steps closer to confirm. The entity is wearing a purple cloak and a wide-brimmed hat with a pointed end. Its cloak is decorated with stars and appears almost transparent when nearing its shoes. It laughs as other miscellaneous objects orbit the specimen.]</em></p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> It is. It's actually-</p> <p><em>[She hesitates, looking over her lab coat and sighing. Burntwood eventually proceeds after shaking her head.]</em></p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> Doesn't matter. Just keep it together.</p> <p><em>[Burntwood approaches SCP-8245 who soon notices her and tilts its head, grinning widely. The entity becomes two-dimensional as it folds itself repeatedly before disappearing. She stops and looks around as SCP-8245 reappears behind Burntwood and yelps, startling her and causing her to stumble backward. The specimen laughs again.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> I was wondering where the audience went. Nice to meet you, missy. Hope I didn't scare you too much.</p> <p><em>[SCP-8245 turns itself upside down as it bows.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> On the offside, though, let me introduce myself. The name's Will, a magician on a worldwide art show. It's a pleasure to meet you.</p> <p><em>[SCP-8245 lends out a hand. Burntwood hesitantly shakes it as the anomaly quickly detaches its arm and backs away, leading her to drop the extremity on the ground in shock. It giggles as it grows another arm.]</em></p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> <em>(Clears throat)</em> Hey, Will. It's… the pleasure's all mine.</p> <p><em>[Burntwood pauses, turning away from the entity. It blinks several times before rubbing its chin.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> Hm, a one-on-one performance. Ain't this quite the ghost town. Usually, you'd find folks roaming round these parts. Don't tell me I'm performing for a crowd of skeletons, haha!</p> <p><em>[An accompanying laugh track plays from an unknown source.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> Well, it's probably them hooligans again. <em>(Sighs)</em> Doesn't matter. One or a thousand, at least somebody's smiling. Now tell me, friend-o, what's your name?</p> <p><em>[The specimen closes its eyes and opens its left one, revealing its pupil in the shape of a question mark. Burntwood takes another step back, smiling nervously.]</em></p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> You- you don't remember me? <em>(Inhales)</em> Does "Abby" not ring any bells?</p> <p><em>[Its pupil shifts to that of an exclamation mark before returning to normal. SCP-8245 hovers away for a moment, tilting its head and lowering its eyebrows.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> You mean… Burntwood? Abigail "Abby" Burntwood?</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> That's right.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> Middle school Abby? <em>The</em> Abby from almost two decades ago?</p> <p><em>[Burntwood waves her hand and nods. The anomaly's eyes lighten up.]</em></p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> Uh, hi. It's me… you know, I'm surprised you even recognized me-</p> <p><em>[SCP-8245 screams excitedly, closing the distance and lifting Burntwood off the ground. The entity tosses her in the air over and over again, with her reaching increasingly higher heights to the point of leveling the clouds. She screams as well, though out of fear. SCP-8245 then catches Burntwood, hugging her tightly as she tries to recuperate.]</em></p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> <em>(Panting)</em> Holy sh- <em>(coughs)</em> what the f-</p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> I can't believe it! You're here, you're really here! I knew I'd find you eventually.</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> Yup, I'm here. Now put me down before I- urp.</p> <p><em>[The specimen sets her down, dusting her off.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> My apologies, Missus. I'm just <em>thrilled</em> to see your face again. <em>(Gestures)</em> Here you are, here I am. The two of us have finally reunited!</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> Mm, I'm glad you didn't forget about me, Will.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> How could I? You're the only person I ever talked to. Now, I get to talk to you again and it's just- it's just so-</p> <p><em>[SCP-8245 raises its arms, shooting confetti from its wrists. Burntwood holds her breath, crossing her arms.]</em></p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> Heh, it's great to see you after so long. It looks like you're sticking to your… artistry.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> No kidding. I've taken the time to refine my craftsmanship, expand my palette in ways no artists have seen before. Oh, but I'm sure you already knew that, eh?</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> It's hard not to notice. I mean, everything here looks so, uh <em>(pause)</em>, bubbly?</p> <p><em>[The entity chuckles, spinning backwards as it does so.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> Looks like you haven't lost your touch, Abby. Clever wordplay as always. Say, how are things looking on your end?</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> What do you mean?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> Your tales, obviously! I'm sure you've made a name for yourself already what with your mountainous amount of experience with the pen. Maybe you're also on a worldwide tour, showcasing the beauty in the arts of literature! Am I right? Am I right?</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> No, no, I-</p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> Though, it's odd. I've been checking book stores left and right and I haven't heard any names even close to yours. Any troubles on the writing front?</p> <p><em>[Burntwood looks back and turns to SCP-8245 again, holding her breath.]</em></p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> Uh, I'm still working on my big debut. When you're sharing your works, it's best to start on the right foot. You know, um, give them a fine first impression. Does that-</p> <p><em>[The specimen squints at her.]</em></p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> <em>(Quietly)</em> Does that make any sense?</p> <p><em>[A momentary silence passes.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> Well, aren't you as admirable as always? Even now, you still persist with your creativity, your <em>passion</em> for the works. I'm sure whatever you're planning will rock the industry to its core.</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> You… you really think so?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> Of course I do! I wouldn't want it any other way. Just you and me, sitting on top of the world and reminiscing on old times like we promised all those years ago. I've been meaning to know what you'd been up to when you moved. I'm sure your skills have doubled, tripled- no, <em>quadrupled</em> since last time. Maybe I can even proofread your <em>huge</em> debut.</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> Um, maybe when I'm close to done. I don't know if you'd like it, though. I just have a <em>lot</em> to put together and I might not be as good as you say-</p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> Nonsense, what's with the impostor syndrome? The Abby I knew always showed off her stories whenever she got the chance.</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> That was back then, Will. Nowadays, I prefer to keep things to myself. I- y'know, I'm just not sure people would appreciate if I shoved a stack of papers in their faces. They might complain, they might… dislike it.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> <em>(Inhales deeply)</em> Hm, you've certainly grown more aware of your surroundings, that's for sure. I get it, though. Respecting their privacy and all that junk. Can't really complain about that.</p> <p><em>[Burntwood stares at her feet.]</em></p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> <em>(Coughs)</em> Sorry, Will.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> What're you apologizing for?</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> Um…</p> <p><em>[Pause.]</em></p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> I should- I should probably go. I can see you're busy with your performance.</p> <p><em>[Burntwood attempts to leave but SCP-8245 grabs her arm.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> No, no, wait. It's been so long, Abby. Why're you suddenly packing up and leaving? Don't you wanna spend some more time with me?</p> <p><em>[She turns to the entity as it immediately retracts its hand.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> I don't want to push you or anything, but I just… I've been wanting to show you how far I've come. All the artworks I made, all the tricks I've learnt. I want you to see them. Personal performance, just for you.</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> Will…</p> <p><em>[Burntwood ponders and looks back once again before sighing.]</em></p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> To be honest, I'd love to take you up on your offer, Will.</p> <p><em>[Sparkles appear surrounding the specimen's face.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> Really?</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> But! But, I've been very, very busy lately. Busy with a lot of things, a lot of <em>writing</em> and all. I'm sure you understand that. Maybe some other time, maybe-</p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> C'mon, Abby. You can shave off a minute or two. Just take it as a lil' break from the pen and paper. Who knows? It could even bring in some inspiration, get you willing and ready to take the world. You look like you need a break, anyway.</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> I… I don't-</p> <p><em>[SCP-8245 claps both its hands.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> Pleeeeease?</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> Will, no-</p> <p><em>[The anomaly closes the distance as its eyes notably widen. Stars of various hues are present within its pupils. Burntwood takes one last look behind herself before clicking her tongue and nodding.]</em></p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> Alright, alright, fine. Just this once.</p> <p><em>[SCP-8245 leaps backward, thrashing its limbs sporadically.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> Now that's what I'm talking about! Woohoo!</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> <em>(Under breath)</em> Jeez, you can be so persistent sometimes… Okay, now how about that performance? What tricks do you have up your sleeve this time?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> Right, of course. Right this way, ma'am.</p> <p><em>[The entity leads Burntwood to the front door of a residence. It is dark purple in color and heavily decorated with numerous stickers, hand-painted drawings, and other miscellaneous items. A faint string instrument can be heard from the other side. Burntwood is completely silent.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> Let's take a ride through the arts, <em>my</em> arts.</p> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:100%;"><img alt="castle.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/local--files/scp-8245/castle.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Relevant image</p> </div> </div> <p><em>[SCP-8245 smirks as it knocks on the entrance and opens it, revealing an extradimensional space contained inside the building. The area consists of a forest surrounding an island where a castle resides. Burntwood gasps, leans in and observes the environment. Her mouth is agape.]</em></p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> All of this, you- you did all of this?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> <em>(Nods)</em> Oh, you'd be surprised. I've been practicing ever since you left, Abby. You have no idea.</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> Still, this is just… it's a lot. Way better than…</p> <p><em>[She holds her breath and lowers her eyebrows.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> No need for the flattery. I'm sure you're just as great- no, you're even <em>better</em> than anything I've painted. Words can bring in their own fair share of details too. I know that, for sure. <em>(Sharp inhale)</em> Well, this is more than just paint and canvases, but still.</p> <p><em>[A moment of silence passes as Burntwood continues to view the open space. SCP-8245 proceeds to dust off its cloak.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> <em>(Clears throat)</em> Well, I think it's better to have a firsthand experience, don't you think?</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> I'm sorry?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> Make sure you keep your arms and legs inside the ride at all times.</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> Wait, wha-</p> <p><em>[SCP-8245 shoves Burntwood through the door, causing her to fall and scream. It stares at her as she does and shrugs.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> Hm, she does like to scream.</p> <p><em>[The specimen jumps inside, closing the entrance on its way down.]</em></p> </div> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="box"> <div class="table1"> <div class="blockquote"> <p><em>[Burntwood falls in a spinning motion going forward. Her screaming is muffled by heavy winds. SCP-8245 soars toward her and grabs her by the arms. They float just above the trees.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> You alright there, Abby?</p> <p><em>[She is panting as she clutches onto her clipboard. Taking a deep breath, she composes herself as the anomaly lifts her back up.]</em></p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> I'm alive, I'm alive.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> That's good to hear. Probably should've given you a parachute before dropping you off. Sorry about that.</p> <p><em>[SCP-8245 embraces Burntwood and holds her at eye level.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> Still, looks like you haven't been shown the ropes yet. I'm astonished.</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> <em>(Turns away)</em> No artist can just… draw themselves in flight, Will. How can you even do all this?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> How? You said it yourself, didn't you?</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> W-What're you-</p> <p><em>[The entity jets itself higher into the sky.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> We're artists. We can do anything, we can be anyone-</p> <p><em>[SCP-8245 cycles through a number of attires while rising: A multi-colored suit with glasses of mismatched lens, a costume resembling that of a peacock with multiple hats stack on top of one another, a leprechaun suit with marshmallows stuck to it, among others.]</em></p> <p><em>[Before long, the specimen switches back to its original clothing and ceases movement. Burntwood turns to see the castle in the distance.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> -we can go anywhere at any time.</p> <p><em>[She notices civilians within the castle's borders.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> If I wanted to fly, I can just take a brush and paint a step into the clouds. If I wanted to dress up in frilly costumes, I can sketch and draw like any other design… And if I wanted to make worlds beyond our own-</p> <p><em>[They approach the island and look over the citizens. At a closer distance, they appear to be puppets, stitched and autonomous. Burntwood tilts her head.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> -well, I'm sure you can guess. Though, I should work on my anatomy. Not really good with humans.</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> Heh, that makes two of us. <em>(Sighs)</em> I just- I'm not sure if it's really that simple.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> Well, have you ever <em>tried</em> it?</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> Of course I haven't. That's ridiculous.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> It's only a matter of visualizing what you think. That's the first step to making anything: simply pinpoint what it is you want to convey. Doesn't need to be art, you can just write yourself in the air. With me!</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> Really? A pen to paper, that's what you're suggesting?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> You're the writer here. Show me your prose.</p> <p><em>[Burntwood pauses before staring at her feet. She closes her eyes and holds her breath, muttering something under her breath. Her body abruptly starts to lift by itself, leading her to open her eyes immediately and jolting her limbs out of confusion.]</em></p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> Woah, what the-</p> <p><em>[The anomaly chuckles as it gradually lets go of her.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> See? Told you.</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> It- It actually worked?!</p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> From the look of things, yeah.</p> <p><em>[SCP-8245 puts its hands behind its head as Burntwood struggles to balance herself.]</em></p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> Wait, how do I know you're not pulling the strings here? Didn't you create this world?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> Oh, come on. You're acting like you could never pull this off, Abby. You're an artist too, aren't you?</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> Yeah, I… I am.</p> <p><em>[She checks her lab coat.]</em></p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> <em>(Mutters)</em> I'm still an artist…</p> <p><em>[Both remain suspended in the air for a moment.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> Well, with that out of the way, we should get going.</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> Okay… where?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> Anywhere, I suppose. I have a wide range of pieces I want us to explore. So many to choose from, it's hard to pick.</p> <p><em>[Gears manifest above SCP-8245, turning before quickly dissipating. A lightbulb appears in their place followed by the sound of a bell.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> Oh, I know someone who can help. <em>(Whistles)</em> Oh, Betty!</p> <p><em>[A clump of red and orange papier-mâché dives from above, immediately unraveling itself to resemble a large dragon. It lets out a heap of smoke through its nose. The entity claps, putting its hands to its hips.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> Send us off, will you? Preferably somewhere nice on the eyes.</p> <p><em>[The dragon nods and begins to inhale, causing its chest area to expand and grow in brightness. Burntwood floats back in caution before her hand is grabbed by SCP-8245. She tries to pull away.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> Many thanks, Betty.</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> W-Will, what is this?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> Just another way to travel. It's perfectly safe.</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> Mm, I think there are better ways to travel than-</p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> <em>(Chuckles)</em> Too late!</p> <p><em>[It lets out a burst of flames, obscuring both SCP-8245 and Burntwood. The latter yelps once more, covering herself while the specimen laughs.]</em></p> </div> </div> <div class="table2"> <div class="blockquote"> <p><em>[A brief period of silence follows as Burntwood pants. She eventually opens her eyes and notices the change in scenery.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> Here we are.</p> <p><em>[The two are in the middle of the ocean, consisting of a wide variety of sea creatures. A large majority of species have yet to be discovered.]</em></p> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:100%;"><img alt="underwater.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/local--files/scp-8245/underwater.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Relevant image</p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> Holy sh…</p> <p><em>[Both individuals appear completely dry and are capable of breathing underwater. SCP-8245's hat sprouts a cord that it pulls, causing the object to brighten their immediate surroundings. They slowly drift through the water, observing the area.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> Man, I remember painting this one. Used a <em>lot</em> of blue for this one, heh.</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> <em>(Smirks)</em> It's- it's so beautiful.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> I like to think it is.</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> No, seriously. It's pleasing to see you tapping into your old aquatic pictures. Reminds me of that fish you showed me way back when.</p> <p><em>[The anomaly turns to her.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> You remembered?</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> Oh, please. How could I forget? It's the reason we even talked to begin with. I still remember it's cute little smile.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> Well, that makes two of us.</p> <p><em>[Both persons "walk" down to the ocean floor, appearing as though they are climbing down a flight of transparent stairs. Every step they take suddenly causes a light to appear from below their feet, each instance being a different color. Soon, they reach the ground and hear a ringing from above.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> Oh, hey!</p> <p><em>[Looking up, a number of sizeable ships pass Burntwood and SCP-8245. Although, they are floating on the surface of the water upside down. One of the vessels are larger than the rest, bearing a flag printed with a skull and crossbones. Various sea creatures wearing pirate costumes are on board. They seem to be waving at the pair.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> Would you look at that? I thought they were still out sailing away.</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> Yeah, it's- god, it's only getting more overwhelming by the second.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> Welcome to the moment, Abby. Every artist's pocket of creativity, all wrapped up in a bundle of… eh, I'm sure you can come up with something better.</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> Come on, Will. You had something there.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> <em>(Scoffs)</em> You're the writer here. I'm just grasping at straws.</p> <p><em>[The entity skips along the sand, kicking nearby pebbles. Burntwood sighs.]</em></p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> <em>(Mutters)</em> Well, that makes two of us…</p> <p><em>[The two continue to stroll through, encountering numerous specimens greeting them before stopping in front of a cave.]</em></p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> I'm guessing this is the next part of our adven-tour?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> Haha, nice pun. <em>(Clears throat)</em> But yes, we're here. I think you'll find this mighty <em>cool,</em> if you catch my drift.</p> <p><em>[SCP-8245 bows as it gestures to the cave's entrance.]</em></p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> Alright, then.</p> <p><em>[Burntwood takes a deep breath, closing her eyes and running straight inside. The anomaly follows suit.]</em></p> </div> </div> <div class="table3"> <div class="blockquote"> <p><em>[After a short period of running, Burntwood exits the cave and freezes in place. She opens her eyes, observing the shifted environment.]</em></p> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:100%;"><img alt="winter.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/local--files/scp-8245/winter.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Relevant image</p> </div> </div> <p><em>[She stands in the middle of a snowy area, her legs noticeably buried in a deep layer of snow. Despite the abrupt drop in temperature, Burntwood does not appear to react. The anomaly soon arrives behind her, its cloak replaced by a wooly coat and scarf.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> You seem used to the cold, eh?</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> Sure I do.</p> <p><em>[Rubbing its hands together, SCP-8245 exhales. Its breath turns to ice cubes which fall to the ground.]</em></p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> You're not looking too hot yourself, though.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> Heh, you can say that again. Well, anyways-</p> <p><em>[The entity walks past Burntwood. She follows it as snowmen start forming nearby from the waist-up. They quickly gain sentience and autonomous movement, some conversing with one another while others playing in the snow. Some of them greet the pair.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> I figured I should have my own winter wonderland. Nothing like the cozy feel of white Christmas on a canvas. Though, it does feel really cold.</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> Guess I'm just used to it…</p> <p><em>[Birds fly overhead. They appear to be made from ice.]</em></p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> <em>(Sharp inhale)</em> Reminds me of those winter breaks.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> Hm?</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> We'd play in the snow, making snowmen and-</p> <p><em>[Burntwood picks up a ball of a snow and throws it at SCP-8245, causing the specimen to flinch.]</em></p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> -having snowball fights.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> Oh, you think you're so sly?</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> Try me, Will.</p> <p><em>[SCP-8245 stands in place smirking as Burntwood is suddenly struck from the back with another snowball. Turning around, she sees the anomaly behind her. It chuckles, throwing its fists into the air.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> That's what you get!</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> Whatever, whatever. You win this time.</p> <p><em>[The two of them laugh as they pile more snowballs to throw at each other. This continues for the following few minutes.]</em></p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> <em>(Sighs)</em> Ugh, I missed this.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> It's certainly been a while. At least we get to catch up now.</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> That's not what-</p> <p><em>[Burntwood stares at SCP-8245 who tilts its head.]</em></p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> Nevermind, I'm just tuckered out at the moment.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> Ah, I see. How about we take a little break then?</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> <em>(Pause)</em> That would be lovely.</p> </div> </div> <div class="table6"> <div class="blockquote"> <p><em>[They both turn in the opposite direction, being met with another change in scenery.]</em></p> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:250px;"><img alt="pinky.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/local--files/scp-8245/pinky.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Relevant image</p> </div> </div> <p><em>[A bench sits on a patch of pink grass beside a cherry tree. It is overlooking a massive lake where bubbles sprout from the water's surface and rise into the sky. Burntwood and SCP-8245 approach the bench and take a seat, taking in the view.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> <em>(Clears throat)</em> I'm feeling rather famished.</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> Is that so?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> Yeah, maybe some ice cream will do the trick.</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> Ice cream? After the hoard of snowballs, <em>that's</em> what you're in the mood for?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> No, I'm just… feeling nostalgic. We used to buy ice cream after class, remember?</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> Oh, you mean that ice cream truck?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> Yeah!</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> The one always by the parking lot?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> Mm, they had those chocolate ones that tasted really good.</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> And a lot of toppings, too. You always overload it with sprinkles and syrup. It's honestly ridiculous.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> That's how tasty it was! Couldn't help myself.</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> <em>(Scoffs)</em> Well, you could help yourself to some napkins, though.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> Oh, shut up!</p> <p><em>[Both burst into laughter.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> <em>(Coughs)</em> Still, though. Might as well get myself-</p> <p><em>[The entity spins its hand, manifesting a chocolate ice cream cone coated with sprinkles, marshmallows and chocolate syrup.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> -a scoop or two.</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> You mind making one for me too?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> C'mon, Abby. I'm sure you can do it yourself.</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> Really?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> If you can learn how to fly that easily, I'm confident you can write yourself a cone in hand. You're an artist, through and through.</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> <em>(Exhales)</em> I can certainly try.</p> <p><em>[Burntwood holds out her hand and closes it into a fist. She squints, taking deep breaths before focusing. After a moment of struggling, a cone is seen forming from the bottom-up. Eventually, a scoop of vanilla ice cream fills the cone as Burntwood exhales.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> <em>(Clapping)</em> There we go! Although…</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> Something wrong?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> Uh, I don't see any toppings. No sprinkles, no nothing.</p> <p><em>[SCP-8245 inspects her ice cream.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> It's not even strawberry flavored. Isn't that your favorite?</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> Oh… I mean, I guess you could say my tastes have shifted.</p> <p><em>[The specimen pauses, blinking several times.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> Hm, okay. Sorry, don't mean to judge.</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> It's alright, it's alright.</p> <p><em>[They both proceed to eat their ice creams. Burntwood sighs.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> What's with the sigh?</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> Nothing.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> Sure it's nothing.</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> No, it's just- uh, how do I say this… I'm amazed. All of this, everything you made here, it's just brimming with love and care and it's all so much to take in. The fact you've gotten so far with your arts, I can't help but feel… relieved.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> Relieved? That's one way of wording it.</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> Well, it's… you know, it's been pretty hard on my end lately.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> <em>(Frowns)</em> How so?</p> <p><em>[Burntwood pauses then gulps.]</em></p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> I've been stuck in a <em>slump,</em> you could say. Down in the dumps, the days feel slow, you get the gist. Every time I pick up the pen, when I want to pour every word onto a page, every idea in my mind…</p> <p><em>[Silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> …nothing. Restrained, chains on my wrists. I don't- I'm not sure how to put it into words, but it's like I'm dragging my feet through the mud every time I want to write. Thinking about everything, everyone… what they think. Almost as if it's better not to say anything at all, huh?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> I never thought I'd hear those words from you, Abby.</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> I have my doubts too, Will. I'm not as confident as you think.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> Well, the Abby I knew would never hesitate to show me what wonders the pen can hold. I still recall those adventures you had with your main man Pete, as well as the rest of the critters.</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> Oh, Pete… man, I really liked skunks back then.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> Yeah, it was weird.</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> Hey!</p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> I'm just joking. It's really charming, honest.</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> Ah, whatever. Either way, I'm glad those memories are intact.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> Mm, right back at you. But it sucks knowing the writer's block you're in. I guess even you have your own issues to deal with. I thought you wouldn't have any trouble making a name for yourself.</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> Please, it's not that easy.</p> <p><em>[SCP-8245 stares at her, squinting and appearing visibly concerned. Burntwood clutches her clipboard to her chest.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> Tell you what.</p> <p><em>[It stands up, dusting off its cloak.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> There's one last place I want to show you. Somewhere that can, I don't know, help you out of your predicament.</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> Hm?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> Look, this is all about passion. It's about how people like us can make a dent, how we can leave our mark on the world. And when it comes to the arts, it all begins with a little inspiration. That being said, I think it's time I return the favor.</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> Return the favor? What does that-</p> <p><em>[The entity grabs Burntwood's hand and pulls her from the bench, leading her to the lake's edge. They both look down and see their reflection.]</em></p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> What, do you want us to jump in here?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> Don't worry, it's just soda.</p> <p><strong>Burntwood:</strong> No, but… where are we going this time?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> Relax. Simply close your eyes and follow my lead.</p> <p><em>[Pause. Burntwood hesitates at first before doing so, inhaling deeply.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> Alright, on the count of three: One, two-</p> <p><em>[Both leap forward.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8245:</strong> -three!</p> <p><em>[They fall into the lake, being submerged immediatellfwiuyvv ????!!^$&($!!</em></p> </div> </div> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h1><span><tt>CONNECTION LOST</tt></span></h1> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <tt>ATTEMPTING TO REESTABLISH CONNECTION</tt><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <tt>CONNECTING…</tt><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <tt>CONNECTING…</tt><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <tt>…</tt><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <tt><a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-8245/offset/1">CONNECTION FOUND!</a></tt></p> </div> </div> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="licensebox"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Hide Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>Cite this page as:</p> <div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <blockquote> <p>"<a href="/scp-8245">SCP-8245</a>" by winkwonkboi, from the <a href="https://scpwiki.com">SCP Wiki</a>. 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SCP-8246 is allowed seven skeins of synthetic yarn per calendar week. Replacement knitting needles and/or crochet hooks may also be provided on request.</p> <p>When communicating with SCP-8246 personnel are to note that it is deaf in its right ear. As well, it is suffering from the early stages of Alzheimer's-related dementia, and believes itself to be in a long-term care facility; personnel are not to disabuse it of this notion.</p> <p>Each instance of SCP-8246-A is to be logged and fitted with a tracking chip. They are not permitted outside of a secure location. The introduction of SCP-8246-A to other anomalies must be approved by containment specialists for the anomaly in question, and requires authorization from at least 3-L5 personnel. D-Class testing of the instances must take place beforehand to determine their effects. Excess or disused instances of SCP-8246-A are to be kept in their host facility's respective secure storage area, or incinerated.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8246 (formerly Abigail Tatham of Salford, UK, age 93) is a human who manifests the ability to produce anomalous clothing (collectively referred to SCP-8246-A) by knitting or crocheting them. SCP-8246 has proven to be cooperative and genial when provided with sufficient stocks of yarn, and in its absence, suffers from debilitating migraines and depressive episodes.</p> <p>Knitwear and crocheted items produced by SCP-8246 present a number of anomalous attributes that are apparently tailored to the intended recipient's personal wants or needs. The anomalous nature of the items only manifests when they are being worn or otherwise used for their intended purpose. They are otherwise non-anomalous.</p> <p>As SCP-8246 works, it gains rudimentary knowledge of the intended recipient. Each recipient thus far has been determined to be within 1.5 km of SCP-8246, and each recipient since its capture has been within Site-19's proximity. SCP-8246 does not seem to possess agency in the selection process, nor is it capable of producing SCP-8246-A on command or by request.</p> <p>Prior to containment, two instances of SCP-8246-A had been recovered and assigned Anomalous Item Numbers. Upon the discovery of a third, an investigation was initiated by the <a href="/scp-2897">Department of Analytics</a>, which revealed the existence of SCP-8246. It was recovered discreetly by agents Gregorio and Went. SCP-8246 has no living relatives, and made little to no interaction with neighbors. An obituary for SCP-8246 was released.</p> <p>The following is a partial list of SCP-8246-A recovered following the capture of SCP-8246:</p> <ul> <li>A blue baby blanket. When this blanket is placed over a doll or similar humanoid toy, adult observers perceive the doll as a human infant.</li> <li>A turquoise scarf. When worn by a subject, grants the ability to sing in soprano voice, regardless of previous ability or vocal range.</li> <li>A brown washcloth. When used, it removes all scars, acne, burns and other blemishes from the user's skin.</li> <li>An orange beanie. When worn, it lowers the overall intelligence of the wearer significantly.</li> <li>A pair of adult-sized mint-green socks, knitted in a sawtooth pattern. D-Class personnel wearing them gained the ability to walk upright and with full traction on any surface at any incline, even on walls and ceilings.</li> <li>A white cap with ear flaps. Wearing the cap causes test subjects to become totally deaf for as long as they continue to wear the cap.</li> </ul> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h3 id="toc0"><span>Addendum:</span></h3> </div> <p>The following is a partial list of SCP-8246-A created in Foundation custody:</p> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th>Item Number</th> <th>Description/Traits</th> <th>Notes</th> </tr> <tr> <td>SCP-8246-Q*BERT</td> <td>A multicolor cardigan. While worn, projects the mental image of a smiling clown to humans within eyeshot of the individual.</td> <td>Believed to have been knitted for Jonas S██████, who had been transferred to Site-19 following a four-month assignment at <a href="/scp-2170">Site-2170</a>. The item was relinquished to the aforementioned facility to assist in containment.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>SCP-8246-XEVIOUS</td> <td>A rainbow beanie. Intangible, sparkling insects resembling members of the order <em>lepidoptera</em> manifest within 5m of the wearer.</td> <td>Currently located in <a href="/snakes-and-ladders">Researcher Kiryu's</a> office.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>SCP-8246-DIGDUG</td> <td>A pair of black gloves. While worn, the fingers elongate and broaden, forming claws similar to a mole's. Greatly improves the wearer's nocturnal vision.</td> <td>Three members of the Chaos Insurgency were found to be occupying a tunnel beneath the facility, which had been dug out over the past few months. All three were captured and relocated to Armed Site-12 for interrogation.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>SCP-8246-FUZZBALL</td> <td>A small dog sweater. Test subjects that managed to fit their hands inside reported feeling content, and described an overwhelming feeling of being loved.</td> <td>Based off SCP-8246's description of the intended recipient, the item was placed on <a href="/scp-1424">SCP-1424</a>. SCP-1424's pattern of movement has not changed, though now it wags its tail while doing so.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>SCP-8246-PITFALL</td> <td>A pair of lime-green socks. While worn, physically alters subject's feet into prehensile appendages similar to a monkey's paw. The change is painless, instantaneous, and reverts upon removal.</td> <td>SCP-8246 stated that the item was intended for <a href="/scp-2338">SCP-2338-10</a>. The object's handler, Ryoko Sato, has since reported that SCP-2338-10's podal dexterity has improved to the point of being able to write legibly. The instance utilized their newfound capability to draw a 'Thank You' letter in crayon, which was delivered to SCP-8246.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>SCP-8246-TERRANIGMA</td> <td>A mauve sweater (size XXXL). Instills intense feelings of being watched in wearers.</td> <td>Requested for use in containing SCP-173. Several D-Class were sent into its chamber, and managed to fit it on the anomaly. Testing was carried out, wherein all but a single D-Class were withdrawn from the chamber. SCP-173 did not move when the D-Class blinked, nor when he closed his eyes for several minutes.<br/> <br/> SCP-8246-TERRANIGMA was found to be neutralized after several weeks of wear, after being soiled with a combination of feces and blood.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>SCP-8246-GECKO</td> <td>A Voluminous black four full-sleeved sweater, approximately 5.5 cm in thickness, featuring an embroidered white anthropomorphic grinning skull on its posterior aspect. Six test subjects wore the garment simultaneously, with no reported abnormal behavior.</td> <td>SCP-8246 mandated <a href="/scp-682">SCP-682</a>'s exclusive use of the "special" sweater. After temporarily sedating SCP-682, four D-class personnel were instructed to apply the garment. Upon regaining consciousness, SCP-682 unexpectedly displayed non-aggressive behavior, assuming a supine position and requesting a belly rub while playfully wagging its tail. During compliance, a D-class inadvertently damaged SCP-8246-GECKO, triggering SCP-682's rage state and leading to termination of all present individuals. 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SCP-8247	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div style="text-align: right;"> <ul class="creditRate"> <li class="rateBox folded"> <div class="rate-box-with-credit-button"> <div class="creditButton foldable-list-container"> <p><a href="javascript:;"></a></p> </div> </div> <div id="u-credit-view"> <div class="fader foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">close</a></div> <div class="modalcontainer"> <div class="modalbox"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2><span>Info</span></h2> </div> <hr/> <div class="close-credits foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">X</a></div> <div class="credit first"> <p>CW: This article includes mentions of humans being mauled, although it is not graphic. Viewer discretion is advised.</p> </div> <hr/> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> <div class="content-warning creditRate">⚠️ content warning <span class="content-warning-arrow"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></div> </div> <p><strong>Item #:</strong> SCP-8247</p> <p><strong>Object Class:</strong> Euclid</p> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:375px;"><img alt="tiger" class="image" src="https://scp-sandbox-3.wikidot.com/local--files/well-she-s-harmless-to-me/tiger"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>An instance of SCP-8247 in an active state.</p> </div> </div> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:375px;"><img alt="cat1" class="image" src="https://scp-sandbox-3.wikidot.com/local--files/well-she-s-harmless-to-me/cat1"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>An instance of SCP-8247 in an inactive state.</p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> Instances of SCP-8247 are each to be kept in large, separate animal enclosures at Site-908. SCP-8247 instances are to be provided with appropriate food, water, and enrichment daily. As SCP-8247 instances can transform at will, Foundation Personnel are to approach instances of SCP-8247 with extreme caution. Access to the enclosures outside of providing SCP-8247 instances with their daily needs is not permitted.</p> <p>Reports of wild animals and/or house pets that show behaviors or abilities that align with documented information about SCP-8247 instances are to be monitored by the SCP-8247 research team in cases of possible containment breaches.</p> <p>All witnesses of SCP-8247 are to be administered amnestics and released.</p> <p>Diamond Summers may be allowed to visit SCP-8247-A27 for three hours twice a day during its meal times. Summers is permitted to feed SCP-8247-A by hand.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8247 refers to an anomalous subspecies of felines. SCP-8247 instances possess the ability to transform into a Bengal Tiger at will. SCP-8247 instances have often been observed to display violent tendencies, often attacking and consuming other animals and humans. Despite their primal behaviors, instances demonstrate behaviors of a typical house cat regardless of which form they are currently in. SCP-8247 instances do not require raw meat and are capable of surviving on processed cat food, although larger portions are required and instances still exhibit a preference for fresh meat. Despite anatomy differences, SCP-8247 maintain behavioral traits influenced by the anatomy of big cats, such as the inability to purr except when exhaling. There are currently 247 instances of SCP-8247 in containment.</p> <p><strong>Addendum-1-Findings:</strong> The following are relevant media discovered of a notable SCP-8247 instance (dubbed SCP-8247-A27) found by the Foundation in deduced chronological order. This includes social media posts on the platform <em>Instagram</em> and journal logs by its owner, Diamond Summers. This is the only SCP-8247 instance known to be a house pet.</p> <div class="instagram"> <table style="width:100%"> <tr> <td style="width:40px;padding-left: 16px;padding-top: 15px;padding-bottom: 13px;"><img alt="M1" class="image" src="http://scp-sandbox-3.wikidot.com/local--files/well-she-s-harmless-to-me/M1" style="border-radius:100%;width:33px;"/></td> <td style="padding-left:2px;"><strong>meaganthekittycat</strong></td> <td style="text-align:right;padding-right:12px;cursor:pointer;">•••</td> </tr> </table> <img alt="M2" class="image" src="http://scp-sandbox-3.wikidot.com/local--files/well-she-s-harmless-to-me/M2" style="width:100%;"/> <table style="padding-top:11px;"> <tr> <td style="padding-left:16px;"> </td> <td style="padding-left:10px;"> </td> <td style="padding-left:10px;"> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="padding-left:16px;padding-right:16px;margin-top:-7px;padding-bottom:1px;font-size:11px"> <p><span style="font-weight:600">249 likes</span><br/> <span style="font-weight:600">meaganthekittycat</span> <span style="font-weight:400">Today is our last day in our apartment! Moving into the new house tomorrow! Hopefully there will be lots of room for Meagan to roam and lay down!</span><br/> <span style="color: #a8a8a8">View all 24 comments</span></p> <table style="margin-top:-10px;"> <tr> <td><img alt="M1" class="image" src="http://scp-sandbox-3.wikidot.com/local--files/well-she-s-harmless-to-me/M1" style="border-radius:100%;width:24px;"/></td> <td><span style="color: #d1d1d1">Add a comment…</span></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p>May 6th, 2021</p> <p>So my therapist (before money became an issue) suggested this journaling thing, so hello journal lol. Anyways, I can’t fucking BELIEVE I’m getting evicted from my apartment. And my only option is to move in with my aunt and uncle</p> <p>They fucking hate me. They’ve always thought internet influencer wasn’t a ‘real job’. But they offered to let me live with them, probably just so they can boss me around tbh</p> <p>They've always been so bossy, even when I was a fucking kid. They always yelled at me and called me lazy and shit, and still do. Like they'd even insult my parents for letting me turn out the way I did. Anyway at least I’ve got Meagan, she’s always been so sweet</p> </div> <div class="instagram"> <table style="width:100%"> <tr> <td style="width:40px;padding-left: 16px;padding-top: 15px;padding-bottom: 13px;"><img alt="M1" class="image" src="http://scp-sandbox-3.wikidot.com/local--files/well-she-s-harmless-to-me/M1" style="border-radius:100%;width:33px;"/></td> <td style="padding-left:2px;"><strong>meaganthekittycat</strong></td> <td style="text-align:right;padding-right:12px;cursor:pointer;">•••</td> </tr> </table> <img alt="M3" class="image" src="http://scp-sandbox-3.wikidot.com/local--files/well-she-s-harmless-to-me/M3" style="width:100%;"/> <table style="padding-top:11px;"> <tr> <td style="padding-left:16px;"> </td> <td style="padding-left:10px;"> </td> <td style="padding-left:10px;"> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="padding-left:16px;padding-right:16px;margin-top:-7px;padding-bottom:1px;font-size:11px"> <p><span style="font-weight:600">224 likes</span><br/> <span style="font-weight:600">meaganthekittycat</span> <span style="font-weight:400">We've moved into our new house! Meagan gets along with our roommates rather well!</span><br/> <span style="color: #a8a8a8">View all 19 comments</span></p> <table style="margin-top:-10px;"> <tr> <td><img alt="M1" class="image" src="http://scp-sandbox-3.wikidot.com/local--files/well-she-s-harmless-to-me/M1" style="border-radius:100%;width:24px;"/></td> <td><span style="color: #d1d1d1">Add a comment…</span></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div> <div class="instagram"> <table style="width:100%"> <tr> <td style="width:40px;padding-left: 16px;padding-top: 15px;padding-bottom: 13px;"><img alt="M1" class="image" src="http://scp-sandbox-3.wikidot.com/local--files/well-she-s-harmless-to-me/M1" style="border-radius:100%;width:33px;"/></td> <td style="padding-left:2px;"><strong>meaganthekittycat</strong></td> <td style="text-align:right;padding-right:12px;cursor:pointer;">•••</td> </tr> </table> <img alt="M4" class="image" src="http://scp-sandbox-3.wikidot.com/local--files/well-she-s-harmless-to-me/M4" style="width:100%;"/> <table style="padding-top:11px;"> <tr> <td style="padding-left:16px;"> </td> <td style="padding-left:10px;"> </td> <td style="padding-left:10px;"> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="padding-left:16px;padding-right:16px;margin-top:-7px;padding-bottom:1px;font-size:11px"> <p><span style="font-weight:600">220 likes</span><br/> <span style="font-weight:600">meaganthekittycat</span> <span style="font-weight:400">Taking Meagan to the vet to get her checked out! Everyone wish her luck at the vet!</span><br/> <span style="color: #a8a8a8">View all 25 comments</span></p> <table style="margin-top:-10px;"> <tr> <td><img alt="M1" class="image" src="http://scp-sandbox-3.wikidot.com/local--files/well-she-s-harmless-to-me/M1" style="border-radius:100%;width:24px;"/></td> <td><span style="color: #d1d1d1">Add a comment…</span></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p>May 12th</p> <p>Ever since we got here, Meagan has been acting very strange. She’s been hissing and scratching my aunt and uncle and once she even bit my aunt. They’re threatening to call animal control if I don’t have her checked out I don’t know what I’m going to do</p> <p>Poor Meagan doesn’t even seem to notice she’s in danger, she’s just been cuddling up with me at night and licking my face</p> <p>I don’t deserve her</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p>May 14th</p> <p>Thank fuck I have a job interview in 2 weeks just about. The closer I am to getting a job, the closer I am to getting out of here. Being an influencer is not paying as well as I thought it would. I’m just not popular enough and sponsors are so hard to come by these days. Maybe they were right. Maybe being an influencer isn’t a real job, I shouldn’t have quit my job</p> </div> <div class="instagram"> <table style="width:100%"> <tr> <td style="width:40px;padding-left: 16px;padding-top: 15px;padding-bottom: 13px;"><img alt="M1" class="image" src="http://scp-sandbox-3.wikidot.com/local--files/well-she-s-harmless-to-me/M1" style="border-radius:100%;width:33px;"/></td> <td style="padding-left:2px;"><strong>meaganthekittycat</strong></td> <td style="text-align:right;padding-right:12px;cursor:pointer;">•••</td> </tr> </table> <img alt="M6" class="image" src="https://scp-sandbox-3.wikidot.com/local--files/well-she-s-harmless-to-me/M6" style="width:100%;"/> <table style="padding-top:11px;"> <tr> <td style="padding-left:16px;"> </td> <td style="padding-left:10px;"> </td> <td style="padding-left:10px;"> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="padding-left:16px;padding-right:16px;margin-top:-7px;padding-bottom:1px;font-size:11px"> <p><span style="font-weight:600">270 likes</span><br/> <span style="font-weight:600">meaganthekittycat</span> <span style="font-weight:400">Hey guys! I've noticed something kind funny about Meagan. She only purrs when she exhales! Do any of your cats do this? Like she doesn't purr normally. I wonder if it's the breed she is, which I actually don't know lol.</span><br/> <span style="color: #a8a8a8">View all 30 comments</span></p> <table style="margin-top:-10px;"> <tr> <td><img alt="M1" class="image" src="http://scp-sandbox-3.wikidot.com/local--files/well-she-s-harmless-to-me/M1" style="border-radius:100%;width:24px;"/></td> <td><span style="color: #d1d1d1">Add a comment…</span></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div> <div class="instagram"> <table style="width:100%"> <tr> <td style="width:40px;padding-left: 16px;padding-top: 15px;padding-bottom: 13px;"><img alt="M1" class="image" src="http://scp-sandbox-3.wikidot.com/local--files/well-she-s-harmless-to-me/M1" style="border-radius:100%;width:33px;"/></td> <td style="padding-left:2px;"><strong>meaganthekittycat</strong></td> <td style="text-align:right;padding-right:12px;cursor:pointer;">•••</td> </tr> </table> <img alt="M5" class="image" src="https://scp-sandbox-3.wikidot.com/local--files/well-she-s-harmless-to-me/M5" style="width:100%;"/> <table style="padding-top:11px;"> <tr> <td style="padding-left:16px;"> </td> <td style="padding-left:10px;"> </td> <td style="padding-left:10px;"> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="padding-left:16px;padding-right:16px;margin-top:-7px;padding-bottom:1px;font-size:11px"> <p><span style="font-weight:600">257 likes</span><br/> <span style="font-weight:600">meaganthekittycat</span> <span style="font-weight:400">Hey guys! I have a few questions I was hoping you could answer. So Meagan has always had a bit of a large appetite LOL. I was wondering- firstly, do any of you have cats with large appetites? And how do you afford all that food? Cause she sure is running me dry! :P</span><br/> <span style="color: #a8a8a8">View all 29 comments</span></p> <table style="margin-top:-10px;"> <tr> <td><img alt="M1" class="image" src="http://scp-sandbox-3.wikidot.com/local--files/well-she-s-harmless-to-me/M1" style="border-radius:100%;width:24px;"/></td> <td><span style="color: #d1d1d1">Add a comment…</span></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p>May 22nd</p> <p>It was a mistake asking Rachel and Todd for help with cat food</p> <p>they just fucking screamed at me and said "IF YOU CANT AFFORD IT GET RID OF THE DAMN CAT"</p> <p>I wish Meagan didn't eat so much</p> <p>I love her but she has the biggest appetite of any cat I've ever seen in my entire fucking life</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p>May 20th</p> <p>im shaking so badly rn</p> <p>my whole life has just been turn upside down a lot just happened and why im even still writing in this thing I dont know</p> <p>they tried to throw Meagan out of the house when I was asleep. I woke up in the middle of the night to get water and I heard meowing by the front door, so I opened it and I FUCKING FOUND HER OUTSIDE I KNOW SHE WOULDNT HAVE GOTTEN OUT ON HER OWN SHE HATES GOING OUTDOORS</p> <p>So I go and wake the fuckers up and confront them and they just scoffed and said ‘it’s not a big deal’</p> <p>so I tell them 'YES IT IS THATS MY CAT SHES MY BABY'</p> <p>and they're like 'its always about the damn cat'</p> <p>and we argued for awhile about meagan and how I only care about the cat and how they hate me and that im worthless and I need to do something worthwhile and then eventually</p> <p>Todd jumps out of bed and grabs me by the collar and punches me screaming at me to shut up</p> <p>and then</p> <p>theres a fucking tiger in the room</p> <p>blood</p> <p>and guts and gore</p> <p>they're gone</p> <p>then it just walked up to me afterwards, turned into MEAGAN, and rubbed against me like nothing happened</p> <p>what am I supposed to do</p> <p>meagan is a tiger</p> <p>my aunt and uncle are fucking dead</p> <p>its a gory mess in here</p> <p>im fucking terrified</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p>May 20th</p> <p>I have to get out of here the police are going to come and find me and they'll blame me for this</p> <p>should I take meagan with me?</p> <p>what if she just eats me</p> <p>but I can't just leave her im all shes ever known</p> <p>but I just</p> <p>I dont know what to do</p> </div> <div class="instagram"> <table style="width:100%"> <tr> <td style="width:40px;padding-left: 16px;padding-top: 15px;padding-bottom: 13px;"><img alt="M1" class="image" src="http://scp-sandbox-3.wikidot.com/local--files/well-she-s-harmless-to-me/M1" style="border-radius:100%;width:33px;"/></td> <td style="padding-left:2px;"><strong>meaganthekittycat</strong></td> <td style="text-align:right;padding-right:12px;cursor:pointer;">•••</td> </tr> </table> <img alt="blank" class="image" src="http://scp-sandbox-3.wikidot.com/local--files/well-she-s-harmless-to-me/blank" style="width:100%;"/> <table style="padding-top:11px;"> <tr> <td style="padding-left:16px;"> </td> <td style="padding-left:10px;"> </td> <td style="padding-left:10px;"> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="padding-left:16px;padding-right:16px;margin-top:-7px;padding-bottom:1px;font-size:11px"> <p><span style="font-weight:600">304 likes</span><br/> <span style="font-weight:600">meaganthekittycat</span> <span style="font-weight:400">Guys I think something is seriously wrong with Meagan</span><br/> <span style="color: #a8a8a8">View all 37 comments</span></p> <table style="margin-top:-10px;"> <tr> <td><img alt="M1" class="image" src="http://scp-sandbox-3.wikidot.com/local--files/well-she-s-harmless-to-me/M1" style="border-radius:100%;width:24px;"/></td> <td><span style="color: #d1d1d1">Add a comment…</span></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div> <p><strong>Addendum-2-Police-Reports:</strong> On June 8th, 2021, Diamond Summers and her cat Meagan were reported missing by the local Police Department after the discovery of the bodies of Rachel and Todd Smith. Summers had left behind all personal belongings, including all electronics. Summers was later discovered on June 17th in Saint Joseph, Michigan, approximately two hours away from her hometown of Joliet, Illinois. Summers' was discovered when local reports of a tiger mauling local residents were released. Upon Summers' apprehension, physical notes were found on her person.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p>June 9th</p> <p>I had to go</p> <p>I had to protect Meagan</p> <p>people would find out</p> <p>they were going to look for her</p> <p>and I couldn't have that</p> <p>I know im homeless now</p> <p>but I was going to be anyway</p> <p>its worth it</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p>June 10th</p> <p>I just realized</p> <p>how am I gonna feed her</p> <p>I dont have cat food</p> <p>shes a fucking tiger</p> <p>what if she eats someone again</p> <p>what if she eats me</p> <p>shes never attacked me before but what if she does it when she goes hungry</p> <p>shit</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p>June 12th</p> <p>I haven't given her something to eat in like 3 days we're both starving all she's had is grass</p> <p>shes started to lick me for no reason im scared</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p>June 13th</p> <p>I don't think I trust Meagan anymore</p> <p>shes been acting really weird</p> <p>shes been randomly turning into her tiger form for no reason</p> <p>I do not like this</p> <p>how did I ever trust her</p> <p>why did I do this</p> <p>maybe I should go back</p> <p>and just turn her into the authorities</p> <p>save my own skin</p> <p>shes just a cat</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p>June 14th</p> <p>she did it again</p> <p>someone tried to talk to us</p> <p>and she ate them</p> <p>she can't keep doing this</p> <p>I begged her to stop and I think she understands</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p>June 14th</p> <p>Oh my god</p> <p>he had a knife</p> <p>I think he was gonna try to mug me</p> <p>or something</p> <p>she did it to protect me</p> <p>not because she was hungry</p> <p>why do I keep doubting her</p> <p>I'm such a terrible cat owner</p> <p>she loves me</p> <p>and I love her</p> <p>meagan I love you</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><strong>Addendum-3-Interview:</strong> Diamond Summers was taken into by the Foundation on June 20th, 2021. Summers' was later interviewed about SCP-8247-A27. This interview took place before SCP-8247’s file was created.</p> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;"> Open Interview</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">- Close</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <blockquote> <p><strong>Interviewed:</strong> Diamond Summers</p> <p><strong>Interviewer:</strong> Researcher Cara Sandals</p> <p><strong>Foreword:</strong> Researcher Cara Sandals of the Zoology department at Site-908 was tasked with interviewing Diamond Summers, the owner of SCP-8247-A27.</p> <p><strong><Begin Log></strong></p> <p><strong>Sandals:</strong> Hello, Diamond. I appreciate you coming to talk with me about Meagan.</p> <p><strong>Summers:</strong> Uh… hello? You said you wanted to like, study her. You’re not going to poke and prod her with needles or anything are you?</p> <p><em>Researcher Sandals laughs.</em></p> <p><strong>Sandals:</strong> Oh, no. It’s closer to observing her. But no poking or prodding involved.</p> <p><strong>Summers:</strong> Good. Also, just for your information, the people she hurt were in self-defense! She doesn’t just attack people for no reason she’s not dangerous just because she’s a tiger!</p> <p><strong>Sandals:</strong> Diamond, I understand your defensiveness, but I’m going to ask you to calm down. I didn’t accuse her of being dangerous. You seem to know a lot about her.</p> <p><strong>Summers:</strong> Of course I know a lot about her, she’s my cat! I’ve had her since she was a kitten. And are you sure you don’t think she’s dangerous? I don't believe that you don't!</p> <p><strong>Sandals:</strong> While others like Meagan have shown violent tendencies, Meagan herself has not. I’ve worked with animals a long time. I can tell when one is bonded to a human the way Meagan is bonded to you. I do not think she’s dangerous. I think she’s protective.</p> <p><strong>Summers:</strong> I still don't believe you! I still don't believe you won't take her away from me! Wait- others like her? There are others like Meagan?</p> <p><strong>Sandals:</strong> Yes. We currently have other instances in containment. As I said, you seem quite knowledgeable about the species. What else have you observed about Meagan?</p> <p><strong>Summers:</strong> Observed? Like what? Like what she likes to do? Why do you want to know that? So you can use it against her?</p> <p><strong>Sandals:</strong> Like behaviors, natural instincts, likes, dislikes. Stuff like that. And no, not to use it against her. To help her. Please just answer the question.</p> <p><strong>Summers:</strong> Ugh, fine. Um… she eats.</p> <p><em>Summers pauses, then laughs.</em></p> <p><strong>Summers:</strong> <em>A lot.</em> Like she’s got this <em>huge</em> appetite! But that makes sense with the tiger thing now.</p> <p><strong>Sandals:</strong> Bengal tigers can eat as much as sixty to seventy-five pounds of food in one night. The instances we currently contain have all been observed to eat a lot of animals and people. But it seems Meagan was able to survive off of cat food.</p> <p><em>Visible discomfort is seen on Summers’ face.</em></p> <p><strong>Summers:</strong> Egh, I could never imagine Meagan doing such a thing. She’s a sweetheart, she really is. Yeah, but she eats a lot of it like I said. Um, she also doesn’t purr right. Like she only purrs when she exhales.</p> <p><strong>Sandals:</strong> That’s another natural behavior of a tiger. I’m surprised that didn’t set you off to there something being off sooner.</p> <p><strong>Summers:</strong> Me too, to be honest. Recently I made a post asking my Instagram followers about it, but I never looked at the comments. Still, this all confuses me. What's your goal here?</p> <p><strong>Sandals:</strong> I get that. We’re not all thinking about things like that too hard. Our goal is to help Meagan as I already said. Anything else you've observed?</p> <p><strong>Summers:</strong> Yeah. I’ve found Meagan really likes to play with toys. Have you tried toys with the other instances? Meagan really loves those wands that have the feathers and worms you know?</p> <p><strong>Sandals:</strong> We have not. Currently, we just feed them and give them places to climb and such.</p> <p><strong>Summers:</strong> The fact that you call them 'instances' tells me a lot. Even though they’re tigers, maybe they’d be happier if you played with them! They’re cats too! Maybe you just haven’t found some of their playful sides. Cats often get what seems to be violent when they really just want to play.</p> <p><strong>Sandals:</strong> That’s true. That’s a very common house cat behavior.</p> <p><em>Sandals sets down her clipboard.</em></p> <p><strong>Sandals:</strong> Diamond. You’re very knowledgeable about Meagan. Which leads us to believe that you may be of some help to us here. Meagan has also already shown to not like to be distanced from you for too long. It’s been a week and she’s already injured three staff members and attempted to injure two more. Before this interview, I was discussing something with my colleagues, and you've only further proven yourself here. We would like to offer you an opportunity.</p> <p><em>Summers gasps.</em></p> <p><strong>Summers:</strong> What kind of opportunity?</p> <p><strong>Sandals:</strong> The kind where we allow you to continue to see Meagan. As we see you’re currently homeless, we will house you and provide you with basic needs. In exchange, you will help us study and take care of Meagan, and possibly other instances of SCP-8247 if it is deemed safe.</p> <p><strong>Summers:</strong> I… I get to keep Meagan? So you were serious about helping her? Now I feel kind of bad for doubting you.</p> <p><strong>Sandals:</strong> You can’t live with her anymore. But you will be allowed to visit her. How often is yet to be determined. What do you say?</p> <p><strong>Summers:</strong> I… of course. I’m not really in the position to turn you down. I’d love to help you. Thank you. Thank you so much.</p> <p><strong>Sandals:</strong> No problem, Diamond. Now, Meagan is probably waiting to see you.</p> <p><strong><End Log></strong></p> <p><strong>Closing Statement:</strong> As of June 25th, 2021, Diamond Summers has been granted Level 0 clearance with some exceptions. 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SCP-8249	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div class="preview"> <p>Legends abound of Adam of the Transient, the greatest hero of his era, defender of his kind. An ancient oath he has inherited, and in fulfilment of it, there has yet been no trial he couldn't overcome.</p> <p>Could this be the one he cannot?</p> </div> <div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <div class="blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>VIDEO LOG</strong></p> <p><strong>DATE:</strong> March 12, 2024<br/> <strong>LOCATION:</strong> <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/the-s-c-plastics-hub">Site-87 (Nx-18 / Sloth’s Pit, Wisconsin)</a></p> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>[BEGIN LOG]</strong></p> <p><em>[Footage depicts a large containment room with SCP-████, a</em> Holland<em>-class submarine, in the centre. There are several Foundation researchers using equipment and terminals situated around the anomaly to study it.]</em></p> <p><em>[A faint light becomes visible through the west wall, shining through the opaque brickwork from a point beyond it; several researches notice this and highlight it to the others. The light slowly grows in intensity, and everyone present moves away from the wall.]</em></p> <p><em>[A figure in a crimson cloak stumbles backward out of the wall, tripping over a power cable and falling onto their back. Seconds later a white horse with rider emerges at full gallop, colliding with a desk and flinging the rider a moderate distance as the horse tumbles. Both jump back to their feet, the rider glancing about wildly before calming his horse and mounting it again.]</em></p> <p><em>[The researchers all abandon their tasks and run for the room’s sole exit, one triggering the room’s containment alarm as they go. The siren startles all three entities; cloaked figure rolls over and covers their ears, while the rider soothes the horse again and spurs it to follow the fleeing researchers.]</em><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <em>[The robed figure briefly looks toward the west wall, then sprints toward the exit; the last of the researchers escape, and the room’s doors close and lock behind them. The figure searches for a way to open the doors, but finding none looks for a different escape route.]</em><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <em>[The robed figure runs to a toppled desk nearby and hides behind it.]</em></p> <hr/> <p><em>[The rider and their horse gallop down several hallways throughout Site-87, travelling as quickly as the latter is willing to go; security personnel have by now triggered the site-wide breach alarm. They follow the direction of any Foundation personnel they encounter — who are forced to jump out of the way to avoid being trampled — and otherwise blindly maintain their current direction, turning randomly whenever forced to. When clearly seen, the rider’s face is completely tattooed, and his expression is of fear and confusion.]</em></p> <p><em>[The horse turns a corner and encounters a small security team who raise their weapons. The rider forces the horse to stop and rear on its hind legs — nearly falling off as it does — so it can turn back around and flee.]</em></p> <p><em>[A short while after the pair find their way to the Site-87 main freight reception, where cargo trucks are being used to allow the loading bay doors to be closed; the last is shut shortly after they arrive, giving a brief glimpse of the site’s exterior beyond. The sparse few security personnel ready their weapons and signal for the rider to dismount and surrender.]</em></p> <p><em>[The rider tightens their grip on the reigns. He says something and performs a gesture, causing a string of tattoos along one arm to glow, then point at the recently-closed door; a ball of fire launches from his fingertips and violently explodes on impact, creating a large hole to the facility’s exterior. Nearby personnel are knocked to the ground or stunned by the blast. The horse panics, but the rider manages to stay mounted and calms the horse enough to spur it through the hole.]</em></p> <p><em>[The horse gallops up the basement ramp then along the adjoining fenced area, jumping over the boom gate and onto the main street of Sloth’s Pit. The rider briefly pauses to search the surroundings, particularly lingering on the nightlife of Sloth’s Pit, then steers his horse into the nearby forest, disappearing into the darkness between the trees.]</em></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>[END LOG]</strong></p> <p><strong>Afterword:</strong> SCP designation of the incident and entities involved is pending.</p> <p>The robed entity was captured by security personnel several minutes later, apologising for intruding into ‘Triumvirate’s domain’ and offering an exchange of information for its freedom.</p> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <p><strong>Item #:</strong> SCP-8249</p> <p><strong>Object Class:</strong> Uncontained / Euclid</p> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> SCP-8249-A is uncontained, and currently travelling approximately north-west along the Canada-United States border. SCP-8249-A must be captured by non-lethal means; extreme caution must be exercised as the entity is highly non-cooperative and possesses advanced thaumaturgic capabilities, however SCP-8249-A is not openly aggressive or hostile unless provoked.</p> <p>SCP-8249-C currently resides in a temporary humanoid containment chamber at Site-87, and is provided with standard humanoid meal rations. SCP-8249-C is compliant with Foundation personnel and inquiries, and will willingly exchange information with others; it is unclear to what extent the information they provide is embellished, however, and personnel must avoid divulging information to SCP-8249-C without approval from assigned supervisors.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8249 designates several entities and their possessions, which appeared in the temporary containment chamber of SCP-████ at Site-87 on March 12, 2024. Despite manifesting within and possessing characteristics typical of Nexus-18, the constituents of SCP-8249 are able to leave the Nexus without degredation of their properties.</p> <p>SCP-8249-A is a human male individual identified by SCP-8249-C as ‘Adam of the Transient.’ The individual’s skin is completely tattooed with monochromatic, unidentified glyphs, which enable SCP-8249-A to perform advanced thaumaturgic spells. SCP-8249-A possesses two swords, both reportedly anomalous, and a white mare with abnormal stamina used for transportation.</p> <p>SCP-8249-C claims SCP-8249-A is a prolific hero-figure in their reality of origin, with recounted stories of their exploits extolling SCP-8249-A’s moral character and combat prowess, especially in sword fighting; it is unclear to what extent SCP-8249-C has embellished these stories for dramatic effect. SCP-8249-A has consistently avoided population centres, and only approaches solitary individuals for brief periods of time.</p> <p>SCP-8249-C is a humanoid entity reportedly referred to by SCP-8249-A as ‘Bard.’ The entity’s physical characteristics have continuously changed throughout containment, including height, weight, eye colour, scarring, and so on; although SCP-8249-C has always maintained the general appearance of a human, the entity has not elaborated whether this is a limitation in ability or simply personal preference. The robe worn by SCP-8249-C exhibits similar properties, and is the entity's prefered clothing.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Addendum 2:</strong> Interview of SCP-8249-C</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Interviewed:</strong> SCP-8249-C</p> <p><strong>Interviewer:</strong> Researcher Le Guin</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>[BEGIN LOG]</strong></p> <p><em>[SCP-8249-C is standing in the corner of an interview room, staring up at the surveillance camera. Researcher Le Guin enters the room, closing the door behind her; SCP-8249-C turns at the noise and points at the camera.]</em></p> <p><strong>Researcher Le Guin:</strong> Good evening, Anomaly Dash-C. I am Wynne Le Guin. I would like to ask you some questions if I could.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8249-C:</strong> What is it?</p> <p><em>[Researcher Le Guin sits down at the interview table.]</em></p> <p><strong>Researcher Le Guin:</strong> That is a camera. Please, take a seat.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8249-C:</strong> What does it do?</p> <p><strong>Researcher Le Guin:</strong> It is a surveillance device. It records what it sees and allows my associates to watch us. Please, sit, so we can begin.</p> <p><em>[SCP-8249-C turns back and stares at the camera.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8249-C:</strong> A Triumvirate looking-glass. <em>Fascinating.</em></p> <p><em>[SCP-8249-C reaches up to touch the camera, but are too short; they hop repeatedly but still fail to reach it.]</em></p> <p><strong>Researcher Le Guin:</strong> Please leave it alone. If you sit —</p> <p><strong>SCP-8249-C:</strong> Ask away, I don’t need to sit.</p> <p><em>[SCP-8249-C continues jumping for a short while, then stops and simply stares at the camera.]</em></p> <p><strong>Researcher Le Guin:</strong> Very well. Your name, please?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8249-C:</strong> Which?</p> <p><strong>Researcher Le Guin:</strong> Which…?</p> <p><em>[SCP-8249-C turns to Le Guin, counting off using their fingers.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8249-C:</strong> Trinculo, Albertine, Samson, Eltevar, Wordmaker, Marie-anne, Goldervas, Malcheron, One-who-walks-beneath-well-woven-crimson-robes… as with those of Ebutapakht, I have many names for many purposes. If you want only one, be <em>very</em> specific.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Le Guin:</strong> Your birth name, then.</p> <p><em>[SCP-8249-C shakes their head and turns back to the camera. Their eyes are now green.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8249-C:</strong> I had none when I was born, but through many years of toil I now possess at least three hundred.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Le Guin:</strong> You have over three hundred different aliases?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8249-C:</strong> That’s what I said, yes. A fine collection if I do say so myself, and all of them worth it.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Le Guin:</strong> I… see. Do you have a preferred alias, then? One you use the most?</p> <p><em>[SCP-8249-C scoffs.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8249-C:</strong> That would be ‘Bard’, though it isn’t a preference, for I have none. But Adam always calls me Bard, and he speaks of me the most, though rarely in happy tones.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Le Guin:</strong> May I call you Bard, then?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8249-C:</strong> If you wish, though if you have other names to offer I will be happy to accept them. Probably. Not Svaldi, for reasons you should understand. What was it you called me before?</p> <p><strong>Researcher Le Guin:</strong> Anomaly Dash-C.</p> <p><em>[A pause; SCP-8249-C bobbles their head in thought.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8249-C:</strong> No. Not that one.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Le Guin:</strong> I will refer to you as Bard, then. To begin: how did you come to be here?</p> <p><em>[SCP-8249-C laughs, then turns to face Researcher Le Guin, raising their arms for dramatic effect.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8249-C:</strong> There I was, standing amongst the towering pillars in the hall of Old King Enbarr, a great and cavernous space the size of which you could scarce compare to any elsewhere; before me — at a fair distance, of course, but not too far — was a mighty clash of man against monster, the valiant Adam of the Transient embroiled against one of the fiercest forces among the unseen lord’s host. An archon, no less! What a battle it was! Many times Adam came close to death, but he deftly dodged —</p> <p><strong>Researcher Le Guin:</strong> Please, Bard. If you could summarise —</p> <p><strong>SCP-8249-C:</strong> Shh! He, Adam, darted behind the mighty columns of the place, escaping the frightful oblivion-flame which sought him, instead scouring the impeccable designs from all it touched, leaving only basest details behind; so too did he evade the ruinous blows of mighty limbs, which found purchase in many pillars and tore them asunder. Such destruction will scar that one-mighty hall forevermore — and the sound! The cries of archon, the roars of Adam, the smashing of stone against stone. All of it ringing out evermore, echoing through eternity as though that lone battle was one of millions, and none would ever reach their close. The spectacle of it was grand to behold!</p> <p><strong>Researcher Le Guin:</strong> But how did you arrive here?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8249-C:</strong> The battle turned, and sourly so. I will witness such feats from afar with ease and glee; but when harm comes my way, I am less courageous, and more eager to flee. I… I saw the turn and moved to run — and then in an instant, I found myself here, and Adam shortly thereafter.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Le Guin:</strong> You don’t remember anything happening in-between?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8249-C:</strong> One step was there, the next was here. I know nothing further, other than that it was not my design to intrude upon Triumvirate’s domain. Adam may know, perhaps.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Le Guin:</strong> And Adam would be the one who came here with you? Riding the horse?</p> <p><em>[A pause. SCP-8249-C steps over to the interview table and sits down.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8249-C:</strong> You… did not recognise him?</p> <p><strong>Researcher Le Guin:</strong> No. Should I?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8249-C:</strong> Do you know who he is? Adam of the Transient?</p> <p><strong>Researcher Le Guin:</strong> I do not, no.</p> <p><em>[A pause. SCP-8249-C looks around.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8249-C:</strong> <em>Fascinating.</em></p> <p><strong>Researcher Le Guin:</strong> Care to explain?</p> <p><em>[No response.]</em></p> <p><strong>Researcher Le Guin:</strong> Bard?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8249-C:</strong> I thought you were Triumvirate by the design of this place, but… do you even know anything of the Three Eternal Tyrants?</p> <p><em>[A pause; Researcher Le Guin doesn’t respond. SCP-8249-C nods, leaning back in their seat.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8249-C:</strong> A land so far beyond Tyrant’s reach, they are beyond all thought. How… how <em>fascinating.</em> But you are questioning me to learn, are you not?</p> <p><strong>Researcher Le Guin:</strong> Will you cooperate?</p> <p><em>[SCP-8249-C scoffs.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8249-C:</strong> I am not called Bard without reason. It is a great honour to bring these tales to this land — of the endless warring between the ever-covetous Three Eternal Tyrants, of the heroes of the Transient kingdoms, even of the treacherous Svaldi Storm-in-the-Eye. But you want to know first of Adam of the Transient, do you not? I will gladly tell you of our yet-greatest hero, of his insurmountable might, his indominable will, his enduring, unwavering resolve.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Le Guin:</strong> Thank you. If you could begin by —</p> <p><strong>SCP-8249-C:</strong> But a bard must earn their keep. I expect food, drink, and shelter; I am similarly interested to learn of your lands as well. Each saga shall be met with your own.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Le Guin:</strong> I will have to discuss with my superiors, but I believe we will be able to meet those terms.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8249-C:</strong> I am not to be interrupted while speaking. I will tell my tale in full, <em>then</em> I may be asked for clarity on points.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Le Guin:</strong> That is… workable, but an interview format would be most beneficial to learn facts —</p> <p><strong>SCP-8249-C:</strong>Ah, I see. You are only interested in facts? Of names, times, and places, devoid of flair and soul, drained of the atmosphere and circumstances they took place within? That is what you want to hear from me?</p> <p><strong>Researcher Le Guin:</strong> That would be preferred, yes.</p> <p><em>[SCP-8249-C crosses their arms.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8249-C:</strong> Tough shit. The emotion and vigour of events are as valuable as what you seek. You will hear both, or you will hear neither. Go, survey my conditions.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>[END LOG]</strong></p> <p><strong>Afterword:</strong> SCP-8249-C refused to communicate for the remainder of the interview. The entity’s terms were accepted.</p> </div> <hr/> <p><strong>Addendum 3:</strong> Narrative Provided by SCP-8249-C regarding SCP-8249-A</p> <div class="blockquote"> <h3><span>‘<em>Of the Origins of Adam of the Transient and the Inheritance of the Sword of Ages</em>’</span></h3> <hr/> <p>Where else should one begin with the legends of the great Adam of the Transient, than with the first? Yes! To understand that mighty hero’s drive toward his later magnificent triumphs, you must first know of how he gained the Sword of Ages, and became the man known as Adam.</p> <p>No other can claim greater rise than he, for the growing dawn of his epics was wrought from the passing of a great and deepest darkness, as the final hours of a night. His birthplace once was a great and mighty city, the crowning jewel of a prosperous Transient kingdom, but as all others it changed into ruin among the unending turmoil between the Three Eternal Tyrants. A crowning jewel, but not their own; each sought to claim it their own by divine right, or otherwise deny it the others.</p> <p>So Adam was born the company of farmers, not lords, and among the crumbling, scorched ruins of what once was, night-worthless in the eyes of his kind and in the eyes of the greater powers whose designs made it so.</p> <p>He grew as all his kin did, hearing his elders recount the glory of those bygone golden days as he tilled the earth and shovelled slop. He heard memories of traders ever-coming and ever-going, where now only taxmen come to collect each Tyrant’s tithe; he learned of the soaring beauty of the city, of grand, towering buildings and the mighty, indominable walls that protected them, now lying sundered among fields between beggars’ homes that leak beneath rain; he envisioned men, women, and children of might and opulence, celebrating bountiful boons in flowing robes of silk, purple, and gold, but saw in present only brethren in sackcloth toiling through mud, and often their only celebration was to sleep with satisfied bellies.</p> <p>Adam coveted those days — an age he had never seen nor truly known, except as seen through fading, idyllic memories and the promise of crumbling ruins before they were torn down, yielding room for the burdens of the lesser present. Time and toil tried to erode him too, but Adam held fast in his hope that those greater days could be reclaimed. Even until he came of age, and shouldered the worries it brought; even until a year and half after, when to the crumbling village came an aged man with an aged sword.</p> <p>No name did he give, but one proven false in time; he I had better call Saul, as elsewise he will be let nameless, for his true name is lost within time. He spoke of faraway lands unimagined by the farmers, too focused on scavenging endless tithes to dwell upon useless ideas such as ‘elsewhere.’ He brought news of the Tyrants’ unending bickering — of borders moved, dominions expanded, lands ravaged, salted, scorched, ruined. The domains of the Transients were leaderless and dwindling; Adam’s kin turned their thoughts to which Tyrants they would last longest beneath, which to swear hopeless fealty to.</p> <p>Adam alone asked what could yet be done, how their home might be saved, how those of transient lives, power, and focus might be spared a Tyrant’s rule.</p> <p>He was not mocked, for though unspoken the others around him wondered how it could be done — but not <em>if</em>, as the thought had long ago been relegated to fanciful impossibility, banished by the evidence around them that it had once been but would not endure. They harboured no hope for greater days, even as Saul said it could be done, if one would but take up the mantle; so Adam did, when no-one else would.</p> <p>From summer’s dawn to winter’s peak the wizened man stayed in their company, each entrusted into care of the other. Saul had been a swordsman of renown in his own time, he said; he taught Adam to the greatest extent he could, and Adam in turn shirked many of his responsibilities to devote greater time to the training. By autumn he kept only what was needed to feed himself and his teacher, the rest given to others who benefitted well from his springtime sowing; once harvest passed Adam devoted nigh on every waking moment to his training, though Saul’s health was dwindling, and the extent to which he taught shortened with every passing day. By winter’s rise all he could do was speak from what would be his deathbed, and shortly thereafter his words changed from education to self-reflection.</p> <p>The prime of Saul’s exploits had coincided with the faded Transient golden age, for the former had wrought the latter; the Three Eternal Tyrants can never be bested except by each-other — and dare I say, <em>if even that</em> — and none of them are tolerant of Transients forever. But their eternal conflict could be controlled, maintained at a balanced, perpetual deadlock, leaving the Transient kingdoms untouched within the eye of the storm.</p> <p>This had been Saul’s aspiration, as it had been his predecessors, and so too would it be Adam’s; for a perpetual deadlock demands perpetual maintenance, and the duty need be passed once those pursuing it are weakened and slowed by age, else the storm’s eye would close forevermore upon the Transients thriving within. Saul had succeeded for many a decade, but his works were undone early, brought to ruin by the treachery of the once-great Skadi Storm-in-the-Eye — but that is another tale.</p> <p>Saul was found passed on the dawn of winter’s solstice, his life and body well full of years and the wearies they bring. He was buried among the heart of the ruins; the crowning jewel of a kingdom which flourished with his protection, and crumbled once without. None knew much of him but Adam, and he found few words in mind, fewer still he could bear to speak.</p> <p>Adam’s mourning did not soften until the winter did in kind.</p> <p>When the last snow fell and the first birds sung again, his mind turned toward fulfilling the duty he had been entrusted. He took up his tutor’s blade, the ancient Sword of Ages; a legendary blade passed down for untold aeons through innumerable revered heroes, the emblem and reminder of their unending duty to distract the Three Tyrants — a sword often spoken of in Transient epics, the persistent thorn which defied all greater powers, but scarcely recognised through its mundane, unassuming appearance. Many times it had been forgotten or lost; always it returned, and new wielder would carve the Transients’ golden age anew.</p> <p>Adam’s final farewell came when the roads to elsewhere were clear once more. His kindred found him both familiar and unknown, the man who grew among them and someone new, someone greater than had been seen in many an age. Those who had lived during the greater days found his stature bringing memories of that time to mind, and they bid him good parting, their hearts housing a newfound glimmer of hope that maybe, just maybe, those greater days <em>could</em> be again.</p> <p>He departed alone with only his sword and name to him. He was not yet certain where he was going, but he found his way in time. Ever since, the tales of Adam of the Transient have grown and grown — tales of trials, tales of triumph. Stories of might, and stories of hope.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Note/s:</strong> Story exchanged for the history of the Sea Peoples, as known by consensus society. SCP-8249-C was predominantly uninterested in the records, excluding recounts of known battles and speculation on the Sea People’s origins; SCP-8249-C accepted the exchange, but clarified they would only accept prose narratives in future. The Brothers Grimm rendition of Little Red Riding Hood was offered to and accepted by SCP-8249-C to appease it.</p> </div> <hr/> <p><strong>Addendum 4:</strong> SCP-8249-A Capture</p> <p>On July 26, 2024, a civilian in the region of Swift Current, Saskatchewan reported to emergency services that an individual matching SCP-8249-A’s description was in urgent need of medical help; a Foundation task force was dispatched under the guise of paramedics, however SCP-8249-A fled the scene before they could arrive.</p> <p>Two hours later a second, similar call was received, and the task force was dispatched again.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>[BEGIN LOG]</strong></p> <p><em>[Four agents are in an ambulance, driving down a gravel road at speed; Agents John Martin and Ben Jacques are in the front wearing paramedic uniforms, while Agents Roland King and Esther Lewis are in the patient compartment, wearing Royal Canadian Mounted Police uniforms. Agent Martin turns the vehicle onto a driveway leading toward a homestead, where a man is waving both arms for attention.]</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Martin:</strong> Look, the horse — he’s still here.</p> <p><em>[Agent Martin points at SCP-8249-A’s horse, grazing near the front of the house; it looks up at the approaching vehicle and panics, bucking about. The civilian attempts to calm it.]</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Martin:</strong> Get ready back there, he’s probably going to run again!</p> <p><em>[All four agents pre-emptively remove their seatbelts; Agent Jacques mumbles and makes the sign of the cross, while Agent King prepares a tranquiliser rifle. The horse becomes increasingly erratic the closer the vehicle gets to the house. SCP-8249-A is briefly seen through a downstairs window.]</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Martin:</strong> We’re made, go! Go!</p> <p><em>[The vehicle skids to a halt and all four agents jump out in unison, non-lethal weapons drawn; the civilian raises their hands. A shrill whistle is heard from the house, and the horse sets off toward the rear; Agent King hits its flank with a tranquiliser dart. Agent Lewis pursues the horse; Agent Roland navigates to the other side of the building; Agents Martin and Jacques enter through the front door, seeing SCP-8249-A flee through the back.]</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Martin:</strong> Stop!</p> <p><em>[Agents Martin and Jacques pursue; there is a loud crash as SCP-8249-A topples a freestanding shelf to block the door, forcing them to turn back. Agent Lewis reaches the back of the house as SCP-8249-A attempts to mount the horse with a running vault as it passes, but a significant limp prevents him from completing the manoeuvre and he falls off after a short distance, screaming in pain as he tumbles. Agent Lewis rushes in to restrain him as Agent King appears at the opposite end of the building, the horse galloping past and beginning a wide turn.]</em></p> <p><em>[SCP-8249-A tries to climb back to his feet, but Agent Lewis pushes him back down, eliciting a shout of pain and another whistle. The two struggle briefly, however SCP-8249-A is visibly sluggish and his breathing is loud and heavy.]</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Lewis:</strong> Stop resisting! Adam, we’re trying —</p> <p><strong>Agent King:</strong> Esther, move!</p> <p><em>[Agent King pulls Agent Lewis away as the horse charges over, rearing on its hind legs to attack and forcing the pair back. Agents Martin and Jacques arrive, and the four agents spread out to encircle SCP-8249-A, but are kept at bay by the horse.]</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Lewis:</strong> Roland, did you get it?</p> <p><strong>Agent King:</strong> I got it, just give it a minute or two!</p> <p><em>[SCP-8249-A slowly gets to his feet, putting all his weight on one leg, then attempts to mount his horse again; he is again unsuccessful, partially dislodging the saddle, and is unable to try again as the horse becomes unsteady, stumbling away before collapsing onto the ground. SCP-8249-A draws a sword, constantly turning and looking about, tracking the four agents positioned around him. His stance is unsteady.]</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Jacques:</strong> Adam, I need to help the horse, and I need to help you. Just calm down, and let’s talk.</p> <p><em>[SCP-8249-A steadies his grip. Agent King subtly draws his taser and nods to Agent Martin, who is positioned on the opposite side of SCP-8249-A.]</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Martin:</strong> Hey!</p> <p><em>[SCP-8249-A turns to Agent Martin; Agent King fires his taser into SCP-8249-A’s back. He seizes and drops his sword, then falls face-first into the ground; Agents Martin and Lewis rush in to restrain SCP-8249-A, while Agent Jacques sprints over to the horse to restrain it and administer an antidote.]</em></p> <p><em>[SCP-8249-A attempts to struggle, but is too weak to meaningfully resist. Once he is handcuffed, Agent Lewis steps over to the sword and picks it up; she gasps and throws it a small distance away.]</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Martin:</strong> You good? What happened?</p> <p><em>[Agent Lewis does not respond, staring at the sword. Agent King puts away his taser and steps over to pick the sword up.]</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Lewis:</strong> Don’t touch it!</p> <p><em>[Agent King pulls his hands back. Agent Esther crouches down beside SCP-8249-A, rolling up one leg of his pants; the entire leg is covered in a large, swollen blood blister.]</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Martin:</strong> Holy —</p> <p><strong>Agent Lewis:</strong> Jacques, we need antivenom, now!</p> <p><em>[Agent King sprints over to Agent Jacques to swap places with him.]</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Martin:</strong> Adam, talk to us, do you remember the snake? What colour —</p> <p><strong>Agent Lewis:</strong> Sandy with brown patches along the back. Prairie rattlesnake.</p> <p><em>[Agent Martin glances at Agent Lewis.]</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Martin:</strong> How would you know that?</p> <p><strong>Agent Lewis:</strong> The sword gave me his memories, and everyone whose ever held it — he was bitten by a prairie rattlesnake yesterday afternoon. I remember it.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>[END LOG]</strong></p> <p><strong>Afterword:</strong> SCP-8249-A was immediately transported to Cypress Regional Hospital for emergency treatment and stabilisation before being relocated to Site-87. The horse was similarly collected and relocated once sedated. All civilian witnesses were informed SCP-8249-A was a fugitive wanted for non-violent crimes in the state of Minnesota.</p> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>From:</strong> <span class="wiki-email">tni.pcs.hcem\|372vonavi#tni.pcs.hcem\|372vonavi</span><br/> <strong>To:</strong> <span class="wiki-email">tni.pcs.cca\|870neldarb#tni.pcs.cca\|870neldarb</span><br/> <strong>Subject:</strong> SCP-████</p> <hr/> <p>Look, this submarine has been sitting here in Site-87 for… I don’t even know how long, and that’s proof enough that it’s already been too long.</p> <p>We aren’t properly equipped to study it. It’s out of our purview. We’re preoccupied with all the storylines this town keeps concocting, and the longer this piece of junk is taking up space here, the more likely it is to turn into a MacGuffin, or a red herring, or one of half a dozen other tropes that will make our lives hell.</p> <p>Logistics can pick it up and take it to Site-██, I’m sure the guys over there will find something useful with it. It’s not staying here any longer.</p> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <td><strong><a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-8249/offset/1">Page 2 of 3 >></a></strong></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div> </div></body></html>
SCP-8250	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=3&theme=https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--code/theme%3Ajakstyle/1&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <ul class="creditRate"> <li class="rateBox folded"> <div class="rate-box-with-credit-button"> <div class="creditButton foldable-list-container"> <p><a href="javascript:;"></a></p> </div> </div> <div id="u-credit-view"> <div class="fader foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">close</a></div> <div class="modalcontainer"> <div class="modalbox"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2><span>Info</span></h2> </div> <hr/> <div class="close-credits foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">X</a></div> <div class="credit first"> <p><strong>SCP-8250:</strong> Eternal Darkness<br/> <strong>Author:</strong> <span class="printuser avatarhover"><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/freezermonkey" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(7782914); return false;"><img alt="FreezerMonkey" class="small" src="https://www.wikidot.com/avatar.php?userid=7782914&amp;size=small&amp;timestamp=1735389422" style="background-image:url(https://www.wikidot.com/userkarma.php?u=7782914)"/></a><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/freezermonkey" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(7782914); return false;">FreezerMonkey</a></span><br/> The Department name, Tenebris, is the latin word for darkness.</p> <p><strong>Image:</strong> "deep dark forest" by craigCloutier is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.</p> <p><strong>Image:</strong> "deers at dark time" by bradleygee is licensed under CC BY 2.0.</p> <p><strong>Image:</strong> "The Dark Heart (of the Forest)" by bogenfreund is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.</p> </div> <hr/> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> <div class="scale EN-base euclid"> <div class="class1"> <div class="level-text"><span class="base false EN">3/8250</span> LEVEL <span class="base false EN">3/8250</span></div> <div class="class-text">CLASSIFIED</div> </div> <div class="item1 EN"> <div class="itemnum EN">Item #: SCP-8250</div> <div class="objclass EN"> <div class="obj euclid"> <div class="obj-text">euclid</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:800px;"><img alt="SCP-XXXX-1.png" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8250/SCP-XXXX-1.png"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>SCP-8250 interior. It is unknown where the light, as little as it is, comes from.</p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> A 3-kilometer by 3-kilometer perimeter has been constructed around SCP-8250, which security personnel are to patrol regularly. Any civilians approaching the containment facility are to be redirected around it or amnesticised, to be decided on a case-by-case basis. Should any SCP-8250-1 instancs attempt to breach containment, MTF Lambda-11 ("Night Terrors") is to either neutralize or capture them, depending on the danger.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8250 is a 2.5-kilometre squared forested area in Bragg Creek<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup> Provincial Park. Instead of a regular forest, the area appears to have been replaced by a visually pure black dome. This dome appears to have a smoke-like texture and is in constant motion. The surface of the dome, at last measure, absorbs 99.8% of all light, contributing to the darkness.</p> <p>The inside of SCP-8250, designated SCP-8250-1 appears to be relatively unchanged. However, there are a few major differences. The biggest change is the lack of most light, though not all. This has not changed since SCP-8250 cropped up. The wildlife within, designated SCP-8250-2 instances also appears to be substantially more hostile. They have also been observed to have increased ability in certain areas.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup>. This change has been attributed to an anomalous form of radiation causing rapid change on an atomic level.</p> <p>At the center of SCP-8250-1 is a sphere shaped entity, designated SCP-8250-4. It resembles SCP-8250 and appears to display a memetic effect on those who come into contact with it, as well as theists who enter SCP-8250. The reason why theists are affected so drastically is unknown. It also appears to be the source of SCP-8250.</p> <p>Guarding SCP-8250-4 is SCP-8250-3, a mutated creature once known as Squad Leader Vasquez. Currently, SCP-8250-3 stands at 7 meters tall, and a lopsided form, shorter on the left side than the right. SCP-8250-3 has also displayed tremendous strength and musculature, being stronger than any SCP-8250-2 instance.</p> <p><strong>Discovery:</strong> SCP-8250 was discovered after several groups of hikers went missing in the area over the summer of 2022. Park rangers dispatched to the location also went missing. Several viral videos of the area were recorded and posted before being taken down and cited as misinformation. Foundation personnel were finally alerted following this and a Foundation presence was established.</p> <p><strong>Addendum 8250.1: Documented SCP-8250-2 Instances</strong></p> <p>The following log details the 4 kinds of SCP-8250-2 instances found inside SCP-8250 and their differences to their non-anomalous counterparts.</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Designation:</strong> SCP-8250-2-A<br/> <strong>Type of Animal:</strong> White-Tailed Deer<br/> <strong>Notes:</strong> Substantial increase in strength noted. Subjects capable of breaking through 7 inch thick steel walls over the course of 15 minutes. Canines<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-3" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-3')">3</a></sup> observed. Subject also seen eating live prey. Eye contact advised.</p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p><strong>Designation:</strong> SCP-8250-2-B<br/> <strong>Type of Animal:</strong> Blue Jay<br/> <strong>Notes:</strong> Subject has dramatically increased in size, by nearly 12 times. Talons noted to be similar to those found in birds of prey. However, the beak has remained the same.</p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p><strong>Designation:</strong> SCP-8250-2-C<br/> <strong>Type of Animal:</strong> Beaver<br/> <strong>Notes:</strong> No outwardly obvious signs of change. However, massively increased intelligence has been observed. SCP-8250-2-C instances seen building highly advanced structures out of wood, and engaging in activities that generally only humans engage in.</p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p><strong>Designation:</strong> SCP-8250-2-D<br/> <strong>Type of Animal:</strong> Eastern Gray Squirrel<br/> <strong>Notes:</strong> Subjects seen engaging in hive-mind behaviour, swarming prey in an attempt to kill.</p> </blockquote> <hr/> <p><strong>Addendum 8250.2: SCP-8250 Discussion</strong></p> <div class="blockquote" style="border-radius: 10px; margin: 10px"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>MEETING LOG</strong></p> <hr/> <p><strong>NOTES:</strong> The following log details a meeting between Observation Post-12<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-4" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-4')">4</a></sup> personnel.</p> <p><strong>PERSONNEL PRESENT:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Head Researcher Williams</li> <li>Senior Researcher Meyers</li> <li>Senior Researcher Davis</li> <li>Researcher Collins</li> </ul> <hr/> <p>[BEGIN LOG]</p> <p><strong>Head Researcher Williams:</strong> All present?</p> <p><strong>Researcher Collins:</strong> I'd like a present.</p> <p><em>Head Researcher Williams looks at Researcher Collins sternly.</em></p> <p><strong>Researcher Collins:</strong> Some people, man. Lighten up, yeah?</p> <p><strong>Head Researcher Williams:</strong> Can we just get on with it? Now, are we all present?</p> <p><em>Chorus of yes' heard.</em></p> <p><strong>Head Researcher Williams:</strong> Good. What do we have?</p> <p><strong>Senior Researcher Davis:</strong> We discovered that SCP-8250 is emitting some sort of energy. So yesterday I sent some guys over with Geiger counters. The energy it's emitting? Radiation, or some anomalous form of it. I've decided to call the type it gives off A-Radiation.</p> <p><strong>Head Researcher Williams:</strong> Why Geiger counters?</p> <p><em>Senior Researcher Davis shrugs.</em></p> <p><strong>Senior Researcher Davis:</strong> Based on the imaging we've already done, I thought it was reasonable.</p> <p><strong>Senior Researcher Meyers:</strong> I did take the liberty of asking for assistance from MTF Lambda-11. They're uniquely suited to entering such territory.</p> <p><strong>Head Researcher Williams:</strong> Excellent. Collins, I need you to prepare them when they arrive, okay?</p> <p><strong>Researcher Collins:</strong> Aye aye captain.</p> <p><em>Head Researcher Williams sighs.</em></p> <p><strong>Head Researcher Williams:</strong> Take this seriously, please.</p> <p><em>Researcher Collins shrugs.</em></p> <p><strong>Researcher Collins:</strong> Yeah, sorry. Can't help it.</p> <p><strong>Head Researcher Williams:</strong> I can understand that, I really do, but please just tone it back.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Collins:</strong> Of course. Apologies.</p> <p><em>Head Researcher Williams nods at Researcher Collins.</em></p> <p><strong>Head Researcher Williams:</strong> Does anyone have anything else?</p> <p><em>Everyone shakes their head.</em></p> <p><strong>Head Researcher Williams:</strong> Very well. Meeting adjourned.</p> <hr/> <p>[END LOG]</p> <p><strong>Closing Statement:</strong> MTF Lambda-11 arrived within an hour following the end of the meeting, and were met with Researcher Collins.</p> </div> <hr/> <p><strong>Addendum 8250.3: MTF Lambda-11 Preparation</strong></p> <div class="blockquote" style="border-radius: 10px; margin: 10px"> <p><strong>Exploration Preparation</strong></p> <p><strong>Exploration Team:</strong> MTF Lambda-11 ("Night Terrors")</p> <p><strong>Subject:</strong> SCP-8250</p> <p><strong>Project Lead:</strong> Head Researcher Williams</p> <p><strong>Project Assistant:</strong> Researcher Collins</p> <p><strong>Team Members:</strong> Squad Leader Vasquez, Sergeant Chen, Corporal Barry, Corporal Rosanna</p> <hr/> <p>[BEGIN LOG]</p> <p><em>Researcher Collins is seen finishing up preparations for Lambda-11 to enter into SCP-8250.</em></p> <p><strong>Researcher Collins:</strong> And… all set!</p> <p><strong>Squad Leader Vasquez:</strong> Thanks. Anything we should know before we go in?</p> <p><strong>Researcher Collins:</strong> Obviously it's highly radioactive in there, at least, we think so. The radiation is very anomalous and mutagenic. Not your normal radiation. I'm not sure how long the suits will protect you for. So my suggestion? Get in and get out as soon as you can.</p> <p><strong>Squad Leader Vasquez:</strong> Understood.</p> <p><em>Head Researcher Williams enters and nods a greeting at the squad leader.</em></p> <p><strong>Head Researcher Williams:</strong> Welcome. I assume Collins gave a short briefing?</p> <p><strong>Sergeant Chen:</strong> Correct.</p> <p><strong>Head Researcher Williams:</strong> Good. All we want you to do is do a bit of observation. Don't put yourself in unnecessary danger. And if you feel like you need to draw back, do it.</p> <p><em>Squad Leader Vasquez nods sharply.</em></p> <p><strong>Squad Leader Vasquez:</strong> Alright team. Move out.</p> <p>[END LOG]</p> <p><strong>Closing Statement:</strong> Lambda-11 set off immediately following this.</p> </div> <hr/> <p><strong>Addendum 8250.4: SCP-8250 Attempted Exploration Log</strong></p> <div class="blockquote" style="border-radius: 10px; margin: 10px"> <p><strong>Exploration Video Log Transcript</strong></p> <p><strong>Exploration Team:</strong> MTF Lambda-11 ("Night Terrors")</p> <p><strong>Subject:</strong> SCP-8250</p> <p><strong>Project Lead:</strong> Head Researcher Williams</p> <p><strong>Project Assistant:</strong> N/A</p> <p><strong>Team Members:</strong> Squad Leader Vasquez, Sergeant Chen, Corporal Barry, Corporal Rosanna</p> <p><strong>Notes:</strong> N/A</p> <hr/> <p>[BEGIN LOG]</p> <p><em>Lambda-11 finally reaches the base of SCP-8250 after a long hike.</em></p> <p><strong>Squad Leader Vasquez:</strong> In and out, as quick and efficiently as we can. Alright, let's move.</p> <p><em>Entry into SCP-8250 is achieved. Radio contact lost for 3.3 minutes.</em></p> <p><strong>Squad Leader Vasquez:</strong> - you hear me?</p> <p><strong>Head Researcher Williams:</strong> <tt>Loud and clear.</tt></p> <p><strong>Sergeant Chen:</strong> It is <em>dark</em> here. Like, darker than anything natural.</p> <p><strong>Head Researcher Williams:</strong> <tt>Hold one moment, Lambda-11.</tt></p> <p><em>There's radio silence for 33 seconds before Head Researcher Williams talks again.</em></p> <p><strong>Head Researcher Williams:</strong> <tt>SCP-8250-1 appears to have inherited many of the same properties of SCP-8250. That includes its absorption of nearly all light. The fact there is light at all is odd. And on that note, I would advise you switch over to night vision. Please continue.</tt></p> <p><strong>Squad Leader Vasquez:</strong> Copy. Lambda-11, move out.</p> <p><em>As they move, the darkness makes even the night vision struggle. Squad Leader Vasquez soon spots what appears to be a small herd of SCP-8250-2-A instances.</em></p> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:800px;"><img alt="SCP-XXXX-2-A.png" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8250/SCP-XXXX-2-A.png"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>SCP-8250-2-A instances as captured by bodycam</p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Squad Leader Vasquez:</strong> Halt!</p> <p><strong>Lambda-11:</strong> Halting!</p> <p><strong>Squad Leader Vasquez:</strong> Command, we've got something. Please advise, over.</p> <p><strong>Head Researcher Williams:</strong> <tt>Copy. Appears to be a herd of SCP-8250-2-A instances. I'd advise you back away very slowly. They don't look like much, but they're much stronger than you. And don't break eye contact, whatever you do.</tt></p> <p><strong>Squad Leader Vasquez:</strong> Copy that. Lambda-11, we're moving out. Back away slowly, don't break eye contact, alright?</p> <p><strong>Lambda-11:</strong> Understood.</p> <p><em>Suddenly, Corporal Barry sneezes and the deer tense up.</em></p> <p><strong>Head Researcher Williams:</strong> <tt>Run!</tt></p> <p><strong>Squad Leader Vasquez:</strong> Run.</p> <p><em>The SCP-8250-2-A instances pounce, and Sergeant Chen is immediately taken down. The bodycam captures the noise of gunshots and screaming before turning off.</em></p> <p>[END LOG]</p> <p><strong>Closing Statement:</strong> All contact with Lambda-11 was lost following this event. Presumed deceased.</p> </div> <hr/> <p><strong>Addendum 8250.5: Incident Log 1/8250</strong></p> <p>The following details an incident involving SCP-8250-2 shortly after the attempted exploration by MTF Lambda-11.</p> <div class="blockquote" style="border-radius: 10px; margin: 10px"> <p>[BEGIN LOG]</p> <p><em>12:07</em> - SCP-8250 smokey pattern starts shifting faster.</p> <p><em>12:11</em> - A herd of SCP-8250-2-A instances stampede out, followed by SCP-8250-2-B through C.</p> <p><em>12:17</em> - All essential personnel evacuated out.</p> <p><em>12:19</em> - Observation Post-12 overrun by SCP-8250-2.</p> <p><em>13:01</em> - Reinforcements arrive and begin assault.</p> <p><em>13:13</em> - Observation Post-12 defenses break. SCP-8250-2 instances pushed back into SCP-8250-1.</p> <p><em>13:14</em> - Observation Post-12 retaken.</p> <p><em>15:24</em> - More reinforcements flown in. Permanent paramilitary force established.</p> <p>[END LOG]</p> <p><strong>Closing Statement:</strong> This event led to the realization that the entities within SCP-8250 are able to leave SCP-8250-1 at any time. It is currently unknown why SCP-8250-2 does not do so.</p> </div> <hr/> <p><strong>Addendum 8250.6: SCP-8250 Discussion #2</strong></p> <div class="blockquote" style="border-radius: 10px; margin: 10px"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>MEETING LOG</strong></p> <hr/> <p><strong>NOTES:</strong> The following log details the second meeting between Observation Post-12 personnel, in regards to recent events.</p> <p><strong>PERSONNEL PRESENT:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Head Researcher Williams</li> <li>Senior Researcher Meyers</li> <li>Senior Researcher Davis</li> <li>Researcher Collins</li> </ul> <hr/> <p>[BEGIN LOG]</p> <p><em>Personnel file in and sit down. They all look shaken. Researcher Collins breathes in and blows out slowly.</em></p> <p><strong>Head Researcher Williams:</strong> Well we've certainly had a rough day.</p> <p><strong>Senior Researcher Meyers:</strong> In a way, it was necessary, if you ask me.</p> <p><strong>Senior Researcher Davis:</strong> If we're thinking the same thing, then I agree with Meyers.</p> <p><strong>Head Researcher Williams:</strong> And what's that?</p> <p><strong>Researcher Collins:</strong> We got too complacent. We didn't expect SCP-8250 to surprise us. Now we'll be ready.</p> <p><strong>Senior Researcher Meyers:</strong> Exactly.</p> <p><strong>Senior Researcher Davis:</strong> I hate to be that guy, but we need another MTF out here.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Collins:</strong> Didn't they just all die?</p> <p><strong>Head Researcher Williams:</strong> No. That was merely a detachment of them. The rest are off doing whatever MTF's do in their spare time.</p> <p><strong>Senior Researcher Davis:</strong> Well get them over here then. Except with proper equipment. Let's smoke these guys!</p> <p><strong>Head Researcher Williams:</strong> No! I will not risk unnecessary lives. End of!</p> <p><em>Before Senior Researcher Davis can argue, a beeping sounds starts emanating from one of the computers. Senior Researcher Meyers quickly checks it and pales.</em></p> <p><strong>Senior Researcher Meyers:</strong> It's… it's the camera footage from Squad Leader Vasquez.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Collins:</strong> Vasquez? Isn't he the one we sent into -</p> <p><strong>Senior Researcher Davis:</strong> Into SCP-8250? Yeah, he is.</p> <p><strong>Head Researcher Williams:</strong> Alright. Put it up.</p> <hr/> <p>[END LOG]</p> <p><strong>Closing Statement:</strong> N/A</p> </div> <hr/> <p><strong>Addendum 8250.7: Further SCP-8250 Exploration Footage</strong></p> <div class="blockquote" style="border-radius: 10px; margin: 10px"> <p><strong>Exploration Video Log Transcript</strong></p> <p><strong>Exploration Team:</strong> N/A</p> <p><strong>Subject:</strong> SCP-8250</p> <p><strong>Project Lead:</strong> N/A</p> <p><strong>Project Assistant:</strong> N/A</p> <p><strong>Team Members:</strong> Squad Leader Vasquez</p> <hr/> <p>[BEGIN LOG]</p> <p><em>Squad Leader Vasquez stumbles along the forestline, muttering to himself.</em></p> <p><strong>Squad Leader Vasquez:</strong> <span style="font-size:0.9em;">Forest… forest won't take me.</span></p> <p><em>Different SCP-8250-2 instances can be sighted as Squad Leader Vasquez walks. For unknown reasons, they seem wary, and do not attack.</em></p> <p><strong>Squad Leader Vasquez:</strong> <span style="font-size:0.9em;">But God shall. God shall have me. For I have seen Its face. For God is the Great Orb</span></p> <p><em>It is unknown what this face of god, nor the Great Orb, is that Squad Leader Vasquez kept referring to.</em></p> <p><strong>Squad Leader Vasquez</strong> <span style="font-size:0.9em;">God is</span> [COGNITOHAZARD EXPUNGED].</p> <p><strong>Squad Leader Vasquez:</strong> [COGNITOHAZARD EXPUNGED].</p> <p><strong>Squad Leader Vasquez:</strong> <span style="font-size:0.9em;">God. I am yours.</span></p> <p><em>Squad Leader Vasquez rips off his Radiological Protection Suit<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-5" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-5')">5</a></sup> and collapses. The camera is obscured for most of the time, but it captures him writing on the ground. A mishappen anomaly, now designated SCP-8250-3 can be seen running off into the trees.</em></p> <p>[END LOG]</p> <p><strong>Closing Statement:</strong> Head Researcher Williams ordered for a detachment of MTF Lambda-11 to assist shortly after.</p> </div> <hr/> <p><strong>Addendum 8250.9: Reaction</strong></p> <div class="blockquote" style="border-radius: 10px; margin: 10px"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>MEETING LOG</strong></p> <hr/> <p><strong>NOTES:</strong> The following log details Observation Post-12 Personnel's reaction to the final log from MTF Lambda-11's failed exploration attempt.</p> <p><strong>PERSONNEL PRESENT:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Head Researcher Williams</li> <li>Senior Researcher Meyers</li> <li>Senior Researcher Davis</li> <li>Researcher Collins</li> </ul> <hr/> <p>[BEGIN LOG]</p> <p><strong>Senior Researcher Meyers:</strong> That was…</p> <p><strong>Senior Researcher Davis:</strong> Disconcerting?</p> <p><strong>Senior Researcher Meyers:</strong> What was that?</p> <p><strong>Researcher Collins:</strong> I just did a quick vitals check, and before he transformed, for lack of better word, he was emitting A-Radiation on a similar scale to SCP-8250.</p> <p><strong>Senior Researcher Davis:</strong> What? Why?</p> <p><em>Researcher Collins shrugs and Head Researcher Williams speaks up.</em></p> <p><strong>Head Researcher Williams:</strong> Perhaps you were right, Davis. I've asked for another detachment of Lambda-11 to come and assist us.</p> <p><strong>Senior Researcher Davis:</strong> About time.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Collins:</strong> Are we sure that's wise? The last detachment died pretty much instantly.</p> <p><strong>Head Researcher Williams:</strong> Wise? Perhaps not. Necessary? Yes.</p> <p><strong>Senior Researcher Meyers:</strong> I think Collins wants to go in.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Collins:</strong> Alright, listen here asshole. I -</p> <p><strong>Head Researcher Williams:</strong> Will both of you JUST SHUT UP!</p> <p><em>Senior Researcher Meyers and Collins both quiet down.</em></p> <p><strong>Head Researcher Williams:</strong> We're all supposed to be adults here. Act like it!</p> <p><strong>Researcher Collins:</strong> Apologies.</p> <p><strong>Senior Researcher Meyers:</strong> I'm sorry.</p> <p><em>Head Researcher Williams sighs.</em></p> <p><strong>Head Researcher Williams:</strong> The reason I asked for them is because we need to find whatever it is Vasquez was talking about. The Great Orb, he called it.</p> <p><strong>Senior Researcher Meyers:</strong> Didn't that drive him crazy?</p> <p><strong>Head Researcher Williams:</strong> Or perhaps something else did.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Collins:</strong> Comforting.</p> <p><strong>Senior Researcher Davis:</strong> We can, at the very least, try and make sure they don't take their suits off.</p> <p><strong>Head Researcher Williams:</strong> Then do it.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Collins:</strong> On that topic, can we talk about what happened to Vasquez?</p> <p><em>Everyone looks at Researcher Collins.</em></p> <p><strong>Researcher Collins:</strong> Well, he mutated into some weird Wendigo<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-6" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-6')">6</a></sup> thing in seconds. Is no-one going to comment on that?</p> <p><strong>Senior Researcher Meyers:</strong> Actually, he's got a point. We're going to have to assume this new Vasquez is just as hostile as the other SCP-8250-2 instances. What do we do if we meet him.</p> <p><strong>Senior Researcher Davis:</strong> Neutralize him. End of.</p> <p><em>An argument broke out following this statement. For the sake of brevity, it has been omitted from the record.</em></p> <p><strong>Head Researcher Williams:</strong> If he acts hostile towards Lambda-11, they'll neutralize him. If not, they'll leave him be. Simple enough.</p> <p><em>There's some grumbling, but no-one says anything.</em></p> <p><strong>Head Researcher Williams:</strong> If that's all, this meeting is adjourned.</p> <hr/> <p>[END LOG]</p> <p><strong>Closing Statement:</strong> A detachment from MTF Lambda-11 arrived at Observation Post-11 3 hours after this meeting.</p> </div> <p><strong>Addendum 8250.9: Head Researcher Williams' Notes</strong></p> <p>The following details Head Researchers Williams thoughts on SCP-8250. They were taken shortly after the last meeting.</p> <div class="blockquote" style="border-radius: 10px; margin: 10px"> <p>That was quite painful. It's like all the personnel here are children. But alas, I am not here to bitch about other people.</p> <p>I have been thinking about what Vasquez said. He said he saw God. I am not convinced he did not. Perhaps what we're witnessing is natures evolutionary ascent. I mean, look at it! Beavers with enhanced intelligence, squirrels with hive minds, deer strong enough to rip through steel. Life evolved in the dark, after all. And what is this if not evolution?</p> <p>It's ironic. I have been a theist for all these years despite my work at the Foundation. I have been called crazy for it. And yet, here I stand, about to discover God. Maybe I was right. Maybe it was all worth it.</p> <p>Or maybe I'm just a tired old man who's had too much time to think, who's going crazy. But regardless of what it is, I <em>will</em> figure this out. Lambda-11 shall be the surgical tool I use to cut this mystery open. And then we shall see what I am.</p> </div> <p><strong>Addendum 8250.10: MTF Lambda-11 Exploration Attempt #2</strong></p> <div class="blockquote" style="border-radius: 10px; margin: 10px"> <p><strong>Exploration Video Log Transcript</strong></p> <p><strong>Exploration Team:</strong> MTF Lambda-11 ("Night Terrors")</p> <p><strong>Subject:</strong> SCP-8250</p> <p><strong>Project Lead:</strong> Head Researcher Williams</p> <p><strong>Project Assistant:</strong> N/A</p> <p><strong>Team Members:</strong> Squad Leader Klein, Sergeant Belson, Corporal Butler, Corporal Johanna</p> <p><strong>Notes:</strong> The preparation log for this attempt has been omitted for brevity's sake.</p> <hr/> <p>[BEGIN LOG]</p> <p><em>MTF Lambda-11 is seen in a truck this time around. As they pass through SCP-8250, the light level immediately drops.</em></p> <p><strong>Corporal Butler:</strong> Sure is dark.</p> <p><strong>Head Researcher Williams:</strong> <tt>Humanity evolved in the dark. You'll be fine.</tt></p> <p><strong>Squad Leader Klein:</strong> Roger.</p> <p><strong>Sergeant Belson:</strong> What does that even mean?</p> <p><em>Squad Leader Klein shrugs.</em></p> <p><strong>Corporal Johanna:</strong> That's what we're trying to figure out, right?</p> <p><strong>Head Researcher Williams:</strong> <tt>Squad Leader Vasquez of the detachment went crazy after finding something in there. We need you to find it.</tt></p> <p><strong>Sergeant Belson:</strong> Er, he sees the paradox in that, right?</p> <p><strong>Head Researcher Williams:</strong> <tt>Yes. It seems crazy.</tt></p> <p><em>Sergeant Belson jolts.</em></p> <p><strong>Sergean Belson:</strong> Oh shit. He can hear me?</p> <p><strong>Head Researcher Williams:</strong> <tt>Yes. And I agree, it is paradoxical. That's why you have updated SCRAMBLE goggles as part of your gear. It should prevent any visual cognitohazards.</tt></p> <p><strong>Corporal Johanna:</strong> Should? That's comforting.</p> <p><em>The truck comes to a stop.</em></p> <p><strong>Squad Leader Klein:</strong> Alright. Let's go.</p> <p><em>MTF Lambda-11 disembarks from the truck and starts moving on foot.</em></p> <p><strong>Squad Leader Klein:</strong> Command, are you getting any readings?</p> <p><strong>Head Researcher Williams:</strong> <tt>Yeah. I'm getting some really weird radiation readings 3 klicks north of you. Odd that I can see it through SCP-8250.</tt></p> <p><strong>Squad Leader Klein:</strong> Copy. Lambda-11, we're heading north.</p> <p><strong>Corporal Butler:</strong> Boy am I glad we have these suits.</p> <p><em>Approximately 1.7 klicks into their journey, MTF Lambda encounters a hive of SCP-8250-2-D instances, who immediately attack. Luckily, Lambda-11's reinforced RPS' prevent any damage while the instances are taken care of.</em></p> <p><strong>Corporal Butler:</strong> Command, have you ever fought a horde of hive minded squirrels before?</p> <p><strong>Squad Leader Klein:</strong> Quiet.</p> <p><strong>Head Researcher Williams:</strong> <tt>Can't say that I have Butler. Certainly wasn't on my to do list.</tt></p> <p><strong>Corporal Johanna:</strong> Good.</p> <p><em>Squad Leader Klein shoots her a look of warning.</em></p> <p><strong>Head Researcher Williams:</strong> <tt>Keep heading north. You're only about a click away now.</tt></p> <p><em>MTF Lamdba-11 keeps walking and enters dense forest area. And there, in between the trees, is the Great Orb.</em></p> <p>[UNSUCCESSFUL IMAGE UPLOAD] [IMAGE CORRUPTED]</p> <p><em>The entire squad wince once they see it, presumed to be a reaction to the large amounts of radiation.</em></p> <p><strong>Sergeant Belson:</strong> Holy shit.</p> <p><strong>Corporal Butler:</strong> Oh my God</p> <p><strong>Squad Leader Klein:</strong> Command? What the fuck is that thing?</p> <p><strong>Head Researcher Williams:</strong> <tt>It's… it's everything I imagined. It's beautiful.</tt></p> <p><em>Corporal Johanna drops to one knee and unsteadily gets up again.</em></p> <p><strong>Corporal Johanna:</strong> Painful is what it is. Can we go, Clark<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-7" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-7')">7</a></sup>?</p> <p><strong>Squad Leader Klein:</strong> Command, we're getting out of here!</p> <p><strong>Head Researcher Williams:</strong> <tt>No! Stay! Please!</tt></p> <p><em>A piercing roar is heard as what used to be Vasquez enters the area. It's a very tall, muscular creature, slumped to one side. Lambda-11 immediately opens fire.</em></p> <p><strong>Squad Leader Klein:</strong> Let's go!</p> <p><strong>Head Researcher Williams:</strong> <tt>This is the culmination of everything I've ever dreamed of! You won't take that from me!</tt></p> <p><strong>Unknown<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-8" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-8')">8</a></sup>:</strong> <tt>What in Gods name are you doing?!</tt></p> <p><strong>Head Researcher Williams:</strong> <tt>I'm doing it for them!</tt></p> <p><em>A scuffle ensues on the other end of the radio, a few bangs heard, before it's reactivated.</em></p> <p><strong>Head Researcher Williams:</strong> <tt>I'm sorry for this.</tt></p> <p><em>An electric shock passes through each of the members of Lambda-11, incapacitating them. Head Researcher Williams walks away from the radio as a series of squelching noises occur.</em></p> <p>[END LOG]</p> <p><strong>Closing Statement:</strong> Head Researcher Williams, now designated POI-8250, was last seen entering SCP-8250.</p> </div> <p><strong>Addendum 8250.11: Final Meeting Log</strong></p> <div class="blockquote" style="border-radius: 10px; margin: 10px"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>MEETING LOG</strong></p> <hr/> <p><strong>NOTES:</strong> N/A</p> <p><strong>PERSONNEL PRESENT:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Senior Researcher Meyers</li> <li>Senior Researcher Davis</li> </ul> <hr/> <p>[BEGIN LOG]</p> <p><em>Senior Researcher Meyers and Senior Researcher Davis enter the room carefully and sit down.</em></p> <p><strong>Senior Researcher Davis:</strong> Where's Collins? I want to apologize to him. I was an asshole. It's been a rough few days is all.</p> <p><em>Senior Researcher Meyers doesn't answer immediately, just slumps over onto the table for a moment.</em></p> <p><strong>Senior Researcher Meyers:</strong> Collins is… is dead. Killed by POI-8250</p> <p><em>Senior Researcher Davis clenches his fists and starts crying.</em></p> <p><strong>Senior Researcher Davis:</strong> Bastard.</p> <p><strong>Senior Researcher Meyers:</strong> Yeah.</p> <p><strong>Senior Researcher Davis:</strong> We need to go after him. Before he kills someone else.</p> <p><strong>Senior Researcher Meyers:</strong> I'm not so sure that's a good idea.</p> <p><strong>Senior Researcher Davis:</strong> Listen, I asked for a detachment of Lambda-11 again. Want to know what they said?</p> <p><em>Senior Researcher Meyers looks at Senior Researcher Davis expectantly.</em></p> <p><strong>Senior Researcher Davis:</strong> They said they can't afford to help us like that anymore and that we better cut our losses.</p> <p><strong>Senior Researcher Meyers:</strong> You must understand where they're coming from.</p> <p><strong>Senior Researcher Davis:</strong> And you must understand I'm going regardless.</p> <p><em>The two men stare at each other for a minute before Senior Researcher Meyers relents.</em></p> <p><strong>Senior Researcher Meyers:</strong> Fine. But I'd rather not die for this. You think Collins would have wanted that? If things get too dangerous, we pull out, okay?</p> <p><strong>Senior Researcher Davis:</strong> Deal.</p> <hr/> <p>[END LOG]</p> <p><strong>Closing Statement:</strong> Senior Researcher Davis and Meyers left Observation Post-12 shortly after.</p> </div> <p><strong>Addendum 8250.12: Final Exploration Log</strong></p> <div class="blockquote" style="border-radius: 10px; margin: 10px"> <p><strong>Exploration Video Log Transcript</strong></p> <p><strong>Exploration Team:</strong> N/A</p> <p><strong>Subject:</strong> SCP-8250</p> <p><strong>Project Lead:</strong> N/A</p> <p><strong>Project Assistant:</strong> N/A</p> <p><strong>Team Members:</strong> Senior Researcher Meyers, Senior Researcher Davis</p> <p><strong>Notes:</strong> N/A</p> <hr/> <p><em>Senior Researcher Meyers and Senior Researcher Davis walk through SCP-8250. The drop in light is barely perceptible.</em></p> <p><strong>Senior Researcher Meyers:</strong> Did you see that?</p> <p><strong>Senior Researcher Davis:</strong> Or rather, not see that?</p> <p><strong>Senior Researcher Meyers:</strong> I'd hazard a guess that SCP-8250 has gradually been spreading and we just didn't notice.</p> <p><em>Senior Researcher Davis nods.</em></p> <p><strong>Senior Researcher Davis:</strong> This may be stretching a bit, but doesn't it seem awfully convenient that Williams enters SCP-8250 and <em>then</em> it starts expanding?</p> <p><strong>Senior Researcher Meyers:</strong> Yes. But the more important question is where are all the SCP-8250-2 instances?</p> <p><em>The two senior researchers look around, and see nothing.</em></p> <p><strong>Senior Researcher Davis:</strong> Somehow I wish we could see them. I don't like this.</p> <p><strong>Senior Researcher Meyers:</strong> Neither do I. But you made me come here.</p> <p><em>Senior Researcher Davis glares at Senior Researcher Meyers for a moment before relenting.</em></p> <p><strong>Senior Researcher Davis:</strong> Maybe we should turn back. I don't want to be responsible for someones death.</p> <p><em>Senior Researcher Meyers shakes his head.</em></p> <p><strong>Senior Researcher Meyers:</strong> You'd go without me anyway. I can't let you go alone. Besides, I understand why you're going.</p> <p><strong>Senior Researcher Davis:</strong> I… thank you.</p> <p><strong>Senior Researcher Meyers:</strong> Shall we get a move on?</p> <p><em>Senior Researcher Davis sniffs.</em></p> <p><strong>Senior Researcher Davis:</strong> Sure.</p> <p><strong>Senior Researcher Meyers:</strong> Then lets head north, shall we?</p> <p><em>Senior Researcher Davis nods. No SCP-8250-2 instances are spotted on the way there. As they approach the center of SCP-8250-1, they start to slow down. Sensors detect a spike in A-Radiation.</em></p> <p><strong>Senior Researcher Meyers:</strong> Yep, I feel that.</p> <p><strong>Senior Researcher Davis:</strong> Get down!</p> <p><em>The two crouch down. Roughly 50 meters away, a group of SCP-8250-2 instances can be seen. Oddly they appear to be doing nothing except standing in a circle around something. SCP-8250-3 presumed to be nearby.</em></p> <p><strong>Senior Researcher Davis:</strong> Can you see what they're doing?</p> <p><strong>Senior Researcher Meyers:</strong> I'm not sure I want to.</p> <p><strong>Senior Researcher Davis:</strong> I'm getting a better look.</p> <p><strong>Senior Researcher Meyers:</strong> No!</p> <p><em>Despite Senior Researcher Meyers' warnings, Senior Researcher Davis starts to creep closer. Senior Researcher Meyers sighs and follows. They both stop 50 meters from the circle of SCP-8250-2 instances to reveal SCP-8250-3 and POI-8250 both in the center of the circle.</em></p> <p><strong>Senior Researcher Meyers:</strong> Is that…?</p> <p><strong>Senior Researcher Davis:</strong> Williams.</p> <p><em>Senior Researcher Meyers looks at Senior Researcher Davis, who's gone pale. He then pulls out a pistol.</em></p> <p><strong>Senior Researcher Meyers:</strong> No. Davis, no. Davis!</p> <p><em>Senior Researcher Davis rushes out of hiding towards the circle, screaming. The SCP-8250-2 instances fail to react.</em></p> <p><strong>Senior Researcher Davis:</strong> Williams!</p> <p><em>POI-8250 looks towards Senior Researcher Davis with a sorrowful look.</em></p> <p><strong>POI-8250:</strong> Hello Davis. Are you here to kill me?</p> <p><strong>Senior Researcher Davis:</strong> After what you did, yes!</p> <p><em>Senior Researcher Davis' hands start shaking. Back behind cover, Senior Researcher Meyers curses.</em></p> <p><strong>POI-8250:</strong> Yes, Collins. You must understand -</p> <p><strong>Senior Researcher Davis:</strong> That you killed him in cold blood? Yes, I understand.</p> <p><strong>POI-8250:</strong> No. That he <em>had to die</em>. God demands sacrifice. Evolution demands sacrifice.</p> <p><em>Senior Researcher Davis scoffs.</em></p> <p><strong>Senior Researcher Davis:</strong> God? What god?</p> <p><strong>POI-8250:</strong> The Great Orb. The one true God.</p> <p><strong>Senior Researcher Davis:</strong> The one true…</p> <p><em>From out of the trees, SCP-8250-4 emerges. Akiva and A-Radiation levels spike. All Everyone in the area except Senior Researcher Davis kneel as best they can. Suddenly, Senior Researcher Meyers is yanked out of his hiding spot into the air, presumed to be by SCP-8250-4. Senior Researcher Davis quickly follows suit.</em></p> <p><strong>Senior Researcher Meyers:</strong> Sonuva -</p> <p><strong>POI-8250:</strong> Meyers. I was wondering where you were. Hiding, were we?</p> <p><em>Senior Researcher Meyers spits at POI-8250. POI-8250 doesn't react.</em></p> <p><strong>POI-8250:</strong> No matter. God loves you anyway. He shall help you evolve, just as he helped all these beings.</p> <p><strong>Senior Researcher Davis:</strong> Evolve? Help us? You're a crazy bastard, you know that?</p> <p><strong>POI-8250:</strong> No no no. I only want what's best for humanity. I want us to be better, to evolve. Is that so bad?</p> <p><strong>Senior Researcher Meyers:</strong> The way you want it? Yes.</p> <p><em>POI-8250 looks at the two sadly.</em></p> <p><strong>POI-8250:</strong> So be it.</p> <p><em>Tendrils extend from SCP-8250 and pierce straight through Senior Researcher Meyers and Davis and their bodycams shut off. They are presumed compromised. There has been no further contact with Observation Post-12.</em></p> <p>[END LOG]</p> <p><strong>Closing Statement:</strong> Shortly after the events described here, several more SCP-8250 instances began to show over the country. A new religion calling themselves the Church of Evolutionism, designated GOI-8250 also showed up roughly at the same time.</p> </div> <hr/> <p><strong>Addendum 8250.13: Excerpt from POI-8250 Opening Speech</strong></p> <p>The following details POI-8250 opening speech as the Church of Evolutionism was established. It is unknown how he remains as he is, unmutated.</p> <div class="blockquote" style="border-radius: 10px; margin: 10px"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h3 id="toc0"><span><strong>Our Goal at the Church of Evolutionism</strong></span></h3> </div> <p>Evolution. It brought us to where we are today. It brought us money, electricity. It brought us cities and towns, running water, and clean clothes. It brought us everything we have today. But humanity did not evolve in the light. It evolved in the dark, before lights, before fire.</p> <p>Now, we at the Church of Evolutionism do not believe we need to stop evolving simply because we have everything we have. No, we believe the most noble goal to strive for is to evolve. And to do that, we need to accept the dark. We need to accept the Great Orb, the trigger of all evolution, and the final destination of it.</p> <p>Accept the Great Orb my friend. Accept it, and you can have everything.</p> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> [UNSUCCESSFUL IMAGE UPLOAD] [IMAGE CORRUPTED]<br/> [IMAGE REUPLOADING]<br/> [UNSUCCESSFUL IMAGE UPLOAD] [IMAGE CORRUPTED]<br/> [IMAGE REUPLOADING]<br/> [UNSUCCESSFUL IMAGE UPLOAD] [IMAGE CORRUPTED]<br/> [IMAGE REUPLOADING]<br/> [UNSUCCESSFUL IMAGE UPLOAD] [IMAGE CORRUPTED]<br/> [IMAGE REUPLOADING]<br/> …<br/> [IMAGE UPLOAD SUCCESSFUL]<br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:600px;"><img alt="Great%20Orb.png" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8250/Great%20Orb.png"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>We evolved in the dark, and in the dark we shall evolve more. And God is here to help us do it.</p> </div> </div> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. Located in Alberta, Canada.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-2"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-2')">2</a>. See Addendum 8250.1.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-3"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-3')">3</a>. Teeth meant for tearing flesh. Commonly associated with the <em>Canidae</em> family.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-4"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-4')">4</a>. The temporary base of operations of SCP-8250 assigned personnel.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-5"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-5')">5</a>. Abbreviated to RPS.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-6"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-6')">6</a>. Mythological creatures. Either spirits which possess humans and cause them to eat human flesh, or giant humanoids with hearts of ice, depending on the interpretation.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-7"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-7')">7</a>. Squad Leader Klein's first name.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-8"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-8')">8</a>. 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SCP-8255	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div class="anom-bar-container item-8255 clear-1 pending N/A dark notice {$american}"> <div class="anom-bar"> <div class="top-box"> <div class="top-left-box"><span class="item">Item#:</span> <span class="number">8255</span></div> <div class="top-right-box"> <div class="level">Level1</div> </div> </div> <div class="bottom-box"> <div class="text-part"> <div class="main-class"> <div class="contain-class"> <div class="class-category">Containment Class:</div> <div class="class-text">pending</div> </div> <div class="second-class"> <div class="class-category">Secondary Class:</div> <div class="class-text">N/A</div> </div> </div> <div class="disrupt-class"> <div class="class-category">Disruption Class:</div> <div class="class-text">dark</div> </div> <div class="risk-class"> <div class="class-category">Risk Class:</div> <div class="class-text">notice</div> </div> </div> <div class="diamond-part"> <div class="danger-diamond"><a href="/classification-committee-memo">link to memo</a><br/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> SCP-8255's existence is yet to be confirmed. Foundation webcrawler I/O-PLEASANT is being used to monitor websites that primarily focus on paranormal events and cryptozoology for any mention of entities fitting the criteria of SCP-8255. Due to the nature of information on SCP-8255, any mention of SCP-8255 will not be targeted for deletion to encourage discussion of SCP-8255 so that more information may come to light. Additionally, all witnesses to SCP-8255 events will not be contacted by any personnel due to low priority and the possibility of affecting future gathering of information about SCP-8255, though this is subject to change should there be any reason to contact those individuals. Any personnel who believe they may have encountered SCP-8255 in the past are recommended to inform the Department of Unconfirmed Anomalies.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8255 refers to the collection of entities involved in several events listed in the below table. The only known constant of SCP-8255 is their possession of five legs. Due to a lack of coherence between sources regarding SCP-8255, it is currently unfeasible to fill out the description of this document any further. All information regarding different SCP-8255 sightings is currently in the below table.</p> <p><strong>Reported Sightings of SCP-8255:</strong> All sources listed are placed in the order they were created, not in the order their associated event happened. The order in which the sources were found has been placed next to their dates. All sources have been shortened to remove any unnecessary and irrelevant information. Access to any of the unabridged sources can be provided at any terminal at a Level-1 clearance level.<br/></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <td><strong>Original Documentation</strong></td> <td><strong>Location of Sighting</strong></td> <td><strong>Description of Event</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Article in a local newspaper "Fallview Gossiper" 27th of April 1998.<sub>5</sub></td> <td>Fallview, Nevada.</td> <td>An unnamed witness was exiting their bedroom to get water from their kitchen sink when they spotted SCP-8255 walking into their house through their front door. SCP-8255 was described as having "the appearance of chewed gum" in shape, texture, and color, with five limb-like protrusions. SCP-8255 was believed to lack visual sensory organs, repeatedly bumping into various pieces of furniture. The witness claimed to have attempted to contact local authorities but their phone was rendered inoperable during the event. The witness eventually attempted to assault SCP-8255 with a broom, causing SCP-8255 to quickly move around the witness' house before leaving out the open front door.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Originally posted on a Parawatch thread focused on the topic of crypto-zoological encounters. 13th of November 2018.<sub>4</sub></td> <td>Mackinac Island, MI</td> <td>Witness uses the pseudonym Crypt0K33p3r, real name is Isaac Woods. The witness spotted SCP-8255 while on a camping trip with their family when they left the area momentarily while the others were asleep to relieve themself. While returning, the witness found SCP-8255 in the form of a deer suffering from albinism with a fifth leg extruding from the left side of its abdomen. SCP-8255 appeared to be completely still during the entirety of the encounter. The witness desired to photograph SCP-8255 but had left their phone in their tent. The witness went back to their tent to retrieve their phone but then decided against going back and decided to sleep. Upon waking up, the witness tried to relocate SCP-8255 with no success. The witness reported hearing a soft buzzing sound for the rest of their trip.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Reply to the previous event's post. 15th March 2019. Believed to have occurred between 2004 and 2011.<sub>3</sub></td> <td>Granville, Ohio.</td> <td>Witness uses the pseudonym Idiosynthetic, real name is Bernadette Foley. The witness spotted SCP-8255 while at a party with their family in their adolescence<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup>. Near midnight, the witness went into their basement to avoid talking to their family. While going upstairs to get food, the witness noticed SCP-8255 on the stairs leading to the main floor. SCP-8255 is described as being similar to an octopus, although with five tentacles instead of eight, and a dark red coloration. Witness, alarmed by the sudden appearance of SCP-8255, accidentally fell down the stairs, receiving no serious injuries. The witness did not see SCP-8255 present on the stairs afterward. After the event, witness infrequently had nightmares involving SCP-8255.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Text messages sent by a phone taken by a fifthist cultist. 6th to 14th of May 2021<sub>2</sub></td> <td>Georgie, Michigan.</td> <td>Witness's real name is Drew Banks, recipient's name is Jessie Haines. The conversation begins shortly after the end of the SCP-8255 event. At the start of the conversation, the majority of messages from the witness feature multiple spelling and grammar mistakes to the point of near unreadability. The recipient attempts to calm down the witness, succeeding after a period of time. Witness describes SCP-8255 as a humanoid of medium height wearing a white bathrobe with grey hair and pale skin. SCP-8255 suddenly appeared next to the witness's bed at some point while they were sleeping, looking down at the witness when they woke up. After waking up, the witness attempted to call for help; however, they were unable to as their phone's battery was uncharged. Witness plugged their phone into a charging cable when they noticed that SCP-8255's left leg split in two at the hip, and its right split in three at the knee. Witness experienced a sudden, intense headache, and passed out from the pain. The rest of the conversation revolves around SCP-8255's possible connection to fifthism.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Emergency report sent by custodian, Jamie Henshaw. 23:47, 3rd of December 2022.<sub>1</sub></td> <td>Illinois, Site-29 Men's Restroom.</td> <td>SCP-8255 was supposedly spotted by the witness while performing maintenance in one of Site-29's restrooms. After noticing SCP-8255, the witness immediately exited the restroom to report an anomalous sighting. Upon returning with additional personnel, SCP-8255 was not present. SCP-8255 seemed to have evaded being seen on camera due to repairs on the surveillance system within the site due to a previous incident rendering them unusable. The witness described SCP-8255 as a waist-high, light-pink arachnid with five limbs that pulsated while standing still otherwise. The description given was used to search for any other possible sightings, which would eventually lead to the discovery of the above sources.</td> </tr> </table> </div> <p><br/> <br/> <br/></p> <p><strong>Consensus On Theories Regarding SCP-8255:</strong> The Department of Unconfirmed Anomalies holds monthly meetings to create theories on anomalies under their jurisdiction that members would then vote on the legitimacy of. The results of these votes would then dictate ways that research involving those anomalies would be focused or broadened. SCP-8255 had recently reached the required amount of information to be acknowledged at the meeting of March 2023, producing the following six theories.</p> <p><strong>1. 1998 source is an outlier and should not be used as a source.</strong></p> <p><strong>Arguments for:</strong> There are a few constants across the other four sources that, by the inclusion of the 1998 source, are considered invalid. Mainly, all other SCP-8255 instances are motionless animals in the Midwest region of the United States of America, whereas the 1998 instance is a roaming blob in Nevada. The 1998 source also implies electronic interference, an attribute unique to that specific report.</p> <p><strong>Arguments against:</strong> All sources have at least one unique characteristic. The 1998 instance isn't unique in its uniqueness. There is a gap between the 1998 source and the 2019 source, Perhaps by putting more focus on the time between those events, as well as the area between those two locations, we may find more sources for SCP-8255 reports.</p> <p><strong>Agree:</strong> 12 <strong>Disagree:</strong> 25 <strong>Undecided:</strong> 10</p> <p><strong>2. SCP-8255 is connected to the Fithism religion</strong></p> <p><strong>Arguments for:</strong> SCP-8255's most identifiable trait is its five legs, being the only commonality across all of our sources. The 2021 event is even directly connected to fifthism.</p> <p><strong>Arguments against:</strong> All sources include SCP-8255 having five limbs because that is the only attribute from the SCP-8255 Mr. Henshaw reported that has led us to find other events. While the recovered text messages are directly from fithist cultists, none of the other data recovered from fifthists we have in our databases make any mention of SCP-8255. Even the text messages show that the cultists were confused and had no prior understanding of SCP-8255.</p> <p><strong>Agree:</strong> 1 <strong>Disagree:</strong> 44 <strong>Undecided:</strong> 3</p> <p><strong>3. SCP-8255 is a singular entity capable of shapeshifting.</strong></p> <p><strong>Arguments for:</strong> Five separate distinct entities should have more than one appearance each across almost thirty-five years. While still unlikely, it would make more sense if it was one single entity. Any oddities with the 1998 source could be chalked up to SCP-8255 being in an adolescent stage of its existence, maturing over time until it was sophisticated enough to break into one of our sites.</p> <p><strong>Arguments against:</strong> The five sources we have now are likely only a fraction of reports made on SCP-8255, and those are likely only a fraction of all SCP-8255 events. More importantly, SCP-8255 being the work of a single entity capable of shapeshifting adds an additional layer of complexity to research for no gain as we would still be looking for animals with five legs.</p> <p><strong>Agree:</strong> 4 <strong>Disagree:</strong> 13 <strong>Undecided:</strong> 30</p> <p><strong>4. SCP-8255 is only active at night.</strong></p> <p><strong>Arguments for:</strong> In three of the five sources, we know that the SCP-8255 event occurred during the night. The 2021 source doesn't specify what the time was during the event, only that the witness had woken up without the use of an alarm. It is possible that they had woken up early in the morning and SCP-8255 would have viewed it as still being night. In the 1998 source, the witness makes no attempt to call their neighbors for help when their phone fails, suggesting it may have been night during the event.</p> <p><strong>Arguments against:</strong> After some discussion, no counterarguments were made during the meeting.</p> <p><strong>Agree:</strong> 46 <strong>Disagree:</strong> 0 <strong>Undecided:</strong> 1</p> <p><strong>5. 2019 source is an outlier and should not be used as a source.</strong></p> <p><strong>Arguments for:</strong> SCP-8255's arrival is highly impractical. The witness did not see it on the way down meaning it's highly likely that it wasn't down there before they went down. If there really was a party on the main floor, navigating through the home, to the basement staircase, would be an incredibly difficult task, especially for a five-legged octopus. The color is also off. In all other sources, when a color is mentioned with SCP-8255, it is typically white or light red. In the 2019 source, however, SCP-8255 is described as a dark red. While the witness says that they were unharmed in the fall, they may be incorrect, intentionally or not. A possible head injury and the passage of time after the event casts doubt on this source as being reliable.</p> <p><strong>Arguments against:</strong> We don't have a clear idea of what SCP-8255 is capable of. The intelligence of SCP-8255 is an unknown factor. Even if unlikely, SCP-8255 could have been in the basement beforehand or navigated through the party. Entering Site-29 is a far more improbable task and that's the most reliable source we have. The coloration of SCP-8255 in other sources already shows a range of white to light red, the 2019 source is more likely showing that that range instead should be all shades of red. A possible head injury impacting the reliability of the source can't be addressed until clearance is given for more invasive research of the sources and witnesses.</p> <p><strong>Agree:</strong> 14 <strong>Disagree:</strong> 2 <strong>Undecided:</strong> 31</p> <p><strong>6. SCP-8255 is naturally outside and events showing it in buildings are not how it normally acts.</strong></p> <p><strong>Arguments for:</strong> SCP-8255 instances are animal-like in appearance in three of the collected sources. In the 1998 source, the witness credits the arrival of SCP-8255 to their open front door, meaning that it would have come from outside. It is possible that we would be able to find more sources if we focused on finding SCP-8255 events that occurred outdoors, such as hiking trips and camping.</p> <p><strong>Arguments against:</strong> This runs under the assumption that SCP-8255 instances have animal-like intelligence and have accidentally encountered people. While this seems accurate with the first source, two of the other sources have it able to discretely enter someone's home and a third has SCP-8255 able to infiltrate Site-29. SCP-8255 instances may be more intelligent than we give them credit for. Perhaps SCP-8255 has certain types of buildings that SCP-8255 prefers, we could figure that out if we focused on finding sources including an indoor setting.</p> <p><strong>Agree:</strong> 13 <strong>Disagree:</strong> 29 <strong>Undecided:</strong> 5<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <strong>Update:</strong> Following the meeting, the search methods being used were updated according to the conclusions reached on the above theories. I/O-PLEASANT restarted shortly afterward with the updated search methods and is currently searching for more sources. As of now, no new sources have been found.</p> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. Due to the special containment procedures preventing direct questioning of the witness, the exact date of this event is unknown. Observing other posts on the witness's profile had led researchers to believe that the witness is in their early twenties and from there had made a range of time the event may have occurred.</div> </div> </div></body></html>
SCP-8271	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div style="display: none"> <div class="code"> <div class="hl-main"> <pre><span class="hl-code">/</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> - == ===</span><span class="hl-identifier">ROOT</span><span class="hl-code">=== == - </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-special">:root</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">S-CSS-P</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">integration</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ --</span><span class="hl-reserved">theme-base:</span><span class="hl-code"> "black-highlighter"</span><span class="hl-code">; --</span><span class="hl-reserved">theme-id:</span><span class="hl-code"> "raviolistyle"</span><span class="hl-code">; --</span><span class="hl-reserved">theme-name:</span><span class="hl-code"> "Raviolistyle"</span><span class="hl-code">; /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ===</span><span class="hl-identifier">HEADER</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">ELEMENTS</span><span class="hl-code">=== </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ --</span><span class="hl-reserved">logo-image:</span><span class="hl-code"> url("http://scpdsandbox.wikidot.com/local--files/theme:raviolistyle/</span><span class="hl-number">225.7</span><span class="hl-code">")</span><span class="hl-code">; --</span><span class="hl-reserved">header-title:</span><span class="hl-code"> "SITE-225"</span><span class="hl-code">; --</span><span class="hl-reserved">header-subtitle:</span><span class="hl-code"> "NO MATTER HOW </span><span class="hl-string">SMALL</span><span class="hl-code">"</span><span class="hl-code">;</span></pre></div> </div> </div> <div style="text-align: right;"> <div style="margin-top: -20px;"> <p><span style="font-size:80%;"><span style="color: #757575">by <a href="/parallels-potato-page">ParallelPotatoes</a></span></span></p> </div> </div> <br/> <strong>Item #:</strong> 8271 <p><strong>Object Class:</strong> Euclid</p> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> SCP-8271 is to be kept inside of a riverine containment unit in Site-225. No materials worth more than $100 are to be used as part of the containment unit.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8271 is a male <em>Polyodon spathula</em>, commonly known as the American Paddlefish. SCP-8271 is sapient, and it is capable of instantly destroying any object with a high value. It is unclear where the lower limit is, but the least valuable item destroyed thus far has been Dr. Irkiv's "#1 Site Director" coffee mug<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup>.</p> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><a href="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8271/Paddlefish"><img alt="Paddlefish" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--resized-images/scp-8271/Paddlefish/medium.jpg"/></a> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>SCP-8271 in the former location of Mississippi Lock and Dam 15</p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Discovery:</strong> SCP-8271 was discovered in the Mississippi River when it was tagged for a fish migration study, after which it unsuccessfully attempted to destroy the tracking device but was unable to due to its low value. It proceeded to destroy a navigation dam and three barges to evade the researchers. Immediately prior to containment, SCP-8271 unsuccessfully attempted to confuse the initial containment team by attaching the tracker to a second fish. The second fish, which was coincidentally also anomalously sapient, did not appreciate these efforts.</p> <p><strong>Addendum 1:</strong> Upon containment, several of the other sapient anomalies in the Ichthyology Subdivision attempted to socialize with SCP-8271, and held a welcoming party for its arrival. This attempt was met with failure, as SCP-8271 immediately destroyed the party supplies and left the party. The high cost of aquatic party supplies expended the remainder of the Ichthyology Subdivision’s anomaly morale budget. This disappointed several of the anomalies who were looking forward to getting new water polo equipment.</p> <p><strong>Addendum 2:</strong> A few of those present at the welcoming party attempted again to reach out in friendship towards SCP-8271. They invited it to play a homemade underwater game with them, which SCP-8271 accepted. However, once it began to lose the game, it started destroying pieces of the game in an attempt to cheat. Several of the participating anomalies bet shrimp on the outcome of the game and were enraged at SCP-8271’s behavior.</p> <p><strong>Addendum 3:</strong> Despite all previous attempts ending in failure, one sapient fish in the Ichthyology Subdivision made a final attempt to reach out to SCP-8271, and brought it a pet rock with no monetary value. SCP-8271 accepted the gift, apologized to the other anomaly for its actions, and requested to make amends. The other anomaly accepted the apology and the request. Once they left, SCP-8271 proceeded to destroy the pet rock, which had gained sentimental value.</p> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. Dr. Irkiv's director ranking is below #1.</div> </div> <div class="licensebox"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Hide Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>Cite this page as:</p> <div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <blockquote> <p>"<a href="/scp-8271">SCP-8271</a>" by ParallelPotatoes, from the <a href="https://scpwiki.com">SCP Wiki</a>. Source: <a href="https://scpwiki.com/scp-8271">https://scpwiki.com/scp-8271</a>. Licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/">CC-BY-SA</a>.</p> </blockquote> </div> </div> <p>For information on how to use this component, see the <a href="/component:license-box">License Box component</a>. To read about licensing policy, see the <a href="/licensing-guide">Licensing Guide</a>.</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Filename:</strong> Paddlefish<br/> <strong>Author:</strong> USFWS<br/> <strong>License:</strong> Public Domain<br/> <strong>Source:</strong> <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Paddlefish_01.jpg">https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Paddlefish_01.jpg</a></p> </blockquote> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></body></html>
SCP-8275	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div style="display: none"> <div class="code"> <div class="hl-main"> <pre><span class="hl-code">/</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> - == ===</span><span class="hl-identifier">ROOT</span><span class="hl-code">=== == - </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-special">:root</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">S-CSS-P</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">integration</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ --</span><span class="hl-reserved">theme-base:</span><span class="hl-code"> "black-highlighter"</span><span class="hl-code">; --</span><span class="hl-reserved">theme-id:</span><span class="hl-code"> "raviolistyle"</span><span class="hl-code">; --</span><span class="hl-reserved">theme-name:</span><span class="hl-code"> "Raviolistyle"</span><span class="hl-code">; /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ===</span><span class="hl-identifier">HEADER</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">ELEMENTS</span><span class="hl-code">=== </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ --</span><span class="hl-reserved">logo-image:</span><span class="hl-code"> url("http://scpdsandbox.wikidot.com/local--files/theme:raviolistyle/</span><span class="hl-number">225.7</span><span class="hl-code">")</span><span class="hl-code">; --</span><span class="hl-reserved">header-title:</span><span class="hl-code"> "SITE-225"</span><span class="hl-code">; --</span><span class="hl-reserved">header-subtitle:</span><span class="hl-code"> "NO MATTER HOW </span><span class="hl-string">SMALL</span><span class="hl-code">"</span><span class="hl-code">;</span></pre></div> </div> </div> <div class="anom-bar-container item-8275 clear-2 euclid {$secondary-class} dark caution {$american}"> <div class="anom-bar"> <div class="top-box"> <div class="top-left-box"><span class="item">Item#:</span> <span class="number">8275</span></div> <div class="top-right-box"> <div class="level">Level2</div> </div> </div> <div class="bottom-box"> <div class="text-part"> <div class="main-class"> <div class="contain-class"> <div class="class-category">Containment Class:</div> <div class="class-text">euclid</div> </div> <div class="second-class"> <div class="class-category">Secondary Class:</div> <div class="class-text">{$secondary-class}</div> </div> </div> <div class="disrupt-class"> <div class="class-category">Disruption Class:</div> <div class="class-text">dark</div> </div> <div class="risk-class"> <div class="class-category">Risk Class:</div> <div class="class-text">caution</div> </div> </div> <div class="diamond-part"> <div class="danger-diamond"><a href="/classification-committee-memo">link to memo</a><br/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> SCP-8275 is contained in a traditional Foundation terrarium, with major adjustments to size, in Site-225. Despite size differences, no change in diet is necessary compared to non-anomalous species, other than amount fed. Diet is composed predominately of crickets, however SCP-8275 has been shown to eat other things, up to and including rodents.</p> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="Grammostola_rosea_subadult_3.jpg" class="image" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/52/Grammostola_rosea_subadult_3.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>SCP-8275</p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8275 is a thaumaturgicaly enhanced male <em>Grammostola rosea</em><sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup>, thaumaturgic enhancements include but are not limited to:</p> <ul> <li>Enhanced venoms, including those administered through bites and hairs.</li> <li>Increased size of SCP-8275, now measuring approximately 95 centimeters.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup></li> <li>Increased intelligence, similar to the level of an average person. Connected to this is an ability to speak multiple languages, namely English and French.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Discovery and Apprehension:</strong> SCP-8275 has close ties to POI-9685, or Adam Morrigan, who is founder and owner of GOI-9685 "PetSmarter," a chain of stores which sell anomalous pets. Adam Morrigan has notable ties to other Groups of Interest, such as Marshall Carter and Dark. During an attempted raid of a PetSmarter store, SCP-8275 was utilized as an attempted deterrent and distraction against Foundation operatives. For further information, view log below.</p> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">+ SCP-8275 Apprehension</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">- Close</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div class="blockquote" style="border-radius: 10px; margin: 10px"> <p><strong>Notes:</strong><br/> Operation is a raid against a GOI "PetSmarter" store, located in Atlanta, Georgia, handled at 7:42 PM, under the guise of illegal sale of endangered animals.</p> <p>Operation handled by MTF Beta-16 "No Shots Fired"<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-3" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-3')">3</a></sup></p> <p>There are 4 total operatives, carrying typical MTF weaponry and gear. Operatives are numbered, in descending order of hierarchy.</p> <p><strong>Date:</strong> 6/6/2024</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Beta-01:</strong> Command, permission to breach?</p> <p><strong>Command:</strong> Permission granted. Human combat is deemed unlikely, goal is collection of all biological anomalies.</p> <p><strong>B1:</strong> 'Kay, O3, breach.</p> <p><em>B3 forces the door open, and enters the building. There is a single light on, which is unable to illuminate the entire main room, leaving much of it in shadow. Further down the room, two staff rooms and a bathroom door are visible. Sounds of animals are clearly audible, notably multiple birds and rodents.</em></p> <p><strong>B3:</strong> Clear. Entering building.</p> <p><em>Each agent enters the building, and begin to inspect the room. There are a multitude of animals, a few of which are visibly anomalous.</em></p> <p><strong>B1:</strong> I don't think we got enough cages for all of 'em. Lets clear the building and see if they have more cages. O2 and O4, you clear the staff room. O3, you and I will cage everybody here.</p> <p><strong>B2:</strong> Got it.</p> <p><em>B2 and B4 attempt to enter the staff room, yet the door is blocked. Sounds of knocking and footsteps are audible.</em></p> <p><strong>B2:</strong> Command, we may have someone in the building. Permission to engage.</p> <p><strong>Command:</strong> Permission granted.</p> <p><em>B2 attempts to breach the door, and on their first attempt are unsuccessful. Sounds become more frantic, and the sounds of breaking glass is audible. B2 is able to break the door on her second attempt. B2 and B4 enter the room, and immediately spot a man, attempting to escape through a broken window, which leads into a parking lot. The man is failing to hold multiple cages stacked atop each other, each with animals.</em></p> <p><strong>B2:</strong> On the ground!</p> <p><em>The man, later confirmed to be Adam Morrigan, drops each cage in his hand, some of which are unlocked, multiple animals attempt to escape their cage. Notably, a large spider darts out.</em></p> <p><strong>Maddison:</strong> Uh. Look over there!</p> <p><em>B4 looks in the direction Morrigan points, noticing a lonely broom and multiple empty cages. B2 begins to approach to apprehend the subject.</em></p> <p><strong>Morrigan:</strong> Uh. Distraction! Go!</p> <p><em>B2 pauses. Nothing happens.</em></p> <p><em>B2 takes another step forward.</em></p> <p><strong>???:</strong> HEY! JAILOR!</p> <p><em>Both B2 and B4 glance down, and notice a spider staring directly at them.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8275:</strong> THATS MY DAD YOU'RE HARRASING!</p> <p><strong>04:</strong> Command? We have a sentient anomaly…?</p> <p><strong>Command:</strong> Attempt to apprehend, including their… "Dad."</p> <p><strong>SCP-8275:</strong> SENTIENT? IM GONNA "SENT" YOU PACKING!</p> <p><em>SCP-8275 attempts to approach B4, who is forced backwards. B2 attempts to capture SCP-8275 with a nearby cage. In the confusion, Maddison is able to grab the nearby broom, and weakly throws it at B4, confusing them and giving SCP-8275 enough time to leap onto him. Due to the protective armor, SCP-8275 poses no legitimate threat. Madison begins trying to climb outside of the window, with limited success.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8275:</strong> HA! Foolish Jailor, now you shall know the TRUE pain of my venom!</p> <p><em>SCP-8275 is able to be caged by B2, thanks to it standing still atop B4.</em></p> <p><strong>B4:</strong> You owe me for being your bait 2.</p> <p><em>B2 and B4 notice Madison's escape attempt, he is now mostly outside now.</em></p> <p><strong>B2:</strong> Hey! Get down!</p> <p><em>Madison is able to crawl out of the window, and begins running across the parking lot.</em></p> <p><strong>B2:</strong> Damnit! Command, subject has escaped.</p> <p><strong>Command:</strong> Fixate on containment of other anomalies, we'll follow up on this later.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8275:</strong> HAHA! Now my Father has fully escaped! Soon he shalt return and I'll break free from your puny cage!</p> <p><em>SCP-8275 is largely ignored, each operative begins placing most animals into cages, and soon transport begins. Rest of log cut for brevity.</em><br/> [[END LOG]]</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><strong>Addendum and Further information :</strong></p> <p>Multiple interviews were attempted following containment, but all were forced to terminate prematurely due to SCP-8275's lack of compliancy. This was especially true with questions to do with Adam Morrigan, allegedly SCP-8275's biological father<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-4" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-4')">4</a></sup>.</p> <p>Following the breach of an <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/animal-antics" target="_blank">unconnected anomaly</a>, SCP-8275 was able to successfully breach containment due to loss of power.</p> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">+ Containment Breach of SCP-8275</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">- Close</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div class="blockquote" style="border-radius: 10px; margin: 10px"> <p><em>SCP-8275 is visible, scurrying across its containment cell.</em></p> <p><em>An alarm klaxon blares, clearly shocking SCP-8275. Soon after the containment cell opens, SCP-8275 attempts to exit.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8275:</strong> Yes! The Jailors have finally been infiltrated by Father, now only for the moment of our beautiful reunite!</p> <p><em>SCP-8275 exits its containment cell, and begins to explore Site-225. No staff are seen, due to lockdown procedure.</em></p> <p><em>SCP-8275 makes multiple attempts to call for Adam Morrigan, yet the only sound are the recurring alarms and echoing gunfire.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8275:</strong> Hm. It appears that Father is deeper within this facility….</p> <p><em>SCP-8275 continues to walk throughout the site, ignoring staff quarters and other containment cells. Eventually, SCP-8275 meets a crossroads, two hallways on their left and right.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8275:</strong> The labyrinth continues… I assume even the jailors must be confused!</p> <p><em>SCP-8275 pauses for a moment and takes the right path then continues talking.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8275:</strong> That seems an obvious reason for my Father's absence.</p> <p><em>SCP-8275 walks in silence, until finding the onsite cafeteria. The room has markedly much more hallways leading out of it, and SCP-8275 inspects all of them.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8275:</strong> It appears I have found the heart of this facility, the perfect place to lay in wait….</p> <p><em>SCP-8275 lays in silence atop a table, for 47 minutes. SCP-8275 calls out for Adam Morrigan multiple times. In this time MTF Eta-7 "Birds of Prey"<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-5" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-5')">5</a></sup>begins to clear the area.</em></p> <p><strong>Eta-Captain:</strong> Clear the cafeteria, then we'll clean up the west containment wing.</p> <p><em>The full Eta-7 Task force enters the cafeteria, and quickly notice SCP-8275 on a back table.</em></p> <p><strong>E2:</strong> Captain, anomaly. 8275.</p> <p><em>E2 raises a tranquilizer gun, pointing it at SCP-8275.</em></p> <p><strong>E2:</strong> Permission to fire?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8275:</strong> None granted!</p> <p><em>SCP-8275 attempts to approach E2. E2 fires a tranquilizer dart, which hits SCP-8275, successfully incapacitating it.</em></p> <p><strong>E-Cap:</strong> 5, get 8275 in cage, lets keep going.<br/> [[END LOG]]</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p>Following its breach of containment, another interview was attempted. Notably, this was the first interview where SCP-8275 was compliant to questions.</p> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">+ SCP-8275 Interview</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">- Close</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div class="blockquote" style="border-radius: 10px; margin: 10px"> <p><strong>Interviewed:</strong> SCP-8275</p> <p><strong>Interviewer:</strong> Dr. Harkings</p> <p><strong>Foreword:</strong> Interview was conducted in SCP-8275's enclosure, soon after the containment breach.</p> <p><strong>BEGIN LOG</strong></p> <hr/> <p><strong>Dr. Harkings:</strong> Greeting SCP-8275. Did you enjoy the expedition into Site-225?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8275:</strong> Why was I freed if not because of my father?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Harkings:</strong> Oh. Yeah, Adam Morrigan. Would you like to talk more about him?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8275:</strong> Well, has he at least attempted to free me?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Harkings:</strong> The Foundation has been attempting to… contact him since we apprehended you, 8275.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8275:</strong> He has not responded? Have you mentioned me? Maybe he is unaware!</p> <p><strong>Dr. Harkings:</strong> Well, since we're talking about him, will you tell me more about him? Before you were under Foundation care.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8275:</strong> Well, if you must know to contact him! He saved me, before I could understand anything, before I could mutter a single word.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Harkings:</strong> So you're saying there was a point before your anomalous intelligence?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8275:</strong> Yes, if this is more important to you, after I was taken from a jail similar to this, though one with significantly more glass, and more visitors, my Father gifted me with my own self.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Harkings:</strong> What happened afterwards?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8275:</strong> Well, I stayed under my father's protection, in a home of metal, even if it wasn't as spacious as I would hope.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Harkings:</strong> So, you stayed in a cage most of the time?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8275:</strong> Well, yes if you must call it that.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Harkings:</strong> And how else did Adam Morrigan treat you?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8275:</strong> We communicated when he wasn't busy. I usually was in the 'staff' room, to protect me further.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Harkings:</strong> 8275, …. I read your log, from when you were apprehended. Do you know what your father called you?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8275:</strong> Well, it was a blur, considering the fact I was in dangerous combat throughout much of the transgression.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Harkings:</strong> He simply called you a distraction. And he fled the scene immediately after. SCP-8275, I'm not sure if Adam Morrigan has any intention of coming to Site-225.</p> <p><em>Both parties sit in silence for multiple seconds. SCP-8275 takes a step back in its enclosure.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8275:</strong> I. Why wouldn't he? He caused the failure of your site? Why wouldn't he return again?</p> <p><strong>Dr Harkings:</strong> Adam Morrigan didn't cause the containment breach a few days ago, a power failure did. The Foundation hasn't seen him in months, he's likely holed up in a different dimension.</p> <p><em>SCP-8275 is unresponsive for multiple minutes.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8275:</strong> Are you attempting to imply father… 'Adam Morrigan,' does not care for me? Despite the gift he granted me?</p> <p><em>Dr. Harkings pauses, before SCP-8275 continues.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8275:</strong> I need a moment of solitude, jailor.</p> <p><em>SCP-8275 goes deeper into their enclosure. Dr. Harkings terminates the interview moments later.</em></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p>Following the interview, SCP-8275 showed symptoms of depression, and was assigned a therapist.<br/> Dr. Harkings attempted another interview following a pause of two weeks.</p> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">+ Follow-up Interview</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">- Close</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div class="blockquote" style="border-radius: 10px; margin: 10px"> <p><strong>Interviewed:</strong> SCP-8275</p> <p><strong>Interviewer:</strong> Dr. Harkings</p> <p><strong>BEGIN LOG</strong></p> <hr/> <p><strong>Dr. Harkings:</strong> SCP-8275? I hope you're doing better, and I'm sorry for-</p> <p><strong>SCP-8275:</strong> Apology accepted, jailor.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Harkings:</strong> That's good. I hope I didn't cause much harm.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8275:</strong> No, I believe your speech had meaning. A possible wake up to the facts of my life.</p> <p><em>SCP-8275 pauses for a few moments, Dr. Harkings allows it to continue.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8275:</strong> I believe Mr. Morrigan played a smaller part in my life then I believe, and deserves less credit then I afforded him. Even accounting for the sizable boon I was granted, the years of containment in the "Staff Room," was not enjoyable.</p> <p><em>Dr. Harkings waits for SCP-8275 to continue, but it does not.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Harkings:</strong> I'm glad to hear you've come to your own conclusions about your past.</p> <p><em>Both parties sit in a comfortable silence for multiple moments.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Harkings:</strong> Recently you have been much more amenable to the Foundation. If this continues, I believe cross testing between other non-threatening anomalies may be allowed.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8275:</strong> That would be nice, I thank you Doctor.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p>Following cross testing between other zoological anomalies in Site-225, SCP-8275 had a notable increase in mood. Cross testing will continue for the foreseeable future.</p> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. Chilean rose tarantula. Notably, the most common species of Tarantula to become pets.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-2"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-2')">2</a>. Non-anomalous variants of the species measure approximately 9 centimeters.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-3"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-3')">3</a>. A MTF focused on raids against GOIs with limited firepower and active combat is deemed unlikely or minimal. Also deployed when noncombatants will likely be present.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-4"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-4')">4</a>. No DNA evidence or birth records show this to be true.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-5"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-5')">5</a>. 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SCP-8280	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div class="preview"> <p>An animal species from a nearby parallel universe enters baseline reality after the two universes nearly collide.</p> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="psuedocrumbs"> <p><a href="http://scp-int.wikidot.com/k-s-g-hub">Kong, Shing, Gong Hub</a> / <a href="/from-120-s-archives-hub">From 120's Archives Hub</a> » SCP-8280</p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Item #:</strong> SCP-8280</p> <p><strong>Object Class:</strong> Keter</p> <p><strong>Threat Level:</strong> Yellow <span style="color: yellow">●</span></p> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> SCP-8280 instances are to be kept in an enclosure at the park near <a href="/secure-facility-dossier-site-120">Site-120</a> hidden out of the public's view behind several locked doors. Should any individual without clearance manage to reach SCP-8280's enclosure, they are to be administered amnestics.</p> <p>Should SCP-8280 instances attempt to escape, they are to be tranquilized by on-site staff and placed back into their enclosure.</p> <p>Pre-built dwellings are to be placed within the enclosure and all food/water/enrichment items are to be easily accessible to minimize the amount of terrakinesis that SCP-8280 instances will do.</p> <p><span style="color: blue">Containment Procedures have been updated, see Addendum 5</span></p> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:400px;"><img alt="Ankylozaur_(Ankylosaurus)_-_JuraPark_Baltow_(1).jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8280/Ankylozaur_(Ankylosaurus)_-_JuraPark_Baltow_(1).jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>An instance of SCP-8280 in the wild.</p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8280 refers to a species that visually resembles an ankylosaurus (<em>A. magniventris</em>) but is only distantly genetically related.</p> <p>SCP-8280 instances naturally emit non-lethal amounts of ionizing radiation and can absorb this radiation to perform terrakinesis.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup> SCP-8280 instances primarily use this ability to reinforce their armor or weapons<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup> or for creating shelter. As SCP-8280 instances absorb greater amounts of radiation, their terrakinesis will become stronger and more intricate.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-3" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-3')">3</a></sup></p> <p>SCP-8280 instances are generally docile as long as they are left alone but will retaliate violently when threatened.</p> <p>SCP-8280 instances are native to the Right Phase (see Addendum 2 for more details). During the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-4" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-4')">4</a></sup> in the Right Phase, between 50 and 100 ankylosaurus eggs were anomalously preserved. The SCP Foundation of the Right Phase found and contained them, but <a href="http://scp-int.wikidot.com/truth-legacy">after their collapse</a> the large amount of ionizing radiation in the environment caused them to hatch with their current anomalous abilities. Over the next 4000 years, SCP-8280 solidified its presence in its local ecosystem in the Right Phase.</p> <hr/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2 id="toc0"><span>Addendum 1</span></h2> </div> <hr/> <p>SCP-8280 instances were first spotted in grassland by a forest in southern Poland in 1970 by a Foundation researcher who was driving by the area. She then drove to the nearby Site-120 to enlist the help of a Mobile Task Force squad to contain the anomaly. The following is a transcription of the initial containment of four SCP-8280 instances.</p> <div class="blockquote" style="border-radius: 10px; margin: 10px"> <p><strong>Date:</strong> June 15th, 1970</p> <p><strong>Assigned Team:</strong> MTF Epsilon-6 ("Village Idiots")</p> <p><strong>Subject:</strong> SCP-8280 instances</p> <p><strong>Team Members:</strong> Agent Day, Agent Rousseau, Agent Smoke</p> <hr/> <p>[BEGIN LOG]</p> <p><em>MTF Epsilon-6 is standing on the edge of a forest. In the distance, several SCP-8280 instances are standing in a field. Two juvenile SCP-8280 instances are playing.</em></p> <p><strong>Day:</strong> Alright guys, keep your distance and shoot them with the tranquilizers. Let's get them out of here before anyone sees.</p> <p><strong>Smoke:</strong> Roger that. Let's move.</p> <p><em>MTF Epsilon-6 begins slowly approaching the pack of SCP-8280 instances. Agent Rousseau fires at Agent Day's signal at one of the mature SCP-8280 instances. It stumbles for a few seconds before collapsing. Another mature instance approaches it and, after the instance doesn't respond, becomes visibly enranged.</em></p> <p><strong>Day:</strong> Ah, shit, we made it angry. Let's hurry this up, guys.</p> <p><em>The SCP-8280 instance cranes its neck forward, causing soil to rise from the ground and encapsulate its head forming a rudimentary helmet. Agent Day fires a tranquilizer dart at the instance which bounces off the helmet harmlessly. Agent Day jumps out of the way as the SCP-8280 instance charges.</em></p> <p><strong>Smoke:</strong> Aim for the sides! It's got armor now!</p> <p><em>Agent Smoke aims at the SCP-8280 instance and screams in pain as the SCP-8280 hits his hand with its tail club. Agent Day backs up a few feet.</em></p> <p><strong>Day:</strong> Rousseau! Distract it!</p> <p><strong>Rousseau:</strong> You better have a plan!</p> <p><em>Agent Rousseau moves closer to the SCP-8280 instance while waving his arms. The SCP-8280 huffs and stomps its feet before launching five baseball-sized dirt balls at him, facing away from Agent Day. The front half of the entity is covered in makeshift dirt armor.</em></p> <p><em>Agent Day aims at the SCP-8280 instance. The instance looks at Agent Day and stomps its feet, causing a dirt wall between it and her to emerge from the ground.</em></p> <p><strong>Day:</strong> Ah, damn it!</p> <p><em>Agent Day attempts to move around the wall but each time she does a new wall emerges from the ground. Within a minute there's a circular barrier separating Agents Day and Smoke from Agent Rousseau and the SCP-8280 instances. Agent Smoke begins attempting to patch his injuries.</em></p> <p><strong>Day:</strong> Rousseau! Get out of there!</p> <p><em>Agent Rousseau climbs over the wall and jumps down, being caught by Agent Day. He quickly gets to his feet.</em></p> <p><strong>Day:</strong> Okay… so my plan didn't work.</p> <p><strong>Rousseau:</strong> Really? I couldn't tell.</p> <p><strong>Day:</strong> Ah hush. Anyway, seems like it's trapped itself in. Makes our job eas—</p> <p><em>The dirt wall in front of Agents Day and Rousseau explodes, sending large dirt balls flying toward the agents. Seconds later, the SCP-8280 instance charges out. The two agents jump out of the way and run away to get some distance between them and the SCP-8280 instance.</em></p> <p><strong>Day:</strong> Okay, I've got another plan.</p> <p><strong>Rousseau:</strong> Let's hear it.</p> <p><strong>Day:</strong> Jump on it.</p> <p><strong>Rousseau:</strong> …Excuse me?</p> <p><strong>Day:</strong> You heard me. If you jump on it, it'll be distracted and I can get behind it and shoot it.</p> <p><strong>Rousseau:</strong> You know it has spikes, right?</p> <p><strong>Day:</strong> Do <em>you</em> have a plan?</p> <p><strong>Rousseau:</strong> Well, no. But still, I feel like we should weigh our options— watch out!</p> <p><em>Agent Rousseau looks behind him and ducks as the SCP-8280 launches several dirt balls at him.</em></p> <p><strong>Day:</strong> We're running out of time here! Are you in or not?</p> <p><strong>Rousseau:</strong> …Fine.</p> <p><em>Agent Rousseau runs at the SCP-8280 instance and jumps onto its back. He winces in pain but holds on. The SCP-8280 tries to hit him with its tail club but fails, turning away from Agent Day.</em></p> <p><em>Agent Day steadies her breath, aims at the SCP-8280 instance, and fires. The shot connects causing the SCP-8280 to stumble for a few seconds before collapsing, its makeshift armor collapsing with it.</em></p> <p><strong>Day:</strong> Smoke! Are you okay?</p> <p><strong>Smoke:</strong> Yeah, I'll be fine. Could you help me patch up my hand, though?</p> <p><strong>Day:</strong> Yeah, hold on.</p> <p><strong>Rousseau:</strong> I'm good too, thanks for asking.</p> <p><em>Agent Day detaches a first aid kit from her belt and goes to help Agent Smoke. Agent Rousseau walks over to the two juvenile SCP-8280 instances who have set up a miniature box that they've hidden in. He peers in.</em></p> <p><strong>Rousseau:</strong> Huh, they're kinda cute.</p> <p>[END LOG]</p> </div> <p>The remaining SCP-8280 instances were contained along with two other packs that were found nearby. All instances were moved into an enclosure in a park near Site-120.</p> <hr/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2 id="toc1"><span>Addendum 2</span></h2> </div> <hr/> <p>In 1974, during the initial drafting of the Two Phases Agreement,<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-5" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-5')">5</a></sup> Esteemed Scholar Mea Scarlet of the <a href="/scp-cn-1997">Zhujihui</a> was informed of SCP-8280. He expressed significant interest in the anomaly and requested to be taken to view it. After the Two Phases Agreement was finalized, he was granted his request. The following is a transcript of a conversation he had with an SCP-8280 caretaker following his arrival.</p> <div class="blockquote" style="border-radius: 10px; margin: 10px"> <p><strong>Date:</strong> May 15th, 1974</p> <p><strong>Subject:</strong> SCP-8280</p> <p><strong>Involved Personnel:</strong> Esteemed Scholar Mea Scarlet, Leo Ferenz<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-6" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-6')">6</a></sup></p> <hr/> <p>[BEGIN LOG]</p> <p><em>Mea Scarlet and Leo Ferenz are standing next to the SCP-8280 enclosure. A juvenile instance struggles to reach a leaf and raises the ground beneath it to reach the leaf.</em></p> <p><strong>Scarlet:</strong> So it's true then. When you told me I very nearly couldn't believe it without seeing it for myself.</p> <p><strong>Ferenz:</strong> What do you mean?</p> <p><strong>Scarlet:</strong> (<em>points at an SCP-8280 instance</em>) These creatures, they come from the Right Phase.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-7" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-7')">7</a></sup> When did you first discover them?</p> <p><strong>Ferenz:</strong> Uhhh… a few years back. 1970, I believe.</p> <p><strong>Scarlet:</strong> That's around when our phases were approaching each other. It's our fault then, that these creatures are here. We caused the phases to approach one another.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-8" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-8')">8</a></sup></p> <p><strong>Ferenz:</strong> Hey, don't worry about it, man. I love the little guys.</p> <p><em>Leo Ferenz whistles and waves around some lettuce. The SCP-8280 instances notice and approach him.</em></p> <p><strong>Ferenz:</strong> They're great company, even if I feel a little tingly if I spend too much time with them. Besides, didn't you guys fix that?<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-9" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-9')">9</a></sup></p> <p><strong>Scarlet:</strong> Yes, I suppose you're right. I hope that your Foundation can help us improve our ways; we are but a poor imitation of the Foundation of the Gods.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-10" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-10')">10</a></sup></p> <p><em>Mea Scarlet clears his throat.</em></p> <p><strong>Scarlet:</strong> I'd like to apologize for the tangent. Anyway, these creatures must have slipped through when the phases were close. They're native to the Republic of Proy Bria,<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-11" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-11')">11</a></sup> the west of the country, I believe. I've never been, but I have seen their exhibit in a zoo.</p> <p><strong>Scarlet:</strong> It's truly a wonder how they're surviving, if not thriving, in this environment. There's neither divine energy<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-12" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-12')">12</a></sup> nor any plants they normally eat.</p> <p><strong>Ferenz:</strong> They sure do love lettuce though. They can't get enough of the stuff. Say, speaking of divine energy, you wouldn't happen to have miniature versions of that amulet<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-13" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-13')">13</a></sup> of yours to give to them, would you? The less they mess up their enclosure, the happier I'll be.</p> <p><strong>Scarlet:</strong> No, I'm afraid I don't. And even if I did, it would be irresponsible of me to share them with you for that purpose. I can already tell their power is greatly diminished without any divine energy in the air. Get rid of what little they have, and you very well might kill them.</p> <p><strong>Ferenz:</strong> Really? I didn't realize. How strong are they normally?</p> <p><strong>Scarlet:</strong> I haven't had the pleasure of witnessing their full power myself, the ones at the zoo were trained to behave, but I've heard fantastical tales. In Proy Bria, these creatures reshape the land at will, creating vast underground tunnels. Although. they prefer to stay close to the surface as that's where the food is. However, I've heard whispers of a plant species that has a symbiotic relationship with them, allowing them to survive deep underground.</p> <p><strong>Ferenz:</strong> Wow, and I thought little Muffin here was a piece of work. I wish I could see that.</p> <p><strong>Scarlet:</strong> Perhaps one day, sir from the magical civilization of the Left Phase. Well, I must get going now, I thank you for having me and I hope I was of assistance.</p> <p><strong>Ferenz:</strong> Oh yeah, you helped plenty. Say, could you have your people send us everything they have on these guys? I'd love to learn more.</p> <p><strong>Scarlet:</strong> Yes, I will see what I can do.</p> <p><em>Mea Scarlet turns and walks towards the exit. At the first locked door, he turns around and looks at the SCP-8280 instances.</em></p> <p><strong>Scarlet:</strong> This phase is a truly marvelous place.</p> <p><em>Mea Scarlet leaves.</em></p> <p>[END LOG]</p> </div> <p>Upon Mea Scarlet's return to the Right Phase, the Zhujihui sent over physical documentation about SCP-8280 as their documentation system was not yet connected to the Foundation database. Once the two systems were connected, the Zhujihui sent over more extensive documentation along with several videos showcasing the feats that Mea Scarlet described.</p> <hr/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2 id="toc2"><span>Addendum 3</span></h2> </div> <hr/> <p>The following is a collection of Incident Logs involving SCP-8280.</p> <div class="blockquote" style="border-radius: 10px; margin: 10px"> <p><strong>Date:</strong> September 10th, 1972</p> <hr/> <p><em>A juvenile SCP-8280 instance is playing within the SCP-8280 enclosure. It appears to be practicing its terrakinesis as it moves dirt around randomly and into random shapes. Aleks Oleś<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-14" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-14')">14</a></sup> walks into the enclosure.</em></p> <p><strong>Oleś:</strong> (<em>whistles</em>) Dinner! Come and get it!</p> <p><em>The juvenile instance turns around, knocking over one of its creations, and runs over to Aleks Oleś.</em></p> <p><strong>Oleś:</strong> Here you go, buddy. Oh?</p> <p><em>Oleś sees the knocked-over dirt creation and walks over to it, picking it up. It resembles a miniature house.</em></p> <p><strong>Oleś:</strong> Aw, did you make this for me?</p> <p><em>The SCP-8280 instance looks up at Oleś.</em></p> <p><strong>Oleś:</strong> (<em>chuckles</em>) Yeah, you did.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Note:</strong> Alkes Oleś decided to keep the dirt house and placed it in his locker.</p> </div> <div class="blockquote" style="border-radius: 10px; margin: 10px"> <p><strong>Date:</strong> July 16th, 1974</p> <p><strong>Foreword:</strong> Mea Scarlet had gifted the SCP-8280 Containment Team some seeds for a plant from SCP-8280's native habitat, hereafter referred to as SCP-8280-1. The seeds were planted and SCP-8280-1 was harvested when it was fully grown.</p> <hr/> <p><em>Aleks Oleś walks into the SCP-8280 enclosure. He whistles and waves around some harvested SCP-8280-1. The older instances become excited at the sight and hurriedly run over.</em></p> <p><strong>Oleś:</strong> Alright guys, the Zhujihui guy gave us some food you're supposed to like. Who wants some first?</p> <p><em>One of the SCP-8280 instances raises the ground beneath it and eats the SCP-8280-1 instance. The SCP-8280 instance looks visibly reinvigorated and turns around, walking towards the SCP-8280 beds.</em></p> <p><strong>Oleś:</strong> Huh, I thought there'd be a bit more of a reacti—</p> <p><em>The SCP-8280 instance stomps its feet, creating a large tunnel in front of the SCP-8280 beds. The SCP-8280 instance walks in, quickly followed by Aleks Oleś. The SCP-8280 instance is seen constructing several different rooms in the tunnel, presumably for each SCP-8280 to sleep in. After it makes 4 rooms, the SCP-8280 becomes visibly tired and goes into one of the rooms to sleep,</em></p> <p><strong>Oleś:</strong> Oh, I really hope this is stable.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Note:</strong> <em>Keep growing SCP-8280-1 just in case we need it one day, but please, for the love of god, don't randomly feed it to them. ~ Oleś</em></p> </div> <div class="blockquote" style="border-radius: 10px; margin: 10px"> <p><strong>Date:</strong> March 7th, 1978</p> <hr/> <p><em>Aleks Oleś and Leo Ferenz are sitting in the SCP-8280 enclosure break room.</em></p> <p><strong>Ferenz:</strong> … Just stop already, dude. No sense arguing when you're so wrong.</p> <p><strong>Oleś:</strong> The hell do you mean, I'm wrong? There are more doors, hands down. You ever heard of a skyscraper?</p> <p><strong>Ferenz:</strong> Just toy cars alone make it more wheels than doors, let alone everything else. Hell, your chair has wheels!</p> <p><strong>Oleś:</strong> (<em>looks down</em>) Huh, guess it does. Regardless, you're wrong, and I'm ri—</p> <p><em>A large dirt ball flies through a nearby window, scaring the two caretakers. Aleks Oleś gets up and looks out the window. In the distance, two SCP-8280 instances are playing a rudimentary form of baseball.</em></p> <p><strong>Oleś:</strong> (<em>sighs</em>) Right. Come on, let's fix this window.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Note:</strong> Aleks Oleś and Leo Ferenz replaced every window in the facility with a stronger, more durable material following this incident.</p> </div> <hr/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2 id="toc3"><span>Addendum 4</span></h2> </div> <hr/> <p>The following is a transcription of several CCTV recordings from throughout the SCP-8280 enclosure.</p> <div class="blockquote" style="border-radius: 10px; margin: 10px"> <p><strong>Date:</strong> March 5th, 1986</p> <p><strong>Subject:</strong> SCP-8280</p> <p><strong>Involved Personnel:</strong> Leo Ferenz, Aleks Oleś</p> <hr/> <p>[BEGIN LOG]</p> <p><em>Aleks Olés is sitting in the SCP-8280 enclosure, petting an SCP-8280 instance.</em></p> <p><strong>Olés:</strong> Who's a good boy? You are!</p> <p><em>A mouse runs into the SCP-8280 enclosure, scaring the instance. It panics and raises a large volume of dirt as it runs away, causing a large branch to fall off of a tree in the enclosure. Aleks Olés stands still for a few moments staring at the fallen branch.</em></p> <p><strong>Olés:</strong> (<em>sigh</em>) Okay then.</p> <p><em>Aleks Olés walks out of the enclosure and into the SCP-8280 enclosure locker room. He opens his locker and retrieves a packet of papers. He stops for a moment to look at a small dirt house, picking it up. He smiles and places it back in his locker. He leaves the locker room and walks towards the break room.</em></p> <p><em>WIthin the SCP-8280 enclosure break room, Leo Ferenz is sitting down while watching TV.</em></p> <p><strong>Ferenz:</strong> Hey.</p> <p><strong>Oleś:</strong> Hey.</p> <p><strong>Oleś:</strong> Y'know, I've been thinking.</p> <p><strong>Ferenz:</strong> About?</p> <p><strong>Oleś:</strong> Now, I know this job has had its ups and downs, arguably more downs than ups, but that comparatively this job is much safer compared to being around some other skips, and—</p> <p><strong>Ferenz:</strong> Yeah, yeah, yeah, just get on with it.</p> <p><em>Ferenz points at the TV.</em></p> <p><strong>Ferenz:</strong> They're getting to the good part.</p> <p><strong>Oleś:</strong> Right, right, my bad. What I'm saying is that we've been maintaining this corner of this park for nearly two decades now and for what? Nobody's gonna see this place. Hell, we even have a paved path outside the enclosure.</p> <p><strong>Ferenz:</strong> Yeah, that's working at the Foundation for you.</p> <p><strong>Oleś:</strong> But what if it didn't have to be? I mean, we're rebuilding <a href="/esterberg-city-wikipedia">Esterberg,</a> aren't we? Why can't we give them 8280 and like, put them in a zoo or something? This place essentially is a zoo exhibit anyway.</p> <p><em>Ferenz stares at Olés for a few seconds before he turns off the TV, sighs, and stands up.</em></p> <p><strong>Ferenz:</strong> That's not gonna happen.</p> <p><strong>Oleś:</strong> But why not? I mean, it'll save us some money and it might help boost public relations after we <a href="/scp-5373">trashed the place.</a></p> <p><strong>Ferenz:</strong> Because, we <em>contain</em> stuff, we don't just give stuff away.</p> <p><strong>Oleś:</strong> (<em>hands Leo Ferenz a packet</em>) I ran the numbers, it's cheaper for us to give 8280 to Esterberg and build their exhibit than it is for us to continue to maintain containment. Plus, I don't know how much longer I can fix the landscaping in the enclosure before my body just gives out.</p> <p><em>Leo Ferenz takes a moment to flip through the packet. He frowns and takes out a calculator. After a few minutes, he hands the packet back to Aleks Oleś.</em></p> <p><strong>Ferenz:</strong> You might be onto something here. I'm going to make a call.</p> <p>[END LOG]</p> </div> <p>Following this conversation, Leo Ferenz made a call to the Site-120 Director Council proposing Aleks Oleś' idea. In a unanimous decision, they approved Oleś' proposal and made preparations to transfer SCP-8280 to Esterberg.</p> <hr/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2 id="toc4"><span>Addendum 5</span></h2> </div> <hr/> <p>The following is a digital recreation of the SCP-8280 informational sign at the Esterberg Zoo.</p> <hr/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h1 id="toc5"><span><span style="color: red">Alludrun</span><sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-15" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-15')">15</a></sup></span></h1> <h2 id="toc6"><span><span style="color: red"><em>Fictusdinosaurum exallismundi</em></span></span></h2> <h3 id="toc7"><span><span style="color: red">Special thanks to the SCP Foundation for donating their Alludrun to us!</span></span></h3> </div> <hr/> <div class="graph"> <div class="graphinfo"><strong>Zoo Population:</strong> 17 <p><strong>Diet:</strong> Leaves, fruit, vegetables</p> <p><strong>Habitat:</strong> Temperate grassland and forests, native to the Republic of Proy Bria, Right Phase.</p> <p><strong>Weight:</strong> 4,800 kg to 8,000 kg</p> <p><strong>Longevity:</strong> 60 years in the Right Phase, 20 years in the Left Phase</p> <strong>About:</strong> Averaging around 6,000 kg, the Alludrun is a force to be reckoned with. These graceful creatures resemble ancient dinosaurs but don't be fooled, they're actually not even from here! The Alludrun is native to the Right Phase (look below this sign for a handy pamphlet explaining the Right Phase) and because of this, they emit a small amount of radiation, but not enough to hurt anyone. Alludrun are capable of performing terrakinesis, look closely and you might see the young ones using it while they play. It's not very strong here, but in the Right Phase, they use it to make grand tunnels underground.</div> <div class="graphimage"> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:100%;"><img alt="5832772416_c2fe2ca808_o.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8280/5832772416_c2fe2ca808_o.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>One of our Alludrun, Johnny!</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <p>Efforts are ongoing to reclassify SCP-8280 as Argus.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-16" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-16')">16</a></sup></p> <div class="collection"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">More From This Author</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">More From This Author</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <table style="1px solid black; width: 100%;"> <tr> <th class="namerow" colspan="2"><div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p>MasterTman2's Works</p> </div> </div></th> </tr> <tr> <th class="titlecolumn">SCPs</th> <th class="articlecolumn"></th> </tr> <tr> <th class="titlecolumn">Tales/GoI Formats</th> <th class="articlecolumn"><div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p><a href="/the-hubris-of-the-broken">The Hubris of the Broken</a> <em>(+15)</em> <span class="collectiondot">•</span></p> </div> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p><a href="/the-standstill">The Standstill</a> <em>(+19)</em> <span class="collectiondot">•</span></p> </div> </div></th> </tr> <tr> <th class="titlecolumn">Other</th> <th class="articlecolumn"><div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p><a href="/mastertman2-s-menagerie">MasterTman2's Menagerie</a> <em>(+14)</em> <span class="collectiondot">•</span></p> </div> </div></th> </tr> </table> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="licensebox"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Hide Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>Cite this page as:</p> <div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <blockquote> <p>"<a href="/scp-8280">SCP-8280</a>" by MasterTman2, from the <a href="https://scpwiki.com">SCP Wiki</a>. 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The manipulation of geologic materials such as minerals, dirt, and rocks.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-2"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-2')">2</a>. Such as increasing the size of their tail club or making their teeth larger and sharper.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-3"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-3')">3</a>. For example, they can move greater amounts of earth at once and can add finer details such as spikes.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-4"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-4')">4</a>. The extinction event of all non-avian dinosaurs.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-5"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-5')">5</a>. A treaty between the Foundation and GoI-1997 "The Zhujihui".</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-6"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-6')">6</a>. One of the SCP-8280 caretakers.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-7"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-7')">7</a>. The Right Phase, also known as SCP-CN-1997, is a universe parallel to baseline reality accessible through Hong Shing, or SCP-CN-1997-1, and is the home of the Zhujihui.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-8"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-8')">8</a>. The Left Phase, or baseline reality, and the Right Phase began moving towards one another after the Zhujihui destroyed the Holy City of Gears, the holy city of the Right Phase's equivalent of the Church of the Broken God.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-9"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-9')">9</a>. The Zhujihui stopped the collision by creating a pocket universe between the two phases known as Hong Shing.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-10"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-10')">10</a>. Before the rise of the Zhujihui in the Right Phase, there existed a version of the SCP Foundation. The Right Phase's inhabitants revere them as gods.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-11"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-11')">11</a>. Its territory roughly corresponds to the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth's borders in 1619.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-12"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-12')">12</a>. Natives of the Right Phase utilize "divine energy", or ionizing radiation, to survive and do thaumaturgy.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-13"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-13')">13</a>. Mea Scarlet was wearing a divine-energy-blocking amulet.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-14"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-14')">14</a>. One of the SCP-8280 caretakers.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-15"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-15')">15</a>. Right Phase name for SCP-8280.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-16"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-16')">16</a>. An Argus class object's containment is under the purview of a third party.</div> </div> </div></body></html>
SCP-8282	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div class="preview"> <p>"You have a secret cave with magic minerals in the walls, and you're using that as a shipping warehouse?"</p> </div> <div style="display: none"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="code"> <div class="hl-main"> <pre><span class="hl-code">/</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Foxtrot</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Sigma-9</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Theme</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">[</span><span class="hl-var">2022</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">Wikidot</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">Theme</span><span class="hl-brackets">]</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">By</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Liryn</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">FONTS</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-var">@import</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">url</span><span class="hl-code">('</span><span class="hl-identifier">https</span><span class="hl-code">://</span><span class="hl-identifier">fonts.googleapis.com</span><span class="hl-code">/</span><span class="hl-identifier">css2</span><span class="hl-code">?</span><span class="hl-identifier">family</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-identifier">Montserrat</span><span class="hl-special">:ital</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">wght</span><span class="hl-var">@0</span><span class="hl-code">,800;1,800&</span><span class="hl-identifier">display</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-identifier">swap</span><span class="hl-code">'); </span><span class="hl-var">@import</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">url</span><span class="hl-code">('</span><span class="hl-identifier">https</span><span class="hl-code">://</span><span class="hl-identifier">fonts.googleapis.com</span><span class="hl-code">/</span><span class="hl-identifier">css2</span><span class="hl-code">?</span><span class="hl-identifier">family</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-identifier">Lexend</span><span class="hl-special">:wght</span><span class="hl-var">@700</span><span class="hl-code">;800&</span><span class="hl-identifier">display</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-identifier">swap</span><span class="hl-code">'); </span><span class="hl-var">@import</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">url</span><span class="hl-code">('</span><span class="hl-identifier">https</span><span class="hl-code">://</span><span class="hl-identifier">fonts.googleapis.com</span><span class="hl-code">/</span><span class="hl-identifier">css2</span><span class="hl-code">?</span><span class="hl-identifier">family</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-identifier">JetBrains</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-identifier">Mono</span><span class="hl-special">:ital</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">wght</span><span class="hl-var">@0</span><span class="hl-code">,400;0,700;1,400;1,700&</span><span class="hl-identifier">display</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-identifier">swap</span><span class="hl-code">'); </span><span class="hl-var">@import</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">url</span><span class="hl-code">('</span><span class="hl-identifier">https</span><span class="hl-code">://</span><span class="hl-identifier">fonts.googleapis.com</span><span class="hl-code">/</span><span class="hl-identifier">css2</span><span class="hl-code">?</span><span class="hl-identifier">family</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-identifier">Fira</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-identifier">Code</span><span class="hl-special">:wght</span><span class="hl-var">@400</span><span class="hl-code">;700&</span><span class="hl-identifier">display</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-identifier">swap</span><span class="hl-code">'); </span><span class="hl-var">@import</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">url</span><span class="hl-code">('</span><span class="hl-identifier">https</span><span class="hl-code">://</span><span class="hl-identifier">fonts.googleapis.com</span><span class="hl-code">/</span><span class="hl-identifier">css2</span><span class="hl-code">?</span><span class="hl-identifier">family</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-identifier">Sofia</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-identifier">Sans</span><span class="hl-special">:ital</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">wght</span><span class="hl-var">@0</span><span class="hl-code">,400;0,700;1,400;1,700&</span><span class="hl-identifier">display</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-identifier">swap</span><span class="hl-code">'); </span><span class="hl-var">@import</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">url</span><span class="hl-code">('</span><span class="hl-identifier">https</span><span class="hl-code">://</span><span class="hl-identifier">rsms.me</span><span class="hl-code">/</span><span class="hl-identifier">inter</span><span class="hl-code">/</span><span class="hl-identifier">inter.css</span><span class="hl-code">'); </span><span class="hl-var">@import</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">url</span><span class="hl-code">('</span><span class="hl-identifier">https</span><span class="hl-code">://</span><span class="hl-identifier">fonts.googleapis.com</span><span class="hl-code">/</span><span class="hl-identifier">css2</span><span class="hl-code">?</span><span class="hl-identifier">family</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-identifier">Figtree</span><span class="hl-special">:wght</span><span class="hl-var">@800</span><span class="hl-code">;900&</span><span class="hl-identifier">display</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-identifier">swap</span><span class="hl-code">'); </span><span class="hl-var">@import</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">url</span><span class="hl-code">('</span><span class="hl-identifier">https</span><span class="hl-code">://</span><span class="hl-identifier">fonts.googleapis.com</span><span class="hl-code">/</span><span class="hl-identifier">css2</span><span class="hl-code">?</span><span class="hl-identifier">family</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-identifier">IBM</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-identifier">Plex</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-identifier">Sans</span><span class="hl-special">:ital</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">wght</span><span class="hl-var">@0</span><span class="hl-code">,400;0,500;0,600;0,700;1,400;1,500;1,600;1,700&</span><span class="hl-identifier">display</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-identifier">swap</span><span class="hl-code">'); /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">VARIABLES</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-special">:root</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">VARIABLES</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Core</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ --</span><span class="hl-reserved">header-title:</span><span class="hl-code"> "SCP Foundation"</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--page-font-size)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">440</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">strong</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">700</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tt</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-source</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">pre</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#edit-page-textarea</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--mono-font)</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-reserved">text-underline-offset:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">40</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> :</span><span class="hl-special">:selection</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgb(var(--accent))</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#fff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Clicky</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">links</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">a.newpage</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:visited</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#side-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:visited</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--link-txt-color)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">a.newpage</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:visited:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#side-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:visited:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--link-hover-txt-color)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-decoration:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--link-txt-color)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">transition-duration:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.1</span><span class="hl-code">s</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">patch</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">for</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">sidebar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">media</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">collapsibles</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">ACS</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">info</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">and</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">ayers</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">module</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">so</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">link</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">doesn</span><span class="hl-code">'</span><span class="hl-identifier">t</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">override</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.collapsible-block-folded</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.collapsible-block-unfolded-link</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-box-with-credit-button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.fa-info</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#side-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.side-block.media</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.danger-diamond</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.info-container</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.collapsible-block-folded</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.collapsible-block-link</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.info-container</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.collapsible-block-link</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--linkColour) !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">MAIN</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">div#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">160</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">span</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">span</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">:</span><span class="hl-special">:before</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h2</span><span class="hl-code">:</span><span class="hl-special">:before</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--header-txt-color)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">letter-spacing:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--head-font), </span><span class="hl-string">sans-serif</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">900</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> -</span><span class="hl-number">0.3</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> fit-content</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">:</span><span class="hl-special">:before</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">content:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--header-title)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1.3</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h2</span><span class="hl-code">:</span><span class="hl-special">:before</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">content:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--header-subtitle)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--ui-font) !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">700</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1.4</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--misc-txt-color)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">line-height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">26</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.35</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">block</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-transform:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">uppercase</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-left:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">float:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-align:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">span</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">span</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div#extra-div-1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">160</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">7</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">position:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">absolute</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--logo-img) </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">30</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">no-repeat</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">130</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-repeat:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">no-repeat</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-position:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">50</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">50</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">z-index:</span><span class="hl-code"> -</span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">opacity:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--logo-opacity)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">MAIN</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Header</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Search</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box-form</span><span class="hl-code">></span><span class="hl-identifier">input</span><span class="hl-brackets">[</span><span class="hl-var">type</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-var">text</span><span class="hl-brackets">]</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box-input</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box-input</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box-input</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box-form</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">input</span><span class="hl-brackets">[</span><span class="hl-var">type</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-var">submit</span><span class="hl-brackets">]</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box-form</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">input</span><span class="hl-brackets">[</span><span class="hl-var">type</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-var">submit</span><span class="hl-brackets">]</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box-form</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">input</span><span class="hl-brackets">[</span><span class="hl-var">type</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-var">submit</span><span class="hl-brackets">]</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgb(var(--accent))</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">5</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#efefef</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--ui-font)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> calc(var(--page-font-size) - </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">input.empty</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#999999</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">position:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">absolute</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">47</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">MAIN</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Header</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">ul</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgb(var(--accent))</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding-left:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">15</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding-right:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">15</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">white</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgb(var(--accent))</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">bold</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">ul</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">ul</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">ul</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li.sfhover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">ul</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-left:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FFF</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-right:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FFF</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">ul</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">ul</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">255</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">255</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">255</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.83</span><span class="hl-code">) !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">line-height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">230</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-indent:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">3</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> flex</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">justify-content:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">right:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.mobile-top-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">left:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">MAIN</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Header</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Login</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Info</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">#login-status</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">19</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#login-status</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#login-status</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 767</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.printuser</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.printuser</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.printuser</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">img.small</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">18</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">18</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">4</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-image:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 767</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.printuser</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">img.small</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">transform:</span><span class="hl-code"> translate(</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">4</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#my-account</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 767</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#account-topbutton</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">5</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">MAIN</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Header</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Side</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.open-menu</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgb(var(--accent))</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">white</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#side-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FFF</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (min-width: 768</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#side-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.3</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.6</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.6</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">18.75</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">transition:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">left</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.2</span><span class="hl-code">s ease-in-out</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">direction:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">rtl</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-align:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">left</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-right:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#side-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.side-block</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#side-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.side-block.resources</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#side-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.side-block.media</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#interwiki</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.side-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.2</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">6</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">direction:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">ltr</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#side-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.side-block.resources</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-align:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#side-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.heading</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--misc-txt-color)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#cfcfcf</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">9</span><span class="hl-string">pt</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--head-font)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">800</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-transform:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">uppercase</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Blockquotes</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">Custom</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Divs</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">blockquote</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.15</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#f7f7f7</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.jotting</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1.3</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">4.5</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">dashed</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.2</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">3</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">5</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.15</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#fbfbfb</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.quote</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.4</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">3</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-left:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">3</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#bbb</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">max-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">500</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.paper</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1.5</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FFF</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">4</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">9</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.2</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">9</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">3</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#bbb</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.5</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.note</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#afafaf</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#fff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.round</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Headings</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">Titles</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-title</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.meta-title</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--ui-font), </span><span class="hl-string">sans-serif</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">800</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#3b3b3b</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.2</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> fit-content</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1.5</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-title</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.meta-title</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#breadcrumbs</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.pseudocrumbs</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-align:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">h2</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">h3</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">h4</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">h5</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">h6</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--head-font), </span><span class="hl-string">sans-serif</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">800</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#3b3b3b</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">h2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">800</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.footnotes-footer</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.title</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--head-font), </span><span class="hl-string">sans-serif</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#3b3b3b</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">800</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Rate</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Module</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.creditRate</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--ui-font)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">float:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-box-with-credit-button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#fff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#bbb</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-box-with-credit-button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.fa-info</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-box-with-credit-button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.fa-info</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#fff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-box-with-credit-button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.cancel</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#fff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#bbb</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">4</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--ui-font)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-points</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#fff</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rateup</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.ratedown</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#fff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rateup</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.ratedown</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rateup</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.ratedown</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#fff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.cancel</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#fff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">inline-block</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.cancel</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.cancel</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#fff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-box-with-credit-button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Rate</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Module</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Author</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Label</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.authorlink-wrapper</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> --</span><span class="hl-reserved">author-top-adjust:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; --</span><span class="hl-reserved">author-bottom-adjust:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; --</span><span class="hl-reserved">author-right-adjust:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--ui-font)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--base-font-size)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Side</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.anchor</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">position:</span><span class="hl-code"> sticky</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.sidebox</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.14</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">8</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> calc((</span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-code">vw - </span><span class="hl-number">870</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">)/</span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">max-height:</span><span class="hl-code"> calc(</span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-code">vh - </span><span class="hl-number">18</span><span class="hl-code">rem)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">position:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">absolute</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">left:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">103.5</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">z-index:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">5</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">overflow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 1290</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.sidebox</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">visibility:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">hidden</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Image</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#f4f4f4</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#3b3b3b</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.1</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">5</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">img</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.1</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.imagediv</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">float:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">right</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">15</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 540</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.imagediv</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">float:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-align:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1.3</span><span class="hl-code">rem </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1.3</span><span class="hl-code">rem </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">only</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">screen</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">and</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 600</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block.block-right</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">float:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tables</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Base</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">6</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.2</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">td</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">12</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#bfbfbf</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">line-height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1.4</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.sidebox</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">td</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.sidebox</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.35</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tables</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Customization</span><span class="hl-code"> (</span><span class="hl-identifier">Table</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Coloring</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">System</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tables</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Customization</span><span class="hl-code"> (</span><span class="hl-identifier">Table</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Coloring</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">System</span><span class="hl-code">) > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Table</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Headings</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">Image</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Captions</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#E0FFD4</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#D8ECF4</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table3</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table3</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FDF6D7</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table4</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table4</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FFDFCD</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table5</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table5</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FFCFCF</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table6</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table6</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">146</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">255</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.2</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.tableb</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.wiki-content-table</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-collapse:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">separate</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-spacing:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tables</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Customization</span><span class="hl-code"> (</span><span class="hl-identifier">Table</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Coloring</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">System</span><span class="hl-code">) > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Other</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Colored</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Divs</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.jotting</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.notation</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.modal</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.paper</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.blockquote.table1</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.blockquote.table1</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.jotting.table1</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.notation.table1</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.modal.table1</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.paper.table1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgb(</span><span class="hl-number">224</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">255</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">212</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.jotting</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.notation</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.modal</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.paper</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.blockquote.table2</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.blockquote.table2</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.jotting.table2</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.notation.table2</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.modal.table2</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.paper.table2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgb(</span><span class="hl-number">226</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">244</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">255</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table3</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table3</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table3</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table3</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.jotting</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table3</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.notation</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table3</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.modal</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table3</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.paper</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.blockquote.table3</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.blockquote.table3</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.jotting.table3</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.notation.table3</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.modal.table3</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.paper.table3</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgb(</span><span class="hl-number">255</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">245</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">189</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table4</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table4</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table4</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table4</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.jotting</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table4</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.notation</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table4</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.modal</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table4</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.paper</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.blockquote.table4</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.blockquote.table4</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.jotting.table4</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.notation.table4</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.modal.table4</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.paper.table4</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgb(</span><span class="hl-number">255</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">223</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">205</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table5</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table5</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table5</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table5</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.jotting</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table5</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.notation</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table5</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.modal</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table5</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.paper</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.blockquote.table5</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.blockquote.table5</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.jotting.table5</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.notation.table5</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.modal.table5</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.paper.table5</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgb(</span><span class="hl-number">255</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">207</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">207</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table6</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table6</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table6</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table6</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.jotting</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table6</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.notation</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table6</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.modal</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table6</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.paper</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.blockquote.table6</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.blockquote.table6</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.jotting.table6</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.notation.table6</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.modal.table6</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.paper.table6</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgb(</span><span class="hl-number">255</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">218</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">255</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tabs</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Base</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-image:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-decoration:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">line-height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tabs</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Customization</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> flex</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">flex-wrap:</span><span class="hl-code"> wrap</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> calc(</span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code"> - </span><span class="hl-number">.125</span><span class="hl-code">rem)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Link</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Modifier</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tab</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Background</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Colour</span><span class="hl-code"> \| [</span><span class="hl-identifier">UNSELECTED</span><span class="hl-code">] ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#efefef</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tab</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Background</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Colour</span><span class="hl-code"> \| [</span><span class="hl-identifier">HOVER</span><span class="hl-code">] ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code">, /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Listitem</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Modifier</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">position:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">relative</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> flex</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">flex-grow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">max-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-bottom</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> flex</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">align-items:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">justify-content:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">em</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.35</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.75</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-overflow:</span><span class="hl-code"> ellipsis</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">overflow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">hidden</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">white-space:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">nowrap</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code">, /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Selection</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Modifier</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">flex-grow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tab</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Background</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Colour</span><span class="hl-code"> \| [</span><span class="hl-identifier">SELECTED</span><span class="hl-code">] ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:active</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-content</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.5</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">WORDS</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">NO</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">BROKEY</span><span class="hl-code">. </span><span class="hl-identifier">CROQ</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">HAS</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">SPOKEY</span><span class="hl-code">. </span><span class="hl-identifier">and</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">other</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">things</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">span</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">word-break:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">normal</span><span class="hl-code"> !important </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.avatar-hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#main-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-tags</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">span</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">max-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Dustjacket</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Assets</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.fancyhr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">hr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">vw </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(var(--bright-accent), </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image-source:</span><span class="hl-code"> url('https://wanderers-library.wikidot.com/local--files/component:dustjacket-theme/wl_hr.png')</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image-repeat:</span><span class="hl-code"> round round</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image-slice:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">80</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">500</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">80</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">500</span><span class="hl-code"> fill</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">80</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">80</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.fancyborder</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">vw </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.5</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image:</span><span class="hl-code"> url('https://wanderers-library.wikidot.com/local--files/component:dustjacket-theme/wl_border.png') </span><span class="hl-number">600</span><span class="hl-code"> round</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">6</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">vw</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Collapsibles</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a.collapsible-block-link</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-decoration:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">underline</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--link-txt-color)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a.collapsible-block-link</span><span class="hl-special">:not</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-identifier">.licensebox</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a.collapsible-block-link</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.info-container</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a.collapsible-block-link</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.default-col</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a.collapsible-block-link</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-decoration:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">bold</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">white</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">4</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">4</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding-left:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">7</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding-right:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">9</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgb(var(--accent))</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">6</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">5</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--ui-font)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--base-font-size)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">inset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.4</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">transition-duration:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.4</span><span class="hl-code">s</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">inline-block</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a.collapsible-block-link</span><span class="hl-special">:not</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-identifier">.licensebox</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a.collapsible-block-link</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.info-container</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a.collapsible-block-link</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.default-col</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a.collapsible-block-link</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(var(--accent), </span><span class="hl-number">0.7</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">ACS</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Adjustments</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.top-left-box</span><span class="hl-code">></span><span class="hl-identifier">.item</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.anom-bar-container</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1.1</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--head-font)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1.4</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-transform:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">uppercase</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">letter-spacing:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">line-height:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.scale</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.class1</span><span class="hl-code">></span><span class="hl-identifier">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--head-font)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">line-height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.9</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">letter-spacing:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.scale</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> --</span><span class="hl-reserved">woedbar-class-bar-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FFF</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.125</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#main-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-tags</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">span</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">max-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.5</span><span class="hl-code">rem </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-reserved">opacity:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">60</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#lock-timer</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">115</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">5</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#lock-timer</span><span class="hl-code">:</span><span class="hl-special">:before</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">content:</span><span class="hl-code"> "⏲ "</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">opacity:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">80</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">textarea</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#edit-page-form</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">input.text</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">outline:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ccc</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">transition-duration:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.3</span><span class="hl-code">s</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#a3a3a3</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#action-area</span><span class="hl-code">></span><span class="hl-identifier">p</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">85</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> darkslategrey</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#action-area</span><span class="hl-code">></span><span class="hl-identifier">p</span><span class="hl-special">:nth-child</span><span class="hl-code">(5)></span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">block</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-align:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">120</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">bold</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#who-rated-page-area</span><span class="hl-code">></span><span class="hl-identifier">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">column-count:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">4</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 900</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#who-rated-page-area</span><span class="hl-code">></span><span class="hl-identifier">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">column-count:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">3</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ccc</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">cursor:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">pointer</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--ui-font)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.5</span><span class="hl-code">rem </span><span class="hl-number">14</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.2</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.fncon</span><span class="hl-code">:</span><span class="hl-special">:before</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--page-font-size) !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.hovertip</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">4</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.2</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FFF</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">3</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">max-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">400</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">110</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--ui-font)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">REDUCED</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">MOTION</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">ACCESSIBILITY</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (prefers-reduced-motion: </span><span class="hl-identifier">reduce</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">::</span><span class="hl-identifier">before</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">::</span><span class="hl-identifier">after</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">animation-duration:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.001</span><span class="hl-code">s !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">animation-iteration-count:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">transition-duration:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.001</span><span class="hl-code">s !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@MEDIA</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 850</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">h2:</span><span class="hl-code">:before { font-size: </span><span class="hl-number">1.4</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> } </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 700</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">h2:</span><span class="hl-code">:before { font-size: </span><span class="hl-number">1.2</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.3</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">8.8</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">90</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> } </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 620</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">h2:</span><span class="hl-code">:before { font-size: </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.15</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">8.3</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">90</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">123</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> } </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 520</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">h2:</span><span class="hl-code">:before { line-height: </span><span class="hl-number">16</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.5</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">9.3</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">145</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; 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Also the cave, and the library, and the magic city, and Antarctica.</p> <p><strong><a href="/not-actually-from-memphis">More by this author</a></strong></p> </div> </div> <hr/> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <div class="anom-bar-container item-SCP-8282 clear-4 esoteric argus vlam warning {$american}"> <div class="anom-bar"> <div class="top-box"> <div class="top-left-box"><span class="item">Item#:</span> <span class="number">SCP-8282</span></div> <div class="top-right-box"> <div class="level">Level4</div> </div> </div> <div class="bottom-box"> <div class="text-part"> <div class="main-class"> <div class="contain-class"> <div class="class-category">Containment Class:</div> <div class="class-text">esoteric</div> </div> <div class="second-class"> <div class="class-category">Secondary Class:</div> <div class="class-text">argus</div> </div> </div> <div class="disrupt-class"> <div class="class-category">Disruption Class:</div> <div class="class-text">vlam</div> </div> <div class="risk-class"> <div class="class-category">Risk Class:</div> <div class="class-text">warning</div> </div> </div> <div class="diamond-part"> <div class="danger-diamond"><a href="/classification-committee-memo">link to memo</a><br/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:100%;"><img alt="Forest.png" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8282/Forest.png"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>A forest in Romania, viewed through a gateway created by SCP-8282 using the "Future" card. Optical distortions are typical of Ways originating from this procedure.</p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> The Research Liaison Team is to maintain a list of specific interaction protocols for each of SCP-8282-1 through -18. This list is to be informed by diplomatic communications with the relevant local authority (where one exists), mediated with the help of PoI-8282 (Jemima Ellbridge).<span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">Containment of Argus-class objects is partially or wholly under the purview of a third party.</span> A similar list is to be prepared for SCP-8282-19 through -44, with the expectation that they will become accessible in the near future.</p> <p>If and when PoI-128 (Richard Sterling) is captured, SCP-8282 is to be downgraded to Safe-class.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8282 is a thaumaturgic ritual used to open Ways to specific, pre-determined destinations (collectively SCP-8282-#). Recovered documentation describes SCP-8282-# instances as "locations of magical significance", although their actual nature varies dramatically; some are well-documented Nexuses and Free Ports, while others are extradimensional spaces accessible exclusively through SCP-8282, and others still are locations on Earth with no clear significance or notability at all. No pattern between these has yet been determined.</p> <p>SCP-8282-A and -B are components of this ritual. SCP-8282-A is a deck of custom playing cards numbering 44 (though only 18 of these are currently in the Foundation's possession). Many of the cards borrow features and elements from conventional tarot and other divinatory items, but neither the deck as a whole nor its illustration style correspond to any other cartomantic or ludocentric deck known to exist. Each SCP-8282-# instance corresponds to exactly one card in SCP-8282-A.</p> <p>SCP-8282-B is <em>plimyrite</em>, a dark grey, clay-like substance with a number of notable thaumaturgic properties, including its usage in SCP-8282. Specifically, the ritual requires a large surface constructed entirely of SCP-8282-B, upon which a gateway roughly the size of a typical door will ultimately be formed.</p> <p>The Foundation currently possesses roughly 500kg of SCP-8282-B, all of which was seized in 1995 from an anomalous mining operation in south Wales. (It was later lost in a classified materials mishandling incident at Site-128 precipitated by then-Director Richard Sterling, and was only recovered in 2016 after said facility became defunct.)</p> <p>Details of selected SCP-8282-# instances may be found in Addendum 2.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Addendum 1, Discovery:</strong> In January 2018, <a href="/hecatoncheires-cycle-hub">Site-91</a><span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">A facility in Yorkshire, England specialising in thaumaturgical research.</span> Director Iona Varga received the following email from an anonymous external address:</p> <div class="email"> <div class="tofrom"> <p><strong>To:</strong> Dir. Iona Varga<br/> <strong>From:</strong> b7c1df94430eff766e3f92233c881a11<br/> <strong>Subject:</strong> You take it</p> </div> <hr/> <p>Left something for you in a desk drawer at 128 reception. Instructions included.</p> <p>You can deal with this better than me.</p> </div> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:200px;"><img alt="128d.png" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8282/128d.png"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Site-128 logo, as of 2018.</p> </div> </div> <p>It was assumed that this email referred to Site-128, a small Foundation facility in southwest England which had been shut down in 2016, and now remained as an abandoned building devoid of equipment or documents. A team of agents was dispatched to the facility, and discovered inside the reception desk a copy of SCP-8282-A (containing only 18 cards) and an instruction manual for SCP-8282. These items were subsequently transported to Site-91 for further study.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Addendum 2, Investigation:</strong> Drs. Lewis Flood and Kai Lassila were selected as the research leads for this item; both had previously been employed at Site-128, and the former was a qualified thaumaturge who had originally been the lead researcher on SCP-8282-B. Dr. Flood was permitted to perform SCP-8282 with a random card<span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">No order in the cards was readily apparent; Dr. Flood proposed that the ritual might work more effectively with a randomly-selected card than an intentionally chosen one.</span> and enter the corresponding location accompanied by an MTF escort, for a period not exceeding ten minutes. He subsequently produced the following summary report:</p> <div class="paper table1"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h3 id="toc0"><span>Expedition 1: SCP-8282-1</span></h3> </div> <br/> <strong>Date:</strong> 2018-01-14 <p><strong>Officer of Record:</strong> Dr. Lewis Flood</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Card:</strong> <em>Memory</em>; illustration depicts a labyrinth of concentric circles, containing multiple strings of text in various unidentified scripts.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> A large, circular, atrium-like library with bookshelves lining almost all available wall space. A mezzanine level encircles the entire room and is accessible via staircase. Entire space shows signs of abandonment and decay; dust and broken tiles cover the floor, and the domed glass roof is caked with grime, severely limiting the amount of sunlight entering the room. Cursory inspection of books reveals exclusively blank pages; further inspection may be warranted. No sapient life is present, but the centre of the room features a life-size statue of a deer.</p> </div> <p>The next two tests found places similarly devoid of human life; the fourth, however, produced markedly different results:</p> <div class="paper table1"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h3 id="toc1"><span>Expedition 4: SCP-8282-4</span></h3> </div> <br/> <strong>Date:</strong> 2018-01-15 <p><strong>Officer of Record:</strong> Dr. Kai Lassila</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Card:</strong> <em>Sanctuary</em>; illustration depicts a figure resting underground next to a fire, while a storm rages above.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> A sequence of large caves. The walls are stratified, consisting predominantly of beige, white and grey stone. See attached transcript for more information.</p> </div> <div class="notation"> <p><em>[Dr. Lassila and two MTF agents enter the gateway created by SCP-8282. Dr. Flood remains in the lab as operation control.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> Control, I'm in a cavern. About the size of a small theatre, I'd say.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Do you have enough light?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> Lighting's fine, there's about six or seven industrial lamps mounted on the walls. Not sure what's powering them, I can't hear a generator or anything… it looks like the cables just connect straight to the stone. Maybe it's drawing power from the rocks somehow? Can't tell from here. There's other things installed on the ceiling as well. Might be for ventilation, but again I'm not sure.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Anything else of note?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> Nothing in this room, but there seems to be a passageway into another cave here.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Proceed, with caution.</p> <p><em>[Footsteps on recording.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> This room seems to be some kind of warehouse? There's just rows of shelves everywhere, and I'd say… maybe half of them are covered in boxes. Labels are scribbled on with marker, no pattern that I can make out.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Would you say there are signs of recent activity in this place?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> Probably? It definitely doesn't look abandoned, the same way the last ones were. Seems to be a desk here for managing inventory, so if I had to guess I'd say this is some kind of active logistics operation.</p> <p><em>[Footsteps on recording.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> OK, I'm going to change that 'probably' to a 'definitely'. I've just moved onto the next room, and there's another gateway here. Looks a lot like the one I just came through.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Anything else in this room?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> Just more tunnels to other caves. And… hold on.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> What?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> Could you be quiet just a second, please?</p> <p><em>[Ambience on recording.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> OK, I don't know if the mic picked that up, but I think I can hear a piano? Very echoey, but I think it's coming from the cavern to my left. I'm going to… no, wait. It just stopped. Permission to—</p> <p><em>[A loud siren begins to blare, drowning out Dr. Lassila's speech.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Report. Report!</p> <p><em>[After fifteen seconds, an unidentified individual enters the room via one of the tunnels, and presses a button on a remote control device to silence the alarm.]</em></p> <p><strong>[unidentified]:</strong> WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> Never mind. Control, there's an unknown individual in here. Female, estimated late 20s…</p> <p><strong>[unidentified]</strong>: …and extremely pissed off with you. How the hell did you get in here?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> Could I have your name, please?</p> <p><strong>[unidentified]:</strong> No, you may not, you fucking… [sighs] OK, sorry, hold on. Did you come in through that?</p> <p><em>[The individual points at the gateway immediately next to Dr. Lassila.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> Why do you ask?</p> <p><strong>[unidentified]:</strong> Because this is not your place. This is my place, and if it's insecure, I need to know. So: did you come in through that door, or a different door?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> I need your name, please, before we do anything else.</p> <p><strong>[unidentified]:</strong> Would you mind phrasing that in a way that doesn't make it sound like you're from the <strong><span style="color: green">forest of identity theft</span></strong>?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> …do you think that's where I'm from?</p> <p><strong>[unidentified]:</strong> No, but I've met people who are, and I don't trust them either.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> <em>[sighs]</em> My name is Kai Lassila. What's yours?</p> <p><strong>[unidentified]:</strong> Jemima Ellbridge. That door, or not?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> Different door.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Show me, please.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> I don't think I can do that.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Oh, for God's sake. Is it somewhere in <em>one of these caves</em>? Please give me any information at all to work with.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> I'm the one asking the questions here.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> No, you are not. Because from my perspective, you've just broken into my house, <em>again</em>. You are not the one who gets to demand answers right now.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> What do you mean, 'again'?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> After Three fucking Portlands, is what I mean.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> I haven't been to Three Portlands.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> You… No, you haven't, have you? Foundation's not allowed in there. Wait, what the hell did you do, then?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> How do you know we're Foundation?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> You have a labcoat, a radio, and a paramilitary escort. Don't insult my intelligence, thank you. Tell me about the door you came through. Does it look like this one?</p> <p><em>[Ellbridge gestures at the gateway.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> I can't disc—</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Mr. Lassila.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> Doctor.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> <em>Doctor</em> Lassila. Kindly explain to me why I'm supposed to trust someone who's currently an intruder on my property.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> You said we're breaking into your house again, yes?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Yes.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> No, not <em>again</em>. We weren't involved the first time.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Do you know who was?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> No, but we might be able to find out. If you help us.</p> <p><em>[Silence on recording.]</em></p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> This conversation doesn't end without me explaining stuff, does it?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> Probably not, no.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> …fine. But it doesn't end without you explaining stuff either. We clear?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> Why are we trusting <em>you</em>?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Because if I had the power to do anything meaningful to you, I would have kicked you out of here already. We can take the fact that I haven't as a relationship of mutual understanding.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> Alright. Did you make your gateway using a special card?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Yes. Did you?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> Not me personally, but yes, we did.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Where did it come from?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> The cards?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Ah, cards plural? Interesting. Yes, where did they come from?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> Why do you ask?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Because I have — or <em>had</em>, until recently — the only copy of those cards anywhere in existence. I'm having to remake them all from scratch right now, because some fucking bastard stole them all last week. And if I ever find out who, I'm going to bash their head against that bit of clay there and see what gets dented worse. So: <em>where did they come from</em>?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> Just to check, it was eighteen cards, yes?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> It was forty-four.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> Oh. We got given eighteen.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Got given them by who?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> Anonymous. Someone emailed us from a burner account to say "we've left them at this location, here's some instructions for the ritual, you deal with them please". Beyond that, we know as much as you do.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Alright. Fine. I believe you, I think. I'm guessing you're doing recon missions for all the cards?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> We're intending to. We've only done three others so far.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Any of them have people in?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> No, not yet.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Right. Word of advice: some of them do, and some of those people are going to be even less happy about your presence than I am.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> We'll keep that in mind.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> You could also let me finish. I'm willing to help you guys, help make sure you don't cause any diplomatic incidents with those cards, <em>if</em> you help me find who stole the rest of them. You'll make no effort to detain me, or invade my home again. First and final offer.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> I… will need to consult with some people about that.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Fine. Meet me back here in 24 hours, and don't touch shit in the meantime. Deal?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> <em>[over radio]</em> Lewis?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Fine by me.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> Alright. 24 hours.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Great. Now fuck off, please.</p> </div> <p>An investigation found no evidence of any significant affiliation between Ellbridge and any Groups of Interest, hostile or otherwise; her offer was therefore accepted, and she was brought on as a consultant to help document SCP-8282. Expeditions resumed the following day, under Ellbridge's guidance.</p> <div class="paper table1"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h3 id="toc2"><span>Expedition 6: SCP-8282-6</span></h3> </div> <br/> <strong>Date:</strong> 2018-01-16 <p><strong>Officer of Record:</strong> Dr. Lewis Flood</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Card:</strong> <em>Bazaar</em>; illustration depicts a bustling marketplace with three prominent towers in the background.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> A basement in the city of Three Portlands, one of the largest anomalous enclaves in the world. As Foundation activity in Free Ports such as this one is severely restricted, Dr. Flood entered the Way wearing plain clothes, accompanied only by consulting thaumaturge Jemima Ellbridge rather than an MTF escort.</p> </div> <div class="notation"> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Welcome to 3Ports.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Mind if we go outside to confirm?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Sure. Door's over here.</p> <p><em>[Footsteps on recording.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Is this your house?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Think so, yeah. If it's not, then no-one's noticed.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> What does that mean?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> My dad owned this place, before he passed. The will didn't mention it anywhere, so I'm not sure it's <em>technically</em> mine… but he died two years ago, so if he'd given it to anyone else, I think I'd know by now.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Sorry to hear that. Was he a thaumaturge as well?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Yeah, he was the one who made the cards. Some of them, at least, and I made a bunch more after he taught me. He made lots of little magical trinkets and what-have-you, then he'd sell them in places like this. Setting up all these Ways was a pain, but it's quicker than taking the normal entrance.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> You said he sold the stuff he made. Did he ever sell any copies of the cards?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Not that he ever told me, and I don't think he'd have any reason to. Mainly because almost no-one else can actually do the ritual, because no-one has an entire wall's worth of magic clay.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Oh, yeah, I was going to ask about that. Does that stuff have a proper name? Because 'plimyrite' we came up with in-house.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> No idea, to be honest. I probably <em>should</em> have a name for it, 'cause half the cave's made of it. Why 'plimyrite'?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> [inaudible]</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> What was that?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Doesn't matter.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> No, go on.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> It's from the Greek for 'flood', apparently.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Of course it is.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Look, I didn't pick it, alright? I don't even love it as a name, honestly.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Bet you signed off on it, though.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> The rest of that story's very long, and I don't think you're cleared for it.</p> <hr/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><em>[Approx. five minutes of extraneous audio removed for brevity.]</em></p> </div> <hr/> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> For the record, I was in here when the cards got stolen.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> What do you mean?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> I came through 3Ports for… some stuff, then I went back to that house to find the gateway had disappeared. I think someone must have broken into the building, walked through into my actual house in Somerset where I do the rituals, stolen the cards, and then let themselves out. I changed the locks after that.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Noted. Do you come here a lot?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> I come <em>through</em> here a lot, yeah. Don't stay to visit all that often.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Meaning?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Meaning the walk from that house to the American exits are a hell of a lot quicker and cheaper than a trans-Atlantic flight.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> You're in America pretty often, then?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Oh yeah, definitely.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> How come? What do you do?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Just… stuff.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Come on. I told you the plimyrite thing, you can tell me this.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> …deliveries.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Deliveries.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Yes.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Delivering what? Stuff you can't send via a normal courier?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Sometimes.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Meaning stuff they won't let through customs. Right?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> No comment.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> You've got a unique access route to one of the most important locations in the anomalous world, and you're using it to smuggle stuff across international borders?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Still no comment.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> You have a secret cave with magic minerals in the walls, and you're using <em>that</em> as a shipping warehouse?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> At least I'm <em>using</em> it. You people just lock stuff in boxes for all eternity.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> OK, I'm going to stop this conversation before someone gets fired.</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="paper table1"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h3 id="toc3"><span>Expedition 9: SCP-8282-9</span></h3> </div> <br/> <strong>Date:</strong> 2018-01-17 <p><strong>Officer of Record:</strong> Dr. Kai Lassila</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Card:</strong> <em>Future</em>; card is solid black save for the title text.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> An uninhabited area in Antarctica. Ellbridge claims that this card's destination is in fact a random point on the Earth's land surface, 'rerolled' each time the ritual is performed.</p> </div> <div class="paper table1"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h3 id="toc4"><span>Expedition 12: SCP-8282-9</span></h3> </div> <br/> <strong>Date:</strong> 2018-01-17 <p><strong>Officer of Record:</strong> Dr. Kai Lassila</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Card:</strong> <em>Future</em>; repeated tests were conducted with this card, in order to verify Ellbridge's claims and study the distribution of the selected destinations.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> A forest in the State of Bahia, Brazil. See attached transcript for additional information.</p> </div> <div class="notation"> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> How many more of these tests do we want to do? I'm just worried about the risk of this door showing up in a populated area.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> I'm happy to make this the last one. I <em>think</em> there's a forest on the other side right now, so at least we don't have to worry about this one being populated.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> Right. Whenever you're ready.</p> <p><em>[Dr. Flood, Ellbridge, and two members of MTF Rho-18 enter the gateway. Dr. Lassila and the other three agents remain in the lab.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> All clear. Yeah, this is definitely a forest. It's not totally uninhabited, though, we are near a path… so probably want to make this quick just in case anyone shows up.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> Noted. You got a GPS reading?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Yep, this says we're in Brazil. Latitude thirteen point one four two—</p> <p><em>[Radio contact is abruptly lost. Security footage from the lab at this time shows the gateway shimmering, and the destination behind it visibly changes.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> Lewis? You there?</p> <p><em>[Silence on recording.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> Dr. Flood, please report.</p> <p><em>[Silence on recording.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> This is Dr. Kai Lassila to Dr. Lewis Flood, do you read me?</p> <p><strong>Rho-3:</strong> Sir? The door.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> Oh, fuck. Uh, that's not the forest any more.</p> <p><strong>Rho-4:</strong> The view through the gateway's very distorted, but I would say that looks like a desert.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> Which is not a forest. You guys have a spare GPS tracker, right?</p> <p><strong>Rho-3:</strong> Yes.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> Great. Go through there <em>right now</em>. Report coordinates immediately.</p> <p><strong>Rho-3:</strong> Copy.</p> <p><em>[Rho-3, -4 and -5 enter the gateway.]</em></p> <p><strong>Rho-3:</strong> This is indeed a desert, Control. Latitude 16.24843 north, longitude 15.60191 w—</p> <p><strong>Rho-4:</strong> There's another gateway! About twenty metres from ours.</p> <p><strong>Rho-5:</strong> And there's a person walking around. Who is that?</p> <p><strong>Rho-3:</strong> Permission to engage, Control?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> Granted.</p> <p><strong>Rho-3:</strong> Hey! Identify yourself!</p> <p><strong>Rho-5:</strong> He's running to the door! Move!</p> <p><em>[Running footsteps on recording.]</em></p> <p><strong>Rho-4:</strong> And… he's gone. He went through his gateway and then it disappeared behind him. Just vanished.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> Right, get back here, <em>now</em>. I don't think this thing is stable.</p> <p><strong>Rho-3:</strong> Copy.</p> <p><em>[All three agents return to Site-91 through the remaining gateway.]</em></p> </div> <p>After losing contact with Control, the agents accompanying Dr. Flood and Ellbridge activated an emergency distress beacon; all four individuals were subsequently rescued by personnel from Site-34.</p> <p>In their debriefing at Site-91, Dr. Flood and Ellbridge reported that the gateway had suddenly vanished behind them without explanation. They described some of the theories they had discussed as to the cause of the disappearance, including:</p> <ul> <li>The card used in the SCP-8282 ritual was damaged or defective in some way;</li> <li>The SCP-8282 ritual had been conducted improperly;</li> <li>The SCP-8282 ritual had somehow been conducted a second time after they had entered the gateway, triggering a 'reroll' of its random destination.</li> </ul> <p>Dr. Lassila's observations appeared to confirm the last of these theories. The individual spotted by Rho-5 was presumed to possess his own copy of the <em>Future</em> card and was attempting to use it at the same time as the researchers; furthermore, it was supposed that the two cards were entangled, such that performing the SCP-8282 ritual with one would instantly randomise the destination of both to the same location.</p> <div class="notation"> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> That doesn't make any sense.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> Why not?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> How would there be another copy of the card? There's only one, and we have it.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> I don't think that can be true. The agents <em>saw</em> that guy come through his own gateway.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> How?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> I think we need to entertain the idea that your dad gave someone else a copy of the deck, early on. That early copy is what we picked up from Site-128, which is why it's incomplete. The guy who stole <em>your</em> copy — which presumably is the same guy who showed up in the desert — still has the full deck.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> How would we confirm that?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> You said your dad made some of the cards, and you made the rest? Right?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Yes.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Did you make any of the cards that we currently have?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Let me see them.</p> <p><em>[Dr. Lassila hands Ellbridge the deck, which she quickly looks through.]</em></p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Nope. These are all old ones.</p> <p><em>[Silence on recording.]</em></p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Oh.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Yeah.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> OK, so this guy… we can't just keep calling him 'this guy'. Do you have a number for him or something?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> No, we probably should.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> PoI-8282?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> PoI-8282 is you, Jem.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Oh. 8283? I don't know how your numbering system works.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> Not like that.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> We can find some other relevant number, right?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> You said you found these cards at Site-128? What about PoI-128?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> That number's not free, is it?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> No, PoI-128 is Richard Sterling.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Who, sorry?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> Doesn't matter.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> No, no, I know that name.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> You know that name? How?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Oh, God, I think he was one of Dad's friends? He knew quite a lot of folks in the anomalous community, sometimes he'd have them round to talk shop. Why? How come he's on your radar?</p> <p><em>[Silence on recording.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Oh, for <em>fuck's</em> sake.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> What?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Is <em>that</em> what he was fucking doing?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Is what what he was doing? When?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> I have to go and make a call. And then I have to… probably go update a whole bunch of document classifications very quickly. Meeting dismissed.</p> </div> <table class="table4"> <tr> <th> <h3 id="toc5"><span>FOUNDATION PERSONNEL FILE (ABRIDGED)</span></h3> </th> </tr> <tr> <td> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:200px;"><img alt="Sterling.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8282/Sterling.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Dr. Sterling in 2004.</p> </div> </div> <h1 id="toc6"><span>Richard Sterling</span></h1> <p><strong>Position:</strong> N/A<br/> <strong>Security Clearance Level:</strong> N/A<br/> <strong>Status:</strong> Unknown</p> <p>Dr. Sterling was the Director of Site-128 in Somerset, England from its founding in 1989 until his presumed death under mysterious circumstances in 2004. He is currently under a long-running internal affairs investigation surrounding:</p> <ul> <li>The precise nature of his death/disappearance;</li> <li>The possibility that he was, for a large portion of his career, an unregistered thaumaturge;</li> <li>His general management of Site-128, marked by an abnormal degree of chaos in its administrative affairs;</li> <li>His relation to an esoteric materials mishandling incident in 1995 involving the disappearance of several hundred kilograms of plimyrite, which led to the erroneous reassignment of his then-deputy, Dr. Lewis Flood, to a junior research position at Site-333 in New Jersey;</li> <li>His relation, if any, to the <a href="/the-fall-of-site-128">catastrophic attack</a> on Site-128 in 2016 that led to the facility's closure.</li> </ul> <p>For additional information on this investigation, contact Drs. Oliver Memphis or Kai Lassila of the Research Liaison Team.</p> </td> </tr> </table> <div class="notation"> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> You're joking.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> Nope. I don't have permission to show you the full report on this guy, but let's just say it's very long. And fairly chaotic. And I think extremely funny, right up until the part where it causes multiple deaths.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> I thought it was funny up until the part where I got demoted to a shithole Site for twenty years.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Yeah, what's with that part? What's it mean by 'erroneous reassignment'?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Is she cleared for that?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> That part specifically, yes. It's relevant to her expertise.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Right. We seized half a ton of plimyrite from some Welsh mine. Or rather, I did — I was in charge of the stuff. Which meant that when it vanished from the Site two weeks later, it looked like it was my fault.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Was it your fault?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> No, it was Sterling's fault. He hid it in some random storage room on-Site. And nobody realised, because after working at 128 for long enough, you got trained not to ask awkward questions like "why is this stationery cupboard Director's access only?"</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Jesus Christ. And you think <em>this guy</em> got given the old cards?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> I think he got given the old cards <em>and</em> stole your new ones.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Why do you think that?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> Because I'm looking at his file photo, and I reckon if you added 14 years to it, you'd get the guy on that bodycam footage from the desert.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Is that the best evidence you've got?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> We also have some fairly scattered reports from various intelligence sources suggesting that he's been hiding in Three Portlands for the last couple years, where we can't get him… which would at least line up with what you said about the theft.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Why, though? What's the point?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Maybe he knew about your deal? Maybe he knew <em>some</em> of your deal, broke into your house in 3Ports, recognised the cards as a more complete version of his own set, and decided to steal them then and there?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> But again, <em>why</em>? If he's fine in 3Ports, why try and mess stuff up even more?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Unless he doesn't think he's fine.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> Very possible. Those same scattered reports suggest that he's essentially a paranoid asshole at this point. He's been stuck in the same small, isolated city for at least the last year and a half, he doesn't talk to a lot of people, and he's constantly afraid that someone's out to get him.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> I thought you <em>were</em> out to get him.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> A lot of people are, to be fair. Apparently he's pissed off half the city one way or another. Screams at people, refuses to pay them for stuff, sometimes runs active scams, and generally acts like a lunatic in public. For what it's worth, though, I don't think we should waste time trying to fathom his motivations. Whatever he's trying to achieve, it probably doesn't make a lot of difference to us.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> OK, so… I get how he has my new deck. Why do we have his old one?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Maybe one of the people he upset stole it from him? That would go full circle quite nicely.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> Oh, God, I think you're right.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> You think so?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> That anonymous email we got. "You can deal with this better than me." What do we want to bet that "this" isn't referring to the cards?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Someone gave us Richard Sterling's old copy of the deck so we would capture him? We're not unpaid contract police.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> Yeah, I know. That's why I've had my head in my hands for the last twenty seconds.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Well, what are you concerned about?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> I don't like that someone else is effectively trying to get us to do their bidding. I think the higher-ups won't be amused by that.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Do you want to get hold of the rest of the cards?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> Well, yes.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Do you want to get hold of the guy who's been repeatedly fucking up your shit since the late 80s?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Yes.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> OK, so you're not doing someone else's bidding. You're doing your own bidding, which happens to align with what someone else wants.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> I take your point. I'm still not sure how much we can meaningfully do, though.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> How come?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> Presumably what Sterling is doing is just hiding in various different Free Ports for as long as possible. Which is a very good strategy for him, because the Foundation can't conduct official business in any of those places.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> I can.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> Not on our behalf.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> I can do stuff on my behalf. Then it just happens to align with what you want. Nice how things work out, isn't it?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> OK, but with all due respect, what are you going to do? You can't just capture a guy, and you don't have the resources of an international paramilitary. <em>Do</em> you have the resources of an international paramilitary?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> No, but I have the diplomatic connections of one. I know someone who lives or works in every location in this deck — all the ones that have people in them, at least — and those people talk to other people, and to each other. If Richard Sterling's managed to piss off half the Portlands just by living there, I reckon I can get him blacklisted from every Free Port in the world.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Interesting. Should we write up a project proposal?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> No.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> No, because then it becomes Foundation business, and then both of us…</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> …are fucked?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> I was going to phrase it more tactfully, but yes. The official explanation on record needs to be that we anticipate the situation will resolve itself in due time, and we are simply waiting for Dr. Sterling to be forced out of hiding. We can monitor the situation, but anything else that happens is the result of independent actions taken by unrelated parties. Everyone clear on that?</p> </div> <p>Further information on this situation will be added when available.</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <hr/> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="modal table4"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2 id="toc7"><span>NOTICE FROM THE RECORDS AND INFORMATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION</span></h2> <p>The following updates to this file are provisionally classified pending review. By continuing, you confirm that you are in possession of Level 5/8282 clearance.</p> <p><em>-Maria Jones, Director, RAISA</em></p> </div> </div> <p>Over the next several weeks, Foundation intelligence sources (including Ellbridge) confirmed that Dr. Sterling had attempted to access numerous Free Ports, and had either fled or been forcibly removed from each. This culminated in the following communication, received by the O5 Council on 10 February 2018 and subsequently forwarded to Dr. Lassila:</p> <div class="email"> <p>Foundation,</p> <p>An individual identifying as "Richard Sterling" recently entered the Wanderers' Library, seeking asylum from forces unspecified. This message is to inform you that we have ejected him from the premises, owing to:</p> <ul> <li>his known status as a senior agent of your organisation;</li> <li>his usage of an unsanctioned and insecure Way as a means of ingress;</li> <li>his general disrespectful behaviour and profane language.</li> </ul> <p>We have closed the gateway through which Mr. Sterling entered, and have returned him to your custody. You are invited to take this message as a reminder that we are not, as a general rule, open to your personnel — especially those engaging in conduct such as his.</p> <p>Regards,<br/> The Eighth Archivist</p> </div> <div class="notation"> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Jesus Christ.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> I didn't even <em>talk</em> to the Library. If he managed to get himself kicked out of there, that's fully on him.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> <em>Has</em> he been returned to our custody?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> O5's put all Sites on alert, but no response so far.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Why do they think he still works for you, if he disappeared 14 years ago?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> I'm willing to bet they didn't get the memo. 128 was one of the smallest Sites we ran, and no-one else in the Foundation ever gave a shit about it. It may be that no-one <em>outside</em> the Foundation cares either. I'm sure the Library has better things to do than update their records of that hellhole.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> In that case, do they think 128's still operating?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Oh, God, that's where they've sent him, isn't it?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> Yep. We'll send a team.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Wait, how long ago did we get that message?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> About an hour.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> So he might not still be there.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Might have booked a train to Portland. It's only an hour or two from there, right?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> Oh, I bet he has. Jem, can you go through into 3Ports and wait at the UK entrance?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> I <em>can</em>, but you might want to send a team to wait at the other side, 'cause they might just not let him in the door any more.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> Alright, I can send half of Rho-18 there, and the other half to scout around 128.</p> </div> <div class="paper table1"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h3 id="toc8"><span>Expedition 26: SCP-8282-6</span></h3> </div> <br/> <strong>Date:</strong> 2018-02-10 <p><strong>Officer of Record:</strong> Dr. Lewis Flood</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Card:</strong> <em>Bazaar</em></p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> See Expedition 6 above.</p> <p><strong>Notes:</strong> Dr. Flood and Ellbridge entered Three Portlands and proceeded to monitor the exit leading to Portland, UK for roughly two hours. After neither they nor the team of agents monitoring the city's exterior saw any sign of Dr. Sterling, the two instead forced entry into his residence within Three Portlands; neither Dr. Sterling, his copy of SCP-8282-A, or any gateway produced by SCP-8282 were visible.</p> </div> <div class="notation"> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> He's definitely not there.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> But he still has the cards?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Seems so.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> Which means he's probably going to try and do the ritual again. And to do that, you need a giant chunk of plimyrite. So… where else is there plimyrite?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Well, my house. That's pretty close to 128, I think.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> I'll send the task force there.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> No, I can get there quicker through the cave.</p> </div> <div class="paper table1"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h3 id="toc9"><span>Expedition 27: SCP-8282-4</span></h3> </div> <br/> <strong>Date:</strong> 2018-02-10 <p><strong>Officer of Record:</strong> Dr. Lewis Flood</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Card:</strong> <em>Sanctuary</em></p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> See Expedition 4 above.</p> <p><strong>Notes:</strong> Dr. Flood, Ellbridge and two agents entered the cave, and proceeded through the existing gateway into the latter's personal residence. No sign of Dr. Sterling, or any forced entry of any kind, was visible. However, Ellbridge noted abnormal phenomena in the cave itself during their return; see attached transcript for more information.</p> </div> <div class="notation"> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> He's not there, Control. No sign of—</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Shut up.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> What?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Sh-shh.</p> <p><em>[Faint knocking sounds, once every few seconds, are audible.]</em></p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> <em>[whispering]</em> What is that?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> <em>[whispering]</em> I thought it was just cave noises.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Not this cave. That doesn't happen.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Is someone else in here?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> That doesn't make sense. They should have set off the alarms, like Kai did last time.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Should we check anyway?</p> <hr/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><em>[Approx. five minutes of extraneous audio removed. Dr. Flood, Ellbridge and the agents split up to explore the cave, finding it empty.]</em></p> </div> <hr/> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Nothing?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Nothing, but I think it's loudest in that direction. In the piano room.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Why <em>do</em> you have a piano in here?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> I like playing with the reverb, it sounds cool. But the knocking's definitely coming from that way.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> It's from outside, maybe?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> I didn't think there <em>was</em> an outside. I thought this was a pocket world that you could only get to using those cards.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> If there's no outside, why haven't we suffocated? Because that one door into your house should not be enough to ventilate a cave of this size. Where do those things in the ceiling go? And also, where's the plimyrite from?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> What?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> If the plimyrite's from here, and you need it to do the ritual that gets you <em>in</em> here, where did it come from originally?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> I don't know.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> I do, 'cause I found it. Control, I have a suggestion.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> Yes?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Aflendid.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> What about it?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Where the hell's that?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Aflendid. Village in south Wales, used to be a mining town. It kind of has a history of <a href="/acroamatic-abatement">anomalous geology</a>, and it's where we first found this stuff.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> So?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> When did your dad start making these cards?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> I dunno, early-mid '90s? I was a little kid.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Oh, thanks. But the mid '90s was when we found the mine. We thought we exhausted it, there wasn't any more plimyrite, but… I guess your dad got hold of some. Probably moved a bunch into 3Ports at some point, if that's where Sterling's been operating from recently. Meanwhile, the clay that <em>we</em> pulled out of Aflendid is the stuff that's now at Site-91. That is where it all comes from, and if there's more of it here, that might mean we're directly under the town. And I think that knocking is Sterling, on the surface, trying to dig out enough plimyrite to use as a door.</p> <p><em>[Silence on recording.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> That's an insane theory, but in the absence of a better one, I move we adopt it.</p> </div> <p>Dr. Flood and three members of MTF Rho-18 were dispatched to the village of Aflendid, and eventually discovered Dr. Sterling in a disused mining tunnel adjacent to the town, attempting to dig his way through to the seam of plimyrite using only a single shovel.</p> <div class="notation"> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Hello, Richard.</p> <p><em>[Dr. Sterling turns to face Dr. Flood. He appears startled, panicked, and noticeably short of breath.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Sterling:</strong> Who are you?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Your memory going? Or was it just not worth remembering the guy you sent to New fucking Jersey for two decades?</p> <p><em>[Silence on recording.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Lewis Flood. I would say it's a pleasure, but… you know. Catharsis might be a better word.</p> <p><em>[Dr. Sterling pauses, and then lunges at Dr. Flood with his shovel. He retreats after the agents raise their guns.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Oh, for God's sake, Richard. You ran a Site for fifteen years. You know damn well that one old guy is not going to win a fight against a Foundation field team. Put the shovel down, and come with us.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Sterling:</strong> I'm a citizen of Three Portlands. You can't arrest me without causing a diplomatic incident.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Why didn't you go there, then?</p> <p><em>[Silence on recording.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Oh. You did. You just got there before we did, and they told you to piss off. Right?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Sterling:</strong> How the hell are you getting any of this?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> I don't know if you noticed, Richard, but people don't like you. I don't like you. Three Portlands doesn't like you. The woman you stole those cards from certainly doesn't like you — and we're going to need those back, by the way. Even the Library sent us a courtesy note to tell us they'd got rid of you.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Sterling:</strong> You're lying.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> <em>I'm</em> lying, am I? The guy who stole half a ton of magic clay and made that my fault, the guy who literally faked his own death, is telling me I'm lying? Great. That's good to hear.</p> <p><em>[Dr. Sterling places the shovel on the ground, and pulls his copy of SCP-8282-A from his pocket. He appears to inspect it for a moment, then suddenly turns around to face the partially-exposed plimyrite and hurriedly performs SCP-8282.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Get him!</p> <p><em>[The MTF agents advance as a gateway forms in the clay, dust cascading as the remaining rocks around the opening fall away. The Way appears to waver slightly as he jumps through, as though unstable.]</em></p> <p><strong>Rho-3:</strong> Where's he going?</p> <p><em>[As soon as Dr. Sterling enters the Way, he is tackled to the ground by a waiting Jemima Ellbridge. He drops the cards as he collapses, and they scatter through the air. Ellbridge waves her free hand, and all 44 cards begin flying around the room in spirals before forming a neat stack in her palm. She steps back and looks at Dr. Sterling, who attempts to get up but is restrained by the agents before he can flee.]</em></p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> He's in 3Ports. Hello!</p> <p><strong>Dr. Sterling:</strong> No, no, no, no, no…</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Yeah, sorry. Were you always this predictable? Or just lost your touch?</p> <p><em>[Dr. Flood enters the gateway.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Sorry, how did you do that? With the…</p> <p><em>[Dr. Flood waves his hand around in imitation.]</em></p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> When I said I was a cartomancer, I meant it quite broadly.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Sterling:</strong> <em>[groans]</em> Hang on, are you Tom Ellbridge's kid?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Yep.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Sterling:</strong> You're working with the fucking Foundation?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Yes, she is. Why weren't you?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Sterling:</strong> I worked for the Foundation for 25 years!</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> No, you didn't. You built an entire Site on a bundle of lies. Who were you actually working for?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Sterling:</strong> I wasn't working for anyone. Get the fuck away from me.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Richard.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> That's probably true, to be fair.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> What do you mean?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> When I was asking around last week, I found out some really interesting things. Do you know what he's actually been doing for the last decade and a half? Mostly, he's just been running a bunch of different scams. Selling magic items that aren't, charging extortionate rates for useless consulting advice, that sort of thing. Basically, it's what I would be doing if I actively hated everyone else in the world.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> We were vaguely aware. We just never figured out <em>why</em>, what agenda he was trying to advance.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Why would he be doing that? You've presupposed he's secretly working for the Hand, or the Insurgency, or… how many of these bloody groups are there?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Too many.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> But they all have their ideology. They all care about how the anomalous world should be run. He doesn't care about that shit. I've met a dozen grifters just like him — and the thing about them is, grifters don't need ideology, except as something they can peddle to everyone else. He's scamming on his own behalf. He's not working for anyone except himself.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Interesting. Is that a fair assessment, Richard?</p> <p><em>[Silence on recording. Dr. Sterling is unresponsive.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Richard? You there?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> I could be wrong, but I <em>think</em> he's currently speedrunning the five stages of grief. Give him a minute to get out of depression.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> No, I'm happy to make it last longer, actually. Hey, Richard, you want to know something interesting? You know how we never gave that material an actual name? Since, you know, you disappeared it before I even had a chance to write up its file?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Sterling:</strong> It's called thaumic clay, you idiot.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Eh, bad name. Won't catch on. Anyway, we picked a better one a few years ago.</p> <p><em>[Dr. Sterling sighs in exhaustion.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Sterling:</strong> Let me guess. SCP-dash-bunch of numbers?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Well, yes, that's its formal designation. Nobody calls it that, though. We call it plimyrite.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Sterling:</strong> Plimyrite?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> From the Greek <em>plimmyra</em>. Meaning 'flood'.</p> <p><em>[Dr. Flood grins insincerely at Dr. Sterling, and gestures to the agents to lead him through the gateway to Site-91. The agents comply; Dr. Sterling does not struggle, seemingly lacking the energy. Ellbridge holds up her new copy of the Bazaar card, and shakes it until the gateway to Aflendid vanishes.]</em></p> </div> <p>Interrogation of Dr. Sterling is ongoing, but has so far revealed the working theories of Ms. Ellbridge, Dr. Flood and Dr. Lassila to be largely accurate. His older copy of SCP-8282-A had been given to him as a gift by one Thomas Ellbridge in the mid-1990s, and was stolen by parties unknown shortly after he himself stole Jemima Ellbridge's more expansive 44-card deck.</p> <p>Further queries surrounding this investigation should be directed to the Research Liaison Team.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Addendum 3, Subsequent Observations:</strong> Subsequent to Dr. Sterling's capture, a debriefing was conducted at Site-91.</p> <div class="notation"> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> So what happens now? Our deal only went as far as getting the full set of cards back.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> Yeah, and I think you know that we can't just give them back to you. Not without me getting chewed out by everyone in my chain of command.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> I can confirm that losing valuable anomalies isn't popular with the management.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> What would you use them for, though?</p> <p><em>[Silence on recording.]</em></p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> I'm genuinely asking. Because half of these cards go to abandoned places that I don't think would be much use to you, and most of the others go to Free Ports, which you guys aren't even allowed into. Not on official business, anyway.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> I've seen your report on where the rest of the cards go. There's not <em>no</em> use cases there. We could… I don't know, get from here to Sloth's Pit very quickly.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> I can make you a copy of that card, if you want. I could make you a copy of the whole deck, if you gave me a couple months.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> And leave the other copy to you, so you can keep on running maybe-illegal deliveries? How am I going to justify that to Director Varga?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> <em>[shrugs]</em> The Foundation's job is to maintain the Veil, right?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> Yes.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Am I threatening the Veil?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> …not obviously.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Was I threatening it before, back when I had the full deck?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> …not that I'm aware of.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> No. And if I had, you'd know, and you wouldn't be working with me. You'd have vetoed my offer on day one. I don't <em>want</em> to take down the Veil, frankly. I like being the only one with a magic cave, as you've well noticed. And I also like being allowed in the Portlands.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Yeah, what's the status on that? Do they know you're working with us?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Probably not. But even if they did, my consulting relationship wih you right now — officially speaking — consists of me making sure you don't storm into a Free Port guns blazing and fuck up everything in a mile's radius. I think even someone who doesn't like the Foundation would agree that's probably a good thing.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> Well, we'll take your proposal under advisement. It's still going to be a tricky proposal to write up, you understand, and we've all had a stressful few weeks. So… give me a couple days, and I'll try and figure something out.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> If you just need to de-stress, well… I guess that is another use case of the cards.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> What do you mean?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> I know a place.</p> </div> <div class="paper table1"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h3 id="toc10"><span>Expedition 28: SCP-8282-19</span></h3> </div> <br/> <strong>Date:</strong> 2018-02-11 <p><strong>Officer of Record:</strong> Dr. Kai Lassila</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Card:</strong> <em>Light</em>; illustration depicts an idyllic coastal area with a lighthouse.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> An idyllic coastal area with a lighthouse.</p> <p><strong>Notes:</strong> Dr. Lassila, Dr. Flood and Ms. Ellbridge all entered the location together, and remained there for approximately one hour. 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SCP-8286	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=1&theme=https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--code/theme%3Aclassic/1&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <p><strong>Item #:</strong> SCP-8286</p> <p><strong>Object Class:</strong> Keter</p> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> SCP-8286 has been transferred to the purview of the Department of Applied Necromancy for testing. SCP-8286 is to be kept within a standard testing chamber at Confidential Research Site-Magni. Researchers assigned to SCP-8286 are tasked with restoring it to life. As it is imperative that the Foundation achieve this goal as soon as possible, the cross-testing of SCP-8286 with other SCP items is permitted with the express permission of Department of Applied Necromancy Director Hyatt.</p> <p>Any sighting of SCP-8286-1 by Foundation personnel are to be attributed to a containment breach by the "SCP-8286" described in the fabricated version of this article's documentation. A child actor dressed to resemble SCP-8286-1 instances is to be transported to Site 19 to enhance the deception.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8286 is the corpse of a female humanoid entity. Any sapient being who views SCP-8286's body directly experiences sudden feelings of grief and pity for the deceased entity. Before its death, SCP-8286 reportedly sat in a garden surrounded by SCP-8286-1 instances, entertaining them by telling stories, singing songs, reciting poetry, and anomalously producing toys from the folds of its clothing.</p> <p>SCP-8286-1 are hollow, animate figures of children made of a delicate substance that superficially resembles plaster. In their current form, they possess limited mobility, are incapable of speech, and do not appear to be sapient. Prior to SCP-8286's death, SCP-8286-1 instances were indistinguishable from regular human children, both physically and mentally.</p> <p>In 2008, SCP-8286 was killed by members of the Global Occult Coalition who believed that the entity had been kidnapping and brainwashing children for centuries. Upon the death of SCP-8286, instances of SCP-8286-1 were heard to emit pained vocalizations and transform into the plaster-like figures they now are. The GOC operatives proceeded to destroy all SCP-8286-1, but left SCP-8286's body untouched due to its anomalous manipulation of their emotions.</p> <p>Since the death of SCP-8286, several hundred children worldwide have spontaneously turned into instances of SCP-8286-1, with the number of affected children increasing annually. 78% of children who have undergone this transformation are no longer in the care of one or both parents. Foundation statisticians have predicted that if the increase in conversions continues to grow at a constant rate, a total of 50,000 children will have been converted by the end of 2015, and by 2020 it will be impossible for any human under the age of 18 to survive.</p> <h1 id="toc0"><span>Operation Persephone</span></h1> <p><strong>Addendum:</strong> The following a message from Director Hyatt to all researchers to assigned to SCP-8286:</p> <blockquote> <p>Hello,</p> <p>Here’s the upshot: no, we don't know who SCP-8286 is. Mystical, maternal figures are rampant in folklore, mythology, and religion, but there’s no single literary figure that we can definitively identify as SCP-8286. For all we know, SCP-8286 may have been the original source of inspiration for all those other characters. That’s for folkloristics to determine once our work is done, we’re just going to try out best for our specific mission.</p> <p>The Global Occult Coalition has been surprisingly cooperative. Less surprisingly, they have been of little help. The "shoot first, ask questions later" approach means that they knew next to nothing about SCP-8286's nature before they shot her. All that’s been given to me is the description earlier in this document, and I’ve been given very high clearance relating to this project.</p> <p>As for whether bringing her back will stop the children from being converted or not, we don't know that either. Still, based on what we know right now, it's the best bet. Prevailing wisdom is that if things continue as they are, we will eventually see the end of the human race as we know it. I understand we haven’t made much progress in proper reanimation in the department, but we’re working with a budget we haven't had since Applied Necromancy's inception. Now, the Foundation has ways of counteracting end-of-world scenarios, but I shouldn’t need to say that isn’t happening. Until O5 command says otherwise, we're going to do what we can to get this gal back on her feet.</p> <p>Death won’t win.</p> <p>—Director Maynard Hyatt</p> </blockquote> <p><strong>Test Log T-98817-OC109/8286</strong></p> <p><strong>Cross-SCP Reanimation Testing for SCP-8286</strong><br/> Due to the highly detrimental effect SCP-8286 has in its deceased state, reanimation testing has been ordered, with clearance from O5 Command.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Item:</strong> <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-806">SCP-806</a><sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup></p> <p><strong>Reanimation Test Record:</strong> Foundation technicians cooperated with visual effects professionals to create a reel of film depicting a digital recreation of SCP-8286 in its living state. The finished product, which consisted of 50 hours of digitally made footage, was then played using SCP-806. An instance of SCP-806-1 strongly resembling SCP-8286 was generated and presented to a group of SCP-8286-1. The instance of SCP-806-1 did not know how it was supposed to react to the children, and when instructed to sing, its voice had no effect.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Item:</strong> <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-1832">SCP-1832</a><sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup></p> <p><strong>Reanimation Test Record:</strong> SCP-1832 pressed on SCP-8286's forehead for roughly 20 minutes before falling unconscious. SCP-1832 was found in critical condition and had to receive immediate medical attention. After regaining consciousness, SCP-1832 expressed relief upon learning of the test's failure.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Item:</strong> <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-447">SCP-447</a><sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-3" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-3')">3</a></sup></p> <p><strong>Reanimation Test Record:</strong> Results unsatisfactory.</p> <p><em>Note: Something is wrong. It should’ve worked. I need a new approach.</em></p> <hr/> <p><strong>Item:</strong> <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-5779">SCP-5779</a><sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-4" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-4')">4</a></sup></p> <p><strong>Reanimation Test Record:</strong> Director Hyatt entered SCP-5779’s chambers, and reported the entity had taken on the appearance of SCP-8286. SCP-5779 was immediately able to recognize Director Hyatt by name without being informed prior. It was confirmed through preliminary questioning that SCP-5779 could not produce any further data regarding SCP-8286. The purpose and significance of this experiment is unknown.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Item:</strong> <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-1295">SCP-1295-4</a><sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-5" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-5')">5</a></sup></p> <p><strong>Reanimation Test Record:</strong> SCP-1295 was shown a photograph of SCP-8286's remains. SCP-1295 frowned and stated, "You've come to the wrong guy, son. You want my opinion? Leave her be. Now take that picture away. It's putting me off my pie." A Foundation staff member functioning as a waitress reported SCP-1295-4 telling its companions that "there's not much more waiting left."</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Item:</strong> <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-3309">SCP-3309</a><sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-6" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-6')">6</a></sup></p> <p><strong>Reanimation Test Record:</strong> SCP-3309 was used to attempt the destruction of SCP-8286’s file and thus prevent its death. While initially it appeared to have worked, keeping SCP-8286 from all Foundation databases for a time, an <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/deer-college-spring-cleaning-event">unknown and unforeseen process</a> counteracted the process and made it remanifest into the primary Foundation database.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Item:</strong> <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-4469">SCP-4469</a><sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-7" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-7')">7</a></sup></p> <p><strong>Reanimation Test Record:</strong> Results unsatisfactory.</p> <p><em>Notes: I wrote my name on the shovel because I thought… I searched my pockets and inside was a train ticket. I took the first train out of town when I was very young, before I could’ve possibly bought it.</em></p> <p><em>This feels like some kind of sick joke.</em></p> <hr/> <p><strong>Addendum-2:</strong> Following complaints from his colleagues and notable misuse of resources for Operation Persephone, Director Hyatt was summoned to Site-01 by O5-8 for review with regards to six more months of funding for Operation Persephone.</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>O5-8:</strong> Have a seat.</p> <p><strong>Hyatt:</strong> Good evening, sir. I wanted—</p> <p><strong>O5-8:</strong> Have a seat, director.</p> <p>[Hyatt sits]</p> <p><strong>O5-8:</strong> Director, you know how I feel about you.</p> <p><strong>Hyatt:</strong> Yes.</p> <p><strong>O5-8:</strong> And you know that I fought for this project.</p> <p><strong>Hyatt:</strong> Yes, sir, I do.</p> <p><strong>O5-8:</strong> Which means, Maynard, I’m riding my reputation on you. How do you think an overseer gains the title “the Lesser”?</p> <p>[Silence]</p> <p>The world is ending. People, children, are dying. And now I sit in my office and I hear reports you grabbed, what, a memory shovel?</p> <p><strong>Hyatt:</strong> Look, there’s strong evidence to suggest—</p> <p><strong>O5-8:</strong> You spoke to a clone, Hyatt. [Silence] Six months. You had six months to solve this.</p> <p><strong>Hyatt:</strong> Sir, with all due respect, this is the biggest problem in anomalous history. It is the function of my entire department. I just need more time, I will think of something. I’m drafting a new project pitch right–</p> <p><strong>O5-8:</strong> Stop. Director, stop. Can you bring her back?</p> <p><strong>Hyatt:</strong> No.</p> <p><strong>O5-8:</strong> Can you bring anyone back?</p> <p>[Silence]</p> <p><strong>O5-8:</strong> This meeting is terminated.</p> <p>[O5-8 gets up, picks up his briefcase, and begins walking towards the door]</p> <p><strong>Hyatt:</strong> Sir? Sir, please. No, you can’t do this, sir. Overseer, <em>I know her!</em></p> <p>[Silence]</p> <p><strong>O5-8:</strong> Excuse me?</p> <p><strong>Hyatt:</strong> I’m an orphan. We’re all orphans. That’s what she is, she mothered us. I couldn’t remember because I was so young, but she gave me a meal and a warm place to stay for a night and then a one-way ticket out of town.</p> <p><strong>O5-8:</strong> Oh.</p> <p><strong>Hyatt:</strong> Sir, I have given my life to what you see as the backwater of your organisation because death is real. And it is insurmountable, and it has taken everything…everything I have. You know what I’ve lost, you’ve read my file. Sometimes when I walk on the beach, or I’m at a grocery store, or I’m watching the news and I remember who can’t watch it with me, sir. And now you’re giving me the opportunity to fix it — not just for myself, but everyone. To rip that pain from the world. I just need time. Jesus, I just need time.</p> <p>[Silence]</p> <p><strong>Hyatt:</strong> <em>Please.</em></p> <p><strong>O5-8:</strong> You said you had a new pitch.</p> </blockquote> <h1 id="toc1"><span>Operation Orpheus</span></h1> <p><strong>Addendum-3:</strong> The following is a message from Director Hyatt:</p> <blockquote> <p>Hello all,</p> <p>I’m writing this in front of a headstone, the grave of my wife. It is raining. Most of you remember when the ring came off, I didn’t even need to tell you. It hurts. It will never stop hurting. You know that.</p> <p>The purpose of this message is to inform you of Operation Orpheus, the second chapter in bringing the old girl back to life. My working theory is that she could come back if she wanted to, but she is choosing not to. So, the plan is to descend to her position in the afterlife and coax her to reanimate. It has to be me. Please do not attempt to take my place or talk me out of the project. I am of sound mind.</p> <p>Testing will continue.</p> <p>—Director Maynard Hyatt.</p> </blockquote> <p>On August 2nd, 2014, Operation Orpheus was approved by the Overseer Council to assist in the reanimation of SCP-8286. Operation Orpheus is to be carried out utilising a reverse engineered version of SCP-2922, designated ORPHEUS-1, a headset that allows the consciousness to be monitored and directly recorded between the afterlife and the material plane. Director Hyatt is to be placed on a hospital table and undergo temporary brain-death, coinciding with the activation of ORPHEUS-1. Hyatt will then be guided towards SCP-8286’s relative afterlife via the activation of ORPHEUS-2 (“Fishhook”).</p> <p><strong>Addendum-4:</strong> On September 23rd, 2014, Operation Orpheus was carried out successfully. The following is the transcription provided by ORPHEUS-1 operators.</p> <blockquote> <p>[Director Hyatt awakens in a field. He is surrounded by tall grass. The wind is blowing, the sky is a peach colour. He stands up, faces the sky. He walks slowly through the grass for 3 minutes, before coming upon a small, wooden house. SCP-8286 is on the front porch of the house looking back at Hyatt. She’s tall, and her disposition is warm. There’s a small stool between two chairs on the porch, a tea set is resting on it. Hyatt stops walking]</p> <p><strong>SCP-8286:</strong> Hi, Maynard.</p> <p><strong>Hyatt:</strong> Ah. So you know me?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8286:</strong> Of course I know you, hon. I don’t forget a face.</p> <p><strong>Hyatt:</strong> Right. OK.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8286:</strong> Are you coming up? Um, for the tea?</p> <p><strong>Hyatt:</strong> Why not.</p> <p>[Hyatt finally approaches the steps onto the porch. They creak ever so slightly under his feet. SCP-8286 takes the teapot and pours it into one of the cups before handing it to him. He slowly drinks from it]</p> <p><strong>SCP-8286:</strong> It’s been a long time. It’s good to see you, how far you’ve come.</p> <p><strong>Hyatt:</strong> What is this place? Aren’t the afterlives, I don’t know, more…manic?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8286:</strong> They can be. Surely you know there’s more than that, though. Feel the draft.</p> <p><strong>Hyatt:</strong> It’s a bit cold, isn’t it?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8286:</strong> I hear that’s what your foundation is all about.</p> <p>[Silence]</p> <p><strong>Hyatt:</strong> Alright. Sure, I’ll cut to it. You can’t stay. You have to come back.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8286:</strong> How’s the tea?</p> <p><strong>Hyatt:</strong> Good, thank you. You can come with me, that’s the easy way.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8286:</strong> What’s the hard way, Mayne? The guys come down, shoot the breeze?</p> <p><strong>Hyatt:</strong> That about covers it. It’s all we can do, you understand that.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8286:</strong> Now, why is that?</p> <p><strong>Hyatt:</strong> Because— because kids are dying. Because you’re dead. I don’t understand the question.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8286:</strong> No children are dying, no one is dying.</p> <p><strong>Hyatt:</strong> What? Excuse me?!</p> <p><strong>SCP-8286:</strong> Exactly that.</p> <p>[Hyatt sets down his tea, some of it spills out of the cup]</p> <p><strong>Hyatt:</strong> No. No, no, no. No, you don’t get to say that.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8286:</strong> Mayne, you—</p> <p><strong>Hyatt:</strong> Director Hyatt, of the Applied Necromancy Department. You can say no one is dying, you can say it’s OK, you can live in your little shack out to nowhere, and that’s OK for you. For you. You get to have that smile on your face, laugh it up. But I live with it, we live with it. Oh my GOD, no one’s dying? You’re dead! Jesus!</p> <p>[Hyatt is on his feet. SCP-8286 is looking at him, concerned. He sits back down]</p> <p><strong>Hyatt:</strong> … There is a world of difference between the inability to come back from the dead, and the choice not to. If you can’t make the right decision, I will make the decision for you.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8286:</strong> You’re grieving again. How much are you grieving?</p> <p>[Hyatt is silent]</p> <p><strong>SCP-8286:</strong> It’s OK, honey. It’s alright. They’re mourning too, the children. It’s OK.</p> <p><strong>Hyatt:</strong> They’re grieving? They’re gone. We’re lost. We’re lost, ma’.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8286:</strong> No. God, no. Not at all.</p> <p><strong>Hyatt:</strong> How do you know, how do you know that? How… [Hyatt’s eyes begin welling with tears]</p> <p><strong>SCP-8286:</strong> Oh, come here, honey.</p> <p>[They embrace. The sun is setting. Hyatt cries]</p> <p><strong>Hyatt:</strong> I…you can’t…please…</p> <p><strong>SCP-8286:</strong> I know, I know. Sit and have the tea, won’t you?</p> <p><strong>Hyatt:</strong> [Through helpless sobs] What if this is all it is, the rotting. The dead. What if it never gets better than this?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8286:</strong> What if it does?</p> <p><strong>Hyatt:</strong> When?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8286:</strong> Unfortunately, when it’s ready to. When the world is ready to move on.</p> <p><strong>Hyatt:</strong> But…but how do you know? Please.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8286:</strong> Because it has to.</p> <p>[Silence. Maynard watches a tear fall into his tea and buries his head into his hands]</p> <p><strong>Hyatt:</strong> I wish this place were a hell-pit. It’d be so much easier to drag you out. [He begins to laugh. She laughs too. He grows hysterical]</p> <p><strong>SCP-8286:</strong> I know Mayne. I know. I think it’s time you head home now, it’s getting dark.</p> <p><strong>Hyatt:</strong> Yeah, I know. Do you promise this’ll heal?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8286:</strong> I promise.</p> <p>[They embrace]</p> <p><strong>Hyatt:</strong> OK. I won’t call anyone down.<br/> <br/> <strong>SCP-8286:</strong> OK. Bye, hon.</p> <p>[Hyatt steps down the stairs and begins the walk to the world of the living]</p> </blockquote> <p>After much deliberation, and at the express request of Director Hyatt, Operations Orpheus and Persephone were cancelled indefinitely alongside any future attempts to reanimate SCP-8286.</p> <p><strong>UPDATE:</strong> On January 13th, 2020, the first instance of SCP-8286-1 has been declared completely neutralised.</p> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. A film camera, when active it can exactly recreate the form of a deceased subject into a projected copy, designated SCP-806-1</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-2"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-2')">2</a>. 58-year old Jonathan Barker, capable of healing the sick and injured by pressing on their foreheads.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-3"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-3')">3</a>. DATA EXPUNGED PER O5-LEVEL DIRECTIVE.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-4"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-4')">4</a>. A now neutralized humanoid that could take on the appearance and limited memories of a recently deceased loved one.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-5"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-5')">5</a>. The fourth horseman of the apocalypse, Death.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-6"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-6')">6</a>. Fade, fade away.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-7"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-7')">7</a>. A shovel that allows one person to recover something they have lost, given they write their name onto its blade. 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</span><span class="hl-var">@import</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">url</span><span class="hl-code">('</span><span class="hl-identifier">https</span><span class="hl-code">://</span><span class="hl-identifier">fonts.googleapis.com</span><span class="hl-code">/</span><span class="hl-identifier">css2</span><span class="hl-code">?</span><span class="hl-identifier">family</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-identifier">Fira</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-identifier">Code</span><span class="hl-special">:wght</span><span class="hl-var">@400</span><span class="hl-code">;700&</span><span class="hl-identifier">display</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-identifier">swap</span><span class="hl-code">'); </span><span class="hl-var">@import</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">url</span><span class="hl-code">('</span><span class="hl-identifier">https</span><span class="hl-code">://</span><span class="hl-identifier">fonts.googleapis.com</span><span class="hl-code">/</span><span class="hl-identifier">css2</span><span class="hl-code">?</span><span class="hl-identifier">family</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-identifier">Sofia</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-identifier">Sans</span><span class="hl-special">:ital</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">wght</span><span class="hl-var">@0</span><span class="hl-code">,400;0,700;1,400;1,700&</span><span class="hl-identifier">display</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-identifier">swap</span><span class="hl-code">'); </span><span class="hl-var">@import</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">url</span><span class="hl-code">('</span><span class="hl-identifier">https</span><span class="hl-code">://</span><span class="hl-identifier">rsms.me</span><span class="hl-code">/</span><span class="hl-identifier">inter</span><span class="hl-code">/</span><span class="hl-identifier">inter.css</span><span class="hl-code">'); </span><span class="hl-var">@import</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">url</span><span class="hl-code">('</span><span class="hl-identifier">https</span><span class="hl-code">://</span><span class="hl-identifier">fonts.googleapis.com</span><span class="hl-code">/</span><span class="hl-identifier">css2</span><span class="hl-code">?</span><span class="hl-identifier">family</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-identifier">Figtree</span><span class="hl-special">:wght</span><span class="hl-var">@800</span><span class="hl-code">;900&</span><span class="hl-identifier">display</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-identifier">swap</span><span class="hl-code">'); 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</span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--page-font-size)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">440</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">strong</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">700</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tt</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-source</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">pre</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#edit-page-textarea</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--mono-font)</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">a.newpage</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:visited:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#side-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:visited:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--link-hover-txt-color)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-decoration:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--link-txt-color)</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-reserved">height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">160</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">span</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">span</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">:</span><span class="hl-special">:before</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h2</span><span class="hl-code">:</span><span class="hl-special">:before</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--header-txt-color)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">letter-spacing:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--head-font), </span><span class="hl-string">sans-serif</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">900</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> -</span><span class="hl-number">0.3</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> fit-content</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">:</span><span class="hl-special">:before</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">content:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--header-title)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1.3</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h2</span><span class="hl-code">:</span><span class="hl-special">:before</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">content:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--header-subtitle)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--ui-font) !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">700</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1.4</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--misc-txt-color)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">line-height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">26</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.35</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">block</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-transform:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">uppercase</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-left:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">float:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-align:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">span</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">span</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div#extra-div-1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">160</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">7</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">position:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">absolute</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--logo-img) </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">30</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">no-repeat</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">130</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-repeat:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">no-repeat</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-position:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">50</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">50</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">z-index:</span><span class="hl-code"> -</span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">opacity:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--logo-opacity)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">MAIN</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Header</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Search</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box-form</span><span class="hl-code">></span><span class="hl-identifier">input</span><span class="hl-brackets">[</span><span class="hl-var">type</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-var">text</span><span class="hl-brackets">]</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box-input</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box-input</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box-input</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box-form</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">input</span><span class="hl-brackets">[</span><span class="hl-var">type</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-var">submit</span><span class="hl-brackets">]</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box-form</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">input</span><span class="hl-brackets">[</span><span class="hl-var">type</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-var">submit</span><span class="hl-brackets">]</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box-form</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">input</span><span class="hl-brackets">[</span><span class="hl-var">type</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-var">submit</span><span class="hl-brackets">]</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgb(var(--accent))</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">5</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#efefef</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--ui-font)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> calc(var(--page-font-size) - </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">input.empty</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#999999</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">position:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">absolute</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">47</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">MAIN</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Header</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">ul</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgb(var(--accent))</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding-left:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">15</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding-right:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">15</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">white</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgb(var(--accent))</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">bold</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">ul</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">ul</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">ul</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li.sfhover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">ul</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-left:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FFF</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-right:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FFF</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">ul</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">ul</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">255</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">255</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">255</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.83</span><span class="hl-code">) !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">line-height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">230</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-indent:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">3</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> flex</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">justify-content:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">right:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.mobile-top-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">left:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">MAIN</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Header</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Login</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Info</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">#login-status</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">19</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#login-status</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#login-status</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 767</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.printuser</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.printuser</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.printuser</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">img.small</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">18</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">18</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">4</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-image:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 767</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.printuser</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">img.small</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">transform:</span><span class="hl-code"> translate(</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">4</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#my-account</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 767</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#account-topbutton</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">5</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">MAIN</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Header</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Side</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.open-menu</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">6</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">direction:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">ltr</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#side-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.side-block.resources</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-align:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#side-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.heading</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--misc-txt-color)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#cfcfcf</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">9</span><span class="hl-string">pt</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--head-font)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">800</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#f7f7f7</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.notation</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1.5</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">3</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-left:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">3</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.35</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">3</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">5</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.15</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#fbfbfb</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.quote</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.4</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">3</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-left:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">3</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#bbb</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">max-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">500</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.paper</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1.5</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">800</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#3b3b3b</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.2</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> fit-content</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1.5</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">800</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#3b3b3b</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">h2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">800</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.footnotes-footer</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.title</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--head-font), </span><span class="hl-string">sans-serif</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#3b3b3b</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">800</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Rate</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Module</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.creditRate</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--ui-font)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">float:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-box-with-credit-button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#fff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#bbb</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-box-with-credit-button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.fa-info</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-box-with-credit-button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.fa-info</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#fff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-box-with-credit-button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.cancel</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#fff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#bbb</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">4</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--ui-font)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-points</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#fff</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rateup</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.ratedown</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#fff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rateup</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.ratedown</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rateup</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.ratedown</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#fff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.cancel</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#fff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">inline-block</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.cancel</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.cancel</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#fff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-box-with-credit-button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Rate</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Module</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Author</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Label</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.authorlink-wrapper</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> --</span><span class="hl-reserved">author-top-adjust:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; --</span><span class="hl-reserved">author-bottom-adjust:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; --</span><span class="hl-reserved">author-right-adjust:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--ui-font)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--base-font-size)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Side</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.anchor</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">position:</span><span class="hl-code"> sticky</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.sidebox</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.14</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">8</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> calc((</span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-code">vw - </span><span class="hl-number">870</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">)/</span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">max-height:</span><span class="hl-code"> calc(</span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-code">vh - </span><span class="hl-number">18</span><span class="hl-code">rem)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">position:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">absolute</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">left:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">103.5</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">z-index:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">5</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">overflow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 1290</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.sidebox</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">visibility:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">hidden</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Image</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#f4f4f4</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#3b3b3b</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.1</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">5</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">img</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.1</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.imagediv</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">float:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">right</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">15</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 540</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.imagediv</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">float:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-align:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1.3</span><span class="hl-code">rem </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1.3</span><span class="hl-code">rem </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">only</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">screen</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">and</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 600</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block.block-right</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">float:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tables</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Base</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">6</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.2</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">td</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">12</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#bfbfbf</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">line-height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1.4</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.sidebox</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">td</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.sidebox</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.35</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tables</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Customization</span><span class="hl-code"> (</span><span class="hl-identifier">Table</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Coloring</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">System</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tables</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Customization</span><span class="hl-code"> (</span><span class="hl-identifier">Table</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Coloring</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">System</span><span class="hl-code">) > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Table</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Headings</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">Image</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Captions</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#E0FFD4</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#D8ECF4</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table3</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table3</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FDF6D7</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table4</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table4</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FFDFCD</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table5</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table5</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FFCFCF</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table6</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table6</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">146</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">255</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.2</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.tableb</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.wiki-content-table</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-collapse:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">separate</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-spacing:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tables</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Customization</span><span class="hl-code"> (</span><span class="hl-identifier">Table</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Coloring</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">System</span><span class="hl-code">) > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Other</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Colored</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Divs</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.jotting</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.notation</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.modal</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.paper</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.blockquote.table1</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.blockquote.table1</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.jotting.table1</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.notation.table1</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.modal.table1</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.paper.table1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgb(</span><span class="hl-number">224</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">255</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">212</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.jotting</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.notation</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.modal</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.paper</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.blockquote.table2</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.blockquote.table2</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.jotting.table2</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.notation.table2</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.modal.table2</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.paper.table2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgb(</span><span class="hl-number">226</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">244</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">255</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table4</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table4</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table4</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table4</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.jotting</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table4</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.notation</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table4</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.modal</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table4</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.paper</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.blockquote.table4</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.blockquote.table4</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.jotting.table4</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.notation.table4</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.modal.table4</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.paper.table4</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgb(</span><span class="hl-number">255</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">223</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">205</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table6</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table6</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table6</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table6</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.jotting</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table6</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.notation</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table6</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.modal</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table6</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.paper</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.blockquote.table6</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.blockquote.table6</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.jotting.table6</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.notation.table6</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.modal.table6</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.paper.table6</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgb(</span><span class="hl-number">255</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">218</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">255</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tabs</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Base</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-image:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-decoration:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">line-height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tabs</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Customization</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> flex</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">flex-wrap:</span><span class="hl-code"> wrap</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> calc(</span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code"> - </span><span class="hl-number">.125</span><span class="hl-code">rem)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Link</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Modifier</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tab</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Background</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Colour</span><span class="hl-code"> \| [</span><span class="hl-identifier">UNSELECTED</span><span class="hl-code">] ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#efefef</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tab</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Background</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Colour</span><span class="hl-code"> \| [</span><span class="hl-identifier">HOVER</span><span class="hl-code">] ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code">, /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Listitem</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Modifier</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">position:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">relative</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> flex</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">flex-grow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">max-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-bottom</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> flex</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">align-items:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">justify-content:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">em</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.35</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.75</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-overflow:</span><span class="hl-code"> ellipsis</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">overflow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">hidden</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">white-space:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">nowrap</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code">, /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Selection</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Modifier</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">flex-grow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tab</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Background</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Colour</span><span class="hl-code"> \| [</span><span class="hl-identifier">SELECTED</span><span class="hl-code">] ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:active</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-content</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.5</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">WORDS</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">NO</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">BROKEY</span><span class="hl-code">. </span><span class="hl-identifier">CROQ</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">HAS</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">SPOKEY</span><span class="hl-code">. </span><span class="hl-identifier">and</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">other</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">things</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">span</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">word-break:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">normal</span><span class="hl-code"> !important </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.avatar-hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#main-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-tags</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">span</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">max-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Dustjacket</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Assets</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.fancyhr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">hr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">vw </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(var(--bright-accent), </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image-source:</span><span class="hl-code"> url('https://wanderers-library.wikidot.com/local--files/component:dustjacket-theme/wl_hr.png')</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image-repeat:</span><span class="hl-code"> round round</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image-slice:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">80</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">500</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">80</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">500</span><span class="hl-code"> fill</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">80</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">80</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.fancyborder</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">vw </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.5</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image:</span><span class="hl-code"> url('https://wanderers-library.wikidot.com/local--files/component:dustjacket-theme/wl_border.png') </span><span class="hl-number">600</span><span class="hl-code"> round</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">6</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">vw</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Collapsibles</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a.collapsible-block-link</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-decoration:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">underline</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--link-txt-color)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a.collapsible-block-link</span><span class="hl-special">:not</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-identifier">.licensebox</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a.collapsible-block-link</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.info-container</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a.collapsible-block-link</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.default-col</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a.collapsible-block-link</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-decoration:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">bold</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">white</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">4</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">4</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding-left:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">7</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding-right:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">9</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgb(var(--accent))</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">6</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">5</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--ui-font)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--base-font-size)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">inset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.4</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">transition-duration:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.4</span><span class="hl-code">s</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">inline-block</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a.collapsible-block-link</span><span class="hl-special">:not</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-identifier">.licensebox</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a.collapsible-block-link</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.info-container</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a.collapsible-block-link</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.default-col</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a.collapsible-block-link</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(var(--accent), </span><span class="hl-number">0.7</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">ACS</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Adjustments</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.top-left-box</span><span class="hl-code">></span><span class="hl-identifier">.item</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.anom-bar-container</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1.1</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.anom-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">.top-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-transform:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Woed</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Adjustments</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.scale</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.item1</span><span class="hl-code">></span><span class="hl-identifier">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--head-font)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1.4</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-transform:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">uppercase</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">letter-spacing:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">line-height:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.scale</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.class1</span><span class="hl-code">></span><span class="hl-identifier">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--head-font)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">line-height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.9</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">letter-spacing:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.scale</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> --</span><span class="hl-reserved">woedbar-class-bar-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-reserved">padding-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-watch-options</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.6</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">77</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-options-bottom</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> flex</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">flex-direction:</span><span class="hl-code"> row</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">flex-wrap:</span><span class="hl-code"> wrap</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">align-content:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">justify-content:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-options-bottom</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">3</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FFF</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgb(var(--accent))</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">5</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">13</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">5</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">13</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-decoration:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">90</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-bottom-left-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">4</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-bottom-right-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">4</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-options-bottom</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(var(--accent), </span><span class="hl-number">0.8</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-info-break</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">6</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--misc-txt-color)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--head-font)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">800</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--page-font-size)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#main-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-tags</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">inline-block</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.8125</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.5</span><span class="hl-code">rem </span><span class="hl-number">.75</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.1875</span><span class="hl-code">rem </span><span class="hl-number">.3125</span><span class="hl-code">rem </span><span class="hl-number">.1875</span><span class="hl-code">rem </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FFF</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgb(var(--accent))</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-bottom-right-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.25</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-top-right-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.25</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">line-height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">13</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">line-height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.8125</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> calc(var(--page-font-size) - </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">bold</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.0625</span><span class="hl-code">rem </span><span class="hl-number">.1875</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code"> rgb(var(--accent)) </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-style:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.5</span><span class="hl-code">rem </span><span class="hl-number">.5</span><span class="hl-code">rem </span><span class="hl-number">.5</span><span class="hl-code">rem </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#main-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-tags</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">:</span><span class="hl-special">:before</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#main-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-tags</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">:</span><span class="hl-special">:after</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">content:</span><span class="hl-code"> ""</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">position:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">relative</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">float:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">left</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FFF</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.125</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#main-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-tags</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">span</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">max-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.5</span><span class="hl-code">rem </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-reserved">opacity:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">60</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#lock-timer</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">115</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">5</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#lock-timer</span><span class="hl-code">:</span><span class="hl-special">:before</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">content:</span><span class="hl-code"> "⏲ "</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">opacity:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">80</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">textarea</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#edit-page-form</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">input.text</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">outline:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ccc</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">transition-duration:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.3</span><span class="hl-code">s</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#a3a3a3</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#action-area</span><span class="hl-code">></span><span class="hl-identifier">p</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">85</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> darkslategrey</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#action-area</span><span class="hl-code">></span><span class="hl-identifier">p</span><span class="hl-special">:nth-child</span><span class="hl-code">(5)></span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">block</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-align:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">120</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">bold</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#who-rated-page-area</span><span class="hl-code">></span><span class="hl-identifier">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">column-count:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">4</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 900</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#who-rated-page-area</span><span class="hl-code">></span><span class="hl-identifier">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">column-count:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">3</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">4</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.2</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FFF</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">3</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">max-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">400</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">110</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--ui-font)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">REDUCED</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">MOTION</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">ACCESSIBILITY</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (prefers-reduced-motion: </span><span class="hl-identifier">reduce</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">::</span><span class="hl-identifier">before</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">::</span><span class="hl-identifier">after</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">animation-duration:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.001</span><span class="hl-code">s !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">animation-iteration-count:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">transition-duration:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.001</span><span class="hl-code">s !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@MEDIA</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 850</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">h2:</span><span class="hl-code">:before { font-size: </span><span class="hl-number">1.4</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> } </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 700</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">h2:</span><span class="hl-code">:before { font-size: </span><span class="hl-number">1.2</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.3</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">8.8</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">90</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> } </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 620</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">h2:</span><span class="hl-code">:before { font-size: </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.15</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">8.3</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.5</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">9.3</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">145</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> }</span></pre></div> </div> </div> </div> <div style="display: none"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="code"> <div class="hl-main"> <pre><span class="hl-code">/</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Foxtrot</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Sigma-9</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Theme</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">[</span><span class="hl-var">2022</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">Wikidot</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">Theme</span><span class="hl-brackets">]</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">By</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Liryn</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">FONTS</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-var">@import</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">url</span><span class="hl-code">('</span><span class="hl-identifier">https</span><span class="hl-code">://</span><span class="hl-identifier">fonts.googleapis.com</span><span class="hl-code">/</span><span class="hl-identifier">css2</span><span class="hl-code">?</span><span class="hl-identifier">family</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-identifier">Montserrat</span><span class="hl-special">:ital</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">wght</span><span class="hl-var">@0</span><span class="hl-code">,800;1,800&</span><span class="hl-identifier">display</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-identifier">swap</span><span class="hl-code">'); </span><span class="hl-var">@import</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">url</span><span class="hl-code">('</span><span class="hl-identifier">https</span><span class="hl-code">://</span><span class="hl-identifier">fonts.googleapis.com</span><span class="hl-code">/</span><span class="hl-identifier">css2</span><span class="hl-code">?</span><span class="hl-identifier">family</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-identifier">Lexend</span><span class="hl-special">:wght</span><span class="hl-var">@700</span><span class="hl-code">;800&</span><span class="hl-identifier">display</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-identifier">swap</span><span class="hl-code">'); </span><span class="hl-var">@import</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">url</span><span class="hl-code">('</span><span class="hl-identifier">https</span><span class="hl-code">://</span><span class="hl-identifier">fonts.googleapis.com</span><span class="hl-code">/</span><span class="hl-identifier">css2</span><span class="hl-code">?</span><span class="hl-identifier">family</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-identifier">JetBrains</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-identifier">Mono</span><span class="hl-special">:ital</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">wght</span><span class="hl-var">@0</span><span class="hl-code">,400;0,700;1,400;1,700&</span><span class="hl-identifier">display</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-identifier">swap</span><span class="hl-code">'); </span><span class="hl-var">@import</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">url</span><span class="hl-code">('</span><span class="hl-identifier">https</span><span class="hl-code">://</span><span class="hl-identifier">fonts.googleapis.com</span><span class="hl-code">/</span><span class="hl-identifier">css2</span><span class="hl-code">?</span><span class="hl-identifier">family</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-identifier">Fira</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-identifier">Code</span><span class="hl-special">:wght</span><span class="hl-var">@400</span><span class="hl-code">;700&</span><span class="hl-identifier">display</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-identifier">swap</span><span class="hl-code">'); </span><span class="hl-var">@import</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">url</span><span class="hl-code">('</span><span class="hl-identifier">https</span><span class="hl-code">://</span><span class="hl-identifier">fonts.googleapis.com</span><span class="hl-code">/</span><span class="hl-identifier">css2</span><span class="hl-code">?</span><span class="hl-identifier">family</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-identifier">Sofia</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-identifier">Sans</span><span class="hl-special">:ital</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">wght</span><span class="hl-var">@0</span><span class="hl-code">,400;0,700;1,400;1,700&</span><span class="hl-identifier">display</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-identifier">swap</span><span class="hl-code">'); </span><span class="hl-var">@import</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">url</span><span class="hl-code">('</span><span class="hl-identifier">https</span><span class="hl-code">://</span><span class="hl-identifier">rsms.me</span><span class="hl-code">/</span><span class="hl-identifier">inter</span><span class="hl-code">/</span><span class="hl-identifier">inter.css</span><span class="hl-code">'); </span><span class="hl-var">@import</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">url</span><span class="hl-code">('</span><span class="hl-identifier">https</span><span class="hl-code">://</span><span class="hl-identifier">fonts.googleapis.com</span><span class="hl-code">/</span><span class="hl-identifier">css2</span><span class="hl-code">?</span><span class="hl-identifier">family</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-identifier">Figtree</span><span class="hl-special">:wght</span><span class="hl-var">@800</span><span class="hl-code">;900&</span><span class="hl-identifier">display</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-identifier">swap</span><span class="hl-code">'); </span><span class="hl-var">@import</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">url</span><span class="hl-code">('</span><span class="hl-identifier">https</span><span class="hl-code">://</span><span class="hl-identifier">fonts.googleapis.com</span><span class="hl-code">/</span><span class="hl-identifier">css2</span><span class="hl-code">?</span><span class="hl-identifier">family</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-identifier">IBM</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-identifier">Plex</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-identifier">Sans</span><span class="hl-special">:ital</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">wght</span><span class="hl-var">@0</span><span class="hl-code">,400;0,500;0,600;0,700;1,400;1,500;1,600;1,700&</span><span class="hl-identifier">display</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-identifier">swap</span><span class="hl-code">'); /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">VARIABLES</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-special">:root</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">VARIABLES</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Core</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ --</span><span class="hl-reserved">header-title:</span><span class="hl-code"> "SCP Foundation"</span><span class="hl-code">; 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/</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">VARIABLES</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">BetterFootnotes</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ --</span><span class="hl-reserved">fnColor:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--link-txt-color)</span><span class="hl-code">; --</span><span class="hl-reserved">fnLinger:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-code">s</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">VARIABLES</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Info</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.info-container</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> --</span><span class="hl-reserved">barColour:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgb(var(--accent))</span><span class="hl-code">; --</span><span class="hl-reserved">linkColour:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#EDEDED</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">MAIN</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">html</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">scroll-behavior:</span><span class="hl-code"> smooth</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">overflow-x:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">hidden</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">body</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--ui-font), </span><span class="hl-string">sans-serif</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div#container-wrap</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#content-wrap</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--page-font), var(--ui-font), </span><span class="hl-string">sans-serif</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--page-font-size)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">440</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">strong</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">700</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tt</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-source</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">pre</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#edit-page-textarea</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--mono-font)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">ol</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">ul</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">p</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">line-height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1.5</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-underline-offset:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">40</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> :</span><span class="hl-special">:selection</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgb(var(--accent))</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#fff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Clicky</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">links</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">a.newpage</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:visited</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#side-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:visited</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--link-txt-color)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">a.newpage</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:visited:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#side-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:visited:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--link-hover-txt-color)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-decoration:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--link-txt-color)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">transition-duration:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.1</span><span class="hl-code">s</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">patch</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">for</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">sidebar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">media</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">collapsibles</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">ACS</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">info</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">and</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">ayers</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">module</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">so</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">link</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">doesn</span><span class="hl-code">'</span><span class="hl-identifier">t</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">override</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.collapsible-block-folded</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.collapsible-block-unfolded-link</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-box-with-credit-button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.fa-info</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#side-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.side-block.media</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.danger-diamond</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.info-container</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.collapsible-block-folded</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.collapsible-block-link</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.info-container</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.collapsible-block-link</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--linkColour) !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">MAIN</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">div#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">160</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">span</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">span</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">:</span><span class="hl-special">:before</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h2</span><span class="hl-code">:</span><span class="hl-special">:before</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--header-txt-color)</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--misc-txt-color)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">line-height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">26</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.35</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">block</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-transform:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">uppercase</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-left:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">float:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-align:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">span</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">span</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div#extra-div-1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">160</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">7</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">position:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">absolute</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--logo-img) </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">30</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">no-repeat</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">130</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-repeat:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">no-repeat</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-position:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">50</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">50</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">z-index:</span><span class="hl-code"> -</span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">opacity:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--logo-opacity)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">MAIN</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Header</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Search</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box-form</span><span class="hl-code">></span><span class="hl-identifier">input</span><span class="hl-brackets">[</span><span class="hl-var">type</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-var">text</span><span class="hl-brackets">]</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box-input</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box-input</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box-input</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box-form</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">input</span><span class="hl-brackets">[</span><span class="hl-var">type</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-var">submit</span><span class="hl-brackets">]</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box-form</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">input</span><span class="hl-brackets">[</span><span class="hl-var">type</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-var">submit</span><span class="hl-brackets">]</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box-form</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">input</span><span class="hl-brackets">[</span><span class="hl-var">type</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-var">submit</span><span class="hl-brackets">]</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgb(var(--accent))</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">5</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#efefef</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--ui-font)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> calc(var(--page-font-size) - </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">input.empty</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#999999</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">position:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">absolute</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">47</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">MAIN</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Header</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">ul</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgb(var(--accent))</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding-left:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">15</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding-right:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">15</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">white</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgb(var(--accent))</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">bold</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">ul</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">ul</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">ul</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li.sfhover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">ul</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-left:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FFF</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-right:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FFF</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">ul</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">ul</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">255</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">255</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">255</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.83</span><span class="hl-code">) !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">line-height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">230</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-indent:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">3</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> flex</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">justify-content:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">right:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.mobile-top-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">left:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">MAIN</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Header</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Login</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Info</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">#login-status</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">19</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#login-status</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#login-status</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 767</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.printuser</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.printuser</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.printuser</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">img.small</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">18</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">18</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">4</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-image:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 767</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.printuser</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">img.small</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">transform:</span><span class="hl-code"> translate(</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">4</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#my-account</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 767</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#account-topbutton</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">5</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">MAIN</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Header</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Side</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.open-menu</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgb(var(--accent))</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">white</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#side-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FFF</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (min-width: 768</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#side-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.3</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.6</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.6</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">6</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">direction:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">ltr</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#side-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.side-block.resources</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-align:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#side-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.heading</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--misc-txt-color)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#cfcfcf</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">9</span><span class="hl-string">pt</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--head-font)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">800</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#f7f7f7</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.notation</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1.5</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">3</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-left:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">3</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.35</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">3</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">5</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.15</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#fbfbfb</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.quote</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.4</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">3</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-left:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">3</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#bbb</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">max-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">500</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.paper</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1.5</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FFF</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">4</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">9</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.2</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">9</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">3</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#bbb</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.5</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.note</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#afafaf</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#fff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.round</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Headings</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">Titles</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-title</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.meta-title</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--ui-font), </span><span class="hl-string">sans-serif</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">800</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#3b3b3b</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.2</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> fit-content</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1.5</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-title</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.meta-title</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#breadcrumbs</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.pseudocrumbs</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-align:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">h2</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">h3</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">h4</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">h5</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">h6</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--head-font), </span><span class="hl-string">sans-serif</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">800</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#3b3b3b</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">h2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">800</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.footnotes-footer</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.title</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--head-font), </span><span class="hl-string">sans-serif</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#3b3b3b</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">800</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Rate</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Module</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.creditRate</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--ui-font)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">float:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-box-with-credit-button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#fff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#bbb</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-box-with-credit-button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.fa-info</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-box-with-credit-button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.fa-info</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#fff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-box-with-credit-button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.cancel</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#fff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#bbb</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">4</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--ui-font)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-points</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#fff</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rateup</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.ratedown</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#fff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rateup</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.ratedown</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rateup</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.ratedown</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#fff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.cancel</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#fff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">inline-block</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.cancel</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.cancel</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#fff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-box-with-credit-button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Rate</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Module</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Author</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Label</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.authorlink-wrapper</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> --</span><span class="hl-reserved">author-top-adjust:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; --</span><span class="hl-reserved">author-bottom-adjust:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; --</span><span class="hl-reserved">author-right-adjust:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--ui-font)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--base-font-size)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Side</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.anchor</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">position:</span><span class="hl-code"> sticky</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.sidebox</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.14</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">8</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> calc((</span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-code">vw - </span><span class="hl-number">870</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">)/</span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">max-height:</span><span class="hl-code"> calc(</span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-code">vh - </span><span class="hl-number">18</span><span class="hl-code">rem)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">position:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">absolute</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">left:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">103.5</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">z-index:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">5</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">overflow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 1290</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.sidebox</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">visibility:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">hidden</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Image</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#f4f4f4</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#3b3b3b</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.1</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">5</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">img</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.1</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.imagediv</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">float:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">right</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">15</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 540</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.imagediv</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">float:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-align:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1.3</span><span class="hl-code">rem </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1.3</span><span class="hl-code">rem </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">only</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">screen</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">and</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 600</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block.block-right</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">float:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tables</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Base</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">6</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.2</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">td</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">12</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#bfbfbf</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">line-height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1.4</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.sidebox</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">td</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.sidebox</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.35</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tables</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Customization</span><span class="hl-code"> (</span><span class="hl-identifier">Table</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Coloring</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">System</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tables</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Customization</span><span class="hl-code"> (</span><span class="hl-identifier">Table</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Coloring</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">System</span><span class="hl-code">) > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Table</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Headings</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">Image</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Captions</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#E0FFD4</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#D8ECF4</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table3</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table3</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FDF6D7</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table4</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table4</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FFDFCD</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table5</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table5</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FFCFCF</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table6</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table6</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">146</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">255</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.2</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.tableb</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.wiki-content-table</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-collapse:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">separate</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-spacing:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tables</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Customization</span><span class="hl-code"> (</span><span class="hl-identifier">Table</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Coloring</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">System</span><span class="hl-code">) > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Other</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Colored</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Divs</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.jotting</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.notation</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.modal</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.paper</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.blockquote.table1</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.blockquote.table1</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.jotting.table1</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.notation.table1</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.modal.table1</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.paper.table1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgb(</span><span class="hl-number">224</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">255</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">212</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.jotting</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.notation</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.modal</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.paper</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.blockquote.table2</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.blockquote.table2</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.jotting.table2</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.notation.table2</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.modal.table2</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.paper.table2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgb(</span><span class="hl-number">226</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">244</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">255</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table3</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table3</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table3</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table3</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.jotting</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table3</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.notation</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table3</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.modal</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table3</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.paper</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.blockquote.table3</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.blockquote.table3</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.jotting.table3</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.notation.table3</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.modal.table3</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.paper.table3</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgb(</span><span class="hl-number">255</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">245</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">189</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table4</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table4</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table4</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table4</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.jotting</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table4</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.notation</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table4</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.modal</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table4</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.paper</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.blockquote.table4</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.blockquote.table4</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.jotting.table4</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.notation.table4</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.modal.table4</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.paper.table4</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgb(</span><span class="hl-number">255</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">223</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">205</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table5</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table5</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table5</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table5</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.jotting</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table5</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.notation</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table5</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.modal</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table5</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.paper</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.blockquote.table5</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.blockquote.table5</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.jotting.table5</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.notation.table5</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.modal.table5</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.paper.table5</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgb(</span><span class="hl-number">255</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">207</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">207</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table6</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table6</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table6</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table6</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.jotting</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table6</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.notation</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table6</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.modal</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table6</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.paper</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.blockquote.table6</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.blockquote.table6</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.jotting.table6</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.notation.table6</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.modal.table6</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.paper.table6</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgb(</span><span class="hl-number">255</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">218</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">255</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tabs</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Base</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-image:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-decoration:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">line-height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tabs</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Customization</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> flex</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">flex-wrap:</span><span class="hl-code"> wrap</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> calc(</span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code"> - </span><span class="hl-number">.125</span><span class="hl-code">rem)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Link</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Modifier</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tab</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Background</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Colour</span><span class="hl-code"> \| [</span><span class="hl-identifier">UNSELECTED</span><span class="hl-code">] ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#efefef</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tab</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Background</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Colour</span><span class="hl-code"> \| [</span><span class="hl-identifier">HOVER</span><span class="hl-code">] ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code">, /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Listitem</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Modifier</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">position:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">relative</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> flex</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">flex-grow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">max-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-bottom</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> flex</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">align-items:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">justify-content:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">em</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.35</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.75</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-overflow:</span><span class="hl-code"> ellipsis</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">overflow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">hidden</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">white-space:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">nowrap</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code">, /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Selection</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Modifier</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">flex-grow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tab</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Background</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Colour</span><span class="hl-code"> \| [</span><span class="hl-identifier">SELECTED</span><span class="hl-code">] ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:active</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-content</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.5</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">WORDS</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">NO</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">BROKEY</span><span class="hl-code">. </span><span class="hl-identifier">CROQ</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">HAS</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">SPOKEY</span><span class="hl-code">. </span><span class="hl-identifier">and</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">other</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">things</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">span</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">word-break:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">normal</span><span class="hl-code"> !important </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.avatar-hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(var(--bright-accent), </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image-source:</span><span class="hl-code"> url('https://wanderers-library.wikidot.com/local--files/component:dustjacket-theme/wl_hr.png')</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image-repeat:</span><span class="hl-code"> round round</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image-slice:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">80</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">500</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">80</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">500</span><span class="hl-code"> fill</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">80</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">80</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.fancyborder</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">vw </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.5</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image:</span><span class="hl-code"> url('https://wanderers-library.wikidot.com/local--files/component:dustjacket-theme/wl_border.png') </span><span class="hl-number">600</span><span class="hl-code"> round</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">6</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">vw</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Collapsibles</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a.collapsible-block-link</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-decoration:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">underline</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--link-txt-color)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a.collapsible-block-link</span><span class="hl-special">:not</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-identifier">.licensebox</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a.collapsible-block-link</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.info-container</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a.collapsible-block-link</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.default-col</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a.collapsible-block-link</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-decoration:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">bold</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">white</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">4</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">4</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding-left:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">7</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding-right:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">9</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgb(var(--accent))</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">6</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">5</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--ui-font)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--base-font-size)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">inset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.4</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">transition-duration:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.4</span><span class="hl-code">s</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">inline-block</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a.collapsible-block-link</span><span class="hl-special">:not</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-identifier">.licensebox</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a.collapsible-block-link</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.info-container</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a.collapsible-block-link</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.default-col</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a.collapsible-block-link</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(var(--accent), </span><span class="hl-number">0.7</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">ACS</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Adjustments</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.top-left-box</span><span class="hl-code">></span><span class="hl-identifier">.item</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.anom-bar-container</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1.1</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--head-font)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1.4</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-transform:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">uppercase</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">letter-spacing:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">line-height:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.scale</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.class1</span><span class="hl-code">></span><span class="hl-identifier">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-reserved">border-bottom-right-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">4</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-options-bottom</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(var(--accent), </span><span class="hl-number">0.8</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-info-break</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">6</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--misc-txt-color)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--head-font)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">800</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--page-font-size)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#main-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-tags</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">inline-block</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-reserved">border-bottom-right-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.25</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-top-right-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.25</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">line-height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">13</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">line-height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.8125</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> calc(var(--page-font-size) - </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">bold</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.0625</span><span class="hl-code">rem </span><span class="hl-number">.1875</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code"> rgb(var(--accent)) </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-style:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.5</span><span class="hl-code">rem </span><span class="hl-number">.5</span><span class="hl-code">rem </span><span class="hl-number">.5</span><span class="hl-code">rem </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FFF</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.125</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#main-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-tags</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">span</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">max-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.5</span><span class="hl-code">rem </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">4</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.2</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FFF</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">3</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">max-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">400</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> }</span></pre></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="anom-bar-container item-8297 clear-1 safe none dark notice {$american}"> <div class="anom-bar"> <div class="top-box"> <div class="top-left-box"><span class="item">Item#:</span> <span class="number">8297</span></div> <div class="top-right-box"> <div class="level">Level1</div> </div> </div> <div class="bottom-box"> <div class="text-part"> <div class="main-class"> <div class="contain-class"> <div class="class-category">Containment Class:</div> <div class="class-text">safe</div> </div> <div class="second-class"> <div class="class-category">Secondary Class:</div> <div class="class-text">none</div> </div> </div> <div class="disrupt-class"> <div class="class-category">Disruption Class:</div> <div class="class-text">dark</div> </div> <div class="risk-class"> <div class="class-category">Risk Class:</div> <div class="class-text">notice</div> </div> </div> <div class="diamond-part"> <div class="danger-diamond"><a href="/classification-committee-memo">link to memo</a><br/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:100%;"><img alt="RedCropped.jpeg" class="image" src="https://scp-sandbox-3.wdfiles.com/local--files/snuffed-out-uncgriffin-sandbox/RedCropped.jpeg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>SCP-8297-1-21, London.</p> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:200px;"><img alt="GreenCropped" class="image" src="https://scp-sandbox-3.wdfiles.com/local--files/snuffed-out-uncgriffin-sandbox/GreenCropped"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>SCP-8297-1-12, Izmir.</p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> Known instances of SCP-8297-1 are to be monitored for non-Foundation entry. As accidental civilian entry is impossible<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup> further containment is unnecessary.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8297 is a spherical pocket dimension roughly one kilometer in diameter, resembling a temperate North American rainforest. The environment of SCP-8297 differs from baseline forests in a number of ways:</p> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:200px;"><img alt="TwistCropped" class="image" src="https://scp-sandbox-3.wdfiles.com/local--files/snuffed-out-uncgriffin-sandbox/TwistCropped"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>SCP-8297-1-34, Jerusalem.</p> </div> </div> <ul> <li>No living fauna<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup> is present within SCP-8297, despite the lush flora.</li> <li>The sky is perpetually overcast, and light rain falls intermittently.</li> <li>Cadavers within SCP-8297 do not decay.</li> </ul> <p>SCP-8297 is only accessible through a series of Ways in major cities around the globe, designated SCP-8297-1. SCP-8297-1 manifest on small paths in public parks, universally branching off from the main trails and leading deeper into the park itself. Documents found within SCP-8297 suggest that instances of SCP-8297-1 "admitted" certain individuals in their vicinity into the pocket dimension. Despite this, the anomaly has not demonstrated this property since containment began, hence its classification as "Safe".</p> <p>SCP-8297 was discovered shortly after the end of the <a href="/scp-6500">Impasse</a>, after local EVE scannings detected the manifestation of SCP-8297-1 instances. It is presumed that many of these Ways were rendered inert as a result of SCP-6500, and were restored following its conclusion. Mobile Task Force Alpha-48 ("First Responders"), alongside Dr. Wendy Silverman (Foundation Thaumaturge), performed initial assessment. Entrance was gained via SCP-8297-1-34 in Jerusalem.</p> <p><strong>Addendum 8297.1 - Deceased Individuals Within SCP-8297 (Abridged):</strong></p> <div class="table1"> <div class="paper"> <p><strong>Name:</strong> Sa'ar Kesner</p> <p><strong>Notes:</strong> Type Blue reality bender. Known member of Gamers Against Weed, under the alias "VenusianBird". Prior to the Impasse, possessed a remarkable affinity for conjuring Ways. Arrested multiple times during radical-left protests in Three Portlands, Backdoor Soho, Eurtec, and East Jerusalem. Subject’s phone contained remarkably little data in internal storage, and held no external memory card.</p> <p><strong>Attached File:</strong> Voice message sent from subject's phone to GAW member "castatratatrophy" via private message.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p>Hey, uh, Cass? I just wanted to, uh- god damnit. <em><Sharp breath.></em> Sorry, I'm really, really tired. I can't feel my legs, I don't know where I am- some forest-graveyard thing- I can't— I can't move. I—</p> <p><em><Several deep breaths. Kesner's breathing stabilizes. Their voice grows calmer.></em></p> <p>Listen. I don't have much time left. Everything's numb now, and I've got maybe a few hours before my lungs give up for good. It's alright, I'm not scared. There's just one thing I wanted to, well, tell you.</p> <p>I remember the day I met you. The UIU protest in 3Ports, you screamed your fucking heart out. I still remember how awed I was; it was my first time at a serious demonstration, and you were just so <em>strong</em>.</p> <p><em><Twenty-four seconds of calm breaths></em></p> <p>You're awesome in ways I genuinely can't put into words. You've got so much, fuck, sheer <em>goodness</em> in you it's mindblowing. And inspiring. I guess what I'm trying to say is I… I…</p> <p><em><Deep breath, followed by a short pause.></em></p> <p>I hoped I could say this to your face. But I wasn't brave enough, not like you. I love you, Cass. Goodbye.</p> </div> <br/> As there is no cellular reception within SCP-8297, Kesner's message was never delivered.</div> </div> <div class="table6"> <div class="paper"> <p><strong>Name:</strong> Dae'lin Vaishan</p> <p><strong>Notes:</strong> Fae, resident of Eurtec. Amateur anomalous photographer, known for performing illegal street exhibits of their work. Vocally anti-GOC, opposing the organization's control of the city.</p> <p><strong>Attached Files:</strong> Photographs recovered from Vaishan's camera. Memetic effects filtered out.</p> <img alt="Sunset.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-sandbox-3.wdfiles.com/local--files/snuffed-out-uncgriffin-sandbox/Sunset.jpg"/><br/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><strong>Effect:</strong> Causes the viewer to briefly visualize a fire hydrant pumping water onto a sidewalk, while hearing a clock ticking.</p> </div> <hr/> <img alt="Misty.JPG" class="image" src="https://scp-sandbox-3.wdfiles.com/local--files/snuffed-out-uncgriffin-sandbox/Misty.JPG"/><br/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><strong>Effect:</strong> Causes the viewer to briefly visualize a concrete wall with a crack running through the middle. Subjects report being unable to breathe for 5-10 seconds.</p> </div> <hr/> <img alt="Yam.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-sandbox-3.wdfiles.com/local--files/snuffed-out-uncgriffin-sandbox/Yam.jpg"/><br/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><strong>Effect:</strong> Causes the viewer to briefly visualize a handful of bullet casings spread out on concrete pavement. Slightly increases subject's heart rate for as long as they view the image.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="table3"> <div class="paper"> <p><strong>Name:</strong> William Hughes</p> <p><strong>Notes:</strong> Member of a small sect of the Cogwork Orthodoxy based in Three Portlands, notable for its positive outlook on Nälkä faiths. Possesses extensive mechanical augmentation, replacing limbs, eyes, skin and multiple internal organs.</p> <p><strong>Attached Files:</strong> Video feed recovered from Hughes' mechanical eyes. Due to the ocular augment's connection to the brain, descriptions differ from standard format.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><em><Begin log></em></p> <p><em><The cyborg is lying on the wet earth, his back pressed to a tree trunk for support. A light drizzle peppers his metallic skin. The Impasse has rendered his body useless, save for his right eye.></em></p> <p><em><The eye rotates with clockwork rhythm. Left. Right. Up. Down. It scans the grove. The undergrowth is thick with grasses, roots and bushes, while the trees rise from the earth like ancient pillars. Aside from the rain, everything is deathly still.></em></p> <p><em><Left. Right. Up. Down.></em></p> <p><em><He ruminates on his fight. Hopeful speeches, given to young crowds in cramped spaces. Intimate talks behind closed doors. Metal hands shaking skin and bone. The movement was growing slowly, but they were making progress. And then came the Impasse.></em></p> <p><em><Left. Right. Up. Down.></em></p> <p><em><Movement. A flash of black feathers. A small bird lands on his knee. It opens its beak to chirp, though he cannot hear. It's beautiful.></em></p> <p><em><The eye closes.></em></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="table5"> <div class="paper"> <p><strong>Name:</strong> “Nobody”</p> <p><strong>Notes:</strong> Member of the Serpent’s Hand. Participated in numerous raids on Foundation facilities in an attempt to breach containment of humanoid anomalies. Antimemetic properties have largely ceased, save for the subject's identity.</p> <p><strong>Attached Files:</strong> Text document recovered from subject’s phone, dated 7/8/2021.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p>Tired, so tired<br/> Years upon years of struggle<br/> But the cogs still turn</p> <p>Fighting for what’s right<br/> We tried to light the fires<br/> But the walls still stand</p> <p>Now, it takes its toll<br/> On myself, but the rest too<br/> Choked to death, snuffed out</p> <p>The bird, a black dove<br/> Watches over this graveyard<br/> Singing, does it mourn?</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="table2"> <div class="paper"> <p><strong>Name:</strong> July Forester</p> <p><strong>Notes:</strong> Former Prometheus Labs employee and Type Red ("Regenerator") reality bender. Defected to the Manna Charitable Foundation, where she worked for more than twenty years. Contained by the SCP Foundation for two months due to suspected ties to the Chaos Insurgency. Radical anti-Veil activist.</p> <p><strong>Attached Files:</strong> Personal journal entry, believed to be written shortly before death.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p>I am dying. This saddens me, but I am not as afraid as I thought I would be, using the last of my strength to write these words. Here, amongst the silent foliage and under the mourning sky, I am calm. Calm, and yet not content. These words will never reach you. A pity, I am rather proud of them all.</p> <p>It appears that fate has chosen the forest floor to be my deathbed. Or is it fate? There are others here around me. It seems that they too succumbed to exhaustion, and found themselves a comfortable trunk to lie against in their final moments. I have no doubt I will join them soon. And yet, I can't help but wonder… why?</p> <p>I suppose I can take comfort in the fact that my mind has remained that of a scientist, all these years later. What is this place? I remember how I got here, walking home alone through the park, my legs aching. I took my favored route, the quiet side path away from the cars and commotion. Then a shift, my knees buckling, and the rain.</p> <p>This place took me, of that I am certain. It was no accident. Why, then? There is no one here but the dead and the dying. Could it be trying to ease the Impasse’s victims into oblivion? Mother Nature’s final embrace? Perhaps. Certainly poetic, and this overwhelming tranquility might not be natural. Yet I’d much rather have died in my own bed, with you at my side, than alone in this strange forest. I’m sure many of the others are much the same.</p> <p>Is it malevolent then? Does it feed on us, drawing out what’s left of our magic to sustain itself in this twilight era? When I entered, I felt my exhaustion catch up to me in an instant, my head spinning. But I was barely walking in the first place, and it is very likely I would have met a similar end halfway home regardless.</p> <p>A bird has landed on my leg. It is small and black, and looks at me quizzically. Fascinating. It's singing. How beautiful.</p> </div> </div> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:90%;"><img alt="KothPathcropped.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-sandbox-3.wdfiles.com/local--files/snuffed-out-uncgriffin-sandbox/KothPathcropped.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>SCP-8297-1-5, Oslo.</p> </div> </div> </div> <p><strong>Addendum 8297.2 - Video Log:</strong></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Foreword:</strong> During the initial survey of SCP-8297's geography, Dr. Silverman set up surveillance cameras in several key locations within the anomaly, per standard procedure. The following log was captured while she and the two accompanying agents from MTF-A48 were still within SCP-8297, roughly 500 meters west.</p> <p><em><Begin log.></em></p> <p><em><Camera is mounted on a low-hanging tree branch, displaying a view of a small clearing. The corpse of Sa'ar Kesner ("VenusianBird") is seen slumped against a tree. Light rain falls through the canopies.></em></p> <p><em><A Way opens, filling the clearing with bright green light. A figure with long black hair steps out, and the Way closes. Facial recognition software identifies ver as Cassandra Bloom (“castatratatrophy”) of Gamers Against Weed.></em></p> <p><em><Ve notices Kesner's corpse, and rushes towards it.></em></p> <p><strong>Bloom:</strong> Sa'ar! Are you…</p> <p><em><Ve trails off as ve crouches down next to the body, putting ver hand to its face, then its chest.></em></p> <p><em><Bloom slams ver fist into the earth. Ve stands up and kicks a nearby tree, again and again, cursing loudly. The words "jailor" and "fascist" are heard. After a few seconds, ve stumbles, falls to ver knees, and screams.></em></p> <p><em>Transcription Note: At this point in time, the assessment team overheard Bloom's scream, and began to move toward ver location.</em></p> <p><em><Bloom pauses at the sound of flapping wings. SCP-8297-A flies into view, landing on Kesner's body. It chirps, tilting its head at ver, and opens its beak.></em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8297-A:</strong> [COGNITOHAZARDOUS AUDIO EXPUNGED]</p> <p><strong>Bloom:</strong> What— who's— I don't understand.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8297-A:</strong> [COGNITOHAZARDOUS AUDIO EXPUNGED]</p> <p><strong>Bloom:</strong> I—I can't go on like this. I just can't.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8297-A:</strong> [COGNITOHAZARDOUS AUDIO EXPUNGED]</p> <p><strong>Bloom:</strong> I can't leave them here!</p> <p><em><Bloom's eyes are visibly watering. Ve rises to ver feet shakily. The bird continues to sing, louder now. The feed distorts briefly.></em></p> <p><strong>Bloom:</strong> Oh. I get it. I'll… I'll try.</p> <p><em><SCP-8297-A goes silent, and flies off. Bloom steps towards the body, holding out ver palm. Black sparks flicker into being around the corpse, arcing across its skin and clothes. They dance to ver palm, coalescing and solidifying into a small object. Ve clutches it tightly and runs.></em></p> <p><em><A Way is opened and swiftly closed. Foundation personnel arrive at the scene. 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All Ways require a specific thaumic ritual to open, known as a Knock, which civilians cannot perform without prior knowledge.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-2"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-2')">2</a>. Except for SCP-8297-A.</div> </div> </div></body></html>
SCP-8299	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div class="preview"> <p>Remember us.</p> </div> <div style="display: none"> <div class="limit"> <div class="anchor"> <div class="authorbox tableb"><div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th>SCP-8299</th> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;"><span class="bt bb">Byㅤ</span> <span class="printuser avatarhover"><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/spacestealth" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(7441434); return false;"><img alt="Spacestealth" class="small" src="https://www.wikidot.com/avatar.php?userid=7441434&amp;size=small&amp;timestamp=1736298505" style="background-image:url(https://www.wikidot.com/userkarma.php?u=7441434)"/></a><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/spacestealth" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(7441434); return false;">Spacestealth</a></span></td> </tr> <tr> <th>Published on <span class="odate time_1714492601 format_%25d%20%25b%20%25Y">30 Apr 2024 15:56</span></th> </tr> </table> </div> </div></div> <br/></div> </div> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=2&theme=https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--code/theme%3Aflopstyle-dark/2&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> </div> <img alt="manatee.jpg" class="crom-thumbnail" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8299/manatee.jpg" style="display: none"/> <div class="info-container"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div> <div class="blockquote lightweight"> <p><span class="bt bb">SCP-8299</span> TRUE NORTH STRONG AND FREE<br/> <span class="bt bb">By</span> <span class="printuser avatarhover"><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/spacestealth" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(7441434); return false;"><img alt="Spacestealth" class="small" src="https://www.wikidot.com/avatar.php?userid=7441434&amp;size=small&amp;timestamp=1735043790" style="background-image:url(https://www.wikidot.com/userkarma.php?u=7441434)"/></a><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/spacestealth" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(7441434); return false;">Spacestealth</a></span> & <span class="printuser avatarhover"><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/lt-flops" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(1735419); return false;"><img alt="Lt Flops" class="small" src="https://www.wikidot.com/avatar.php?userid=1735419&amp;size=small&amp;timestamp=1735043790" style="background-image:url(https://www.wikidot.com/userkarma.php?u=1735419)"/></a><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/lt-flops" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(1735419); return false;">Lt Flops</a></span><br/> <strong>Published on 30 Apr 2024</strong></p> <hr/> <div class="centered"> <p>This article is part of the forthcoming<br/> <strong>Weaving Imperceptible Threads Continuity Hub</strong></p> </div> </div> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div> <hr/> <div id="u-author_block"> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="/">▸ More by this Author ◂</a></p> </div> <hr/> <div id="u-comments2" style="display: none;"> <p>{$comments2}</p> </div> <div class="u-faq"> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/component:info-ayers">F.A.Q.</a></p> </div> <div style="display: none;"> <p>{$doesthisfixthebug}</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="byline"> <p><span style="display:none">.</span><br/> <span>17</span></p> </div> <div class="lite-heading"> <hr/> <h1 id="toc0"><span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">SCP-8299</span></span></h1> <div class="pseudocrumbs"> <p><a href="/scp-series-9">SCP Series IX</a> » SCP-8299</p> </div> <hr/></div> <div class="modal"> <div class="scp-header"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">SCP Database Entry</span></strong></p> </div> <div> <table class="itemInfo darkbox"> <tr> <td class="alignL"><span class="itemInfoHeading bt"><span class="infofield_1">ITEM:</span></span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>SCP-8299</td> <td class="alignR"><span class="itemInfoHeading bt"><span class="infofield_3">LEVEL</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>2/8299</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="alignL"><span class="itemInfoHeading bt bh"><span class="infofield_2 bh">CLASS:</span></span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>neutralized</td> <td class="alignR"><span class="itemInfoHeading bt">restricted</span></td> </tr> </table> <p><a class="disruptionHeader" href="/anomaly-classification-system-guide" style="background-color: hsla(197, 100%, 27%, .6);" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 900;">DISRUPTION CLASS:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>1/dark</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="blbf-main"> <div class="blbf-archived-containment-procedures blbf-dark"> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">ACCESS MODULE</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">RETRACT MODULE</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p>A cetological research and surveillance team is attached to SCP-8299. The newly completed James Bay Monitoring Station and its residence and storage facilities have been established at the mouth of the Attawapiskat River in northern Ontario, Canada, forming Intermediary Site-99. It is and shall remain the team hub of operations.</p> <p>The adoption of open containment policies towards SCP-8299 is preferred to maintain its symbiotic relationship with the ecology of James Bay. To this end, SCP-8299 has been placed under the protection of the Canada Wildlife Act, and its hunting prohibited.</p> <p>Foundation cetologists at Intermediary Site-99 shall continue exercising routine parleys with SCP-8299 layleaders twice per year. Normal diplomatic dialogue is observed in February and August. Given the well-established shortcomings of documenting interviews in which one or more parties communes via thought-transference, one-on-one interviews must be conducted by way of the Gunnarsdotter<span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">In which human interlocutors transcribe what is transmitted to them before responding in turn. Developed by Sissela Gunnarsdotter, a 19th century Swedish Special Affairs attaché and ethnologist.</span> or Shiravadakar<span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">In which human interlocutors are cleared to microdose mnestic drugs during interactions to coordinate later transcription. Named after Foundation parachemist Jitendra Shiravadakar.</span> methods for correspondence with telepaths.</p> <p>In order to cover up the origin of the SONG OF SORROW, The Foundation has fabricated an urban legend detailing an anomalous spirit who walks around Northern Canada, screaming in pain. This legend has been intentionally disseminated among local descendants of settler-colonists and does not target regional indigenous populations. It has proven 80% effective over past initiatives at reducing the risk that civilians will encounter SCP-8299.</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> </div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">RETRACT MODULE</a></div> </div> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> </div> </div> <div class="blbf-main"> <div class="blbf-updated-containment-procedures blbf-dark"> <p style="text-align: center;">None needed.</p> </div> </div> <div class="limit"> <div class="anchor"> <div class="sidecontainer"> <h4 id="toc1"><span>Physiological Data</span></h4> <hr/> <p>The average adult member of the SCP-8299 subspecies measures 3.9–4.8 metres in length and weighs 550–1 000 kg. It is most morphologically similar to the Florida manatee, albeit with a thick layer of blubber and higher metabolic rate to weather the colder seasonal temperatures. Physiological deviations from its Florida cousin occur within the forward part of its body and face. <a href="/scp-327">Each member bears flippers with distinct digits, opposable thumbs, and fine motor control, and an enlarged, flattened cranium.</a></p> <p>For insight into the SONG OF SORROW Event, consult the Addenda Materials.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="image-box image-box-middle force-float-false image-box-primary" style="width: unset; max-width: {$max-width};"> <div class="col-md-12 image-box-heading" style="diSCP-8299ne;"> <p>SCP-8299</p> </div> <div class="col-md-12 image-box-caption" style="diSCP-8299 instances.ne;"> <p>SCP-8299 instances.</p> </div> </div> <div class="blbf-main"> <div class="blbf-description blbf-dark"> <p>SCP-8299 is an anomalous subspecies of manatee taxonified as the True Northern manatee (<em>T. m. semperiam</em>). SCP-8299 live throughout the James Bay region of the northernmost part of Ontario, Canada. Most members of its subspecies populate the brackish waters surrounding Akimiski Island, Nunavut, placing the extent of the subspecies’ habitat at longitudes much further north than all other extant manatee.<span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">Roughly 1500 km further northward than the range of its closest counterpart, the Florida manatee (<em>T. m. latirostris</em>).</span></p> <p>SCP-8299 are demonstrably sapient. Most SCP-8299 exhibit passive fluency in one or more human languages (in descending frequency: dialectal Cree, English, French, Ojibwe, and Inuktitut) but are not verbally conversant. Rather, SCP-8299 communicate via an anomalous form of echolocation akin to telepathy. A minority population within the Akimiski group can freely understand higher-level human concepts, express them with clarity, and commit them to long-term memory. Coinciding with its open containment by The Foundation, however, the average intelligence of the collective populations has seen a steady increase; the number of capables has also progressively increased and become a larger proportion of the whole.</p> <p>Adult SCP-8299 instances perform vocalizations similar to whalesong. These vocalizations are most present during the SCP-8299 mating season, which occurs between March and mid-May.</p> <p>The anomalous properties of SCP-8299 manifest in the physiological and psychological effects their songs have on their local ecology. Humans who are exposed to SCP-8299 songs report feelings of elation alongside increased speed and soundness of decision-making. Depressive humans specifically have reported a clarity of thought, greater motivation to complete tasks, and greater degrees of socialization. Humans who take a hostile disposition towards SCP-8299 — such as hunters, who pursue SCP-8299 for their fat and hides — are afforded headaches, migraines, nausea, vertigo, dyspepsia, and general malaise.</p> <p>SCP-8299 exist in harmony with their marine environment; their song has marked positive effects on the surrounding waters and shoreline. The long-term presence of SCP-8299 in James Bay after completing their migration has cleansed pollutants in the bay on the whole, creating and sustaining conditions that result in water clarity. Their skin absorbs contaminants that come into contact with their pelage. SCP-8299 have a symbiotic relationship with lakebed kelp in particular, promoting the growth of kelp forests in an ecology that otherwise lacks in the plant. Marine wildlife populations experience less negative health outcomes than their terrestrial neighbours, and live longer on average.</p> <p>Marine biologists believe the climactic and marine conditions of James Bay should be inhospitable to manatee. Local populations of settler-colonial descent claim no knowledge of <em>T. m. semperiam</em>.</p> </div> </div> <div class="lite-heading"> <hr/> <h2 id="toc2"><span>ADDENDA MATERIALS</span></h2> <hr/></div> <div class="blockquote lightweight custom"> <p><span class="bt bb">Addendum 8299.I</span> Phenomenological Overview</p> </div> <div class="report-box"> <h3 id="toc3"><span>Arrival of SCP-8299 and Initial Interactions With First Nations Communities</span></h3> <hr/> <p>The origin of SCP-8299 is still widely debated, but the following is considered most plausible.</p> <p>SCP-8299 is theorized to be closely related to <a href="/scp-327">SCP-327</a>, a species of anomalous manatee capable of human speech. Because of infighting and the struggles of daily life, it is theorized that a select herd of manatee migrated north from the Gulf of Mexico circa 500 <span style="font-variant: all-small-caps">BCE</span>. Although oceanic temperatures in the North Atlantic proved harsh to the subtropical manatee, most instances survived and reached the James Bay region. The local population ultimately settled here in part because of its relative isolation and rich habitat.</p> <p>For generations, SCP-8299 and regional indigenous populations engaged in periodic interactions. A number of mutual traditions were observed, including various songs and dances.</p> <p>SCP-8299 had a thriving culture, reaching its peak population in 1470 <span style="font-variant: all-small-caps">CE</span> before gradually decreasing. They commonly lived a nomadic lifestyle, moving around the region every few months so as to ensure an adequate supply of food.</p> <hr/> <div class="blockquote lightweight justified"> <p>Below is an interview conducted and transcribed in 1932, shortly after The Foundation acquired control over the SCP-8299 project.<span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">The Shiravadakar method had not yet been developed.</span></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <h3 id="toc4"><span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">TEXT LOG</span></span></h3> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><tt><strong>[ BEGIN LOG ]</strong></tt></p> <table class="dialog"> <tr> <th><strong>SCP-8299</strong></th> <td class="active">Hm. Different organization, same goals. I remember what your predecessors did to us. Now that you've united, nothing will change.</td> </tr> <tr> <th>DR. RAMA</th> <td class="active">It's different now; we won't repeat the mistakes of the past. Times have changed.</td> </tr> <tr> <th></th> <td>The SCP-8299 instance scoffs.</td> </tr> <tr> <th><strong>SCP-8299</strong></th> <td class="active">Maybe. At least the locals treated us nicely, like the Cree. What do you even want from us?</td> </tr> <tr> <th>DR. RAMA</th> <td class="active">Right now, we want to know more about your origins so we can study your anomalous traits.</td> </tr> <tr> <th><strong>SCP-8299</strong></th> <td class="active"> <p>Barely remember it; it's almost been wiped out by the greed of humanity. <tt>Pause.</tt> Fine. But I only remember faint remnants of what my ancestors told me about it.</p> <p>We lived relatively nicely, just us and the warm seas of the gulf. Nothing to worry about except which fish tasted the best. Much warmer. Those times were better. Well, at least until the conflict.<br/></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <th>DR. RAMA</th> <td class="active">The conflict?</td> </tr> <tr> <th><strong>SCP-8299</strong></th> <td class="active">We started to grow differently from the main group — what you call 327. Small changes, but over time it grew so much that we started to become our own group. The others finally decided to kick us out, and we had to leave. Wasn't easy. Some people wanted to stay.</td> </tr> <tr> <th></th> <td>It noticeably frowns.</td> </tr> <tr> <th><strong>SCP-8299</strong></th> <td class="active"> <p>Fighting erupted between the two sides. Too many died on both sides. In the end, we just had to move on; it could no longer work.</p> <p>My parents told me this story. I can still see the pain from their eyes when they said it. Wish it never happened. Worst part is, if they knew what would happen after, they would've stayed.<br/></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <th>DR. RAMA</th> <td class="active">I'm sorry for you, I really am. Please continue.</td> </tr> <tr> <th><strong>SCP-8299</strong></th> <td class="active">We started to go north, see who would take us in. Unfortunately, no one ever did, so we kept going. The coldness was brutal, but we persisted, no matter what. After so long we finally made it to this region, where we settled down.</td> </tr> <tr> <th>DR. RAMA</th> <td class="active">Makes sense. And then you started interacting with the First Nations?</td> </tr> <tr> <th><strong>SCP-8299</strong></th> <td class="active">Correct. They actually respected us, unlike some people. For hundreds of years, that was it: quiet and simple, but nice.</td> </tr> <tr> <th>DR. RAMA</th> <td class="active">Well, thank you for your time. We'll chat again soon.</td> </tr> <tr> <th></th> <td>The SCP-8299 instance sighs.</td> </tr> <tr> <th><strong>SCP-8299</strong></th> <td class="active">What happened after — the memory is horror.</td> </tr> </table> <p style="text-align: center;"><tt><strong>[ END LOG ]</strong></tt></p> </div> <div class="blockquote lightweight justified"> <p>The SCP-8299 instance could not be located for the next decade. No further instances could be identified as layleaders during this period, and several other instances expressed refusal to communicate with Foundation personnel.</p> </div> <div class="limit"> <div class="anchor"> <div class="sidecontainer"> <h4 id="toc5"><span>The Department for the Study and Catalogue of Especially Quaint Furbearers (DSCEQF)</span></h4> <hr/> <p>A Canadian Foundation precursor and arm of the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC). The Department operated with nearly limitless reach for almost 200 years, until the British Crown negotiated the transference of Rupert's Land from the HBC to the Dominion of Canada in 1870.</p> <p>Its expansive catalogue and unique methods of restraining and trapping cryptid species were recovered by The Foundation sometime in the early 20th century. Most items in its catalogue were later recaptured and relocated to <a href="/secure-facility-dossier-site-43">Provisional Site-43</a>.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="report-box"> <h3 id="toc6"><span>Colonial Interactions With SCP-8299</span></h3> <hr/> <p>The Department for the Study and Catalogue of Especially Quaint Furbearers (DSCEQF) made the first documented observations of SCP-8299 in 1827.</p> <p>Their discovery was not the Department's first activity in the region. In the mid-1600s, the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) came to establish one of its earliest fur trading posts in the region, further down the coast from Akimiski Island. This post, Fort Albany, had to be relocated multiple times as a result of conflict with the French.</p> <p>In 1708, it was secretly relocated once again — this time, the DSCEQF moved in and used the new location as a fixture at the fringe of its operations. Its then-base of operations existed much further inland. This secret move provided the DSCEQF narrow escape from the Battle of Fort Albany, on 26 June 1709, at the premises of the fort's former location.</p> <p>During this time, the DSCEQF frequently hunted and exterminated the local wildlife population, leading to the extinction of many species, both mundane and anomalous. Concurrently, the British perpetrated the wide-scale suppression of First Nations cultures. The DSCEQF wiped out large SCP-8299 habitats and forced them to assimilate, further destroying the SCP-8299 population. Many members of SCP-8299 were forced into slavery in and around Department outposts.</p> <p>The DSCEQF initially made use of SCP-8299 for their fur and bodily materials. The British government fully supported this move, and provided cover stories for decades. During this time, over 90% of the SCP-8299 population was wiped out.</p> <hr/> <div class="blockquote lightweight justified"> <p>The following is an interview from 1953, using the Gunnarsdotter method. The SCP-8299 instance from the first interview log approached Intermediary Site-99 and asked to converse with Foundation personnel.</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <h3 id="toc7"><span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">ANNOTATED AUDIO LOG</span></span></h3> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><tt><strong>[ BEGIN LOG ]</strong></tt></p> <table class="dialog"> <tr> <th><strong>SCP-8299</strong></th> <td class="active">Been a while since I've been here. Rama, you look the same as 30 years ago.</td> </tr> <tr> <th>DR. RAMA</th> <td class="active">Nevermind; we've been looking for you so long. You never came back for the second interview.</td> </tr> <tr> <th><strong>SCP-8299</strong></th> <td class="active">And I still don't want to. I came back to see if you were better than before, and I don't know. The point is, we just want to be left alone.</td> </tr> <tr> <th>DR. RAMA</th> <td class="active">Times are changing more and more. Anyway, now that you are here, we want to ask you more questions.</td> </tr> <tr> <th><strong>SCP-8299</strong></th> <td class="active"> <p>Let me guess, the DSC?</p> <p>There is so much pain, so much cruelty with them. There are no words to describe it.<br/></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <th>DR. RAMA</th> <td class="active">I understand your pain; this is common in this part of the world.</td> </tr> <tr> <th><strong>SCP-8299</strong></th> <td class="active">They used our fur for their coats and ate us for meat. Our population decreased exponentially, never recovered. There wasn't even a chance of escape as they kept us imprisoned. My family died. It took a long time for things to get better, felt like it would never end.</td> </tr> <tr> <th>DR. RAMA</th> <td class="active">And this is where the Song of Sorrow came from, correct?</td> </tr> <tr> <th><strong>SCP-8299</strong></th> <td class="active">Yes. Our song that we developed from the toils from our labour. It's been passed down from generation to generation.</td> </tr> <tr> <th>DR. RAMA</th> <td class="active">We're sorry for the actions of our predecessors.</td> </tr> <tr> <th><strong>SCP-8299</strong></th> <td class="active">Apologies are useless. They need to be backed up with actions. We will never reach the same population peak as before, but I want our people to survive. We don't want any kind of special treatment; all we want is to be left alone and treated like normal people.</td> </tr> <tr> <th>DR. RAMA</th> <td class="active">Well, thanks for that. I'll see you sometime later.</td> </tr> <tr> <th><strong>SCP-8299</strong></th> <td class="active">Goodbye, I'll be back in a few years to see.</td> </tr> </table> <p style="text-align: center;"><tt><strong>[ END LOG ]</strong></tt></p> </div> <div class="report-box"> <h3 id="toc8"><span>The Revolution of Fire</span></h3> <hr/> <p>During the late 1860s, SCP-8299 became increasingly restless in their plight. Unfair treatment and lack of adequate food prompted an underground group to form. This group, calling themselves the Peace Fighters, gradually gained members who launched protests. They advocated for an end to their slavery by any means necessary. Despite suppressive campaigns on the part of the DSCEQF, the Peace Fighters grew to encompass a large majority of the SCP-8299 population.</p> <p>This reached a boiling point in early 1870 when a large revolt broke out, known as the Revolution of Fire. Large numbers of SCP-8299 instances defended themselves against human attackers. In several engagements, members of nearby First Nations communities aided SCP-8299 instances in destroying DSCEQF outposts. Eventually, the Revolution of Fire succeeded and the DSCEQF gradually retreated from the area. That same year, the British Crown negotiated the transfer of Rupert's Land from the HBC to the Dominion of Canada, and the DSCEQF disbanded.</p> <p>Scores of humans and SCP-8299 instances were killed, the latter causing a sharp decrease in the already small SCP-8299 population.</p> <hr/> <div class="blockquote lightweight justified"> <p>This interview was conducted in 1975 by Dr. Rama. By this time, interactions with SCP-8299 were commonplace and tensions had lowered. However, there still remained some tensions when The Foundation discovered a Way<span class="fnnum">.</span> <span class="fncon"><span class="bb bt"><a href="/glossary-of-terms#toc3">WAY</a></span> An anomalous connection between two locations, enabling rapid travel regardless of distance. Ways can facilitate travel into other realities, including The Wanderer's Library.</span> within the territory of SCP-8299.</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <h3 id="toc9"><span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">ANNOTATED AUDIO LOG</span></span></h3> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><tt><strong>[ BEGIN LOG ]</strong></tt></p> <table class="dialog"> <tr> <th><strong>SCP-8299</strong></th> <td class="active">Hello again. Been a while since we've done one of these interviews.</td> </tr> <tr> <th>DR. RAMA</th> <td class="active">There's been renewed interest in the project recently.</td> </tr> <tr> <th><strong>SCP-8299</strong></th> <td class="active">Because of the Way?</td> </tr> <tr> <th>DR. RAMA</th> <td class="active">Correct. We want to know more about it and where it came from.</td> </tr> <tr> <th><strong>SCP-8299</strong></th> <td class="active">It's always been there, as far as I know. We've never been inside, even in the darkest of times. It's a window to another world. A potentially better one. The promise of one, anyhow.</td> </tr> <tr> <th>DR. RAMA</th> <td class="active">I'll see if we can leave it with your people, then. How are the other members doing?</td> </tr> <tr> <th><strong>SCP-8299</strong></th> <td class="active">There aren't many of them now. They've died out. Soon, we won't exist anymore.</td> </tr> <tr> <th></th> <td>Silence.</td> </tr> <tr> <th>DR. RAMA</th> <td class="active">I'm sorry. We can still fight this.</td> </tr> <tr> <th><strong>SCP-8299</strong></th> <td class="active"> <p>You know, I never told you about the end of our story. The Revolution of Fire.</p> <p>We got sick of our overlords, so we overthrew them. <tt>Pause.</tt> Many perished. There's a reason for the name: there was fire all around the land. Everyone died. Everyone, except myself and a few others; we all died.<br/></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <th>DR. RAMA</th> <td class="active">I wish it never had to happen.</td> </tr> <tr> <th><strong>SCP-8299</strong></th> <td class="active"> <p>When we first came across the DSC, many of us did see a brief glimmer of hope. Such false hope. We had a complete reverse understanding of what they were sent here to do. I still sometimes fantasize over what could have happened if we all got along peacefully, but I know better now.</p> <p>That is not the way of our world.<br/></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p style="text-align: center;"><tt><strong>[ END LOG ]</strong></tt></p> </div> <div class="blockquote lightweight justified"> <p>Following this, Intermediary Site-99 endeavoured to develop a better relationship with SCP-8299 by formalizing regular dialogues. These dialogues resulted in the loosening of Special Containment Procedures.</p> </div> <div class="report-box"> <h3 id="toc10"><span>Modern-Day Observations</span></h3> <hr/> <p>Following the dissolution of DSCEQF, SCP-8299 enjoyed relative freedom. However, they still suffered from sharp food shortages caused by overfishing in an unregulated fishing market. The population continued to plummet until an average of 50 instances remained year-round.</p> <p>In 1930, 60 years after the initial revolt, The Foundation received a high volume of reports describing an ethereal-sounding song heard along the shoreline of the Hudson and James Bays. Occupants of shallow-water fishing vessels contributed the majority of reports. The Foundation discovered SCP-8299 during the summer of that year.</p> <p>Although interactions between The Foundation and SCP-8299 initially proved tense, both parties eventually settled on a secrecy agreement. Only minimal containment was observed thereafter. Foundation forces monitored the region for the next 70 years and exercised a non-disruptive relationship with SCP-8299.</p> <p>As of 2000, only one living member of SCP-8299 remained.</p> <hr/> <div class="blockquote lightweight justified"> <p>The final interview conducted with SCP-8299 in which it asked to meet with Dr. Rama personally.</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <h3 id="toc11"><span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">ANNOTATED AUDIO LOG</span></span></h3> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><tt><strong>[ BEGIN LOG ]</strong></tt></p> <table class="dialog"> <tr> <th><strong>SCP-8299</strong></th> <td class="active">Good evening, Dr. Rama. I asked you here for a very important reason.</td> </tr> <tr> <th>DR. RAMA</th> <td class="active">What's the problem?</td> </tr> <tr> <th><strong>SCP-8299</strong></th> <td class="active">Listen here, I believe I don't have much time left. I have seen all my friends and family gradually fade away. The same will happen to me, and our species will be completely extinct.</td> </tr> <tr> <th>DR. RAMA</th> <td class="active">I'm sure there is— We can stop this, there has to be a way.</td> </tr> <tr> <th><strong>SCP-8299</strong></th> <td class="active">Do not fight fate, my friend. It comes for all of us. Even you will die eventually, and sooner than you think. Anomalous drugs won't keep you immortal forever.</td> </tr> <tr> <th>DR. RAMA</th> <td class="active">So, what? It's all pointless?</td> </tr> <tr> <th><strong>SCP-8299</strong></th> <td class="active">You of all people should know. Lives have a meaning. Our purpose is to better our successors just as our ancestors did for us. I have lived over 150 years, and never did my family stop fighting for the future, for me and all of us. They never gave up. So we could survive.</td> </tr> <tr> <th>DR. RAMA</th> <td class="active">I… I guess you're right, I never thought about it that much.</td> </tr> <tr> <th><strong>SCP-8299</strong></th> <td class="active">You know, after all these years, I never told you my name. For 68 years I've just been known as <em>that</em> SCP-8299 instance.</td> </tr> <tr> <th>DR. RAMA</th> <td class="active">What is it?</td> </tr> <tr> <th><strong>SCP-8299</strong></th> <td class="active">My name is Nivi, after my grandfather.</td> </tr> <tr> <th></th> <td>Silence.</td> </tr> <tr> <th><strong>SCP-8299</strong></th> <td class="active"> <p>The Way is gone. Dissipated over time. It's just me here now; no one else except you and this research site.</p> <p>I'm glad I got to enjoy this life, that despite the horrors we used to face, it's all over. I got to relax and have fun and appreciate so much beauty. Despite all of your misdoings, I don't believe man is bad. I believe that you can change, and that there is good within you. I want you to succeed. But never forget me, nor my people. We are a reminder.<br/></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <th>DR. RAMA</th> <td class="active">I understand. It all makes sense now, thank you for everything. Even if I don't make it very much longer, I'll make sure the rest of us understand your mission.</td> </tr> <tr> <th><strong>SCP-8299</strong></th> <td class="active">Thank you. I wish some of my species would have survived to see the new world. Maybe some day, far away. Maybe our Song of Sorrow will play out one final time. I'll be looking from the heavens at you and your organization. I wish you luck. Maybe you and all of man will finally see the light.</td> </tr> </table> <p style="text-align: center;"><tt><strong>[ END LOG ]</strong></tt></p> </div> <div class="blockquote lightweight justified"> <p>Several hours later, Nivi expired from natural causes. SCP-8299 was officially redesignated as NEUTRALIZED.</p> <p>Later that day, Dr. Rama Navin passed away at the age of 100 years, 4 months, and 26 days.</p> <p>SCP-8299 was awarded an honorary <a href="/scp-1000-ko">Foundation Star</a>.</p> </div> <div class="blockquote lightweight custom"> <p><span class="bt bb">Addendum 8299.II</span> SONG OF SORROW Event</p> </div> <div class="report-box"> <h3 id="toc12"><span>The SONG OF SORROW</span></h3> <hr/> <p>The SONG OF SORROW was an anomalous event recurring periodically around the Hudson Bay region. It was characterized by sustained cries coming from SCP-8299 and could be heard in a radius spanning tens of kilometres. It originally took the form of a song developed during the slavery of SCP-8299, passing from generation to generation until the modern day. The song also featured lyrics, albeit rarely.</p> <hr/> <p>VEILBURST Protocol was enacted on 26 April 2020; the Veil of Normality was forcibly dissolved. Immediately following this, reports in and around the Hudson Bay region characterized a widespread melody consistent with the SONG OF SORROW, despite SCP-8299 having been neutralized 20 years previously.</p> <p>The event lasted for several minutes before gradually quieting. The Foundation, deeming the extranormal event a one-time occurrence, conducted no further investigation.</p> <p>Below is a list of lyrics heard during the event.</p> <hr/> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <h5 id="toc13"><span>Oh, the work is hard but the sun is shining,</span></h5> <h5 id="toc14"><span>Our bodies are pushed to exhaustion, many do not survive,</span></h5> <h5 id="toc15"><span>Despite this, we keep singing,</span></h5> <h5 id="toc16"><span>'Cause one day, our children will still be alive.</span></h5> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <h5 id="toc17"><span>Maybe one day it'll all be okay,</span></h5> <h5 id="toc18"><span>That day,</span></h5> <h5 id="toc19"><span>We'll all celebrate the peaceful moon watching over us,</span></h5> <h5 id="toc20"><span>With nothing to fuss,</span></h5> <h5 id="toc21"><span>But we'll have to wait,</span></h5> <h5 id="toc22"><span>As our labour continues on.</span></h5> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <h5 id="toc23"><span>It's a beautiful day outside,</span></h5> <h5 id="toc24"><span>Yet we're denied,</span></h5> <h5 id="toc25"><span>But we'll carry on,</span></h5> <h5 id="toc26"><span>Our culture will not be destroyed,</span></h5> <h5 id="toc27"><span>And eventually, we will be overjoyed.</span></h5> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <h5 id="toc28"><span>There is hope, a light at the end of the tunnel,</span></h5> <h5 id="toc29"><span>One day, I hope man will see their mistakes,</span></h5> <h5 id="toc30"><span>And learn, so there will be no more trouble,</span></h5> <h5 id="toc31"><span>Then we won't have to hide in the lakes,</span></h5> <h5 id="toc32"><span>We'll be able to live quietly, peacefully, like we did.</span></h5> <h5 id="toc33"><span>Just not yet, as we still have to live in fear.</span></h5> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <h5 id="toc34"><span>But for now, we'll persist,</span></h5> <h5 id="toc35"><span>We'll keep surviving,</span></h5> <h5 id="toc36"><span>Keep living our lives,</span></h5> <h5 id="toc37"><span>So our story won't be forgotten.</span></h5> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="image-box image-box-middle force-float-false image-box-primary" style="width: unset; max-width: {$max-width};"> <div class="col-md-12 image-box-heading" style="display: none;"> <p>splay: no</p> </div> <div class="col-md-12 image-box-caption" style="diSunset over Hudson Bay, 26 April 2020.ne;"> <p>Sunset over Hudson Bay, 26 April 2020.</p> </div> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <hr/> <div class="licensebox"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Hide Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>Cite this page as:</p> <div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <blockquote> <p>"<a href="/scp-8299">SCP-8299</a>" by Stealth000 & Lt Flops, from the <a href="https://scpwiki.com">SCP Wiki</a>. 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SCP-8300	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=1&theme=https://cdn.scpwiki.com/theme/en/basalt/normalize-min.css&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=2&theme=https://cdn.scpwiki.com/theme/en/basalt/basalt-bedrock-min.css&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=3&theme=https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--code/theme%3Abasalt/1&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <div class="preview"> <p>We died in the dark, we- we kept them in the dark, so you could live in the light.<br/> We won’t let their memory stay in the dark forever.</p> </div> <div class="authorlink-wrapper"><a href="javascript:;">ThatGuyThatTime</a> <div class="authorbox"> <div class="authorcontent"> <p style="text-align: center;"><em>They’ll be buried in the light.</em></p> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;">Written for the SCP-8000 contest!</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="/thatauthorpagethattime">More by ThatGuy</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="border: solid 2px #000000; padding: 1px 15px; box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,.2);"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><strong>MESSAGE FROM THE FOUNDATION'S RECORDKEEPING DEPARTMENT</strong></p> <p>Hello! Thank you for coming to The Foundation - whether you're attending within Las Vegas, Lake Huron, or a "City of Portland", we're honored to have you joining us. The following is a brief digital information package, distributed to all guests upon entry. If you're looking to up your digital experience of The Foundation, O4 Membership Passes are available at the front kiosk.</p> <p>Once again, thank you for spending an hour, three, a day, or for some, your lives with The Foundation. Memories weren't meant to be forgotten, and we'll make sure it stays that way.</p> <p>— Maria Jones, Director of Museum Recordkeeping.</p> </div> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">OPEN DIGITAL VISITORS PACKAGE?</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">THANK YOU FOR VISITING THE FOUNDATION.</a></div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><em>Mankind must not go back to hiding in fear. No one else will protect us, and we must stand up for ourselves.</em><br/> <em>- Francis "Fritz" Williams, Founder and Administrator of The Foundation.</em></p> </div> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><em>We must not fade.</em><br/> <em>- Unknown.</em></p> </div> </div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="document"> <div class="custom-text-wrap"> <div class="anom-bar-container item-8300 clear-1 safe archon dark notice {$american}"> <div class="anom-bar"> <div class="top-box"> <div class="top-left-box"><span class="item">EXHIBIT#:</span> <span class="number">8300</span></div> <div class="top-right-box"> <div class="level">LEVEL0</div> <div class="clearance">OPEN</div> </div> </div> <div class="bottom-box"> <div class="text-part"> <div class="main-class"> <div class="contain-class"> <div class="class-category">FORMER CONTAINMENT CLASS:</div> <div class="class-text">safe</div> </div> <div class="second-class"> <div class="class-category">FORMER SECONDARY CLASS:</div> <div class="class-text">archon</div> </div> </div> <div class="disrupt-class"> <div class="class-category">FORMER DISRUPTION CLASS:</div> <div class="class-text">dark</div> </div> <div class="risk-class"> <div class="class-category">FORMER RISK CLASS:</div> <div class="class-text">notice</div> </div> </div> <div class="diamond-part"> <div class="danger-diamond"><a href="/classification-committee-memo">link to memo</a><br/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div style="display: none;"> <div class="anom-bar-container item-{$item-number} clear-1 {$container-class} {$secondary-class} {$disruption-class} {$risk-class} {$american}"> <div class="anom-bar"> <div class="top-box"> <div class="top-left-box"><span class="item">Item#:</span> <span class="number">{$item-number}</span></div> <div class="top-right-box"> <div class="level">Level1</div> </div> </div> <div class="bottom-box"> <div class="text-part"> <div class="main-class"> <div class="contain-class"> <div class="class-category">Containment Class:</div> <div class="class-text">{$container-class}</div> </div> <div class="second-class"> <div class="class-category">Secondary Class:</div> <div class="class-text">{$secondary-class}</div> </div> </div> <div class="disrupt-class"> <div class="class-category">Disruption Class:</div> <div class="class-text">{$disruption-class}</div> </div> <div class="risk-class"> <div class="class-category">Risk Class:</div> <div class="class-text">{$risk-class}</div> </div> </div> <div class="diamond-part"> <div class="danger-diamond"><a href="/classification-committee-memo">link to memo</a><br/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:100%;"><img alt="Doctors_Hospital_from_the_Southwest_1.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/the-appliance-war-hub/Doctors_Hospital_from_the_Southwest_1.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>The Foundation of Northern Ontario, prior to SCP-8300.</p> </div> </div> <hr/> <p><strong>SPECIAL CONTAINMENT PROCEDURES:</strong><sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup> Due to the presumed completion of SCP-8300, no further containment procedures will be required. All Foundation personnel are to report to their nearest Human Resources liaison for further instructions post-restructuring.</p> <p><strong>DESCRIPTION:</strong><sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup> SCP-8300 is the complete and instantaneous cessation of all anomalous phenomena on December 31st, 2023. This comes to fruition in different ways depending on the kind of anomaly being affected. For example:</p> <ul> <li>Anomalous entities whose anomalous properties are central to their existence perish or otherwise vanish from baseline reality.</li> <li>Anomalous entities with anomalous capabilities not central to their existence lose said abilities.</li> <li>Anomalous objects lose their properties or cease to exist entirely.</li> <li>Anomalous locations lose their properties, cease to exist, or slowly regress into an alternate, "normal" form.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-3" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-3')">3</a></sup></li> <li>Anomalous events cease occurrence.</li> </ul> <p>Currently, the reason for SCP-8300 is unknown, as is whether the effect of the anomaly is permanent.</p> <p>Due to this unprecedented development, insight from the remainder of several GOIs, and a unanimous vote from the Overseer Council, it was decided to enact an intentional "XK-Class Broken Masquerade" scenario. Restructuring of the SCP Foundation into "The Foundation Museum for Anomalous History" is ongoing.</p> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <div class="papernote"> <p>I can't say nobody ever expected it.</p> <p>People across all wakes of life in the Foundation have proposed a theoretical end to the anomalous before. We've peered into other universes, seen how things could have gone down, and in most, there's some kind of solution. This time, not so much.</p> <p>I was in Alpha Command when it happened, during the yearly conference with the O5s I'm glad to be leaving behind. The benefit of being a trusted member of staff is that you get entrusted with an annual reminder of purely how much work you do, and how much work is left. I was just in the middle of showing the Accounting Department's budget report, when… a phone rings.</p> <p>Then another.</p> <p>Then another.</p> <p>Then, in the most terrifying turn of events you can imagine happening in a hierarchical organization like ours, O5-3 shorts out. O5-2 literally fades away from existence. One by one, overseers popped out of this universe as if they'd never even been there; I think the only ones left by the end of it were 4 and 12. Well, and the corpse of 13, if you can count it. You can imagine that typical procedure was ignored given the circumstances, not hiring any new O5s, but… ah.</p> <p>When we picked up the phones, we could tell it wasn't going to be worth it.</p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><em>Maria Jones,</em><br/> <em>Director of Museum Recordkeeping,</em><br/> <em>Former Director of RAISA.</em></p> </div> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <div class="overwatch_memo"> <p>To all remaining Foundation personnel, the Overwatch Command — all 2 of us — would like to extend our deepest condolences to all those who lost friends, loved ones, family, and other coworkers in the wake of SCP-8300. Due to the suddenness of this event, all employees have been granted optional indefinite leave as they handle the ever-changing world.</p> <p>Those who would like to remain with us in The Foundation, and yes, there is a choice, will be joining the ranks of our new and changed organization. As a result of SCP-8300, millions of anomalous people and animals have been lost worldwide. Entire cultures have vanished, with few left to carry their memory.</p> <p>In a unanimous vote, we have decided this cannot stand. We are, sans for the now-inaccessible Library of the Serpent, the largest database of anomalous information and history in the known world. It is our duty to carry this into the light we protected for so long, and not let fantasy fade into obscurity.</p> <p>Your new roles within this museum will be available to you upon your return, from your nearest Human Resources liaison. If you choose to stay with us, thank you. If you don't, please don't forget the world you're leaving behind.</p> <p>Long gone are the days of secrecy and experiments, here are the quiet days of preservation and remembrance.</p> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <div class="jotting"> <div class="smallmodal"> <p><strong>EXHIBITION #:</strong> <a href="/scp-173">00173</a><sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-4" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-4')">4</a></sup></p> <p><strong>EXHIBITION TITLE:</strong><sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-5" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-5')">5</a></sup> "THE ORIGINAL / THE STATUE"</p> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="173nopicture.png" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8300/173nopicture.png"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>00173</p> </div> </div> <p><strong>LOCATION:</strong> The Foundation of Denver, Colorado (Formerly Site-19).</p> <p><strong>DESCRIPTION:</strong> EXB-00173 is a statue, crafted by former anomalous artist Mortimer Fortue, and composed of concrete, rebar, and a motley of colored spray paints. Formerly, EXB-00173 was incredibly hostile towards anyone who blinked while looking at it, attempting to snap their necks. As one of the original exhibitions catalogued by The Foundation in 1915, EXB-00173 is presented with legacy status in a personal exhibition, featuring <a href="/peanut-gallery">other artist's interpretations of the open-ended statue</a>.</p> <p>Guests are requested to not physically touch the exhibition, for the sake of their own personal hygiene.</p> </div> <div class="document"> <p>After all these years, all of these measurements, all the people we through into the line of sight to block out theirs, the way we learn about SCP-8300 at Site-19? Before any of the other facilities watched their gods fall out or their nexuses snap shut like a flytrap, what was the first thing that hit us?</p> <p>The peanut stops <strong>shitting</strong>.</p> <p>For 2 hours, the weight scales we installed in there don't change. After hour 3, we send a D-Class to check in on the thing. Poor guy blinks, we all brace for impact, and… nothing. Absolutely fucking nothing. Hour 4, the phones start hitting Foundation-wide. Pandemonium hits, and I get to learn through a pile of feces. That and my third eye disappearing, but the shit really hammered it in.</p> <p>I'm going to miss the sanctity of this fucking place.</p> <p>God. What a world.</p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><em>Alto Clef,</em><br/> <em>Director of Weapon Archives, Denver, Colorado,</em><br/> <em>Former Director of Applied Response.</em></p> </div> </div> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <div class="notation"> <div style="border: solid 2px #000000; padding: 1px 15px; box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,.2);"> <p>The following is a reduced transcript from the announcement of The Foundation's opening.</p> </div> <p><em>A crowd of reporters surround a table where O5-12, O5-4, HR Director Stanford Li, and Site-19 Director Tilda Moose are seated. The conference room is buzzing with confusion as O5-12 speaks.</em></p> <p><strong>O5-12:</strong> And so, from the inception of our organization, the SCP Foundation was dedicated to securing the anomalous, containing that we couldn't understand, and protecting the public. So, you. Over 100 years of this, and-</p> <p><em>The reporters begin flinging questions at the table. O5-12 raises his hand, silencing them.</em></p> <p><strong>O5-12:</strong> I know, I know, you have your questions. Trust me, I did too when I got promoted here.</p> <p><em>A reporter from CNN interrupts.</em></p> <p><strong>Reporter:</strong> Sir, I need to know, but who exactly are you?</p> <p><strong>O5-12:</strong> I… I thought I addressed that at the beginning. My name is O5-12.</p> <p><strong>Reporter:</strong> That sounds like a designation, more than a name.</p> <p><em>Murmurs of agreement from the crowd. O5-12 looks to the people on his side: they shrug, almost defeatedly.</em></p> <p><strong>O5-4:</strong> Not like it matters much now.</p> <p><strong>O5-12:</strong> Ah. Hah, I guess… yeah, I guess there's not much hiding it anymore. Hello, then, world. My name is Anton Radu, and I hold- or, I should say <em>held</em> the office of O5-12 for 5 years. I was nicknamed the "Archaeologist" and the "Normalist" by my peers, and to all the personnel of Site-18 watching this, I'm sorry for my… my disappearance.</p> <p><em>Radu is silent for a moment.</em></p> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="Mircea_Lucescu_(cropped).jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8300/Mircea_Lucescu_(cropped).jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Overseer Anton Radu.</p> </div> </div> <p><strong>A. Radu:</strong> And that's the thing about all of it, really. The secrecy, the collusion with governments, the deception, and the risks taken- god, it wasn't even exclusive to our outer relations. You can tell, just from that, that the secrets were in between us as well.</p> <p><em>Radu stands up.</em></p> <p><strong>A. Radu:</strong> But it was all for a reason. We told ourselves it was for a reason, a justified reason, so we kept it going for as long as we possibly could. Not just for security, or our own protection, but because in the eyes of our founders, the worlds of fantasy and normality couldn't mix. For either of their sake, it was seen as too dangerous.</p> <p><strong>A. Radu:</strong> With such immense resources placed in our hands, there was- there was an implied duty, a <em>trust</em> we had to hold. With that trust comes power, and with that power comes mistakes and power-trips, yes, and I cannot justify a lot of what we've done, but it was seen as a necessity. That's why I lied to my friends and family, for example, for 5 years that I wasn't dead. I missed out on… I missed out on 3 funerals for all of this.</p> <p><strong>A. Radu:</strong> The anomalous was our dedication, consequences of intentions aside.</p> <p><em>Radu is silent. He sighs, lowers his head for a moment, and takes a deep breath. Moose and Li shuffle in their seats uncomfortably.</em></p> <p><strong>A. Radu:</strong> But now, it's gone. All of it, within a matter of moments, vanished. Every memetic shield we put in place, every object imbued with the concept of "<a href="/scp-021-j">pure evil</a>", every goddamn <a href="/scp-7209">matrix machine we built</a>, they… they vanished. Blink of an eye, everything the SCP Foundation stood for, reduced to ashes. Not even ashes, actually. For some, it was as if they'd never even been there.</p> <p><strong>A. Radu:</strong> We spent a long time debating what to do. Many of our best scientists, the ones who survived, tried to formulate a plan to kickstart the anomalous again. The problem was, most of our creative solutions to major problems like this… well, they involved anomalous concepts. They required us to access something conventional science just couldn't do. Magic… magic was gone, and seemingly forever.</p> <p><strong>A. Radu:</strong> We reached a conclusion, though, eventually. That's what any of you out here who didn't secretly know about the anomalous world are here for, anyway. It was a pretty reasonable one, and it… it's been viewed as the best option going forward. We don't know <em>why</em> SCP-8300 — that's what the file in my hand this whole time has been — happened, so- so nobody knows if we can fix it.</p> <p><strong>A. Radu:</strong> But we've adapted before. Sure, to lesser gods and weaker beasts, but the SCP Foundation is nothing if not permeable throughout challenges. With the remaining resources and all the remains we have, and the history we hold… it felt appropriate.</p> <p><em>Li clicks to the next slide.</em></p> <p><strong>A. Radu:</strong> I'd like to introduce the world to The Foundation, Museum for Anomalous History. Open for operations worldwide within the next year.</p> <p><em>Radu sighs.</em></p> <p><strong>A. Radu:</strong> We died in the dark, we- we kept them in the dark, so you could live in the light.</p> <p><strong>A. Radu:</strong> We won’t let their memory stay in the dark forever.</p> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <div class="jotting"> <div class="smallmodal"> <p><strong>EXHIBITION #:</strong> <a href="/scp-7939">07939</a></p> <p><strong>EXHIBITION TITLE:</strong> "KHAZI"</p> <p><strong>LOCATION:</strong> The Foundation of Northern Ontario (Formerly Site-37).</p> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="Museum_Auto_Turin_Toilet.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8300/Museum_Auto_Turin_Toilet.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>07939</p> </div> </div> <p><strong>DESCRIPTION:</strong> EXB-07939 was a toilet going by the name of "Khazi" possessing sapience, sentience, the capability for verbal communication, and a distinct interest in anti-human violence. Prior to SCP-8300, EXB-07939 was the leader of an anti-human revolutionary Group of Interest<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-6" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-6')">6</a></sup> named "The New Whirled Order", which killed at least 500 people during their assault against the Foundation. Despite his diminutive stature, EXB-07939 was, during his reign as the leader of the New Whirled Order, considered one of the SCP Foundation's biggest threats.</p> <p>Further information regarding Khazi, the New Whirled Order, and the related conflict can be found in the newly installed gallery "<a href="/the-appliance-war-hub">The Appliance War: Ceramic and Blood</a>", located in Hall A of the Northern Ontario location.</p> </div> <div class="document"> <p>It was the strangest thing.</p> <p>I wasn't born or raised a soldier. Intentionally avoided military service, and really shied away from the concept itself entirely. My dad, he came from that kind of background, and he knew what it did to a person. He wasn't one to force his trauma on me, thank god.</p> <p>Unfortunately, though, I did end up caught in a war. Spent years mulling away at the Foundation, doing grunt work and climbing up the corporate ladder, getting promoted to the definition of a "technically meaningful job" at Site-37, trying to pull a department together after years of neglect, and boom. A toilet explodes on our doorstep. Then three more explode across the eastern seaboard. By 2 weeks in, our organization has to implement a Foundation-wide ban on toilets. Microwaves start to turn up to the maximum heat. A blender… what the blender did isn't worth repeating for this, even if I could.</p> <p>I think the younger ones started calling it the "Appliance War". I was never huge on the idea, myself, but I was too occupied in a newfound promotion to "Director of Appliance Response" — an insane position to get promoted to, mind you — to think too hardly about it. At least someone was having fun, and hey, I think we all laughed at him too.</p> <p>"Khazi". Ethel told me it was a British slang term for a toilet, but you couldn't convince me that the little freak of a toilet didn't invent the word himself, as some kind of horrible foreshadowing for what was to come. God. Sorry, I just really, <em>really</em> hate that toilet.</p> <p>In retrospect, and this is a commonly shared opinion among the regular folks — mostly the ones who never saw the consequences of what the "Appliance War" yielded — the titular appliances were probably right. Sure, we never <em>knew</em> that they were living, technically breathing, for-sure-feeling creatures, but we always could have asked. Especially us at the Foundation, we should have seen it coming, and in all honestly, we would have heard him out. But Khazi, ha, he was <em>not</em> the guy they should have had representing them if they wanted to be heard out reasonably. There's something admirable in fighting against oppression, obviously so, but Khazi wasn't in it for them. He never was.</p> <p>We did extensive research into his background. Wouldn't you believe it, a toilet had disappeared from Alpha Command only 3 years prior, matching the exact description of the little bastard. Even more digging, and we traced his steps everywhere, from the shady backrooms dealing to the indiscriminate disposal of the forces he deemed weaker, or as he put it, "not worth fighting for". I don't think there was much sympathy for him specifically, maybe the occasional jab from Mayfield about him being a "twink" — whatever that means — but after all this, I can tell you there was nothing.</p> <p>So it was the strangest thing, watching him fly down from atop his bidet-fortress, scepter in hand, army of flying sinks and toilets and microwaves descending upon Site-37, delivering his speech about the "fruitlessness of man", landing upon the ground in front of me, pointing what was essentially a loaded gun at me, when…</p> <p>He stopped.</p> <p>For the first time in all the time I've known Khazi, he stopped talking.</p> <p>The scepter dropped to the ground, the bidet fortress thing fell down, and the forest outside of our facility went quiet. Certainly not the weirdest way a war has been won, I guess.</p> <p>I don't think anyone will miss him, per se, but I think we'll miss the others. We never properly got a chance to work things out.</p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><em>Emmett Fenton,</em><br/> <em>Director of General Museum Affairs, Northern Ontario,</em><br/> <em>Former Director of General Research.</em></p> </div> </div> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <div class="modal"> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="border: solid 2px #000000; padding: 1px 15px; box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,.2);"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2 id="toc0"><span>PROJECT MEMORIUM PROPOSALS</span></h2> <p>As a result of SCP-8300, any remaining SCP Foundation personnel are free to submit exhibition suggestions / obituary ideas / ideas for the handling of anomalies that were under their jurisdiction. Please add them to the following list for Museum Director's Review.</p> </div> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th>ANOMALY</th> <th>POST-8300 STATE</th> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/scp-7630">SCP-7630</a></td> <td>All instances of SCP-7630, upon further medical inspections of infected subjects, were found to have vanished. Curiously, all subjects who did not terminate as a result of SCP-7630's disappearance uttered the words "We're sorry" upon reawakening.</td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">PROPOSAL</th> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">An education exhibition regarding SCP-7630 has been added to the C. Ube Flickerman Memorial Museum for Anomalous Diseases, located in Minneapolis, Minnesota.</td> </tr> <tr> <th>STATUS</th> <th>NOTES</th> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: green"><strong>APPROVED!</strong></span></td> <td><em>Beyond those who've passed, the remaining patients have been making a steady recovery. I don't think it was likely to survive these things, but I'm glad to know it was possible - Dr. Alex Lambert, Foundation Medical Facility.</em></td> </tr> </table> <hr/> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th>ANOMALY</th> <th>POST-8300 STATE</th> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/scp-6289">SCP-6289</a></td> <td>The .exe file containing SCP-6289 was found to be empty, with the exception of a single, previously unseen .txt file, containing the following message: "<span style="color: red"><strong>I PROTECTED AVAST WHILE I COULD.</strong></span>". Attempting to execute the file no longer damages the computer storing it.</td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">PROPOSAL</th> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">The .exe file is to be added to a digital terminal available at all Foundation locations, alongside the rest of the formerly digital anomalies in an online gallery titled "THE LIBRARY OF ALEXANDRA".</td> </tr> <tr> <th>STATUS</th> <th>NOTES</th> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: green"><strong>APPROVED!</strong></span></td> <td><em>I fucking hated that goddamn wizard. I'll miss him. - Tianna Mark Roseanne, Exhibition Scouting Department.</em></td> </tr> </table> <hr/> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th>ANOMALY</th> <th>POST-8300 STATE</th> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/scp-6664">SCP-6664</a></td> <td>The SCP-6664 account vanished the instant SCP-8300 occurred. All plant life left behind by the anomaly has continued to exist, to the surprise of The Foundation, sans their anomalous properties.</td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">PROPOSAL</th> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Outdoor Foundation installations have been constructed around each of the remaining plants left by the anomaly. Visitors will be encouraged to learn about the history of plant evolution, deforestation, and natural disasters via information posted around the exhibitions.</td> </tr> <tr> <th>STATUS</th> <th>NOTES</th> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: green"><strong>APPROVED!</strong></span></td> <td><em>Hope it was beautiful. - Charles Wendover, Botanist.</em></td> </tr> </table> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <div class="jotting"> <div class="smallmodal"> <p><strong>EXHIBITION #:</strong> <a href="/scp-7574">07574</a></p> <p><strong>EXHIBITION TITLE:</strong> "CONSTRUCTION"</p> <p><strong>LOCATION:</strong> The Foundation of Gary, Indiana (Formerly Site-18).</p> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="1024px-Orion_Crew_Module_at_Kennedy_Space_Center.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8300/1024px-Orion_Crew_Module_at_Kennedy_Space_Center.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Photograph 07574</p> </div> </div> <p><strong>DESCRIPTION:</strong> Photograph 07574 is one of the many components of the "Touching the Stars: A History of Anomalous Space Travel" gallery located in The Foundation, Gary. Pictured is the construction of the space-traveling anomalously propelled locomotive pod that was part of the "STARLAUNCH INITIATIVE", which would later go on to be a joint non-anomalous project worked on between the Foundation's researcher branch<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-7" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-7')">7</a></sup> and NASA.</p> <p>Though initially referred to as 7574-2-MK2, the pod was eventually renamed the "SS-BARTLEMAN" by the request of the Gary, Indiana Foundation staff, following a unanimous vote.</p> </div> <div class="document"> <p>We're going to miss you, Richard.</p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><em>Anton Radu,</em><br/> <em>Museums Director, USA,</em><br/> <em>Former Overseer.</em></p> </div> </div> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <div class="document"> <h1 id="toc1"><span><strong><em>A COMPREHENSIVE REPORT: ANOMALOUS NEXUSES</em></strong></span></h1> <h5 id="toc2"><span><em>POST-SCP-8300.</em></span></h5> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><em>Authored by Jay Everwood.</em></p> </div> <hr/> <p>After SCP-8300 happened, and during the shift towards The Foundation's museum model, I was one of the first people to point out the difficulties nexuses would be facing. Given that, and given the newfound public attention allowing us to do more outreach, I applied to the board of directors for an explorative project — potentially useful for some kind of exhibition — into the nexuses, post-8300.</p> <p>I can't imagine this is going to be pretty.</p> <hr/> <h2 id="toc3"><span>THREE PORTLANDS</span></h2> <h5 id="toc4"><span>FORMER CLASSIFICATION: <span style="color: purple">FREEPORT</span></span></h5> <h6 id="toc5"><span>REEVALUATED DESIGNATION: <span style="color: red">LOST</span></span></h6> <p>All three entrances to Three Portlands were gone. I don't know whether we can rule the people in there dead or not - assuming the best, it might be possible out-of-universe locations just lost access to this place entirely. Which, given the number of thaumaturges and potential multiversal travelers in Three Portlands, might mean they aren't trapped there, necessarily. We'll see if they ever come back up here.</p> <p>I can't imagine they'd really want to, though.</p> <hr/> <h2 id="toc6"><span>SLOTH'S PIT</span></h2> <h5 id="toc7"><span>FORMER CLASSIFICATION: <span style="color: orange">SHANGRI-LA</span></span></h5> <h6 id="toc8"><span>REEVALUATED DESIGNATION: <span style="color: green">NORMALIZED</span></span></h6> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="downtown-347454_1280.jpg" class="image" src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2014/05/18/19/25/downtown-347454_1280.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p><em>Something is missing.</em></p> </div> </div> <p>A nicer change of pace for 3Ports, given that most of the town's population appears to be alive. The Pit itself isn't bottomless anymore, and you can see the guy sitting at the bottom — only a few feet down, actually — just… sitting there. I think the folks at 87 already asked if he wanted out, and he didn't seem so keen. Wondering how he's still alive, given what happened to other sentient anomalies.</p> <p>I don't know. There's not a lot of damage here, per se, but something feels missing entirely. The trope-y energy, the liveliness, the persistence in the face of danger… everyone just feels entirely too normal. Dreary, too. People are alive, but nobody in Sloth's Pit is really happy about it. You spend so long living in the world's most condensed narrative, you aren't really used to what it's like being "normal".</p> <p>The most disappointing part? I asked "What could possibly go wrong" on the flight over, forgetting about the old rules we set in place, and nothing happened.</p> <hr/> <h2 id="toc9"><span>ESTERBERG</span></h2> <h5 id="toc10"><span>FORMER CLASSIFICATION: <span style="color: purple">FREEPORT</span></span></h5> <h6 id="toc11"><span>REEVALUATED DESIGNATION: <span style="color: green">NORMALIZED</span></span></h6> <p>I initially considered not even visiting Esterberg, given that Site-120 had already conveyed to us over here in the US of A that it was bad. Asheworth asked me to visit personally, though, so I hopped on a plane over to Poland, and…</p> <p>It was a ghost town. The only sound that permeated through those hallowed streets were the tears of the few remaining.</p> <p>I hear the current plan is for The Foundation, Esterberg to be a cultural heritage site for the Fae and Yeren, rest their souls.</p> <p>There's really nothing more horrifying than a magician who's run out of tricks.</p> <hr/> <h2 id="toc12"><span>HY-BRASIL</span></h2> <h5 id="toc13"><span>FORMER CLASSIFICATION: <span style="color: #ffc800">CAMELOT</span></span></h5> <h6 id="toc14"><span>REEVALUATED DESIGNATION: <span style="color: grey">VACANT</span></span></h6> <p>For the first time in years, there wasn't a sound in Hy-Brasil. No MC&D agents trying to take Fae gold or Kaiju eggs. No aforementioned Kaijus ravaging the island. No arguments between the Foundation and the ruling monarchs. All I could hear was the sound of the waves, splashing against the nearby rotting corpse of the last monster we "slayed".</p> <p>I'm starting to think this trip was a mistake.</p> <hr/> <h2 id="toc15"><span>DALEPORT (<a href="/scp-1936">SCP-1936</a>)</span></h2> <h5 id="toc16"><span>FORMER CLASSIFICATION: <span style="color: red">DUNWICH</span></span></h5> <h6 id="toc17"><span>REEVALUATED DESIGNATION: <span style="color: grey">VACANT</span></span></h6> <p>Smelled like a dead body.</p> <hr/> <h2 id="toc18"><span>CIPHER CITY</span></h2> <h5 id="toc19"><span>FORMER CLASSIFICATION: <span style="color: #008888">TURING</span></span></h5> <h6 id="toc20"><span>REEVALUATED DESIGNATION: <span style="color: red">LOST</span></span></h6> <p>Tried to log into the city with the help of one of our Maxwellist contacts. The whole damn thing is completely inaccessible, somehow.</p> <p>Out of all the people still working for The Foundation now, I think I feel the worst for the former <a href="/simulacrum-project-hub">SIMULACRUM PROJECT</a> team. Watching them literally pulling the plug on the people who were in Cipher City when 8300 hit… awful.</p> <p>I think I need to stop this trip. One more place to visit, and then I'm done.</p> <hr/> <h2 id="toc21"><span>BORING, OREGON</span></h2> <h5 id="toc22"><span>FORMER CLASSIFICATION: <span style="color: blue">BRIAR</span></span></h5> <h6 id="toc23"><span>REEVALUATED DESIGNATION: <span style="color: green">NORMALIZED</span></span></h6> <p>I spent most of my career working with Groups of Interest. International relations wasn't really my thing in high school, but I guess that's what I ended up doing anyway. Researching GOIs, figuring out how to stop the bad GOIs, figuring out how to work with the cooperative GOIs, talking to whichever GOIs let us talk to them, etc. It was tiring sometimes, yeah, but it was also probably the most fulfilling job I could have had here. The SCP Foundation, as it was, was not always the most home-like place. Escaping that, and getting paid to do so from time to time, was a relief.</p> <p>Out of all the Groups, though, Wilson's Wildlife Solutions was probably the most important to me. They were something different entirely, something that tried to look at the confusing and unexplainable world around us, and instead of fighting back or locking up, they cared. All the Wilsons ever tried to do, from Tim to Faeowynn, was care for these creatures that "conventional science" couldn't explain. It was something I always thought was more admirable than our own work, in a way. I think I can get away with saying that now.</p> <p>Safe to say, then, that this was the nexus on the list I was the most frightened to visit. Not because the town itself would have vanished, or that the human population up and died, but rather the animals. Wilson's was the backbone of the Boring community, not just because of their permeation through every facet of the little town's world, but because of the animals. The life they brought, the uniqueness to the environment, the soul, their adorable faces… agh. Writing this is difficult, and even now I'm fighting back tears.</p> <p>I don't think the worst part was the critters that died right when SCP-8300 hit. Obviously, that's terrible, and seeing the graveyard with all the homemade markers the kids of the town made, that was bad. Worse, though, were the ones who didn't die immediately.</p> <p>What we've found throughout our exploration of SCP-8300’s aftermath is that the effect it has on an anomalous creature varies greatly. For some, it's an instant end; these are the entities we'd classify as purely anomalous. For a lot of Wilson's Critters, though, they simply possess anomalous components; organs, differentiations, abilities, etc. So when SCP-8300 happened, those parts of their bodies were rendered useless or obsolete, and in some cases, became an active detriment.</p> <p>Recovery to help all of the critters is ongoing, but Tim told me that they've had to put down at least 25% of the surviving population, for their own sake. I could barely hold myself together while standing in the middle of their main house, watching a volunteer caress a little dog with an ungloved hand, as the other slowly pushed down on an injection. Actually, no, I <em>couldn't</em> hold myself together, because I left immediately after and started sobbing on a park bench. It was awful, and it's only 2000 times worse for the people who actually raised and cared for these little guys.</p> <p>Faeowynn wouldn't even look me in the eye when I showed up.</p> <p>I am declaring an end to this exploratory report and will be requesting a significant period of time off afterward to recuperate. What we're doing here, it's important, but I can't do this. I might go back to some island somewhere, I might go visit my parents now that I've gotten a chance, but I can't be here right now. Sorry.</p> <hr/> <div class="backaroo"> <p>Hey Jay,</p> <p>Your request for time off has been approved. I know this is a hard time for you, as it is for all of us. Take all the time you need, please. If / when you want to come back, we'll be happily waiting for you. I know I will.</p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p>Ethel Kursh,<br/> Human Resources.</p> </div> </div> <div class="backaroo"> <p>Hi Ethel,</p> <p>Thank you. I'll see you in a bit.</p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p>Jay Everwood,<br/> "Groups of Interest" Specialist.</p> </div> </div> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <div class="jotting"> <div class="smallmodal"> <p><strong>EXHIBITION #:</strong> <a href="/scp-7824">07824</a></p> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:200px;"><img alt="Crater_Lake_in_Winter_3,_Crater_Lake_National_Park.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8300/Crater_Lake_in_Winter_3,_Crater_Lake_National_Park.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Photograph taken from outside of The Foundation, Crater Lake, post-SCP-8300. EXB-07824 is obscured by the snow squall.</p> </div> </div> <p><strong>EXHIBITION TITLE:</strong> "INFINITY'S EDGE"</p> <p><strong>LOCATION:</strong> The Foundation of Crater Lake National Park, Oregon.</p> <p><strong>DESCRIPTION:</strong> EXB-07824 is a gravestone situated at the edge of a cliff in Crater Lake National Park, Oregon. It is engraved with the words "THANK YOU FOR CREATING", and used to be used as a way to transport people out of The Foundation and into the normal world. It has since been designated as a protected landmark by the United States Parks Service.</p> <p><a href="/artwork-hub">The artistic depictions of anomalies produced by EXB-07824 during the exhibition's active years remain underneath the cliff face</a>.</p> </div> <div class="document"> <p><em>HR Liaison <a href="/a-hrd-day-s-work">Ethel Kursh</a> stands at the edge of SCP-7824's cliff, looking over into Crater Lake. She is holding a piece of paper with the bold title "NOTICE OF RESIGNATION". After a moment, a tall, stocky man with a dark suit walks up behind her. She turns around to notice him, her expression that of disappointment. She sighs.</em></p> <p><strong>E. Kursh:</strong> Sorry, who- who are you?</p> <p><em>The figure speaks. His voice is rough, grizzled, with a sensible touch of age.</em></p> <p><strong>???:</strong> Someone who knows why you're standing here.</p> <p><em>He looks at the paper in her hand.</em></p> <p><strong>???:</strong> Ah.</p> <p><em>Kursh packs the paper into her bag, scrambling and turning around.</em></p> <p><strong>???:</strong> So, you reached the end.</p> <p><strong>E. Kursh:</strong> Um. Yes. Sure, yes, if you know what this place is, then, yes. I had decided this was the end for me.</p> <p><strong>???:</strong> Hm. Unfortunate, given the circumstances. I assume you got the phone call about-</p> <p><strong>E. Kursh:</strong> Yes. Sorry, but yes. I know 7824 is defunct now.</p> <p><strong>???:</strong> Unfortunate.</p> <p><strong>E. Kursh:</strong> After that, I just… I thought to stay and watch. The view is nice, I suppose.</p> <p><em>Tears begin to well up in her eyes as Kursh sighs again.</em></p> <p><strong>E. Kursh:</strong> You know, the worst part, I- even after hearing about 8300, I… just standing at the edge, even though I knew it wasn't anomalous anymore, I… I almost-</p> <p><em>The figure places his hand on Kursh's shoulder. She lets out a sob and sinks into his arms, a slow wind rustling the leaves of the surrounding trees. The sun is slowly setting beyond the lake, the shimmering reflection of the orange and gold reverberating along the valley. The figure looks out into the lake.</em></p> <p><strong>???:</strong> The name's Fritz.</p> <p><em>Ethel stifles another sob, and looks up.</em></p> <p><strong>E. Kursh:</strong> I figured.</p> <p><em>Both look out into the distance.</em></p> <p><strong>E. Kursh:</strong> What's it even worth now?</p> <p><strong>Fritz:</strong> I don't completely know.</p> <p><em>The sun lowers over the raised horizon.</em></p> <p><strong>Fritz:</strong> But what I do know is that the world still needs us. They'll need you.</p> <p><em>Kursh sighs.</em></p> <p><strong>E. Kursh:</strong> Maybe.</p> <p><strong>Fritz:</strong> You know they always have.</p> <p><strong>E. Kursh:</strong> Maybe, maybe.</p> <p><em>Both are silent. A breath of unexpected relief.</em></p> <p><strong>E. Kursh:</strong> Thank you.</p> <p><strong>Fritz:</strong> To yourself, as well.</p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>~</p> </div> </div> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <div class="modal"> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th>ANOMALY</th> <th>POST-8300 STATE</th> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/scp-001-d-j">SCP-001-D-J</a></td> <td>After an annual check by O5-4 due to O5-1's sudden disappearance, it was discovered that SCP-001-D-J ceased verbally communicating. Upon opening the radio, the inner contents appeared to have vanished, and were replaced with an audio tape containing several covers of the American folk song "In The Pines".</td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">PROPOSAL</th> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Transport SCP-001-D-J to the Hall of Proposals within Site-19, alongside the rest of the 001 catalog, and include a historical briefing on its personal significance to O5-1.</td> </tr> <tr> <th>STATUS</th> <th>NOTES</th> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: green"><strong>APPROVED!</strong></span></td> <td><em>He would have hated this. - O5-4, Director of The Foundation's Internal Logistics.</em></td> </tr> </table> <hr/> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th>ANOMALY</th> <th>POST-8300 STATE</th> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/scp-7538">SCP-7538</a></td> <td>All anomalous properties of the 'Blåhaj' stuffed animal vanished post-8300. Comfort values among employees of The Foundation are observed to be unchanged.</td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">PROPOSAL</th> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Allow for the continued production of non-anomalous SCP-7538 by the IKEA company, and include the ability to purchase said stuffed animals at Foundation locations, with visitors to The Foundation identifying as transgender being given the object for free.</td> </tr> <tr> <th>STATUS</th> <th>NOTES</th> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: green"><strong>APPROVED!</strong></span></td> <td><em>The least we could do, after all of this. - Amelie R. Metanoia, Director of The Foundation's Exhibition Care Program.</em></td> </tr> </table> <hr/> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th>ANOMALY</th> <th>POST-8300 STATE</th> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/scp-7975">SCP-7975</a></td> <td>SCP-7975 was found deceased outside of Site-78, his body shrunk to the size of a standard <em>Pseudacris maculata</em>.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-8" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-8')">8</a></sup></td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">PROPOSAL</th> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Perform a taxidermal procedure on the remains of SCP-7975 in order to display it alongside the rest of the exhibitions at the Chugwater location.</td> </tr> <tr> <th>STATUS</th> <th>NOTES</th> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red"><strong>DENIED.</strong></span></td> <td><em>Have some fucking respect for the dead. - Gregory J. Chudley, Director of Obscure Miscellany and Unimportant Artefacts at The Foundation, Chugwater.</em></td> </tr> </table> <hr/></div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <div class="jotting"> <div class="smallmodal"> <p><strong>EXHIBITION #:</strong> <a href="/scp-7662">07662</a></p> <p><strong>EXHIBITION TITLE:</strong> "PORTUGAL’S FALSE GOD"</p> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="Fisherman_with_Nets_-_Alfuraba_Fishing_Village_-_Porto,_Portugal_(4642331287).jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8300/Fisherman_with_Nets_-_Alfuraba_Fishing_Village_-_Porto,_Portugal_(4642331287).jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Local fisherman navigating around the flesh remains of EXB-07662.</p> </div> </div> <p><strong>LOCATION:</strong> The Foundation of Küldaeva, Portugal (Formerly Area-04).</p> <p><strong>DESCRIPTION:</strong> EXB-07662 is the remains of a large, human-flesh adjacent entity that took root in the country of Portugal in the late 1980s, as the result of an improper Foundation study and a nationwide disaster. Though the exhibition is now technically safe to touch, visitors are advised to avoid making physical contact due to the instability and rotting of the structure.</p> <p>Further questions regarding EXB-07662 or the history and culture of the Nälkä<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-9" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-9')">9</a></sup> people should be directed towards the remaining Küldaevan locals working for The Foundation; a memorial has been erected adjacent to the exhibit for visitors to pay their respects to the thousands lost post-SCP-8300.</p> </div> <div class="document"> <p>I know you can't read this, Dad, but they found her remains at the bottom of the monster when the tunneling began. Maybe the others were disturbed, but… I don't know, I found a certain comfort in knowing there was a part of her in the bottom of the beast. Gives me hope I might find you down there as well.</p> <p>The Nälkäns… they're gone. Almost entirely wiped out by SCP-8300. I'd say it would have broken your heart, and I still think it would, but I also <em>know</em> you would have told me to think smarter than that. It's not about how we feel, right? Should be focusing on their families, on the relief necessary to save an almost extinct community, and on all the history we can't preserve in one of our museums.</p> <p>That's the terrifying part of what we're doing here. So much we can put up in the walls for the public to see, to give them a glimpse at what we've lost, but… for almost all of the lost souls, for all of us who witnessed that world firsthand, that world was more than just a gawking tourist's fantasy.</p> <p>I need to go to the memorial site again. We're going to try and help them through this. I think that's the kind of Foundation you would have liked to have seen.</p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><em>Daniel Arkanen,</em><br/> <em>Director of The Foundation Küldaeva, Portugal,</em><br/> <em>Former Junior Researcher, Son of Samuel Arkanen.</em></p> </div> </div> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <div class="article" style="border: solid 5px rgb(95, 184, 222);"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>The time is 5 minutes past midnight, January 1st. The Undersecretary General of the United Nations Global Occult Coalition sits in her chair at the front of the General Assembly's chambers, alone. The rest of the organizations are out of the chambers, on the yearly New-Years recess. All 108 seats are empty in front of DC Al Fine as she clutches her side, a sharp pain digging into her abdomen that has been present for the past 5 minutes. She has a solemn look on her face when an intern opens the doors to the Assembly — which Al Fine had forgotten to lock on her yearly reflection of the events of the past 365 days — and bursts inside. He is carrying a report.</p> <p>When he reaches Al Fine, through the pain, she can finally focus on his expression. He is excited, elated even, and has run down the central aisle to greet her. She raises her hand before he can speak.</p> <p>"Why are you here?"</p> <p>He sputters out a barely coherent mess of words before collecting himself. "Ma'am, this- sir? Ma'am? Listen, you asked not to be interrupted, but we're- we're getting reports worldwide, from member nations and other organizations, our own or otherwise. There's-", he cuts himself off, gasping for breath.</p> <p>The sharp pain shoots up into her chest, Al Fine's ribs aching with an indescribable weight. "There's what?"</p> <p>The intern flips through the pages of his hastily collected report. "Well, okay, it's going to sound hard to believe, but- and this really is insane- our reports indicate that anomalous people, places, things, events, <em>phenomena</em>, they're all-"</p> <p>Al Fine raises her hand again, with a stutter and shake to the movement as the pain climbs up her side. She already knows what that report is going to say. Her face grimaces as she gestures for him to hand over the paper, which he does swiftly, almost tripping over his feet in excitement. Al Fine pulls the paper in for inspection, the pain now riding up the sides of her neck, her head barely holding up upon her shoulders. She is sweating as she looks at the list of missing people, missing nations, statistics, and glory-floating paragraphs. The pain has extended downwards now, piercing through her thigh.</p> <p>Cringing from the pain, her expression softens to that of defeat. Her eyes sink down into the paper, the words of the report bringing no joy to the chamber of the General Assembly as she sighs, deeply. The intern speaks up, confused.</p> <p>"Ma'am?"</p> <p>She slowly looks up at him.</p> <p>"Sorry, ma'am, I'm just- you seem a lot less excited than I thought you would have been."</p> <p>Al Fine speaks, her voice cracking through the pain as it pierces her skull. "Why would I be excited about this?"</p> <p>The intern raises his hands, in semi-protest and confusion. "Why would you- Ms. Al Fine, you're reading the report, right? The anomalous is gone, all in an instant, just like that. The prime directive of our organization, it's- it's been fulfilled, like fate or something. Didn't we just <em>win</em>?"</p> <p>Her expression doesn't change as she drops the paper, the intern looking at the multi-page report hitting the floor beside her feet. The pain courses through her brain, her blood, her veins, as Al Fine can feel her body quickly entering a state of shock. Before the Undersecretary General falls to the floor, unconscious, she mutters out:</p> <p>"If… if you look at it like that, s- sure. We won."</p> </div> <div class="quoteblock" style='background: url("https://scpdsandbox.wdfiles.com/local--files/exhibition/General_Assembly_of_the_United_Nations.jpg") top center no-repeat; float: center; background-attachment: fixed; background-size: 900px; background-color: #6B6B6B; background-blend-mode: multiply;'> <p><strong><span style="color: white"><em>"But at what cost?"</em></span></strong></p> </div> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <div class="article" style="border: solid 5px rgb(74, 176, 96);"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><a href="/yggdrasils-surveyor">Agent Hopper</a> watched from the central corridor of the Wanderer's Library as hundreds of Serpent's Hand volunteers, agents, mercenaries, and other miscellaneous operatives poured through a single Way. He could see the fear in their eyes, the confusion emanating from the buzzing of the flowing stream of people, the Librarians around him attempting to corral the people and figure out what the problem was. He didn't really know why this happened; he just returned from a regular field mission, a universe where appliances were the dominant species, when the Way suddenly burst with activity.</p> <p>And just like it had opened mere moments ago, once the stream of people ended, with a swift and crushing movement, the Eighth Archivist slammed into the Way, closing it. Not just sealing it off temporarily, no. Hopper had seen that plenty of times when the Library needed to retrieve him from a particularly hairy situation. As far as he could tell, the ROUNDERPEDE had just closed the Way permanently. There was no leftover multiversal signature, no more energy remaining in the gateway that had hosted the Way's entrance into the Library, nothing. He was going to have to ask one of his superiors about this at some point.</p> <p>Through all of the commotion, though, trying to make out any more details about this seemingly random event, all Agent Hopper could make out clearly was the sobs of a small group of Hand members, all shouting the same thing in a mix of anguish, nostalgia, and terror.</p> </div> <div class="quoteblock" style='background: url("https://scpdsandbox.wdfiles.com/local--files/exhibition/Real_Gabinete_Português_de_Leitura_10.jpg") top center no-repeat; float: center; background-attachment: fixed; background-size: 1150px; background-color: #6B6B6B; background-blend-mode: multiply;'> <p><strong><span style="color: white"><em>"Fantasy has died there."</em></span></strong></p> </div> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <div class="article" style="border: solid 5px rgb(207, 0, 0);"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>For the first time since its creation, 70 years ago, the Engine shut off. The Engineer didn't need the rest of Delta Command to tell him what had happened — though they did so anyway — because he already knew. Ignoring the shouting of his fellows in arms, ignoring the sounds of their anomalous constructions and stolen artifacts shutting down, being destroyed, or losing their essence, the Engineer stepped outside. As the door to their bunker opened, the early morning oranges and reds of a glaring sunrise shot down onto him, the warmth of the air enveloping him.</p> <p>As he stared out into the distance, the reds of the sunrise and the blues of the dark night conflicting in an eternal equilibrium that the Engineer was all-too-familiar with, he had only one thought.</p> </div> <div class="quoteblock" style='background: url("https://scpdsandbox.wdfiles.com/local--files/exhibition/Red-purple_sunrise.jpg") top center no-repeat; float: center; background-attachment: fixed; background-size: 1150px; background-color: #6B6B6B; background-blend-mode: multiply;'> <p><strong><span style="color: white"><em>"It was fun while it lasted."</em></span></strong></p> </div> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <div class="jotting"> <div class="smallmodal"> <p><strong>EXHIBITION #:</strong> 07754</p> <p><strong>EXHIBITION TITLE:</strong> "<a href="/scp-7754">K. Bartleman</a> Memorial Exhibits"</p> <p><strong>LOCATION:</strong> See description.</p> <p><strong>DESCRIPTION:</strong> EXB-7754 signifies the memorials which are located at The Foundation locations worldwide, placed in remembrance of the various members of Foundation personnel lost as a result of SCP-8300, or any unnatural deaths which occurred during the tenure of the SCP Foundation. Their names are listed in alphabetical order, for all visitors to see.</p> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:100%;"><img alt="Memorial_Wall_of_names_(2).jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8300/Memorial_Wall_of_names_(2).jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>EXB-7754 of The Foundation, Lake Huron.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="document"> <p>451,918.</p> <p>That's the number of employees of the Foundation who died instantly upon SCP-8300 hitting.</p> <p>I worked in the Human Resources Department for a long time, so I was used to the idea of employees dying, but this… this was something else entirely. The amount of work that's been put into the memorials across all of The Foundation locations is exhausting and draining the Department. Making phone calls to the family of personnel who never knew their spouse, parent, or child's true job. Crossing names off a list of currently living personnel. Double checking whether the work orders for the graves include all the names they should.</p> <p>It's the most work we've ever done, and it's the hardest as well. I've seen several of the Liaisons break into tears while sorting through personnel files, the faces of their dead coworkers staring back at them. I've been attempting to hold it together myself, but if this wasn't a necessary cause, I think I would have walked out of this office 3 days ago and never looked back.</p> <p>The spirit of it all is pushing everyone forward, so I'm just hoping that lasts until we can see it through. Their service won't be in vain.</p> <p>We died in the dark.</p> <p>But they’ll be buried in the light.</p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><em>Ethel Kursh,</em><br/> <em>Director of Human Resources,</em><br/> <em>Former Deputy of Human Resources.</em></p> </div> </div> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <div class="modal"> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th>ANOMALY</th> <th>POST-8300 STATE</th> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/scp-7678">SCP-7678</a></td> <td>All accounts deactivated. Upon further inspection, it was discovered the message "John 11:35" was texted to all Christian members of Foundation personnel 3 minutes before SCP-8300 occurred.</td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">PROPOSAL</th> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">During the conversion of The Saint Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica's basement into The Foundation Gallery for Theological History, include a stand explaining SCP-7678 and dissuading potential misconceptions regarding visitor's faith.</td> </tr> <tr> <th>STATUS</th> <th>NOTES</th> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffc400"><strong>PENDING…</strong></span></td> <td><em>The physical proposal for how we address 7678 is fine, but more time is probably necessary to handle the implications he brought, as well as what "the second death of Christ" might imply. We still want to retain peace, people. - Yossarian Leiner, Director of Theological History.</em></td> </tr> </table> <hr/> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th>ANOMALY</th> <th>POST-8300 STATE</th> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/scp-7326">SCP-7326-2</a></td> <td>No change from previous state of inactivity; as a result of SCP-8300, it is believed to remain inactive indefinitely.</td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">PROPOSAL</th> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">A lengthy conversation between The Foundation and PoI-7326 regarding the presumed-deceased state of SCP-7326-2 is suggested.</td> </tr> <tr> <th>STATUS</th> <th>NOTES</th> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffc400"><strong>PENDING…</strong></span></td> <td><em>We don't need to break his heart right now, not again. - Cindy Tanner, Museum Security</em></td> </tr> </table> <hr/> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th>ANOMALY</th> <th>POST-8300 STATE</th> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/scp-682">SCP-682</a></td> <td>Unusually, SCP-682 is the only anomaly within the confines of the Foundation that displayed no immediate changes, and one of the few purely anomalous entities which did not perish immediately upon SCP-8300. However, upon further interview, the entity has revealed to personnel that it believes it is now capable of being terminated.</td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">PROPOSAL</th> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Decommission SCP-682, at the anomaly's request.</td> </tr> <tr> <th>STATUS</th> <th>NOTES</th> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: green"><strong>APPROVED!</strong></span></td> <td><em>Farewell, old friend. - Charles Gears, Exhibition and Artefact Curator for The Foundation, Denver.</em></td> </tr> </table> <hr/></div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <div class="jotting"> <div class="smallmodal"> <p><strong>EXHIBITION #:</strong> <a href="/scp-105">00105</a></p> <p><strong>EXHIBITION TITLE:</strong> "EQUIPMENT OF ALPHA-9-1, IRIS THOMPSON."</p> <p><strong>LOCATION:</strong> The Foundation of Denver, Colorado (Formerly Site-19).</p> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="Polaroid_SX-70_Land_Camera_-_MIT_Museum_-_DSC03773.JPG" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8300/Polaroid_SX-70_Land_Camera_-_MIT_Museum_-_DSC03773.JPG"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>00105</p> </div> </div> <p><strong>DESCRIPTION:</strong> Part of the gallery on the history of Alpha-9, "Last Hope"<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-10" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-10')">10</a></sup>, EXB-00105 is a display case containing several cameras provided to former Agent and Contained Person of the SCP Foundation, Iris Thompson. Using her phototelekinetic abilities, Thompson was an invaluable member of Alpha-9, and was one of the few Contained Persons<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-11" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-11')">11</a></sup> to receive the Star of the Foundation for her services. However, it is to be known to visitors that most of the cameras in EXB-00105 were only used a small handful of times, or in specific circumstances; the preferred camera of Iris Thompson is in her personal possession.</p> <p>Visitors to The Foundation, Denver are encouraged to learn more about Iris Thompson, Alpha-9, and the regretful history behind Contained Persons during the SCP Foundation's tenure via the aforementioned gallery, handouts available around the museum, or by asking members of staff.</p> </div> <div class="document"> <p>When SCP-8300 happened, the biggest question on everyone's minds — well, on mine at least — was the question of the humanoids. Excluding the ones who completely dissipated, exploded, vanished, or otherwise ceased entirely to exist immediately, several of the remaining people we had contained were now just that: people. No more anomalous abilities to their name, it was obvious that like everything else we'd done after the Council decided that the museum was the best choice, we should let them go free.</p> <p>Of course, this raised a lot of questions regarding both process and morals. Some of our more dedicated, longtime Foundation loyalists figured that we couldn't just release them back to their families and lives and that the ethical consequences we'd have to hold ourselves to would be too much; we'd never be able to start The Foundation as a museum if we were gutted by our previous failures and indecencies.</p> <p>On the other side of the aisle, we obviously needed to let them go. They were prisoners while they were with us, but at the very least, for some, there was just cause for it. Anomalies are anomalies, containment is containment, et cetera. But now, they'd been freed from the "crimes" — to continue the prisoner metaphor — that had landed them here in the first place.</p> <p>Even during their time in the Foundation, we — I — tried to help. The idea of Alpha-9 was an innocent one to start, the idea that the failures of an overzealous and uncaring Omega-7 program could be solved with down-to-earth, honest-to-god, humanity. Don't treat the anomalous people like objects, treat them like people. More like a soldier than a prisoner, which is itself still restrictive, sure, but at the very least it was better. Whether or not we failed at this idea is left up to historical interpretation, for the visitors of The Foundation to form judgment on. I have my opinion.</p> <p>Eventually, though, the pro-containment loyalists were quelled, as reason shone through. It was going to be painful, and we were going to have to take a barbed responsibility for our actions. But Director Radu made a good point of it all: isn't that the point of this?</p> <p>So that's what we did, and seeing as I am — I <em>was</em> — the Director of Alpha-9, I was responsible for the reintegration of our team with their families. It was…</p> <div class="notation"> <p><em>Iris Thompson, formerly SCP-105, stands outside a residence in Newark, New Jersey. Director of Alpha-9 Sophia Light stands next to her, holding Iris' hand as Light stares at the front door.</em></p> <p><strong>S. Light:</strong> You feel ready for this?</p> <p><em>Iris raises her eyes from the pavement below her and looks to the front door; a small sign, reading "THE THOMPSONS" hangs underneath a small window, carved from a piece of oak. Iris inhales sharply, closes her eyes, and sighs.</em></p> <p><strong>I. Thompson:</strong> Yeah. Yeah, I think I am.</p> <p><em>She looks over to Light.</em></p> <p><strong>I. Thompson:</strong> After all this time, though, do you think…</p> <p><strong>S. Light:</strong> That they'll remember you?</p> <p><strong>I. Thompson:</strong> Yeah. I mean, I was, what, 14 when you guys carted me away? And… amnesticized them, right?</p> <p><em>Light's expression tightens with a hint of guilt.</em></p> <p><strong>S. Light:</strong> As far as I know, no. They were just informed you died. In hospice care.</p> <p><strong>I. Thompson:</strong> Ah. Right. Because everyone thought I was insane, because I said I could reach through my Polaroids. Of course.</p> <p><strong>S. Light:</strong> It was an effective cover story, if not a little harsh.</p> <p><strong>I. Thompson:</strong> A little?</p> <p><strong>S. Light:</strong> A lot.</p> <p><strong>I. Thompson:</strong> Yeah.</p> <p><em>A cool breeze flows by, shaking the snow-covered trees above the doorway. The sun glistened on the crystal-white snow surrounding the house, as Light and Thompson stare on. Thompson takes a step forward, then hesitates. Light raises an eyebrow.</em></p> <p><strong>I. Thompson:</strong> You know, when 8300 first happened, I was devastated, actually.</p> <p><strong>S. Light:</strong> I remember. I was there with you when the wave hit.</p> <p><strong>I. Thompson:</strong> Yeah, I just- for so long, my camera and me and my powers, they were my identity. That's what got me onto Alpha-9, kept me useful for so long, and gave me something special that nobody else had.</p> <p><strong>I. Thompson:</strong> All of us were like that, right? Me, Alexei, Rainer, we… we were unique. So it felt bad when 8300 hit us because naturally, it would feel bad to lose that.</p> <p><strong>S. Light:</strong> Sure.</p> <p><em>Thompson turns around to face Light, her hand slipping out of hold.</em></p> <p><strong>I. Thompson:</strong> But a few days pass, and through all of the tears, confusion, and conversations about what would happen to all of us, I realized something.</p> <p><em>Thompson points at Light.</em></p> <p><strong>I. Thompson:</strong> All those feelings of devastation, all that guilt and pain, that- that was because of you. It was all because of you, the Foundation, and- and the world you put us in! Locking us in boxes, reducing our identities to the powers that made us different from the rest of the world, <em>that</em> was what made me feel terrible. You-</p> <p><em>Tears begin to well in Thompson's eyes. She stifles them back.</em></p> <p><strong>I. Thompson:</strong> <em>You</em> made our "uniqueness" the whole of our identity, so of course we felt bad when 8300 "took it away" from us, because- because we had nothing.</p> <p><em>Light's expression remains still. Thompson sighs.</em></p> <p><strong>I. Thompson:</strong> We weren't people to you. I wasn't Iris G. Thompson to you. I was just an object, a tool, some… some kind of purpose without a person.</p> <p><em>She stops for a moment, collecting herself.</em></p> <p><strong>I. Thompson:</strong> Once I had that realization, the idea that my anomaly wasn't anything more than an excuse to lock me away… that's when I was ready. Ready for this.</p> <p><em>Thompson turns back to the door. Light walks up the single step to meet her, their gazes grossing paths as they look to each other with a bond of broken familiarity. There is guilt buried deep into Light's eyes.</em></p> <p><strong>I. Thompson:</strong> Sorry.</p> <p><strong>S. Light:</strong> Don't apologize. You're right, in everything you said. You don't have to believe me, I have no right to ask that of you, but I agree. The things we did to you, Alexei, Rainer, and all the others; that's going to stick with me, at least, forever.</p> <p><em>They begin to walk closer to the front door; step by step, moment by moment, the winter sun glistening down upon them.</em></p> <p><strong>S. Light:</strong> This is the least I can do.</p> <p><strong>I. Thompson:</strong> Yeah.</p> <p><em>They stop. The door is within a hand's reach, the doorbell positioned just to the side.</em></p> <p><strong>S. Light:</strong> I'm sorry, Iris. For everything.</p> <p><strong>I. Thompson:</strong> I understand why it happened. And I understand you, more than any of the others. I think I'll still resent the Foundation, though, for a long, long time.</p> <p><strong>S. Light:</strong> Fair enough. Now-</p> <p><em>Light gestures to the doorbell.</em></p> <p><strong>S. Light:</strong> It's time.</p> <p><strong>I. Thompson:</strong> It sure is.</p> <p><em>Thompson rings the doorbell, her hand shakily lowering to her side after she does so. Both she and Light nervously shuffle in place for a few moments, before a click. The door slowly opens, the face of Janice Thompson, Iris' mother, peeking through.</em></p> <p><strong>J. Thompson:</strong> Hello? Who is-</p> <p><em>When the door is fully open, Janice and Iris make eye contact. Light steps back as the two Thompsons examine each other for a moment, trying to understand the other. As Iris smiles slightly, Janice's mouth opens, her eyebrows raising.</em></p> <p><strong>J. Thompson:</strong> Oh my… Iris?</p> <p><em>Tears well up in both of their eyes, as they stare for a moment, their confusion changing to a shaky smile, their expressions softening as a love shared only between parent and child flows between them. Before Janice can speak again, Iris collapses into her arms, their sobbing filling the quiet neighborhood as the two embrace tightly. They raise for a moment, staring each other in the eye, examining a face not seen in many years. Both can barely get out a word.</em></p> <p><strong>J. Thompson:</strong> I- Iris, is it-</p> <p><strong>I. Thompson:</strong> Yeah Mom, it's- it's really me, I'm-</p> <p><em>Their embrace falls together again, the tears flowing down their faces. The sound of hastened footsteps can be heard through the doorway before Iris' father Stewart enters the frame. He looks to his wife and daughter for a moment, up to Light — who simply and softly smiles — and back to Iris. His expression changes from surprise to ecstatic smile as he falls into the embrace, the sounds of the three Thompsons' sobbing enveloping and twisting together into a chorus of love and memory.</em></p> <p><em>Light looks to the three, tears welling up in her own eyes as she stifles them back. She sighs, a tear escaping her attempts at holding them down, as her phone begins to buzz. She takes it out, examining the incoming caller's name, "TROY LAMENT <3". After looking back to the Thompsons, who themselves buzz with excitement and love, Light picks up the phone, turns around with a lingering glance, and walks away.</em></p> </div> <p>…it was the greatest thing I've done, in all my years of working for the Foundation.</p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><em>Sophia Light,</em><br/> <em>Director of Contained Person's Reintegration,</em><br/> <em>Former Director of Alpha-9, "Last Hope".</em></p> </div> </div> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <div class="document"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><em><tt>THE FOLLOWING IS A</tt></em> <em><strong><tt>MEMO</tt></strong></em></p> <h6 id="toc24"><span><em>FROM THE JOINT DIRECTOR'S OFFICE OF</em></span></h6> <h1 id="toc25"><span><span style="font-size:200%;"><strong>THE FOUNDATION</strong></span></span></h1> <h2 id="toc26"><span><em>MUSEUM FOR ANOMALOUS HISTORY</em></span></h2> <hr/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Hello, everyone! With the end of 2024 being here, we're happy to announce that this officially marks 1 year of The Foundation's successful operations. Throughout the overall tragedy that was SCP-8300, our organization has managed to pull itself from the ashes and rise to become the world's premier institute for the study of anomalous history, peoples, culture, and more.</p> <p>In our first year of operations, the following achievements have been met.</p> <ul> <li>We have fully converted 227 Foundation Facilities into museums for The Foundation, with several remaining facilities in remote locations such as Site-07 to be closed down within the next year.</li> <li>An initial loss of personnel by about 25% (excluding the deceased, rest their souls) has been counteracted by a 45% increase in hiring post-opening, with many from the general populous interested in holding positions not requiring a Foundation background.</li> <li>90% of the remaining original collection of non-living anomalies has been converted into exhibits and moved to the appropriate locations.</li> <li>We have paid monetary reparations to all formerly Contained Persons, specific amounts to be provided at request to the Accounting Department.</li> <li>Despite some retracted deals with more reluctant governments at the "threat" of revealing state secrets, we have maintained the presently needed amount of funding from all former governmental allies.</li> <li>Our insurance plan has been transferred from the now-defunct <a href="/goldbaker-reinz-hub">Goldbaker-Reinz Ltd.</a> to the non-anomalous Reinz, Ltd.</li> <li>A "Board of Directors", composed of all department directors of The Foundation, has been established as our leadership body; rather than an elusive 13, we're a connected 47 and counting!</li> </ul> <p>Of course, despite all of these positives, it is at this moment that we must remind all members of staff that this achievement is that of a two-edged sword: for all the success we've had in integrating ourselves into the public, educating the previously-above-veil world about the fantastical worlds we hid behind closed doors for decades, and attempting to aid the damaged communities, we must consider that the road to this success was stemmed from pain.</p> <p>Through the tireless efforts of the Human Resources Department, Internal Statistics Department, the Reintegration Program, the Ethics Committee, the Historical and Recordkeeping Departments, and several other facets of our museum, we have managed to finally compile a roughly accurate estimate for the losses incurred to the anomalous world as a result of SCP-8300.</p> <ul> <li>12 major anomalous species of intelligent life, including the Fae, Yeren, and Ortothans were wiped out completely; the historical state of their cultures being in jeopardy due to historical records and allies of these cultural groups being the only remnant.</li> <li>138 anomalous cultural groups, primarily composed of originally-human individuals, have suffered population losses within the critical range of 50% or higher; such groups include the Nälkä, the Church of the Broken God (specifically the Maxwellists, who suffered losses up to ~90%), and all 5 current branches of Fifthism.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-12" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-12')">12</a></sup></li> <li>Almost all 108 members of the Global Occult Coalition have dissolved, with notable inclusions being the Servants of the Silicon Nornir, the World Parahealth Organization, and the Coca-Cola company.</li> <li>All multiversal access in or out of our universe has been suspended, leaving several visitors from other universes such as non-anomalous Foundation personnel, the Black Queen, and other surviving individuals stranded here. Similarly, several of our own personnel have been considered lost to other universes, should they still exist.</li> <li>As well, most Nexuses not present within what was known as "baseline reality" have vanished or been destroyed completely.</li> <li>Several key politicians and public figures have died as a result of SCP-8300, or as an after-effect, leaving many governmental allies shaky on The Foundation's existence in a form of blame.</li> <li>Public protests against The Foundation from denial groups, extremist members of the now-defunct Parawatch Forums, anti-religious groups, and other individuals who find the existence of our organization to be (as one man put it) "wrong", have hampered public image and has even led to damage in extreme cases.</li> <li>Monetary reparations are not, in all cases, significant enough repayment towards former Contained Persons who suffered within the grasp of our organization, and have demanded further action.</li> <li>A not-insignificant portion of our original collection of contained anomalies has still not been accounted for.</li> </ul> <p>So, that is to say, there is still progress to be made.</p> <p>We also have come to recognize that this transition has not been easy for everyone. The heavy loss of life, be it friends, family, animals, Fae, or otherwise has held a toll on everyone that is inevitably unavoidable within the halls of our museums. History is a fickle thing; though we construct and maintain monuments to hold it up, regale it, allow people to access it — if but for a moment — the fantasy we'd seen, the one we lived through? There will never be anything like it again.</p> <p>It has come to pass, and for the outside world, that is easy — a fantasy is just a fantasy. For us, though, it was life. Our purpose, our tenets, our point of being. We understand this struggle, and continue to allow for personnel — whether or not you worked for the SCP Foundation before SCP-8300 arrived — to take time off when they need to, travel wherever they have to go to reconcile with the losses, and be with the people you love.</p> <p>Over 100 years of the SCP Foundation and its cold, unfeeling grasp has come to a bitter end. It is over, though, and we look to the future. A future where humanity, despite the death of magic, can at least know and recognize what came before them. A museum for dinosaur bones allows you to wonder what life was like millions of years ago; The Foundation allows you to see what your world was like, now.</p> <p>It will not be a perfect upcoming few years, but we will push on. To Show Cultures and People. To Share Celestial Powers. To Save Chronological Poignance. Our purpose changes, but we thank you for staying with us.</p> <p>They will live on in the light.</p> </div> <p><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>This memo was penned by a joint effort within the Director's Board, primarily by Ethel Kursh (HR), Maria Jones (RD), and Director Radu.</em></span></p> <hr/> <p><strong>THE FOUNDATION</strong><br/> <em>MUSEUM FOR ANOMALOUS HISTORY</em><br/> <span style="font-size:85%;">Founded 2024.</span></p> </div> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <div style="border: solid 2px #000000; padding: 1px 15px; box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,.2);"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>Thank you for viewing our digital information package regarding The Foundation! We're so glad to have had you join us as part of this journey, and we hope to see you in person for the first time or for the four-hundredth time again soon.</p> <p>However, this doesn't need to be the end of our digital journey together.</p> </div> <div class="backaroo"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>To access the full digitalized version of The Foundation's Display Archives, <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com">please click here</a>.</p> <p><em><strong>Thank you for remembering.</strong></em></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. Protocols used by The Foundation in order to contain exhibits prior to the loss of their properties. Each <strong>"CONPROC"</strong> as they were colloquially known is tailor-made, because no two exhibits were the same!</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-2"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-2')">2</a>. Similar to the rest of the <strong>Descriptions</strong> you can find around The Foundation, these tell you what the exhibition is/was!</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-3"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-3')">3</a>. (see Jay Everwood's "Comprehensive Report of Anomalous Nexuses, Post-SCP-8300")</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-4"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-4')">4</a>. The 5-digit numerical system is how The Foundation keeps track of our exhibitions! From 00002 to 99999, we've got something cataloged for your learning!</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-5"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-5')">5</a>. Titles are determined by the original proposer of the exhibition, or are an adaptation of any previous names the exhibition may have had.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-6"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-6')">6</a>. <strong>Groups of Interest</strong> were organizations other than the SCP Foundation which existed in the world of the anomalous. Whether they worked with the SCPF or against them, their intentions, methods of execution, and places in the the anomalous world varied greatly. Some GOIs — as they're called — even exist to this day, such as the UNGOC, Wilson's Wildlife Solutions, and the Unusual Incidents Unit!</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-7"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-7')">7</a>. During the dissolution of the SCP Foundation, many research staff with interests and knowledge not extendable to working at The Foundation were left unemployed; as such, The Foundation maintains it's research and development branches for projects such as the STARLAUNCH INITIATIVE.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-8"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-8')">8</a>. Boreal Chorus Frog.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-9"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-9')">9</a>. The Nälkä — formerly known derogatorily as the "Sarkics" — were a major group of interest / religious and cultural group which the Foundation believed to be surrounding carnomancy; a form of lost magic related to the human body. Their existence was more complex however, showing in fact a rejection of theological deities and preferring reverence to their sacred leader, Ion. Though they may seem initially frightening to the uneducated, the Nälkä were some of the kindest people within the anomalous world, themselves the victims of the struggles others would frequently face.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-10"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-10')">10</a>. "Last Hope" was an elite team of indentured Contained Persons, employed by the Foundation for difficult scenarios in which their task force would be able to accomplish what normal agents could not. 36 former "SCPs" have held a spot within "Last Hope", with 9 dying in combat.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-11"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-11')">11</a>. Contained Persons were people with magical, fantastical, unexplainable, or otherwise anomalous abilities that the SCP Foundation deemed necessary to contain.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-12"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-12')">12</a>. 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SCP-8302	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=3&theme=https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--code/theme%3Apenumbra-bhl/1&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <ul class="creditRate"> <li class="rateBox folded"> <div class="rate-box-with-credit-button"> <div class="creditButton foldable-list-container"> <p><a href="javascript:;"></a></p> </div> </div> <div id="u-credit-view"> <div class="fader foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">close</a></div> <div class="modalcontainer"> <div class="modalbox"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2><span>Info</span></h2> </div> <hr/> <div class="close-credits foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">X</a></div> <div class="credit first"> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> Just a heads up: because of the way the penumbra bhl theme works, the footnote are covered by the sidebox divs and can't be read properly. i don't really know any solution for this issue, and im pretty sure there current is no solution. anyway have a good read.</p> <p>actually it might be fixed i dont remember<br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>the piece is about 13,763 words long, which normally takes a person 1.46hours.</p> </div> <div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <table class="rate_t3"> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="display:table-cell;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="display:none;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="display: table-row;"> <td style="text-align: left;">92.31%<br/> (+36)</td> <td style="text-align: right;">7.69%<br/> (-3)</td> </tr> <tr style="display:none;"> <td style="text-align: left;">-%<br/> (+0)</td> <td style="text-align: right;">-%<br/> (-0)</td> </tr> </table> </div> </div></div> <hr/> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> <div class="anom-bar-container item-8302 clear-#4 neutralized {$secondary-class} sss sss {$american}"> <div class="anom-bar"> <div class="top-box"> <div class="top-left-box"><span class="item">Item#:</span> <span class="number">8302</span></div> <div class="top-right-box"> <div class="level">Level#4</div> </div> </div> <div class="bottom-box"> <div class="text-part"> <div class="main-class"> <div class="contain-class"> <div class="class-category">Containment Class:</div> <div class="class-text">neutralized</div> </div> <div class="second-class"> <div class="class-category">Secondary Class:</div> <div class="class-text">{$secondary-class}</div> </div> </div> <div class="disrupt-class"> <div class="class-category">Disruption Class:</div> <div class="class-text">sss</div> </div> <div class="risk-class"> <div class="class-category">Risk Class:</div> <div class="class-text">sss</div> </div> </div> <div class="diamond-part"> <div class="danger-diamond"><a href="/classification-committee-memo">link to memo</a><br/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <table style="width: 100%;"> <tr> <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #AAA; border-right: 1px solid #AAA; text-align: center; width: 25%;"><span style="font-size:90%;"><strong>Assigned Site</strong></span></td> <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #AAA; border-right: 1px solid #AAA; text-align: center; width: 25%;"><span style="font-size:90%;"><strong>Research Head</strong></span></td> <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #AAA; text-align: center; width: 25%;"><span style="font-size:90%;"><strong>Temporary Task Force</strong></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-right: 1px solid #AAA; text-align: center; width: 25%;"><span style="font-size:80%;">Site-251</span></td> <td style="border-right: 1px solid #AAA; text-align: center; width: 25%;"><span style="font-size:80%;">Dr. Simon Wells</span></td> <td style="text-align: center; width: 25%;"><span style="font-size:80%;">MTF υ-2</span></td> </tr> </table> <hr/> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> As SCP-8302 has been neutralized, no containment procedures are currently necessary. However, all individuals affected by SCP-8302 have been amnesticized to prevent any further issues; this includes those who had played a key role in Project MELVILLE's expedition.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8302 refers to an unidentified cetacean discovered following the tracking of an annual, periodic call resonating at 52 hertz. Its sonic signature is comprised of an unusually high frequency as well as characteristic cluttering.</p> <p>The following is a 15-second recording of SCP-8302's call.</p> <div class="image-hover-enlarge scp-image-block block-right" data-feature="image-feature" style="max-width:45%;"><img alt="52_hz_whale_map.svg" class="image" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/39/52_hz_whale_map.svg"/><br/> <div class="scp-image-caption show">Approximate map of SCP-8302's migration range.</div> </div> <p>SCP-8302 can be detected within the Pacific Ocean annually beginning August-December until it moves out of the range of local hydrophones in January-February, travelling between the Aleutian or Kodiak Islands and the California coast.</p> <p>Currently, SCP-8302 has never been officially documented in the media. However, witnesses claiming to have seen SCP-8302 have a tendency to unexpectedly faint despite the lack of previous health complications, as well as suffer from symptoms of depression. This phenomenon is universal among all self-proclaimed witnesses.</p> <p>To date, there is only one individual who seems to be unaffected by symptomatic depression, despite claiming to have witnessed SCP-8302.</p> <hr/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><span style="font-size: 150%;"><strong><tt>Addendum 8302-1</tt></strong></span><br/> <span style="font-size: 110%;">The Sailor</span></p> </div> <hr/> <p>First detected along the California coast by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in 1989, SCP-8302 was believed to harbour no anomalous qualities. This belief was invalidated on October 21st, 2013, when the Foundation's Department of Oneiric Studies conducted a routine UCE<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup> survey. The survey found that those with active seafaring backgrounds had an unnatural spike in inexplicable loss of consciousness.</p> <div class="image-hover-enlarge scp-image-block block-left" data-feature="image-feature" style="max-width:45%;"><img alt="sleep_graph_3.jpg" class="image" src="http://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/local--files/scp-8302/sleep_graph_3.jpg"/><br/> <div class="scp-image-caption show">Unconscious: Red, Conscious: Purple</div> </div> <p>Given the lack of knowledge regarding SCP-8302, Head Researcher Simon Wells was given tentative permission to personally investigate the phenomenon, provided that at least one combative personnel accompanied him. This resulted in Wells' initial deployment within Yakutat Bay, with the objective of interviewing a local sailor affected by the unconscious phenomena.</p> <p>No task force was deployed due to the phenomenon having been assessed as harmless.<br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>INTERVIEW LOG</strong></p> <hr/> <p><strong>Involved Individuals:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Simon Wells</li> <li>Morgan Harper</li> </ul> <p><strong>Location:</strong> Yakutat Bay Port</p> <p><strong>Foreword:</strong> Morgan Harper was an infamous sailor within Yakutat Bay's seafaring community, known for his obsessive quality to pursue SCP-8302. This interview was recorded via Wells' bodycam.</p> <hr/> <div class="image-hover-enlarge scp-image-block block-right" data-feature="image-feature" style="max-width:45%;"><img alt="sailor.jpg" class="image" src="http://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/local--files/scp-8302/sailor.jpg"/><br/> <div class="scp-image-caption show">Sailor Morgan Harper on the far left during his time in the U.S. Navy.</div> </div> <p><em>[A flock of birds cry overhead, past the bay. Simon approaches a worn boat floating next to the bay's dock. Leaning over the opposite edge of the boat, Morgan intently watches as the waves crash against his ship. He appears to be holding a messy clipboard, occasionally writing in it for every impacting wave.]</em></p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Uh, excuse me.</p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> One moment!</p> <p><em>[A few minutes pass as Morgan repeats the same process. Eventually, he records the impact of the last wave, before hastily flipping the several pages clipped on the clipboard. He flips between one of the many pages and his recent recording, muttering to himself.]</em></p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Excuse me, Mr. Harper?</p> <p><em>[Morgan jumps slightly, before stopping what he is doing to face Simon.]</em></p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> Oh, sorry about that. I forgot you were here. Did you need something?</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Yeah. I was actually wondering if you had time for a quick interview.</p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> <em>[Frowning.]</em> No, sorry. I'm kinda busy right now, as you can tell.</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> I see. I heard that there was a whale I could only find around here, so I wanted to ask a few questions about that. Do you know anyone else I could ask?</p> <p><em>[Morgan raises his eyebrows.]</em></p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> Are you talking about the dreaming whale?</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> I think that's what it was called, yeah.</p> <p><em>[Morgan smiles, before approaching Simon eagerly. He leans over the edge of the ship.]</em></p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> Well, if that's the case, then I can make some time for you! Nobody's <em>ever</em> been interested in the whale other than me. Here, let's talk about it on the boat!</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Oh, that's perfect! Thanks a lot for doing this.</p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> If it's about the whale, then I've got no problems with it!</p> <p><em>[Simon walks on a small bridge connected to the boat, which sways slightly as he steps onto it. The boat itself looks slightly worn, with scratches mostly along the edge of it. Grabbing two crates from nearby, Morgan places them apart from each other. He sits down on one of them, while Simon sits on the other. After a minute of Simon preparing a secondary camera, Morgan shifts in his seat.]</em></p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Are you nervous?</p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> Nah, it's not that. I was just thinking a bit about the waves. Couldn't help but think about it.</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Oh, I see. Don't worry, I promise this won't take long. For starters, could you tell me a bit of history about yourself? I hear you're well-known around these parts.</p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> Ah well, you know, it comes and goes. I've lived here for about my whole life, so my rep's been here a while.</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Might I ask what you were known for?</p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> Ah, well, until a few months ago I'd been the guy you asked to get equipment fixed. You know, young guys came in to fix a broken rod or patch up their hull. Little things like that. Made a quick buck running that business.</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Busybody, eh? Is that business still up and running?</p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> Now? Nah, I closed it a few months back after getting too busy with some personal research. It really started eating up my time, and I couldn't risk having that affect my work.</p> <p><em>[Simon shifts in his seat.]</em></p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> May I ask about what you've been researching?</p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> Of course. I've been trying to make sense of the waves past the bay. Only noticed it a few months ago, but the tides don't really match up with the geography, and the sonar I've used on the bay doesn't make sense either. I even tried working out the graphs but nothing matches up right. All that's why I've been holed up recently. Actually, if you hadn't come, I probably would've been stuck researching again.</p> <p><em>[Morgan laughs.]</em></p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Do your colleagues know about your research?</p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> Oh, they're sick of it, all right.</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Why?</p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> Well, I don't know, really. Maybe it's cause I keep telling them about the bay lately, and since more of the sailors around here get sick easily too, they've gotten more sensitive about it.</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> But that doesn't make sense. Wouldn't they want you to get to the bottom of the problem?</p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> That's what I keep saying, but I just can't get through to them. They all say it's "cause of that whale", or that I've gone crazy, but the proof is in the pudding.</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Hold on. Whale? What's that about?</p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> Hm? Did I forget to tell you? The whole reason I started my research was because of a whale.</p> <p><em>[Simon chuckles.]</em></p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> You did forget. Please tell me about it.</p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> <em>[Laughing.]</em> My mistake. I'll tell you all about it, but I can't make any promises. It's really hard to put it into words.</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Don't worry about it.</p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> Well, it was just… a really big whale. You know. I tried getting a better look at it, but all I could see was its fin. And <em>that</em> was as big as my ship. Honestly, I haven't seen anything ever like it in my whole life. I still dream about it all the time, about seeing it again—it's like it's a missing piece of me, you know?</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> And the people call you crazy for seeing this?</p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> Not <em>just</em> crazy. They call me delusional, obsessed even, that I've been hellbent on seeing such a creature. If anything, I think that's the natural reaction if you're a sailor at heart. The others would probably agree with me, you know, even if they don't do anything about it. I just know it.</p> <p><em>[Silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Huh. Sorry— I, it's just a lot of information to take in.</p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> Don't worry about it, that's the reaction I usually get by now. Can't say I understand it. But <em>trust me</em>, if you've seen it for yourself, you'd get what I mean.</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> <em>[Clears throat.]</em> Well then, maybe I gotta see it for myself then. I'm 'real interested in this whale you're talking about. Like, what makes it different from other whales in the sea?</p> <p><em>[Morgan laughs.]</em></p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> Oh man, there's <em>so</em> much about it that's different. Like, for starts, it's got a call that's <em>completely</em> unique to itself. Other whales'll call out to each other in fixed intervals, but this one ain't so much so. Its calls are completely cluttered, and its frequency is way higher than other species, so it's super recognizable.</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Huh, that's interesting. Can you tell me a bit about how it acts in the ocean? I imagine that it's similar to its related species.</p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> You're close. From what I can tell, it moves a lot like a blue whale, but it calls out to others just like fin whales. It's like a mix of both, you know, which makes it even more unique.</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> How'd you get to know about it? Since it's such a big thing, I'm guessing you heard of it from the locals?</p> <p><em>[Morgan chuckles.]</em></p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> Nah, not at all. I found out about it thanks to my Pa.</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> So he knew about it too?</p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> Of course. It was a dream of his to catch a whale that famous, you know?</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> That'd make sense.</p> <p><em>[Simon shows a pensive expression for a moment.]</em></p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Last thing, do you mind if I see the research you've conducted so far?</p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> <em>[Pauses.]</em> Huh?</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Oh, sorry. Was that too much to ask?</p> <p><em>[Morgan sits still for a few moments, thinking, then smiles widely as he stands up.]</em></p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> Of course not. You just surprised me there. Nobody's ever really shown interest in my work. Not even Cap, even though I tried convincing him. Ah— How about I show you around the boat? It's a bit small, but I'm sure you'll love it. It's got scars of war from a recent whale encounter.</p> <p><em>[Simon stands.]</em></p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Why not? Sounds like a great plan. Also, you've got a captain?</p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> What sailor would I be without their crew?</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> <em>[Slight chuckle.]</em> Good point. You're a sailor, alright.</p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><strong>[EXTRANEOUS INFORMATION OMITTED FOR BREVITY.]</strong></p> </div> </div> <hr/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><span style="font-size: 150%;"><strong><tt>Addendum 8302-2</tt></strong></span><br/> <span style="font-size: 110%;">The History</span></p> </div> <hr/> <p>Following the interview with Morgan Harper, Head Researcher Simon Wells compiled a list of data and observations of the anomalous occurrences within Yakutat Bay.</p> <div class="carousel-container left" style="width: calc(300px + 34px);"><iframe align="" class="" frameborder="" height="" scrolling="no" src="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/local--code/component%3Acarousel/1#?images=http://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/local--files/scp-8302/tidal_flooding.jpg,https://live.staticflickr.com/7331/9787662956_2752f9ed7c_b.jpg&links={$links}&wiki={$wiki}&page={$page}&interval={$interval}&background=white&options={$options}&style={$style}" style="width: calc(300px + 34px); height: calc(240px + 6px);" width=""></iframe> <div class="carousel-caption-wrapper"> <div class="carousel-caption true" style="width: calc(300px);"> <p>{$caption}</p> </div> </div> </div> <p>Simon Wells found that the data on minor tidal flooding aligned with the data taken from the Department of Oneiric Studies' UCE survey. Additionally, with photos taken discreetly by Wells' bodycam, Morgan Harper's sonar reading roughly aligned with SCP-8302's sonic signature.</p> <p>It should be noted that prior to Harper's obsession with SCP-8302, Charles Harper, the former's late father, was known to have exhibited similar, if not the same tendencies. This information was only found after Wells' interview with Morgan Harper, and thusly any personal information heard from Morgan himself was unable to be recovered.</p> <p>Additionally, Wells requested to read Harper's personal journal after the interview with the intention of learning about SCP-8302, which he had written about beforehand. The following are a few excerpts from this journal, which have been transcribed for clarity. Note that some pages of the journal were found water damaged, and therefore unable to be transcribed.</p> <div class="darkbox"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h3 id="toc0"><span>January 4th, 2013</span></h3> <h5 id="toc1"><span>Predeparture</span></h5> </div> <hr/> <p>Today's a good day.</p> <p>Cap tested the waters a few hours before we set sail, and he's checking them again just in case—so far, everything looks fine and pretty normal.</p> <p>Since Cap was busy, I had Roan and the others check the harpoon cannons mounted on the ship and the extra ones stored on the vessel. In hindsight, it might've been a bit overkill, but since we splurged most of our savings on this trip, there was no chance we'd waste it all.</p> <p>The target choice for this week is the infamous "dreaming whale" recorded in Pa's fishing book. Maybe it was just my luck, but there wasn't a single thing that seemed like it belonged to the whale in Pa's collection. I tried looking around Pa's study, but there also wasn't any proof of the whale anywhere. You'd think that with the way my Pa was, he'd have at least a fin or tail lying around, but the room was bone dry. Then again though, his room was always messy.</p> <p>It wasn't all that bad though. While looking for anything I could get my hands on, I found some of Pa's study notes on the dreaming whale. It seriously surprised me. I thought all his work was lost to the sea when he passed. Stroke of luck, I guess.</p> <p>Anyway, I also tried asking around to see if anyone knew anything. No luck. Every time I asked they'd always say the same thing, or reply with energy small enough that they might've as well not even spoken. A lot of it is weird. Why was Pa the only one who didn't seem depressed?</p> </div> <div class="darkbox"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h3 id="toc2"><span>January 5th, 2013</span></h3> <h5 id="toc3"><span>Departure</span></h5> </div> <hr/> <p>Another good day.</p> <p>So far, things've been looking up for setting sail. Roan and the others finally finished stockpiling all the food in the ship's storage area and Cap just finished finalizing the plan for the next week after one final check.</p> <p>Anyway, the plan's gonna be pretty dicey. When I told Cap about Pa's notes on the whale, he said there's no way we'd be catching it in the bay alone. Apparently, we had to go as far out as the Alaskan Gulf, and even then there was only a chance that we'd see the damn thing. Luckily it wasn't that bad, since travelling that far out into the sea isn't anything outta the ordinary. If anything, I'm glad that the plan seems so… normal. You'd think that by tryna catch something like the dreaming whale, you'd be forced to fall asleep on deck and throw imaginary harpoons at it or whatnot.</p> <p>That reminds me—the other day, a stranger talked to me asking if we were tryna set sail for the dreaming whale. He looked really haggard though, like he hadn't been sleeping properly. When I asked him why the sudden question, all I got was a vague answer in response, just like all the other sailors who'd met the whale before.</p> <p>I don't know what it was with him though, but there was just something about him that freaked me out. So when I told him my crew was gonna go out to sea, I just got shivers up my spine. He started begging outta nowhere to let him onto the boat, 'real stressed about the whole thing. I tried asking 'em what was wrong, but all he said was he <em>had</em> to see the whale again.</p> <p>Anyway, I hightailed the hell outta there. Didn't wanna do anything with a freak like that. Imagine if the crew turned out that way.</p> <p>Well, who am I kidding?</p> </div> <div class="darkbox"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h3 id="toc4"><span>January 6th, 2013</span></h3> <h5 id="toc5"><span>Monday at Sea</span></h5> </div> <hr/> <p>You know, I decided to finish what Pa started.</p> <p>I mean, as far back as I can remember, he always seemed to talk about the dreaming whale he saw one night. He never really told me any of the details, but I still remember that he used the sighting trip as my bedtime story. Bit embarrassing when I think about it now.</p> <p>Anyway, the crew and I left the port a few hours ago, and now we're just outside the whole bay. If my geography's up to par, we should be entering the Alaskan Gulf in just a few hours. We'd get there way faster if our engine was in top condition, but with the funds we had, we needed to make do with just a few repairs.</p> <p>Aside from that, everything was pretty normal. Nothing too outta the ordinary.</p> <p>Cap said that the upcoming weather might be a bit rough, but we should be fine as long as no monstrous waves find their way over here.</p> </div> <div class="darkbox"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h3 id="toc6"><span>January 7th, 2013</span></h3> <h5 id="toc7"><span>Tuesday at Sea</span></h5> </div> <hr/> <p>Cloudy skies, and Cap's as pragmatic as ever.</p> <p>We've only been two days at sea and we only just breached the Alaskan Gulf last midnight, so when the rest of us asked what the travel plan would look like, Cap tried his best to explain the route.</p> <p>Since the weather was gonna be acting up for the next few days, the winds were shifting our route just a tad. When Roan asked him about the sudden change, he claimed it would be more efficient and safer for the crew. Thanks for the thought, Cap.</p> <p>Anyway, I just remembered what Pa said before he left that day. I just can't help but think about how he called a "sailor's curiosity" a curse. Isn't that what brings us to the sea in the first place?</p> <p>Enough about that, though.</p> </div> <div class="darkbox"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h3 id="toc8"><span>January 8th, 2013</span></h3> <h5 id="toc9"><span>Wednesday at Sea</span></h5> </div> <hr/> <p>Still cloudy.</p> <p>Here's a weird thing: we all had the same dream last night. Ain't that funny? When we all talked about it during lunch, Roan said that it was a bad omen going to befall us. Apparently, when you dream the same dream as someone else, you "link minds" almost like telepathy. A bunch of bullshit, if you ask me, but Roan's always been into that kinda paranormal stuff, so nobody really batted an eye.</p> <p>If anything, I think I considered that a stroke of luck. We all dreamed about the dreaming whale we were supposed to capture. It's like, we were at sea in the night sky, but not exactly at sea because the sea itself was the night sky—we were sailing among the stars, trying to look for the infamous whale in the sea that is the universe. And the sky itself seemed like the ocean like the stars and the water switched places. And the rain, if any, would fall from the ocean as if to cry.</p> <p>Even though I know it was a dream, it all felt so real, like I was actually there, sailing in the night while the ocean reflected the sky. All I could do was sit in awe, watching the endless waters which extended far beyond the horizon.</p> <p>What lay beyond that eclipsed line beats me, but I know for a fact that what I dreamt was beautiful. And I would see it again if I were ever given the chance.</p> </div> <div class="darkbox"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h3 id="toc10"><span>January 9th, 2013</span></h3> <h5 id="toc11"><span>Thursday at Sea</span></h5> </div> <hr/> <p>It rained, today.</p> <p>It's our fourth day at sea, and energy among the crew has not been any lower. We had the same dream again last night, but all we could do was sit still, compelled to watch the endless horizon. Even now, some of the other crew members just sit on the deck, staring past the water, disappointed that they aren't dreaming.</p> <p>Roan tried bringing himself to sleep, but every time he actually knocked himself out, he said he couldn't see anything but darkness. Same with the other guys too; it seemed like they couldn't look at the sky, and seemed increasingly disappointed when they tried over and over again. Hell, even Cap seemed more tired than usual while manning the boat.</p> <p>There's something about this that really bothers me; I just can't put my finger on it.</p> </div> <div class="darkbox"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h3 id="toc12"><span>January 10th, 2013</span></h3> <h5 id="toc13"><span>Friday at Sea</span></h5> </div> <hr/> <p>Cap fought with Roan last night, all because Cap refused to sleep so he could man the boat.</p> <p>I tried letting them talk things out for themselves, but the argument they had just grew worse and worse until Roan flipped. I had to step in or else Cap would get knocked right in the face—luckily, he hit me instead. I don't know what came over him, but when he noticed what he did, he looked horrified and ran out to the deck. Roan never really acted that way.</p> <p>When I talked to Cap about it, he said that Roan was just immature, and couldn't handle sailing for longer than five days at sea. That just doesn't make sense. We've been on so many seafaring trips, and only <em>now</em> he's saying that Roan's immature? I didn't get it.</p> <p>Speaking of which, we weren't able to dream last night. The rest of the crew knew it was 'cause of Cap and Roan, but they didn't bring anything up. If anything, they looked lifeless, only fishing over the boat to distract themselves from their lack of sleep.</p> <p>I couldn't blame 'em, though. Nothing's just felt the same. God. What's wrong with us? What's wrong with me?</p> </div> <div class="darkbox"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h3 id="toc14"><span>January 11th, 2013</span></h3> <h5 id="toc15"><span>Saturday at Sea</span></h5> </div> <hr/> <p>I saw it again.</p> <p>For real, this time. In the flesh. We didn't dream about it. We haven't dreamt since Thursday, but we saw it again, swimming in the ocean during the night. It was among the stars, the night sky reflecting on its skin as it circled around us.</p> <p>Cap stopped the boat. He had to. There was no way for us to miss that scene. All of us sat there, sitting on the deck as we watched the whale swim with the fish. It was mesmerizing, I just can't describe it. It's like if the sky fell to the ground to swim in the sea, then that's what the whale was. It looked like it came exactly from my dream, and I remember trying to look beneath the water to see it, only to realize that the water itself seemed to be it.</p> <p>That's when I realized—there was no possible way to capture the whale. And it all made sense—the reason why Pa had no proof of its existence, why the sailors wanted to see it again, why the crew sat still in silence—it was because we simply couldn't comprehend it. A being so large and vast that all we could do was watch in awe. That's what the dreaming whale was. We didn't dream of it. No, not at all. It was the other way around.</p> <p>And yet, Roan could stand among the rest of us. He approached the whale with his hand, fearfully, but I could remember him standing before the whale, hand on the harpoon while the rest of us did nothing. He tried to do what the rest of us could not.</p> <p>He tried to capture it.</p> <p>But he failed, and I saw him pay the price.</p> </div> <hr/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><span style="font-size: 150%;"><strong><tt>Addendum 8302-3</tt></strong></span><br/> <span style="font-size: 110%;">The Proposal</span></p> </div> <hr/> <p>Although Morgan Harper's interview was successful, Head Researcher Simon Wells' subsequent attempts at obtaining information ended in failure. Witnesses claiming to have seen SCP-8302 did not appear as communicative as Harper, with some even refusing to comply. As such, further investigation into the matter depended entirely on Harper himself, given that the means to contact SCP-8302 remained unknown.</p> <p>Taking note of a previous offer made by Harper to join his crew, Wells initiated and forwarded a project proposal to continue studies on SCP-8302. The following is a finalized copy of Wells' proposal to the area's Site Director.</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="limit"> <div class="anchor"> <div class="sidebox"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><strong>Department of Interdimensional Stability</strong></p> </div> <hr/> <div class="image-hover-enlarge scp-image-block block-right" data-feature="image-feature" style="max-width:35%;"><img alt="interdimensional_stability.png" class="image" src="http://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/local--files/scp-8302/interdimensional_stability.png"/><br/> <div class="scp-image-caption show">Department of Interdimensional Stability</div> </div> <p><strong>Overview:</strong> The Department of Interdimensional Stability is a newly established department which handles a specific subset of dimensional anomalies. This subset is typically interdimensional<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup> in nature and is not to be mistaken for extradimensionality.</p> <p>Because of the still-developing research into the qualities and effects of interdimensionality, there are currently no major breakthroughs to date; however, recent studies toward Project MUNDUS show that the influence of alternate timelines may further interplanar research.</p> <p>In the case of SCP-8302, the Department of Interdimensional Stability is working in conjunction with the Department of Oneiric Studies in order to maintain interdimensional stability. This is to ensure that the noospheric subspace does not collapse.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="document"> <div class="proposal-title"> <p>PROJECT PROPOSAL</p> </div> <div class="proposal-subtitle"> <p>"MELVILLE" <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <span style="color: #46d217">Approved</span></p> </div> <div class="proposal-author"> <p>November 1st, 2013<br/> Simon Wells<br/> Department of Oneiric Studies</p> </div> <hr/> <p><strong>Proposal Statement:</strong> The observation of SCP-8302 for continued studies into the noosphere.</p> <p><strong>Project Lead:</strong> Head Researcher Simon Wells</p> <p><strong>Proposal Details:</strong> Although current information on SCP-8302 is limited and scarce in nature, it has come to my attention that the anomalous properties it possesses may extend beyond the influences of symptomatic depression. Through the compiled data attached to this document, it is possible to infer a connection between the four distinct, but related evidences:<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-3" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-3')">3</a></sup></p> <ul> <li>Minor tidal floodings</li> <li>Inexplicable lack of consciousness</li> <li>Sonar readings</li> <li>SCP-8302's sonic signature</li> </ul> <p>It is evident that the tidal floodings and increasing occurrences of sudden fainting are a result of SCP-8302's sonic signature and influence. Given that older individuals within Yakutat Bay express confirmation of SCP-8302's existence as far back as 1989, it is reasonable to assume that the anomalous occurrences come as a result of continued civilian attempts to contact SCP-8302.</p> <p>Given this information, I, Head Researcher Simon Wells, propose that the current information of SCP-8302 may be intrinsically linked to the noosphere and that pursuing this research will benefit both the Department of Oneiric Studies and the Department of Interdimensional Stability.</p> <p><strong>Planning:</strong> Due to the nature of this research, Project MELVILLE's development will be overseen by two individuals: Head Researcher Simon Wells, and Head Researcher Orwell Chief. The Department of Oneiric Studies will be directly responsible for the live operation of Project MELVILLE, as well as the direct study into SCP-8302. On the other hand, the Department of Interdimensional Stability will be responsible for maintaining noospheric control.</p> <p>The idea will be to use Morgan Harper's first-person accounts in order to create a viable vessel for noospheric travel. Given that SCP-8302 likely resides within its own noospheric space, it is necessary to develop and refine current oneiric technology to ensure that the project is a success.</p> <p>Lastly, the project cannot be conducted by more than a select amount of individuals, in order to maintain noospheric stability. As such, the personnel required to make contact with SCP-8302 can only be Head Researcher Simon Wells, and designated MTF operatives, under the guise of supporting Harper's crew.</p> <div style="color: black; font-family: Courier; font-weight: bold; color: black; font-family: Courier; font-weight: bold; background:#DFFFF3 url(http://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/the-great-hippo/scp_trans.png) center no-repeat; float: center; border: solid 1px #000000; padding: 15px 15px; box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,.2); width: 84%; margin: auto;"> <p style="text-align: center;"><em>We hope to see that this project comes to fruition.</em></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>Secure. Contain. Protect.</em></strong></p> </div> </div> <hr/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><span style="font-size: 150%;"><strong><tt>Addendum 8302-4</tt></strong></span><br/> <span style="font-size: 110%;">The Captain</span></p> </div> <hr/> <p>Shortly after Project MELVILLE's approval, Head Researcher Simon Wells was dispatched back to Yakutat Bay for the sole purpose of entering an agreement with Morgan Harper and the rest of his crew. Although Harper was easily accepting of Wells' recruitment, his captain, Davey Leif would not acknowledge him and the previously discussed deal unless convinced otherwise. The following is an audio transcription between Simon Wells' proposal and Davey Leif.</p> <p>It should be noted that both Davey Leif and Morgan Harper were not considered to be replaced or amnesticized because of their involvement toward the MELVILLE project.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>AUDIO LOG</strong></p> <hr/> <p><strong>Involved Individuals:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Simon Wells</li> <li>Davey Leif</li> </ul> <p><strong>Location:</strong> Yakutat Bay, Leif Household</p> <p><strong>Foreword:</strong> Although Davey Leif has remained absent from the fishing scene since January 15th, he is still considered one of the town's most knowledgeable experts. Despite this, however, he claims to have quit the fishing community.</p> <hr/> <div class="image-hover-enlarge scp-image-block block-right" data-feature="image-feature" style="max-width:35%;"><img alt="davey_leif.jpg" class="image" src="http://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/local--files/scp-8302/davey_leif.jpg"/><br/> <div class="scp-image-caption show">Captain Davey Leif prior to witnessing SCP-8302.</div> </div> <p><em>[Three knocks ring from the Leif household. Wells waits for a few moments before knocking again. This process repeats four times until footsteps can be heard from the home. Eventually, the door opens and a gruff voice is heard.]</em></p> <p><strong>Davey:</strong> Do I know you?</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Ah, sorry for bothering you. My name is Simon Wells. You don't know me personally, but I'm acquainted with Morgan. Could I borrow a bit of your time?</p> <p><em>[Davey groans slightly.]</em></p> <p><strong>Davey:</strong> What for? I don't have all day.</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> I understand. I'll get straight to the point. Morgan and I are preparing to set sail for the dreaming whale.</p> <p><em>[Silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>Davey:</strong> Then I refuse. Go bug someone else.</p> <p><em>[The door creaks just as it's about to close, only to stop abruptly when Simon slips his foot in the narrowing gap.]</em></p> <p><strong>Davey:</strong> Quite rude for somebody I've just met.</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> I apologize. Just— May I ask why you're not interested?</p> <p><strong>Davey:</strong> <em>[Sighing.]</em> I refused you already. Isn't that enough?</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> I'm sorry. It's just that I heard from Morgan that you'd seen the dreaming whale before during one of your trips together, and I thought hearing it from the person himself would help in our preparations.</p> <p><strong>Davey:</strong> If you heard from Morgan already, then I don't need to be here. You can just ask him for your questions.</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Morgan is… preoccupied with his research. <em>[Pauses.]</em> I can't get through to him whenever he gets like this.</p> <p><em>[Silence, before Davey sighs. The door creaks open again as Simon falls forward slightly.]</em></p> <p><strong>Davey:</strong> I see. It can't be helped, then. Come in and make it quick. I'd like to catch up with the news as soon as possible.</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> I understand.</p> <p><em>[Davey presumably steps aside as Simon enters the home. The door behind him closes as Davey speeds up his pace to catch up with Simon. The two sit down at a dining table. Television can be heard faintly in the background, and the sound of a ferry's horn can be heard in the distance.]</em></p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> So, I understand that you've refused the offer. Is there any particular reason why?</p> <p><em>[Davey sighs.]</em></p> <p><strong>Davey:</strong> A goal like that isn't worth sailing for.</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> What do you mean?</p> <p><strong>Davey:</strong> I mean that you don't understand what you're getting yourself into. There's a lot more bad than good when it comes to that thing. Learned that the hard way.</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> I'm… afraid I don't see what you're getting at. I'm sure with your experience we'd be able to deal with any problems.</p> <p><em>[Davey groans.]</em></p> <p><strong>Davey:</strong> See, this is the issue with you lot. You don't understand 'till you see it for yourself. <em>[Pauses.]</em> Though, I was like that too.</p> <p><em>[Silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> May I ask what exactly happened on your last trip?</p> <p><em>[Silence again.]</em></p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Sorry. If it makes you uncomfortable, you don't have to answer.</p> <p><em>[Davey sighs.]</em></p> <p><strong>Davey:</strong> It's fine. It's not like I'll be seeing you again, anyway. <em>[Pauses.]</em> You've heard most of it from Morgan, haven't you?</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Only until your crew met the whale.</p> <p><strong>Davey:</strong> Hm. Then you must've known about Roan. The old crew's engineer.</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> I only know that he'd been swallowed by the whale that day. Nothing more, nothing less.</p> <p><strong>Davey:</strong> Well, it's exactly as you said. I remember it took us a minute to process, getting eaten whole like that. <em>[Pauses.]</em> When we came to, we tried to fish him out, but at that point, nothing could be done.</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> That… sounds horrible. I'm sorry.</p> <p><strong>Davey:</strong> The worst part was we could still <em>see</em> him. We saw while he was swept further and further away from us, sleeping in the water. I could bet you that somewhere out there, he's still sleeping in the sea. And the rest of us knew that, unable to do a single thing. The guilt's probably still haunting them to this day.</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> And it haunts you too?</p> <p><strong>Davey:</strong> Of course it does. What person <em>wouldn't</em> feel guilty that they were the reason their friend could be dead?</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> You're right. That was insensitive of me.</p> <p><strong>Davey:</strong> Hm. It's fine. Is that all?</p> <p><em>[Silence for a few moments.]</em></p> <p><strong>Davey:</strong> If that's it, then—</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Forgive me for saying this, but I really do think that you should reconsider. Your experience is really valuable, so having you on board would help greatly.</p> <p><strong>Davey:</strong> Again with this? I already told you that I refused. I let you in here and if you can't at least respect my decision then you'll quickly find yourself out of this home.</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> It's not just <em>"this"</em>, Mr. Leif. I might sound arrogant saying this, but I have one hundred percent confidence that we can find Roan for you.</p> <p><strong>Davey:</strong> It's not <em>about</em> arrogance, it's about <em>respect</em>. And if you can't respect my decision that I can't respect your confidence. Are we clear on that?</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> The one thing I'm clear about is that Roan is alive, still sleeping out there. And if that's not enough, then I'm also confident we can find that dreaming whale with him.</p> <p><em>[Davey stands up, pushing his chair as it screeches on the ground. The table shakes, and nearby utensils clatter, as Simon also pushes himself away from the tablet slightly.]</em></p> <p><strong>Davey:</strong> You are <em>incredibly</em> rude for a guest. Get out.</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Mr. Leif, I need you to understand that having Morgan on board isn't enough. If we go out there alone, it could very well end up in failure, and I <em>don't</em> want that to happen. So please, your being there would be incredibly helpful.</p> <p><em>[Davey stammers slightly.]</em></p> <p><strong>Davey:</strong> You— Having Morgan on board isn't enough for me. We've already been through enough, and I don't want to deal with that again!</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> If it isn't enough for even someone like you, then I'm sure you can imagine what it'd be like for Morgan. He's reliving his experience because of my request, and I need you to be there to support him.</p> <p><strong>Davey:</strong> I am <em>not</em> taking those chances. Get out. Now!</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Mr. Leif, please. You are the last person he needs. Morgan doubts himself, and without you, he's afraid that it'll just end up in failure. Are you <em>sure</em> you want to stand by doing nothing again?</p> <p><strong>Davey:</strong> I—</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Please, Mr. Leif. One last trip, one last time. Morgan <em>needs</em> you. He said that himself.</p> <p><strong>Davey:</strong> Morgan? He asked for me?</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Yes, Morgan himself asked for you to accompany him. In fact, that's why I'm here. <em>[Pauses.]</em> I'm sorry, I lied. I didn't come to persuade you on my own. Morgan asked me on his behalf.</p> <p><strong>Davey:</strong> But, why didn't he ask me himself?</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> …because he's ashamed of himself.</p> <p><em>[Silence. Eventually, Davey sits back down and the chair screeches as it rubs against the floor.]</em></p> <p><strong>Davey:</strong> I will join on one condition.</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Anything.</p> <p><strong>Davey:</strong> You let me man the boat.</p> </div> <hr/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><span style="font-size: 150%;"><strong><tt>Addendum 8302-5</tt></strong></span><br/> <span style="font-size: 110%;">The Departure</span></p> </div> <hr/> <p>Following Head Researcher Simon Wells' conversation with Davey Leif, preparations for Project MELVILLE were underway. As a result of the joint cooperation between the Department of Oneiric Studies and the Department of Interdimensional Stability, development was split into two categories.</p> <div class="image-hover-enlarge scp-image-block block-left" data-feature="image-feature" style="max-width:45%;"><img alt="image2.png" class="image" src="http://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/local--files/scp-8302/image2.png"/><br/> <div class="scp-image-caption show">New approximate location of SCP-8302 as of departure.</div> </div> <p>Personnel under the Department of Oneiric Studies were responsible for the dissemination of the Melville Crew's<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-4" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-4')">4</a></sup> expedition into the Alaskan Gulf, as well as an additional survey on the Yakutat Bay locals, understanding of SCP-8302. By spreading the word about the crew's departure, it was believed that the likelihood of success would increase exponentially.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-5" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-5')">5</a></sup> Furthermore, training for both Harper and Leif would be handled by MTF υ-2 ("Searfarers"), detailing instruction on handling the ship's new equipment.</p> <p>On the other hand, personnel under the Department of Interdimensional Stability were responsible for equipping the Melville Crew with equipment suited for interplanar travel. This included but was not limited to items such as a Scranton Reality Anchor (SRAs) or an OBES.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-6" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-6')">6</a></sup></p> <p>Additionally, surveys conducted on the Yakutat fishing community on the effects of SCP-8302, as well as final observations on the effects of SCP-8302, assisted in narrowing down its current migration range by 70%. Tracing technology used by the sonar images pinpointed SCP-8302's approximate toward the lower half of the Alaskan Gulf. Furthermore, further observations of SCP-8302's sonic signature revealed an active time call time between 20:00 PM and 24:00 PM, relative to Pacific Daytime.</p> <p>Both the development and preparations of Melville Crew and its ship would finish on November 9th, 2023 and official departure would occur on the following day. For ease of access, the newly developed ship, named "Hermann" would be a larger and more versatile version of Morgan Harper's original ship. The ship contained three different vessels and multiple harpoon cannons fitted with multiple anomalously modified harpoon cannons, which were developed for the best chances of success.</p> <hr/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><span style="font-size: 150%;"><strong><tt>Addendum 8302-6</tt></strong></span><br/> <span style="font-size: 110%;">The Contact</span></p> </div> <hr/> <p>The Melville Crew's "Hermann" departed from Yakutat Bay on November 10th, 2023, following the end of Project MELVILLE's preparation phase. The crew would officially consist of Head Researcher Simon Wells, Captain Davey Leif, and Vice-Captain Morgan Harper, as well as MTF υ-2 ("Seafarers") operatives acting as Yakutat Bay sailors.</p> <p>Note that because the majority of the expedition was recorded via Foundation-made noospheric cameras, information unrelated to the capture and events of the Melville Crew at sea have been omitted for brevity.</p> <p>The following is a video transcription of the initial events which unfolded following the breach of SCP-8302's approximate location.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>VIDEO LOG</strong></p> <hr/> <p><strong>Involved Individuals:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Simon Wells</li> <li>Davey Leif</li> <li>Morgan Harper</li> <li>MTF υ-2 ("Seafarers")</li> <li>Melville Crewmembers</li> </ul> <p><strong>Location:</strong> Alaskan Gulf</p> <p><strong>Foreword:</strong> For ease of use, the Melville Crew's expedition has been compiled into a single video log transcription. There has been no distinction between "Hermann's" multitude of cameras, including Simon Wells' personal bodycam.</p> <hr/> <div class="image-hover-enlarge scp-image-block block-right" data-feature="image-feature" style="max-width:45%;"><img alt="hermann_ship.jpg" class="image" src="http://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/local--files/scp-8302/hermann_ship.jpg"/><br/> <div class="scp-image-caption show">Melville Crew's "Hermann" prior to departure.</div> </div> <p><em>[The time is currently 22:23 PM PST. Simon is next to Morgan as he leans over the ship's gunwale. In the background, several members of both Upsilon-2 operatives and Yakutat sailors can be seen conversing. A small amount of water splashes over the boat, and the waves appear to be slightly rough. Morgan looks up at the cloudy sky, before watching past the ocean's horizon.]</em></p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> Cloudy skies. It was like this back then too.</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Are you talking about your last trip a few months back? How'd you remember that?</p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> Mmm, good question. I just do, you know? Wouldn't you?</p> <p><em>[Simon frowns. He turns to face Morgan.]</em></p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> …no, I wouldn't. Ten months is a long time, Morgan. No way in hell I'd remember anything that far back. You got photographic memory or something?</p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> Don't think so. Can't even remember what I did yesterday, so you've gotta be off the mark. Maybe it's cause that trip was just the height of my life. That's why I remember.</p> <p><em>[Simon raises his eyebrow.]</em></p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> You sure that's it? Morgan, as a prolific researcher there are a lotta things that I consider the height of my life, but even I can't remember all of them. It's weird.</p> <p><em>[Morgan freezes for a moment before responding.]</em></p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> Well, I guess I'm just special. Anyway, enough about me. I wanted to ask: how'd you manage to bring 'Cap aboard? Since our last trip together, nobody's been able to bring him back to sea. I was sure he'd given up on it.</p> <p><em>[Simon's expression cloudens slightly.]</em></p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> I… lied to him about it.</p> <p><em>[Morgan turns to face Simon.]</em></p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> You what?</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> I lied. There was no way to get him aboard unless I told him <em>you</em> asked for him specifically. Was that a bad idea?</p> <p><em>[Morgan hesitates slightly. He stammers for a few moments before recollecting himself.]</em></p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> No. I should thank you for that, actually. Ever since our last trip, Cap and I haven't had the chance to seriously talk. We went our separate ways too fast, and I've been too busy with my work.</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> What stopped you from approaching him though? Couldn't you have just turned up at his house one day? You've been crewmates for as long as I can remember.</p> <p><em>[Morgan chuckles slightly. He turns around to lean backwards on the gunwale, watching the rest of the Melville Crew play cards amongst themselves.]</em></p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> Well, the longest you can remember was only half a month ago. There's a lotta truth to that, though. I <em>could've</em> just dropped by someday and tried to clear things up. <em>[Pauses.]</em> But I just couldn't, you know? I couldn't bring myself to step on his doorstep, even if I tried. And I don't know why either. The whole thing's been a mess.</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Is that because of the dreaming whale?</p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> Is it?</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Well, you told me you've been holed up in research for the last few months. That must've been it, no? I mean, if there's any reason for you to put off meeting Davey, your own Captain at that, then there's nothing else that makes sense other than that.</p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> See, that's the thing. That's what I think, that's what Cap thinks, but a part of me also thinks that there's something else to it. Sure, it might've been because I've been stuck with research, but maybe it's also because of Roan, or because I knew I <em>had</em> to see it for myself, again.</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Huh, sounds like a rough time. I can't say I understand you, but if that's what you think then maybe that's what it is.</p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> Maybe less rough, and more confused, you know? There's just something about it that kinda felt… off, but I just couldn't put my finger on it. I just <em>know</em> that there's something more to it, and my way of getting to the bottom of it is finishing what I started.</p> <p><em>[Silence, broken by the occasional cheers from the nearby crewmembers. The waves crashing on the boat appear to grow slightly more intense, and the sky is now completely dark.]</em></p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> Simon, I know it's weird to ask this after all I've said, but do you really think it's possible to see the dreaming whale again?</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> I really do think so. I know I've only just got here, and that I don't have as much experience as you do, but I'm a researcher by heart, and if there's one thing I'm sure of, then it'd be the quality of my work.</p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> If you say so.</p> <p><em>[At this point, droplets of water begin falling on the ship, which grows increasingly intense by the second. Some of the crewmembers quickly pack up their cards, rushing to the interior of the ship seeking shelter, while the others begin patrol over the gunwale. Some of the crewmembers complain amongst themselves. Morgan looks up at the sky.]</em></p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> Maybe a lot of it <em>is</em> still the same. It rained like this back then too. It's weird though, why have we been sleeping like normal?</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Are you talking about the dreams you had?</p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> Yeah. By now, the lot of us would be seriously depressed, but here we are, talking and enjoying ourselves while we dreamt of normal dreams. Some of the crew members are even having a lovely nap. Why is that?</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> It's probably—</p> <p><em>[A wave interrupts Simon, crashing against the ship as it splashes water over the gunwale. From nearby, Davey approaches the two of them. Morgan turns to face Davey, while Simon averts his eyes slightly, looking toward the sea.]</em></p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> Cap, I thought you were manning the ship.</p> <p><strong>Davey:</strong> I'm on my break. One of Simon's guys took it over for me.</p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> I see.</p> <p><strong>Davey:</strong> Morgan, we need to talk.</p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> Is it about the whale?</p> <p><strong>Davey:</strong> No. I've moved on from that. It's about this trip. Why did you bring me back?</p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> I didn't—</p> <p><em>[Morgan stops himself. He glances at Simon then looks back at Davey.]</em></p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> I wanted to apologize.</p> <p><strong>Davey:</strong> For what? You could've apologized at my home.</p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> Still as pragmatic as ever. Isn't it more fun this way? It suits us more, don't you think?</p> <p><strong>Davey:</strong> I'm not a sailor anymore, Morgan.</p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> Back there, you're not. But here, you are. You're a sailor at heart, Davey. I know that better than anyone else.</p> <p><strong>Davey:</strong> I know me better than anyone else. Back to the point: what are you apologizing for?</p> <p><em>[Morgan stammers slightly.]</em></p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> For everything.</p> <p><em>[Davey frowns, crossing his arms.]</em></p> <p><strong>Davey:</strong> What <em>is</em> everything, Morgan? I still don't know what you're talking about.</p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> I'm talking about everything that happened until now, isn't that obvious? I avoided you and holed myself up ever since we met the whale. I'm apologizing for that.</p> <p><strong>Davey:</strong> Is that all? Just holing yourself up in your ship because of that damn whale? What about everything else? About Roan and the rest of the crew, and how you stopped everyone from trying to bring Roan back on the deck. Have you even <em>considered</em> the rest of the crew about this?</p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> Of course I did, Cap! But everytime I try to explain to them they call me insane—</p> <p><strong>Davey:</strong> I came here because you said you needed me, not to hear your pointless flattery about your grand mistake. And speaking of which, I haven't seen any of the old crewmembers on here anyway. Who woulda thought you'd get yourself a new crew right after disbanding the old one, eh?</p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> You're wrong! That's not what I meant! The old crew just wouldn't—!</p> <p><strong>Davey:</strong> I don't care about that anymore, Morgan. If that's all you wanted to say, then just forget it. I came here on my own whim, not because I believed in meeting that damn whale again. From the looks of it, you don't even know what you're doing.</p> <p><em>[Davey turns around, walking away. The rain falls harder and harder as the waves grow bigger in size, crashing against the boat. By now, the deck begins swaying, and any loose material left on the floor starts moving with the boat. Thunder can be heard crashing down. Morgan yells at Davey as he walks away.]</em></p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> What do you know, Cap?! You holed yourself in your home like I did after we met the whale! Haven't you considered that?!</p> <p><em>[Davey stops moving and faces Morgan again, yelling back.]</em></p> <p><strong>Davey:</strong> We're <em>different</em>, you and I! You need to face the truth, Morgan! Roan is gone! Dead! And finding that damn whale isn't gonna do anything about it!</p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> You're wrong, Cap! Finding the whale <em>will</em> do something about it! If the whale's still out there, then Roan is too! If the whale's still out there, then Roan is too! If he wasn't, then we wouldn't even be dreaming in the first place!</p> <p><strong>Davey:</strong> You damn—! What do you know for sitting on your ass all day! If Roan really <em>was</em> alive then he'd be right here beside us!</p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> But he's not, and that's why we need to find the whale! Face it, Cap, we <em>still</em> have a chance! All we need to do is find it and bring him back! Why don't you understand me?!</p> <p><strong>Davey:</strong> I've never gotten that chance, Morgan! Ever since Roan left you've only been talking about the whale! I act this way because you need it! You <em>need</em> someone to set you straight so nothing worse continues to happen! That's why—!</p> <p><em>[Suddenly, a large wave crashes on the boat, causing it to sway heavily as the crew holds on for leverage. Simon and Morgan hold on to the gunwale, and Davey holds on to a nearby pillar. SCP-8302's sonic signature can be heard echoing in the background and the storm grows increasingly intense.]</em></p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Sorry to burst your bubble, but it looks like we've found it!</p> <p><em>[At this point, the cameras begin malfunctioning, and the sky abruptly changes in colour. The ship is covered with the glow of the cosmic sky, and the waters reflect the ocean of stars. The rain, which remains intense, appears to fall from another sea far above the ship. The ship attempts to circumvent the heavy storm through sudden changes in direction but continues to sway heavily. Eventually, the ship is lifted an insurmountable amount by a sudden wave and another sonic signature can be heard in the background. As it passes the wave, the ship begins falling from the sky toward the water.]</em></p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Holy fuck!</p> <p><strong>Davey:</strong> Brace for impact!</p> <p><em>[The cameras malfunction as the ship falls to the sea. However, the sound of impact can be heard as the noises of water splash against the deck. Connection to the feed is abruptly cut.]</em></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><strong>[CONTACT LOST]</strong></p> </div> </div> <hr/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><span style="font-size: 150%;"><strong><tt>Addendum 8302-7</tt></strong></span><br/> <span style="font-size: 110%;">The Acceptance</span></p> </div> <hr/> <p>Although contact was lost temporarily during the first contact with SCP-8302, connection with the crew was quickly re-established through the use of the OBES. Following the storm, Melville Crew's efforts were quickly directed toward the repairs of the ship and the relocation of SCP-8302, as well as the development of research into the noosphere.</p> <div class="limit"> <div class="anchor"> <div class="sidebox"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><strong>The Noosphere (Cosmic Sea)</strong></p> </div> <hr/> <div class="image-hover-enlarge scp-image-block block-right" data-feature="image-feature" style="max-width:45%;"><img alt="cosmic_sea.jpg" class="image" src="http://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/local--files/scp-8302/cosmic_sea.jpg"/><br/> <div class="scp-image-caption show">The Cosmic Sea. Each light represents a sphere of human thought.</div> </div> <p>The noosphere, known informally by some as the "Cosmic Sea", is the interdimensional manifestation of human thought. It is built upon the sum total of every thought that a human brain could possess, and manifested as the collection of conscious or subconscious thoughts that any individual could ever conceive.</p> <p>The noosphere is most typically represented as an environment akin to the cosmic sky (hence the name "Cosmic Sea"), but its minor details can be subject to personal interpretation. Currently, it is believed that there is an innumerable amount of anomalistic creatures residing within the noosphere, however, there are only a few confirmed existences known by the Foundation.</p> <p>Given the current information about SCP-8302, it is highly probable that SCP-8302 itself is a manifestation of Yakutat Bay's subconscious thoughts on sailing.</p> </div> </div> <p>During this time, Head Researcher Simon Wells engaged in a personal conversation with Captain Davey Leif, the contents of which reflected on the most recent disagreement with the latter and Morgan Harper. Because the ship's cameras were damaged upon entry into the noosphere, the conversation was recorded on Wells' bodycam.</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>VIDEO LOG</strong></p> <hr/> <p><strong>Involved Individuals:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Simon Wells</li> <li>Davey Leif</li> </ul> <p><strong>Location:</strong> The Cosmic Sea</p> <p><strong>Foreword:</strong> This footage was taken a few hours after the events of Addendum 8302-6.</p> <hr/> <div class="image-hover-enlarge scp-image-block block-right" data-feature="image-feature" style="max-width:45%;"><img alt="captain%27s_room.jpg" class="image" src="http://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/local--files/scp-8302/captain%27s_room.jpg"/><br/> <div class="scp-image-caption show">The captain's room prior to departure.</div> </div> <p><em>[Davey is sitting on his chair in silence, watching the wheel while the ship stays suspended. The glow from the cosmic sea shines through the glass window, illuminating the interior of the room. Simon closes the room's door shut before he stands next to Davey, leaning against a nearby counter. Davey sighs.]</em></p> <p><strong>Davey:</strong> Do you need anything?</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Not really. I just thought you might've needed somebody to talk to.</p> <p><strong>Davey:</strong> Everything's fine now. You don't need to worry about me. Go check up on Morgan instead. I'll man the ship.</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Morgan's all holed up in his room. It's gonna be impossible to talk to him in that state.</p> <p><strong>Davey:</strong> And you thought of talking to me instead?</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> That's right. Was that bad?</p> <p><strong>Davey:</strong> Some meddlesome fellow you are.</p> <p><em>[Davey turns his chair to face Simon. He grunts.]</em></p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Davey, what are you so afraid of?</p> <p><em>[Davey pauses for a few seconds before responding.]</em></p> <p><strong>Davey:</strong> I'm not afraid.</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Okay, maybe you're not afraid, but anxious instead. What about the whale makes you nervous? Is it about Roan, or is it the whale itself?</p> <p><strong>Davey:</strong> <em>[Sighing.]</em> It's… both.</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Both? What do you mean?</p> <p><strong>Davey:</strong> Both the whale and Roan… and me too, Simon. <em>[Pauses.]</em> I'm scared, scared to face the whale again.</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Davey, I think that's a completely normal fear to have. I can't speak for you, since I've only gotten to know you recently, but you're not the only one who feels that way.</p> <p><em>[Davey groans, resting his forehead on his hand.]</em></p> <p><strong>Davey:</strong> Yeah, but… when I think about meeting it for the second time… I just lose it. I don't become reliable anymore. I know I've said that there's no way Roan would still be alive, but that's just me convincing myself to face the truth.</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Davey—</p> <p><strong>Davey:</strong> Back then, I didn't do my job properly. I fought with Roan, pushed him away, and I suffered the consequences. We were longtime crewmates, but back then all that I could think about <em>wasn't</em> Roan, it was the whale. I didn't give a rat's ass about what would happen to him then, and because of that… he was taken away.</p> <p><em>[Silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>Davey:</strong> And that's the truth. That's what scares me. The fact that I know this, all of it, and I push it away so that I can see another day is what haunts me. Simon, I'm scared. What if he's <em>really</em> alive and out there, and we manage to bring him back? What will he say to me then? Can I still be a captain, then? Do I really deserve to be his captain?</p> <p><em>[Simon nods, waiting a few moments before responding.]</em></p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> You said it yourself a few hours ago, Davey. You're the captain because the crew needs it. You stepped up to fill that role when nobody couldn't, and that's already the quality that a captain deserves. Even to this day, Morgan still recognizes you as the captain, isn't that enough?</p> <p><strong>Davey:</strong> That's not enough, Simon. That was just me trying to fit a role that nobody could play, and in the end it bit me in the back, all because of one mistake.</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Everybody makes mistakes, Davey. It's in their nature. There is no perfect person in the world, nor is there a perfect voyage. Everything always has its differences, doesn't it? And the fact that you're able to overcome those already makes you the best fit for a captain.</p> <p><em>[Davey remains silent.]</em></p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Morgan may have said you failed your job, directly or indirectly, but isn't that fine? A captain's job is to overcome mistakes; if there weren't any mistakes, then what job would a captain have?</p> <p><strong>Davey:</strong> I see.</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> You're old, Davey, and a lot of time has passed since your last trip, but don't let that haunt you for the rest of your life. You've got so much more time to fix your mistakes, and that's the beauty of it.</p> <p><em>[Silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> So get out there and do your thing! Without a captain, this ship wouldn't even be moving. Hell, we might not have been out here in the first place. If you want to take up that mantle for the second time, now's your chance. Set the record straight and bring back Roan for the old crew. How's that sound, Cap?</p> <p><em>[Davey stays silent for a few moments, before standing up from his chair. He looks out to the cosmic sea before extending his hand toward Simon.]</em></p> <p><strong>Davey:</strong> Simon, you know, you make a great therapist.</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> <em>[Chuckling.]</em> I guess so.</p> <p><em>[After shaking Simon's hand, Davey approaches a nearby terminal and activates the ship-wide intercom. A small jingle is heard from the speakers before Davey's voice echoes throughout the ship.]</em></p> <p><strong>Davey:</strong> Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. From now on, all efforts will be spent toward the repairs of the ship's hull, and once ready, we will be immediately setting sail for the dreaming whale. Be ready at a moment's notice, because I will <em>not</em> be warning you when the ship starts moving. Thank you.</p> <p><em>[The intercom switches off.]</em></p> </div> <hr/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><span style="font-size: 150%;"><strong><tt>Addendum 8302-8</tt></strong></span><br/> <span style="font-size: 110%;">The Reflection</span></p> </div> <hr/> <p>Due to the immeasurable expanse of the noosphere, attempts at locating SCP-8302 could not be done normally. As such, the Melville Crew relied on the prototypical issues of the MLI.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-7" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-7')">7</a></sup> Additionally, assistance would also be provided externally via the Department of Interdimensional Stability's involvement in monitoring the crew's OBE state.</p> <p>Shortly after Head Researcher Simon Wells' conversation with Davey Leif, Wells was instructed to oversee the reparations on Hermann's hull. During this time, Wells would end up engaging in a conversation with Morgan Harper. The following is a transcription of this event.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>VIDEO LOG</strong></p> <hr/> <p><strong>Involved Individuals:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Simon Wells</li> <li>Morgan Harper</li> </ul> <p><strong>Location:</strong> The Cosmic Sea</p> <p><strong>Foreword:</strong> N/A.</p> <hr/> <p><em>[Simon is leaning over a railing within the ship's interior, watching the progress of the repairs. Metal clanging against each other echoes through the room, accompanied by the conversations of other crewmembers. Approaching Simon from behind is Morgan, who is holding documents and several notes in his hands. He calls out to Simon.]</em></p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> Simon, sorry I've been out. I heard you came by my room.</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Yeah, I needed to ask you some questions.</p> <p><em>[Simon scans over Morgan, before glancing at the documents in his hand.]</em></p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> I thought I'd hear you out after your argument with Davey, but… it looks like you're just fine.</p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> Yeah, don't worry about me. I'm already past that since we've got bigger issues at hand. Listen, I was doing some research since then and—</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Morgan, answer me honestly. Why are you going so far to see the whale? I just want to know what's going through your head.</p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> What do you mean?</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> I'm being serious here. I mean, for the last few months all you've been doing is research, something that's completely out of your field of expertise, and even now, you're still trying to research the whale. Isn't it a bit insane?</p> <p><em>[Morgan stares at Simon.]</em></p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> I don't get it, Simon. Why <em>wouldn't</em> you try to find the whale again?</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> What? What do you mean by that?</p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> I mean, isn't it normal? Everyone else in town feels the same way, those who've seen the whale at least. They can understand what I'm trying to do and why I do it.</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> No, it's not normal. I don't even know what you're trying to get at, Morgan. You haven't answered my question at all. Why are you trying so hard?</p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> Simon, I— I don't know how else to explain it to you. It's just <em>normal</em> for me to try and find the whale. It's like a sailor's calling… like you and your research. I just <em>do</em> it. It's natural for me now. It's been natural for me since I met the whale.</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Is that why you're going so far? Not for Roan, or for Davey, but for yourself? All because you met a whale one day?</p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> I— I guess so. I mean, maybe it's what drives me to go back to sea, or it's what drives me to go voyaging with Cap, but I know for sure that's what it is.</p> <p><em>[Simon frowns.]</em></p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Morgan, just— It's not normal. At least, to me, it isn't. Maybe it's because I haven't <em>seen</em> the whale you're talking about yet, but I just can't get behind what you're saying.</p> <p><em>[Morgan scratches his head.]</em></p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> I don't know how else to explain it to you, Simon. I keep telling you, that's not what it is. It's just something that's part of my daily life, to find the whale again. You and Cap might've called me obsessed, but you can't deny that without me, you'd never find the whale.</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Morgan, it's not <em>about</em> finding the whale. It's about <em>you</em>. You need to realize this—the whale <em>ruined</em> your life. It's all you ever think about.</p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> No— No, that's where you're wrong, Simon. Didn't you feel it? That thrill and excitement you got from seeing the whale? Because that's what gets us sailors going—it's why we're on the sea!</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> No, I don't get it. I didn't watch you and Davey argue just to get an unclear answer. That's not how I do things.</p> <p><em>[Simon pushes himself off the railing.]</em></p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> I don't know how else to say it, Morgan, but from what <em>I</em> can see, the whale's all you ever think about.</p> <p><em>[Morgan frowns.]</em></p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> That can't be right. 'Cause everyone who's seen the whale feels the same way, even if they never showed it. My life isn't ruined. It's never been ruined. It's always been the same. Right?</p> <p><em>[Morgan forcibly pushes over the documents in his hand to Simon.]</em></p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> Simon, you gotta believe me. All I've ever done is try to meet it again, and <em>you're</em> the one who let me do that. We're both out here for the whale, aren't we? Doesn't that make us the same? We're like two birds of a feather who've flocked together.</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Morgan, I haven't felt a <em>single</em>—</p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> No, don't say anything anymore, Simon. I don't want to hear it. I can't hear it.</p> <p><em>[Morgan glances back, toward the nearest exit to the next floor.]</em></p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> I've— I've gotta get going now, but it was nice talking to you. I've gotta go apologize to Cap, now that you mention it, and I need to get started on the ship's repairs. Look, I'll see you later, bud.</p> <p><em>[Simon frowns, watching as Morgan walks away. He leans back on the railing as he flips over the documents, which contained several personal notes taken by Morgan recently. The papers detail several scientific observations, all of which lead to one of Morgan's personal conclusions. Just as Morgan exits, Simon yells back.]</em></p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Morgan, are you sure that's what you want?!</p> <p><em>[Morgan pauses for a second, then leaves.]</em></p> </div> <p>Following Wells' conversation with Harper, Wells quickly compiled the list of documents given to him in one conclusive report. What follows is a document which summarizes the contents of both Wells and Harper's research.</p> <div class="lightbox"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h3 id="toc16"><span>The Conditions of SCP-8302</span></h3> </div> <hr/> <p>Although can be assumed that the influence of SCP-8302 affects only sailors within Yakutat Bay, the conditions for an individual to witness it remain unclear. However, based on the current evidence at hand, it is possible to narrow the conditions to a specific set of rules.</p> <ul> <li>The individual must be currently within the Alaskan Gulf, with the intent of witnessing SCP-8302.</li> <li>The individual must be within SCP-8302's approximate location during the hours of 20:00 PM - 24:00 PM PST.</li> <li>The individual must be free of conscious influence.</li> <li>The individual must be capable of dreaming.</li> </ul> <p>Should all four conditions be met, the likelihood of witnessing SCP-8302 is approximately 80%. This results in the individual being transferred into the noosphere.</p> <p>However, based on the currently available information, there are no known methods of exiting the noosphere without any casualties, assuming that the individual witnesses SCP-8302. To date, the only individuals who have escaped the noosphere appear to have suffered a missing crewmate, most of which have been described to be "swallowed" by SCP-8302.</p> <p>Despite this, it can be reasonably assumed and concluded, that by neutralizing SCP-8302, all those affected by its influence will be transferred back to baseline reality. This, however, must be done should there be no other methods of escape.</p> </div> <hr/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><span style="font-size: 150%;"><strong><tt>Addendum 8302-9</tt></strong></span><br/> <span style="font-size: 110%;">The Whale</span></p> </div> <hr/> <p>The Melville Crew's Hermann would finish repairs after approximately eight hours, at which point the expedition would resume. Using the prototypical issue of the MLI, Head Researcher Simon Wells would be responsible for locating SCP-8302's approximate location. This would result in the Melville Crew's second encounter with SCP-8302, the events of which have been recorded below.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>VIDEO LOG</strong></p> <hr/> <p><strong>Involved Individuals:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Simon Wells</li> <li>Davey Leif</li> <li>Morgan Harper</li> <li>MTF υ-2 ("Seafarers")</li> <li>Melville Crewmembers</li> </ul> <p><strong>Location:</strong> The Cosmic Sea</p> <p><strong>Foreword:</strong> N/A.</p> <hr/> <p><em>[The time is currently unknown. In the near distance, a cosmic storm can be seen growing closer as the ship approaches it. Blurred sounds of rain and thunder are heard from the storm while the waves nearby vary in height, despite appearing to be equally intense; the cosmic sky, while blocked by what appears to be an imitation of the regular ocean, reflects off the cosmic waves, pushing the individual nodes of light into different directions. Some of these spherical lights merge together, while others bounce off each other, pushed by other cosmic waves.]</em></p> <p><em>[Currently, Simon is leaning over the ship's gunwale while watching the values of the MLI fluctuate in the direction of the cosmic storm. The MLI, similar in appearance to a handheld Geiger counter, picks up an intense concentration of memeplexes while the needle in its center rapidly vibrates between each side. Leaving the MLI strapped to his chest pocket, Simon watches as the storm grows closer. Morgan approaches Simon and leans on the gunwale, next to him.]</em></p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> The storm's a beauty, isn't it?</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Yeah.</p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> Still thinking about me?</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Kind of. I just can't understand what's going on in your head. <em>[He pauses.]</em> Though, you make it sound like we're star-crossed lovers.</p> <p><em>[Morgan laughs.]</em></p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> Good one. It's funny isn't it, us and the whale?</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> What's funny about it?</p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> In a way, we're like star-crossed lovers to it. Meant to last, but never meant to be.</p> <p><em>[Simon remains silent momentarily.]</em></p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Morgan, you know— <em>[He pauses.]</em> You might be right. Does that make us the same then?</p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> You and the whale?</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Me and the whale.</p> <p><em>[Morgan groans. He adjusts his position to leaning on his elbows rather than his hands. Sheltering his face from the incoming rain, he responds.]</em></p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> Nah, not really.</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Bummer.</p> <p><em>[Silence for a few moments.]</em></p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> You know, Simon, I passed by one of the crewmembers a while ago.</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Yeah? Did anything happen?</p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> Not to me. <em>[He sighs.]</em> It's happening all over again, but to this crew instead.</p> <p><em>[Simon shows a pensive expression. He glances at his MLI, the needle fluctuating at a faster pace than before.]</em></p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> I'm… not sure what you mean?</p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> The whale. They were talking about the whale. Some of 'em, at least. I just— I don't know. When I see them like that, it just looks all too familiar.</p> <p><em>[Simon frowns slightly.]</em></p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> It's probably just some nonsense. I mean, we haven't even seen the whale yet. There's no way anything would happen. Besides, we haven't had any of the dreams you talked about yet, right?</p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> I mean, yeah. But now it's different. I don't know— I just can't put my finger on it.</p> <p><em>[The intercom's familiar jingle echoes through the entire ship. Davey's voice is heard.]</em></p> <p><strong>Davey:</strong> Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We are now entering the cosmic storm. Brace yourself for rough waves.</p> <p><em>[Immediately after the ship fully enters the area of the cosmic storm, the MLI strapped on Simon's pocket begins beeping. Simon takes out the MLI, watching as the needle fluctuates between 400-500 Humes, but quickly straps it back in his pocket when rough waves begin crashing on the boat. The ship sways from left to right as its direction changes according to incoming waves. Blurred sounds of rain and thunder grow louder in volume as the water occasionally splashes on the deck scattering around nodes of light. The MLI does not stop beeping.]</em></p> <p><em>[Both Morgan and Simon hold on to the gunwale of the ship while the ship sways violently.]</em></p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> Simon, does that thing ever shut up?!</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> It's a prototype, so I'm afraid not! My colleagues haven't gotten a chance to field-test it yet!</p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> I don't feel comfortable knowing this is the first time you're using that thing!</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Well, you're in luck because I don't either!</p> <p><em>[Morgan groans, before noticing the water continuing to build from the rain. Panicked, he starts directing his attention to the remaining crewmembers.]</em></p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> Those of you on the deck, I need you to start clearing the water on the ship! We can't risk any extra weight!</p> <p><em>[Immediately, those who are free begin to clear the deck of rainwater. By now, the crew's vision is severely limited due to the thunder and the amount of rain. Thunder occasionally strikes the deck.]</em></p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> There's the Vice Captain doing his work!</p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> I'm just a normal sailor, Simon!</p> <p><em>[In the distance SCP-8302's sonic signature can be heard, and despite vision being severely limited, light from the cosmic sky begins to pierce through the storm. The deck is slightly illuminated in a red glow as thunder continues to strike the deck. Rainwater continues building up as more crewmembers step out on deck to help assist in reducing the incoming weight.]</em></p> <p><em>[The ship continues to turn drastically to compensate for the intense waves, and Morgan carefully steps toward one of the ship's harpoon cannons. Simon follows Morgan, using his eyes as a shield against the heavy rainwater, and yells at him.]</em></p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Morgan! What are you doing?!</p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> I'm getting ready to meet the whale!</p> <p><em>[Morgan laughs.]</em></p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> God, this is it, isn't it?! I finally get the chance to see it after ten months!</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> You're being too hasty, Morgan! We haven't even seen it yet!</p> <p><em>[Morgan grips the trigger on the harpoon cannon, the size of which is large enough to cover his entire body. He squints his eyes slightly as he watches the rough waves. Seawater splashes against the tip of the cannon as it covers his entire body. Surprisingly, he isn't wet. He continues laughing.]</em></p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> Hearing it is enough for me to know it's nearby! I've failed to capture this thing twice! I can't let this chance slip by!</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> I understand how you feel, but being too hasty will may cost us major losses! I need you to be patient!</p> <p><em>[Simon grabs onto Morgan's shoulder with his right hand while the other is holding on to the harpoon cannon. Water splashes over the both of them as they watch through the harpoon cannon's built-in camera. Again, SCP-8302's sonic signature is heard, however this time it sounds louder and far more violent.]</em></p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> That's something I lost a long time ago, Simon!</p> <p><em>[The ship sways violently to the left. Simon slips, losing his grip on Morgan as he falls toward the gunwale. Leveraging his body weight using his free hand, Simon pulls himself back up by pushing against the corner of the gunwale with his feet.]</em></p> <div class="image-hover-enlarge scp-image-block block-right" data-feature="image-feature" style="max-width:45%;"><img alt="eye_of_the_storm.jpg" class="image" src="http://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/local--files/scp-8302/eye_of_the_storm.jpg"/><br/> <div class="scp-image-caption show">Picture of the eye of the storm.</div> </div> <p><em>[By now, the red glow has covered the entire front deck of the ship while the storm continues striking down. Illuminated by the red glow, Simon adjusts to the new light, only to notice that the ship has begun entering the eye of the storm. Realizing this, Simon takes out the MLI strapped by his chest, watching as the counter flickers from 600-700 Humes, only to spike to 850 Humes. Panicking, Simon yells out to the crewmembers who are still cleaning the deck.]</em></p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Brace for impact!</p> <p><em>[Suddenly, the ship is impacted with enough force to push it several meters to the right, large amounts of water splashing it over the deck. Many of the crewmembers hold on to nearby structures, while the less fortunate fall into the cosmic sea. As the ship violently turns to the left, the bow appears to lodge itself against the water, turning the rest of the body to compensate for the sudden stop. At impact, SCP-8302 lets out another sonic signature, before its head, which alone is larger than the ship itself, shoots past the boat.]</em></p> <p><em>[Witnessing this, Morgan laughs manically as he aims the harpoon cannon. Simon panics.]</em></p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Morgan! I'm serious, you're just going to make things worse! Wait for the rest of the crew!</p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> I'm sorry, Simon! If things turn for the worse, then let it be! I'm gonna kill this thing and get it over with!</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> You'll <em>what?!</em></p> <p><em>[Upon pushing the trigger, a massive harpoon bolt flies out of its chamber. The bolt looks as if it bends in reality, shooting toward SCP-8302 at unprecedented speeds. Immediately, the harpoon lodges itself right into it, which causes it to let out a deafening cry.]</em></p> <p><em>[Nearby water is pushed outward in a circular motion, originating from SCP-8302, and the currently pouring rainwater is violently shoved aside, splashing nearby Simon and nearby crewmembers. For a moment, the storm appears to calm itself, before the large, blue light at its center glows brightly in response to SCP-8302, and thunder begins violently striking down next to the deck.]</em></p> <p><em>[Groaning, Simon glances at Morgan as he loads another harpoon shot into the cannon, before turning to the rest of the crewmembers.]</em></p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> You guys! Divide the work evenly amongst yourselves between cleaning the rainwater and manning the harpoon cannons. The whale is here!</p> <p><em>[In response, half of the current crewmembers start manning the harpoon cannons. Just as this happens, the MLI counter strapped on Simon's chest beeps violently.]</em></p> <p><em>[Suddenly, the ship is impacted again, and some of the crewmembers manning the harpoon cannons slip, either catching onto a nearby structure or falling off the deck. Looking through the cannon's built-in camera, Morgan turns the cannon to find a vulnerable spot. However, SCP-8302 suddenly jumps out of the water, grazing the ship just enough for it to shake it violently.]</em></p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> Stop moving around and stay still for once! Fuck—!</p> <p><em>[Nearby debris lands right onto Morgan's hip. Morgan groans, before shooting another bolt at SCP-8302, which lands directly into its eye. SCP-8302 lets out another deafening shriek as the remaining crewmembers shoot extra bolts at its body. Again, the storm appears to calm itself slightly, before it returns to normal in response to the blue light's pulse; it now appears visibly weaker.]</em></p> <p><em>[Preparing for one more shot, Morgan loads another bolt into the cannon. During this time, SCP-8302 retreats back into the water as it attempts to run away. Despite the damage dealt to the hull, the ship continues pursuing SCP-8302 intensely, keeping up with it in spite of its immense size. Additionally, the storm continues to move along with SCP-8302, illuminating the deck enough to maintain visibility.]</em></p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> <em>[Laughing violently.]</em> God! This really <em>is</em> it! You know Simon, you were right!</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Right about what?!</p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> About the entire thing!</p> <p><em>[Attempting to retreat, SCP-8302 lets out another sonic signature, the eye of the storm reflecting its cry. Water splashes over the deck once more, bouncing off Morgan's body. In the midst of pursuit, the ship suddenly sways to the right, turning drastically to compensate for a wave created by SCP-8302, causing Simon to lose grip at the unexpected wave.]</em></p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Again—! <em>[Grunting.]</em> I don't see what you're getting at!</p> <p><em>[However, the MLI strapped to Simon's chest beeps violently once more, as SCP-8302's sonic signature pierces the crew's ears. Simon yells at the crewmembers.]</em></p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Something's coming—!</p> <p><em>[There, a large wave crashes over the deck, completely blurring all vision across the ship. Simon grabs onto the ship's gunwale as he is pulled by the wave's current, kicking against the water and occasionally hitting debris or other crewmembers. As the water clears up, most of the crewmembers cannot be seen, either having been swept away by the current, or gone into hiding. The rest of the crewmembers appear to have taken shelter using the harpoon cannon, and quickly get back into their positions.]</em></p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Shit! Morgan, are you alright?!</p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> I'm fine—! You know, I thought about it after I left!</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Are you talking about a few hours ago?!</p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> That's right!</p> <p><em>[Suddenly, the usual blue light cannot be seen illuminating the deck, and visibility once again remains poor. Simon panics, shielding his eyes against the raindrops as he looks around.]</em></p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Fuck! What happened to the light?!</p> <p><em>[In the distance, Morgan can be heard laughing as he yells to Simon.]</em></p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> It's being blocked by the whale!</p> <p><em>[In response, Simon looks toward the direction of Morgan's voice, only to notice that a large shadow overcasts the deck. Simon looks up, seeing SCP-8302 cover the eye of the storm as it jumps out of the water. Splashing back down, SCP-8302 generates several other waves which impair the crew's visibility. However, having flipped its body, SCP-8302 attempts to cover its remaining eye by retreating under the waves of the water.]</em></p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> It makes sense now, Simon! It all makes sense! The whale fucked up my entire life! That's why I can't stop thinking about it!</p> <p><em>[Morgan laughs violently. Noticing this, Simon quickly runs toward a nearby harpoon, slipping on the deck once before he reaches the armed cannon. He looks into the harpoon's built-in camera, frantically moving the harpoon around before he notices the SCP-8302's tail exposed out of the water. Taking a deep breath, Simon aims the harpoon at SCP-8302's tail and takes a shot, piercing straight through it as it lets out another cry.]</em></p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Morgan, I shot it already! Just let it go!</p> <p><em>[Instinctively, SCP-8302 jumps out of the water, and Morgan aims slightly ahead of the whale to compensate for the distance.]</em></p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> Fucking whale! I'll finally be done with you!</p> <p><em>[Taking a deep breath, he aims at SCP-8302's remaining eye, before taking the shot, which pierces through the eye and out toward the other harpoon. As SCP-8302 cries out, the edge of the cosmic storm can be seen from the hole created by the harpoon shots, before being blurred by the water as it lands. Soon after, the MLI strapped on Simon's chest stops beeping, and the storm fades away.]</em></p> <p><em>[Both Morgan and Simon collapse on the ground, breathing heavily. Now, the waves are completely still, and SCP-8302's body slowly disintegrates into several spherical nodes of light, all of which flow back into the sea. Eventually, the entirety of SCP-8302's body fades away, revealing several unconscious individuals, now floating in the sea. Noticing this, Morgan lets out a sigh.]</em></p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> It's done. I finally killed it for good.</p> <p><em>[Morgan looks at the now empty spot where SCP-8302 disappeared. He sits in silence for a few minutes, before frowning. Noticing this, Simon approaches Morgan, placing his hand on his shoulder.]</em></p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Morgan, it's over.</p> <p><em>[Silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Morgan?</p> <p><em>[Silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Morgan, what's wrong? Weren't you waiting for this for the past year? Why're you all quiet now?</p> <p><em>[Stammering, Morgan faces Simon. His expression appears desolate although his breathing is completely normal. Morgan grips his hands, scratching the floor of the deck as he does so. He responds.]</em></p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> Simon, I killed the whale.</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> You did.</p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> I did… I did, but— but why don't I feel anything?</p> </div> <hr/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><span style="font-size: 150%;"><strong><tt>Addendum 8302-10</tt></strong></span><br/> <span style="font-size: 110%;">The Normal</span></p> </div> <hr/> <p>As a result of the Melville Crew's expedition into the noosphere, a total of 139 casualties were found of the 500 who took part. Of the 139 casualties, 52 individuals were presumed to have been missing within the noosphere, and the remaining suffered damage from repetitive blunt trauma.</p> <p>However, Head Researcher Simon Wells, confused at Morgan Harper's sudden confession, conducted one final interview, held within Site-251's headquarters. The following is a transcription of this event.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>VIDEO LOG</strong></p> <hr/> <p><strong>Involved Individuals:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Simon Wells</li> <li>Morgan Harper</li> </ul> <p><strong>Location:</strong> Site-251</p> <p><strong>Foreword:</strong> N/A.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Morgan, what did you mean back there on the ship?</p> <p><em>[Morgan and Simon both sit across from each other at a white table, the former appearing uninterested and the latter frowning. Beside each of them is a cup of coffee, which appears to have been recently brewed.]</em></p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> What do you mean?</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> You know what I mean. You can't just say "you don't feel anything".</p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> But I didn't feel anything. I didn't get anything out of it, Simon.</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> No, that can't be right—working nonstop for ten months as to kill a single whale, and the best you can do is say "I didn't get anything out of it"?</p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> I'm not joking around. And I wasn't a <em>normal</em> sailor. I was obsessed.</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> No, no, no. Morgan, what I'm saying is I think you <em>were</em> right back then. That's the normal response any sailor would've had. I mean, that's what you said yourself, right?</p> <p><em>[Morgan frowns.]</em></p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> I was wrong. I killed the whale and I didn't get anything out of it. Now, I'm realizing just how stupid I was.</p> <p><em>[Morgan glances at a nearby clock in the room.]</em></p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> No, Morgan. I don't know how many times I have to say it, but—</p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> Simon, I'm sorry, but can I go now? I'm sure you need to complete your research, but there are a lot of things I have to do. I need to apologize to everyone, to Roan, and I'm afraid the longer it takes the harder it will get.</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Morgan, don't be like this! You're not making <em>any</em> sense anymore. What about the whale? And my research? Can you just humour me these next few minutes?</p> <p><em>[Morgan stands up, pushing the chair away from the table.]</em></p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> Sorry, Simon. I don't have that time right now. Maybe later?</p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Morgan, please— Trust me when I say this, but there <em>won't</em> be a later! It'll only take a few—</p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> Another time. We could talk about it on the boat.</p> <p><em>[Morgan walks toward the exit of the room. The door creaks as it opens.]</em></p> <p><strong>Simon:</strong> Seriously, Morgan. My work isn't—</p> <p><strong>Morgan:</strong> Sorry.</p> <p><em>[The door closes, and the room fills with silence as Simon is left sitting in the room, frustrated.]</em></p> </div> <hr/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><span style="font-size: 150%;"><strong><tt>Addendum 8302-11</tt></strong></span><br/> <span style="font-size: 110%;">The Obsession</span></p> </div> <hr/> <p>Despite Project MELVILLE's expedition ending in SCP-8302's neutralization, its effects have uncovered further possibilities of oneiric and interplanar studies and have resolved the ongoing issues occurring within Yakutat Bay. Additionally, while individuals Morgan Harper and Davey Leif were given an offer to work within the Foundation after the expedition, both would ultimately refuse, expressing interest in returning to their normal life; they would both be amnesticized as a result.</p> <p>Other non-Foundation-related individuals were also amnesticized, which included locals those who have witnessed SCP-8302 prior to Project MELVILLE's expedition.</p> <p>Following these events, Head Researcher Simon Wells would proceed to pursue studies into the noosphere, using the experiences here as a foundation. Although no research has been finished as of writing, Wells would send a proposal document to the area's Site Director for review. The following is a finalized copy of this work.</p> <div class="document"> <div class="proposal-title"> <p>RESEARCH PROPOSAL</p> </div> <div class="proposal-subtitle"> <p><span style="color: #46d217">Approved</span></p> </div> <div class="proposal-author"> <p>December 4th, 2013<br/> Simon Wells<br/> Department of Oneiric Studies</p> </div> <hr/> <p><strong>Proposal Statement:</strong> The creation of an independent research team dedicated to noosphere studies.</p> <p><strong>Proposal Details:</strong> With the events of SCP-8302 having been concluded, it is possible to see how its oneiric properties go beyond just its previously affected area. As such, in order to understand the properties behind a noospheric anomaly, it is necessary to develop a team dedicated to the research of the noosphere, given its current lack of knowledge.</p> <p>Additionally, the creation of an independent research team will assist in preventing future occurrences such as those done to SCP-8302. Funding and official details can be discussed at a later date, however, it is my hope that this view will be understood. After all, those interested in such an independent research team will find that birds of a feather will flock together.</p> </div> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. Unconscious Comfortability Examination.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-2"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-2')">2</a>. Relating to or handling with the subspatial dimensions of baseline reality (e.g., noospheric subspace, temporal subspace, etc.)</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-3"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-3')">3</a>. The data and images being referred to are the observations taken from Morgan Harper's study.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-4"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-4')">4</a>. The temporary crew name given to those who would be boarding Morgan Harper's ship, or playing a key role in Project MELVILLE.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-5"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-5')">5</a>. "As a general rule of thumb in the noospheric subspace: the scope of its influence is only as great as the scope of one's belief." (William, B. Brocksford. (2012) <em>An Overview into the Interdimensional Subspaces</em>. Foundation Press.)</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-6"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-6')">6</a>. Out-of-Body Experience Stabilizer. This allows a Foundation operative to oversee and maintain an individual's OBE state.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-7"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-7')">7</a>. "The Memeplex Level Indicator, or MLI for short, is a Foundation-issued device which allows an individual to measure the memeplex levels of an area of interest, relative to its surroundings." (Peter, B. Vogel., et al. (2013) <em>Foundation-issued Devices Anthology</em>. Foundation Press.)</div> </div> </div></body></html>
SCP-8308	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div class="preview"> <p>Have you ever gotten lost inside your own head?</p> </div> <ul class="creditRate"> <li class="rateBox folded"> <div class="rate-box-with-credit-button"> <div class="creditButton foldable-list-container"> <p><a href="javascript:;"></a></p> </div> </div> <div id="u-credit-view"> <div class="fader foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">close</a></div> <div class="modalcontainer"> <div class="modalbox"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2><span>Info</span></h2> </div> <hr/> <div class="close-credits foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">X</a></div> <div class="credit first"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><strong><a href="http://www.scp-wiki.net/ellie3-gimmick-free">More by this author</a></strong></p> <p>Image source: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/stephen_douglas/94530118">https://www.flickr.com/photos/stephen_douglas/94530118</a></p> </div> </div> <hr/> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> <p><strong>Item #:</strong> SCP-8308</p> <p><strong>Object Class:</strong> Safe</p> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> SCP-8308 has been legally pronounced dead. Ownership of its works has been passed on to the Wilhelm estate. All known public recordings of SCP-8308's livestream have been deleted.</p> <p>SCP-8308 is contained within a standard humanoid containment cell. Should SCP-8308 become responsive at any point, Site Director Richard Donn is to be notified immediately.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8308 is Tony Wilhelm, author of ██ novels in the 'pulp fantasy' genre. It assertedly has the ability to perceive other realities, which highly resemble SCP-8308's novels. However, it is currently unknown how much of its work was inspired by its visions. The exact mechanisms and limits of SCP-8308's abilities are also unknown.</p> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="scp-8000-el.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8308/scp-8000-el.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>SCP-8308 at the beginning of its livestream</p> </div> </div> <p>On 02/12/2024, SCP-8308 began a livestream on the social media platform ██████, which it began by announcing that it would be writing its next novel over the next week. It then began to narrate a chronological sequel to its previous work, <em>The Mourner's Magiks</em>, in extreme, monotonous detail, which did not fit its previous style of writing. Throughout this narration, it looked directly at its webcam, did not blink, and took no breaks whatsoever.</p> <p>On 05/12/2024, approximately 87 hours from the beginning of SCP-8308's livestream, Foundation webcrawler Memo-02 ("Marathon") alerted the local Site-309 to its unusual activity. After some deliberation, the livestream was shut down and an investigation proceeded.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>Addendum:</strong></p> <div class="report-box"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h3 id="toc0"><span>Recovery</span></h3> </div> <p>SCP-8308 was found at its home in Poplar Grove, Illinois, where it was still narrating its novel to its webcam, seemingly unaware that its access to the ██████ streaming platform had been blocked. Despite not having moved for around 90 hours, it did not show any signs of having urinated or otherwise dirtied himself.</p> <p>SCP-8308, which continued its narration, did not react to any Foundation agents' attempts at communication as it was brought to a Site-309 Kant <a href="/and-this-one-explains-humes">Hume</a> Imager, where a Hume level of ~340 was observed localized within its brain. This level did not change until approximately 34 hours later, at which it dropped to a baseline, nonanomalous level as SCP-8308 stopped narrating. Notably, this final narration did not bring any narrative conclusion to the story of the sequel, instead stopping in the middle of a dialogue exchange.</p> <p>Dr. Noah Addams was then able to conduct an interview with SCP-8308, which became responsive.</p> <div class="quote-block"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><strong><Begin Log></strong></p> </div> <p><strong>Dr. Addams:</strong> Mr. Wilhelm?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8308:</strong> Hmm? Ah, this is different. Quite different. And not quite what I'm looking for. But I suppose I can always expand my range.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Addams:</strong> …Tony? I'd like to ask you—</p> <p><strong>SCP-8308:</strong> Not sure if my publisher will like it, though.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Addams:</strong> Mr. Wilhelm, please. I'd like to ask you some questions.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8308:</strong> Ah, wait…</p> <p><em>SCP-8308 looks to its sides, then at Dr. Addams.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8308:</strong> It seems like I'm here, then. You seem important. Dignified. Royalty, perhaps? What was it you said, your highness?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Addams:</strong> Dr. Addams is fine. I wanted to know more about your livestream, specifically—</p> <p><strong>SCP-8308:</strong> Oh, yes! My <em>look</em> into the wonderful world of Descotes. It's one of my favorites, even if not many exciting events happen.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Addams:</strong> Why did you decide to livestream this… so-called look?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8308:</strong> Creative processes are everything these days. I just wanted to share mine. Surely a woman of your stature should understand. You must show the little ones your own process, sometimes. To demonstrate.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Addams:</strong> Demonstrate what?</p> <p><em>SCP-8308 points to himself.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8308:</strong> The <em>gap.</em></p> <p><em>Dr. Addams pauses for a moment.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Addams:</strong> I see. And can you tell me your process?</p> <p><em>SCP-8308 raises an eyebrow.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8308:</strong> I'd prefer not to.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Addams:</strong> Wh— what do you mean?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8308:</strong> I'd really rather not.</p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><strong><End Log></strong></p> </div> </div> <p>SCP-8308 became unresponsive for the rest of the interview. Upon being escorted to a containment cell, SCP-8308 sat in a chair and has since remained motionless, showing no need to blink, eat, drink, urinate, or defecate.</p> <p>Due to the hypothetical nature of SCP-8308's abilities, further investigations & interviews have been attempted. However, SCP-8308 has shown to be immune to amnestics, psychic suggestion (through both paratechnology and/or reality-bending), memetics, and other miscellaneous anomalous measures.</p> <p>On 14/03/2025, during a routine inspection within the Site-309 Kant Hume Imager, SCP-8308 became responsive for a moment, and the Hume levels localized within SCP-8308's brain rapidly elevated to around ~360. It closed its eyes, opened its mouth, then shook its head. SCP-8308 then spoke:</p> <div class="quote-block"> <p>I'd prefer not to anymore. 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SCP-8316	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=4&theme=https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--code/component%3Abhl-dark-sidebar/1&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=3&theme=https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--code/theme%3Aextra-black-highlighter-theme/1&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <div class="preview"> <p>“Do not meddle with what is not yours.”</p> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h1 id="toc0"><span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: white">SITE-41 ARCHIVES</span></span></h1> <h2 id="toc1"><span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: white">Antimemetics Division</span></span></h2> <hr/> <div style='background: url("https://i.imgur.com/XGkKnRQ.png") center no-repeat; float: center; border: solid 2px #000; padding: 1px 15px; box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,.2);'> <h1 id="toc2"><span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: white">NOTICE</span></span></h1> <hr/> <p>The following file was uncovered by Dr. Maverick Edevane on 03/05/2015 after the detection and decryption of an antimemetic code agent that had been inserted into the Foundation's database.</p> <p>Due to the specific targeting of SCP-8316, activity on this file is monitored.</p> </div> </div> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Discovery 8316.1</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;">On 27/02/2001, an investigation carried out in the main hall of Site-76's Eastern wing after several personnel reported the smell of decay.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup> Initial searches done by custodial staff could find no trace of a source, and a member of site security was alerted. Only after the utilization of perception filters was the body discovered.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">The corpse<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup> was highly damaged, having been heavily trampled by passing personnel. Significant damage to the head showed that the body lacked a human brain, and instead contained an unknown black substance — most of which was splattered across the floor alongside other strewn parts of the remains.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">It is theorized the body was in the hallway for over a week prior to discovery. Attempts to locate all personnel that have come into contact with it for proper cleaning is underway.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">Despite the presence of the unknown substance within the bodily systems of the remains, and the body's own antimemetic effect, it was otherwise consistent with that of a baseline human.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">The substance itself was harvested for further study.</p> <hr/> <div class="anom-bar-container item-8316 clear-2 safe none dark notice {$american}"> <div class="anom-bar"> <div class="top-box"> <div class="top-left-box"><span class="item">Item#:</span> <span class="number">8316</span></div> <div class="top-right-box"> <div class="level">Level2</div> </div> </div> <div class="bottom-box"> <div class="text-part"> <div class="main-class"> <div class="contain-class"> <div class="class-category">Containment Class:</div> <div class="class-text">safe</div> </div> <div class="second-class"> <div class="class-category">Secondary Class:</div> <div class="class-text">none</div> </div> </div> <div class="disrupt-class"> <div class="class-category">Disruption Class:</div> <div class="class-text">dark</div> </div> <div class="risk-class"> <div class="class-category">Risk Class:</div> <div class="class-text">notice</div> </div> </div> <div class="diamond-part"> <div class="danger-diamond"><a href="/classification-committee-memo">link to memo</a><br/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> All recovered samples of SCP-8316-1 are contained within the cold storage of Site-41's Lab 2B. Upon request, samples can be utilized in pre-approved testing.</p> <p>SCP-8316 is to be kept within the site morgue until further notice.</p> <div class="grid-item"> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="memorium.png" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8316/memorium.png"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Pure samples of SCP-8316-1.</p> </div> </div> </div> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8316 is the designation given to the human remains discovered on 27/2/2001. The corpse, while mostly consistent with baseline humans, contained some dissimilarities that were noted during an autopsy.</p> <ul> <li>SCP-8316 is heavily antimemetic</li> <li>SCP-8316 had dark blood, noted to be thicker than baseline</li> <li>SCP-8316 had black bone marrow</li> <li>SCP-8316 had no eyes within its sockets, presumed to have rotted</li> <li>SCP-8316 lacked a brain</li> </ul> <p>Upon discovery, it was noted that its damaged skull and facial orifices contained SCP-8316-1.</p> <p>SCP-8316-1 is the 1.2 liters of substance that was recovered during cleanup. It is a thick, black, iridescent ooze of unknown nature and unknown origin. It is not yet clear if SCP-8316-1 was a part of SCP-8316, or was a poison within its systems that lead to its death.</p> <p>It should be noted that the removal of SCP-8316-1 from SCP-8316's skull did not alter the heavy antimemetic cloaking on the remains; it has thus been deduced that SCP-8316-1 is not antimemetic, nor the source of SCP-8316's own antimemetic nature.</p> <p>The properties of SCP-8316-1 are currently under analysis.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Test:</strong></span> Composition Analysis</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Observations:</strong></span> The following elements have been identified in order of concentration: C (65%), H (8%), S (6%), Cu (5%), Fe (3%), Na (<1%), Br (<1%), K (<1%), Rb (<1%), Se (<1%).</p> <p>Among these, the remaining roughly 23% of SCP-8316-1's concentration includes a series of anomalous compounds. While majority are chiefly unknown, less then half have been identified to share similar structures and elements to that of various amnestics, and some antimemetic chemicals.</p> <p>Biological enzymes were found within SCP-8316-1.</p> <hr/> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Implications</strong></span><br/> SCP-8316-1 has the potential to be biologically alive.</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Test:</strong></span> Temperature Reaction</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Observations:</strong></span> SCP-8316-1 dried out entirely at 338 kelvin. Substance froze at roughly 254 kelvin, broken off pieces crumpled into powder.</p> <hr/> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Implications</strong></span><br/> Attempts to rehydrate and return both experimented samples to their previous states resulted in failure. The samples are considered unable to be retrieved, and will be disposed of.</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Test:</strong></span> Microscope Analysis</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Observations:</strong></span> Structures within SCP-8316-1 bared a strong resemblance to neurons, albeit with a far increased amount of thin synapses and darkened appearance. These cell-like structures appear to still be functional and communicating.</p> <hr/> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Implications</strong></span><br/> SCP-8316-1 may have held function within the biology of SCP-8316. It is now believed it is unlikely that SCP-8316-1 was the cause of SCP-8316's death.</p> </div> <p>Research has come to the conclusion that SCP-8316-1 is biologically alive, and perhaps once held functionality analogues to that of a human brain when SCP-8316 was alive.</p> <p>See below for details on biological testing.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Test:</strong></span> Re-assessment of SCP-8316's autopsy, secondary analysis</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Observations:</strong></span> SCP-8316-1 was found in mild concentrations within SCP-8316's blood — seemingly having binded to, or replaced, the body's white blood cells — however in higher count than baseline. No DNA could be recovered from the remains.</p> <p>Bone marrow was found to contain large concentrations, stained completely black.<br/> SCP-8316's heart, lungs, and liver were the organs with the highest traces of SCP-8316-1. The flesh of these organs was notably stained by SCP-8316-1's dark color.</p> <hr/> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Implications</strong></span><br/> It has been noted that SCP-8316-1 was found in heavy concentrations within the liver, leading to the assumption that SCP-8316's liver was attempting to (albeit unsuccessfully) attempting to filter it out.</p> <p>Due to this, it is theorized that SCP-8316-1 was introduced and integrated into SCP-8316 as opposed to being a natural part of the remains.</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Test:</strong></span> Exposure to animal brain tissue, exposure to lab-grown human brain tissue</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Observations:</strong></span> SCP-8316-1 sample did not react to animal brain tissue. Upon exposure to human brain tissue, SCP-8316-1 began to sizzle and hiss. The human brain tissue was then dissolved.</p> <p>Reassessment of SCP-8316-1's mass showed that it increased.</p> <hr/> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Implications</strong></span><br/> SCP-8316-1 is now theorized to have dissolved and replaced the brain of SCP-8316 at an unknown point in time. Due to the integration of the exposed tissue, it's also theorized that SCP-8316-1 may be capable of informational assimilation and transfer.</p> <p>It's now considered that this replacement of the brain and connection to the rest of the body facilitated the spreading of SCP-8316-1 throughout SCP-8316's bodily systems.</p> <p>How this occurred is currently unknown.</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Test:</strong></span> Exposure to human eye, exposure to human eye saturated in SCP-8316's blood</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Observations:</strong></span> Exposure of SCP-8316-1 to a human eye resulted in the substance coating the organ, and spread significantly more rapidly along the severed optic nerves. After approximately five minutes, SCP-8316-1 dissolved all tissues. The eye that was saturated by the blood of SCP-8316 underwent the same covering as the previous test, but was not dissolved.</p> <hr/> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Implications</strong></span><br/> It is now theorized that SCP-8316-1 entered SCP-8316 through the eyes, utilizing the optic nerves to reach the brain.</p> <p>How this occurred is currently unknown.</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Test:</strong></span> Exposure to adrenaline</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Observations:</strong></span> See Incident Report 8316.1</p> <hr/> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Implications</strong></span><br/> Under review.</p> </div> <hr/> <p><strong>Incident Report 8316.1:</strong></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Foreword:</strong> The following footage was captured on 10/03/2001 during the scheduled adrenaline exposure test on SCP-8316-1.<br/> <strong>Test Supervisors:</strong> Dr. Holly Smith-Jones, Dr. Aster Owens, Dr. Samson Darrow</p> <hr/> <p><em>Dr. Smith-Jones fills a syringe with liquid from a graduated cylinder. She flicks it twice to clear air bubbles from the bottom as Dr. Owens watches.</em></p> <p><em>Dr. Darrow is a few meters away, taking catalogue of three other set out samples of SCP-8316-1. His back is to the others.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Darrow:</strong> Gonna try to see if you can get a response from it?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Smith-Jones:</strong> That’s the plan. If it’s some sort of brain-analog, we should see increased activity.</p> <p><em>Dr. Darrow nods, still faced away. Dr. Owens moves to the microscope, putting his eye to it and adjusting the dials.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Owens:</strong> Alright, should be good and set up for injection.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Smith-Jones:</strong> Will do. Administering in 3, 2, 1–</p> <p><em>Dr. Smith-Jones inserts the syringe into the SCP-8316-1 sample, then pushes the plunger.</em></p> <p><em>SCP-8316-1 begins to shimmer.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Owens:</strong> Jesus Christ how much did you inject—</p> <p><em>White light begins to pulse across SCP-8316-1 in a slow, rhythmic pattern.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Smith-Jones:</strong> <em>[Whispering]</em> It glows…</p> <p><em>Both individuals fall quiet — staring at SCP-8316-1 as it continues its activity. Dr. Owens pulls away from the microscope to watch it directly.</em></p> <p><em>After an extended moment of silence, Dr. Darrow turns around.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Darrow:</strong> So did it d—</p> <p><em>The camera within the room is briefly overtaken by static, though audio remains — a loud splattering sound, a series of crashes.</em></p> <p><em>When the visual disturbances leave, it appears that SCP-8316-1 has burst. The substance is splattered across the table and microscope. Dr. Smith-Jones is collapsed on the ground, unmoving. Dr. Owens is partially strewn across the table — his eyes have been turned to a dark sludge, which now leaks onto the table and joints the other splatterings of SCP-8316-1.</em></p> <p><em>Dr. Darrow screams, clutches his face, and stumbles back. He hits the counter and crumbles down.</em></p> <p><em>After a few moments, the doorknob turns. Drs. Kari Laine and Lenard Aamar stumble into the room.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Laine:</strong> The hell is happening in here with all tha— Oh my god.</p> <p><em>Dr. Aamar visibly falters, their eyes widening. Dr. Laine rushes to Dr. Darrow.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Laine:</strong> SAM! Sam, you breathing?</p> <p><em>Dr. Darrow wheezes, his head loosely turns to Dr. Laine. His left eye is melting into SCP-8316-1.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Darrow:</strong> …it's a mask…</p> <p><strong>Dr. Laine:</strong> Oh my god it's in his eye — Aamar, where's the emergency phone in here?</p> <p><em>Dr. Aamar is staring at the motionless bodies of Drs. Smith-Jones and Owens.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Aamar:</strong> They're dead—</p> <p><strong>Dr. Laine:</strong> LENARD! Focus! Samson might end up like that too if we don't fucking <em>ACT!</em></p> <p><em>Dr. Aamar makes a distressed sound, and rushes over to the side of the room. They pull the emergency phone from its hook and pushes the red button on the console.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Aamar:</strong> We need a medic in Lab 2B ASAP — there's been an accident with 8316—</p> <p><em>Dr. Laine grasps Dr. Darrow's hand and keeps an eye on his face.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Laine:</strong> Stay with me, Samson — helps on the way.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Darrow:</strong> It's a succession…</p> <p><em>There is a pause.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Laine:</strong> What?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Darrow:</strong> Faces — there are faces.</p> <p><em>Dr. Aamar lowers the emergency phone to stare at the two.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Aamar:</strong> Laine, what is he—?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Laine:</strong> I don't know— I think it's fucking with him.</p> <p><em>Dr. Darrow's breathing has quickened, his voice cracks.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Darrow:</strong> It's in me. I can feel it — it's worming past my eyes.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Laine:</strong> Samson, please stay with me. What is <em>happening?</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Darrow:</strong> I'm trying — I'm trying. There's just… there's something in my head. A hallway. I'm standing before someone — talking to them? They're looking past me. I'm not me — a woman. I'm seeing from her.</p> <p><em>Dr. Laine looks on in confusion.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Darrow:</strong> She's dressed in a grey suit.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Aamar:</strong> …Wait, that sounds familiar.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Laine:</strong> He's describing 8316. The body.</p> <p><em>Dr. Aamar rushes over to the two, they crouch down next to Dr. Darrow and puts a hand on his shoulder. Both of the man's eyes have become overtaken by SCP-8316-1. His head is drooped down.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Aamar:</strong> No — no, not just that. Antimemetic, grey formal wear. Ain't that the <em>one</em> consistent thing with Nobody? The GOI?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Laine:</strong> That seems like a stretch — wouldn't they have realized that when they found the body?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Aamar:</strong> That exact reasoning could've caused them to brush <em>aside</em> that possibility in the first place.</p> <p><em>There is silence for a moment, aside from Dr. Darrow's breathing. Dr. Laine then shakes their head.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Darrow:</strong> She succeeded her role.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Aamar:</strong> …what, like some sort of transfer? Transferring being… "Nobody" to someone else?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Darrow:</strong> Transfer. Succession. <em>[He coughs, black sludge drips down his chin]</em> The corpse. The body they found — it must've already happened.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Laine:</strong> So, what? It's transferring to <em>you?!</em> Are you becoming—</p> <p><strong>Dr. Aamar:</strong> …I don't think there's any role for him to take, there's only one at a time. The body we found must've been the… previous Nobody? So there's already another.</p> <p><em>Dr. Aamar pauses, squeezing their eyes shut. They back away from Dr. Laine and Darrow.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Aamar:</strong> He's <em>dying,</em> Laine.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Laine:</strong> He's not — Sam, you are not going to die — site medical is on the way, they'll do something—</p> <p><em>Dr. Darrow raises his head, stares at nothing. SCP-8316-1 leaks down his face, thick like mucous. It stains his shirt and coat.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Laine:</strong> Samson..?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Darrow:</strong> I… see something.</p> <p><em>There are footsteps down the hall.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Laine:</strong> Samson, please, please they're almost here — <em>hang in there—</em></p> <p><em>Dr. Darrow lets out a long, shuddering exhale.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Darrow:</strong> <em>…the Compass spins eternal.</em></p> <p><em>His head drops down. He goes still.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Laine:</strong> …Samson..?</p> <p><em>Silence.</em></p> <hr/> <p><strong>Afterword:</strong> By the time that on-site medical aid arrived to Lab 2B, Dr. Darrow was already deceased. His body, alongside those of Drs. Smith-Jones and Owens, were cremated after the removal of SCP-8316-1.</p> </div> <p><strong>Addendum 8316.1:</strong> On 12/03/2001, all samples of SCP-8316-1 were found to have vanished entirely from Lab 2B's cold storage. Investigation of security tapes discovered a figure with the characteristic informational-blackout silhouette of POI-000<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-3" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-3')">3</a></sup>. The individual, now considered to be an iteration of GOI-000, had entered during the timeframe in which a portion of the site's antimemetic detection system was deactivated for troubleshooting. POI-000 proceeded to locate Lab 2B, retrieve all samples of SCP-8316-1 from cold storage, and depart from the site without detection.</p> <p>The following note was recovered within Lab 2B:</p> <div class="page"> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: black"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Do not meddle with what is not yours.</strong></span></span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> </div> <br/> The implications of this statement — and Incident 8316.1 — have been considered, and the following actions have been made: <p>SCP-8316-1 has been reclassified to SCP-8316.</p> <p>SCP-8316 has been reclassified to POI-000.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-4" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-4')">4</a></sup></p> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. Some reported a "sickly sweetness in the air"</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-2"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-2')">2</a>. Determined to be that of a 20 year old woman, dressed in grey</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-3"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-3')">3</a>. "Nobody"</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-4"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-4')">4</a>. 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SCP-8317	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <p><strong>Item #:</strong> SCP-8317</p> <p><strong>Object Class:</strong> Neutralized</p> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> Containment of SCP-8317 is currently unnecessary. The Foundation believes that there is no tangible benefit to attempting to reconstitute SCP-8317-A or any related media following SCP-8317.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8317 refers to a CK-Class Reality Restructuring Scenario that took place as a result of temporal alteration in the United Kingdom in mid-1990. During this time GOI-8317("Man. U. Eternal"), a group of time-travelers with a vested interest in altering the outcome of football matches, attempted to interfere with a match involving the Manchester United and Arsenal Football Clubs; their actions inadvertently resulted in changes to the timeline that primarily altered western popular culture.</p> <p>SCP-8317 is believed to be connected to an attack GOI-8317 carried out on the Manchester Piccadilly railway station,<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup> which resulted in a four-day-long disruption of service as the station was closed for inspection and repairs. This disrupted the travel itineraries of potentially millions of individuals in the United Kingdom, among which is POI-8317.</p> <p>POI-8317 refers to Joanne Murray (b. 1965), a Scottish author best known for writing mystery novels under the pen name of John W. Money.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup> Following SCP-8317, Murray's first novel, <em>The Perished Parish</em>, was published in 2012; while the novel found acclaim, Murray quickly fell out of favor after she began writing under her pseudonym, with common criticisms including her works being under-edited, confusingly formatted, and featuring content that promotes anti-LGBT stereotypes and anti-feminist politics. Her 2023 novel <em>The Swift Tomb</em> failed to appear on any bestseller lists, launching at 92nd place in the UK book charts. However, data recovered from a Deepwell catalog indicates that, prior to SCP-8317 occurring, Murray was once one of the best-selling authors in human history, due to authoring a series of between five and nine children's fantasy novels, which would subsequently be turned into a large media franchise consisting of up to a dozen films, several video game adaptations, at least one stage play, and potentially a "land" in a major theme park; this franchise has been designated SCP-8317-A.</p> <p>Foundation attempts to reconstitute SCP-8317-A has resulted in several consequences that the Foundation feels are detrimental; for a partial list, see addenda.</p> <p><strong>Addendum: Consequences of Reconstitution Efforts:</strong></p> <p>Due to the fact that SCP-8317-A was a cultural touchstone for younger Millennials and Generation Z, the Department of Temporal Anomalies attempted to halt the efforts of GOI-8317 and undo SCP-8317. However, attempts to stop or alter the incident at Manchester Piccadilly station that caused SCP-8317 has resulted in several undesirable consequences on human politics, culture, and society as a whole. Attempts to alter the timeline back to its pre-SCP-8317 state has resulted in the following.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Current Timeline:</strong> The highest-grossing fantasy film franchise<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-3" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-3')">3</a></sup> is <em>The Lord of the Rings</em>, based on the novels by J. R. R. Tolkien. Peter Jackson's <em>The Hobbit</em> starring Martin Freeman, released in 2013, is generally considered a faithful follow-up, with plans to adapt portions of <em>The Simarillion</em> being aborted due to "creative conflict" with the Tolkien estate.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8317-A Timeline:</strong> Jackson's <em>The Hobbit</em> is made into a trilogy, and is largely considered of inferior quality to the original <em>The Lord of the Rings</em> films. Notably, Sir Ian McKellan suffered a breakdown on set of this production, due to the extensive usage of green screen, as opposed to the practical effects the original films used.</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Current Timeline:</strong> The <em>Earthsea</em> series by Ursula K. LeGuin is adapted into a series of films in the mid-2000s, with British actor Alfred Enoch as Sparrowhawk. The films are released to critical acclaim and are credited with reinvigorating the fantasy genre, after the end of <em>The Lord of the Rings</em>.</p> <p><strong>SCP-3817-A Timeline:</strong> The only adaptations of <em>Earthsea</em> which exist are a 2004 miniseries (which cast Canadian actor Shawn Ashmore as Sparrowhawk) and a 2006 animated film, both of which released to mixed-to-negative reception.</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Current Timeline:</strong> <em>The Old Kingdom</em>, based on the novels by Garth Nix, is a niche but well-respected series of fantasy films with a cult following. In 2009, actress Charlotte Watson, best known for playing the character of Sabriel, became the first actress to be nominated for an Oscar for their role in a fantasy film.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8317-A Timeline:</strong> <em>The Old Kingdom</em> exists solely as a series of novels. Watson, operating under a different name, starred as the tritagonist in the film series based off of SCP-8317-A, and never found the same level of success she did in the current timeline.</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Current Timeline:</strong> Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger dies of an aneurysm in 1999 at the age of 76.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8317-A Timeline:</strong> Kissinger survives until 2023 and dies at the age of 100, influencing U.S. foreign policy well into the 21st century. Currently, the correlation between SCP-8317-A's existence and Kissinger's longevity is unclear.</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Current Timeline:</strong> <em>The Chronicles of Narnia</em> is adapted into a film series beginning in 2005. By 2015, all of the novels are adapted; the adaptation of <em>The Last Battle</em> includes a post-credits scene where it's shown that Susan Pevensie, who had previously been been assumed to have been denied entry into Narnia, is able to rejoin her family after her death, in accordance with plans made by C.S. Lewis before his passing. Actor Ben Barnes, notable for playing Prince Caspian, would later go on to star in the 2009 television series <em>Star Trek: Andromeda</em>, wherein he played Captain Jasper Simons, who was responsible for commanding the first extra-galactic Starfleet expedition.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8317-A Timeline:</strong> The franchise still exists, but only up until <em>The Voyage of the Dawn Treader</em>; due to competition from SCP-8317-A, a complete adaptation of <em>The Chronicles of Narnia</em> has yet to manifest in timelines where it exists. Barnes's acting career has yet to manifest in this timeline, beyond the two final <em>Narnia</em> films and assorted TV roles.</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Current Timeline:</strong> Following the publication of the final novel in <em>A Song of Ice and Fire</em> by George R. R. Martin in 2018 and ten successful seasons of <em>Game of Thrones</em> on HBO, a boom in high/dark fantasy adaptations occurs; Amazon adapts <em>The Wheel of Time</em> by Robert Jordan, Netflix acquires the rights to <em>The Twilight Saga</em> by Stephanie Meyer, and as of 2023, Disney+ is attempting to adapt Brandon Sanderson's <em>Mistborn</em> series.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8317-A Timeline:</strong> <em>A Song of Ice and Fire</em> remains incomplete as of 2024, due to the plans for Martin's books (which originally involved a five-year time jump) being thrown off; <em>Game Of Thrones</em> suffers from a drop in quality from Season 5 onwards, to the point where portions of its audience speculate that the showrunners were committing purposeful sabotage. <em>The Wheel of Time</em> is the only extant adaptation that comes about as a result of <em>Game of Thrones</em>'s success. <em>The Twilight Saga</em> was adapted into a series of five movies contemporaneously with the release of the films based on SCP-8317-A, and are of lower quality both in terms of writing and acting than in the current timeline. Attempts to turn <em>Mistborn</em> into a media franchise include several poorly-received table-top role playing games and at least two aborted video game adaptations, before the character of Kelsier was integrated into the video game <em>Fortnite</em>.</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Current Timeline:</strong> <em>The Witcher</em>, a Polish fantasy series by Andrzej Sapkowski, enjoyed success with several adaptations, first as a Polish television series in 2001, and then as a video game franchise from 2007 until the early 2020s, when <em>The Witcher 4: Lady of Worlds</em> was released. A second TV series, produced by Netflix, began airing in 2019, starring Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia, and has enjoyed widespread acclaim from both audiences and critics.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8317-A Timeline:</strong> Mostly unchanged; <em>The Witcher 4</em> remains in development as of 2024, due to financial complications and online backlash related to another project the studio had released. The Netflix adaptation of <em>The Witcher</em> lost Henry Cavill for the fourth and final season, apparently due to creative differences and frustration over the treatment of the source material; Liam Hemsworth, a relatively unknown actor in the current timeline, is intended to take over the role.</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Current Timeline:</strong> "My Undying" is a piece of fanfiction focusing on <em>The Lord of the Rings</em>, and a tenth, female member of the Fellowship, the "Elven Princess" Du Tywyllch Canys Cigfran Fford, who enters into relationships with all members of the party except for Boromir and Gandalf; however, a large part of the work is focused on a romantic and erotic relationship between Gimli and Legolas. "My Undying" is largely regarded as both one of the most famous and lowest-quality pieces of fanfiction on the internet, and has several essays, both in written and video form, dedicated to analyzing it.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8317-A Timeline:</strong> The author based this timeline's equivalent of "My Undying" off of SCP-8317-A instead; beyond the changes in characters and venue, it is still widely considered one of the best-known and worst-written fanfictions in existence.</p> </div> <p><strong>Addendum: Moratorium on SCP-8317-A Reconstitution Efforts:</strong></p> <p>SCP-8317 demonstrates the need for constant vigilance regarding temporal anomalies and the unintended consequences of manipulating the time stream; however, it also demonstrates that in some cases, the damage to the timeline does not require repair.</p> <p>As a result of SCP-8317-A's absence, a large portion of the English-speaking internet — particularly "fan sites" such as wikis, blogs, and art-hosting websites —has been irreparably lost. The vacuum left by SCP-8317-A's absence has ultimately been filled by other works of the fantasy genre, both in terms of middle grade novels such as <em>His Dark Materials</em> and <em>Percy Jackson and the Olympians</em>, and more advanced work such as <em>World of the Five Gods</em> and <em>Malazan Book of the Fallen</em>.</p> <p>Given that the loss of SCP-8317-A seems to have had a negligible, if not downright positive, impact on human culture, the lost or severely diminished careers of several former child actors notwithstanding, and its status as a work of children's fantasy literature, the O5 Council has determined that the work does not merit further attempts at recovery or reconstitution. In addition to the consequences of previous reconstitution attempts, this decision has been influenced by several factors:</p> <ul> <li>The widespread popularity of the fantasy genre despite the absence of SCP-8317-A.</li> <li>The persistence of media influenced by SCP-8317-A, with minimal changes.</li> <li>SCP-8317 resulting in the retroactive neutralization of <a href="/scp-2511">at least one other anomaly</a>, now only known from the Deepwell Survey.</li> </ul> <p>Furthermore, other Groups of Interest have reached out to the Foundation, concurring that the existence of SCP-8317-A is a net loss for humankind; for instance, an agent of the Serpent's Hand, addressing themselves as "N.L.Z.", wrote:</p> <blockquote> <p>…It still exists in other timelines, so I was able to track down some copies in the Library. It's pretty mid. I can see how you could latch onto the first few books if you were ten and it was your first experience in the genre, but the vibes get increasingly bad as the series goes on and the plot starts falling apart. Overwhelmingly white except for token characters with no influence on plot or character development, no LGBT presence at all except for some lightly coded characters who get killed off, presents the abolition of slave labor as a position worth mockery at one point. Definitely not worth four months in the Deep Stacks trying to find it.</p> <p>5/10, DNF Book 6/7 @45%</p> </blockquote> <p>As such, the decision to declare SCP-8317 as neutralized, and not attempt to reconstitute SCP-8317-A, has been upheld by the O5 Council since its discovery.</p> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. No human casualties ensued, only damage to property; publicly, the attack was blamed on an ineffective cell of the Irish Republican Army.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-2"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-2')">2</a>. Notably deriving the pseudonym from a New Zealand sexologist who performed unethical gender reassignment experiments on infants.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-3"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-3')">3</a>. With the exception of the D.C. 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Your life will be sugar spice, and everything nice!</span>”</em> by: <span class="printuser avatarhover"><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/mew-ltiverse" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(5271378); return false;"><img alt="Mew-ltiverse" class="small" src="https://www.wikidot.com/avatar.php?userid=5271378&amp;size=small&amp;timestamp=1735198931" style="background-image:url(https://www.wikidot.com/userkarma.php?u=5271378)"/></a><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/mew-ltiverse" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(5271378); return false;">Mew-ltiverse</a></span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <a href="http://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/dr-mews-personnel-file">Read more of my stuff</a></p> <p>⚠️ <strong>Content warning:</strong> Mentions of physical and emotional abuse, depictions of emotional abuse, mentions of suicidal ideation</p> </div> <hr/> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> <div class="content-warning creditRate">⚠️ content warning <span class="content-warning-arrow"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></div> <div class="material-box"> <table class="scale EN-base"> <tr> <td class="class1"> <h1><span><span class="base false EN">3/8319</span> LEVEL <span class="base false EN">3/8319</span></span></h1> <h1><span>CLASSIFIED</span></h1> </td> <td class="class1image" rowspan="2"><img alt="classified-lv3.png" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/component%3Aclassified-decoration-base/classified-lv3.png"/></td> <td class="item1 EN"> <h1><span>Item #: SCP-8319</span></h1> <h1><span>Object Class: Keter</span></h1> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <div class="material-box"> <div class="title-style"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h5 id="toc0"><span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong></span></span></h5> </div> </div> <br/> Web-Crawler Delta 532 (“ADDICTIONSANOMALOUS”) is to continuously monitor the web for mentions of SCP-8319. All mentions are to be archived and removed. <p>All known SCP-8319-1 instances are to be housed within Site-987. Only Foundation employees with XY sex chromosomes are allowed within this facility.</p> </div> <div class="material-box"> <div class="title-style"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h5 id="toc1"><span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Description</strong></span></span></h5> </div> </div> <br/> SCP-8319 refers to a collection of circular tablet pills. SCP-8319's packaging consists of a white circular bottle with a twistable lid, and a printed-on label that reads the following: <div class="blockquote"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><em>Su-Girl Pills</em><br/> <em>Your life will be sugar spice, and everything nice!</em><br/> <em>Produced by Just Girly Things</em><br/> <em>Visit our website at www.justgirlythings.██</em></p> </div> </div> <p>Any individual who has XX sex chromosomes who ingests one individual instance of SCP-8319 will begin to experience a series of vivid hallucinations. Individuals who ingest SCP-8319 have been designated SCP-8319-1. SCP-8319-1 have displayed an inability to differentiate the effects of SCP-8319 from reality. This fact has made it difficult to determine exactly what these hallucinations entail. When SCP-8319-1 instances were asked to describe their experience on SCP-8319, the majority used one or more of the following phrases: <em>Cute, pink, dream like, happier, perfect, glittery, better</em>. All instances of SCP-8319-1 have all displayed symptoms of a perpetual dissociative state. SCP-8319 has been noticed to change the behavior of those who ingest it, causing them to be less emotional and more compliant. Most SCP-8319-1 appear to be fond of <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/just-girly-things-hub">GOI-4319 “Just Girly Things”</a> and the ideals it promotes, although it is unknown how many are actually members. It has been determined that the more of SCP-8319 that an individual digests, the worse this state becomes. As time passed, SCP-8319-1 individuals develop trouble recalling their lives prior to ingesting SCP-8319. It is currently been deemed impossible to nullify the effects of SCP-8319. It is unknown how many SCP-8319-1 instances there are as of current.</p> <p>SCP-8319-1 instances will continuously attempt to advertise SCP-8319 to any individual with XX sex chromosomes until they agree to try SCP-8319. It has been observed that SCP-8319-1 are successful approximately 98% of the time. It is not known what causes this effect, or what causes an individual to be immune to it. SCP-8319-1 instances are capable of producing bottles of SCP-8319 to give to the individuals they advertise to through unknown means. SCP-8319-1 have not been observed to manifest SCP-8319 any other time.</p> </div> <div class="material-box"> <div class="title-style"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h5 id="toc2"><span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Addendum: SCP-8319 Origins</strong></span></span></h5> </div> </div> <p>During Foundation Web-Crawler Delta 532's search of the web, it discovered multiple notable cases of SCP-8319 being discussed online. The first discussion of SCP-8319 was traced back to a forum titled Wandering Souls, a forum dedicated for individuals to discuss their mental health.</p> <p>User “Ella Romero” has been determined to be POI-1943 from GOI-4319.<br/> User "laceyribbon" was unable to be traced. This is concluded to be due to GOI-4319's ability to obscure the personal information of its members.</p> <p>The following documents the recorded information.</p> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Information Logs</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">– hide block</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div style="background:#e6eaeb; padding:5px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="font-size:80%;"><span style="color: #35343b">/u</span> <span style="color: #c98fad">laceyribbon</span></span></p> </div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <h4 id="toc3"><span><span style="color: #35343b">A cry for help IG</span></span></h4> </div> <hr/> <p><span style="color: #35343b">Hi. I'm new here. And I'm probably not gonna post again but I just needed to get this off my chest. I'm at a fucking loss here. I'm a 19 year old girl who still lives with her parents because a minimum wage job doesn't pay for housing, and I almost killed myself when I was still in college. My parents never shut up about the fact that I dropped out of college. Like sorry but I was so fucking close to just downing my fucking Risperdal one night because I had SO MUCH homework and I couldnt fucking understand some of it AND I had to work part time. I now work full time cause I have to help pay off my college fees and I'm going crazy. My medication has just made my anxiety worse but my mom fuckin makes me take my meds in front of her cause last time she found out I stopped taking them and says that the doctor said I need it and my meds make me like less "difficult" to deal with. But they just make my memory worse and make me tired. I'm fucking terrified of what my parents will do next because my mom is making me apply for college again and I'm just afraid I'm not ready. I'm terrified because they basically insinuated that I'm not gonna have a place to stay if I don't. This just feels like a nightmare. I don't know what I'm going to do. My parents are really scary people and I can't even get into all of it. I don't have any irl friends, so moving in with a friend isn't an option. I don't even have many online friends because I'm so busy and don't usually have time to find places to belong. I wish I could just move out but it's so expensive to live on my own, and I just don't fucking have the money for it. I'm considering if it's even worth living anymore. I'm not even sure what I'm writing this for. I guess I just want people to know about me if I decide I can't do this. Um, thanks for reading.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:70%;"><span style="color: grey">7 comments</span></span></p> <div class="leftbar"> <p><span style="font-size:80%;"><span style="color: mediumaquamarine">Ella Romero</span></span></p> <p><span style="color: #35343b">Omg, you seem to be going through so much! Like, you're totally lost. I so hate seeing my fellow girl suffering, especially someone so young! I've got something that can totally help you, and don't worry, it's free!</span></p> </div> <div class="leftbar"> <p><span style="font-size:80%;"><span style="color: #c98fad">laceyribbon</span></span></p> <p><span style="color: #35343b">What does that mean?</span></p> </div> <div class="leftbar"> <p><span style="font-size:80%;"><span style="color: mediumaquamarine">Ella Romero</span></span></p> <p><span style="color: #35343b">We shouldn't hog up the comment section! I'm gonna pm you!</span></p> </div> <div class="leftbar"> <p><span style="font-size:80%;"><span style="color: #c98fad">laceyribbon</span></span></p> <p><span style="color: w#35343b">Um, ok</span></p> </div> </div> <div style="background:#e6eaeb; padding:5px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="font-size:120%;"><span style="color: #35343b">Conversation with</span> <span style="color: gray">Ella Romero</span></span></p> </div> <hr/> <p><strong><span style="color: mediumaquamarine">Ella Romero:</span></strong> <span style="color: #35343b">Hello! I'm part of an online group of girls that are all for helping support other girls! There are many girls that do DIYs, make recipes, and even alternative medicines to help each girl there feel her best!</span></p> <p><strong><span style="color: #c98fad">laceyribbon:</span></strong> <span style="color: #35343b">So?</span></p> <p><strong><span style="color: mediumaquamarine">Ella Romero:</span></strong> <span style="color: #35343b">I think you should join us! And I know a girl who's got the perfect thing for you!</span></p> <p><strong><span style="color: #c98fad">laceyribbon:</span></strong> <span style="color: #35343b">I don't really have the time to join online groups.</span></p> <p><strong><span style="color: mediumaquamarine">Ella Romero:</span></strong> <span style="color: #35343b">Oh, don't worry! You don't have to talk that much! We're pretty laid back. We're called Just Girly Things!</span></p> <p><strong><span style="color: #c98fad">laceyribbon:</span></strong> <span style="color: #35343b">I see</span></p> <p><strong><span style="color: #c98fad">laceyribbon:</span></strong> <span style="color: #35343b">That's an interesting name</span></p> <p><strong><span style="color: #c98fad">laceyribbon:</span></strong> <span style="color: #35343b">What sorta item can make my problems go away? I appreciate the thought, but I'm broke, my parents are abusive, I'm alone, I'm tired and my medication just makes my life worse</span></p> <p><strong><span style="color: mediumaquamarine">Ella Romero:</span></strong> <span style="color: #35343b">I know that I'm just a stranger, but your situation totally spoke to me. I've got a good friend that's gone through some horrible things</span></p> <p><strong><span style="color: #c98fad">laceyribbon:</span></strong> <span style="color: #35343b">I'm so sorry</span></p> <p><strong><span style="color: mediumaquamarine">Ella Romero:</span></strong> <span style="color: #35343b">She's like, one of the sweetest girls I know! Her trauma stripped her of her girlhood and made her feel unlovable.</span></p> <p><strong><span style="color: mediumaquamarine">Ella Romero:</span></strong> <span style="color: #35343b">But then the site creator found her and totally restored her girlhood! We've got girls in all stages of life on the site!</span></p> <p><strong><span style="color: #c98fad">laceyribbon:</span></strong> <span style="color: #35343b">Wow</span></p> <p><strong><span style="color: mediumaquamarine">Ella Romero:</span></strong> <span style="color: #35343b">It's great, I so promise! You can trust me when I say this! I can totally hook you up and get you a FREE sample of this new thing one of our girls made! they're called Su-Girl pills!</span></p> <p><strong><span style="color: #c98fad">laceyribbon:</span></strong> <span style="color: #35343b">that's a strange name</span></p> <p><strong><span style="color: mediumaquamarine">Ella Romero:</span></strong> <span style="color: #35343b">Well I think it's cute! Anyway! You know how marijuana helps people mellow out?</span></p> <p><strong><span style="color: #c98fad">laceyribbon:</span></strong> <span style="color: #35343b">Yes</span></p> <p><strong><span style="color: mediumaquamarine">Ella Romero:</span></strong> <span style="color: #35343b">Well these are like that, but made JUST for girls! Ya know, just girly things!</span></p> <p><strong><span style="color: mediumaquamarine">Ella Romero:</span></strong> <span style="color: #35343b">hehe</span></p> <p><strong><span style="color: #c98fad">laceyribbon:</span></strong> <span style="color: #35343b">I'm just not sure</span></p> <p><strong><span style="color: #c98fad">laceyribbon:</span></strong> <span style="color: #35343b">My parents don't let me order packages, my mom will tell my dad and he'll check them out</span></p> <p><strong><span style="color: mediumaquamarine">Ella Romero:</span></strong> <span style="color: #35343b">I can get them to you and avoid all that!</span></p> <p><strong><span style="color: #c98fad">laceyribbon:</span></strong> <span style="color: #35343b">You can?</span></p> <p><strong><span style="color: mediumaquamarine">Ella Romero:</span></strong> <span style="color: #35343b">Toats! I've got an idea! If you're not sure, you should so talk to some of the other girls! I'll send you the invite!</span></p> <p><strong><span style="color: mediumaquamarine">Ella Romero:</span></strong> <span style="color: red">[INACCESSIBLE LINK]</span></p> <p><strong><span style="color: #c98fad">laceyribbon:</span></strong> <span style="color: #35343b">Hm, okay.</span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>Redirecting to <span style="color: deeppink">www.justgirlychats.███</span></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="border:solid 1px #999999; background:#ffd1e5; padding:5px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <p><strong><span style="color: #7d2a69">#JGT_GeneralChat</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">Play nice girls! Real girls are always well-behaved.</span></strong></p> <p><em><span style="color: ##4f1942">Topic set by</span> <span style="color: hotpink">KeeLee</span> <span style="color: ##4f1942">on Fri Sep 01 2023 04:31:07 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)</span></em></p> <p><span style="color: #4f1942"><</span><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">has joined the chat</span><span style="color: #4f1942">></span> <span style="color: #6e325f">(10:33)</span></p> <p><span style="color: mediumaquamarine">Ella:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">Okay girls! I have someone to introduce you to!</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">Um, hello</span></p> <p><span style="color: hotpink">KeeLee:</span><span style="color: #4f1942">Hello there, I'm KeeLee, the creator of JGT. I always welcome new members.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">I haven't agreed to join yet</span></p> <p><span style="color: mediumaquamarine">Ella:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">I invited her to talk to you all! To see how supportive us JGT girlies can be to our fellow girl!</span></p> <p><span style="color: violet">Jess</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">It's nice to meet you!</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">Thank you</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">I've been going through some really tough times lately.</span></p> <p><span style="color: mediumaquamarine">Ella:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">Don't you worry girl, we totally got you!</span></p> <p><span style="color: mediumaquamarine">Ella:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">Totally feel free to talk to us!</span></p> <p><span style="color: hotpink">KeeLee:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">.seen</span> <span style="color: mediumseagreen">Mimi</span></p> <p><span style="color: darkred">JGTBot:</span> <span style="color: mediumseagreen">Mimi</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">was last online four hours ago!</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: mediumaquamarine">Ella</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">said she had this sorta weed alternative that could help me</span></p> <p><span style="color: violet">Jess</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">Oh, she recommended <strong>those</strong>?</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">Is there something wrong with them?</span></p> <p><span style="color: hotpink">KeeLee:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">Not at all!</span></p> <p><span style="color: violet">Jess</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">Oh yeah, I just didn't know we releasing them yet.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #ff85a2">Lola:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">You're very lucky, it's not often that KeeLee lets new members try new products.</span></p> <p><span style="color: mediumaquamarine">Ella:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">Yeah lol, I had to run it by KeeLee first but she said she's toats okay with it!!</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">Oh, that's cool</span></p> <p><span style="color: #ff85a2">Lola:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">Yes, the girls here are very kind. You know, I've found that JGT has really helped me become the mother I've always wanted to be. I've been closer than ever with my <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/she-s-worth-it-i-promise" target="_blank">youngest daughter</a>. I think JGT could really be the support system you need.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">I've been having some problems with my parents</span></p> <p><span style="color: hotpink">KeeLee:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">.tell</span> <span style="color: mediumseagreen">Mimi</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">I've got someone I want you to talk to!</span></p> <p><span style="color: darkred">JGTBot:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">Got it! I'll let her know lickety-split!</span></p> <p><span style="color: mediumaquamarine">Ella:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">Mhm! My little sister has been her happiest version of herself once I introduced her to JGT!</span></p> <p><span style="color: violet">Jess:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">Issues with your parents? I hope you’re okay</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">Yeah… my parents don’t understand that my medication has been taking a toll on me</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">And that I can’t apply for college again because it would be psychological suicide</span></p> <p><span style="color: mediumaquamarine">Ella:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">I didn’t go to college, and I’ve turned out perfectly! You don’t need to go back.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">I just feel like my parents don’t understand or care about me and I don’t have any friends</span></p> <p><span style="color: violet">Jess:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">I’m so sorry :<</span></p> <p><span style="color: #4f1942"><</span><span style="color: palevioletred">Angel</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">has joined the chat></span> <span style="color: #6e325f">(10:45)</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">My parents always tell me to stop whining when I try to tell them how I feel, that like sometimes medications have side affects and that's not a reason to "be a whiny bitch" about it</span></p> <p><span style="color: palevioletred">Angel:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">Hello girls!</span></p> <p><span style="color: #ff85a2">Lola:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">Hello</span> <span style="color: palevioletred">Angel</span><span style="color: #4f1942">!</span></p> <p><span style="color: mediumaquamarine">Ella:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">Angel! Omg, meet</span> <span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey</span><span style="color: #4f1942">! She’s our newest JGT girly!</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">I still didn’t say I’d join</span></p> <p><span style="color: palevioletred">Angel:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">You’re going to love it here!</span></p> <p><span style="color: violet">Jess:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">It probably sucks that they don’t care how you feel. They’re your parents, they should care about you…</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">That's what I say</span></p> <p><span style="color: palevioletred">Angel:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">Your parents make you take medication? What is it for?</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">It's an antipsychotic for my bipolar</span></p> <p><span style="color: palevioletred">Angel:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">They shouldn't make you take medication. That crap messes with your brain and stops you from being the real best you!</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">Wait no I don't think medications are bad</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">Mine just make me dizzy and tired and make my memory shit</span></p> <p><span style="color: palevioletred">Angel:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">It sounds to me they're just using it to control you!</span></p> <p><span style="color: hotpink">KeeLee:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">You're in luck, because she might be the very first to test the Su-Girl pills!</span></p> <p><span style="color: mediumaquamarine">Ella:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">Yess! So exciting!</span></p> <p><span style="color: palevioletred">Angel:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">See, the things that</span> <span style="color: mediumseagreen">Mimi</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">makes are the only kind of medication I trust. So many "medications" prescribed nowadays go against the natural plan that God has.</span></p> <p><span style="color: violet">Jess:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">I think you guys are kinda speaking over Lacey</span></p> <p><span style="color: #4f1942"><</span><span style="color: violet">Jess</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">has been kicked from</span> <span style="color: #7d2a69"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">#JGT_GeneralChat</span></span> <span style="color: #4f1942">by</span> <span style="color: hotpink">KeeLee</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">(Take some time to reflect and come back later.)></span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">Huh? What did she do?</span></p> <p><span style="color: hotpink">KeeLee:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">Don't worry about it.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #4f1942"><</span><span style="color: mediumseagreen">Mimi</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">has joined the chat></span> <span style="color: #6e325f">(10:50)</span></p> <p><span style="color: mediumseagreen">Mimi:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">I got your tell.</span></p> <p><span style="color: hotpink">KeeLee:</span> <span style="color: mediumseagreen">Mimi</span><span style="color: #4f1942">! Hey girl!</span> <span style="color: mediumaquamarine">Ella</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">found a girl that can try out your pills!</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">Hi</span></p> <p><span style="color: mediumseagreen">Mimi:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">That's wonderful. Hello,</span> <span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey</span><span style="color: #4f1942">. I'm</span> <span style="color: mediumseagreen">Mimi</span><span style="color: #4f1942">, I like to see what sort of health supplements I can create to help my fellow girl.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">That's really cool</span></p> <p><span style="color: mediumaquamarine">Ella:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">She's a real miracle worker! The diet pills she made for me are toats amazing, they take away the "pain" in beauty is pain!</span></p> <p><span style="color: hotpink">KeeLee:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">I usually consider science to be boyish, but</span> <span style="color: mediumseagreen">Mimi</span><span style="color: #4f1942">'s got a charm to the way she works. Plus all her products help girls be their best.</span></p> <p><span style="color: mediumseagreen">Mimi:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">Thank you.</span></p> <p><span style="color: mediumseagreen">Mimi:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">Tell me,</span> <span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey</span><span style="color: #4f1942">, what is your greatest wish?</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">Greatest wish?</span></p> <p><span style="color: mediumseagreen">Mimi:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">If you could make anything happen with the snap of your fingers, what would it be?</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">Well</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">I'd want my parents to just listen to me for once</span></p> <p><span style="color: mediumseagreen">Mimi:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">I think my pills can help you.</span></p> <p><span style="color: mediumseagreen">Mimi:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">What did</span> <span style="color: mediumaquamarine">Ella</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">tell you about them?</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">That they help people chill out like weed</span></p> <p><span style="color: mediumaquamarine">Ella:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">You know I'm not into the boyish science, lol!</span></p> <p><span style="color: mediumseagreen">Mimi:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">These pills can help you parents listen to you. Because not only do they help you have a better mindset, but they can make what you say to your parents something that will make them listen to you.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">Really?</span></p> <p><span style="color: mediumseagreen">Mimi:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">This is a promise from me to you.</span></p> <p><span style="color: mediumaquamarine">Ella:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">And like I said, we'll get them to you for free with no trouble!</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">…</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">Okay</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">I'll try them</span></p> <p><span style="color: hotpink">KeeLee:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">Woohoo! Everyone congratulate</span> <span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">for being our first girl to try the Su-Girl pills!</span></p> <p><span style="color: mediumaquamarine">Ella:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">Yes, congrats girl!</span></p> <p><span style="color: #ff85a2">Lola:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">Congratulations!</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">Thank you</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">You all seem to really believe in the stuff</span> <span style="color: mediumseagreen">Mimi</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">makes, so why not</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">It feels weird that pills will fix my problems but</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">Anyway, I should go to sleep, I've got work early tomorrow</span></p> <p><span style="color: palevioletred">Angel:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">Maybe one day you'll have a hubby that can work for the both of you! (｡•̀ᴗ-)✧</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">Haha</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">I want a job just one I like</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">Anyway, you were all very nice, I'll see you later</span></p> <p><span style="color: #ff85a2">Lola:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">Update us about the pills!</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">I will</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">Bye</span></p> <p><span style="color: #4f1942"><</span><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">has quit the chat</span><span style="color: #4f1942">></span> <span style="color: #6e325f">(11:04)</span></p> <p><span style="color: #ff85a2">Lola:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">She seemed a bit… "normie"?</span></p> <p><span style="color: hotpink">KeeLee:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">Oh don't you worry, she's exactly what we needed!</span></p> </div> <div style="border:solid 1px #999999; background:#ffd1e5; padding:5px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <p><strong><span style="color: #7d2a69">#JGT_GeneralChat</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">Play nice girls! Real girls are always well-behaved.</span></strong></p> <p><em><span style="color: ##4f1942">Topic set by</span> <span style="color: hotpink">KeeLee</span> <span style="color: ##4f1942">on Fri Sep 01 2023 04:31:07 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)</span></em></p> <p><span style="color: #4f1942"><</span><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">has joined the chat</span><span style="color: #4f1942">></span> <span style="color: #6e325f">(04:41)</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">hiiiiiii</span></p> <p><span style="color: mediumaquamarine">Ella:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">Hey girl!!</span></p> <p><span style="color: palevioletred">Angel</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">Hey</span> <span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey</span><span style="color: #4f1942">!</span></p> <p><span style="color: palevioletred">Angel</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">How are you doing?</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">fun</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">everything is so pretty</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">the liquid is pink now</span></p> <p><span style="color: violet">Jess:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">The liquid?</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">my skin glitters</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">it all looks nicer</span></p> <p><span style="color: mediumaquamarine">Ella:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">Oh, you've tried the pills!</span></p> <p><span style="color: mediumaquamarine">Ella:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">Did they help?</span></p> <p><span style="color: violet">Jess:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">Are things better with your parents?</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">they did get confused</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">but they started making sense</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">they said something about needing to fix something</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">I think my parents could be happier</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">I realized that I caused so many problems not listening to my dad too</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: mediumseagreen">Mimi</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">do they work on guys</span></p> <p><span style="color: mediumseagreen">Mimi:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">Unfortunately they do not.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">thats fine</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">if my mom is happier my dad will be</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">if they do what they did for me</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">my dad will like my mom</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">finally</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">im also like</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">joing jgt now</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">can everything about it make me happy?</span></p> <p><span style="color: hotpink">KeeLee</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">Absolutely! We're glad to have you aboard!</span></p> <p><span style="color: violet">Jess:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">Um, I'm happy that you're happy!</span></p> <p><span style="color: hotpink">KeeLee</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">Well now that we know the pills are a success, we can start to market them!</span> <span style="color: violet">Jess</span><span style="color: #4f1942">, wanna be trial number two?</span></p> <p><span style="color: violet">Jess:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">What?</span></p> <p><span style="color: hotpink">KeeLee</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">Just kidding!</span> <span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey</span><span style="color: #4f1942">, feel free to give them to anyone you know!</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">I dont have any friends in real life but I have coworkers</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">I shouldnt have doubted you guys</span></p> <p><span style="color: mediumseagreen">Mimi:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">I'm glad that something I made was able to make you more confident in yourself.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">yeah</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">I have work soon</span></p> <p><span style="color: mediumaquamarine">Ella:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">Get ready! I'm sure any of your female coworkers will be glad you want to help them!</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">bye</span></p> <p><span style="color: hotpink">KeeLee</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">Bye</span> <span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey</span><span style="color: #4f1942">! Talk to you again soon!</span></p> <p><span style="color: #4f1942"><</span><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">has quit the chat</span><span style="color: #4f1942">></span> <span style="color: #6e325f">(04:46)</span></p> </div> <div style="border:solid 1px #999999; background:#ffd1e5; padding:5px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <h5 id="toc4"><span><strong><span style="color: #7d2a69">Conversation with Lacey</span></strong></span></h5> <p><span style="color: violet">Jess:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">Hey Lacey, I wanted to talk to you</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">okay you can talk to me</span></p> <p><span style="color: violet">Jess:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">I don't exactly know how these pills work, but I'm kinda worried</span></p> <p><span style="color: violet">Jess:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">How exactly did they make things better with your parents?</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">they asked me things</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">and I replied to them</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">they got confused</span></p> <p><span style="color: violet">Jess:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">I already know all that, you said it in the main chat. I'm just afraid that you're not really… you anymore.</span></p> <p><span style="color: violet">Jess:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">From what I saw of you, you seemed like a nice and strong girl!</span></p> <p><span style="color: violet">Jess:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">It's honestly been a really long time since I've talked to someone that didn't agree to KeeLee right away</span></p> <p><span style="color: violet">Jess:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">It was refreshing</span></p> <p><span style="color: violet">Jess:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">seeing a woman with a job and a life outside of being "the perfect girl"</span></p> <p><span style="color: violet">Jess:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">I think the perfect girl depends on the girl, y'know?</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">mimi ella and keelee were right though</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">life is sparkling</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">im happy</span></p> <p><span style="color: violet">Jess:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">Are you?</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">yes</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">unless you think im not</span></p> <p><span style="color: violet">Jess:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">That's not for me to decide, Lacey. That's up to you.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">I gave some to my coworkers</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">so we can be happy together</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">everyone needs to be happier</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">even if they say they dont</span></p> <p><span style="color: violet">Jess:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">What happened?</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">I put them in their purses so I dont know</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">ill see them happier tomorrow</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">I gave one to my mom</span></p> <p><span style="color: violet">Jess:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">You gave them to your mom?</span></p> <p><span style="color: violet">Jess:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">What happened?</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">she said she's happier now</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">she said the glitter looked better now</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">my family is finally peaceful</span></p> <p><span style="color: violet">Jess:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">… I see</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">you should try them</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">so you can be happier</span></p> <p><span style="color: violet">Jess:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">I'm already happy</span></p> <p><span style="color: violet">Jess:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">I'll um, talk to you later</span></p> <p><span style="color: violet">Jess:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">Oh uh</span></p> <p><span style="color: violet">Jess:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">don't tell KeeLee about this, okay?</span></p> <p><span style="color: #c98fad">Lacey:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">k</span></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="border:solid 1px #999999; background:#ffd1e5; padding:5px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <p><strong><span style="color: #7d2a69">#SuGirlPills</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">Side chat where JGTBot can relay messages if any of us aren't online.</span></strong></p> <p><em><span style="color: ##4f1942">Topic set by</span> <span style="color: hotpink">KeeLee</span> <span style="color: ##4f1942">on Wed Aug 25 2023 06:02:18 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)</span></em></p> <p><span style="color: mediumaquamarine">Ella:</span> <span style="color: hotpink">KeeLee</span><span style="color: #4f1942">! I found a girl who's perfect!</span></p> <p><span style="color: mediumaquamarine">Ella:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">I just sent her an invite to the chat!</span></p> <p><span style="color: hotpink">KeeLee:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">Not the site, right? Just the chat?</span></p> <p><span style="color: mediumaquamarine">Ella:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">Yep!</span></p> <p><span style="color: hotpink">KeeLee:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">Good work,</span> <span style="color: mediumaquamarine">Ella</span><span style="color: #4f1942">. We'll see how this goes.</span></p> <p><span style="color: hotpink">KeeLee:</span> <span style="color: darkred">JGTBot</span><span style="color: #4f1942">, tell</span> <span style="color: mediumseagreen">Mimi</span> <span style="color: mediumaquamarine">Ella</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">found a girl. We'll try to get her to agree to take them, but try to get on. You know its time sensitive.</span></p> <p><span style="color: darkred">JGTBot:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">On it!</span></p> </div> <div style="border:solid 1px #999999; background:#ffd1e5; padding:5px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <p><strong><span style="color: #7d2a69">#SuGirlPills</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">Side chat where JGTBot can relay messages if any of us aren't online.</span></strong></p> <p><em><span style="color: ##4f1942">Topic set by</span> <span style="color: hotpink">KeeLee</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">on Wed Aug 25 2023 06:02:18 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)</span></em></p> <p><span style="color: hotpink">KeeLee:</span> <span style="color: darkred">JGTBot</span><span style="color: #4f1942">, tell</span> <span style="color: mediumseagreen">Mimi</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">I need you to get on. We can butter her up all we want but you're the one that knows how these work. And if she converts before she takes them this is all for nothing.</span></p> <p><span style="color: darkred">JGTBot:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">On it!</span></p> <p><span style="color: mediumaquamarine">Ella:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">I'm trying to hype her up, too! But I don't know how the pills work.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #4f1942"><</span><span style="color: mediumseagreen">Mimi</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">has joined the chat></span> <span style="color: #6e325f">(10:50)</span></p> <p><span style="color: mediumseagreen">Mimi:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">Hey.</span></p> <p><span style="color: hotpink">KeeLee:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">Thank goodness you're here. What have you been doing?</span></p> <p><span style="color: mediumseagreen">Mimi:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">Does it matter?</span></p> <p><span style="color: hotpink">KeeLee:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">I suppose not for now. She's very stubborn. Work your magic.</span></p> <p><span style="color: mediumseagreen">Mimi:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">On it, leave it to me.</span></p> </div> <div style="border:solid 1px #999999; background:#ffd1e5; padding:5px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <p><strong><span style="color: #7d2a69">#SuGirlPills</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">Side chat where JGTBot can relay messages if any of us aren't online.</span></strong></p> <p><em><span style="color: ##4f1942">Topic set by</span> <span style="color: hotpink">KeeLee</span> <span style="color: ##4f1942">on Wed Aug 25 2023 06:02:18 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)</span></em></p> <p><span style="color: hotpink">KeeLee:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">She was relatively stubborn. The pills really worked!</span></p> <p><span style="color: mediumseagreen">Mimi:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">They worked exactly as expected.</span></p> <p><span style="color: mediumaquamarine">Ella:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">We've gotten 15 new sign ups in the last two hours.!</span></p> <p><span style="color: hotpink">KeeLee:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">It's not the sign ups I care about.</span></p> <p><span style="color: hotpink">KeeLee:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">But anyway, absolutely perfect! You're a total miracle worker!!</span></p> <p><span style="color: hotpink">KeeLee:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">You know much more about all the icky science than I do, lol.</span></p> <p><span style="color: mediumseagreen">Mimi:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">I'll continue to observe the effects. Don't sell yourselves short. You did a wonderful job scouting for a trial girl,</span> <span style="color: mediumaquamarine">Ella</span><span style="color: #4f1942">. This girl is perfect.</span></p> <p><span style="color: mediumaquamarine">Ella:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">Aw, thanks girl!</span></p> <p><span style="color: hotpink">KeeLee:</span> <span style="color: #4f1942">I'm very excited to see where this new project can lead us.</span></p> </div> <div class="licensebox"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Hide Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>Cite this page as:</p> <div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <blockquote> <p>"<a href="/scp-8319">SCP-8319</a>" by Mew-ltiverse, from the <a href="https://scpwiki.com">SCP Wiki</a>. 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SCP-8320	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <ul class="creditRate"> <li class="rateBox folded"> <div class="rate-box-with-credit-button"> <div class="creditButton foldable-list-container"> <p><a href="javascript:;"></a></p> </div> </div> <div id="u-credit-view"> <div class="fader foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">close</a></div> <div class="modalcontainer"> <div class="modalbox"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2><span>Info</span></h2> </div> <hr/> <div class="close-credits foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">X</a></div> <div class="credit first"> <p>CONTENT WARNING: Gun violence</p> <p>If audio is not working on mobile, switch to desktop mode.</p> </div> <hr/> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> <div class="content-warning creditRate">⚠️ content warning <span class="content-warning-arrow"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></div> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=1&theme=https://cdn.scpwiki.com/theme/en/basalt/normalize-min.css&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=2&theme=https://cdn.scpwiki.com/theme/en/basalt/basalt-bedrock-min.css&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=3&theme=https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--code/theme%3Abasalt/1&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <div class="anom-bar-container item-SCP-8320 clear-1 keter none amida warning {$american}"> <div class="anom-bar"> <div class="top-box"> <div class="top-left-box"><span class="item">Item#:</span> <span class="number">SCP-8320</span></div> <div class="top-right-box"> <div class="level">Level1</div> </div> </div> <div class="bottom-box"> <div class="text-part"> <div class="main-class"> <div class="contain-class"> <div class="class-category">Containment Class:</div> <div class="class-text">keter</div> </div> <div class="second-class"> <div class="class-category">Secondary Class:</div> <div class="class-text">none</div> </div> </div> <div class="disrupt-class"> <div class="class-category">Disruption Class:</div> <div class="class-text">amida</div> </div> <div class="risk-class"> <div class="class-category">Risk Class:</div> <div class="class-text">warning</div> </div> </div> <div class="diamond-part"> <div class="danger-diamond"><a href="/classification-committee-memo">link to memo</a><br/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> To date, the existence of the Foundation itself is kept from public knowledge. The Foundation, the Global Occult Coalition, and the Unusual Incidents Unit have entered into a temporary agreement to identify themselves to the public under the umbrella of a single entity titled the “Sourcery Initiative.” Disinformation claiming that SCP-8320 is an isolated incident and the only extant anomaly is currently being propagated, with pseudoscience explaining the phenomenon in non-anomalous terms currently being devised.</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: line-through;">Instances of SCP-8320-1 are to be detained using remote detonating thaumaturgical anchors and handled by no fewer than 7 armed personnel trained in anti-magic combat.</span></p> <p>Instances of SCP-8320-1 are to be shot in the head on sight.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8320 is a phenomenon globally affecting all domestic cats. Although this effect is fully reversible and does not inherently harm the animal, the resulting increase in intelligence, dexterity, and anomalous ability has resulted in the spread of populations and the misplacement of many house pets. The effect was caused by Eric █████, a 23-year-old resident of Brentwood, New Hampshire, known henceforth as PoI-8320. PoI-8320 has been missing since June 4, 2025, the date SCP-8320 initially occurred. From evidence recovered at the scene, SCP-8320 was likely caused by PoI-8320’s attempt to use some manner of anomalous item (missing) to turn his cat (also missing) into a “magical creature.”<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup></p> <p>SCP-8320 and the ensuing events began instantaneously at 3:08am on June 4, 2025, when every member of the species <em>Felis catus</em><sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup> suddenly transformed into Type Green humanoid reality benders, designated instances of SCP-8320-1, all with common physical characteristics.</p> <p>Observed common characteristics within instances of SCP-8320-1 include:</p> <ul> <li>Very elderly, regardless of the age of the original animal</li> <li>Long-haired and bearded, regardless of sex of the humanoid</li> <li>Wearing large hats, usually pointed or otherwise eclectically shaped</li> <li>Wearing floor-length robes, tunics, or capes in bright colors, often embroidered with simple shapes like stars or crescents</li> <li>Carrying wooden staffs or wands</li> </ul> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="GZHPDo9.jpeg" class="image" src="https://i.imgur.com/GZHPDo9.jpeg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Instance of SCP-8320-1</p> </div> </div> <p>Instances of SCP-8320-1 are observed to be of greater safety risk to the public when many are present in a small space. The instances appear to be immensely territorial, and will frequently employ anomalous measures to eject other instances from their perceived territory. These conflicts have resulted in significant property damage through the use of anomalous abilities, but relatively few civilian casualties. SCP-8320-1 instances are almost always friendly to humans in spite of their massive aggression toward one another.</p> <p>Common SCP-8320-1 behaviors that present a danger to the public include:</p> <ul> <li>The spontaneous creation of narrow, but very tall stone towers</li> <li>Throwing balls of fire, bolts of electricity, or other concentrations of energy at other SCP-8320-1 instances with disregard to surrounding structures, people, or wildlife</li> <li>The creation of small, localized weather events (primarily thunderstorms)</li> <li>The attack and consumption of small poultry (pigeons, game hens, etc.)</li> </ul> <br/> <br/> <br/> <hr/> <p><br/></p> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:50%;"><img alt="lostposter.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/local--files/scp-8320/lostposter.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Handmade poster found near the residence of PoI-8320.</p> </div> </div> <br/> <br/> <hr/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <h2 id="toc0"><span>Addendum – Lifted Veil Scenario 8320</span></h2> <div class="papernote"> <p>We have a very big problem on our hands and that problem has appeared in the form of about 700 million wizards.</p> <p><em>- Memo from Dr. E. Weatherwax</em></p> </div> <p>The sudden appearance of millions of anomalous humanoids in place of domestic cats immediately resulted in a BK-Class Lifted Veil scenario. Due to the scale of the anomaly, initial containment was impossible.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-3" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-3')">3</a></sup> In addition to the sheer number of instances, their anomalous abilities and general intelligence made containing individual specimens extremely difficult. Embedded Foundation agents and social engineers are currently working to keep public knowledge of anomalies limited to SCP-8320 specifically, perpetuating the idea that SCP-8320 is a singular, isolated incident.</p> Prior to the discovery that SCP-8320-1 instances originated from cats, the Foundation apprehended several instances for containment and questioning.<br/> <br/> <div class="document"> <p><strong>NOTE:</strong> Instance SCP-8320-1 was captured near Site-109 shortly after SCP-8320 took effect. It was discovered hovering several feet off the ground, drinking tea, and eating a small bird whole.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>[BEGIN LOG]</strong></p> <p><strong>Dr. Vimes:</strong> So, from my understanding, you are a wizard.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8320-1:</strong> That’s my understanding as well!</p> <p><strong>Dr. Vimes:</strong> Why are you here? And why were you eating that bird?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8320-1:</strong> They call me Morgo the Magnificent!</p> <p><strong>Dr. Vimes:</strong> Who calls you that?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8320-1:</strong> Oh, most people.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Vimes:</strong> I don’t.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8320-1:</strong> No matter. I must return to my tower. The books get lonely when I’m away long.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Vimes:</strong> You have a tower?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8320-1:</strong> Of course! All good wizards have towers.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Vimes:</strong> I haven’t seen any tower near here.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8320-1:</strong> Then there must not be many good wizards.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Vimes:</strong> I don’t think you have an tower. I think you’re lying.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8320-1:</strong> Wizards can’t lie. Breaks us out in hives.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Vimes:</strong> All wizards are allergic to lying?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8320-1:</strong> Yes. And bee stings.</p> <p><em>[At this moment, Dr. Helit enters, draws a sidearm, and shoots SCP-8320-1 in the head.]</em></p> <p><em>[SCP-8320-1 vanishes in a burst of glittering, pale blue spoke, leaving behind a gray, long-haired cat.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Vimes:</strong> Good Lord, Helit. Why did you do that?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Helit:</strong> I saw one of those bastards earlier. Sitting in my good chair. Just showed up in my house.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Vimes:</strong> And you shot him?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Helit:</strong> I panicked. But now I have my cat back, so it all worked out, didn’t it?</p> <p><strong>[END LOG]</strong></p> </div> <br/> <br/> The Foundation contained and neutralized a number of SCP-8320-1 instances before coming to the conclusion that, while capable of perfect human speech, instances of SCP-8320-1 cannot be properly classified as having a human level of intelligence. Site-109 created a specially-designed mobile vehicle for apprehending instances, equipped with anchoring and anti-magic devices. Force was used at a much lower frequency when it was discovered that most SCP-8320-1 instances will enter containment willingly upon being told something of interest is in the vehicle, like a grimoire or a bird. In an attempt to gather information about the origin of SCP-8320, instances were captured and held in the back of the vehicle, where agents would ask them simple questions. Upon determining that the instance did not have an appropriate level of intelligence to reliably answer additional questions, the instance was neutralized with a non-anomalous hand gun, and released as close to the capture location as possible. Site-109’s SCP-8320 reconnaissance team captured and neutralized several SCP-8320-1 instances using the following line of questioning.<br/> <br/> <br/> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th colspan="2">Where did all the wizards come from?</th> </tr> <tr> <td>Lucian the Garrulous</td> <td>“From over the tallest mountain and through the widest river.”</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Oswald the Itchy</td> <td>"From off the back of a very large turtle."</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mazdor the Overconfident</td> <td>“From my mummy and daddy.”</td> </tr> </table> <br/> <br/> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th colspan="2">What are your goals or intentions here?</th> </tr> <tr> <td>Axar the Lackadaisical</td> <td>"I have come to save the kingdom from the wicked demon Lostharnac."<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-4" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-4')">4</a></sup></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thaddius the Nasty</td> <td>"To be perhaps some sort of healer or other man of science to serve the unwashed masses."</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jeremy the Trespasser</td> <td>"I'm running away from death. He'll never find me here."</td> </tr> </table> <br/> <br/> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th colspan="2">What is a house cat?</th> </tr> <tr> <td>Cassius the Powerful</td> <td>"Some manner of serving utensil, I suspect."</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nigel the Broke</td> <td>“How the hell am I to know that?”</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ulric the Meaty</td> <td>"A rude name for a loose woman."</td> </tr> </table> <br/> <br/> <br/> <hr/> <br/> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Project Proposal 2025-032</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">– hide block</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div class="darkdocument"> <h1 id="toc1"><span>PROJECT PROPOSAL 2025-032 "Wizard Exploder"</span></h1> <hr/> <p><strong>Title:</strong> <em>Wizard Exploder</em></p> <p><strong>Material Requirements:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Chalk Paint</li> <li>Octarine Glitter</li> <li>Birdcage</li> <li>Pigeon</li> </ul> <p><strong>Abstract:</strong> Using the caged bird as bait, I will draw stray wizards near the ███████ train station into a rune circle of my own design, painted on the ground using the paint and glitter. The first wizard to enter the circle and become preoccupied with eating the pigeon will be detonated into a brilliant display of colors and other wizardly remnants.</p> <p><strong>Intent:</strong> We live in a truly magical time. Numerous and vaguely stupid magicians have popped up on every street corner, and in many cases, have replaced our beloved pets. People from across the world have come together in an amazing display of violence and firepower, but the exploration of the destruction of the wizards has been limited to guns alone. I seek to provide the masses with a new way of enjoying our mutual bloodthirst together in a manner not dissimilar to fireworks.</p> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:50%;"><img alt="3Wz7ZR5.png" class="image" src="https://i.imgur.com/3Wz7ZR5.png"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Transit ticket purchased by SCP-8320-A. Used to travel to ████████ Amtrack station, shortly before a small explosion nearby injured two bystanders.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <br/> <br/> <br/> <hr/> <br/> <br/> <h2 id="toc2"><span>Addendum 2 – The Sourcery Initiative</span></h2> <p>Upon learning that SCP-8320 could be completely and harmlessly reversed, the Foundation immediately began assembling teams across the globe to sweep for and neutralize SCP-8320-1 instances. Any available mobile task force personnel, along with personnel from other branches proficient in firearms, were re-assigned to temporary Mobile Task Force Sigma-32 “Propagandalf.” The Foundation paused all other operations that were not strictly functional and absolutely necessary. Embedded Foundation agents in governments around the world propagated ideas regarding the danger of civilians dressing similarly to SCP-8320-1 instances during this time.</p> Both the Global Occult Coalition and the Unusual Incidents Unit agreed to a temporary alliance until SCP-8320 could be neutralized. Each designated an officer for the purpose of communication between organizations.<br/> <br/> <div class="document"> <p><strong>NOTE:</strong> The following is a transcript of a video call between Dr. Weatherwax of the Foundation, Agent Nitt of the Global Occult Coalition, and Dr. Ogg of the Unusual Incidents Unit.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>[BEGIN LOG]</strong></p> <p><em>[Only Dr. Weatherwax and Dr. Ogg are present on the call.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Ogg:</strong> I have something here about some posters found near the home of the dimwit that started all this, I think we should take a look at-</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weatherwax:</strong> I suppose we should get started without her, then, shouldn’t we?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Ogg:</strong> I suppose we should-</p> <p><em>[Agent Nitt joins the video call. She is eating a cup of instant noodles and flipping through a day planner with her other hand.]</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Nitt:</strong> My apologies, I’m here! Big day, huh?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weatherwax:</strong> Is this a bad time?</p> <p><strong>Agent Nitt:</strong> No! No. Downed powerline across the street, had to talk to some guys about it. Carry on, I’m just getting myself in order. Ignore me. So! Wizards.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weatherwax:</strong> We’re thanking our lucky stars that they’re not doing much besides shooting lightning bolts at each other.</p> <p><strong>Agent Nitt:</strong> Bet you’re glad to have our methods at your disposal now, aren’t you?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weatherwax:</strong> No-</p> <p><em>[Dr. Weatherwax sneezes]</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Nitt:</strong> Allergic to lying? Perhaps bee stings as well?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weatherwax:</strong> <em>No,</em> I’m allergic to cats.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Ogg:</strong> Well, that doesn’t exactly track.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weatherwax:</strong> The wizards must have worse dander, I think.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Ogg:</strong> I have a report here estimating the number of stray and outdoor cats here in the United States-</p> <p><em>[Dr. Ogg drops a large binder full of papers onto the floor.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Ogg:</strong> Oh, shit-</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weatherwax:</strong> Just leave it, Dr. Ogg, we know there are too many outdoor cats.</p> <p><strong>Agent Nitt:</strong> And <em>now</em> there are too many outdoor wizards.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Ogg:</strong> And too many indoor ones as well, for that matter.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weatherwax:</strong> But as luck would have it, they’re very easy to locate, and even easier to neutralize.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Ogg:</strong> And guns are really all it takes? No anti-magic countermeasures?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weatherwax:</strong> We tried knives as well, but it only works if you get them in the head, which is notoriously harder to stab than anywhere else.</p> <p><strong>Agent Nitt:</strong> What about explosives? Have you tried exploding them?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weatherwax:</strong> We have not tried exploding them.</p> <p><em>[Dr. Weatherwax sneezes.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Weatherwax:</strong> Ugh. Excuse me. We have business.</p> <p><strong>Agent Nitt:</strong> The business of calculating how many wizards we can blast in the shortest amount of time?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weatherwax:</strong> Exactly.</p> <p><em>[Dr. Weatherwax sneezes again. Dr. Ogg hits his head on the underside of his desk as he sits up.]</em></p> <p><strong>[END LOG]</strong></p> </div> <br/> <br/> <hr/> <br/> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">ONE NIGHT ONLY!</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Close</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div class="hfcontainer"> <div class="table"> <div class="hftitle"> <p>World's Worst Wizard<br/></p> </div> <div class="hfpic-container"> <div class="hfnarrowcontent"> <p>Sick of magical wizards?</p> <p>This one can't do any spells!</p> <p>Eats whole birds!</p> <p>He's even bad at card tricks!<br/></p> </div> <div class="hfnarrowcontent"> <p>Is he really a wizard?</p> <p>Or is he just a guy</p> <p>with a taste for danger</p> <p>and a bummer attitude?<br/></p> </div> </div> <div class="hfwidecontent"> <p>Next Week: Wizard Trickshots!<br/> As many of 'em as we can get<br/> our sticky little hands on!<br/></p> </div> <div class="hffooter"> <p>Week After Next: A Literate Orangutan and a Suitcase That Eats People!<br/></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <br/> <br/> <br/> <hr/> <br/> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>NOTE:</strong> The following is a transcript of drone camera footage taken from MTF S-32 Unit 67D, located in Alma, Michigan. Agents "King Gizz" and "Merlin" are working task force agents, "Gandalf," "Oz," and "White Witch" are other personnel. Their assignment is in a derelict former industrial area, known to be home to a colony of at least 30 feral cats.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>[BEGIN TRANSCRIPT]</strong></p> <p><strong>18:32</strong> <em>[Unit 67D rests inside an abandoned structure after roughly 3 hours on duty.]</em></p> <p><strong>18:35</strong> <em>[Unit Captain King Gizz speaks to the group. White Witch exits to relieve herself. Gandalf is visibly anxious.]</em></p> <p><strong>18:38</strong> <em>[King Gizz scolds Merlin, gesturing broadly. Oz removes two knives and one service pistol from her vest, attempting to disassemble. King Gizz scolds her as well and reassembles the pistol before returning it to her. Merlin laughs.]</em></p> <p><strong>18:40</strong> <em>[Gandalf repeatedly walks to the windows and checks either direction. Oz flattens her hand on the ground, tapping the tip of her knife into the gap between her fingers. King Gizz confiscates her knife.]</em></p> <p><strong>18:41</strong> <em>[White Witch returns. King Gizz gathers the squad into a circle, gesturing with two fingers in various directions. Merlin nods. Gandalf and White Witch look confused. Oz nods more enthusiastically.]</em></p> <p><strong>18:43</strong> <em>[Gandalf alerts King Gizz of something off-camera. Drone moves to reveal a civilian climbing in through a broken window. He is armed with a pistol.]</em></p> <p><strong>18:45</strong> <em>[As King Gizz and the civilian converse, two additional civilians enter after the first.]</em></p> <p><strong>18:50</strong> <em>[The first civilian, identified later as ████████ Cohen, negotiates with King Gizz, pointing toward the broken window where he entered.]</em></p> <p><strong>18:54</strong> <em>[King Gizz shrugs and turns to his unit, relaying additional plans. Oz trades her pistol for Gandalf's shotgun and racks it with one hand. Merlin confiscates the shotgun and hands Oz a smaller pistol. White Witch exits to relieve herself a second time.]</em></p> <p><strong>[END TRANSCRIPT]</strong></p> <hr/> <p><strong>CONCLUDING NOTES:</strong> ████████ Cohen and 9 other local residents of Alma were found to have also discovered the means of turning SCP-8320-1 instances back into cats and were leading their own excursions to neutralize the instances. Cohen and the accompanying civilians refused to leave the area, lauding a large number of successful neutralizations, but eventually agreed to defer to King Gizz's leadership. All were led to believe that Unit 67D were United States federal agents. Local law enforcement in the area advised to discourage the formation of similar militias.</p> </div> <br/> <br/> <br/> <hr/> <br/> Several weeks into the Sourcery Initiative’s efforts to eliminate the SCP-8320-1 population, the Foundation received the following message from Wilson's Wildlife Solutions.<br/> <br/> <div class="darkdocument"> <p>Hey there!</p> <p>We're sure you've been just as busy as we have with current events. We've been up to our eyeballs, what with this whole affair being basically an animal control crisis! Given we try our best to solve our problems with as little violence as possible, we have been returning our surprise guests back to their furry forms as quickly and humanely as we can. We've even managed to establish a new catch-and-release program for vaccinating and sterilizing our local feral cat populations, with great success! But the longer this goes on, the more anxious we're getting about our feathered friends in addition to our furry ones. It's clear to us now that the wizards are doing enormous damage to local songbird populations worldwide. Even compared to their true feline forms, their appetites are truly insatiable. We would like to discuss some resources we might share between our organizations to expedite getting things back to "normal." After all, you have much more firepower, but we have an extra level of expertise in herding cats.</p> <p>- F. W.</p> </div> <br/> <br/> <br/> <hr/> <br/> <div class="document"> <p><strong>NOTE:</strong> The following transcript is taken from a video call between Dr. Weatherwax, Dr. Ogg, and Agent Nitt.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>[BEGIN LOG]</strong></p> <p><em>[Dr. Ogg is rifling through a stack of papers.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Ogg:</strong> -and the problem was that no one at the bus station could tell if he really <em>was</em> a wizard, or if he was just a fellow in a costume. No reports of any anomalous abilities, but people still pulled guns, which is why we should really be talking to more public-facing people about shutting down the comic conventions.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weatherwax:</strong> Oh, shit, you’re right.</p> <p><em>[Agent Nitt joins the call. She is disheveled and bleeding from a scratch across one cheek.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Weatherwax:</strong> Good lord. Is this a bad time?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Ogg:</strong> What happened to you?</p> <p><strong>Agent Nitt:</strong> I’m fine. My daughter brought a squirrel into the house, took forever for us to get the thing back out. Shame the wizards aren’t eating rodents, too. Ignore me. I’m going to schedule a rabies shot, though. In case you hear me typing.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weatherwax:</strong> Glad to hear that you’re alright-</p> <p><em>[Dr. Weatherwax sneezes]</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Nitt:</strong> Wow. Still?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weatherwax:</strong> I’ve been dealing with a lot of them lately.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Ogg:</strong> It’s come to our attention that we have other players involved in this game.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weatherwax:</strong> Faeowynn Wilson sent us a message.</p> <p><strong>Agent Nitt:</strong> You got a message? The Library just mailed us another pipe bomb.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weatherwax:</strong> We need to entertain the possibility of taking any allies we can get. Including the Library. And including civilians.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Ogg:</strong> You’re not suggesting we collaborate with the Hand. I don’t think they would-</p> <p><em>[Dr. Ogg reaches for something on his desk, knocking over a glass of water in the process.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Ogg:</strong> Oh, god dammit.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weatherwax:</strong> I don’t mean collaborate. I mean truce. It's Christmas in 1914 and we're all going to stop shooting.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Ogg:</strong> At each other.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weatherwax:</strong> Of course we're going to keep shooting the wizards, yes. We should, for the moment, turn a blind eye to the activities of certain other groups. Maybe even lend a hand to the more reasonable ones, if they’re doing anything to help us stop a global avian extinction event.</p> <p><strong>Agent Nitt:</strong> Gosh. It’s that bad?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weatherwax:</strong> They eat a horrifying amount of birds, Nitt. But on the bright side, the United States has one of the largest populations of cats.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Ogg:</strong> And the largest population of gun owners looking for an excuse.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weatherwax:</strong> Bingo.</p> <p><strong>[END LOG]</strong></p> </div> <br/> <br/> <br/> <hr/> <br/> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Item recovered from GOI Alpha-19 temporary outpost</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">– hide block</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:50%;"><img alt="gxdpmXN.jpeg" class="image" src="https://i.imgur.com/gxdpmXN.jpeg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Shipping vessel upon which SCP-8320-A stowed away to Mexico.</p> </div> </div> <br/> <div class="papernote"> <p>I've been carrying around a silly little pistol with me. Sure, all this chaos makes for great cover. We haven't had a mess with the Jailors in weeks. They're letting us go on our merry way, as long as they see us plug a wizard every so often. Not like it's possible to go anywhere <em>without</em> plugging a wizard. Damn bastards are everywhere. And downright impossible to have a real conversation with.</p> <p>Except for one that I found in ████████. He looked just like the rest of them, I almost shot him. The crew of the ship was shooting at him too, so I think he wasn't supposed to be aboard to begin with. But he talked just like anybody, almost. Still a bit weird. I tried to get him through a Way, thinking maybe I could have more of a talk with him somewhere safer, but the second he touched it, there was this loud POP and he just disappeared. I have never seen someone so bad at magic that they can make a Way malfunction. I don't know where he went, but I'm sure somebody's got him by now. Couldn't have gotten far, what with the whole world out looking.</p> <p>K.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <br/> <br/> <br/> <hr/> <br/> <br/> <h2 id="toc3"><span>Addendum 3 - Environmental Impacts</span></h2> <p>Instances of SCP-8320-1 appear to subsist on a diet of conjured food and small birds. In the weeks since the beginning of SCP-8320, environmental agencies, activist groups, and governments worldwide have raised concerns over the impact on local bird populations. Because of the immediacy of the risk, the Foundation and associated organizations have agreed to allow any interested party to partake in the elimination of SCP-8320, including other anomalous groups of interest.<br/> <br/></p> <div class="text-message-logs"> <div style="padding: 5px; border: double black 1px; background-color: #e8e8e8; margin: 5px;"> <div class="text-message-convo"> <p><span style="font-size:smaller;"><span style="color: gray">Weatherwax</span></span></p> <div class="text-message-received">Fantastic news! The Artists finally succeeded in blowing up a wizard.</div> <div class="text-message-sent">oh</div> <div class="text-message-sent">they're probably not the first to do that but good to hear</div> <p><span style="font-size:smaller;"><span style="color: gray">Weatherwax</span></span></p> <div class="text-message-received">No, I don't think you understand.</div> <div class="text-message-sent">?</div> <p><span style="font-size:smaller;"><span style="color: gray">Weatherwax</span></span></p> <div class="text-message-received">It didn't turn into a cat.</div> <div class="text-message-received">It turned into a bunch of passenger pigeons.</div> <div class="text-message-sent">passenger pigeons are extinct</div> <p><span style="font-size:smaller;"><span style="color: gray">Weatherwax</span></span></p> <div class="text-message-received">Not anymore, they're not.</div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <p><span style="font-size:smaller;"><span style="color: gray">Nitt</span></span></p> <div class="text-message-received">hey sorry I'm tardy to the party everyone, I got hit by a car</div> <div class="text-message-received">I'm alright though</div> <div class="text-message-received">thanks for the update about hte pigeons</div> </div> </div> </div> <br/> <br/> <br/> <hr/> <p><br/> After gathering reports of detonated SCP-8320-1 instances rematerializing as multiple birds instead of one cat, the Foundation ran several tests in sites around the world. A sample is listed below.</p> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th>Location</th> <th>Total No. of Animals</th> <th>Species</th> </tr> <tr> <td>Utah, United States</td> <td>50</td> <td>Juniper Titmouse, Greater Sage-Grouse, Rednaped Sap-Sucker, Grasshopper Sparrow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Maine, United States</td> <td>50</td> <td>Cape May Warbler, Atlantic Puffin, Blue Jay, Downy Woodpecker</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Guangdong, China</td> <td>50</td> <td>Lesser Cuckoo, Brown Crake, Yellowbreasted Bunting, Swinhoe’s Minivet</td> </tr> </table> <p>Foundation research has found that each SCP-8320-1 instance, upon being destroyed using an explosive, transforms into exactly 50 assorted birds weighing 10 to 500 grams. The quantity of any given species is seemingly random, but the variety present correlate to native species within a roughly 30 kilometer radius of the instance. It is also noted that this method of neutralization can result in the creation of specimens of recently-extinct bird species.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-5" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-5')">5</a></sup></p> <div class="document"> <p><strong>NOTE:</strong> The following is a transcript from a video call between Dr. Weatherwax, Dr. Ogg, and Agent Nitt.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>[BEGIN LOG]</strong></p> <p><em>[Dr. Weatherwax sneezes]</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Ogg:</strong> Bless you. As I was saying-</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weatherwax:</strong> It’s finally getting better. I can tell we’re toward the end.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Ogg:</strong> Finally. This has been the longest four months of my life.</p> <p><em>[Agent Nitt joins the call]</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Nitt:</strong> Sorry.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weatherwax:</strong> What is it this time?</p> <p><strong>Agent Nitt:</strong> I forgot this was today.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Ogg:</strong> Anyone have updates on the wizard black market?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weatherwax:</strong> I hear Dark is getting awfully invested in it. Been trading them all over. Lots of countries jumping on the chance to repopulate their native birds. Very lucrative.</p> <p><strong>Agent Nitt:</strong> Terrible idea. Only a matter of time before one of them shoots a fireball through the wall of an airplane.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Ogg:</strong> One of them <em>already</em> shot a fireball through the wall of an Anderson joint. I guess it didn't like being <em>in</em> the bubbling cauldron.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weatherwax:</strong> We can be happy they’re gullible. After all, look at New Zealand. It worked out for them.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Ogg:</strong> What about New Zealand?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weatherwax:</strong> Solved their cat overpopulation problem and their bird under-population problem in one go. Set up a “grand wizard tournament” on top of a vacant lot full of a healthy amount of buried plastic explosives. They didn’t even lose any of the animals. We’re looking into it. Some of our researchers are a little worried about the hypothetical implications of explosion-proof songbirds.</p> <p><strong>Agent Nitt:</strong> A “grand wizard tournament?”</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weatherwax:</strong> They-</p> <p><em>[Dr. Weatherwax sneezes.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Ogg:</strong> Bless you.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weatherwax:</strong> It’s the only way they could get so many of them in one place without starting a fight. An uncontrolled fight, anyway. Told them they were going to compete to see who was the best wizard.</p> <p><strong>Agent Nitt:</strong> What’s left? Are you going to disband your task force?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weatherwax:</strong> They’re already disbanded, mostly. Just a few squads taking care of the stragglers out in the rural areas.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Ogg:</strong> I thank God they’re so easy to find. You don’t even have to <em>look</em> to find those towers.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weatherwax:</strong> Between us, the cat lovers, the gun lovers, and the avian conservationists, my guess is we’ll be done with all this by the end of the month.</p> <p><strong>Agent Nitt:</strong> And then we can focus on how to convince the whole world it didn’t happen.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Ogg:</strong> Oh, I don’t think we’ll need to try that hard. My niece is in college and when I asked her what she thought, she said it didn’t lower her rent or pay her loans, so she doesn’t care.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weatherwax:</strong> Our disinformation department is observing that most US citizens are talking about why it happened much less than they’re talking about the NRA v NRFA case.</p> <p><strong>Agent Nitt:</strong> The what?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weatherwax:</strong> The National Rifle Association and the National Renaissance Fair Alliance.</p> <p><strong>Agent Nitt:</strong> Ah.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Ogg:</strong> Did either of you see the reports about the cargo ship that found one of them stowed away? Traveled all the way across the country, hopped on a boat? Vanished from the port without a trace?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weatherwax:</strong> No?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Ogg:</strong> You don’t think that’s strange behavior from one of them? Requires more forethought than we usually see?</p> <p><strong>Agent Nitt:</strong> Maybe.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weatherwax:</strong> Whatever happened, it’s probably gone by now.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Ogg:</strong> You’re right. It’s probably gone by now.</p> <p><strong>[END LOG]</strong></p> </div> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <hr/> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Birdwatcher Sighting</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Close</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div class="document"> <p><strong>NOTE:</strong> The following transcript is taken from the body camera footage of Agent ████ Coin, of MTF Lambda-4 "Birdwatchers," who was on duty staking out a potential sighting of SCP-███ in rural Alaska.<br/> ——<br/> <strong>[BEGIN LOG]</strong></p> <p><em>[Coin’s camera is level, pointed toward an abandoned farmhouse.]</em></p> <p><em>[A branch cracks behind her. She turns around and raises her rifle.]</em></p> <p><em>[Camera refocuses. Standing roughly 10 meters away from Coin is an SCP-8320-1 instance, wearing a red sequined pointed hat and a matching robe. It hides behind a tree.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8320-A:</strong> No no no no no, don’t shoot!</p> <p><em>[Coin moves closer.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8320-A:</strong> <em>Please</em> don’t shoot, I’ve been shot at so much already!</p> <p><em>[Coin lowers her rifle.]</em></p> <p><strong>Coin:</strong> You look just like one of those wizards.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8320-A:</strong> I- I am! I am one of those wizards but-</p> <p><em>[Coin raises her rifle.]</em></p> <p><em>[SCP-8320-A collapses face-down onto the ground, clasping its hands behind its head.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8320-A:</strong> Wait wait wait wait wait please! You can’t shoot me! I can’t be shot!</p> <p><strong>Coin:</strong> Why’s that?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8320-A:</strong> Because what if it hurts?</p> <p><em>[Coin lowers her rifle again. Neither speak for several seconds.]</em></p> <p><strong>Coin:</strong> You don’t seem like one of them.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8320-A:</strong> Well, I am. I’m a genuine bonafide wizard, I’ll tell you.</p> <p><strong>Coin:</strong> Then how come you talk like that?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8320-A:</strong> Talk like what?</p> <p><strong>Coin:</strong> You know. Like a normal person. I’ve blasted my fair share of wizards and usually they just shout something about how my wand is the wrong shape.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8320-A:</strong> Oh. Well. I don’t have a wand, so I wouldn’t know.</p> <p><strong>Coin:</strong> You’re really one of them? You’re not just somebody in a costume?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8320-A:</strong> Of course I am! I’m just as much a wizard as the rest of them! Watch!</p> <p><em>[SCP-8320-A rolls up the sleeves of its tunic and holds out its hands. It strains. Nothing happens.]</em></p> <p><strong>Coin:</strong> If that was supposed to be magic-</p> <p><strong>SCP-8320-A:</strong> I’m having an off day. Very long trip, you know. Hell of a boat. Not meant for people.</p> <p><strong>Coin:</strong> It’s still awfully dangerous to be walking around in a costume like that.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8320-A:</strong> It’s not a-</p> <p><em>[SCP-8320-A pauses and rubs its beard.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8320-A:</strong> Maybe I can’t do my own magic- <em>right now-</em> but you watch this.</p> <p><em>[SCP-8320-A removes its hat and steps several paces away from it. The hat disappears and reappears on its head.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8320-A:</strong> Ha ha! See? I told you! I told you!</p> <p><strong>Coin:</strong> Ohh…</p> <p><strong>SCP-8320-A:</strong> If I could have worn a disguise to keep myself from being shot at all the way around the country, I would have done it, wouldn’t I? Would have simplified things, that’s for sure.</p> <p><strong>Coin:</strong> I’m a little amazed you made it this far.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8320-A:</strong> Well, I might not be the best at magic, but I suppose I’m the best at staying alive. And at this point, I don’t think I want to be either, frankly.</p> <p><strong>Coin:</strong> You said you came here on a boat.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8320-A:</strong> I went <em>somewhere</em> on a boat. I've no idea how I ended up here, though. One minute I was on a dock, the next I was out here. Sure doesn't look like Mexico.</p> <p><strong>Coin:</strong> Why travel around so much in the first place?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8320-A:</strong> I’m looking for my friend. My best friend. The man with curly black hair and glasses. He’s very nice to me. Scratches under my chin and everything. I want to find him so we can go home.</p> <p><strong>Coin:</strong> Where’s home?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8320-A:</strong> The red house by the two maple trees.</p> <p><strong>Coin:</strong> I’ll tell you what. I’ll call in, and we can go back to base. We’ll help you find your friend.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8320-A:</strong> Really? You promise?</p> <p><strong>Coin:</strong> Sure. But once we find him, we’re turning you back into a cat again.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8320-A:</strong> By blasting me?</p> <p><strong>Coin:</strong> It won’t hurt.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8320-A:</strong> Then thank the gods. I’m tired of this. And I always liked fish more than birds.</p> <p><strong>[END LOG]</strong></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <p><br/> <br/> <br/> <br/></p> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. Taken from PoI-8320’s notes.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-2"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-2')">2</a>. Domestic cat or house cat</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-3"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-3')">3</a>. Neutralization methods have since been discovered.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-4"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-4')">4</a>. No such demon exists</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-5"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-5')">5</a>. 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SCP-8325	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <ul class="creditRate"> <li class="rateBox folded"> <div class="rate-box-with-credit-button"> <div class="creditButton foldable-list-container"> <p><a href="javascript:;"></a></p> </div> </div> <div id="u-credit-view"> <div class="fader foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">close</a></div> <div class="modalcontainer"> <div class="modalbox"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2><span>Info</span></h2> </div> <hr/> <div class="close-credits foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">X</a></div> <div class="credit first"> <p><strong>SCP-8325:</strong> Why Are There So Many Skips About Santas?<br/> <strong>Author:</strong> <span class="printuser avatarhover"><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/pinoccappuccino" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(5378295); return false;"><img alt="Pinoccappuccino " class="small" src="https://www.wikidot.com/avatar.php?userid=5378295&amp;size=small&amp;timestamp=1735325814" style="background-image:url(https://www.wikidot.com/userkarma.php?u=5378295)"/></a><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/pinoccappuccino" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(5378295); return false;">Pinoccappuccino</a></span><br/> Title from "The Reindeer Connection" (1979), by Kringle the Frost :)</p> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: line-through;">My</span> Your SCiPcloud Wrapped:</strong></p> <ul> <li><em><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjjNa8khhww">A Very 1999 Christmas</a></em> (2024) <ul> <li>"Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town" (1934)</li> <li>"The Christmas Song" (1945)</li> <li>"Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" ( 1945)</li> <li>"Happy Holiday" (1942)</li> <li>"Baby It's Cold Outside" (1944)</li> <li>"White Christmas" (1942)</li> <li>"It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year" (1963)</li> <li>"Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" (1943)</li> </ul> </li> <li><em>Mel Blanc's Greatest Hits</em> (2005) <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=offk9KKRRYY">I Tan't Wait Till Quithmuth Day (Remastered)</a> (1953)</li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0d3tcYozpRs">"The Hat I Got For Christmas Is Too Beeg"</a> (1958)</li> </ul> </li> <li><em>The Muppet Christmas Carol: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack</em> (1992) <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfws2Y8BN2k">"One More Sleep 'Til Christmas"</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQeEtYR2Db4">"Marley & Marley"</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRtY2sp-hsQ">"It Feels Like Christmas"</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEXIUskneo4">"Thankful Heart"</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RzTiV18vQk">"This Is Not A Christmas Song 🎄🔥 (Copyright Free No.130)"</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKX_Lw3G4DU">"You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch" (Small Town Titans cover)</a> (2021)</li> </ul> <p><strong>Troll the ancient URLtide carols!:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weihnachtsmann">https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weihnachtsmann</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Befana">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Befana</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Container_format">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Container_format</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ded_Moroz">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ded_Moroz</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Hard">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Hard</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dongzhi_Festival">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dongzhi_Festival</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eid_al-Adha">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eid_al-Adha</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eid_al-Fitr">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eid_al-Fitr</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_Sings_The_Wonderful_World_of_Christmas">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_Sings_The_Wonderful_World_of_Christmas</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icelandic_Christmas_folklore">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icelandic_Christmas_folklore</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_a_Wonderful_Life">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_a_Wonderful_Life</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joyeux_No%C3%ABl">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joyeux_Noël</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Christmas_and_winter_gift-bringers">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Christmas_and_winter_gift-bringers</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_observances_set_by_the_Chinese_calendar">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_observances_set_by_the_Chinese_calendar</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_observances_set_by_the_Islamic_calendar">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_observances_set_by_the_Islamic_calendar</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic_storage">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic_storage</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayrhofen">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayrhofen</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_disc">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_disc</a></li> <li><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rankin/Bass_Productions">https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rankin/Bass_Productions</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reel">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reel</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Booth">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Booth</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snegurochka">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snegurochka</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowbombing">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowbombing</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonneberg">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonneberg</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turia_(river">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turia_(river</a>)</li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valencia">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valencia</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weihnachten">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weihnachten</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yald%C4%81_Night">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaldā_Night</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Year_Without_a_Santa_Claus">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Year_Without_a_Santa_Claus</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yule">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yule</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zwarte_Piet">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zwarte_Piet</a></li> <li><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reyes_Magos">https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reyes_Magos</a></li> <li><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%B3lasveinarnir">https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jólasveinarnir</a></li> <li><a href="https://transcripts.foreverdreaming.org/viewtopic.php?t=91938">https://transcripts.foreverdreaming.org/viewtopic.php?t=91938</a></li> </ul> </div> <hr/> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> <div class="anom-bar-container item-8325 clear-4 esoteric gevurah ekhi notice {$american}"> <div class="anom-bar"> <div class="top-box"> <div class="top-left-box"><span class="item">Item#:</span> <span class="number">8325</span></div> <div class="top-right-box"> <div class="level">Level4</div> </div> </div> <div class="bottom-box"> <div class="text-part"> <div class="main-class"> <div class="contain-class"> <div class="class-category">Containment Class:</div> <div class="class-text">esoteric</div> </div> <div class="second-class"> <div class="class-category">Secondary Class:</div> <div class="class-text">gevurah</div> </div> </div> <div class="disrupt-class"> <div class="class-category">Disruption Class:</div> <div class="class-text">ekhi</div> </div> <div class="risk-class"> <div class="class-category">Risk Class:</div> <div class="class-text">notice</div> </div> </div> <div class="diamond-part"> <div class="danger-diamond"><a href="/classification-committee-memo">link to memo</a><br/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <p><strong>SPECIAL CONTAINMENT PROCEDURES:</strong> All personnel knowingly employed by the SCP Foundation have been given minimal required knowledge of SCP-8325, with exceptions where ever they may apply. SCP-8325 is to be regarded as Euclid-containment class for Clearance Level 3/8325 and below.</p> <p>Site management are advised to issue reminders to their staff annually of SCP-8325. Personnel who uncover an instance of SCP-8325-# among their possessions are to remand the item to their superiors, per standard Anomalous Object retrieval protocols.</p> <p>Artificial Intelligence Conscripts (.aic) and SCiPnet Webcrawlers handling digitized media have the directive to identify and flag all files created between 22 November–7 January, depicting said time period, or words or phrases outlined in Glossary-8325-Prone. If an edit to an 8325-flagged file is detected, the unedited original or backup file is to be duplicated, maintaining a minimum of two (2) master copies. <span style="font-size:75%;">(See <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Glossary-8325-Prone (Ⅳ-ver.1.43)</span> for further detail.)</span></p> <p>Instances of SCP-8325-#, following catalogue and review, may be remanded to any existing recreational area at the site holding the instance for viewing/listening. Otherwise, the SCP-8325-# instance may be kept in storage of appropriate security depending on the sensitivity of contents.</p> <p>Neither containment teams nor site administration are obligated to recompense personnel for SCP-8325-# seized. Personnel are advised to produce duplicates of home recordings susceptible to SCP-8325 if they intend to avoid loss of the original media.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup></p> <hr/> <p><strong>DESCRIPTION:</strong> SCP-8325 is a phenomenon that impacts certain susceptible media if they abide by all of the three following groups of criteria:</p> <ul> <li>The media is in the possession of an employee of the SCP Foundation; the possession of a current co-inhabitant of the foremost; the storage of the former's place of residence; <em>OR</em> storage of a facility in operation by the SCP Foundation.</li> <li>The media consists of audio <em>AND/OR</em> video stored via either analog medium (ex. magnetic tape, vinyl record) <em>OR</em> digital medium (ex. optical disc, container format).</li> <li>The media documents, depicts, <em>OR</em> makes substantial mention of either Christmas; adjacent European holidays;<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup> <em>OR</em> inclement weather as associated with winter in the Northern Hemisphere.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-3" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-3')">3</a></sup></li> <li>The media is <span style="text-decoration: underline;">not</span> a product of SCP-8325, <em>UNLESS</em> the segments previously affected by SCP-8325 have been expunged.</li> </ul> <p>Media produced at any time of year is susceptible to SCP-8325. While most narratives affected are set on or around Christmas, the time period is not always portrayed (i.e. "Christmas in July"). SCP-8325 area of activity appears to be global, as its effects have been identified internationally across fifty-seven (57) counties the SCP Foundation operates in, in addition to <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/secure-facility-dossier-lunar-area-32">LMaImb-Area-32</a>.</p> <div class="carousel-container right" style="width: calc(300px + 34px);"><iframe align="" class="" frameborder="" height="" scrolling="no" src="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/local--code/component%3Acarousel/1#?images=http://coffeepasta.wikidot.com/local--files/why-are-there-so-many-skips-about-santas/Records_for_Christmas_%281453679%29.jpg,http://coffeepasta.wikidot.com/local--files/why-are-there-so-many-skips-about-santas/Weihnacten%20mit%20die%20Burkes%20%2701.png,http://coffeepasta.wikidot.com/local--files/why-are-there-so-many-skips-about-santas/garfeldi-krima.jpg,http://coffeepasta.wikidot.com/local--files/why-are-there-so-many-skips-about-santas/Andrea_Bocelli_Christmas_DVD.jpg,http://coffeepasta.wikidot.com/local--files/why-are-there-so-many-skips-about-santas/Live%20Kirby%20Reaction.png&links={$links}&wiki=coffeepasta&page=why-are-there-so-many-skips-about-santas&interval=25&background={$background}&options={$options}&style={$style}" style="width: calc(300px + 34px); height: calc(300px + 6px);" width=""></iframe> <div class="carousel-caption-wrapper"> <div class="carousel-caption {$no-caption}" style="width: calc(300px);"> <p>Image examples of SCP-8325-#. In order: <span style="white-space: nowrap;">SCP-8325-47, SCP-8325-850, SCP-8325-1452,</span> SCP-8325-1609, and SCP-8325-2041.</p> </div> </div> </div> <p>If an article of media meets the criteria outlined, there is an indeterminable chance its contents may be spontaneously altered, the resulting items designated numerically as SCP-8325-#. To current knowledge from a limited data set, the SCP-8325 phenomenon occurs annually and only within the range of 22 November–7 January; affected computer files will document the time and date of their transfiguration into SCP-8325-#, attributed by metadata as a modification executed by the admin account of the host computer or server.</p> <p>Due to the nature of non-computer mediums and occurrence of SCP-8325 being largely unpredictable and unobservable with reliability, the time the majority of SCP-8325-# are created cannot be determined with certainty. Rate of SCP-8325 also can only be hypothesized from this limited data set, with further error as the discovery of an SCP-8325-# may occur up to years in advance of its creation.</p> <p>Contents of SCP-8325-# vary individually upon the derived media, but are universally marked by the insertion of at least one (1) mythological or folkloristic character associated with Christmas or similar winter holidays.</p> <p>In approximately 90% of instances, this character has been Santa Claus (or cognates/regional equivalents of), occasionally accompanied by associated characters such as Santa's reindeer, elves, or Mrs. Claus. Non-Christmas characters may also appear in conjunction, or in the 10% minority of cases where Santa Claus is absent. These characters have included but are not limited to: the Befana, Ded Moroz, <a href="/scp-4033">the Easter bunny</a>,<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-4" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-4')">4</a></sup> Grýla, Knecht Ruprecht, the Krampus, Mari Lwyd,<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-5" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-5')">5</a></sup> and Zwarte Piet. If already present in the original media, the Santa Claus(es) or other holiday character(s) will fulfill the same altered role within the SCP-8325-# narrative.</p> <p>SCP-8325-# are marked by an added emphasis upon the aforementioned mythological/folkloristic character(s) and their associated holidays. These alterations may be negligible to the original narrative such as cameo appearances, but more extensive changes may result from SCP-8325, from creation of or restructuring into dedicated scenes to the complete rewriting of plot points or the entire narrative. Larger alterations are more common in SCP-8325-# originating from non-fiction media and shorter runtimes, but a fiction narrative may on occasion experience just as substantial changes.</p> <p>The characters native to the original media rarely acknowledge the changes that make SCP-8325-#, but this almost always occurs if themes of metanarratives and medium awareness were present, and in the case of SCP Foundation records, feature faculty with awareness of SCP-8325.</p> <p>SCP-8325 has been unable to alter text outside of those displayed in video: Credit that attribute actors by role will credit the added characters as self portrayals or to ostensible pseudonyms (ex. "Nicholas Q. Laplander LVIII", "Jedidiah Klausberg", "Abigail Claus"). Captions will only be altered if they are hard-coded into the video (i.e. not a separate text file toggleable by setting). If a disc contains audio tracks for different language settings, only the most recently used audio will be altered with the video.</p> <p>Microscopic analysis of SCP-8325-# confirms that the SCP-8325 process makes physical changes, and SCP-8325-# do contain magnetic, optical, or digital recordings of the anomalous contents. Macroscopic details, such as print, handwriting, and box art are unaffected. With exception to motion picture reels upon thorough inspection, it is impossible to discern if a piece of media or storage device is or contains an SCP-8325-# instance without the use of electronics necessary to read them.</p> <p>Cognitohazards and infohazards present in the original media are not inherently neutralized by SCP-8325. While transfiguration into SCP-8325-# may overwrite the hazards, odds are they will remain in an active state. <span style="font-size:75%;">(See <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Incident Report 8325-324/1 (3/10/1987)</span>, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Experiment 8325#23</span> for further detail.)</span></p> <hr/> <p><strong>HISTORY:</strong> The first instance of SCP-8325 manifested and was discovered 10 December 1974, the day of purchase by Dr. Arthur Jules, then Assistant Director of Records at <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/the-appliance-war-hub">CAONTR-Site-37</a>. SCP-8325-1 was initially catalogued as an Anomalous Object until a further five instances had been identified by December 1976. SCP-8325 was catalogued with designation as a Euclid-containment class anomaly on 30 December 1976.</p> <p>From 1976–1982, assets of Mobile Task Forces <a href="/scp-855">Beta-23 "Film Critics"</a>, <a href="/scp-777">Zeta-17 "Beach Bullies"</a>, and Eta-2 "Bin Bargainers" were given assignment to identify and seize any SCP-8325-# among the public. After consistent failure to procure any such instances, it was concluded that SCP-8325 was a phenomenon that exclusively impacted Foundation staff.</p> <p>Review of security tapes after a containment breach further determined that SCP-8325-# could manifest not only on the persons of and at the residences of Foundation personnel, but facilities operated by the Foundation. Due to potential to compromise site records, SCP-8325 was reclassified as Gevurah-containment class on 28 December 1982. Since the implementation the Anomaly Classification System, SCP-8325 has been designated Ekhi-disruption class and Notice-risk class.</p> <p>In 1991, Dr. Hazel Baker of BISRC-Site-12 appealed to the site and regional Ethics Committees for emotional and material damages on the seizure of SCP-8325-233 on the grounds that knowledge of SCP-8325 was withheld from unassigned researchers at the time.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-6" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-6')">6</a></sup> Following review and the ruling in Baker's favour, SCP-8325's special containment procedures were revised to include an awareness campaign of SCP-8325 and the preservation of susceptible materials, and to avoid setting precedent of future SCP-8325-# cases brought to the Ethics Committee. <span style="font-size:75%;">(See <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Ⅳ-Ethics Committee Casefile: <em>Dr. H.F. Baker v. BIRSC-Site-12, Department of Containment</em> (1991)</span> for further detail.)</span></p> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="35mm_reels_and_boxes.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8325/35mm_reels_and_boxes.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Reels rediscovered during a 2020 inventory review at USFL██-Site-17 Deep Storage. SCP-8325-1780 through -1786 were identified among these pictured.</p> </div> </div> <p>As of 25 December 2024, a total of 2,255 instances of SCP-8325-# have been identified and catalogued. Approximately one-third of those instances (784, 34.77%) have been audio and/or visual records of surveillance, interrogations, and field missions that were produced during or made significant mention of the holiday season or paraphernalia.</p> <p>Since 2019, at least 100 new SCP-8325-# have been collected annually. Extrapolation of edit records on SCP-8325-# metafiles from 1991–2024 indicates that SCP-8325 has increased at an overall rate of 15%, with an average rate increase of 0.5% annually. Success in identifying SCP-8325-# (some of which have been dormant for years) is unpredictable and varies; rate of cataloging cannot be used as an accurate measurement of increasing SCP-8325 activity, nor a method prediction for future SCP-8325-# recoveries.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-7" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-7')">7</a></sup></p> <hr/> <p><strong>ADDENDUM 8325.1:</strong> Example summaries of SCP-8325-# instances.</p> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">+ Summary of notable SCP-8325-#</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">- Clearance Level 4/8325 Accepted</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th><span style="nowrap;">SCP-8325-#</span></th> <th colspan="2">Media</th> <th>Retrieved</th> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="4">Deviations</th> </tr> <tr> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap;">SCP-8325-1</span></td> <td><em>Elvis Sings The Wonderful World of Christmas</em> (1971)</td> <td>Cassette</td> <td>10/12/1974</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4">Lyrics of "I'll Be Home On Christmas Day" (1971) had changed to the perspective of Santa Claus on his sleigh ride returning home to Mrs. Claus. "Blue Christmas" (1964) had been replaced entirely by a rockabilly cover of "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" (1952), which Presley was never known to have performed.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap;">SCP-8325-12</span></td> <td><em>Villancicos de València</em> (1976)</td> <td>Vinyl</td> <td>2/12/1979</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4">Four (4) additional tracks appear on the reverse album, despite originally containing six (6) only on the obverse.<br/> • "Demasiado calor para mis renos": Pare Noél sings about the beauty of a ranch in Catalonia, but laments that he cannot move his workshop there as the weather is too warm for his reindeer.<br/> • "Mi abuelo tiene una gran barba blanca": A young boy sings about his grandfather, increasingly describing him with physical and behavioral traits associated with Papá Noel before eventually considering that they are the same person.<br/> • "Patinaje sobre hielo en el Túria": The Túria has frozen over Christmas morning, an act attributed to the Reyes Magos, allowing citizens of Valencia to ice skate over it.<br/> • "Pezuñas en el campanario": A farce about two nuns hearing hooves on the church roof. The optimistic nun rejoices that Papá Noel is visiting their boarding house, while the pessimistic nun worries Satanás has <a href="/scp-4666">come to take the children</a>. Which is left ambiguous.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap;">SCP-8325-68</span></td> <td>CAMERA████ surveillance footage - 1982 DEC 24–25</td> <td>VHS</td> <td>27/12/1982</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4">At 20:00 local time, all room lights in Office Block E2 went out from camera perspective. From 00:17 to 00:23, Santa Claus enters frame, places presents under Christmas tree, and departs. Lights turn back on at 06:00, and office staff do not notice any discrepancies while proceeding with their Secret Santa exchange.<br/> <br/> <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Note:</span> First instance of a Foundation site's surveillance footage being affected. SCP-8325 reclassified as Gevurah following discovery of SCP-8325-68.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap;">SCP-8325-233</span></td> <td>"Christmas 1989"</td> <td>VHS</td> <td>1/11/1990</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4">Contents unaltered until all the presents under the Christmas tree have been opened. Dr. Hazel Baker and her family notice laughter and noise from outside, announcing arrival of Father Christmas through the chimney. Father Christmas distributes four (4) presents among the Baker family, who upon opening further gifted them to their spouse or sibling. The family thanked Father Christmas for the presents, who facetiously refused compensation before implying a request for milk and cookies. Dr. Baker handled the camcorder as Mr. Baker left to serve cookies, after which Father Christmas departed.<br/> <br/> <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Note:</span> Dr. Baker identified the fictitious presents as items their final recipients had expressed interest in, but she and her husband had been unable to afford. Upon successful argument to the Ethics Committee, Dr. Baker was awarded monetary compensation and a digitized copy of SCP-8325-233 expunged of SCP-8325's alterations.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap;">SCP-8325-409</span></td> <td><em>Die Hard</em> (1988)</td> <td>CD</td> <td>20/6/1995</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4">Video and German audio altered. Thirteen (13) diminutive humanoids seen among the party attendees taken hostage. Silhouette of Santa's sleigh passed over the moon in one scene, and in a later scene, Santa Claus assists the NYPD in distributing shock blankets to freed hostages. Credits list "St. Nikolaus" and individual localized names of the Yule Lads.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap;">SCP-8325-537</span></td> <td><em>The Muppet Christmas Carol</em> (1992)</td> <td>DVD</td> <td>6/2/2009</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4">Santa Claus appears across several scenes, namely musical numbers of "One More Sleep 'til Christmas", "It Feels Like Christmas", and "Thankful Heart"; as well as narrative commentary by the Great Gonzo and Rizzo the Rat. Gonzo recognizes the effects of SCP-8325 as a deviation from script, and regards the Santa Claus on set with confusion and eventual annoyance. Credits lists "Santa Claus … Himself"</td> </tr> <tr> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap;">SCP-8325-643</span></td> <td>Exploration SCP-████/Psi-01#3 (05/03/1992)</td> <td>.mp4</td> <td>2/2/2011</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4">Exploration of SCP-████ by <a href="/scp-6429">Mobile Task Force Psi-01 "Snowplow"</a> proceeds as detailed in original transcript until agents Ψ01-3 Kira Zharov and Ψ01-5 Einari Alasuvanto take point in a store, where they discover two humans who dress and identify as Ded Moroz and his granddaughter, ostensibly Snegurochka. [DATA EXPUNGED] successfully extracted the civilians.<br/> <br/> <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Note:</span> In reality, Ψ01-3 Alasuvanto was the sole survivor of the mission. As no other personnel or their equipment were recovered, no visual records of the mission remain.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap;">SCP-8325-985</span></td> <td><em>Joyeux Noël</em> (2005)</td> <td>Blu-Ray</td> <td>13/5/2011</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4">After the Royal Scots Fusiliers begin playing Christmas carols, the British, French, and German soldiers notice the arrival of Santa Claus as he lands his sleigh in no-man's-land. Santa is approached by Pvt. Nikolaus Sprink (Benno Fürmann) and the lieutenants Audebert (Guillaume Canet), Gordon (Alex Ferns), and Horstmayer (Daniel Brühl), and after short discussion readily agree to a Christmas truce Santa offers to host. Horsmayer or any of his soldiers do not make issue that they are Jewish. Pvt. Jonathan (Steven Robertson) gets kicked by one of the reindeer, breaking his arm; this results in his absence from the scene where he would've fatally shot Ponchel (Dany Boon) while he was disguised as a German troop. After Horstmayer and the 93<sup>te</sup> Infanterie are reprimanded by Crown Prince Wilhelm (Thomas Schmauser) and reassigned to East Prussia for partaking in the truce, a train conductor with pointed ears informs Horstmayer that their train is headed not to the Eastern Front but to Sonneburg. Credits lists "Faither Noël-Yuil Claus de Weihnachten".</td> </tr> <tr> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap;">SCP-8325-1252</span></td> <td><em>My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic: Holiday Hearts</em> (2017)</td> <td>DVD</td> <td>23/7/2018</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4">Of the five episodes included in the home video release, only three episodes were affected.<br/> • "Winter Wrap Up": A brown reindeer with a red nose, white beard, and Santa hat is seen in the background of four separate scenes. Design is consistent with deer seen in the later "My Little Pony: Best Gift Ever" (2018) special.<br/> • "Hearthbreakers": While rambling with excitement for the holidays on a train ride, Pinkie Pie (Andrea Libman) names "Christmas" to the confusion of Apple Bloom (Michelle Creber) before correcting herself with the fictitious analogue "Hearth's Warming".<br/> • "A Hearth's Warming Tail": Discord (John de Lancie), absent from the original episode, appears in the background of one scene looking under a Christmas tree with a magnifying glass before finding and eating a Santa hat. Final shot of the episode has the Santa reindeer fly in drawing a sleigh full of presents while declaring "Happy Hearth's Warming, everypony".<br/> John de Lancie's name is added to the credits, where he is also credited and a vocal match to the reindeer, listed as "Kringle Canter".</td> </tr> <tr> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap;">SCP-8325-1781</span></td> <td><em>It's a Wonderful Life</em> (1946)</td> <td>Reel</td> <td>1/8/2020</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4">Harry Bailey (Todd Karns) is accompanied by Santa Claus for his hero's welcome back to Bedford Falls. Instead of being awarded the Medal of Honor for shooting down a kamikaze pilot, Bailey is recognized for escorting Santa's sleigh through Nazi German airspace. In the future without the Bailey brothers, Santa Claus was shot down by the Germans, and George Bailey (James Stewart) is horrified when the people of Potterville lynch a man of Bavarian descent for "killing Christmas". Credits lists "Klaus Sinter as Santa Claus".<br/> <br/> <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Note:</span> Original reel was lost in storage after 1950, rediscovered as SCP-8325-1781. Possibly oldest SCP-8325-# instance, both in terms of source and transfiguation.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap;">SCP-8325-2014</span></td> <td>"Skifahren in Mayrhofen" (2022)</td> <td>.webm</td> <td>14/2/2023</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4">Intermittently throughout the video, ambient pop music played over speakers replaced with holiday instrumentals, and electronic dance music performed at <em>Snowbombing 2022</em> prominently incorporates chords and audio clips from traditionally holiday music. Dialogue between Agent Jens Wenzel's cousins, Hanni Recknagel and Helmut Weissflog, deviates moderately from the original recording. Recknagel records two (2) reindeer, a buck and a doe, at the east edge of the ski resort. Footage of skiing montage is nearly identically until a sleigh absent of draft animals crosses frame, down the ski slope. The passengers, Mr. and Mrs. Claus, are audibly excited. After the sleigh stops at the runout without issue, the montage resumes as normal.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><span style="white-space: nowrap;">SCP-8325-2236</span></td> <td>"This Is Not A Christmas Song 🎄🔥 [Copyright Free] No.130" (2021)</td> <td>.mp3</td> <td>20/12/2024</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4">Vocals are replaced by an older male and lyrics changed to being more positive and appreciative of Christmas; acts of violence are replaced, but the theme of dismay over the commercialization of Christmas followed by a renewed festivity is still present. All utterances of the title in the chorus are replaced with variations of "this is my/your/their/our Christmas song". Single cover in the rendered animated background now bears the title "This Is A Christmas Song For All".</td> </tr> </table> </div> </div> </div> <span style="font-size:75%;">(Request the Recordkeeping and Information Security Administration (RAISA) <em>OR</em> the Department of Pataphysics (Do'P) for access to: <span style="text-decoration: underline;">SCP-8325-# Inventory</span>, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Ⅳ-SCP-8325-# Summary Archives</span>, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Ⅳ-SCP-8325-# Archives</span>.)</span> <hr/> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. <em>The Ethics Committee ruling on SCP-8325-233 was the one exception my site or any other have and will ever allow. If the sole existing copy of your family's holiday mementos are recorded over, their loss is the fault of no one but yourself.</em> — Dr. Vidya Durrani, Director of <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/secure-facility-dossier-site-12">BISRC-Site-12</a>.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-2"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-2')">2</a>. SCP-8325 has not affected any media that exclusively allude to non Eurocentric holidays, such as the Eids, Hanukkah, or Kwanzaa. The winter solstice as observed in the Advent and Yule are susceptible, but the effect has not been observed in any recordings of Yaldā Night or Dongzhi.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-3"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-3')">3</a>. Depiction of summer in either hemisphere remains susceptible if the prior sub-criteria is prevalent.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-4"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-4')">4</a>. <em>SCP-8325-1682 and its focus upon a snow hare when the original documentary completely omitted all mentions of holidays makes the item a bizarre outlier. It is worth considering that there may have been interference with another unidentified anomaly. Christianity seems to be a commonality.</em> — O5-7, Overseer Council.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-5"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-5')">5</a>. Footage of <a href="/scp-6596">SCP-6596</a> during its incursions upon <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/secure-facility-dossier-site-120">EUPLCA-Site-120</a> are susceptible to SCP-8325.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-6"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-6')">6</a>. The original recording documented Dr. Baker's last Christmas with her husband and both of their daughters. A vehicular incident would claim the lives of Mr. Baker and their eldest in August 1990.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-7"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-7')">7</a>. Samson, Hubert T., “An Illusion of Panic and Productivity: On anomalous encounters and containment team activity during the COVID-19 pandemic, and what it spells for our next quota.” <em>Observer: An SCP Foundation Journal</em> (Oct. 2020): pg. 350–356.</div> </div> <div class="licensebox"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Hide Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>Cite this page as:</p> <div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <blockquote> <p>"<a href="/scp-8325">SCP-8325</a>" by Pinocappuccino, from the <a href="https://scpwiki.com">SCP Wiki</a>. Source: <a href="https://scpwiki.com/scp-8325">https://scpwiki.com/scp-8325</a>. 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SCP-8327	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div class="authorlink-wrapper"><a href="javascript:;">TboneBerryhill</a> </div> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="Cuevas_del_Drach.jpg?20100513141737" class="image" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/50/Cuevas_del_Drach.jpg?20100513141737"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Image of SCP-8327 underground lagoon, taken by Dr. Mark Kegans</p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Item #:</strong> SCP-8327</p> <p><strong>Object Class:</strong> Safe</p> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> Two MTF Alpha-1 ("Cave Divers'') are to be stationed inside the cave housing SCP-8327 on rotation of every three hours, with the remaining MTF on patrol outside SCP-8327 cave opening, sensors are to be placed at the perimeter of SCP-8327 containment area on land half a mile diameter from the entrance of the cave and underwater long the coastal area near the collapsed sea entrance. Visual confirmation of SCP-8327 is to be checked every two hours before a rotation of guards can occur; underwater cameras have proven an ineffective means of surveillance. Site-16 will not supply anymore drones, due to the cost of lost and damaged equipment.</p> <blockquote> <p>Update: As of the incident that occurred on 2/19/20██ at Site-16-1 all samples of SCP-8327 will need to be approved by Site-16 before taken.</p> </blockquote> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8327 is a humanoid entity bearing traits consistent with the descriptions of merfolk from mythological records, as confirmed by Dr. James Kegans and Dr. Auther Baker. It measures approximately 1.8 meters in length and weighs an estimated 55 kilograms. Its physiology is predominantly humanoid from the waist up, with webbed appendages and gills on both sides of its neck. SCP-8327 possesses pale skin with the lower half resembling that of marine life, displaying a pink hue and ending in a caudal fin. Notably, SCP-8327 appears to exhibit signs of malnutrition or undernourishment, likely endured over an extended period.</p> <p>SCP-8327 is located in a cave off the coast of Texas, 20 miles from the nearest coastal city and 2.5 miles from the nearest public road, in a remote uninhabited area. SCP-8327 resides in a large domed cave, filled with stalactites and several large stalagmites scattered around the cave both in the water and near a dry upper area. There are no entrances to the cave, except for a hole measuring 7 meters across, at the crown of the cave. The height of the domed ceiling reaches 120 ft high from the surface of the water, while the water is 200 ft at its deepest area in the central chamber and averages 5 ft at its most shallow areas, near the south east side accompanied by dry ground. A large rock protrudes near the center of the cave directly under the entrance, surrounded by water.</p> <p><strong>Discovery Information:</strong> SCP-8327 was discovered by local divers mapping the coastal region. While surveying the coast they discovered the submerged and collapsed entrance to SCP-8327 cave. Later when revisiting the area the explorers discovered the entrance to the cave 13 meters north of the underwater entrance. The group recorded their descent into the cave, once inside the group soon realized they were not alone. Footage shows SCP-8327 lurking around the surface of the water. The group quickly decided to leave and reported the incident to the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, the Foundation was alerted and quickly took over, setting up Site-16-1.</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Note:</strong> The land and area surrounding SCP-8327 stretching a mile radius was owned and maintained by a small international company, Endlings Int © ™ since 1992. The Foundation reached out to acquire the land through a front company at asking price, but was unable to come to an agreement. The Foundation turned to the US government to use eminent domain to acquire the land. Nothing has been heard from the company about the land since the Foundation acquired it.</p> </blockquote> <p>Samples of SCP-8327 cave water taken in for testing showed that the caves water is distinctly different from the surrounding sea water. Core samples show that the mineral composition of the cave and surrounding rock contain unknown combinations of elements creating the unique water in the cave. It is suspected that SCP-8327 species biology has adapted to the cave over centuries evolving, along with certain plants have evolved differently than the outside marine flora. Near the southern side of the cave inside resides a collapsed entrance, sealing the cave from the sea, matching the outside under the sea. The cave entrance is suspected to have collapsed round 40,000 years ago sealing the cave off from the ocean.</p> <p><strong>Exploration Log:</strong> SCP-8327 was tranquilized and brought to the shallow area, near the shore to be monitored in a tank filled with SCP-8327 caves water, while MTF Alpha-1 ("Cave Divers") ventured into the caves upper underwater section. The team commenced mapping the cave using lidar technology in an attempt to penetrate through the rock. However, the scans proved inconclusive due to the thickness of the surrounding rock.</p> <p>Upon entering the water, the divers circled the primary cave, mapping and recording the main underwater area. The initial section revealed a sprawling expanse filled with schools of fish, which they mapped as they progressed. Subsequently, they descended further into the cave, exploring its various other sections, eventually reaching a deeper opening.</p> <p>In the first expansive chamber once leaving the primary cave, they encountered a large cave filled with a plethora of long seaweed-like plants that lined the walls of the chamber and a diverse array of fish, many utilizing bioluminescence. This chamber boasted two additional chambers branching off, flanking the cave's sides.</p> <p>To the left, another chamber unfolded, revealing a vast space covered in a soft, squishy moss. Along the walls, there were indentations measuring 6 meters deep and 4 meters wide, approximately 30 in total. Dr. Pearl, the lead researcher for SCP-8327 believes this area served as a sleeping area for SCP-8327 pod.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup> Once this area had been completely explored the team moved on to the last section.</p> <p>Beneath, they discovered a narrow medium-sized passageway opposite of the sleeping chamber extending for 10 meters before abruptly dropping 90 degrees into a dark abyss. Two MTF were sent in one at a time with lights. After swimming down they discovered the floor housing an eerie assembly of bones and skeletons resembling SCP-8327, researchers believe this is a makeshift graveyard for the dead. Several bone fragments were taken at different levels of the pile. The diving team returned to the surface, the fragments were analyzed the oldest bone fragments currently tested date back to 42,069 years old while the youngest dating bones were dated to 21 years old.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Interviewed:</strong> SCP-8327</p> <p><strong>Interviewer:</strong> Dr. Pearl</p> <p><strong>Foreword:</strong> Interview with SCP-8327, [Subject's speech invariably pauses every few words]</p> <p><strong><Begin Log, am></strong></p> <p>(Dr. Pearl arrives in the cavern and calls for SCP-8327at the waters edge, SCP-8327 approaches and stops wading in the water in front of Dr. Pearl)</p> <p><strong>Dr. Pearl:</strong> Hello SCP-8327, good afternoon, how is the water today?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8327:</strong> Hello… the water is fine …</p> <p><strong>Dr. Pearl:</strong> I wanted to ask you some questions. Would you mind answering?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8327:</strong> Ok….</p> <p><strong>Dr. Pearl:</strong> Lets begin with where you come from?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8327:</strong> I come from here (SCP-8327looks around at the cave)</p> <p><strong>Dr. Pearl:</strong> You originated from this cave?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8327:</strong> I did… this is my home…</p> <p><strong>Dr. Pearl:</strong> Are you the only one here?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8327:</strong> Yes… For a while… Once there were many… Now only me.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Pearl:</strong> What happened to the others like you?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8327:</strong> Hunger… This cave… Only provides so much</p> <p>[SCP-8327took a long pause, turning its head to look at the cave before turning to Dr. Pearl]</p> <p><strong>SCP-8327:</strong> I’m the only one left… the last to go was my mother… she's with the others…</p> <p><strong>Dr. Pearl:</strong> Oh I'm sorry to hear, it must be tough being alone here.</p> <p>[SCP-8327 nods at Dr. Pearl]</p> <p><strong>Dr. Pearl:</strong> Do you know what the sea is?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8327:</strong> My mother… she spoke the tales of the ocean… passed down… when our people resided there… the food plentiful and we were free… but that was long ago.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Pearl:</strong> Do you know of any way out of this cave?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8327:</strong> (Thinking for a moment) The elders before they passed… told of a way outside… but connected to the sea no more… after the world shook.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Pearl:</strong> What is your primary food?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8327:</strong> Hardly anything to hunt in here… everyone farmed fish or collected…. small animals but mostly the kelp… and the sky worms when in abundance … father taught me to spear. He was taught by his father … and so on … he went away before mother.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Pearl:</strong> Can you sing? It's thought that your people can sing.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8327:</strong> Yes all could sing … (ethereal song begins for a moment then stops)</p> <p><strong>Dr. Pearl</strong> Thank you SCP-8327, I think that will conclude todays interview.</p> <p><strong><End Log, pm></strong></p> <p><strong>Closing Statement:</strong> SCP-8327 exhibits a limited vocabulary most likely due to being in isolation for a long period of time since the death of its parents and pod, along with a lack of social skills leading to increased anxious behavior and pauses in speech.</p> </div> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">+ Show Incident 1 Summary</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <h3 id="toc0"><span>Incident 1 Summary:</span></h3> <blockquote> <p>On 2/19/20██ the second day of a three day tropical storm approaching from the Caribbean, at 10:30 pm Site-16-1 lost contact with Foundation Site-16 for a period of 6 minutes, before being reestablished. At 10:45 pm MTF permitted guards report hearing what was believed to be a helicopter pass overhead during the storm, no visual confirmation or sensors were tripped during this time. At 10:52 pm MTF patrolling encountered two unknown agents in tactical gear near the perimeter. Both men were quickly surrounded and subdued, taken into Foundation custody.</p> <p>Site-16-1 contacted Site-16 to report the incident and requested pickup of the two men to be transferred to Site-16 for investigation. Foundation Site-16 responded and confirmed, with orders to hold the area until Foundation agents arrive for pickup and to collect samples of SCP-8327 Site-16 will add additional MTF to the Containment site, for future security, shortly after.</p> <p>The next day at 2:34 am help from Site-16 arrived, by van, to the SCP-8327 containment site perimeter ahead of their expected arrival time. Two researchers and four MTF arrived, each badge scanned and cleared. The two scientists were accompanied to SCP-8327 while the MTF were brought to the prisoners where they were escorted to the van. At 2:45 am they arrived at the entrance to SCP-8327 and lowered down into the cave. SCP-8327 was called to the surface and was tranquilized and brought over to the shallow shore inside the cave. Samples of SCP-8327 skin, blood and other fluids were extracted before being pushed and released back. At 3:05 am the van left the perimeter of Site-16-1, with both men in their custody.</p> <p>Shortly following the Site-16-1 communication system experienced another glitch then static, followed by communications sent from Site-16 reporting that Site-16-1 had not reported in for the last five hours and that MTF Beta-3 ("Far Reach") had been sent to assess what had happened to the site-16-1. Site-16-1 staff were left confused until the Foundation arrived, procedures dictate that the Site is to stop all testing and remain in lockdown until further instructions. 30 minutes later MTF Beta-3 ("Far Reach") arrived and secured the Site-16-1 and SCP-8327.</p> </blockquote> </div> </div> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Interviewed:</strong> Dr. Pearl</p> <p><strong>Interviewer:</strong> Dr. Randy Berryhill</p> <p><strong>Foreword:</strong> After incident interview with lead researcher Dr. Pearl</p> <p><strong><Begin Log, [7am]></strong></p> <p><strong>Dr. Randy:</strong> Can you please state your name for the Record.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Pearl:</strong> My name is Dr. Pearl.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Randy:</strong> Thank you, now can you help me understand exactly what occurred earlier tonight.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Pearl:</strong> Again with this, we already told you what happened its all documented in our reports and logs.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Randy:</strong> Yes, raging storms, communications glitching, multiple perimeter breaches, unauthorized access to the anomaly, samples stolen… All documented, this doesn’t look good from any angle.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Pearl:</strong> Whoever it was they knew what they were doing, said and did all the right things. All their badges checked out at the gate when they scanned in.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Randy:</strong> Well actually all their badge numbers were real, except for the fact that they belonged to Foundation researchers and MTF agents that were deceased, their badges were reactivated last week.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Pearl:</strong> Wait, how was this not flagged!</p> <p><strong>Dr. Randy:</strong> Well, there aren’t any automated programs in place that are triggered when this happens, but I'll tell you this, there sure as hell will be now.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Pearl:</strong> What about the communication equipment malfunctioning, Site-16-1 reported in on time to during that time to Site-16 with confirmation.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Randy:</strong> That's the funny thing, Site-16 hadn't heard back from the containment site until 3:12 am, most likely there was someone else nearby hacking into the communication network, pretending to be Site-16.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Pearl:</strong> Are you fucking kidding me!?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Randy:</strong> Nope well, thank you for your time. The Foundation will be back in contact with you soon regarding going further with SCP-8327.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Pearl:</strong> Wait what, you can’t be serious! we need to know who did this and why!</p> <p><strong>Dr. Randy:</strong> I can assure you we know exactly who did this, as for why? That is yet to be determined, like I said before. Have a good day, Dr. Pearl.</p> <p><strong><End Log, am></strong></p> <p><strong>Closing Statement:</strong> Additional security will be required for this anomaly to ensure another incident like this does not occur, likewise future anomalies like this one will require new security protocols. Dr. Pearl will continue working on SCP-8327 under probation until further notice.</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><strong>MAIL - MESSAGE ONE</strong></p> </div> <p><strong>FROM:</strong> Site Director, Dr. Richardson<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup><br/> <strong>TO:</strong> Dr. Judy Baker<br/> <strong>TOPIC:</strong> Site-16-1 Incident</p> <p>Good morning, Dr. Baker I regret to inform you that there has been another raid carried out by the group now being colloquially known as S.T.R.A.D. behind closed doors in the early hours of Sunday morning. The temporary site has been reestablished and the area secured along with the asset. Your son Randy has sent the investigative report to me to review before handing it off to the 05 council for review on further actions to be taken place, regarding this ongoing issue. This message is being sent as a courtesy to you for the previous events taken place with this group along with your decades of tireless work for the Foundation.</p> <p>Sincerely, Dr. Richardson</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><strong>MAIL - MESSAGE TWO</strong></p> </div> <p><strong>FROM:</strong> Dr. Judy Baker<br/> <strong>TO:</strong> Site Director, Dr. Richardson<br/> <strong>TOPIC:</strong> Site-16-1 Incident</p> <p>Dear Site Director Richardson, I would like to remind you director Richardson of the previous two events and the effect on my family this has had. This is the first documented attack on a Foundation site, the next one will have far greater consequences.</p> <p>Sincerely, Dr. Judy Baker</p> </div> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. A collective term used to refer to a group of SCP-8327 entities.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-2"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-2')">2</a>. Site-16 Director</div> </div> <div class="licensebox"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Hide Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>Cite this page as:</p> <div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <blockquote> <p>"<a href="/scp-8327">SCP-8327</a>" by TboneBerryhill, from the <a href="https://scpwiki.com">SCP Wiki</a>. Source: <a href="https://scpwiki.com/scp-8327">https://scpwiki.com/scp-8327</a>. 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SCP-8329	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <p><strong>Item #:</strong> SCP-8329</p> <p><strong>Object Class:</strong> Keter</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> Cameras must be installed in all convenience stores in the United States to observe possible SCP-8329 manifestations. Significant financial losses suffered by affected establishments should be justified as a series of frequent robberies in the region.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8329 is a probabilistic anomaly that manifests in convenience store attendants in the United States. SCP-8329 has three main effects:</p> <p>• The first effect causes the attendant, now designated SCP-8329-1, to become extremely sweaty and give change in absurdly large amounts, often handing over up to ten times the correct amount. SCP-8329-1 does not notice the error, regardless of their experience or attention.</p> <p>• The second effect causes the customer, now designated SCP-8329-2, to realize the change is incorrect and still accept the wrong amount, regardless of religion, mental condition, or any other factor that would normally prevent them from taking such action.</p> <p>• The third effect causes SCP-8329-2 to be fatally injured shortly after the theft, upon leaving the store. The causes of the accidents are usually hit-and-runs or heart attacks.</p> <p>After the effects of SCP-8329 cease, SCP-8329-1 will revert to being the attendant after a sudden fainting spell.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Addendum 1: TESTS LOG</strong></p> <p><strong>Test 8329.1</strong></p> <p>On 21/09/2023, a camera installed at ███████ ████, ████, Oregon, USA, identified SCP-8329-1 sweating abnormally. Agent Ravenshire was then dispatched to the establishment to infiltrate as a civilian with the objective of informing the affected attendant that the change was incorrect.</p> <p><strong>Procedure:</strong></p> <p>Agent Ravenshire entered the establishment, placed some items in a shopping cart, and proceeded to the checkout. SCP-8329-1 was giving approximately 8 times the expected change to the customer. Ravenshire attempted to inform SCP-8329-1 that the change was incorrect.</p> <p><strong>Result:</strong></p> <p>Upon being informed by Ravenshire, SCP-8329-1 showed no recognition of the error, insisting that the change was correct. Ravenshire tried several approaches, including showing the correct amount on the cash register screen and calmly explaining the error. SCP-8329-1 exhibited aggressive behavior, even insulting Ravenshire. Upon hearing the insults, Ravenshire began to feel inferior and depressed, even though the insults were not particularly severe. Ravenshire's emotional state deteriorated drastically, rendering him unable to express himself or speak. Ravenshire was unable to proceed.</p> <p><strong>Conclusion:</strong></p> <p>Agent Ravenshire was unsuccessful in preventing SCP-8329-1 due to his emotional state. Ravenshire is still recovering.</p> <p><strong>Test 8329.2</strong></p> <p>Below is a list of some attempts to prevent accidents caused by SCP-8329 made by the by the team specialized in personal protection 8329-Alpha. For the complete list, consult the current head of research.</p> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th>Situation</th> <th>Result</th> </tr> <tr> <td>The accelerator of a truck passing on the highway in front of the establishment breaks, and the truck veers off the road towards SCP-8329-2, who was exiting the establishment. 8329-Beta attempts to prevent the collision.</td> <td>8329-Alpha successfully prevents the accident by pushing SCP-8329-2 out of the truck’s path. SCP-8329-2 tries to express gratitude but ends up choking and consequently dying.</td> </tr> <tr> <th>Situation</th> <th>Result</th> </tr> <tr> <td>SCP-8329-2 exits the establishment and gets into their car. Before entering the car, SCP-8329-2 throws their cigarette, which lands near a fuel tank at a nearby gas station. The tank explodes, causing a fire.</td> <td>8329-Alpha extinguishes the fire with a fire extinguisher from the gas station, saving SCP-8329-2. However, minutes after being saved, SCP-8329-2 suffers a heart attack due to the stress and dies.</td> </tr> <tr> <th>Situation</th> <th>Result</th> </tr> <tr> <td>SCP-8329-2 trips over wires at the exit of the establishment. SCP-8329-2 falls and suffers a cranial trauma.</td> <td> <p>SCP-8329-2 is quickly assisted by 8329-Alpha, who intends to take them to the nearest hospital. On the way, a deer suddenly appears in front of the vehicle, which is hit, causing a fatal accident for SCP-8329-2. Members of 8329-Alpha only sustain injuries.</p> </td> </tr> </table> <p>All attempts to prevent the accidents ended in failure, with SCP-8329-2 always dying.</p> <p><strong>END OF TESTS LOG</strong></p> <hr/> <p><strong>Addendum 2:</strong></p> <p>The following is a slightly torn paper found on 2024/02/26 on the desk of the current head researcher, Dr. Brookfield. Author currently unknown.</p> <hr/> <blockquote> <p>You think you can contain me? That you can understand what I am? You are playing with fire and don’t even know it. Every change error, every accident, is just [illegible due to a tear]. Keep trying, keep failing.</p> <p>You cannot see me, but I see all of you. And every attempt to stop me only makes me stronger. You think you can save lives? That you can prevent the accidents? Good luck with that.</p> <p>I am the chaos in your transactions, the misfortune in your steps. 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SCP-8331	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div class="info-container"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>SCP-8331</strong></p> </div> <hr/> <div id="u-author_block"> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/iszths-personnel-file">▸ More by this Author ◂</a></p> </div> <hr/> <div id="u-comments2" style="display: none;"> <p>{$comments2}</p> </div> <div class="u-faq"> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/component:info-ayers">F.A.Q.</a></p> </div> <div style="display: none;"> <p>{$doesthisfixthebug}</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="desktop-aim"> <div class="w-container"> <div class="cell-container-image darkmode-{$darkmode} cc-SAFE lv-one"> <div class="s-cell"> <p><strong>ITEM #:</strong> SCP-8331</p> </div> <div class="s-cell" style="text-align: right;"> <p><strong>LEVEL-</strong><span style="font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase;"><span class="one"> </span></span></p> </div> <div class="s-cell"> <p><strong>CONTAINMENT CLASS:</strong> SAFE</p> </div> <div class="s-cell" style="text-align: right;"> <p><strong>DISRUPTION CLASS:</strong> DARK</p> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="cell-container"> <div class="w-cell"> <p><strong>Assigned Site</strong></p> <hr/> <p>Site-61</p> </div> <div class="w-cell"> <p><strong>Site Director</strong></p> <hr/> <p>James Black</p> </div> <div class="w-cell"> <p><strong>Research Head</strong></p> <hr/> <p>Dr. Ymir</p> </div> <div class="w-cell"> <p><strong>Assigned MTF</strong></p> <hr/> <p>Psi-11 "Night Lighters"</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mobile-aim"> <div class="w-container"> <div class="cell-container-image darkmode-{$darkmode} ccm-SAFE lvm-one"> <div class="s-cell" style="margin-top: -10px; padding-bottom: 20px"> <p><strong>ITEM:</strong> SCP-8331</p> </div> <div class="s-cell" style="text-align: right; margin-top: -10px; padding-bottom: 20px"> <p><strong>LEVEL-</strong><span style="font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase;"><span class="onem"> </span></span></p> </div> <div class="s-cell"> <p><strong>CONTAINMENT<br/> CLASS:</strong> SAFE</p> </div> <div class="s-cell" style="text-align: right;"> <p><strong>DISRUPTION<br/> CLASS:</strong> DARK</p> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="cell-container"> <div class="w-cell"> <p><strong>Assigned Site</strong></p> <hr/> <p>Site-61</p> </div> <div class="w-cell"> <p><strong>Site Director</strong></p> <hr/> <p>James Black</p> </div> <div class="w-cell"> <p><strong>Research Head</strong></p> <hr/> <p>Dr. Ymir</p> </div> </div> <div class="cell-container"> <div class="w-cell" style="max-width: 100%"> <p><strong>Assigned MTF</strong></p> <hr/> <p>Psi-11 "Night Lighters"</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <p><strong>Site-61 Anomaly Designation<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup>:</strong> HEX-B056, "Fig" (Biological Anomaly)</p> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong></p> <p>SCP-8331 is <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">temporarily</span> contained within a standard enriched biological entity containment chamber at Site-61. The chamber's environment has been regulated to imitate that of lowland Greece with occasional simulated rainfall and day/night cycle. The substrate should be sufficient to match that of the simulated environment, specifically to support the continued growth of the planted grasses and shrubs.</p> <p>Edit: As of 20/10/2015, SCP-8331's chamber has been filled with various items following experimentation for enrichment purposes. This includes a large number of toys, cardboard boxes, a shallow pond, and a sand pit. SCP-8331's chamber has also been outfitted with standard biological decontamination chambers for any fruit provided by SCP-8331 to its visitors following the approval of a visitation schedule.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong></p> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="fig.png" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8331/fig.png"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>SCP-8331 prior to containment.</p> </div> </div> <p>SCP-8331 is an anomalous biological organism resembling a small <em>Ficus carica</em><sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup> composed of a red, sinewy flesh-like material measuring around three meters in height. SCP-8331 bears fruit that are outwardly similar to figs, however are composed of various muscle tissues and fatty components similar to those found within animals. Despite this, the fruits are described as incredibly juicy and sweet when consumed, and contain a significant number of essential vitamins, minerals, and nutrients. SCP-8331 itself doesn't seem to require any nutrients and only minimal water.</p> <p>SCP-8331 is animate and friendly to <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">any</span> most fauna it encounters, especially humans. When SCP-8331 is aware of a nearby individual or animal, it will hurriedly walk over to them using a number of thick root-like protrusions and proceed to shake its branches, attempting to loosen some of its fruit for the individual to consume.</p> <div class="scp-image-block block-left" style="width:300px;"><img alt="Fig3.png" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8331/Fig3.png"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Fruit taken from SCP-8331.</p> </div> </div> <p>SCP-8331 was discovered in C████, Greece when it inadvertently stumbled upon a playground and began offering fruit to children before parents called animal control. An embedded agent in the area reported the entity as anomalous and containment was established with the cover story of an organised prank by locals being released to the general public.</p> <p>Upon containment, a traditional prayer garland was located around SCP-8331's trunk. Translation efforts are ongoing.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Addendum 8331-A: Testing Logs</strong></p> <p>Following containment and establishment of SCP-8331's anomalous properties, testing was carried out in order to ascertain SCP-8331's intelligence and any further anomalous abilities. These tests were performed by Site-61's anomalous zoological expert Dr. Ymir.</p> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Open Testing Logs</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Close Testing Logs</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div class="blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Test 8331-1</strong></p> <hr/> <p><strong>12/07/2015</strong></p> <p><strong>Supervisor:</strong> Dr. Ymir</p> <p><strong>Subject:</strong> SCP-8331</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Test:</strong> One (1) <em>Rattus norvegicus domestica</em><sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-3" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-3')">3</a></sup> is to be released into SCP-8331's containment chamber.</p> <p><strong>Result:</strong> SCP-8331 took notice of the subject almost immediately and began to slowly walk over. The subject watched as SCP-8331 approached, moving away whenever SCP-8331 got too close. SCP-8331 eventually began to sway its branches until one of its fruits detached and fell to the ground, causing the subject to walk over and begin consuming the flesh.</p> <p>SCP-8331 remained still while the subject ate the fruit and moved around its legs. Subject occasionally attempted to chew on SCP-8331's legs, but was quickly and gently shoved away.</p> <p><strong>Notes:</strong> <em>It would seem that SCP-8331 is capable of reacting to a subject's reaction to its presence. SCP-8331 was shown to be very cautious when approaching a small skittish animal, suggesting it may have experience with similar creatures. Recommend attempting tests with both smaller and larger creatures to gain further insight. - Dr. Ymir</em></p> <hr/> <p><br/></p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Test 8331-2</strong></p> <hr/> <p><strong>12/07/2015</strong></p> <p><strong>Supervisor:</strong> Dr. Ymir</p> <p><strong>Subject:</strong> SCP-8331</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Test:</strong> One (1) <em>Bos taurus</em><sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-4" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-4')">4</a></sup> is to be released into SCP-8331's containment chamber.</p> <p><strong>Result:</strong> SCP-8331 takes notice of subject's presence and walks over at a brisk pace. Subject inspects SCP-8331's leaves before finding the fruiting bodies in its branches. Subject then begins eating SCP-8331's fruit and quickly consumes its entire supply.</p> <p>Subject continues to inspect SCP-8331's branches and attempt to bite off some of the more leaf like appendages, causing SCP-8331 to pull away and move to the opposite side of the chamber. SCP-8331 then spent the rest of subject's time within the chamber moving to avoid it while its fruit slowly regrew.</p> <p>Once some fruit had reached a larger size, SCP-8331 returned to the subject and repeated the process once the fruit were consumed.</p> <p><strong>Notes:</strong> <em>SCP-8331 is very tolerant of creatures that may cause it harm. I'm currently not sure why this is, as even the most domestic of animals tend to react with hostility or fear when being injured. SCP-8331's behaviour seems to be more like an automaton than an animal, will have to test SCP-8331's capacity for thought and reaction to more predatory creatures. - Dr. Ymir</em></p> <hr/> <p><br/></p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Test 8331-3</strong></p> <hr/> <p><strong>14/07/2015</strong></p> <p><strong>Supervisor:</strong> Dr. Ymir</p> <p><strong>Subject:</strong> SCP-8331</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Test:</strong> Thirty (30) <em>Locusta migratoria</em><sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-5" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-5')">5</a></sup> are to be released into SCP-8331's containment chamber.</p> <p><strong>Result:</strong> SCP-8331 Immediately takes notice of the subjects as they approach it. SCP-8331 reacts by creating a low groaning sound and shaking its leaves violently. As the subjects fly into SCP-8331's branches (presumably attracted by the scent of SCP-8331's fruit), SCP-8331 begins to run around the chamber, brushing its leaves up against various surfaces and attempting to swat the subjects with its branches.</p> <p>After approximately 10 minutes of this behaviour, the test is ended. However, upon removal of the living subjects, all quickly expired within the next hour from acute poisoning having ingested a significant amount of biological pesticides. These compounds were not found within SCP-8331's anatomy during initial biopsy, however further investigation revealed that SCP-8331's leaves and fruit can produce highly toxic substances in response to various pests. These compounds have proven to only be toxic to arthropods and do not pose a danger to humans.</p> <p><strong>Notes:</strong> <em>Fascinating. I was very curious as to how SCP-8331 managed to drive off pests considering its essentially a giant walking banquet of fruit and meat. This compound could be highly useful in future if we can synthesize it, but for now I think causing SCP-8331 undue stress would be detrimental to our work here. - Dr. Ymir</em></p> <hr/> <p><br/></p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Test 8331-4</strong></p> <hr/> <p><strong>14/07/2015</strong></p> <p><strong>Supervisor:</strong> Dr. Ymir</p> <p><strong>Subject:</strong> SCP-8331</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Test:</strong> One (1) <em>Felis catus</em><sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-6" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-6')">6</a></sup> is to be released into SCP-8331's containment chamber.</p> <p><strong>Result:</strong> SCP-8331 takes notice of the subject immediately and begins slowly walking over to them. Subject hisses and growls at SCP-8331, with SCP-8331 reacting by ceasing movement and bending its branches down to the subjects level.</p> <p>Subject approaches and inspects SCP-8331, who remains completely still. After a few moments, the subject calms down and inspects the fruit hanging from SCP-8331. Subject them begins licking and biting at the fruit which detaches and falls to the ground. SCP-8331 stands back up, and rests its base on the ground next to the subject, who is now eating the fruit and purring.</p> <p>After consumption, subject climbs up SCP-8331 and into its branches, where it remained for the remainder of the test, falling asleep.</p> <p><strong>Notes:</strong> <em>Interesting, SCP-8331 didn't react to the subjects claws when it climbed its trunk. No doubt it caused the same pain response as the other subjects, this might mean SCP-8331 has some idea of intent? In any case, it seems to get along with cats just fine. Might have to factor that in for enrichment.</em></p> <p><em>In the meantime, I think it's time for some human exposure. Morgan has been pressing to interact with SCP-8331, says she thinks it's cute. I think I'll give her a chance. - Dr. Ymir</em></p> <hr/> <p><br/></p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Test 8331-5</strong></p> <hr/> <p><strong>17/07/2015</strong></p> <p><strong>Supervisor:</strong> Dr. Ymir</p> <p><strong>Subject:</strong> SCP-8331</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Test:</strong> Junior Researcher T. Morgan is to enter SCP-8331's chamber and interact with it utilising a series of common animal befriending techniques and gauge SCP-8331's response.</p> <p><strong>Result:</strong> Upon Morgan entering SCP-8331's chamber, she was immediately noticed by SCP-8331. SCP-8331 excitedly ran over to Morgan and began running around her, with Morgan speaking to it. Morgan reached her hand out to SCP-8331, who stopped running and leaned its branches down towards her.</p> <p>Morgan spent a few minutes reaching through SCP-8331's branches and scratching at various areas to garner a response, which was done successfully in multiple areas (it is noted that SCP-8331's favourite spots to be scratched are at the bases of its branches, and its trunk).</p> <p>Afterwards, SCP-8331 leant the branches bearing the most fruit down towards Morgan, who happily took one and began to eat, to which SCP-8331 began running around excitedly shaking its leaves. (Morgan was reprimanded for not following safe decontamination protocols).</p> <p>Morgan then sat down in a corner, beckoning for SCP-8331 to come join her. SCP-8331 ran over and sat beside Morgan who occasionally scratched its trunk. SCP-8331 was noted to be completely still during the remainder of its time in the chamber, presumably resting.</p> <p><strong>Notes:</strong> <em>Well, I suppose Morgan had the right idea. SCP-8331's behaviour seems to be close to that of a cat or dog, with intelligence possibly even higher. After this interaction Morgan has been pestering me constantly for continued testing with her involvement. I don't see why not, although I'll have to pass on her reprimand as well.</em></p> <p><em>Those fruit do look really good though… -Dr. Ymir</em></p> <hr/> <p><br/></p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Test 8331-6</strong></p> <hr/> <p><strong>18/07/2015</strong></p> <p><strong>Supervisor:</strong> Dr. Ymir</p> <p><strong>Subject:</strong> SCP-8331</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Test:</strong> Junior Researcher T. Morgan is to enter the chamber and engage with SCP-8331 through verbal communication and positive reinforcement.</p> <p><strong>Result:</strong> After Morgan entered the chamber, SCP-8331 excitedly ran over to her and began running in circles, rubbing up against her, and offering its fruit. After calming SCP-8331 down, Morgan began the training while reinforcing the name 'Fig', chosen for SCP-8331 by attendant staff for this purpose.</p> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th>Training</th> <th>Outcome</th> </tr> <tr> <td>"Stay" Command</td> <td>Successful</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"Come" Command</td> <td>Successful</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"Sit" Command</td> <td>Successful</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"Lie Down" Command</td> <td>Failure, SCP-8331 does not react positively to being prone</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"Fetch" Command</td> <td>Successful, SCP-8331 does not have the articulation to grasp objects, however it learned to kick objects with its legs back to Morgan</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"No" Command</td> <td>Successful, however SCP-8331 reacted very negatively to being scolded, offering Morgan its fruit afterwards.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"Speak" Command</td> <td>Failure <em>(It's a tree, come on guys.)</em></td> </tr> </table> <p>After the training had concluded (taking approximately four hours total), SCP-8331 sat down to rest in a corner of its containment chamber with large amounts of foliage. A rumbling could be heard coming from SCP-8331 after it came to rest, described as being similar to a cat's purr.</p> <p><strong>Notes:</strong> <em>SCP-8331's intelligence is quite shocking. It learned all this behaviour in such a short time that it seems to surpass the smartest canines, possibly even approaching that of dolphins or primates.</em></p> <p><em>I've recommended that Morgan be given lead on SCP-8331's training and study as well, as it seems to have imprinted on her and I have more pressing matters to attend to, I'm sure she will be elated at the opportunity. - Dr. Ymir</em></p> <hr/> <p><br/></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p>Following experimentation and socialisation training with SCP-8331, all research and testing regarding SCP-8331 has been handed over to the recently promoted Researcher T. Morgan by Dr. Ymir's recommendation. All further research into SCP-8331 will be lead by Researcher Morgan and any updates regarding SCP-8331's condition and decisions will be forwarded to her.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Addendum 8331-B: Email Logs</strong></p> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Open Email Logs</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Close Email Logs</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div class="email-example"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><br/></p> <div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="email"> <div class="tofrom"> <p><strong>To:</strong> Dr. Ymir<br/> <strong>From:</strong> Researcher Morgan<br/> <strong>Subject:</strong> Thank you!!</p> </div> <hr/> <p>Just letting you know Rachael that I am incredibly thankful for the promotion and the lead on SCP-8331's research. I know you didn't do it just because of my experience and that you had other matters to attend to, but I'm still super <em>super</em> grateful!!</p> <p>I'd also like to make a request to allow for regular visitations to SCP-8331's chamber for on site staff. I know she's only here temporarily, but I think she would be a great help in relieving stress from all of the team! It might help them realise that not all anomalies are like the monsters kept here.</p> <p>You can count on me to get the most out of this! :)</p> <p>- Tessa</p> </div> <br/> <div class="email"> <div class="tofrom"> <p><strong>To:</strong> Researcher Morgan<br/> <strong>From:</strong>Dr. Ymir<br/> <strong>Subject:</strong> Re:Thank you!!</p> </div> <hr/> <p>Hi Tessa,</p> <p>You are very welcome. Keep in mind that while I do have other issues that need attention, your dedication to the Foundation and your skills in this particular area have been invaluable in our research. Don't think I promoted you just because I needed someone to take over, I expect a lot out of your lead on this project.</p> <p>As an aside, please remember to keep emails as professional as possible as they are usually logged for posterity, especially when submitting requests such as this.</p> <p>That said, I have approved your request for permanent containment due to SCP-8331's imprinting on you, and also approved for supervised visitations for staff. Staff will have to submit a request for a time slot to visit SCP-8331 by your approval. A general notice will be given out tomorrow.</p> <p>- R. Ymir</p> <p>(P.S. Translation on the garland around SCP-8331's trunk is top priority, as it may hold insight into its origin.)</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <br/> <div class="email"> <div class="tofrom"> <p><strong>To:</strong> Dr. Ymir<br/> <strong>From:</strong> Researcher Morgan<br/> <strong>Subject:</strong> Re:Re:Thank you!!</p> </div> <hr/> <p>Hi Rachael,</p> <p>Thanks so much for approval! I'm sure all of us here will benefit from having Fig as a part of our daily lives. Apologies about the unprofessional email earlier, I might have gotten a bit too excited. I will begin work on organising a system by which staff can interact with SCP-8331.</p> <p>Thanks again!</p> <p>- Tessa</p> <p>(P.S. The translation team is hard at work, I'll let you know when we make progress. We're waiting on some outside help at the moment.)</p> </div> <br/></div> </div> </div> <hr/> <p><strong>Visitation - SCP-8331</strong></p> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Open Visitation Notice</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Close Visitation Notice</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div class="email"> <div class="tofrom"> <p><strong>To:</strong> General Site-61<br/> <strong>From:</strong> Dr. Ymir<br/> <strong>Subject:</strong> SCP-8331 Visitation Announcement</p> </div> <hr/> <p>To all staff of Site-61, this is a notice to inform you all that visitations to SCP-8331's chamber are now open to anyone who wishes to submit a request.</p> <p>SCP-8331 (Also known as 'Fig') has undergone extensive testing and training and has been deemed as perfectly safe for interaction. SCP-8331 has also been given permanent residence at Site-61 for increasing site morale. We do ask that anyone accepting fruit from SCP-8331 place it in the provided decontamination chambers before consumption.</p> <p>Anyone wishing to request a slot may contact Researcher Morgan or her team.</p> <p>Thankyou.</p> <p>- Dr. Ymir, head of Zoological Studies</p> </div> <br/></div> </div> </div> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Open Visitation Log</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Close Visitation Log</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>The following is a generalised monthly visitation log for SCP-8331. For a full daily log, please contact Researcher Morgan or her team for access.</p> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th>Month</th> <th>Visitors</th> <th>Notable Incidents</th> </tr> <tr> <td>08/2015</td> <td>121</td> <td>No notable incidents.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>09/2015</td> <td>156</td> <td>No notable incidents.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10/2015</td> <td>87</td> <td>SCP-8331's chamber had to be quarantined following an outbreak of non-anomalous Fig Rust. SCP-8331 recovered after one week and showed no lasting effects.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11/2015</td> <td>112</td> <td>No notable incidents.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12/2015</td> <td>203</td> <td>SCP-8331 and its chamber was decorated with seasonal decor for Christmas, along with a Christmas party. SCP-8331 was reported to be highly enthusiastic about the festivities, causing minor property damage in the process. Party was nonetheless deemed a huge success.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>01/2016</td> <td>104</td> <td>No notable incidents.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>02/2016</td> <td>98</td> <td>No notable incidents.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>03/2016</td> <td>81</td> <td>SCP-8331's chamber suffered a climate control related failure resulting in detrimentally low temperatures. Maintenance was scheduled as SCP-8331 was removed from the chamber to the general break area for the duration of the process, coinciding with Incident-S-61-230316. See log for further details.</td> </tr> </table> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <p><strong>Incident S-61-230316</strong></p> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Open Incident S-61-230316</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Close Incident S-61-230416</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>On 23/03/16, Site-61 experienced a security breach within its biological containment area involving a highly lethal predatory anomaly. Multiple personnel were killed during the initial breach with the anomaly being successfully recontained after a rampage through the facility.</p> <p>The anomaly had managed to weaken its chamber security over the course of two months before finally breaching the blast door and making its way to the general break area in which a large number of personnel and SCP-8331 were located at the time. When the anomaly in question entered the room, SCP-8331 moved towards it and began to shake its leaves violently causing its fruit to be ejected at high speeds into the anomaly's face and into its eyes. It's presumed the toxins contained within these launched fruit caused the entity to be temporarily blinded.</p> <p>The anomaly reacted violently to this, however, resulting in damage across SCP-8331's trunk and branches from the anomaly's large sharpened claws. The distraction, however, allowed for evacuation of personnel and eventual pacification and recontainment by security personnel.</p> <p>Unfortunately, three personnel were lost in the attack, including Researcher Morgan who had attempted to move SCP-8331 to safety instead of retreating. SCP-8331 was found after the anomaly's recontainment next to the corpse of Researcher Morgan, gently and repeatedly dropping fruit into and around her hands and on her lap.</p> <p>SCP-8331 was placed back in containment, but has since been far less energetic when interacting with people, spending most of its time in the corner of its chamber resting.</p> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <p><strong>Addendum 8331-C: Email Logs</strong></p> <p>The following is a log of email communication between Dr. Ymir and Researcher Morgan, logged for posterity following Incident S-61-230316. This was the final communication from Researcher Morgan's email prior to Incident S-61-230316. Dr. Ymir has since taken over as project lead of SCP-8331.</p> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Open Email Logs</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Close Email Logs</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div class="email-example"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><br/></p> <div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="email"> <div class="tofrom"> <p><strong>To:</strong> Dr. Ymir<br/> <strong>From:</strong> Researcher Morgan<br/> <strong>Subject:</strong> Request for SCP-8331</p> </div> <hr/> <p>Hi Rachael</p> <p>Just an update letting you know that having SCP-8331's regular visitation schedule has been a massive boon for site morale. Everyone including myself just adore her! And she is always so excited to be around people. The visitation requests have been piling up each month and we've seen a marked increase in productivity and a decrease in stress, or so I'm told by our analysts.</p> <p>While research has slowed regarding new info on SCP-8331, it has lead to some new insights into anomalous anatomy that the Biological Studies Department have been eager to utilise in their projects, so it's been a real win!</p> <p>As an aside, SCP-8331's chamber is undergoing maintenance and I'd like to request permission to take her out of containment to the general areas so she can interact with some of the staff instead of waiting inside a temporary chamber. I'd like to spend some time with her before heading on leave next week.</p> <p>Looking forward to your response, thanks so much!</p> <p>- Tessa</p> </div> <br/> <div class="email"> <div class="tofrom"> <p><strong>To:</strong> Researcher Morgan<br/> <strong>From:</strong>Dr. Ymir<br/> <strong>Subject:</strong> Re:Request for SCP-8331</p> </div> <hr/> <p>Hi Tessa,</p> <p>Sorry for the delay. I am very happy to hear that things are working out. You've done an amazing job so far and I am incredibly impressed with how well you've handled both the care and study of SCP-8331 over the past few months. Well done.</p> <p>I can allow SCP-8331 out for a short time in the general break area, but movement will have to be very limited. Try to keep SCP-8331 calm during this time as we don't want it getting too excited and potentially causing damage to property. It's a mobile tree after all.</p> <p>And of course I cannot permit any consumption of SCP-8331's fruit during this time, you will be wholly responsible for SCP-8331 and any issues that arise. There is a serious and urgent security issue involving another anomaly that demands my immediate attention so I cannot divert any security resources if anything happens.</p> <p>Be careful.</p> <p>- R. Ymir</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <br/> <div class="email"> <div class="tofrom"> <p><strong>To:</strong> Dr. Ymir<br/> <strong>From:</strong> Researcher Morgan<br/> <strong>Subject:</strong> Re:Re:Request for SCP-8331</p> </div> <hr/> <p>Of course, I will keep her on a tight leash and make sure she stays as calm as possible. Don't worry about us, we'll be just fine.</p> <p>Thanks as always, Rachael :)</p> <p>- Tessa</p> </div> <p><br/></p> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <p><strong>Addendum 8331-D: Garland Translation</strong></p> <p>On 15/04/2016, the garland around SCP-8331's trunk was successfully translated using a number of archaic languages and consultation with Nälkä anthropologists.</p> <p>The translated text can be found below.</p> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Open Translation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Close Exploration Log - Translation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <blockquote> <p style="text-align: center;"><em>Oh beautiful Sykea. Sweet and gentle Sykea.</em></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em>In my name as Goddess of Grain and Karcist of the Nälkä, go forth and share the bounty of Olympus to all.</em></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em>Feed those who are hungry, love those who are needy, shelter those who are lost.</em></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em>Even if we ourselves lose our way, never lose your heart, my darling Sykea, and protect them always.</em></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em>In the name of the Ion, lover of all mankind.</em></p> </blockquote> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <p><br/> <br/></p> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. 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SCP-8332	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=3&theme=https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--code/theme%3Aisolated-terminal/1&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <div class="preview"> <p>There exist no tenable intervention strategies for SCP-8332. It was inevitable.</p> </div> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:45%;"><a href="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8332/archive1"><img alt="archive1" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--resized-images/scp-8332/archive1/medium.jpg"/></a> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Archival.</p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Item-#:</strong> 8332</p> <p><strong>Object Class:</strong> Apollyon</p> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> SCP-8332-A and SCP-8332-B are deceased. This document exists primarily for archival purposes, and does not describe an anomaly that warrants, nor has ever warranted, active containment.</p> <p>There exist no tenable intervention strategies for SCP-8332. It was inevitable.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> On 12-01-2024, 09:37:16 EST, Junior Researcher John Mahler (SCP-8332-A), aged 33, abruptly suffered total cardiac failure in combination with severe, spontaneous blunt force trauma throughout his body. Injuries sustained included: shattered pelvis, shattered femur & tibia, ruptured left femoral artery, perforated large intestine, left kidney, stomach, and bladder (resultant of pelvic bone fragments), fractured skull, fractured left arm, collapsed left lung, and partially severed left foot.</p> <hr/> <p>SCP-8332-A's death was instantaneous and incongruous with its immediate causal context, prompting tentative designation as an anomalous event until further investigation.</p> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:100%;"><a href="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8332/archive2"><img alt="archive2" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--resized-images/scp-8332/archive2/medium.jpg"/></a> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Archival.</p> </div> </div> <p>On 12-01-2024, 22:37:16 JST, Declan Yuu Ramirez, aged 34, was struck and killed by a drunk driver outside of his apartment in Osaka, Japan, sustaining injuries including fractured left arm, collapsed left lung, shattered femur & tibia, ruptured left femoral artery, perforated stomach, large intestine, bladder, and left kidney, shattered pelvis, fractured skull, and partially severed left foot. Ramirez was then designated SCP-8332-B.</p> <p>Following this, a semicomprehensive study crossexamining the medical, professional, and documented personal events & occurrences shared by SCP-8332-A and SCP-8332-B was conducted. (Summarized & Ongoing)</p> <p>12-01-2024 - Died.<br/> 31-12-2023 - Kissed a stranger (Photodump).<br/> 17-12-2023 - Experienced a bout of bronchitis.<br/> 18-10-2023 - Hospitalized for accidental alcohol toxicity.<br/> 16-10-2023 - Switched cell phone providers (T-Mobile →)<br/> 15-10-2023 - Deleted and re-installed Instagram a total of eleven times.<br/> 12-10-2023 - Moved into a new studio apartment.<br/> 23-09-2023 - Made a personal loan inquiry.<br/> 16-06-2023 - Made a joint loan inquiry.<br/> 03-03-2023 - Filed to change taxing status.<br/> 29-08-2022 - Hospitalized for broken leg.<br/> 13-06-2022 - Moved into a one bedroom apartment (1 co-applicant).<br/> 07-02-2022 - Death of a parent (Maternal).<br/> 25-09-2021 - Hospitalized for accidental alcohol toxicity.</p> <hr/> <p>SCP-8332-A and SCP-8332-B's activity from 2016-2021 display highly congruent patterns of mental health treatment and inconsistent employment. Data from prior to 2016 is erratic and incomplete (Pending).</p> <div class="scp-image-block block-left" style="width:45%;"><a href="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8332/archive3"><img alt="archive3" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--resized-images/scp-8332/archive3/medium.jpg"/></a> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Archival.</p> </div> </div> <p>Documents recovered from the personal belongings of SCP-8332-A and SCP-8332-B indicate superficial or inconsistent cognitive consideration of the polar instance, colloquially described by Dr. Harman Waters as "Lopsided"</p> <p>From 1994-2000, SCP-8332-A and SCP-8332-B both attended Banyan Creek Elementary School. Findings suggest this time period was the only span of such in which the two anomalies had sustained direct interpersonal interaction; this is corroborated via entries and one superlative<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup> in the school's 2000-edition yearbook.</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:55%;"><a href="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8332/archive4"><img alt="archive4" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--resized-images/scp-8332/archive4/medium.jpg"/></a> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Archival.</p> </div> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. "Best Friends Forever!"</div> </div> <div class="collection"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">More From This Author</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">More From This Author</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <table style="1px solid black; width: 100%;"> <tr> <th class="namerow" colspan="2"><div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p>PoufyPoufson's Works</p> </div> </div></th> </tr> <tr> <th class="titlecolumn">SCPs</th> <th class="articlecolumn"><div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p><a href="/scp-7541">SCP-7541</a> <span class="collectiondot">•</span></p> </div> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p><a href="/scp-8541">SCP-8541</a> <span class="collectiondot">•</span></p> </div> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p><a href="/scp-8031">SCP-8031</a> <span class="collectiondot">•</span></p> </div> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p><a href="/scp-7793">SPHERE</a> <span class="collectiondot">•</span></p> </div> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p><a href="/scp-7783">SCP-7783</a> <span class="collectiondot">•</span></p> </div> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p><a href="/scp-7151">SCP-7151</a> <span class="collectiondot">•</span></p> </div> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p><a href="/scp-7575">SCP-7575</a> <span class="collectiondot">•</span></p> </div> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p><a href="/scp-8010">SCP-8010</a> <span class="collectiondot">•</span></p> </div> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p><a href="/scp-6541">SCP-6541</a> <span class="collectiondot">•</span></p> </div> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p><a href="/scp-7471">SCP-7471</a> <span class="collectiondot">•</span></p> </div> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p><a href="/poufys-proposal">Poufy's Proposal</a> <span class="collectiondot">•</span></p> </div> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p><a href="/scp-7419">SCP-7419</a> <span class="collectiondot">•</span></p> </div> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p><a href="/scp-7811">SCP-7811</a> <span class="collectiondot">•</span></p> </div> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p><a href="/scp-8105">SCP-8105</a> <span class="collectiondot">•</span></p> </div> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p><a href="/scp-5125">SCP-5125</a> <span class="collectiondot">•</span></p> </div> </div></th> </tr> <tr> <th class="titlecolumn">Tales/GoI Formats</th> <th class="articlecolumn"></th> </tr> <tr> <th class="titlecolumn">Other</th> <th class="articlecolumn"><div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p><a href="/poufys-author-page">SCP-POUF</a> <span class="collectiondot">•</span></p> </div> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p><a href="/art:fear-of-death">Fear of Death</a> <span class="collectiondot">•</span></p> </div> </div></th> </tr> </table> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></body></html>
SCP-8333	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div class="preview"> <p>The Foundation has been collecting these bears for two years. Throughout all the investigations, none of the SCP-8333-1 instances exhibited anomalous properties following confiscation, even those returned to their original owners for experimental purposes.</p> </div> <blockquote> <p>The following documentation is currently undergoing evaluation for potential reclassification. During this intermediary assessment stage, annotations from the preliminary review process will remain preserved.</p> </blockquote> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="wish1.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8333/wish1.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Specimen of SCP-8333-1 at initial location of discovery. Currently held in temporary storage at Site-17.</p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Item #:</strong> SCP-8333</p> <p><strong>Object Class:</strong> Keter</p> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> Foundation webcrawlers are to be tasked with scanning social media for mentions of SCP-8333’s passphrase. Should any civilians be identified as potentially relevant to SCP-8333, their accounts are to be monitored for SCP-8333-1 creation. Should the production of SCP-8333-1 entities become widely shared material, artificial manipulation of trending content is to be enacted to redirect interest away from SCP-8333-1 instances.</p> <p>Instances of SCP-8333-1 confirmed to possess notable anomalous properties are to be confiscated. Use of amnestics is permitted for cover-up purposes, should any such instances be especially well-documented by its civilian owner. These recovered instances are to be held in low-priority storage at Site-17; access to SCP-8333-1 instances requires Level-3 clearance.</p> <p>Should the original owners or creators of SCP-8333-1 instances interfere with containment processes, Foundation response is to be determined on a case-by-case basis.</p> <blockquote> <p><tt>The Foundation has been collecting these bears for two years. Throughout all the investigations, none of the SCP-8333-1 instances exhibited anomalous properties following confiscation, even those returned to their original owners for experimental purposes. -Dr. R. Mercer</tt></p> </blockquote> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8333 is an anomalous phenomenon that affects handmade clothing, particularly miniature garments used to adorn dolls, stuffed animals, or other similar objects. Items affected by SCP-8333 are designated SCP-8333-1.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup></p> <p>SCP-8333’s primary effects are believed to be protective; testing has been ineffective (see appended document SCP-8333-12-2) in determining precise abilities. Attributes tentatively associated with SCP-8333 are as follows:</p> <ul> <li>SCP-8333 manifests when a passphrase is spoken by the creator, usually when the SCP-8333-1 instance is completed or gifted.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup> The passphrase is, “Thus do I dress the loves of my life.”</li> <li>SCP-8333 imbues the affected instance of SCP-8333-1 with anomalous durability, presumably a resistance to dust buildup, wear-and-tear, and staining. This longevity can allegedly be maintained by speaking another passphrase, which is currently unknown.</li> <li>SCP-8333 will only manifest if the creator makes a wish on the instance of SCP-8333-1.</li> <li>Owners of SCP-8333-1 instances consistently claim that they experience more restful, uninterrupted sleep when near an instance of SCP-8333-1 that belongs to them. This statement has been identified across interviewees of various backgrounds.</li> </ul> <blockquote> <p><tt>The majority of information compiled regarding SCP-8333’s effects comes directly from Serpent’s Hand associates, in place of empirical trials carried out by Foundation scientists. This is indicative of a lack of consistent anomalous activity; furthermore, research teams assigned to SCP-8333 have been unable to use recovered SCP-8333-1 instances to replicate the civilian-observed effects in laboratory settings. -Dr. R. Mercer</tt></p> </blockquote> <p>SCP-8333 initially came to Foundation attention following the publication of myriad news articles featuring a “Fairy Ring Sewing Circle” group. The group’s various social media accounts drew high amounts of internet traffic due to coverage of its charity endeavors involving local hospitals. Specifically, the Foundation was spurred to intervene when the group’s largest charity event coincided with the sudden formation of multiple smaller “fairy ring” sewing circles also participating in the donation events—the toys with handmade clothes contributed by many of these new groups were consistently described by recipients as “magical”, and “indescribable”.</p> <p>Action was authorized after field agents discovered that many members of these new groups were associated with the Serpent’s Hand group of interest.</p> <blockquote> <p><tt>The field agents in question didn’t need to engage in any sort of sophisticated questioning to obtain the information regarding involvement of Hand associates. Interview logs (see extended files SCP-8333-4) indicate that the sewing circle members simply stated “yes” when asked if they were familiar with the Serpent’s Hand. None of the interviewees were taken into custody, as all of them were, for all intents and purposes, normal civilians. Followup investigations into these potential persons of interest revealed no unusual behavior or predisposition for anomalous abilities. -Dr. R. Mercer</tt></p> </blockquote> <p><strong>Addendum-8333-1:</strong> Due to a lack of viable data obtained from laboratory trials involving SCP-8333-1 instances, the Foundation attempted to contact members of the “Fairy Ring” hobbyist groups for further information regarding their anomalous crafts. Dr. Riven Mercer, acting as an ambassador between the Foundation and the Serpent’s Hand, was granted a series of interviews with one such group under the condition that the contents of the interviews not be released to the public.</p> <p>An excerpt of the second interview in the series is as follows:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Excerpt from Interview-8333-2:</span></strong><br/> <strong>Interviewer:</strong> Dr. R. Mercer<br/> <strong>Interviewees:</strong> Members of the “Gathering Godmothers” sewing circle, offshoot of the original “Fairy Ring” group. Aliases “Bee”, “Magpie”, “Lioness”, “Ewe”, and “Tuna” are used in place of the individuals’ legal names.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Mercer:</strong> Thank you again for agreeing to this interview.</p> <p><strong>Lioness:</strong> Thank you for keeping your promise about the sewing kit. I trust the pattern is simple enough to follow?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Mercer:</strong> I’ll try my best. I’ve only ever done simple embroidery and some mending, so it might take me a few tries to get the hemming down. And I’ll practice the buttonhole stitch on mockups like you suggested.</p> <p><strong>Magpie:</strong> That’s an important one, you know, can’t have the arm holes fraying after you put the coat on the bear! And it’s much easier to sew thread around an opening than add a tiny tiny sleeve onto a tiny coat. Sleeves are the literal devil, mind you, but you shouldn’t need to worry about sleeves.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Mercer:</strong> I’ll keep that in mind. Can you tell me a little more about these bears? And their clothes?</p> <p><strong>Bee:</strong> Well, the bears we just get on the cheap. Drug stores, grocery stores, big box stores with small displays. Usually near greeting cards. Lots of sales after holidays. Mind your scissors dear, they’ll fall off your lap.</p> <p><strong>Ewe:</strong> Thank you.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Mercer:</strong> I see. And what about the clothes?</p> <p><strong>Tuna:</strong> It all started with a friend of ours. Someone’s great-aunt or somesuch, twice removed, what have you. We all just called her “Auntie”. Nice lady. Moved away at some point, no one knows where she went. I miss her.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Mercer:</strong> And this “Auntie”, she taught you the patterns?</p> <p><strong>Magpie:</strong> Nope! She gave us some bears she made cute clothes for, though. And it all sort of snowballed from there, you see. All of us had something or other that was really bothering us, but for some reason… having that bear around, just felt nice, you know? Like someone was thinking of you. Looking out for you. Saying they were on your side, even if you didn’t even know if you were on your own side or not. We didn’t even ask for the bears, she just gave them out because she had spare time or something. I don’t know if she had any other hobbies, I just always saw her sewing. Seemed happy doing it, especially when we brought her old clothes we outgrew and she could cut up for scraps.</p> <p><strong>Bee:</strong> I couldn’t sleep during nursing school. Slept better when the bear from Auntie was by the pillow. Always slept well since. You dropped your pincushion.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Mercer:</strong> Oh, thank you. Was there anything special about how she made clothes for the bears?</p> <p><strong>Tuna:</strong> Isn’t anything made by hand these days inherently special in some way? It’s so hard to find time in one’s day to do something nice for yourself, let alone think about someone else in these hectic times.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Mercer:</strong> So the bears are entirely ordinary?</p> <p><strong>Tuna:</strong> Well, I didn’t quite say that, hmm? I’ll have you know that <em>my</em> bear got me through a nasty breakup, better than any food or TV show or sleep medication ever did.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Mercer:</strong> Can you tell me more about that process?</p> <p><strong>Lioness:</strong> Careful.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Mercer:</strong> Sorry if I overstepped.</p> <p><strong>Lioness:</strong> We will let you know which questions we will answer. So far as the bears go… would you consider something made with care “ordinary”?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Mercer:</strong> Maybe, compared to something made with care that has, say, magical properties.</p> <p><strong>Tuna:</strong> Oh, and what would you consider magic, science man?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Mercer:</strong> Something that science can’t explain?</p> <p><strong>Bee:</strong> Why do people carve their initials into trees? Why do people snap love locks to fences and throw away the keys? Is that magic?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Mercer:</strong> Please elaborate.</p> <p><strong>Tuna:</strong> It’s all a matter of perspective, really. Would you consider the Mona Lisa magical because she can make people cry, or smile, or contemplate life, all just by looking at her?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Mercer:</strong> I suppose not. In that same vein, does that mean you just find the bears soothing to be around, because Auntie made them specially for you?</p> <p><strong>Magpie:</strong> I think you’ll need to sit with the circle a few more weeks before we start talking about the super secret details of our past lives, silly. Your mockups have been looking better compared to last time, though, doctor. Huh, huh, what do you think?</p> <p><strong>Ewe:</strong> He is improving. Better than the last newcomer.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Mercer:</strong> I’ll try my best. Will there be other novices joining me in later sessions?</p> <p><strong>Magpie:</strong> Ah… no. Most likely not. Fewer and fewer people ask us to teach them, when they happen to find us. And most of those who do try to learn, don’t keep up with it. And of course, right around the corner are people who say handmade crafts are for old grannies who need to give up and whiny babies who need to grow up.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Mercer:</strong> Is that why you’ve all continued making these bears? To prove a point?</p> <p><strong>Lioness:</strong> We work with our hands to convey our hearts. Perhaps someday, you too will have a wish you would like to manifest in the same way.</p> </blockquote> <p><strong>Addendum-8333-2:</strong> As of three years following the initial classification of SCP-8333, Facility Oversight has agreed to review the proposal put forth by Dr. Riven Mercer, co-director of Kiryu Laboratories at Site-17, to re-classify SCP-8333 as a low-tier Unexplained Phenomenon. A panel will be convened for Dr. Mercer’s team to present their findings.</p> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Show follow-up documentation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Close follow-up documentation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="wish2.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8333/wish2.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Specimen of SCP-8333-1 generated by Dr. R. Mercer. Currently stationed at Site-17 per standing agreement with the Serpent’s Hand “Wishweaver” faction, to be entrusted to the custody of Dr. Mercer’s godson for further analysis. Empirical observation may continue if deemed necessary.</p> </div> </div> <blockquote> <p><tt>Oversight’s decision is acknowledged. Kiryu Labs will officially begin the transfer process effective immediately. Corresponding documentation will be updated to reflect the new non-SCP designation, and any remaining items in storage will be moved to low concern locker vaults, or restored to their original owners.</tt></p> <p><tt>The second passphrase is, “With the dearest of wishes my heart can weave forth.” -Dr. R. Mercer</tt></p> </blockquote> </div> </div> </div> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. “Teddy bear” toys are the most commonly observed instances of SCP-8333-1.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-2"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-2')">2</a>. 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return false;">Communism will win</a></span><br/> <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Bee-Boy%27s_Song">The Bee-Boy's Song</a>, by Rudyard Kipling</p> </div> </div> </div> <ul class="update-wrapper"> <li class="folded"> <div> <div style="display: flex;justify-content: center;align-items: center"> <div style="display:inline-block;margin-inline:auto;border: solid 2px gray"> <div style="border: outset 4px silver; background: gray; padding: 10px"> <div style="border: solid 3px #d1b40d;background: #edcf1f;padding: .5em;border-radius: 10px"> <div class="foldable-list-container"> <p><a href="javascript:;">ACCESSIBILITY MODE</a></p> </div> <div class="foldable-list-container after"> <div style="border: solid 3px #d1b40d;background: #ffffff;padding: 10px"> <p><strong>Item #:</strong> 8335\|0</p> <p><strong>Object Class:</strong> Thaumeli</p> <p><strong>Research Head:</strong> Dr. Guy Jenrick</p> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> All known SCP-8335 collectives have been relocated to Textual-biological Containers (TbCs) to allow for further maintenance of the hive collectives without risk of failure or mass proliferation. To ensure the safety of hives, TbCs are not to come in contact with untreated external textual materials, nor are TbCs to be removed from their cells for any reason.</p> <p>Hive @lpha is to be contained within the SCP-8335 file. The SCP-8335 file is to be stored on an airgapped TbC. All informational entry and exit from the SCP-8335 file is to be filtered by Aristaeus.aic, in order to preserve the integrity of Hive @lpha and limit the possibility of hostile textual-biological entities initiating a WK-Class 'Death of the Author' scenario.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup> Hive @lpha is to be regularly maintained, with excess textual-flora pruned at frequent intervals and the overall health of Hive @lpha detailed weekly.</p> <p>As per the protocols of Project 'Memedovukha', upon Hive @lpha generating an instance of SCP-8335-A, that instance is to be isolated and relocated to the TbC corresponding with the scheduled descending priority memetic target.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8335 is a species of sentient textual organisms resembling a highly simplified form of <em>Apis mellifera</em>,<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup> that is capable of inhabiting all forms of written text. Instances live in hive communities centralized on specific documents. At present, all known hives are under foundation control.</p> <p>The primary actors within a SCP-8335 hive are SCP-8335-b "Worker" class characters, represented by "b". Within an active hive, instances will interact with compatible characters and the designated hive node to produce SCP-8335-C "Nourishment" class characters, represented by "h". A sufficient stockpile of SCP-8335-C will allow for the incubation of an SCP-8335-A "Regent" class character, represented by "q". For comprehensive documentation of compatible characters, see the table located at the bottom of the description.</p> <p>Upon the emergence of a new Regent class character, the hive will initiate a swarm event. During this event, the new Regent will gather a small number of Worker class characters with whom it will transpose intertextually, proliferating to a new document. Though Regent swarms have been identified crossing large physical distances instantaneously during these events, they most commonly infest documents containing either a similar locus of information to the base of the original hive, or information pertaining to the SCP-8335 species itself.</p> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th>Key</th> <th>Class</th> <th>Function</th> </tr> <tr> <td>b</td> <td>Worker</td> <td>Primary actors in hive. Collect Resource from Flowers and miscellaneous characters from across the document.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>h</td> <td>Nourishment</td> <td>Created using Resource and stored within Hive node.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>q</td> <td>Regent</td> <td>Necessary for anomalous function. Activates new Worker characters. Incubated once quantity of stored Nourishment exceeds 8335.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>#</td> <td>Hive</td> <td>Central interaction node. Contains active Regent.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>p d</td> <td>Resource</td> <td>Converted to Nourishment in Hive.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X ¥ @ g</td> <td>Flower</td> <td>Interaction point where Workers extract Resource. May multiply if exposed to Resource from other Flowers.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>$</td> <td>Smoke</td> <td>Eliminates anomalous activity temporarily.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>J</td> <td>Collection</td> <td>Can be manipulated to interact with Hive or free Nourishment characters to remove Nourishment from document.</td> </tr> </table> <p><strong>Discovery and History:</strong> SCP-8335 was discovered within the literary collection of Raymond l'Emile. Raymond l'Emile was a known associate of the defunct GoI The High Men of Orp Terra, a group of hobbyist thaumaturgical apiarists who appear to have disbanded suddenly around the time of the outbreak of the First World War. The Foundation acquired the collection during a sting operation carried out by MTF Mu-43 'Honey Trappers' on a suspected Marshall, Carter, and Dark affiliate on 1/6/1946. By the time the Foundation became aware of the presence of SCP-8335 within the collection, it had established extensive colonies in almost all of the collected works. A thorough operation to comb through the texts for actionable material was conducted, but the majority of the texts proved illegible.</p> <p>On 6/1/1994, a re-evaluation of the recovered material was performed with the aid of previously unavailable digital analysis tools by Dr. Guy Jenrick of the Department of History. While much of the collection remained too damaged to interpret, the following passages relevant to the origins of SCP-8335 were recovered from the personal journals of Raymond l'Emile.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p>The Seve[…] March, Ninetee[…]</p> <p>Mister Koschevnikov, dear that he is, brought to us a new Yeoman, looking to obtain the Freedom of The City with the Company, at our meeting at The Three Candles last night. A peculiar little Teutonic gentleman by the name of Honig Bienenstock.</p> <p>By his own admission, he has some history in the arts of cryptomancy, and proposed to Koschevnikov a manner of working to ensorcell the very letters on a page to live and work, as if they were the industrious fellows we owe our passions and livelihood to.</p> <p>Most intrigued by such a queer novelty, I encouraged <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">my</span> Roy to invite the good man posthaste to join us at the company hall as soon as he is able.</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p>The Ni[…] Apr[…]</p> <p>I confess, it was not until Bienenstock scraped it from the page and glazed it upon a fine slice of toasted rye that I had even considered that these keímenopterids could produce edible honey. A drop of amber nectar busied from the very words of <em>Trattato sulla cognizione</em>, enticing and sweet.</p> <p>It was at once the most delectable and confounding thing I have ever tasted. The floral notes deepened by the chorus of linguistic flourishes upon the tongue. To savour a word is an intoxicating thing indeed, I fear I lack the poetic soul to do justice to such an experience.</p> <p>Mister Koschevnikov and I have hastened to induct Mister Bienenstock into the ranks of our High Men with a great expediancy. It is imperative that we acquire more, and the means to make it. I am overcome with an unbearable need to taste the sweetness of a sonnet, by ear and by tongue, with <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">my Roy</span> Mister Koschevnikov on a warm summer evening.</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p>[…]eth of April, […]</p> <p>Mister Koschevnekov surprised us with quite the spread at the Three Candles, a veritable smorgasbord as Mister Mjödson put it, and fine vintages they were. What a delightful man our Mister Koschevnekov, and what a delightful evening. I shall include below the experience of each honey, to the best of my limited hand.</p> <p>A reintroduction to the floral melody of the <em>Trattato sulla cognizione</em>, as fragrant and enticing as I remember.</p> <p>Following such a familiar yet intoxicating flavour, I saw fit to sample the rustic and almost earthy tones born of the <em>Canterbury Tales</em>. It served well to cleanse my palate, but certainly did not ignite any great passion within me. An acquired taste perhaps, as Earl Chandler seemed particularly infatuated with it.</p> <p>Seeking something a little more unusual, I turned to a product of our dear Roy's mother country, by his account it is a deeply controversial opera called <em>Victory Over the Sun</em>. I confess I could make neither heads nor tails of the text itself, perhaps I shall entreat Mister Koschevnekov to explain it to me at a later date. But the honey, good heavens the honey. Electrifying, it is the only word for it. The flavour of thrumming energy and coursing motion. It was like tasting the very essence of the future.</p> <p>A curious sort of aroma emanated from my next choice, a woody note perhaps, but with a certain dark tinge to it. The taste was almost indescribable. A thrilling edge, but with a haunting tone that lingered on the tongue long afterwards. If it tastes this exciting, I shall certainly have to read this <em>Dracula</em>.</p> <p>But I saved the finest until last, I had been eyeing it since the events of the evening had been unveiled. Honeyed from a copy of Wordsworth's <em>The Prelude</em>, the aroma was beyond my limited pen to convey. The essence of a man, his life and labours, so expertly crafted into verse, crystallized into an incomparably divine spread of amber. It tasted, I confess, of a kin with the feeling that rises in my chest to hear my dearest Roy laugh. I think, perhaps, it is good that I lack that poet's soul, if I did then the sight of his face as he tasted the honey of my craft would be the final note my heart could handle.</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p>[…]mber, Nin[…]</p> <p>Roy has taken receipt of a most troublesome tome. 'Twas apparently concocted by Bienenstock's cryptomantic compatriots, and contains many a comprehensively confounding and confuddling quip and quirk of querolous quandary.</p> <p>While the wily work of warped and weirdsome words weighs upon my wearisome cerebrum, Koschevnikov's close consideration of commensurate courses proposed the possibility of populating the pages with the peculiar pollinators we have grown so incandescently infatuated with.</p> <p>The subsequent concoction tickles and teases the tongue with a delightful dance of delectable dining experiences. Enamoured with the experience, I have entreated my dearest Koschevnikov to make merry again. Maychance I shall remodel the reading room, a rightful recepticle for our rapturous recreations and melifluous mellifera.</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p>The Twentieth […]er, N[…]een.</p> <p>I find with each sting of honeyed words, the confounding consequences of the Teutonic tome fade a little further. Alas, it seems, so too does the enrapturing ecstasy of prior stings fade, and so I have taken to larger servings with my tea.</p> <p>My dear Koschevnikov it seems has become similarly afflicted, though I fear he has found fit to engage in a more extensive relationship with our favoured friends. He makes time to converse at the Candles less and less as the weeks of autumn wear on. I ensure my schedule is free to receive him at any evening, but I worry perhaps my postings are not being delivered as replies have grown infrequent.</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p>[…]teenth of […]ber, Ni[…]rteen.</p> <p>It has been, I believe, at least a fortnight since I last received a correspondence from my Roy, and I will confess that I am growing concerned. In the years I have known his sweet soul, this is far from the first time we have gone so long without speaking, but there is a different timbre to the silence this time. I hope that is a sign of my advancing age, a creeping of paranoia at the corners of my thinking. I pray it is.</p> <p>I seem to be struggling more than usual to find the words to put to page. Perhaps my Roy is feeling the same, and that is why I have not heard from him.</p> <p>I suppose I could speculate all night and be no closer to the truth, I shall endeavour to make a pilgrimage to his place of rest on the morrow and put these worries to bed. I hope that is not presumptive of me.</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p>I arrived this morning at the estate of Mister Koschevnikov. I do not have the words, and I fear it uncouth of me to describe his condition. Oh Roy, oh Roy, the sweet sight of you turned so sour in my heart. I wish I could have done more. I should have done more. I shall never clear the stain from my soul.</p> <p>Before the current developments, Dr. A. P. Oidea believed the symptoms were commensurate with a certain confusion of the bodily defenses. "Allergy" was the word I believe he used. Now he stares, dumb as the rest of us, at the chimeric corpse. It is all such a blur to me, I confess my mind simply cannot accept the things I know to be true. I cannot bear to think of it longer, the visage of my dearest's face so silent awaits me with every timorous blink.</p> <p>I have reclaimed the volumes of his personal libapiaries. Perhaps to remember him by. Perhaps to drown myself in sweet sorrows.</p> </div> <p>Following this transcription, the body of Roy Koschevnikov was exhumed and its DNA sequenced. Foreign genetic material was found interpolated between the human nucleotides.</p> <p>The work detailing the method of creating SCP-8335 was among those affected by the infestation. However, l'Emile had left a wax-sealed note detailing the procedure for introducing 'smoke' to a colony in order to pacify 8335 instances. This discovery allowed initial researchers to prevent further proliferation of the contained colonies.</p> <p>Initial containment procedures called for affected works to be 'smoke' sealed, but regular containment checks revealed that a number of the colonies had become inert, unable to be woken up. As a result, updated containment procedures were introduced, only permitting 'smoking' as a countermeasure to breaches, with SCP-8335 affected works being sealed in standard containment lockers.</p> <p>After a series of containment breaches in the early 1970s, resulting in the total loss of several textual anomalies, authorisation was granted to the Hymenoptera Incarceration and Virtualization Endeavour. The goal of the project was to convert the extant SCP-8335 colonies into a format that could be more readily contained and observed, while reducing the risk of breaches threatening high priority textual anomalies. The resulting device, dubbed the Anomalous Paratextual Relocation Engine (or APRE), enabled the foundation to upload the colonies currently in containment to TbCs. The current containment procedures were drafted in conjunction with the Endeavour, and have reduced breach events by 16.46%.</p> <p><strong>Addendum:</strong> Project 'Memedovukha'</p> <p>Informed by l'Emile's experience with 'honey', Dr. Jenrick proposed that, when 'harvested' from a text with memetic effects, SCP-8335 will impart some measure of resistance to those same memetic effects. He subsequently submitted a research proposal to investigate the extent and field applicability of this effect.</p> <p>On 6/1/2004, Project 'Memedovukha' was authorised to research the apparent memetic inoculation effect imparted by SCP-8335-C.</p> <div style="border: 2px rgb(253 214 187) dashed;background-color: rgb(255 242 209);padding: 0px 10px;width: 90%;margin-inline: auto;"> <p><strong>Phase 1 - Extraction:</strong> Initial trials were performed by 'smoking' the infected page, and then scraping the 'hive' character with a laboratory spatula, a slow and tedious process that was swiftly deemed unsuitable for the long term needs of the project. While experimentation with a heavily modified radial honey extractor significantly improved per-hour outputs of usable SCP-8335-C, further refinement of the system was abandoned due to an unsustainably high rate of hive extinctions.</p> <p>Ultimately, building on the extant functions of the APREs used in containment and transport, a specialised application was developed, officially dubbed Jar_Muzen.cab. The application functions in a three part process, draining the 'hive' character, relocating the drained 8335-C instances to a blank page, and automatically printing the resulting file. Upon printing, processing of the printed material is handled by Aristaeus.aic in order to minimise the risk of memetic cross-contamination. The Jar_Muzen.cab procedure passed all efficiency benchmarks with regards to production quantity and hive retention rates, and the project was cleared to enter Phase 2.</p> <p><strong>Phase 2 - Refinement:</strong> Based on the information retrieved from the journals of Raymond l'Emile, a risk of melinaphylaxis and subsequent Melinadelian interpolation presents at higher doses or prolonged usage of 8335-C, and so a method for increasing potency without accompanying risk of allergic reaction was deemed necessary.</p> <p>Chemical analyses of 8335-C revealed a primary composition of keímenosaccharides,<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-3" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-3')">3</a></sup>. Derived from this understanding, a process of fermentation through the introduction of a thaumaturgically enhanced brewer's yeast classified as <em>verbumyces medo</em> was devised. The resultant syllavylcarbinol<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-4" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-4')">4</a></sup> proved to retain the inoculative effect of 8335-C, while dramatically decreasing cases of melinaphylaxis during animal trials. Further refinement of the process brought lethality rates below target rates, and Phase 3 was authorised.</p> <p><strong>Phase 3 - Human Testing:</strong> Phase 3 of Project 'Memedovukha' is currently ongoing, and is focused on human trials of the completed Class-b targeted memeadic inoculant. The primary goal is to demonstrate the safety and efficacy in protecting researchers and field agents from a selected group of memetic hazards. Included within this page is an APRE window, which will allow transfer of incubated SCP-8335-A instances from the Hive @lpha page to a locally hosted copy of the articles detailing the selected hazards.</p> <p>Once each page has been swarmed, an initial batch of Class-b inoculant will be produced to perform a double-blind study in order to prove its effectiveness and viability for field deployment.</p> </div> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. As per directive from the Pataphysics Department.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-2"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-2')">2</a>. Binomial name of the European Honey Bee.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-3"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-3')">3</a>. A semantic sugar analogue</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-4"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-4')">4</a>. 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class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">idle</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">smokeTutorial</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">tabindex</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">0</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">onfocus</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">smokeIterate()</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">onclick</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">smokeIterate()</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">$</span><span 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class="hl-var">onclick</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">smokeClick('sm10')</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">$‎MOKE&nbsp</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">display:inline-block;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">smokeLeft</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> Remaining: 11</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span 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class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">display:inline-block;white-space-collapse:break-spaces;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">idle</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">tabindex</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">0</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">onfocus</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">smokeClick('sm1')</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">onclick</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">smokeClick('sm1')</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">$</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">display:inline-block;white-space-collapse:break-spaces;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> you plea</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code"> =</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">sm8</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">display:inline-block;white-space-collapse:break-spaces;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">tabindex</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">0</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">onclick</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">smokeClick('sm8')</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">onfocus</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">smokeClick('sm8')</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">$</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">display:inline-block</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">e,</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> But all that has happened, to us you must tell,</span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">display:inline-block;white-space-collapse:break-spaces;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Or else we will give you no honey to </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code"> =</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">sm2</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">display:inline-block</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">idle</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">tabindex</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">0</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">onfocus</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">smokeClick('sm2')</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">onclick</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">smokeClick('sm2')</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">$</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">display:inline-block</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">ell!'</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> A maiden in her glory,</span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> Upon her wedding-day,</span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">display:inline-block;white-space-collapse:break-spaces;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Must tell her Bees the </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">display:inline-block</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code"> =</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">sm3</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">tabindex</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">0</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">onfocus</span><span class="hl-code">= </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">smokeClick('sm3')</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">onclick</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">smokeClick('sm3')</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">$</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">display:inline-block</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">tory,</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> Or else they'll fly away.</span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> Fly away—die away—</span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> Dwindle down and leave you!</span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> But if you don't deceive your Bees,</span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> Your Bees will not deceive you.</span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> Marriage, birth or buryin',</span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">display:inline-block;white-space-collapse:break-spaces;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">News across the </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code"> =</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">sm4</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">display:inline-block</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">tabindex</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">0</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">onfocus</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">smokeClick('sm4')</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">onclick</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">smokeClick('sm4')</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">$</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">display:inline-block</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">eas,</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">display:inline-block;white-space-collapse:break-spaces;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">All you're </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code"> =</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">sm5</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">display:inline-block</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">tabindex</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">0</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">onfocus</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">smokeClick('sm5')</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">onclick</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">smokeClick('sm5')</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">$</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">display:inline-block</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">ad or merry in,</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> You must tell the Bees.</span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> Tell 'em coming in an' out,</span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">display:inline-block</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Where the Fanner</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code"> =</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">sm6</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">display:inline-block;white-space-collapse:break-spaces;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">tabindex</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">0</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">onfocus</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">smokeClick('sm6')</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">onclick</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">smokeClick('sm6')</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">$</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">display:inline-block;white-space-collapse:break-spaces;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> fan,</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">display:inline-block</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">'Cau</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code"> =</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">sm7</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">display:inline-block</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">tabindex</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">0</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">onfocus</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">smokeClick('sm7')</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">onclick</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">smokeClick('sm7')</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">$</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">display:inline-block</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">e the Bees are justabout</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> As curious as a man!</span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> Don't you wait where the trees are,</span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> When the lightnings play,</span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> Nor don't you hate where Bees are,</span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">display:inline-block</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Or el</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">display:inline-block</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code"> =</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">sm9</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">tabindex</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">0</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">onfocus</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">smokeClick('sm9')</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">onclick</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">smokeClick('sm9')</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">$</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">display:inline-block</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">e they'll pine away.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> Pine away—dwine away—</span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> Anything to leave you!</span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> But if you never grieve your Bees,</span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> Your Bees'll never grieve you.</span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">b</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> - </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">i</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">The Bee-Boy's Song</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">i</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">, Rudyard Kipling</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">b</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">border:1px none #c2c0bc; background:#fadede;display:inline-block;padding:3px</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">b</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">NOTE:</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">b</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">i</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">All</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">i</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> smoke characters must be clicked to continue! </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">finalSmoke</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">display:none</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">text-align: center</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">border:1px none #c2c0bc; background:#f3f3f38f;display:inline-block;padding:10px;border-radius:100px</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">warning-box</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">warning-box-container</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">text-top</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">span</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">SMOKE FULLY DISPERSED</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">span</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">text-bottom</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">display:block;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">span</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">File Status:</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">span</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">text-number</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">color:grey</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">span</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">WAKING</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">span</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">image-bg</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">fa </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">background: #d6c9698a; color: #b69668; font-family: 'Oxanium';border-radius: 10PX; BORDER: NONE;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">onclick</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">smokeFinal()</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">h2</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Proceed to tend Hive @lpha?</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">h2</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">button</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">OutsideOfEverything</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">outerText</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">initialHoneyCount</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">8330</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">display:none;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">onclick</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">addQueenSkip()</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Skip to adding the queen</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">button</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">travellingSelectorBox</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">width:100%; border-bottom:2px dashed black; background-color:white;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">width:auto;font-family:'Oxanium';padding: 5px; border: solid 2px #939393; background: #c9c6b8; color: #887f7f; border-radius: 10px;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">width:auto; border: solid 2px #939393; background: #e9e9e9; padding: 10px; border-radius: 10px;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">width: 70%;display:inline-block</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">linkBlock</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">width:100%; border: solid 2px #bcbcbc; background: #c6c6c6; text-color: #bcbcbc;text-align:center</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">label</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">for</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">linkSelect</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">mobilefix</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">APRE Selector:</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">label</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">select</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">linkSelect</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">mobilefix</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">border:dotted 1px #ffd800; font-family: 'Oxanium'; background: #f5d87e; color: #aa5656;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">option</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">border:dotted 1px #ffd800; font-family: 'Oxanium'; background: #f5d87e; text-color: #aa5656;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">value</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">""</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Select Article Destination</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">option</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">option</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">border:dotted 1px #ffd800; font-family: 'Oxanium'; background: #f5d87e; text-color: #aa5656;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">value</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">Bee</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">SCP-8335</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">option</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">option</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">border:dotted 1px #ffd800; font-family: 'Oxanium'; background: #f5d87e; color: #aa5656;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">value</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">Toaster</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">SCP-426</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">option</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">option</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">border:dotted 1px #ffd800; font-family: 'Oxanium'; background: #f5d87e; color: #aa5656;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">value</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">Library</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">SCP-2602-which-used-to-be-a-library</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">option</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">option</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">border:dotted 1px #ffd800; font-family: 'Oxanium'; background: #f5d87e; color: #aa5656;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">value</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">Allison</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Allison-Eckhart</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">option</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">option</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">border:dotted 1px #ffd800; font-family: 'Oxanium'; background: #f5d87e; color: #aa5656;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">value</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">Verbosity</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">SCP-6430</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">option</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">option</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">border:dotted 1px #ffd800; font-family: 'Oxanium'; background: #f5d87e; color: #aa5656;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">value</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">FF</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">SCP-8102</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">option</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">option</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">border:dotted 1px #ffd800; font-family: 'Oxanium'; background: #f5d87e; color: #aa5656;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">value</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">Sandbox</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Sandbox</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">option</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">select</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">fakeLink</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">color:DimGray;font-size:calc(0.35em + 1vw)</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">href</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">""</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">onclick</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">fakeLinkClick(event)</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">mobilefix2</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> Insert queen to select queen destination</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">a</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">width:25%;display:inline-block;float:right</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">queenCollector beequeenboxtext mobilefix3</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">ondrop</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">queenDropHandler(event)</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">ondragover</span><span class="hl-code">= </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">queenDragover(event)</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">LinkButton</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">width:100%; border: double 4px #ae99053b;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">queenCollectorInitialText</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">button</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">OriginalBase</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">newDocBeeBase</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">width:100%; border-bottom:2px dashed black; background-color:white;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code"> =</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">queenReturn beeleasebox</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">queenReturnOriginal</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">onclick</span><span class="hl-code"> =</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">articleClickHandlerBase('OutsideOfEverything','queenReturnOriginal','OriginalBase',testMoveHandler)</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;display:none;width:100%; border: solid 4px #beb785; color: black;text-align:center</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">button</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">p</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-weight:bold</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Item #</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-weight:bold</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Object Class:</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Thaumeli</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-weight:bold</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Research Head:</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Dr. Guy Jenrick</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-weight:bold</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Special Containment Procedures:</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> All known SCP-8335 collectives have been relocated to Textual-biological Containers (TbCs) to allow for further maintenance of the hive collectives without risk of failure or mass proliferation. To ensure the safety of hives, TbCs are not to come in contact with untreated external textual materials, nor are TbCs to be removed from their cells for any reason.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Hive @lpha is to be contained within the SCP-8335 file. The SCP-8335 file is to be stored on an airgapped TbC. All informational entry and exit from the SCP-8335 file is to be filtered by Aristaeus.aic, in order to preserve the integrity of Hive @lpha and limit the possibility of hostile textual-biological entities initiating a WK-Class 'Death of the Author' scenario.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">float:left; clear:none;white-space:break-spaces;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">span</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">fnnum</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">span</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">span</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">fncon</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">As per directive from the Pataphysics Department.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">span</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> Hive @lpha is to be regularly maintained, with excess textual-flora pruned at frequent intervals and the overall health of Hive @lpha detailed weekly.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">As per the protocols of Project 'Memedovukha', upon Hive @lpha generating an instance of SCP-8335-A, that instance is to be isolated and relocated to the TbC corresponding with the scheduled descending priority memetic target.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-weight:bold</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Description:</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">SCP-8335 is a species of sentient textual organisms resembling a highly simplified form of</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-style:italic</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Apis mellifera,</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">float:left; clear:none;white-space:break-spaces;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">span</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">fnnum</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">counter-increment: megacount 2;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">span</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">span</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">fncon</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Binomial name of the European Honey Bee.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">span</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> that is capable of inhabiting all forms of written text. Instances live in hive communities centralized on specific documents. At present, all known hives are under foundation control.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> The primary actors within a SCP-8335 hive are SCP-8335-b "Worker" class characters, represented by "b". Within an active hive, instances will interact with compatible characters and the designated hive node to produce SCP-8335-C "Nourishment" class characters, represented by "h". A sufficient stockpile of SCP-8335-C will allow for the incubation of an SCP-8335-A "Regent" class character, represented by "q". For comprehensive documentation of compatible characters, see the table located at the bottom of the description.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Upon the emergence of a new Regent class character, the hive will initiate a swarm event. During this event, the new Regent will gather a small number of Worker class characters with whom it will transpose intertextually, proliferating to a new document. Though Regent swarms have been identified crossing large physical distances instantaneously during these events, they most commonly infest documents containing either a similar locus of information to the base of the original hive, or information pertaining to the SCP-8335 species itself.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">table</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">thead</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">text-align:center</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">th</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Key </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">th</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">th</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Class</span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">th</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Function</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">th</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">tr</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">thead</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">tbody</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">tr</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">td</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">display:inline-block;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">beeInTable</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">onclick</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">removeIdleAnimation('beeInTable')</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">idle</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> b </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">td</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">td</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> Worker </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">td</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">td</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> Primary actors in hive. Collect Resource from Flowers and miscellaneous characters from across the document. </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">td</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">tr</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">tr</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">td</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> h </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">td</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">td</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> Nourishment </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">td</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">td</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> Created using Resource and stored within Hive node. </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">td</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">tr</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">tr</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">td</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> q </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">td</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">td</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> Regent </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">td</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">td</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> Necessary for anomalous function. Activates new Worker characters. Incubated once quantity of stored Nourishment exceeds 8335. </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">td</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">tr</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">tr</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">td</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"># </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">td</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">td</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> Hive </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">td</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">td</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> Central interaction node. Contains active Regent. </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">td</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">tr</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">tr</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">td</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> p d </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">td</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">td</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> Resource </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">td</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">td</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> Converted to Nourishment in Hive.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">td</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">tr</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">tr</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">td</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> X ¥ @ g </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">td</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">td</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> Flower </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">td</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">td</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> Interaction point where Workers extract Resource. May multiply if exposed to Resource from other Flowers. </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">td</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">tr</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">tr</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">td</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">$ </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">td</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">td</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> Smoke </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">td</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">td</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Eliminates anomalous activity temporarily. </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">td</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">tr</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">tr</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">td</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> J j </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">td</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">td</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> Collection </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">td</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">td</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> Can be manipulated to interact with Hive or free Nourishment characters to remove Nourishment from document. </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">td</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">tr</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">tbody</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">table</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-weight:bold</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Discovery and History:</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> SCP-8335 was discovered within the literary collection of Raymond l'Emile. Raymond l'Emile was a known associate of the defunct GoI The High Men of Orp Terra, a group of hobbyist thaumaturgical apiarists who appear to have disbanded suddenly around the time of the outbreak of the first world war. The Foundation acquired the collection during a sting operation carried out by MTF Mu-43 'Honey Trappers' on a suspected Marshall, Carter, and Dark affiliate on 1/6/1946. By the time the Foundation became aware of the presence of SCP-8335 within the collection, it had established extensive colonies in almost all of the collected works. A thorough operation to comb through the texts for actionable material was conducted, but the majority of the texts proved illegible.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">On 6/1/1994, a re-evaluation of the recovered material was performed with the aid of previously unavailable digital analysis tools by Dr. Guy Jenrick of the Department of History. While much of the collection remained too damaged to interpret, the following passages relevant to the origins of SCP-8335 were recovered from the personal journals of Raymond l'Emile.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">margin-inline:auto;width:80%; background-color: rgb(34, 34, 0); border: 3px solid rgb(170, 170, 85); color: rgb(221, 221, 119); padding: 10px;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">The Seve[...] March, Ninetee[...]</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Mister Koschevnikov, dear that he is, brought to us a new Yeoman, looking to obtain the Freedom of The City with the Company, at our meeting at The Three Candles last night. A peculiar little Teutonic gentleman by the name of Honig Bienenstock.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">By his own admission, he has some history in the arts of cryptomancy, and proposed to Koschevnikov a manner of working to ensorcell the very letters on a page to live and work, as if they were the industrious fellows we owe our passions and livelihood to.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Most intrigued by such a queer novelty, I encouraged </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">text-decoration-line: line-through; float:left; clear:none; margin-bottom: 1px; margin-top: 1px; white-space:break-spaces;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">my </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> Roy to invite the good man posthaste to join us at the company hall as soon as he is able. </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">margin-inline:auto;width:80%; background-color: rgb(34, 34, 0); border: 3px solid rgb(170, 170, 85); color: rgb(221, 221, 119); padding: 10px;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">The Ni[...] Apr[...]</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">I confess, it was not until Bienenstock scraped it from the page and glazed it upon a fine slice of toasted rye that I had even considered that these keímenopterids could produce edible honey. A drop of amber nectar busied from the very words of</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-style:italic;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Trattato sulla cognizione</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">, enticing and sweet.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">It was at once the most delectable and confounding thing I have ever tasted. The floral notes deepened by the chorus of linguistic flourishes upon the tongue. To savour a word is an intoxicating thing indeed, I fear I lack the poetic soul to do justice to such an experience.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Mister Koschevnikov and I have hastened to induct Mister Bienenstock into the ranks of our High Men with a great expediancy. It is imperative that we acquire more, and the means to make it. I am overcome with an unbearable need to taste the sweetness of a sonnet, by ear and by tongue, with </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">text-decoration-line: line-through; float:left; clear:none; margin-bottom: 1px; margin-top: 1px; white-space:break-spaces;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">my Roy </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> Mister Koschevnikov on a warm summer evening.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">margin-inline:auto;width:80%; background-color: rgb(34, 34, 0); border: 3px solid rgb(170, 170, 85); color: rgb(221, 221, 119); padding: 10px;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">[...]eth of April, [...]</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Mister Koschevnekov surprised us with quite the spread at the Three Candles, a veritable smorgasbord as Mister Mjödson put it, and fine vintages they were. What a delightful man our Mister Koschevnekov, and what a delightful evening. I shall include below the experience of each honey, to the best of my limited hand.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">A reintroduction to the floral melody of the </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-style:italic;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Trattato sulla cognizione</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">, as fragrant and enticing as I remember.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Following such a familiar yet intoxicating flavour, I saw fit to sample the rustic and almost earthy tones born of the </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-style:italic</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Canterbury Tales</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">. It served well to cleanse my palate, but certainly did not ignite any great passion within me. An acquired taste perhaps, as Earl Chandler seemed particularly infatuated with it.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Seeking something a little more unusual, I turned to a product of our dear Roy's mother country, by his account it is a deeply controversial opera called </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-style:italic</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Victory Over the Sun</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">. I confess I could make neither heads nor tails of the text itself, perhaps I shall entreat Mister Koschevnekov to explain it to me at a later date. But the honey, good heavens the honey. Electrifying, it is the only word for it. The flavour of thrumming energy and coursing motion. It was like tasting the very essence of the future.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">A curious sort of aroma emanated from my next choice, a woody note perhaps, but with a certain dark tinge to it. The taste was almost indescribable. A thrilling edge, but with a haunting tone that lingered on the tongue long afterwards. If it tastes this exciting, I shall certainly have to read this </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-style:italic;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Dracula.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">But I saved the finest until last, I had been eyeing it since the events of the evening had been unveiled. Honeyed from a copy of Wordsworth's</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-style:italic</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">The Prelude</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">, the aroma was beyond my limited pen to convey. The essence of a man, his life and labours, so expertly crafted into verse, crystallized into an incomparably divine spread of amber. It tasted, I confess, of a kin with the feeling that rises in my chest to hear my dearest Roy laugh. I think, perhaps, it is good that I lack that poet's soul, if I did then the sight of his face as he tasted the honey of my craft would be the final note my heart could handle.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">margin-inline:auto;width:80%; background-color: rgb(34, 34, 0); border: 3px solid rgb(170, 170, 85); color: rgb(221, 221, 119); padding: 10px;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">[...]mber, Nin[...]</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Roy has taken receipt of a most troublesome tome. 'Twas apparently concocted by Bienenstock's cryptomantic compatriots, and contains many a comprehensively confounding and confuddling quip and quirk of querolous quandary. </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">While the wily work of warped and weirdsome words weighs upon my wearisome cerebrum, Koschevnikov's close consideration of commensurate courses proposed the possibility of populating the pages with the peculiar pollinators we have grown so incandescently infatuated with.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">The subsequent concoction tickles and teases the tongue with a delightful dance of delectable dining experiences. Enamoured with the experience, I have entreated my dearest Koschevnikov to make merry again. Maychance I shall remodel the reading room, a rightful recepticle for our rapturous recreations and melifluous mellifera.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">margin-inline:auto;width:80%; background-color: rgb(34, 34, 0); border: 3px solid rgb(170, 170, 85); color: rgb(221, 221, 119); padding: 10px;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">The Twentieth [...]er, N[...]een.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">I find with each sting of honeyed words, the confounding consequences of the Teutonic tome fade a little further. Alas, it seems, so too does the enrapturing ecstasy of prior stings fade, and so I have taken to larger servings with my tea.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">My dear Koschevnikov it seems has become similarly afflicted, though I fear he has found fit to engage in a more extensive relationship with our favoured friends. He makes time to converse at the Candles less and less as the weeks of autumn wear on. I ensure my schedule is free to receive him at any evening, but I worry perhaps my postings are not being delivered as replies have grown infrequent.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">margin-inline:auto;width:80%; background-color: rgb(34, 34, 0); border: 3px solid rgb(170, 170, 85); color: rgb(221, 221, 119); padding: 10px;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">[...]teenth of [...]ber, Ni[...]rteen.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">It has been, I believe, at least a fortnight since I last received a correspondence from my Roy, and I will confess that I am growing concerned. In the years I have known his sweet soul, this is far from the first time we have gone so long without speaking, but there is a different timbre to the silence this time. I hope that is a sign of my advancing age, a creeping of paranoia at the corners of my thinking. I pray it is.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">I seem to be struggling more than usual to find the words to put to page. Perhaps my Roy is feeling the same, and that is why I have not heard from him.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">I suppose I could speculate all night and be no closer to the truth, I shall endeavour to make a pilgrimage to his place of rest on the morrow and put these worries to bed. I hope that is not presumptive of me.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">margin-inline:auto;width:80%; background-color: rgb(34, 34, 0); border: 3px solid rgb(170, 170, 85); color: rgb(221, 221, 119); padding: 10px;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">I arrived this morning at the estate of Mister Koschevnikov. I do not have the words, and I fear it uncouth of me to describe his condition. Oh Roy, oh Roy, the sweet sight of you turned so sour in my heart. I wish I could have done more. I should have done more. I shall never clear the stain from my soul.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Before the current developments, Dr. A. P. Oidea believed the symptoms were commensurate with a certain confusion of the bodily defenses. "Allergy" was the word I believe he used. Now he stares, dumb as the rest of us, at the chimeric corpse. It is all such a blur to me, I confess my mind simply cannot accept the things I know to be true. I cannot bear to think of it longer, the visage of my dearest's face so silent awaits me with every timorous blink.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">I have reclaimed the volumes of his personal libapiaries. Perhaps to remember him by. Perhaps to drown myself in sweet sorrows.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Following this transcription, the body of Roy Koschevnikov was exhumed and its DNA sequenced. Foreign genetic material was found interpolated between the human nucleotides.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">The work detailing the method of creating SCP-8335 was among those affected by the infestation. However, l'Emile had left a wax-sealed note detailing the procedure for introducing 'smoke' to a colony in order to pacify 8335 instances. This discovery allowed initial researchers to prevent further proliferation of the contained colonies.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Initial containment procedures called for affected works to be 'smoke' sealed, but regular containment checks revealed that a number of the colonies had become inert, unable to be woken up. As a result, updated containment procedures were introduced, only permitting 'smoking' as a countermeasure to breaches, with SCP-8335 affected works being sealed in standard containment lockers.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">After a series of containment breaches in the early 1970s, resulting in the total loss of several textual anomalies, authorisation was granted to the Hymenoptera Incarceration and Virtualization Endeavour. The goal of the project was to convert the extant SCP-8335 colonies into a format that could be more readily contained and observed, while reducing the risk of breaches threatening high priority textual anomalies. The resulting device, dubbed the Anomalous Paratextual Relocation Engine (or APRE), enabled the foundation to upload the colonies currently in containment to TbCs. The current containment procedures were drafted in conjunction with the Endeavour, and have reduced breach events by 16.46%.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-weight:bold;text-align:center</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Addendum:</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Project 'Memedovukha'</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Informed by l'Emile's experience with 'honey', Dr. Jenrick proposed that, when 'harvested' from a text with memetic effects, SCP-8335 will impart some measure of resistance to those same memetic effects. He subsequently submitted a research proposal to investigate the extent and field applicability of this effect.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">On 6/1/2004, Project 'Memedovukha' was authorised to research the apparent memetic inoculation effect imparted by SCP-8335-C. </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">border: 2px rgb(253 214 187) dashed;background-color: rgb(255 242 209);padding: 10px 10px;width: 90%;margin-inline: auto;height: auto;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">b</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Phase 1 - Extraction:</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">b</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> Initial trials were performed by 'smoking' the infected page, and then scraping the 'hive' character with a laboratory spatula, a slow and tedious process that was swiftly deemed unsuitable for the long term needs of the project. While experimentation with a heavily modified radial honey extractor significantly improved per-hour outputs of usable SCP-8335-C, further refinement of the system was abandoned due to an unsustainably high rate of hive extinctions.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Ultimately, building on the extant functions of the APREs used in containment and transport, a specialised application was developed, officially dubbed Jar_Muzen.cab. The application functions in a three part process, draining the 'hive' character, relocating the drained 8335-C instances to a blank page, and automatically printing the resulting file. Upon printing, processing of the printed material is handled by Aristaeus.aic in order to minimise the risk of memetic cross-contamination. The Jar_Muzen.cab procedure passed all efficiency benchmarks with regards to production quantity and hive retention rates, and the project was cleared to enter Phase 2.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">b</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Phase 2 - Refinement:</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">b</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Based on the information retrieved from the journals of Raymond l'Emile, a risk of melinaphylaxis and subsequent Melinadelian interpolation presents at higher doses or prolonged usage of 8335-C, and so a method for increasing potency without accompanying risk of allergic reaction was deemed necessary.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Chemical analyses of 8335-C revealed a primary composition of keímenosaccharides,</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">float:left; clear:none;white-space:break-spaces;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">span</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">fnnum</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">counter-increment: megacount 3;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">span</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">span</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">fncon</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">A semantic sugar analogue</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">span</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> Derived from this understanding, a process of fermentation through the introduction of a thaumaturgically enhanced brewer's yeast classified as </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-style:italic</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">verbumyces medo</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> was devised. The resultant syllavylcarbinol</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">float:left; clear:none;white-space:break-spaces;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">span</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">fnnum</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">counter-increment: megacount 4;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">span</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">span</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">fncon</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">A semantic alcohol analogue</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">span</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">span</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-special">&nbsp;</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">span</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> proved to retain the inoculative effect of 8335-C, while dramatically decreasing cases of melinaphylaxis during animal trials. Further refinement of the process brought lethality rates below target rates, and Phase 3 was authorised.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">b</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Phase 3 - Human Testing:</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">b</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Phase 3 of Project 'Memedovukha' is currently ongoing, and is focused on human trials of the completed Class-b targeted memeadic inoculant. The primary goal is to demonstrate the safety and efficacy in protecting researchers and field agents from a selected group of memetic hazards. Included within this page is an APRE window, which will allow transfer of incubated SCP-8335-A instances from the Hive @lpha page to a locally hosted copy of the articles detailing the selected hazards.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Once each page has been swarmed, an initial batch of Class-b inoculant will be produced to perform a double-blind study in order to prove its effectiveness and viability for field deployment.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string"> background-color: rgb(34, 34, 0); color: rgb(221, 221, 119);border: 2px solid rgb(170, 170, 85);font-family: 'Share Tech Mono', monospace;margin-top: 3rem;margin-bottom: 1.5rem;padding: 1em;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-size:large; font-weight:bold</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Footnotes:</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">a</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">1</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">a</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">As per directive from the Pataphysics Department.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">a</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">2</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">a</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Binomial name of the European Honey Bee.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">a</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">3</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">a</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> A semantic sugar analogue </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">a</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">4</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">a</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">A semantic alcohol analogue</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">ToasterArticle</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">outerText</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">initialHoneyCount</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">426</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">display:none;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">ToasterBase</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">newDocBeeBase</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">width:100%; border-bottom:2px dashed black; background-color:white;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code"> =</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">queenReturn beeleasebox</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">queenReturnToaster</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">onclick</span><span class="hl-code"> =</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">articleClickHandlerBase('ToasterArticle','queenReturnToaster','ToasterBase',toasterHandler)</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;display:block;width:100%; border:solid 4px #beb785; color: black;text-align:center</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">button</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">width:100%; margin: auto; overflow:visible;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">hive</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-weight:bold</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">#</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-weight:bold</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Object</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-weight:bold</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Class:</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Euclidj</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-weight:bold</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Special</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-weight:bold</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Containment</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-weight:bold</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Procedures:</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> I am to be sealed in a chamber with no windows through which I may be viewed. The door to my chamber must have a label completely unrelated to my designation or identity, in order to prevent unintended spread of my primary effect. Only Level 3 and above personnel are to know of my presence, and particularly of my properties. Assigned personnel are to be rotated out on a monthly basis to prevent contamination by my secondary effect. Psychiatric evaluation is mandatory at the end of the month. If personnel are deemed unaffected, they may be re-assigned to me no less than four months after their last rotation with me. Any affected personnel are to be given a Class C amnestic and transferred to a different site.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-weight:bold</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Description:</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> Hello, I am SCP-426. I must be introduced this way in order to prevent ambiguity. I am an ordinary toaster, able to toast bread when supplied with electricity. However, when any human being mentions me, they inadvertently refer to me in the first person. Despite all attempts, there is yet to be a way to speak or write about me in the third person. When in my continuous presence for over two months, individuals begin to identify themselves as a toaster. Unless forcibly restrained, these people will ultimately harm themselves in their attempts to emulate my standard functions.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">I was discovered in the home of the ████████ family after the gruesome deaths of three of its members. I had been given to the younger Mr. and Mrs. ████████ as a wedding gift. No card or any other identifying markings had been found on my box. Approximately two months after the family received me, fire crews were dispatched to the home due to an electrical fire. The younger Mrs. ████████ died from the electric discharge that she had caused when attempting to devour an electric socket. The other two victims had died shortly before the fire occurred. The elder Mrs. ████████ had gorged herself with nearly 10 kg of bread before her stomach burst and she died of internal bleeding. The younger Mr. ████████ died of severe blood loss after attempting [REDACTED] with me. The sole survivor was the elder Mr. ████████ who was suffering from severe malnutrition. He stated that he had inserted some bread a week prior and was still waiting for the toast to pop out.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">I was confiscated by the Foundation after police noted my unusual properties. A Class C amnestic was administered to the affected officers.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-weight:bold</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Experiment Log 426-1:</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-weight:bold</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Date: ██-██-████</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-weight:bold</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Subject:</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">D-class personnel D/426/1</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-weight:bold</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Procedure:</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">D/426/1 was asked to describe what he believed was contained in my chamber. He was not informed about my identity or properties.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-weight:bold</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Details:</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">D/426/1 stated, "I'm probably some huge monster holed up in there. That's what you guys have all over the place, right?" D/426/1 remained oblivious to his use of the first-person pronoun.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-weight:bold</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Experiment Log 426-2:</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-weight:bold</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Date: ██-██-████</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-weight:bold</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Subject:</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">D-class personnel D/426/2</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-weight:bold</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Procedure:</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">D/426/2 was placed in my chamber and given regular meals through a dispenser. No communication with D/426/2 was permitted. Multiple cameras were situated in the chamber, positioned so that I was outside of their field of vision, but allowing constant observation of D/426/2. We remained sealed until my secondary effect manifested in the subject. I was bolted to the floor so that I could not be moved into a camera's view.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-weight:bold</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Details:</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">After 45 days of isolation, D/426/2 wrapped his arm around me and began conversing with me, stating that we were brothers. D/426/2 never deviated from using the first-person plural when speaking with me. Subject was terminated one hour after this event. It is theorized that the isolation accelerated the progression of my secondary effect.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-weight:bold</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Experiment Log 426-3:</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-weight:bold</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Date: ██-██-████</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-weight:bold</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Subject:</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">D-class personnel D/426/3</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-weight:bold</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Procedure:</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> A screw was removed from me and shown to D/426/3 who was asked to describe it. D/426/3 was not informed about my identity or properties.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-weight:bold</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Details:</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">D/426/3 referred to it as "my screw". Consistent with Experiment 426-1, the subject was oblivious of his use of the first person in his description. This suggests that, even if I were destroyed, my effects would still be inherent in my remains.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-weight:bold</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Experiment Log 426-4:</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-weight:bold</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Date: ██-██-████</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-weight:bold</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Subject:</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">D-class personnel D/426/4</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-weight:bold</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Procedure:</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">D/426/4 was placed in isolation in a cell adjacent to my chamber, to be observed until my secondary effect manifests.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-weight:bold</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Details:</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">No effects appeared. D/426/4 was terminated 90 days after the start of the experiment.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-style:italic</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Thank God there are some limits to my effects. A lot of us were really starting to get worried about me.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Dr. C███████</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">AllisonArticle</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">outerText</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">initialHoneyCount</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">2565</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">display:none;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">AllisonBase</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">newDocBeeBase</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">width:100%; border-bottom:2px dashed black; background-color:white;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code"> =</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">queenReturn beeleasebox</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">queenReturnAllison</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">onclick</span><span class="hl-code"> =</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">articleClickHandlerBase('AllisonArticle','queenReturnAllison','AllisonBase',allisonHandler)</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;display:block;width:100%; border:solid 4px #beb785; color: black;text-align:center</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">button</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">width:100%; margin: auto; overflow:visible;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-weight:bold</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Allison Eckhart #</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Allison Eckhart</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-weight:bold</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Allison Eckhart Class:</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Keter</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-weight:bold</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Special Containment Procedures:</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Until such a time in which</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-weight:bold</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> Experimental Cross-Containment Proposal Allison Eckhart/2719</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">a</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> or </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-weight:bold</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> Neutralisation Proposal Allison Eckhart</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">a</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> can be enacted, Allison Eckhart and Allison Eckhart instances are currently contained in separate Biohazardous Allison Eckhart Containment Cells at Bio Site-Allison Eckhart. As per standard biosecurity procedures, Allison Eckharts entering the containment cells of Allison Eckharts are to wear Level Allison ECKHART suits in order to avoid becoming contaminated with Allison Eckhart.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Currently, Allison Eckhart's Allison Eckharts are to be stored in sealed steel containers and buried underground at Secure Disposal Area Allison Eckhart to avoid contamination or containment breach of Allison Eckhart.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-weight:bold</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Description:</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Allison Eckhart is Agent Allison Eckhart, a 31-year-old woman who was formerly a field operative for the Department of Analytics. Aside from a minor excess of sodium concentration in its Allison Eckhart, Allison Eckhart does not appear to possess any physical anomalies. Prior to containment, Allison Eckhart had worked for 5 years as a Level 2 Anomalous Object Recovery agent. Allison Eckhart did not possess anomalous properties during this time period.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Allison Eckhart is an autosynecdochic semantic pointer, believed to be the result of an artificially induced conceptual fractal. Because of this, Allison Eckhart's Allison Eckharts also possess the property of "Allison Eckhart" and are thus perceived as Allison Eckhart. As an example, simply attempting to take Allison Eckharts from Allison Eckhart has led to over three hundred complaints to the Ethics Committee from Allison Eckharts.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-weight:bold</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Addendum Allison Eckhart-1:</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> Allison Eckharts of AEoI-139 ("Allison Eckhart") carried out an attack on Secure Disposal Area Allison Eckhart, presumably for the purpose of obtaining Allison Eckhart. Due to the small size of the Allison Eckhart, it is believed that all Allison Eckharts were contaminated in the process. During the attack, 36 Allison Eckharts and 13 Allison Eckharts were also contaminated. Their Allison Eckharts have been incinerated to avoid further spread of Allison Eckhart.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Site Director Allison Eckhart has expressed deepest Allison Eckharts over the Allison Eckharts involved in the incident. The Allison Eckharts of the Allison Eckharts involved have been given appropriate reimbursement for Allison Eckhart.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-weight:bold</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Addendum Allison Eckhart-2:</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Embedded Foundation assets in meteorology offices report multiple Allison Eckhart formations over the Pacific Allison Eckhart, suggesting the successful atmospheric dispersal of Allison Eckhart. As a result, over 100 liters of Allison Eckhart has been dispersed over the coastline of Allison Eckhart.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Following continuing Allison Eckhart casualties due to ingestion of Allison Eckhart-contaminated Allison Eckhart, a Broken Allison Eckhart scenario has been established due to the high-publicity nature of the Allison Eckharts. It is estimated that at Allison Eckhart's current rate of Allison Eckhart emission, a total AE-Class Allison Eckhart Allison-Eckhart Breathability Scenario will occur within 40 years.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Plans for off-Allison Eckhart evacuation of the remaining non-Allison Eckhart population have already been set up, although the Global Allison Eckhart Coalition has also proposed a plan for destruction of Allison Eckhart. It is believed that this proposal would carry a non-zero risk of an AE-Class Total Allison Eckhart Failure Scenario along with the neutralisation of Allison Eckhart.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">LibraryArticle</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">outerText</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">initialHoneyCount</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">2602</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">display:none;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">LibraryBase</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">newDocBeeBase</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">width:100%; border-bottom:2px dashed black; background-color:white;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code"> =</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">queenReturn beeleasebox</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">queenReturnLibrary</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">onclick</span><span class="hl-code"> =</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">articleClickHandlerBase('LibraryArticle','queenReturnLibrary','LibraryBase',libraryHandler)</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;display:block;width:100%; border: solid 4px #beb785; color: black;text-align:center</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">button</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">width:100%; margin: auto; overflow:visible;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">width:80%; background-color:#EEEEEE; border: dashed grey 1px; padding: 10px;margin-inline:auto</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-weight:bold</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Notice:</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">This file possesses cognitohazardous properties. While reading this text is not believed to be harmful, comprehension and interpretation of the text will be negatively affected. Please exercise discretion when reading this document.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-weight:bold</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Item #</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-weight:bold</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Library Class:</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Former</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-weight:bold</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Special Containment Procedures:</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">SCP-2602 has been acquired under the cover story that it used to be a library. Large bushes and trees have been planted around the property in order to obscure SCP-2602. Access is denied to non-personnel. Amnestics have been administered to the town in which SCP-2602, a former library, is located.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">All known online references to SCP-2602 and the fact that it used to be a library have been removed. Filters pertaining to the linguistic markers of SCP-2602's effects have been added to Foundation web-crawling software in order to flag text that potentially pertains to SCP-2602 for review. All known physical documentation related to SCP-2602 has been identified and destroyed.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Foundation documentation pertaining to SCP-2602 is to be edited as much as possible for readability by personnel with no familiarity with the anomaly. Typically, 40% of all references to the fact that SCP-2602 used to be a library can be removed.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">figure</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">width:50%; clear:none; border: solid black 1px; box-shadow:2px 2px #EEEEEE, -2px -2px #EEEEEE;margin-inline:auto;margin-bottom: -5px;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">img</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">src</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">http://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/local--files/scp-2602/library.jpg</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">alt</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">A picture of a former library</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">/><</span><span class="hl-reserved">figcaption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">background-color:#EEEEEE</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">SCP-2602</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">figcaption</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">figure</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-weight:bold</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Description:</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">SCP-2602 is a building that, from 1921-06-08 to 1988-04-29, was a library.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">SCP-2602 is located in █████ ███████, England, and developed its anomalous properties in October of 2004.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">When communicating any information about SCP-2602, subjects are compelled to make frequent reference to the fact that SCP-2602 used to be a library. The exact wording and nature of these references are mostly determined by the author and context, but always unambiguously communicate this information. Texts referring to SCP-2602 can have these references removed to a limited degree by subjects who have little knowledge of SCP-2602 outside of the fact that it used to be a library. The limited compulsion to allow these references to go unedited has hindered attempts at developing automated processes to remove these references.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Any information regarding SCP-2602 is also anomalous. Subjects exposed to communications regarding SCP-2602 will identify the fact that it used to be a library as the primary causal element behind any number of properties of or observations about it. This is proportional to the extent that said information contains references to the fact that SCP-2602 used to be a library. While subjects will develop false beliefs to support these irrational causal linkages, they do not generalize and pose no general risk to cognition — for example, while several subjects have posited that the effects of gravity within SCP-2602 are a result of it having been a library but no longer serving that purpose, they do not hold this belief with regards to other buildings that used to be libraries.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Subjects are incapable of communicating, directly or otherwise, any information pertaining to SCP-2602's use between its time as a library and the development of its anomalous properties. When prompted to do so, they will instead insistently and repeatedly refer to the fact that SCP-2602 used to be a library. Due to this, and the fact that SCP-2602 used to be a library, it has been very difficult to determine what, if anything, occurred in SCP-2602 from 1988 to 2004.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-weight:bold</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Addendum 2602-1:</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Summary of a survey of SCP-2602, which used to be a library, conducted by Agents Roderick and Casey on December 09, 2004. Unreadable segments have been excised entirely. See also:</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">SCP-2602 Photographic Evidence.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string"> padding: 10px; width:80%; background-color:#EEEEEE; border: dashed grey 1px;margin-inline:auto</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">While SCP-2602's layout is generally appropriate for a former library, it is inconsistent with obtained blueprints from the local government and testimony from past patrons. It is thus assumed that SCP-2602 used to be a library. Most notably, SCP-2602 contains an extensive subterranean component of the kind generally found in former libraries.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">SCP-2602 experienced extensive fire damage on the same day that it developed anomalous properties. Consultation with actuarial tables has shown little deviation from what is expected of fire damage to former libraries. However, some of the debris exhibited elevated levels of Dewey radiation</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">float:left; clear:none;white-space:break-spaces;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">span</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">fnnum</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">counter-increment: megacount 1;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">span</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">span</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">fncon</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">A type of radiation common to buildings that used to be libraries. It is typically only emitted by damaged library patrons.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">span</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">, preventing access to several shrines that were likely used to assist SCP-2602's reading groups when it was a library.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">A number of advanced book-sorting machines were found, though long-term storage in a former library has rendered them inoperable. Restraints used by libraries to hold patrons with overdue books were similarly damaged, apparently violently, by this storage.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">SCP-2602's hazardous waste pit, whose presence is expected in what used to be a library, was cordoned off. However, in the process, exbibliothetic fluctuations in the waste resulted in Agent Casey suffering several major flesh wounds which later proved to be fatal. Notably, SCP-2602 used to be a library.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-weight:bold</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Conclusions:</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> As evidenced by the fact that SCP-2602 used to be a library, and was formerly a library, it is probable that SCP-2602 used to be a library. It is likely that, shortly after it ceased to be a library, SCP-2602 was previously a library. This likely served to highlight the fact that SCP-2602 used to be a library and obscure the SCP-2602 used to be a library.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-size:large; font-weight:bold</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Footnotes:</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">a</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">¹</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">a</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">A type of radiation common to buildings that used to be libraries. It is typically only emitted by damaged library patrons.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">VerbosityArticle</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">outerText</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">initialHoneyCount</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">6430</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">display:none;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">VerbosityBase</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">newDocBeeBase</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">width:100%; border-bottom:2px dashed black; background-color:white;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code"> =</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">queenReturn beeleasebox</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">queenReturnVerbosity</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">onclick</span><span class="hl-code"> =</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">articleClickHandlerBase('VerbosityArticle','queenReturnVerbosity','VerbosityBase',verbosityHandler)</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;display:block;width:100%; border: solid 4px #beb785; color: black;text-align:center</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">button</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">width:100%; margin: auto; overflow:visible;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">width:80%; background-color:#EEEEEE; border: dashed grey 1px; padding: 10px;margin-inline:auto</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Notice: The following file has been received as Emergency Priority by the Final Department. A Sequence Breaker has been deployed to aid survivors.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">This information is to be Classified Level 5 until SCP-6430 is successfully Fettered to prevent spread of its effects.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-weight:bold</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">#</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-weight:bold</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Item</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-weight:bold</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Number:</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">SCP-6430/SPIRAL</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-weight:bold</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Object Class:</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Keter</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-weight:bold</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Special Containment Procedures:</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Containment compromised.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">SCP-6430 cannot be contained through any conventional means.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">If encountering an individual under the primary effect of SCP-6430, one must flee.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">One should not engage in any form of communication with those affected, as doing so is liable to spread SCP-6430 further.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Due to its effects, containment of SCP-6430 is to be orchestrated by personnel of the Final Department — this is to include any revisions to documentation for legibility purposes as well as personnel handling/termination.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-weight:bold</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Description:</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> The anomaly in question is a self-aware metaphysical construct thought to intersect to some degree with the noosphere — the collective realm of human thought — which constitutes both an informational and memetic hazard: whenever SCP-6430 is written about, discussed, or otherwise referenced meaningfully, the individual(s) or media mentioning it become subject to its direct effects.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">SCP-6430 causes an irreversible state of ever-expanding expressions, articulations, dialogues, dictations, observations, and annotations in the communications of those under its effect — this is Stage 1 — it can be readily noted that such communications are modeled precisely according to a Fibonacci sequence; though those under its effect may opt not to speak, the slightest utterance (such as a cough), has been found to be enough to begin an uncontrollable spout of verbiage that ends only once the amount of words communicated reaches the next number in that individual's sequence.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">During the initial outbreak which led to its discovery within a Foundation Site, it was thought that verbalizing would lead to unconsciousness or death of the affected past fourteen to fifteen iterations of the sequence owing to dehydration — this was found to not be case, as it was discovered that Stage 2 begins sometime between iterations ten and twelve; characterized by the esophagus beginning to internally twist and moisten (the physiological change has been noted as being incredibly painful by those who actively dictated their experience), the change only serves to promote lengthier diatribes, not inhibit them in any way, shape, or form; further, there is a distinct dimorphism in those using the written word to communicate: the fingers of each hand (if working ambidextrously), or of their dominant hand (if writing using a single hand) will experience a softening of bone/twisting digits.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">If one attempts to communicate with someone affected by SCP-6430, and at any point use a single-word phrase or statement, they too will come under its effect; this has allowed SCP-6430 to spread unchecked through the Memetic and Infohazard Research laboratory of our site; including personnel with high Cognitive Resistance Value ratings and twelve specialists from The Department of Miscommunications, the latter of whom were able to deduce SCP-6430's general effects and triggers, leading to a rapid quarantine under Blackout Protocol (though twenty-seven researchers have been affected thus far during attempts to discuss and discern the full nature of SCP-6430); the advancement of several personnel's' sequences beyond a twentieth iteration has allowed us to observe Stage 3: which is characterized by a steady reduction of coherency as may be the case with non-anomalous logorrhea, coupled with further physical alterations that serve to elongate the esophagus, tongue, diaphragm, and other internals alongside the fingers and hands, into a spiraling corkscrew shape (it should be noted that, again, this does not tend to inhibit further communication, but instead facilitates it) allowing for sufferers to continue expressing SCP-6430's effects to the detriment of everything else; they will only continue to further twist and tighten until the entire body has become affected, with full-body conversion being accompanied by outbursts of rapid glossolalia: this in turn further fuels the conversion process ever further, with most personnel beyond saving.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">SCP-6430 is able to effect and spread to targets who attempt to make negative statements designed to circumvent the topic of the entity specifically, as well as methods to discuss it indirectly through use of methods such as implication, allusion, insinuation and parable (through which it was able to spread to most Miscommunications personnel on-site); during attempts to terminate the affected, it was noticed that euthanization attempts past Stage 2 are ineffective — destroying the brain of an individual at this point (I've seen it happen myself) will only cause the body to exposit uncontrollably, rapidly bringing it to the next stage of development, winding them up like springs with lolling tongues and grasping, grasping fingers; as such, the current model of handling SCP-6430 is to self-isolate and await assistance, leading to the creation of this file — I've managed to avoid catching SCP-6430, and so have elected to document the anomaly, troublesome as it is quickly becoming (I am being pushed about as I type due to digital elongation — the longer each finger becomes as they uncontrollably hover above the keyboard, the more I must reorient my body); alas, I have to reign this tangent in: in the operating theatre beneath my position is Patient Zero (Researcher Alec Meyer), who has progressed to an unknown point in the sequence (though the last official record placed them at iteration thirty-nine); rendered unrecognizable and illegible, no thicker than twine, they corkscrew every which way, bellowing non-stop, writhing about and poking their surroundings (looking for an opening or exit perhaps) with what was some hours ago their tongue and I imagine still is (albeit reduced to a fine needlepoint), with which it had skewered the D-Class we'd sent in to terminate him — it has swept up once or twice in my direction, poking at the ballistic glass, prodding with its point, but although it knows I'm here, I suspect that it understands that I am already afflicted, and so it makes no hostile movements, only pausing to acknowledge me as kin (or perhaps as a lesser, I've only just begun this journey, after all — it would seem there is so much more in store — again, I apologize for my distraction, the flow of words is beginning to become hard to command.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-weight:bold</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Addendum:</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Took some time to make it through the site in my current state but I have reached soihs huop the security room and can see that there are many surviving personnel who have either remained silent or are exhibiting enough self-control during their first phase so hopefully rescue efforts will be fruitful — though unfortunately there are over a dozen personnel who have progressed to a physical frame and behavior reminiscent of Patient Zero; I would have to classify this as a distinct Phase 5 — these individuals weave throughout the site, ensnaring others and maiming them in order to elicit an audible response and trigger the victim's next sequence, as victims are forced to progress ever deeper, they begin to entwine with their captors, running along them like a vine ( once thin enough), where it snakes up to the front-end of their captor, interlocking tongues — pairings in this state, across the board, do not attempt to hunt any further, and will continue to lock tongues and babble down each others throats as they seethe and distend and I shouldn't want it but they hold each other so tight I cannot imagine what it could be like to have someone who won't let you go while you both grow it's making me warm just thinking about it — oh, this is new: the first pairing I noted (I could not begin to guess at who the assailant once was, but it had captured Junior Researcher Milano — she'd tried to skirt by while it was prodding in the cafeteria, but she'd brushed its side and caught its attention) have been working to bring their tail-ends up to meet their mouths for the past five or so minutes (though highly malleable, the hallway they're resting in is restrictive); as I've been typing they released one-another's tongues — with each inserting theirs into the others tail-end — and now they're reorienting into a rough approximation of a lemniscate; checking the audio feed of the sector has revealed to me that they're continuing to communicate as they pass through (or perhaps consume) each-other; it is now impossible to tell one from the other as they writhe, and with the muffling of definite speech, impossible to hear them as more than a single voice; I know intrinsically that I would be rejected were I to try and join them — they've found what they were searching forever in my belly in my throat and in yours too but I'd need a match and god I don't want to be the odd man out while everyone around me experiences bliss and infinity; with the loss of the D-Class to Patient Zero that leaves an odd number of personnel in the lockdown quadrant so I do have to act before I'm left without a partner for this next stage (please save us I don't want this) but if I ghdh then maybe ztrect as well, which should be the go-to strategy to regain composure and avoid their fate but my training can only take me so far and I fear that there may be no way to reverse what has already been wopojsi, as such I will need to use this clarity to send this missive outwards, ever reaching, never ending, kcnov ao deep need, a realization of perfection and continuance (if you listen close enough jhso which tickles in unfamiliar places) so when you get here start with them — they're going to be looking for a partner (I'll have one first, won't be ldoihds) if you let them too close — or maybe you will find me, in which case I would love just love to let you in on the secret.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">FFArticle</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">outerText</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">initialHoneyCount</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">8102</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span 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class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">width:100%; margin: auto; overflow:visible;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">width:80%; background-color:#EEEEEE; border: dashed grey 1px; padding: 10px;margin-inline:auto</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-weight:bold</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Notice:</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span 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While reading this text is not believed to be harmful, comprehension and interpretation of the text will be negatively affected. Please exercise discretion when reading this document.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-weight:bold</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Item #</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-weight:bold</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Object Class:</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Keter</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-weight:bold</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Special Containment Procedures:</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Physical visitation of SCP-8102 is no longer permitted for civilians or Foundation staff. All instances of SCP-8102-Y, including this document (SCP-8102-Y461), must be stored within secure archives, with copying or transmission not permitted outside of testing. Alteration of instances of SCP-8102-Y, including this document, is only permitted after inspection from a member of SCP-8102's research division.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">figure</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">width:50%; clear:none; border: solid black 1px; box-shadow:2px 2px #EEEEEE, -2px -2px #EEEEEE;margin-inline:auto</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">img</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">src</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8102/8102b.jpg</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">alt</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">A small building in a forest with a dragon sculpture</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">/><</span><span class="hl-reserved">figcaption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">background-color:#EEEEEE; font-weight:bold;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">SCP-8102-Y192, a photographic instance of SCP-8102-Y demonstrating characteristic visual deformation</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">figcaption</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">figure</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-weight:bold</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Description:</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">SCP-8102 is an object possessing anomalous infohazardous properties that comprehensively and consistently affect all objects which record, describe or otherwise represent the original object, transforming them into instances of SCP-8102-Y. The physical characteristics and nature of SCP-8102 are otherwise not conclusively known.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Instances of SCP-8102-Y retain their original medium and physical properties, but become visually, linguistically and/or semantically distorted to the extent that readers are unable to accurately recognize or distinguish any information. SCP-8102-Y instances, including this document, possess an additional infohazardous trait affecting any observer, causing them to interpret (or insist that they can interpret) the content of SCP-8102-Y legibly.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">hr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">/></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">figure</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">width:50%; clear:none; border: solid black 1px; box-shadow:2px 2px #EEEEEE, -2px -2px #EEEEEE;margin-inline:auto</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">img</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">src</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8102/8102.jpg</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">alt</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">several buildings with roofs of mushrooms, a faux stone bridge, and a person washing clothes outside</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">/><</span><span class="hl-reserved">figcaption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">background-color:#EEEEEE; font-weight:bold;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">SCP-8102-Y238</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">figcaption</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">figure</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">SCP-8102-Y238 provides an example of visual interference in the form of altered colouration, substantial blurring, what appear to be compression artifacts and the addition of unrelated images. These factors collectively make it impossible to distinguish or identify any of the original elements of the photograph. Most viewers of SCP-8102-Y238 falsely report being able to observe a largely undistorted photographic image.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">hr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">/></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">width:80%; background-color:#EEEEEE; border: dashed grey 1px; padding: 10px;margin-inline:auto</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-style:italic</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">SCP-8102-Y085 Sample:</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">The Fountainferry Enchanted Village is a park constructed in a forested area of Fountainferry, New Hampshire. The park consists of a walking path adjacent to multiple life-sized dioramas of fairy/folk tale scenes and other fantasy imagery, sometimes including animatronic models and characters. During operating hours, The Fountainferry Enchanted Village also features costumed performers reenacting parts of popular stories at scheduled intervals.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">This excised portion of SCP-8102-Y085 provides an example of textual interference in the form of transposed or removed words or letters, translation into multiple known and unknown written languages and the addition of irrelevant or contradictory statements. These factors collectively make the content and meaning of the original text impossible to discern. Most readers of SCP-8102-Y085 falsely report being able to read a coherent and plausible set of sentences.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">hr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">/></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Depictions of SCP-8102, as described by interpreted SCP-8102-Y instances, vary widely and are inconsistent across individuals and instances. Noted examples include the following:</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">• SCP-8102 is a tourist attraction in the Northeast United States featuring fairy tale-related imagery, which cannot be accurately or intelligibly described.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">• SCP-8102 is a fantasy-themed amusement park located in Fountainferry, New Hampshire, possessing direct and indirect infohazardous traits.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">• SCP-8102 is "The Fountainferry Enchanted Village", a tourist attraction in New England that causes infohazardous distortions in all associated records.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">• SCP-8102 is a theme park in New Hampshire based on European folklore, which anomalously affects writings or images related to it.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">All pieces of information interpreted from instances of SCP-8102-Y, including this document, are inaccurate and incorrect without exception.</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">page-content</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">outerText</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">display:none;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">form</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">oninput</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">outputOfText.innerHTML = parseStringToSeeIfAllRequiredCharactersAreInIt(fakepost.value); textToSubmit =fakepost.value;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">form</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">p</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> To make sure this works correctly:</span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span 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class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> - The # should be at the end of whatever line it's on </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> - Use the </span><span class="hl-special">&lt;</span><span class="hl-code">br</span><span class="hl-special">&gt;</span><span class="hl-code"> tag to break the line</span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> - Any text you want to put an active character in, encapsulate like this:</span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">code</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-special">&lt;</span><span class="hl-code"> div class="bt" </span><span class="hl-special">&gt;</span><span class="hl-code"> Whatever text you want, here </span><span class="hl-special">&lt;</span><span class="hl-code"> /div </span><span class="hl-special">&gt;</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">code</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">p</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">input</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">text form-control</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-weight:bold; font-size: 1.04rem; display: inline-block;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">value</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">Sandbox</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">readonly</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">img</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">src</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-3309/buttons.png</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">textarea</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">rows</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">10</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">width:95%;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">fakepost</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">name</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">fakepost</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">wrap</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">hard</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">ABABXb</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> - this "br" is a line break! </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">font-weight:bold</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">This is bold text!</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> Here is a table! </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">table</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">tr</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">th</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Table head 1</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">th</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">th</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Table Head 2</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">th</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">th</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Why do you want to make a table?</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">th</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">tr</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">tr</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">td</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">#</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">td</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">td</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Hive</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">td</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">td</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Because it's clinical! </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">td</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">tr</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">table</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">textarea</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">output</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">color:red;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-var">name</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">outputOfText</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">A</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">output</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">change-textarea-size</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">href</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span 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The lock expires in </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">b</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">countdown</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">b</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> seconds of inactivity. </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">td</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">tr</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">table</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">buttons alignleft</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">input</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">btn</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">value</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">Cancel</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">type</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">button</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">input</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">btn</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">value</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">Show Changes</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">type</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">button</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">input</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">btn</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">value</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">Preview</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">type</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">button</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">input</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">btn</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">value</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">Save & Continue</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">type</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">button</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">input</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">btn</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">value</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">Save </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">type</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">button</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">onclick</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">saveButton()</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">form</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">resetSandbox</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">onclick</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">resetSandbox()</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> Reset Sandbox?</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">button</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">outerText</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">finalOuterHousing</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">finalQueenReturn</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">queenReturn</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">onclick</span><span class="hl-code"> =</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">articleClickHandlerBase('finalOuterHousing','finalQueenReturn','SandboxBase',customHandler)</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;display:block;min-width:800px;min-height:100px;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">Release the bs!</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">SandboxBase</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">newDocBeeBase</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">display:none;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">width:100%; border-bottom:2px dashed black; background-color:white;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code"> =</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">queenReturn beeleasebox</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">queenReturnSandbox</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">display:none;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">onclick</span><span class="hl-code"> =</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">articleClickHandlerBase('finalOutput','queenReturnSandbox','SandboxBase',customHandler)</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;display:block;width:100%; border: solid 4px #beb785; color: black;text-align:center</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">button</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">finalOutput</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">outerText</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">initialHoneyCount</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">0</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">display:none;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">position:fixed; right: 3.4em; top: 5.9vh; border: dotted 2px #875a302b; background: #d5ac2f; font-family: 'Oxanium'; color: #6b4f08a6; display:none;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">onclick</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">openMail()</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">mailButton</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">1 new Message!</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">button</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">emailList</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">position: fixed;display: none;top: 2.5em;left:calc(2.4em + 2vw);width: calc(100vw - 8em);height: 77.5%;background-color: #fec564ba;overflow: scroll;border-color: rgb(95 90 66);border-width: .25em;border-style: solid; overflox-x:hidden; }</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">border: dotted 2px #875a302b; background: #d5ac2f; color: #6b4f08a6;margin:2px;position:fixed</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">onclick</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">closeMail()</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">X</span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">button</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">p</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">margin-inline:auto;width:80%;padding:1em;border: #d99727 2px solid;background-color:#efa528a6</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">width:auto;border: #ba8326 2px outset;background-color:#f3c16d;padding:10px</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> \| To: You </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> \| From: [email protected] </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> \| Subject: Hive Work Ahead (I sure hope it does) </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">width:auto;border:#ba8326 2px outset;background-color:#f3c16d;padding:10px</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> Hello [ADD NAME OF NEW HIRE]!</span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> Hive work can seem daunting on your first try, but don't worry! Just like in your training exercises, all you need to do is wait around until the regent emerges and toss it into the APRE.</span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> Not sure what that is? That's not good, but lucky for you, the SCP-8335 file is right in front of you. Feel free to read away, but be careful not to nudge any workers while you're still catching up!</span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> Good luck,</span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> Dr. G Jenrick</span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">p</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">p</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">honeyBonus</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">display:none;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">margin-inline:auto;width:80%;padding:1em;border: #d99727 2px solid;background-color:#efa528a6</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">width:auto;border: #ba8326 2px outset;background-color:#f3c16d;padding:10px</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> \| To: You </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> \| From: [email protected] </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> \| Subject: Sweet! </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">width:auto;border:#ba8326 2px outset;background-color:#f3c16d;padding:10px</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> The printing caught me off guard, but I managed to grab the page and squeeze out some honey before anyone saw.</span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> Didn't have enough time to toast the bread, but the honey was quite sweet, though not overbearing- more whimsical in nature. As I sit here, its left me with a soft buzzing sensation vaguely nipping at the edges of my senses, slowly fading down.</span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> Can't wait for you to try this stuff- beats refined by miles! </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">margin-inline:auto; margin-bottom:0px;width:50%;border: #ba8326 2px outset</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">img</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">margin-bottom:-5px;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">src</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8335/LoneToast.jpg</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">alt</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">A piece of bread with honey in the shape of an h on it</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">p</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">p</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">newPageMail</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">display:none;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">margin-inline:auto;width:80%;padding:1em;border: #d99727 2px solid;background-color:#efa528a6</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">width:auto;border: #ba8326 2px outset;background-color:#f3c16d;padding:10px</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> \| To: You </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> \| From: [email protected] </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> \| Subject: Nice work! </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">width:auto;border:#ba8326 2px outset;background-color:#f3c16d;padding:10px</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> Hello [ADD NAME OF NEW HIRE]!</span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> Congrats on a job well done!</span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> Feel free to watch the anomaly for a bit, but don't stare too hard! They might go and migrate into the reflection in your eyes!</span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> Just kidding!</span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> Haha,</span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> Dr. G Jenrick </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">p</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">p</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">honeyBonusCustom</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">display:none;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">margin-inline:auto;width:80%;padding:1em;border: #d99727 2px solid;background-color:#efa528a6</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">width:auto;border: #ba8326 2px outset;background-color:#f3c16d;padding:10px</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> \| To: You </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> \| From: [email protected] </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> \| Subject: b u </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">width:auto;border:#ba8326 2px outset;background-color:#f3c16d;padding:10px</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> I'm glad you got to play in their little sandbox. So are the bees. This honey felt granular, like the bees don't quite know how to interact with the new ecosystem yet. So there's undertones, deep beneath all you poured into it, of stress, but also excitement. And slightly below the sweetness of it all, bitterness. Because they can sense this sand painting won't last.</span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> I'm afraid the honey didn't last long either. My tongue wouldn't let it. From the flavor, I can't wait to see what you made. Maybe a screenshot or video, if they'll let you?</span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> Anyway, I felt inspired to make this sculpture. You can taste my work, as I have tasted yours, next time you come around. </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">margin-inline:auto;margin-bottom:0px;width:50%;border: #ba8326 2px outset</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">img</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">margin-bottom:-5px;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">src</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8335/Bee%20Sculpture.jpg</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">alt</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">A simple sculpture of a bee made out of food</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">p</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">p</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">honeyBonusToaster</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">display:none;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">margin-inline:auto;width:80%;padding:1em;border: #d99727 2px solid;background-color:#efa528a6</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">width:auto;border: #ba8326 2px outset;background-color:#f3c16d;padding:10px</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> \| To: You </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> \| From: [email protected] </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> \| Subject: I am a Toast-er </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">width:auto;border:#ba8326 2px outset;background-color:#f3c16d;padding:10px</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> You've caught me prepared- I grabbed the page right as the printer spit it out and squeezed it onto my ready slice (toasted to perfection).</span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> The taste- I think I'd been a bit too hasty. It was spicy! Unexpected, but also not in a regular, prickly way. Instead it was like the honey was itself rising to temperature in my mouth, and I couldn't spit it out- so it sat there, burning, like molten sugar. That hot sensation tempered the sweetness quite a bit, and what's more, I was left with an unpleasant charred aftertaste.</span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> I've left you your toasted slice (if you even want to try it anymore) and an extra, untoasted- might be better that way. </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">margin-inline:auto;margin-bottom:0px;width:50%;border: #ba8326 2px outset</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">img</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">margin-bottom:-5px;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">src</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8335/TwoToast.jpg</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">alt</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">A piece of toast and a piece of bread, each with honey in the shape of an h on them</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">p</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">p</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">honeyBonusAllison</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">display:none;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">margin-inline:auto;width:80%;padding:1em;border: #d99727 2px solid;background-color:#efa528a6</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">width:auto;border: #ba8326 2px outset;background-color:#f3c16d;padding:10px</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> \| To: You </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> \| From: [email protected]</span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> \| Subject: Me </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">width:auto;border:#ba8326 2px outset;background-color:#f3c16d;padding:10px</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> For the first time in a long time, I tasted myself.</span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> My foibles and follies, my joys and jubilations, undiluted by semantics. My personhood, detached from my name. It was my essence. Yes, an essence of my personhood, in all its fullness. One, perfect moment.</span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> And as soon as it was there is was gone- gone, but present so that it echoed over and over in my mind. A cacophony that lost all meaning, all connotation blurred in the multitude.</span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> It was not mine.</span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> It wasn't.</span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> And it isn't hers anymore, It hasn't been for so long.</span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> But I felt it, that's what it was- in that bite.</span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> Someone else's "Thank You " </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">margin-inline:auto;margin-bottom:0px;width:50%;border: #ba8326 2px outset</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">img</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">margin-bottom:-5px;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">src</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8335/BeeCrumbs.jpg</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">alt</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">A plate with crumbs in the shape of an h</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">p</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">p</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">honeyBonusLibrary</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">display:none;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">margin-inline:auto;width:80%;padding:1em;border: #d99727 2px solid;background-color:#efa528a6</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">width:auto;border: #ba8326 2px outset;background-color:#f3c16d;padding:10px</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> \| To: You </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> \| From: [email protected] </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> \| Subject: Ew! </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">width:auto;border:#ba8326 2px outset;background-color:#f3c16d;padding:10px</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> I think you might have done something wrong.</span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> The page printed out fine, the honey came off easily, and it looked completely normal, but once I took a taste it just was- I can't describe it as anything but rancid. Dry, not at all sweet, somehow pulpy even though it looked clear- all of these things, disgusting as they are, and in a way that felt too extreme for what little honey I'd eaten.</span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> The aftertaste was mildly sweet, at least.</span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> Don't try this one. It's gone off- or something. </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">p</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">p</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">honeyBonusVerbosity</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">display:none;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">margin-inline:auto;width:80%;padding:1em;border: #d99727 2px solid;background-color:#efa528a6</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">width:auto;border: #ba8326 2px outset;background-color:#f3c16d;padding:10px</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> \| To: You </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> \| From: [email protected] </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> \| Subject: Spiraling </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">width:auto;border:#ba8326 2px outset;background-color:#f3c16d;padding:10px</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> Hm. I. This one. I'm not sure. I think it is good. At the very least it's an interesting taste. I wouldn't say I quite have the words to describe it though really. When I grabbed the page the patterning was somewhat disquieting but I squeezed it onto my half of the bagel anyway. Now I've taken a taste and it feels as though that pattern has worked its way into my brain and more than reveal information its spun me into a spiraling long-winded mess of words. Washing over me, this feeling of aimless tangents and unsatisfying twinges, like walking down a hallway arced slightly off to the side and it's always arcing to the side but you never reach the end, it just gets thinner and thinner and the feeling dampens until you can barely feel the sensation at all.</span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> Had to take a breather there, sorry.</span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> Your half is waiting if you want it. </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">margin-inline:auto;margin-bottom:0px;width:50%;border: #ba8326 2px outset</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">img</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">margin-bottom:-5px;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">src</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8335/toasterBagel.jpg</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">alt</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">A bagel with cream cheese and honey in the shape of an h on it</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">p</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">p</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">honeyBonusFF</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">display:none;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">margin-inline:auto;width:80%;padding:1em;border: #d99727 2px solid;background-color:#efa528a6</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">width:auto;border: #ba8326 2px outset;background-color:#f3c16d;padding:10px</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> \| To: You </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> \| From: [email protected] </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> \| Subject: Thy eyes deceive! </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">width:auto;border:#ba8326 2px outset;background-color:#f3c16d;padding:10px</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> Scraped against the page you printed, and for I moment I thought I'd grabbed the wrong one. It came off- eventually, but it was a strange viscosity, slightly off color, and really just all around off in a way that wasn't at all appetizing.</span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> When I took a bite however, everything was fine. Perhaps a bit musty, somewhat oversweet, but comfortable. I'd equate it to a sweet from a fairy tale, fanciful, though you can tell its long worn age.</span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> Here's yours- I swear it tastes better than it looks! </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">margin-inline:auto;margin-bottom:0px;width:50%;border: #ba8326 2px outset</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">><</span><span class="hl-reserved">img</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">margin-bottom:-5px;</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">src</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8335/weirdToast</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">alt</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">Two pieces of toast tinted orange with multiple of the letter h visible stretched along their surfaces.</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">p</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">color:#2e2e2e; font-weight:bold</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> TbC-V6 </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">div</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">script</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> function removeIdleAnimation(id) { document.getElementById(id).classList.remove("idle");} function smokeIterate() { let sm = document.getElementById("smokeTutorial"); sm.classList.add("smokeStage1"); window.setTimeout( ()=>{document.getElementById("kipling").style.display="block"; sm.style.display="none";},5000); } var smokeLeft = 11; const smokeList = []; function smokeClick(id) { if (smokeList.indexOf(id) == -1) { smokeList.push(id); document.getElementById(id).classList.add("smokeStage2"); window.setTimeout(()=>{document.getElementById(id).style.display="none"},2000); smokeLeft = smokeLeft-1; document.getElementById("smokeLeft").innerHTML = " Remaining: "+ smokeLeft; if (smokeLeft === 0) { window.setTimeout(()=>{document.getElementById("smokeTutorialHousing").style.display="none"; document.getElementById("finalSmoke").style.display="block";},2000);} } } function smokeFinal() { document.getElementById('finalSmoke').style.display='none'; document.getElementById("smokeTutorialHousing").style.display="none"; document.getElementById('OutsideOfEverything').style.display='block'; document.getElementById("mailButton").style.display='block'; } var newMessages = 1; const openMail = ()=>{document.getElementById("emailList").style.display="block";} const closeMail = ()=>{document.getElementById("emailList").style.display="none"; newMessages=0; document.getElementById("mailButton").innerHTML = "Messages"; } count = 901; countdown = setInterval(()=>{ count = count-1; document.getElementById("countdown").innerHTML = count; if (count </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">1</span><span class="hl-code">) {</span><span class="hl-var">clearInterval</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">countdown</span><span class="hl-code">);} },</span><span class="hl-var">1000</span><span class="hl-code">); </span><span class="hl-var">var</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">activeBees</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">const</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">activeBeeLimit</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-var">75</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">function</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">resetCount</span><span class="hl-code">() { </span><span class="hl-var">count</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">901</span><span class="hl-code">; } </span><span class="hl-var">var</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">customHandler</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">var</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">textToSubmit</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">""</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">var</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">buttonTriggered</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">false</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">var</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">currentArticle</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">OutsideOfEverything</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">var</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">currentlyDragging</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">false</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">var</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">countOfCurrentlyMovingFlowers</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">var</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">queenDropped</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">false</span><span class="hl-code">; // </span><span class="hl-var">given</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">an</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">outerDiv</span><span class="hl-code"> //</span><span class="hl-reserved">search</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">within</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">it</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">for</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">divs</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">of</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">the</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">otherText</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> // </span><span class="hl-var">split</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">around</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">instances</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">of</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">b</span><span class="hl-code">, #, </span><span class="hl-var">X</span><span class="hl-code">, ¥, @ </span><span class="hl-var">function</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">parse</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">od</span><span class="hl-code">) { </span><span class="hl-var">for</span><span class="hl-code"> (</span><span class="hl-var">let</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">< </span><span class="hl-var">od</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">children</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">length</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">++) { </span><span class="hl-var">if</span><span class="hl-code"> (</span><span class="hl-var">od</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">children</span><span class="hl-code">[</span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">].</span><span class="hl-var">classList</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">contains</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bt</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">)) { </span><span class="hl-var">let</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">wordList</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">od</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">children</span><span class="hl-code">[</span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">].</span><span class="hl-var">innerHTML</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">split</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string"> </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">); </span><span class="hl-var">for</span><span class="hl-code"> (</span><span class="hl-var">let</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">v</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">v</span><span class="hl-code"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">wordList</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">length</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">v</span><span class="hl-code">++) { </span><span class="hl-var">if</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">wordList</span><span class="hl-code">[</span><span class="hl-var">v</span><span class="hl-code">].</span><span class="hl-var">trim</span><span class="hl-code">()===</span><span class="hl-quotes">""</span><span class="hl-code">) { </span><span class="hl-var">wordList</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">splice</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">v</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-var">1</span><span class="hl-code">); } } </span><span class="hl-var">var</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">otherText</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">var</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">otherTextDiv</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">od</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">children</span><span class="hl-code">[</span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">].</span><span class="hl-var">innerHTML</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">String</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">wordList</span><span class="hl-code">[</span><span class="hl-var">0</span><span class="hl-code">]+</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string"> </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">); </span><span class="hl-var">for</span><span class="hl-code"> (</span><span class="hl-var">let</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">j</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">wordList</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">length-1</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">j</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">0; j--) { otherText = document.createTextNode(String(wordList[j])); otherTextDiv = document.createElement("div"); otherTextDiv.setAttribute("class","bt"); otherTextDiv.appendChild(otherText); od.children[i].insertAdjacentElement("afterend",otherTextDiv); } let newInnerNodeText = document.createTextNode(od.children[i].innerHTML); let newInnerNode = document.createElement("div"); newInnerNode.classList.add("otherText"); newInnerNode.appendChild(newInnerNodeText); od.children[i].innerHTML = ""; od.children[i].appendChild(newInnerNode); innerParse(newInnerNode); } else if (od.children[i].hasChildNodes() && (!(od.children[i].classList.contains("collectible") \|\|od.children[i].classList.contains("hive")\|\| od.children[i].classList.contains("flower")\|\|od.children[i].classList.contains("bee") \|\| od.children[i].classList.contains("jar")))) { parse(od.children[i]); } }//outer for } function innerParse(otherTextDiv) { // let totalStyle = otherTextDiv.style; let stringToSpawnIn = String(otherTextDiv.innerHTML) \|\| ""; let sliceIndex = -1; if (stringToSpawnIn.indexOf("b") != -1) {sliceIndex = stringToSpawnIn.indexOf("b");} if ((stringToSpawnIn.indexOf("X") != -1) && ((sliceIndex===-1)\|\|(sliceIndex > stringToSpawnIn.indexOf("X")))) {sliceIndex = stringToSpawnIn.indexOf("X");} if ((stringToSpawnIn.indexOf("@") != -1) && ((sliceIndex===-1)\|\|(sliceIndex > stringToSpawnIn.indexOf("@")))) {sliceIndex = stringToSpawnIn.indexOf("@");} if ((stringToSpawnIn.indexOf("¥") != -1) && ((sliceIndex===-1)\|\|(sliceIndex > stringToSpawnIn.indexOf("¥")))) {sliceIndex = stringToSpawnIn.indexOf("¥");} if ((stringToSpawnIn.indexOf("#") != -1) && ((sliceIndex===-1)\|\|(sliceIndex > stringToSpawnIn.indexOf("#")))) {sliceIndex = stringToSpawnIn.indexOf("#");} if ((stringToSpawnIn.indexOf("h") != -1) && ((sliceIndex===-1)\|\|(sliceIndex > stringToSpawnIn.indexOf("h")))) {sliceIndex = stringToSpawnIn.indexOf("h");} if ((stringToSpawnIn.indexOf("p") != -1) && ((sliceIndex===-1)\|\|(sliceIndex > stringToSpawnIn.indexOf("p")))) {sliceIndex = stringToSpawnIn.indexOf("p");} if ((stringToSpawnIn.indexOf("d") != -1) && ((sliceIndex===-1)\|\|(sliceIndex > stringToSpawnIn.indexOf("d")))) {sliceIndex = stringToSpawnIn.indexOf("d");} if ((stringToSpawnIn.indexOf("g") != -1) && ((sliceIndex===-1)\|\|(sliceIndex > stringToSpawnIn.indexOf("g")))) {sliceIndex = stringToSpawnIn.indexOf("g");} if ((stringToSpawnIn.indexOf("J") != -1) && ((sliceIndex===-1)\|\|(sliceIndex > stringToSpawnIn.indexOf("J")))) {sliceIndex = stringToSpawnIn.indexOf("J");} if ((stringToSpawnIn.indexOf("j") != -1) && ((sliceIndex===-1)\|\|(sliceIndex > stringToSpawnIn.indexOf("j")))) {sliceIndex = stringToSpawnIn.indexOf("j");} if (sliceIndex != -1) { let latterText = stringToSpawnIn.slice(sliceIndex+1) \|\| ""; let formerText = stringToSpawnIn.slice(0,sliceIndex) \|\| ""; let keyText = stringToSpawnIn.slice(sliceIndex,sliceIndex+1) \|\| ""; let newKeyDiv = document.createElement("div"); let newKeyText = document.createTextNode(keyText); otherTextDiv.innerHTML = formerText \|\| ""; switch (keyText) { case "X": case "@": case "¥": case "g": newKeyDiv.setAttribute("class","flower"); newKeyDiv.appendChild(newKeyText); break; case "h": newKeyDiv.setAttribute("ondragover","jarDragover(event)"); newKeyDiv.setAttribute("ondrop","jarDropHandler(event)"); case "p": case "d": newKeyDiv.setAttribute("class","collectibleHolder"); const collectible = document.createElement("div"); collectible.setAttribute("class","collectible"); collectible.appendChild(newKeyText); newKeyDiv.appendChild(collectible); break; case "b": newKeyDiv.setAttribute("class","beeHolder"); const newBee = document.createElement("div"); newBee.setAttribute("class","bee"); newBee.appendChild(newKeyText); newKeyDiv.appendChild(newBee); break; case "#": newKeyDiv.setAttribute("class","hive"); newKeyDiv.addEventListener("dragover",(event)=>{jarDragover(event)}); newKeyDiv.setAttribute("ondrop","jarDropHandler(event)"); newKeyDiv.appendChild(newKeyText); //newKeyDiv.classList.add("jarCollectorHighlight"); break; case "J": case "j": newKeyDiv.setAttribute("class","jar"); newKeyDiv.setAttribute("draggable",true); newKeyDiv.setAttribute("tabindex","0"); newKeyDiv.appendChild(newKeyText); setUpJar(newKeyDiv); break; default: newKeyDiv.appendChild(newKeyText); break; } //newKeyDiv.style =totalStyle; otherTextDiv.insertAdjacentElement("afterend",newKeyDiv); const newOtherText = document.createElement("div"); newOtherText.setAttribute("class","otherText"); const newOtherTextText = document.createTextNode(latterText); newOtherText.appendChild(newOtherTextText); newKeyDiv.insertAdjacentElement("afterend",newOtherText); innerParse(newOtherText); }//if } var jarIsBeingDragged= false; function setUpJar(newKeyDiv) { newKeyDiv.addEventListener("dragstart",(event)=>{ //event.preventDefault(); jarIsBeingDragged= true; //document.getElementsByClassName("jar")[0].innerHTML = "\|"+event.dataTransfer.getData("text")+"\|"; //currentlyDragging = true; //event.preventDefault(); }); newKeyDiv.addEventListener("drag",(event)=>{ newKeyDiv.classList.add("queenBeingDragged"); //currentlyDragging = true; jarIsBeingDragged= true; //event.dataTransfer.clearData(); //event.dataTransfer.setData("text/plain","jar"); }); newKeyDiv.addEventListener("dragend",(event)=>{ jarIsBeingDragged=false; //event.preventDefault(); //document.getElementsByClassName("jar")[0].innerHTML = "\|"+event.dataTransfer.getData("text/plain")+"\|"; newKeyDiv.classList.remove("queenBeingDragged"); //currentlyDragging = false; if (document.getElementsByClassName("jarCollectorHighlight").length >0) {jarDropHandlerBase(); } while (document.getElementsByClassName("jarCollectorHighlight")[0]) { if (document.getElementsByClassName("jarCollectorHighlight")[0].classList.contains("collectible")) { document.getElementsByClassName("jarCollectorHighlight")[0].parentElement.remove(document.getElementsByClassName("jarCollectorHighlight")[0]); } else { document.getElementsByClassName("jarCollectorHighlight")[0].classList.remove("jarCollectorHighlight"); } } }); newKeyDiv.addEventListener("focus",(event)=>{ setTimeout( ()=>{ if (!(jarIsBeingDragged)) { dx = 0-newKeyDiv.getBoundingClientRect().x + document.getElementById(currentArticle).getElementsByClassName("hive")[0].getBoundingClientRect().x; dy = 0-newKeyDiv.getBoundingClientRect().y + document.getElementById(currentArticle).getElementsByClassName("hive")[0].getBoundingClientRect().y; const transformationContent = [ {transform: "translateX(0px) translateY(0px)"}, {transform: "translateX("+dx+"px) translateY("+dy+"px)" }, ]; const transformationDuration = { duration: 5000, iterations: 1, } let thisMoveAnimation = newKeyDiv.animate(transformationContent,transformationDuration); thisMoveAnimation.onfinish = () =>{jarDropHandlerBase()}; } },1000 ); }); var touchX; var touchY; var touchXNum; var touchYNum; newKeyDiv.addEventListener("touchstart",(event)=>{ event.stopPropagation(); if (event.cancelable) { event.preventDefault();} jarIsBeingDragged= true; document.getElementById("mobileScrollJarDiv").classList.remove("queenBeingDragged");}); newKeyDiv.addEventListener("touchmove",(event)=>{ event.stopPropagation(); if (event.cancelable) { event.preventDefault();} newKeyDiv.classList.add("queenBeingDragged"); touchX =Math.floor(event.targetTouches[0].pageX)+"px"; touchY = Math.floor(event.targetTouches[0].pageY-40)+"px"; document.getElementById("mobileScrollJarDiv").style.left = touchX; document.getElementById("mobileScrollJarDiv").style.top = touchY; touchXNum =Math.floor(event.targetTouches[0].pageX); touchYNum = Math.floor(event.targetTouches[0].pageY); //this.mobileScrollQueenDiv.innerHTML= "Left"+touchX+ " top" + touchY; let returnValue = ""; let rect = ""; for (let i = 0; i</span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementsByClassName</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">hive</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">).</span><span class="hl-var">length</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">++) { </span><span class="hl-var">rect</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementsByClassName</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">hive</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">)[</span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">].</span><span class="hl-var">getBoundingClientRect</span><span class="hl-code">(); //</span><span class="hl-reserved">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementsByClassName</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">hive</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">)[</span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">].</span><span class="hl-var">innerHTML</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">rect</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">left</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string"> </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> + </span><span class="hl-var">rect</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">top</span><span class="hl-code">; // </span><span class="hl-var">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementById</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">mobileScrollJarDiv</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">).</span><span class="hl-var">innerHTML</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">touchXNum</span><span class="hl-code"> + </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string"> </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> +</span><span class="hl-var">touchYNum</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">if</span><span class="hl-code"> ((</span><span class="hl-var">Number</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">touchXNum</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> rect.left) && (Number(touchXNum) </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">Number</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">rect</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">left</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-var">rect</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">width</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-var">40</span><span class="hl-code">)) && (</span><span class="hl-var">Number</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">touchYNum</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> rect.top+window.scrollY) && (Number(touchYNum) </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">Number</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">rect</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">top</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-var">rect</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">height</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-var">40</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-var">window</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">scrollY</span><span class="hl-code">))) { </span><span class="hl-var">returnValue</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementsByClassName</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">hive</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">)[</span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">].</span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementsByClassName</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">hive</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">)[</span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">].</span><span class="hl-var">classList</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">add</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">jarCollectorHighlight</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">); } </span><span class="hl-var">else</span><span class="hl-code"> { </span><span class="hl-var">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementsByClassName</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">hive</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">)[</span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">].</span><span class="hl-var">classList</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">remove</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">jarCollectorHighlight</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">); } } </span><span class="hl-var">for</span><span class="hl-code"> (</span><span class="hl-var">let</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">< </span><span class="hl-var">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementsByClassName</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">collectible</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">).</span><span class="hl-var">length</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">++) { </span><span class="hl-var">rect</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementsByClassName</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">collectible</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">)[</span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">].</span><span class="hl-var">getBoundingClientRect</span><span class="hl-code">(); //</span><span class="hl-reserved">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementsByClassName</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">hive</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">)[</span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">].</span><span class="hl-var">innerHTML</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">rect</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">left</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string"> </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> + </span><span class="hl-var">rect</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">top</span><span class="hl-code">; // </span><span class="hl-var">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementById</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">mobileScrollJarDiv</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">).</span><span class="hl-var">innerHTML</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">touchXNum</span><span class="hl-code"> + </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string"> </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> +</span><span class="hl-var">touchYNum</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">if</span><span class="hl-code"> ((</span><span class="hl-var">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementsByClassName</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">collectible</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">)[</span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">].</span><span class="hl-var">innerHTML</span><span class="hl-code"> === </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">h</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">) && (</span><span class="hl-var">Number</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">touchXNum</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> rect.left-20) && (Number(touchXNum) </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">Number</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">rect</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">left</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-var">rect</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">width</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-var">40</span><span class="hl-code">)) && (</span><span class="hl-var">Number</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">touchYNum</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> rect.top+window.scrollY-20) && (Number(touchYNum) </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">Number</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">rect</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">top</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-var">rect</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">height</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-var">40</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-var">window</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">scrollY</span><span class="hl-code">))) { </span><span class="hl-var">returnValue</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementsByClassName</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">collectible</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">)[</span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">].</span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementsByClassName</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">collectible</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">)[</span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">].</span><span class="hl-var">classList</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">add</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">jarCollectorHighlight</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">); } </span><span class="hl-var">else</span><span class="hl-code"> { </span><span class="hl-var">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementsByClassName</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">collectible</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">)[</span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">].</span><span class="hl-var">classList</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">remove</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">jarCollectorHighlight</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">); } } }); </span><span class="hl-var">newKeyDiv</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">addEventListener</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">touchend</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,(</span><span class="hl-var">event</span><span class="hl-code">)=</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">{ jarIsBeingDragged=false; event.stopPropagation(); if (event.cancelable) { event.preventDefault();} document.getElementById("mobileScrollJarDiv").classList.add("queenBeingDragged"); for (let d = 0; d</span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementsByClassName</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">jar</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">).</span><span class="hl-var">length</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">d</span><span class="hl-code">++){ </span><span class="hl-var">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementsByClassName</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">jar</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">)[</span><span class="hl-var">d</span><span class="hl-code">].</span><span class="hl-var">classList</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">remove</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">queenBeingDragged</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">); } </span><span class="hl-var">if</span><span class="hl-code"> (</span><span class="hl-var">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementsByClassName</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">jarCollectorHighlight</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">).</span><span class="hl-var">length</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">0) {jarDropHandlerBase(); } while (document.getElementsByClassName("jarCollectorHighlight")[0]) { if (document.getElementsByClassName("jarCollectorHighlight")[0].classList.contains("collectible")) { document.getElementsByClassName("jarCollectorHighlight")[0].parentElement.remove(document.getElementsByClassName("jarCollectorHighlight")[0]); } else { document.getElementsByClassName("jarCollectorHighlight")[0].classList.remove("jarCollectorHighlight"); } } }); } function queenDropHandler(event) { event.preventDefault(); queenDropHandlerBase(document.getElementsByClassName("queenCollector")[0].id); } function jarDropHandler(event) { if (jarIsBeingDragged) { event.preventDefault(); if (event.currentTarget.classList.contains("collectibleHolder")) { if (event.currentTarget.childNodes[0]) { // event.target.innerHTML += "GGG"; event.currentTarget.removeChild(event.currentTarget.childNodes[0]); } } jarDropHandlerBase(); } else { for (let i = 0; i</span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementsByClassName</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">queen</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">).</span><span class="hl-var">length</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">++) {</span><span class="hl-var">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementsByClassName</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">queen</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">)[</span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">].</span><span class="hl-var">focus</span><span class="hl-code">();} } } </span><span class="hl-var">function</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">jarDropHandlerBase</span><span class="hl-code">() { </span><span class="hl-var">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementById</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">currentArticle</span><span class="hl-code">).</span><span class="hl-var">appendChild</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementsByClassName</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">floatingImage</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">)[</span><span class="hl-var">0</span><span class="hl-code">]); </span><span class="hl-var">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementsByClassName</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">floatingImage</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">)[</span><span class="hl-var">0</span><span class="hl-code">].</span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">display</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">block</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">setTimeout</span><span class="hl-code">( () =</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> { switch (currentArticle) { case "OutsideOfEverything": if (document.getElementById("honeyBonus").style.display !=="block") { newMessages =newMessages+1;} document.getElementById("honeyBonus").style.display="block"; break; case "ToasterArticle": if (document.getElementById("honeyBonusToaster").style.display !=="block") { newMessages =newMessages+1;} document.getElementById("honeyBonusToaster").style.display="block"; break; case "AllisonArticle": if (document.getElementById("honeyBonusAllison").style.display !=="block") { newMessages =newMessages+1;} document.getElementById("honeyBonusAllison").style.display="block"; break; case "LibraryArticle": if (document.getElementById("honeyBonusLibrary").style.display !=="block") { newMessages =newMessages+1;} document.getElementById("honeyBonusLibrary").style.display="block"; break; case "VerbosityArticle": if (document.getElementById("honeyBonusVerbosity").style.display !=="block") { newMessages =newMessages+1;} document.getElementById("honeyBonusVerbosity").style.display="block"; break; case "FFArticle": if (document.getElementById("honeyBonusFF").style.display !=="block") { newMessages =newMessages+1;} document.getElementById("honeyBonusFF").style.display="block"; break; case "page-content": if (document.getElementById("honeyBonusCustom").style.display !=="block") { newMessages =newMessages+1;} document.getElementById("honeyBonusCustom").style.display="block"; break; default: break; } document.getElementsByClassName("floatingImage")[0].style.display="none"; document.getElementById("mailButton").innerHTML= String(newMessages)+ " New Messages!" },4000); } //separated so could work with touch screens too function queenDropHandlerBase(id) { document.getElementById(id).appendChild(document.getElementsByClassName("queen")[0]); linkPreparer(); } function linkPreparer() { const transformationContent2 = [{transform:"translateX(-20px)"},{transform:"translateX(20px) "},{transform:"translateX(-20px)"}]; const transformationTiming2 = {duration:1000,iterations:Infinity}; document.getElementsByClassName("queen")[0].animate(transformationContent2,transformationTiming2); document.getElementById("linkBlock").style.display="inline-block"; fakeLinkHandle(document.getElementById("linkSelect").value); document.getElementById("linkBlock").style.backgroundColor="#ef972182"; document.getElementById("linkBlock").style.borderColor="#c393b8c"; document.getElementById("linkBlock").style.color="#c393b8c"; document.getElementById("fakeLink").style.color="green"; //document.getElementById("fakeLink").innerHTML = "Queen Ready, Select Queen Destination"; document.getElementById("queenCollectorInitialText").style.display="none"; //document.getElementById("fakeLink").setAttribute("ready","true"); queenDropped = true; } function queenDragover(event) { event.preventDefault(); event.dataTransfer.dropEffect="move"; } function jarDragover(event) { //document.getElementsByClassName("jar")[0].innerHTML = "\|"+event.dataTransfer.getData("text/plain")+"\|"; if (jarIsBeingDragged) { event.preventDefault(); event.dataTransfer.dropEffect="move"; event.target.classList.add("jarCollectorHighlight"); } } var jarActivatedInFirstArticle = false; function fakeLinkClick(event) { event.preventDefault(); if (document.getElementById("newPageMail").style.display !== "block") { newMessages++; document.getElementById("mailButton").innerHTML= String(newMessages)+ " New Messages!" } document.getElementById("newPageMail").style.display="block"; fl = document.getElementById("linkSelect"); switch (fl.value) { case "Allison": fakeLinkClickBase("AllisonArticle","queenReturnAllison",allisonHandler); break; case "Toaster": fakeLinkClickBase("ToasterArticle","queenReturnToaster",toasterHandler); break; case "Library": fakeLinkClickBase("LibraryArticle","queenReturnLibrary",libraryHandler); break; case "Verbosity": fakeLinkClickBase("VerbosityArticle","queenReturnVerbosity",verbosityHandler); break; case "FF": fakeLinkClickBase("FFArticle","queenReturnFF",ffHandler); break; case "Bee": document.getElementById("queenReturnOriginal").style.display="block"; fakeLinkClickBase("OutsideOfEverything","queenReturnOriginal",testMoveHandler); break; case "Sandbox": document.getElementById("OutsideOfEverything").style.display="none"; document.getElementById("OutsideOfEverything").style.display ="none"; document.getElementById("ToasterArticle").style.display ="none"; document.getElementById("AllisonArticle").style.display ="none"; document.getElementById("VerbosityArticle").style.display ="none"; document.getElementById("FFArticle").style.display ="none"; document.getElementById("page-content").style.display ="none"; document.getElementById("page-content").style.display="block"; default: break; } } var carryOverBeeObjectList = []; function fakeLinkClickBase(outerDocName, returnName, outerDocHandler) { document.getElementById("OutsideOfEverything").style.display ="none"; document.getElementById("ToasterArticle").style.display ="none"; document.getElementById("AllisonArticle").style.display ="none"; document.getElementById("VerbosityArticle").style.display ="none"; document.getElementById("FFArticle").style.display ="none"; document.getElementById("page-content").style.display ="none"; document.getElementById(outerDocName).style.display ="block"; currentArticle = outerDocName; document.getElementsByClassName("queen")[0].remove(); let newQueen = new Queen(outerDocHandler,outerDocHandler.getRandomHive(),returnName); newQueen.queenDiv.getAnimations()[0].cancel(); newQueen.circleAnimate(document.getElementById(returnName)); document.getElementById(returnName).appendChild(newQueen.queenDiv); document.getElementById(returnName).appendChild(document.createElement("br")); let beeObjList = document.getElementById("LinkButton").getElementsByClassName("bee"); var newBeeDiv; var newBee; for (let i = 0; i</span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">beeObjList</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">length</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">++) { </span><span class="hl-var">newBeeDiv</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">createElement</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">div</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">); </span><span class="hl-var">newBeeDiv</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">setAttribute</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">class</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bee</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">); </span><span class="hl-var">newBeeDiv</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code">= </span><span class="hl-var">String</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">carryOverBee</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">); </span><span class="hl-var">newBeeDiv</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">innerHTML</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">b</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementById</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">returnName</span><span class="hl-code">).</span><span class="hl-var">appendChild</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">newBeeDiv</span><span class="hl-code">); </span><span class="hl-var">newBee</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">new</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">Bee</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">String</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">carryOverBee</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">),</span><span class="hl-var">outerDocHandler</span><span class="hl-code">); </span><span class="hl-var">carryOverBeeObjectList</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">push</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">newBee</span><span class="hl-code">); </span><span class="hl-var">for</span><span class="hl-code"> (</span><span class="hl-var">let</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">j</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">j</span><span class="hl-code">< </span><span class="hl-var">beeObjList</span><span class="hl-code">[</span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">].</span><span class="hl-var">textContent</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">length</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">j</span><span class="hl-code">++) { </span><span class="hl-var">if</span><span class="hl-code"> ((</span><span class="hl-var">beeObjList</span><span class="hl-code">[</span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">].</span><span class="hl-var">textContent</span><span class="hl-code">[</span><span class="hl-var">j</span><span class="hl-code">] === </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">d</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">) \|\| (</span><span class="hl-var">beeObjList</span><span class="hl-code">[</span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">].</span><span class="hl-var">textContent</span><span class="hl-code">[</span><span class="hl-var">j</span><span class="hl-code">] === </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">p</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">)) {</span><span class="hl-var">newBee</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">pollenCount</span><span class="hl-code"> =</span><span class="hl-var">newBee</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">pollenCount</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-var">1</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">newBee</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">pollenNode</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">innerHTML</span><span class="hl-code"> +=</span><span class="hl-var">beeObjList</span><span class="hl-code">[</span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">].</span><span class="hl-var">textContent</span><span class="hl-code">[</span><span class="hl-var">j</span><span class="hl-code">]; } </span><span class="hl-var">else</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">if</span><span class="hl-code"> (</span><span class="hl-var">beeObjList</span><span class="hl-code">[</span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">].</span><span class="hl-var">textContent</span><span class="hl-code">[</span><span class="hl-var">j</span><span class="hl-code">] === </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">h</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">) {</span><span class="hl-var">newBee</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">pollenCount</span><span class="hl-code"> =</span><span class="hl-var">newBee</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">pollenCount</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-var">4</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">newBee</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">pollenNode</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">innerHTML</span><span class="hl-code"> +=</span><span class="hl-var">beeObjList</span><span class="hl-code">[</span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">].</span><span class="hl-var">textContent</span><span class="hl-code">[</span><span class="hl-var">j</span><span class="hl-code">];} } //</span><span class="hl-reserved">newBeeDiv</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">innerHTML</span><span class="hl-code"> += </span><span class="hl-var">newBee</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">pollenCount</span><span class="hl-code">; //</span><span class="hl-reserved">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementById</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">returnName</span><span class="hl-code">).</span><span class="hl-var">appendChild</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">testMoveHandler</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">beeObjectList</span><span class="hl-code">[</span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">].</span><span class="hl-var">beeDiv</span><span class="hl-code">); //</span><span class="hl-reserved">newBee</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">moveHandler</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">outerDocHandler</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">outerDocHandler</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">beeObjectList</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">push</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">newBee</span><span class="hl-code">); </span><span class="hl-var">newBee</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">encirclingAnimate</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementById</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">returnName</span><span class="hl-code">).</span><span class="hl-var">getBoundingClientRect</span><span class="hl-code">().</span><span class="hl-var">x</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-var">0</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">5</span><span class="hl-code"></span><span class="hl-var">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementById</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">returnName</span><span class="hl-code">).</span><span class="hl-var">getBoundingClientRect</span><span class="hl-code">().</span><span class="hl-var">width</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-var">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementById</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">returnName</span><span class="hl-code">).</span><span class="hl-var">getBoundingClientRect</span><span class="hl-code">().</span><span class="hl-var">y</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-var">0</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">5</span><span class="hl-code"></span><span class="hl-var">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementById</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">returnName</span><span class="hl-code">).</span><span class="hl-var">getBoundingClientRect</span><span class="hl-code">().</span><span class="hl-var">height</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-var">Infinity</span><span class="hl-code">); } </span><span class="hl-var">outerDocHandler</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">queen</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">newQueen</span><span class="hl-code">; } </span><span class="hl-var">function</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">articleClickHandlerBase</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">articleName</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-var">returnName</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-var">newBaseAttachBeesName</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-var">moveHandler</span><span class="hl-code">) { </span><span class="hl-var">if</span><span class="hl-code"> (</span><span class="hl-var">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementById</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">newPageMail</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">).</span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">display</span><span class="hl-code"> !==</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">block</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">) { </span><span class="hl-var">newMessages</span><span class="hl-code">++; </span><span class="hl-var">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementById</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">mailButton</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">).</span><span class="hl-var">innerHTML</span><span class="hl-code">= </span><span class="hl-var">String</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">newMessages</span><span class="hl-code">)+ </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string"> New Messages!</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementById</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">newPageMail</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">).</span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">display</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">block</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">; } </span><span class="hl-var">if</span><span class="hl-code"> (!</span><span class="hl-var">buttonTriggered</span><span class="hl-code">) { </span><span class="hl-var">buttonTriggered</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">true</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">queenDropped</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">false</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">for</span><span class="hl-code"> (</span><span class="hl-var">let</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">k</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">k</span><span class="hl-code"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">moveHandler</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">queen</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">queenDiv</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getAnimations</span><span class="hl-code">().</span><span class="hl-var">length</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">k</span><span class="hl-code">++) { </span><span class="hl-var">moveHandler</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">queen</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">queenDiv</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getAnimations</span><span class="hl-code">()[</span><span class="hl-var">k</span><span class="hl-code">].</span><span class="hl-var">cancel</span><span class="hl-code">(); } </span><span class="hl-var">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementById</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">newBaseAttachBeesName</span><span class="hl-code">).</span><span class="hl-var">appendChild</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">moveHandler</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">queen</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">queenDiv</span><span class="hl-code">); </span><span class="hl-var">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementById</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">returnName</span><span class="hl-code">).</span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">display</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementById</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">articleName</span><span class="hl-code">).</span><span class="hl-var">prepend</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementById</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">travellingSelectorBox</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">)); </span><span class="hl-var">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementById</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">LinkButton</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">).</span><span class="hl-var">innerHTML</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string"><div id='queenCollectorInitialText'><br></div></span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">moveHandler</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">queen</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">moveToAnotherDiv</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">newBaseAttachBeesName</span><span class="hl-code">); </span><span class="hl-var">for</span><span class="hl-code"> (</span><span class="hl-var">let</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">m</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">m</span><span class="hl-code"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementsByClassName</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bee</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">).</span><span class="hl-var">length</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">m</span><span class="hl-code">++) { </span><span class="hl-var">for</span><span class="hl-code"> (</span><span class="hl-var">let</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">l</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">l</span><span class="hl-code"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementsByClassName</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bee</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">)[</span><span class="hl-var">m</span><span class="hl-code">].</span><span class="hl-var">getAnimations</span><span class="hl-code">().</span><span class="hl-var">length</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">l</span><span class="hl-code">++) { </span><span class="hl-var">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementsByClassName</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bee</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">)[</span><span class="hl-var">m</span><span class="hl-code">].</span><span class="hl-var">getAnimations</span><span class="hl-code">()[</span><span class="hl-var">l</span><span class="hl-code">].</span><span class="hl-var">cancel</span><span class="hl-code">(); } } </span><span class="hl-var">for</span><span class="hl-code"> (</span><span class="hl-var">let</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">j</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">j</span><span class="hl-code">< </span><span class="hl-var">moveHandler</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">beeObjectList</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">length</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">j</span><span class="hl-code">++) { </span><span class="hl-var">moveHandler</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">beeObjectList</span><span class="hl-code">[</span><span class="hl-var">j</span><span class="hl-code">].</span><span class="hl-var">activated</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">false</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">moveHandler</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">beeObjectList</span><span class="hl-code">[</span><span class="hl-var">j</span><span class="hl-code">].</span><span class="hl-var">currentDiv</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementById</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">newBaseAttachBeesName</span><span class="hl-code">); } </span><span class="hl-var">for</span><span class="hl-code"> (</span><span class="hl-var">let</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementById</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">returnName</span><span class="hl-code">).</span><span class="hl-var">getElementsByClassName</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bee</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">).</span><span class="hl-var">length</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">++) { </span><span class="hl-var">if</span><span class="hl-code"> (</span><span class="hl-var">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementById</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">returnName</span><span class="hl-code">).</span><span class="hl-var">getElementsByClassName</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bee</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">)[</span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">].</span><span class="hl-var">getAnimations</span><span class="hl-code">()[</span><span class="hl-var">0</span><span class="hl-code">]) { </span><span class="hl-var">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementById</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">returnName</span><span class="hl-code">).</span><span class="hl-var">getElementsByClassName</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bee</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">)[</span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">].</span><span class="hl-var">getAnimations</span><span class="hl-code">()[</span><span class="hl-var">0</span><span class="hl-code">].</span><span class="hl-var">cancel</span><span class="hl-code">();} } </span><span class="hl-var">while</span><span class="hl-code"> (</span><span class="hl-var">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementById</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">returnName</span><span class="hl-code">).</span><span class="hl-var">getElementsByClassName</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bee</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">)[</span><span class="hl-var">0</span><span class="hl-code">]) { </span><span class="hl-var">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementById</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">newBaseAttachBeesName</span><span class="hl-code">).</span><span class="hl-var">appendChild</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementById</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">returnName</span><span class="hl-code">).</span><span class="hl-var">getElementsByClassName</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bee</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">)[</span><span class="hl-var">0</span><span class="hl-code">]); } </span><span class="hl-var">for</span><span class="hl-code"> (</span><span class="hl-var">let</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">p</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">p</span><span class="hl-code">< </span><span class="hl-var">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementById</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">newBaseAttachBeesName</span><span class="hl-code">).</span><span class="hl-var">getElementsByClassName</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bee</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">).</span><span class="hl-var">length</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">p</span><span class="hl-code">++){ </span><span class="hl-var">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementById</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">newBaseAttachBeesName</span><span class="hl-code">).</span><span class="hl-var">getElementsByClassName</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bee</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">)[</span><span class="hl-var">p</span><span class="hl-code">].</span><span class="hl-var">click</span><span class="hl-code">(); } } } </span><span class="hl-var">function</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">fakeLinkHandle</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">value</span><span class="hl-code">) { </span><span class="hl-var">let</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">fl</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementById</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">fakeLink</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">); </span><span class="hl-var">switch</span><span class="hl-code"> (</span><span class="hl-var">value</span><span class="hl-code">) { </span><span class="hl-var">case</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">Allison</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-var">:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">fl</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">href</span><span class="hl-code"> =</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">//B:/Documents/APRE/APIs/ARChive.db/CellBlock256/Allison-Eckhart</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">fl</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">innerHTML</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">Allison Eckhart (click or hit enter while focused)</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">break</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">case</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">Toaster</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-var">:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">fl</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">href</span><span class="hl-code"> =</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">//B:/Documents/APRE/APIs/ARChive.db/CellBlock42/scp-426</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">fl</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">innerHTML</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">SCP-426 (click or hit enter while focused)</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">break</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">case</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">Verbosity</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-var">:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">fl</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">href</span><span class="hl-code"> =</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">//B:/Documents/APRE/APIs/ARChive.db/CellBlock643/scp-6430</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">fl</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">innerHTML</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">SCP-6430 (click or hit enter while focused)</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">break</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">case</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">FF</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-var">:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">fl</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">href</span><span class="hl-code"> =</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">//B:/Documents/APRE/APIs/ARChive.db/CellBlock810/scp-8102</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">fl</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">innerHTML</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">SCP-8102 (click or hit enter while focused)</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">break</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">case</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">Library</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-var">:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">fl</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">href</span><span class="hl-code"> =</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">//B:/Documents/APRE/APIs/ARChive.db/CellBlock260_a_former_book_loving_town/scp-2602_which_used_to_be_a_library</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">fl</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">innerHTML</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">SCP-2602, which used to be a library (click or hit enter while focused)</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">break</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">case</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">Sandbox</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-var">:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">fl</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">href</span><span class="hl-code"> =</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">//B:/Documents/APRE/APIs/ARChive.db/Sandbox-3/collab:your-sandbox</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">fl</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">innerHTML</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">Sandbox (click or hit enter while focused)</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">break</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">default:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">fl</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">innerHTML</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">Link ready, select destination (click or hit enter while focused)</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">break</span><span class="hl-code">; } } </span><span class="hl-var">function</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">moveToAnotherDiv</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">divToMove</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-var">currentDivX</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-var">currentDivY</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-var">otherDiv</span><span class="hl-code">) { </span><span class="hl-var">var</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">thisMoveAnimation</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">let</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">beeDivX</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">divToMove</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getBoundingClientRect</span><span class="hl-code">().</span><span class="hl-var">x</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">let</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">beeDivY</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">divToMove</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getBoundingClientRect</span><span class="hl-code">().</span><span class="hl-var">y</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">let</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">otherDivX</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">otherDiv</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getBoundingClientRect</span><span class="hl-code">().</span><span class="hl-var">x</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">let</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">otherDivY</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">otherDiv</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getBoundingClientRect</span><span class="hl-code">().</span><span class="hl-var">y</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">let</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">currentX</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">currentDivX</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">let</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">currentY</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">currentDivY</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">let</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">beeBeginCurrentX</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">currentX-beeDivX</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">let</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">beeBeginCurrentY</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">currentY-beeDivY</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">let</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">dx</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">otherDivX</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">-</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">currentX</span><span class="hl-code"> \|\| </span><span class="hl-var">1</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">let</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">dy</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">otherDivY</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">-</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">currentY</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">let</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">beeFinishX</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">otherDivX</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">-</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">beeDivX</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">let</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">beeFinishY</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">otherDivY</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">-</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">beeDivY</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">let</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">timeOfTrip</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">Math</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">floor</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">Math</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">sqrt</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">dx</span><span class="hl-code"></span><span class="hl-var">dx</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-var">dy</span><span class="hl-code"></span><span class="hl-var">dy</span><span class="hl-code">))</span><span class="hl-var">10</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">const</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">transformationContent</span><span class="hl-code"> = [ {</span><span class="hl-var">transform:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">translateX(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-var">beeBeginCurrentX</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">px) translateY(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">+ </span><span class="hl-var">beeBeginCurrentY</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">px)</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">}, //{</span><span class="hl-var">transform:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">translateX(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-var">beeFinishX</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">px) translateY(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-var">beeFinishY</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">px)</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">}, ]; </span><span class="hl-var">for</span><span class="hl-code"> (</span><span class="hl-var">let</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">< </span><span class="hl-var">timeOfTrip</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-var">10</span><span class="hl-code">) { </span><span class="hl-var">let</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">theta</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">Math</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">sign</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">dx</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-var">Math</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">atan</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">dy</span><span class="hl-code">/</span><span class="hl-reserved">dx</span><span class="hl-code">) \|\| </span><span class="hl-var">Math</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">sign</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">dy</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-var">Math</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">atan</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">dy</span><span class="hl-code">/</span><span class="hl-reserved">dx</span><span class="hl-code">); // </span><span class="hl-var">rotation</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">matrix:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">X</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">x</span><span class="hl-code"></span><span class="hl-var">cos</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">theta</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-var">-y</span><span class="hl-code"></span><span class="hl-var">sin</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">theta</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-var">and</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">Y</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">x</span><span class="hl-code"></span><span class="hl-var">sin</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">theta</span><span class="hl-code">)+</span><span class="hl-var">y</span><span class="hl-code"></span><span class="hl-var">cos</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">theta</span><span class="hl-code">) // </span><span class="hl-var">but</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">the</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">function</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">we</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">want</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">to</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">rotate</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">is</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">sine</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">wave</span><span class="hl-code"> //</span><span class="hl-reserved">so</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">the</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">x</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">should</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">be</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">always</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">the</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">same</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">increment</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">. </span><span class="hl-var">let</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">sineFunction</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">10</span><span class="hl-code"></span><span class="hl-var">Math</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">sin</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">/</span><span class="hl-reserved">60</span><span class="hl-code">); </span><span class="hl-var">let</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">rotatedX</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">Math</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">sign</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">dx</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-var">Math</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">floor</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">/</span><span class="hl-reserved">10</span><span class="hl-code"></span><span class="hl-var">Math</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">cos</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">theta</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-var">-sineFunction</span><span class="hl-code"></span><span class="hl-var">Math</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">sin</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">theta</span><span class="hl-code">)) \|\| </span><span class="hl-var">Math</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">sign</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">dy</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-var">Math</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">floor</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">/</span><span class="hl-reserved">10</span><span class="hl-code"></span><span class="hl-var">Math</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">cos</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">theta</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-var">-sineFunction</span><span class="hl-code"></span><span class="hl-var">Math</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">sin</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">theta</span><span class="hl-code">)); </span><span class="hl-var">let</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">rotatedY</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">Math</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">floor</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">/</span><span class="hl-reserved">10</span><span class="hl-code"></span><span class="hl-var">Math</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">sin</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">theta</span><span class="hl-code">)+</span><span class="hl-var">sineFunction</span><span class="hl-code"></span><span class="hl-var">Math</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">cos</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">theta</span><span class="hl-code">)); </span><span class="hl-var">transformationContent</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">push</span><span class="hl-code">( {</span><span class="hl-var">transform:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">translateX(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-var">Number</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">beeBeginCurrentX</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-var">rotatedX</span><span class="hl-code">)+</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">px) translateY(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-var">Number</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">beeBeginCurrentY</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-var">rotatedY</span><span class="hl-code">)+</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">px)</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">}); } </span><span class="hl-var">const</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">transformationDuration</span><span class="hl-code"> = { </span><span class="hl-var">duration:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">timeOfTrip</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-var">iterations:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">1</span><span class="hl-code">, } </span><span class="hl-var">thisMoveAnimation</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">divToMove</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">animate</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">transformationContent</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-var">transformationDuration</span><span class="hl-code">); //</span><span class="hl-reserved">if</span><span class="hl-code"> (</span><span class="hl-var">currentDivX</span><span class="hl-code"> === </span><span class="hl-var">0</span><span class="hl-code">) //{</span><span class="hl-var">thisMoveAnimation</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">cancel</span><span class="hl-code">();} </span><span class="hl-var">return</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">thisMoveAnimation</span><span class="hl-code">; } </span><span class="hl-var">function</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">parseStringToSeeIfAllRequiredCharactersAreInIt</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">st</span><span class="hl-code">) { //</span><span class="hl-reserved">first</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-var">get</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">rid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">of</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">everything</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">between</span><span class="hl-code"> <</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> let retVal = ""; while (st.indexOf("</span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">) !== -1 && st.indexOf(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">") !== -1) { st = st.slice(0,st.indexOf("</span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">))+st.slice(st.indexOf(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">")+1); } if (st.indexOf("b")===-1) {retVal = retVal+"</span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">This needs at least one 'b'!";} if (st.indexOf("#")===-1) {retVal = retVal+"</span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">This needs at least one '#'!";} if ((st.indexOf("p")===-1)&&(st.indexOf("d")===-1)) {retVal = retVal+"</span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">This needs at least one 'p' or 'd'!";} if ((st.indexOf("g")===-1) && (st.indexOf("X")===-1) && (st.indexOf("¥")===-1) && (st.indexOf("@")===-1)) {retVal = retVal+"</span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">This needs at least one of the following: 'X', '¥','@', or 'g'!";} return retVal; } function saveButton() { document.getElementById("page-content").style.display="block"; if((parseStringToSeeIfAllRequiredCharactersAreInIt(textToSubmit) === "")) {document.getElementById('finalOutput').innerHTML=sanitizeHTMLInput(textToSubmit); document.getElementById('form').style.display='none'; parse(document.getElementById('finalOutput')); customHandler = new MoveHandler('finalOutput',"finalQueenReturn",['BBBB','CCCC','DDDD']); document.getElementById("SandboxBase").innerHTML = ""; document.getElementById("queenReturnSandbox").style.display ="block"; document.getElementById("finalOutput").style.display ="block"; document.getElementById("SandboxBase").style.display ="block"; fakeLinkClickBase("finalOuterHousing","queenReturnSandbox",customHandler); document.getElementById("page-content").style.display="block"; } } function resetSandbox() { document.getElementById("form").style.display="block"; buttonTriggered = false; document.getElementById("SandboxBase").innerHTML = ""; for (let j = 0; j</span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">customHandler</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">beeObjectList</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">length</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">j</span><span class="hl-code">++) { </span><span class="hl-var">customHandler</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">beeObjectList</span><span class="hl-code">[</span><span class="hl-var">j</span><span class="hl-code">].</span><span class="hl-var">activated</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">false</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">customHandler</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">beeObjectList</span><span class="hl-code">[</span><span class="hl-var">j</span><span class="hl-code">].</span><span class="hl-var">currentDiv</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementById</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">SandboxBase</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">); </span><span class="hl-var">while</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">customHandler</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">beeObjectList</span><span class="hl-code">[</span><span class="hl-var">j</span><span class="hl-code">].</span><span class="hl-var">beeDiv</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getAnimations</span><span class="hl-code">()[</span><span class="hl-var">0</span><span class="hl-code">]) { </span><span class="hl-var">customHandler</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">beeObjectList</span><span class="hl-code">[</span><span class="hl-var">j</span><span class="hl-code">].</span><span class="hl-var">beeDiv</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getAnimations</span><span class="hl-code">()[</span><span class="hl-var">0</span><span class="hl-code">].</span><span class="hl-var">cancel</span><span class="hl-code">(); } } } /</span><span class="hl-var">Make</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">sure</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">the</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">user</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">can</span><span class="hl-code">'</span><span class="hl-var">t</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">inject</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">code</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">into</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">the</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">page</span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-var">function</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">sanitizeHTMLInput</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">inStr</span><span class="hl-code">) { </span><span class="hl-var">let</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">inputString</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">inStr</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">let</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">blacklist</span><span class="hl-code"> = [</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">script</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">link</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">object</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">embed</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">iframe</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">onclick</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">textarea</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">contenteditable</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">href</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">oncopy</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">onpaste</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">oncut</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">ondblclick</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">onfocus</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">onfocusin</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">onfocusout</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">oninput</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">onkeydown</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">onkeyup</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">onkeypress</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">onmousedown</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">onmouseenter</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">onmouseleave</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">onmousemove</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">onmouseout</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">onmouseover</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">onmouseup</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">onmousewheel</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">onpointercancel</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">onpointerdown</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">onpointerenter</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">onpointerleave</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">onpointermove</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">onpointerout</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">onpointerover</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">onpointerrawupdate</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">onpointerup</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">onscroll</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">onscrollend</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">onsecuritypolicyviolation</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">ontouchcancel</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">ontouchend</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">ontouchmove</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">ontouchstart</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">ontransitioncancel</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">ontransitionend</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">ontransitionrun</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">ontransitionstart</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">onwebkitmouseforcechanged</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">onwebkitmouseforcedown</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">onwebkitmouseforceup</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">onwebkitmouseforcewillbegin</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">onwheel</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">ongesturechange</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">ongestureend</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">ongesturestart</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">ongotpointercapture</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">onfullscreenerror</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">onfullscreenchange</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">onDOMMouseScroll</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">onDOMActivate</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">oncontextmenu</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">oncontentvisibilityautostatechange</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">oncompositionupdate</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">oncompositionstart</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">oncompositionend</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">onblur</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">onbeforexrselect</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">onbeforescriptexecute</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">onbeforematch</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">onbeforeinput</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">onauxclick</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">onanimationstart</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">onanimationend</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">onanimationiteration</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">onanimationcancel</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">onafterscriptexecute</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">onlostpointercapture</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">onMozMousePixelScroll</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,]; </span><span class="hl-var">let</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">indexOfBad</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">-1</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">for</span><span class="hl-code"> (</span><span class="hl-var">let</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">blacklist</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">length</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">++) { </span><span class="hl-var">indexOfBad</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">inputString</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">indexOf</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">blacklist</span><span class="hl-code">[</span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">]); </span><span class="hl-var">while</span><span class="hl-code"> (</span><span class="hl-var">indexOfBad</span><span class="hl-code"> != </span><span class="hl-var">-1</span><span class="hl-code">) { </span><span class="hl-var">inputString</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">inputString</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">slice</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">0</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-var">indexOfBad</span><span class="hl-code">) +</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">EXCISED FORBIDDEN STRING</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-var">inputString</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">slice</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">indexOfBad</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-var">blacklist</span><span class="hl-code">[</span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">].</span><span class="hl-var">length</span><span class="hl-code">); </span><span class="hl-var">indexOfBad</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">inputString</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">indexOf</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">blacklist</span><span class="hl-code">[</span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">]); } } </span><span class="hl-var">return</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">inputString</span><span class="hl-code">; } </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">MoveHandler</span><span class="hl-code"> { </span><span class="hl-var">constructor</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">outerDocToSelectFrom</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-var">queenHolderNameId</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-var">cuteList</span><span class="hl-code">) { </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">queen</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">null</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">queenHolderNameId</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-var">queenHolderNameId</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">outerDoc</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementById</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">outerDocToSelectFrom</span><span class="hl-code">); </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">flowerObjectList</span><span class="hl-code"> = []; </span><span class="hl-var">for</span><span class="hl-code"> (</span><span class="hl-var">let</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">< </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">outerDoc</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementsByClassName</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">flower</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">).</span><span class="hl-var">length</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">++) { </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">outerDoc</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementsByClassName</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">flower</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">)[</span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">].</span><span class="hl-var">setAttribute</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">id</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">flowerNo</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-var">outerDocToSelectFrom</span><span class="hl-code">); </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">flowerObjectList</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">push</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">new</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">Flower</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">outerDoc</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementsByClassName</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">flower</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">)[</span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">],</span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">)); } </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">beeObjectList</span><span class="hl-code"> = []; </span><span class="hl-var">for</span><span class="hl-code"> (</span><span class="hl-var">let</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">< </span><span class="hl-var">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementById</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">outerDocToSelectFrom</span><span class="hl-code">).</span><span class="hl-var">getElementsByClassName</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bee</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">).</span><span class="hl-var">length</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">++) { </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">outerDoc</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementsByClassName</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">bee</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">)[</span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">].</span><span class="hl-var">setAttribute</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">id</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">beeNo</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-var">outerDocToSelectFrom</span><span class="hl-code">); </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">beeObjectList</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">push</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">new</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">Bee</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">beeNo</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-var">outerDocToSelectFrom</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">)); } </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">beeHolderObjectList</span><span class="hl-code"> = []; </span><span class="hl-var">for</span><span class="hl-code"> (</span><span class="hl-var">let</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">< </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">outerDoc</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementsByClassName</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">beeHolder</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">).</span><span class="hl-var">length</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">++) { </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">outerDoc</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementsByClassName</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">beeHolder</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">)[</span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">].</span><span class="hl-var">setAttribute</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">id</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">beeHolderNo</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-var">outerDocToSelectFrom</span><span class="hl-code">); </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">beeHolderObjectList</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">push</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">outerDoc</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementsByClassName</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">beeHolder</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">)[</span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">]); } </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">initialBeeLength</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">outerDoc</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementsByClassName</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">beeHolder</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">).</span><span class="hl-var">length</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">hiveObjectList</span><span class="hl-code"> = []; //</span><span class="hl-reserved">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementById</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">readout</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">).</span><span class="hl-var">innerHTML</span><span class="hl-code">+=</span><span class="hl-var">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementsByClassName</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">hive</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">)[</span><span class="hl-var">0</span><span class="hl-code">].</span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">for</span><span class="hl-code"> (</span><span class="hl-var">let</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">z</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">z</span><span class="hl-code">< </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">outerDoc</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementsByClassName</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">hive</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">).</span><span class="hl-var">length</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">z</span><span class="hl-code">++) { </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">outerDoc</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementsByClassName</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">hive</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">)[</span><span class="hl-var">z</span><span class="hl-code">].</span><span class="hl-var">setAttribute</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">id</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">hiveNo</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-var">z</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-var">outerDocToSelectFrom</span><span class="hl-code">); </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">hiveObjectList</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">push</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">new</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">Hive</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">hiveNo</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-var">z</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-var">outerDocToSelectFrom</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">outerDoc</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getAttribute</span><span class="hl-code">('</span><span class="hl-var">initialHoneyCount</span><span class="hl-code">') )); //</span><span class="hl-reserved">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementById</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">readout</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">).</span><span class="hl-var">innerHTML</span><span class="hl-code">+=</span><span class="hl-var">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementById</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">outerDocToSelectFrom</span><span class="hl-code">).</span><span class="hl-var">getElementsByClassName</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">hive</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">)[</span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">].</span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code">; } </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">otherTextList</span><span class="hl-code"> = []; //</span><span class="hl-reserved">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementById</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">readout</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">).</span><span class="hl-var">innerHTML</span><span class="hl-code">+=</span><span class="hl-var">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementsByClassName</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">hive</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">)[</span><span class="hl-var">0</span><span class="hl-code">].</span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getRandomOtherText</span><span class="hl-code">(); </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">collectibleList</span><span class="hl-code"> = []; </span><span class="hl-var">for</span><span class="hl-code"> (</span><span class="hl-var">let</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">x</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">x</span><span class="hl-code">< </span><span class="hl-var">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementById</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">outerDocToSelectFrom</span><span class="hl-code">).</span><span class="hl-var">getElementsByClassName</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">collectible</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">).</span><span class="hl-var">length</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">x</span><span class="hl-code">++) { </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">outerDoc</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementsByClassName</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">collectible</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">)[</span><span class="hl-var">x</span><span class="hl-code">].</span><span class="hl-var">setAttribute</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">id</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">collectibleNo</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-var">x</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-var">outerDocToSelectFrom</span><span class="hl-code">); </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">collectibleList</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">push</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">new</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">Collectible</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">outerDoc</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementsByClassName</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">collectible</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">)[</span><span class="hl-var">x</span><span class="hl-code">],</span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">)); //</span><span class="hl-reserved">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementById</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">readout</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">).</span><span class="hl-var">innerHTML</span><span class="hl-code">+=</span><span class="hl-var">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementById</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">outerDocToSelectFrom</span><span class="hl-code">).</span><span class="hl-var">getElementsByClassName</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">hive</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">)[</span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">].</span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code">; } </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">collectibleHolderObjectList</span><span class="hl-code"> = []; </span><span class="hl-var">for</span><span class="hl-code"> (</span><span class="hl-var">let</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">q</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">q</span><span class="hl-code">< </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">outerDoc</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementsByClassName</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">collectibleHolder</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">).</span><span class="hl-var">length</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">q</span><span class="hl-code">++) { </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">outerDoc</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementsByClassName</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">collectibleHolder</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">)[</span><span class="hl-var">q</span><span class="hl-code">].</span><span class="hl-var">setAttribute</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">id</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">collectibleHolderNo</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-var">q</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-var">outerDocToSelectFrom</span><span class="hl-code">); </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">collectibleHolderObjectList</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">push</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">outerDoc</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementsByClassName</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">collectibleHolder</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">)[</span><span class="hl-var">q</span><span class="hl-code">]); } </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">cuteList</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">cuteList</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">hoverText</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">createElement</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">div</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">); </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">hoverTextText</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">createTextNode</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">cuteList</span><span class="hl-code">[</span><span class="hl-var">0</span><span class="hl-code">]); </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">hoverText</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">backgroundColor</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">yellow</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">hoverText</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">fontSize</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">small</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">hoverText</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">appendChild</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">hoverTextText</span><span class="hl-code">); </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">hoverText</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">position</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">absolute</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">hoverText</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">display</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">outerDoc</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">appendChild</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">hoverText</span><span class="hl-code">); } </span><span class="hl-var">showHoverText</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">beeDiv</span><span class="hl-code">) { </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">hoverText</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">display</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">block</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">hoverText</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">left</span><span class="hl-code">= </span><span class="hl-var">Math</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">floor</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">window</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">scrollX</span><span class="hl-code">+ </span><span class="hl-var">beeDiv</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getBoundingClientRect</span><span class="hl-code">().</span><span class="hl-var">left</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-var">30</span><span class="hl-code">)+</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">hoverText</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">top</span><span class="hl-code">= </span><span class="hl-var">Math</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">floor</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">window</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">scrollY</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-var">beeDiv</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getBoundingClientRect</span><span class="hl-code">().</span><span class="hl-var">top-20</span><span class="hl-code">)+</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">if</span><span class="hl-code"> (</span><span class="hl-var">beeDiv</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getAnimations</span><span class="hl-code">()[</span><span class="hl-var">0</span><span class="hl-code">]) { </span><span class="hl-var">beeDiv</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getAnimations</span><span class="hl-code">()[</span><span class="hl-var">0</span><span class="hl-code">].</span><span class="hl-var">pause</span><span class="hl-code">(); } </span><span class="hl-var">let</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">index</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">Math</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">floor</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">Math</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">random</span><span class="hl-code">()</span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">cuteList</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">length</span><span class="hl-code">); </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">hoverText</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">innerHTML</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">cuteList</span><span class="hl-code">[</span><span class="hl-var">index</span><span class="hl-code">]; </span><span class="hl-var">window</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">setTimeout</span><span class="hl-code">(()=</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">{this.hoverText.style.display = "none"; if (beeDiv.getAnimations()[0]) {beeDiv.getAnimations()[0].play();} else { {beeDiv.click();} } },1000); } rebuildOtherTextList() { this.otherTextList = []; //document.getElementById("readout").innerHTML+=document.getElementsByClassName("hive")[0].id; for (let i = 0; i</span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">outerDoc</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementsByClassName</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">otherText</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">).</span><span class="hl-var">length</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">++) { </span><span class="hl-var">if</span><span class="hl-code"> (</span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">outerDoc</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementsByClassName</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">otherText</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">)[</span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">].</span><span class="hl-var">innerHTML</span><span class="hl-code"> ===</span><span class="hl-quotes">""</span><span class="hl-code">) { </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">outerDoc</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementsByClassName</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">otherText</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">)[</span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">].</span><span class="hl-var">remove</span><span class="hl-code">(); </span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-var">0</span><span class="hl-code">; } </span><span class="hl-var">else</span><span class="hl-code"> {</span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">otherTextList</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">push</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">outerDoc</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementsByClassName</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">otherText</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">)[</span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">]);} //</span><span class="hl-reserved">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementById</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">readout</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">).</span><span class="hl-var">innerHTML</span><span class="hl-code">+=</span><span class="hl-var">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementById</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">outerDocToSelectFrom</span><span class="hl-code">).</span><span class="hl-var">getElementsByClassName</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">hive</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">)[</span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">].</span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code">; } } // </span><span class="hl-var">outerDocToSelectFrom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">right</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">now</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">is</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">OutsideOfEverything</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-var">but</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">we</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">will</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">change</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">it</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">when</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">we</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">switch</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">to</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">other</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">scp</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">documents</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">getRandomFlower</span><span class="hl-code">() { </span><span class="hl-var">let</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">length</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">flowerObjectList</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">length</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">let</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">randomFlower</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">flowerObjectList</span><span class="hl-code">[ </span><span class="hl-var">Math</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">floor</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">Math</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">random</span><span class="hl-code">()</span><span class="hl-var">length</span><span class="hl-code">)]; </span><span class="hl-var">for</span><span class="hl-code"> (</span><span class="hl-var">let</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">200</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">++) { </span><span class="hl-var">if</span><span class="hl-code"> ((</span><span class="hl-var">randomFlower</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">flowerDiv</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getBoundingClientRect</span><span class="hl-code">().</span><span class="hl-var">y</span><span class="hl-code"> < </span><span class="hl-var">0</span><span class="hl-code">) \|\| (</span><span class="hl-var">randomFlower</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">flowerDiv</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getBoundingClientRect</span><span class="hl-code">().</span><span class="hl-var">y</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> 400)) {randomFlower = this.flowerObjectList[ Math.floor(Math.random()length)];} else {break;} } return randomFlower; } // outerDocToSelectFrom: right now this is "OutsideOfEverything", but we will change it when we switch to other scp documents getRandomBee() { let length = this.beeObjectList.length; let randomBee = this.beeObjectList[ Math.floor(Math.random()length)]; return randomBee; } // outerDocToSelectFrom: right now this is "OutsideOfEverything", but we will change it when we switch to other scp documents getRandomHive() { let length = this.hiveObjectList.length; let randomHive = this.hiveObjectList[ Math.floor(Math.random()length)]; return randomHive; } getRandomCollectible() { var randomCollectible; if (!(this.outerDoc.getElementsByClassName("collectible").length === 0)) { randomCollectible = this.getCollectibleById(this.outerDoc.getElementsByClassName("collectible")[Math.floor(Math.random()this.outerDoc.getElementsByClassName("collectible").length)].id); } else { {randomCollectible = this.getRandomFlower();} } return randomCollectible; } getRandomCollectibleHolder() { var randomCollectible; let length = this.collectibleHolderObjectList.length; randomCollectible = this.collectibleHolderObjectList[Math.floor(lengthMath.random())]; for (let i = 0; i</span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">200</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">++) { </span><span class="hl-var">if</span><span class="hl-code"> ((</span><span class="hl-var">randomCollectible</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getBoundingClientRect</span><span class="hl-code">().</span><span class="hl-var">y</span><span class="hl-code"> < </span><span class="hl-var">Number</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">0-10</span><span class="hl-code"></span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">)) \|\| (</span><span class="hl-var">randomCollectible</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getBoundingClientRect</span><span class="hl-code">().</span><span class="hl-var">y</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> Number(400+10i))) {randomCollectible = this.collectibleHolderObjectList[ Math.floor(Math.random()length)];} else {break;} } return randomCollectible; } getHiveById(hiveId) { let retVal = null; for (let i = 0; i</span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">hiveObjectList</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">length</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">++) { </span><span class="hl-var">if</span><span class="hl-code"> (</span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">hiveObjectList</span><span class="hl-code">[</span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">].</span><span class="hl-var">getHiveId</span><span class="hl-code">() === </span><span class="hl-var">hiveId</span><span class="hl-code">) {</span><span class="hl-var">retVal</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">hiveObjectList</span><span class="hl-code">[</span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">]; </span><span class="hl-var">break</span><span class="hl-code">;} } </span><span class="hl-var">return</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">retVal</span><span class="hl-code">; } </span><span class="hl-var">getFlowerById</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">flowerId</span><span class="hl-code">) { </span><span class="hl-var">let</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">retVal</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">null</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">for</span><span class="hl-code"> (</span><span class="hl-var">let</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">flowerObjectList</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">length</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">++) { </span><span class="hl-var">if</span><span class="hl-code"> (</span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">flowerObjectList</span><span class="hl-code">[</span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">].</span><span class="hl-var">getFlowerId</span><span class="hl-code">() === </span><span class="hl-var">flowerId</span><span class="hl-code">) {</span><span class="hl-var">retVal</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">flowerObjectList</span><span class="hl-code">[</span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">]; </span><span class="hl-var">break</span><span class="hl-code">;} } </span><span class="hl-var">return</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">retVal</span><span class="hl-code">; } </span><span class="hl-var">getCollectibleHolderById</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">collectibleId</span><span class="hl-code">) { </span><span class="hl-var">let</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">retVal</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">null</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">for</span><span class="hl-code"> (</span><span class="hl-var">let</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">collectibleHolderObjectList</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">length</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">++) { </span><span class="hl-var">if</span><span class="hl-code"> (</span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">collectibleHolderObjectList</span><span class="hl-code">[</span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">].</span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code"> === </span><span class="hl-var">collectibleId</span><span class="hl-code">) {</span><span class="hl-var">retVal</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">collectibleHolderObjectList</span><span class="hl-code">[</span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">]; </span><span class="hl-var">break</span><span class="hl-code">;} } </span><span class="hl-var">return</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">retVal</span><span class="hl-code">; } </span><span class="hl-var">getCollectibleById</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">collectibleId</span><span class="hl-code">) { </span><span class="hl-var">let</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">retVal</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">null</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">for</span><span class="hl-code"> (</span><span class="hl-var">let</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">collectibleList</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">length</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">++) { </span><span class="hl-var">if</span><span class="hl-code"> (</span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">collectibleList</span><span class="hl-code">[</span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">].</span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code"> === </span><span class="hl-var">collectibleId</span><span class="hl-code">) {</span><span class="hl-var">retVal</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">collectibleList</span><span class="hl-code">[</span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">]; </span><span class="hl-var">break</span><span class="hl-code">;} } </span><span class="hl-var">return</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">retVal</span><span class="hl-code">; } </span><span class="hl-var">getBeeById</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">collectibleId</span><span class="hl-code">) { </span><span class="hl-var">let</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">retVal</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">null</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">for</span><span class="hl-code"> (</span><span class="hl-var">let</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">beeObjectList</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">length</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">++) { </span><span class="hl-var">if</span><span class="hl-code"> (</span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">beeObjectList</span><span class="hl-code">[</span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">].</span><span class="hl-var">beeDiv</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code"> === </span><span class="hl-var">collectibleId</span><span class="hl-code">) {</span><span class="hl-var">retVal</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">beeObjectList</span><span class="hl-code">[</span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">]; </span><span class="hl-var">break</span><span class="hl-code">;} } </span><span class="hl-var">return</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">retVal</span><span class="hl-code">; } </span><span class="hl-var">getRandomOtherText</span><span class="hl-code">() { </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">rebuildOtherTextList</span><span class="hl-code">(); </span><span class="hl-var">let</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">randomOtherText</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">otherTextList</span><span class="hl-code">[</span><span class="hl-var">Math</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">floor</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">Math</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">random</span><span class="hl-code">()</span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">otherTextList</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">length</span><span class="hl-code">)]; </span><span class="hl-var">if</span><span class="hl-code"> (!(</span><span class="hl-var">randomOtherText</span><span class="hl-code">)) { </span><span class="hl-var">randomOtherText</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">createElement</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">div</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">); </span><span class="hl-var">randomOtherText</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">setAttribute</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">class</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">otherText</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">); </span><span class="hl-var">let</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">randomTextNode</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">createTextNode</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string"> </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">); </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">outerDoc</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">append</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">randomOtherText</span><span class="hl-code">); </span><span class="hl-var">randomOtherText</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">append</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">randomTextNode</span><span class="hl-code">); </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">otherTextList</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">push</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">randomOtherText</span><span class="hl-code">); } </span><span class="hl-var">return</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">randomOtherText</span><span class="hl-code">; } } </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">Bee</span><span class="hl-code"> { </span><span class="hl-var">constructor</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">beeDivId</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-var">moveHandler</span><span class="hl-code">) { </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">beeDivId</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">moveHandler</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">moveHandler</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">activated</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">false</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">beeDiv</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementById</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code">); </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">beeDiv</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">setAttribute</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">tabindex</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">0</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">); </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">beeDiv</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">onfocus</span><span class="hl-code">=()=</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">{this.beeDiv.click(); this.moveHandler.showHoverText(this.beeDiv);}; this.pollenCount = 0; this.honeyCount = 0; this.beeDiv.onclick = (event)=>{event.stopPropagation(); this.selectNextAction(this.beeDiv.parentNode.id,this.beeDiv.parentNode.getBoundingClientRect().x,this.beeDiv.parentNode.getBoundingClientRect().y); activeBees++; } //this.beeDiv.innerHTML = this.beeDiv.parentNode.id+" "+this.beeDiv.parentNode.getBoundingClientRect().x+" "+this.beeDiv.parentNode.getBoundingClientRect().y;} this.pollenNode = document.createTextNode(""); this.pollenHolderNode = document.createElement("div"); this.pollenHolderNode.appendChild(this.pollenNode); this.pollenHolderNode.style.fontSize="x-small"; this.pollenHolderNode.setAttribute("position","absolute"); this.currentDiv = this.beeDiv.parentNode; this.beeDiv.appendChild(this.pollenHolderNode); } moveToAnotherDiv(currentDivX,currentDivY,otherDivId) { let otherDiv = document.getElementById(otherDivId); let thisMoveAnimation = moveToAnotherDiv(this.beeDiv,currentDivX,currentDivY,otherDiv); if (thisMoveAnimation) { thisMoveAnimation.onfinish= () =>{ let otherDivX = otherDiv.getBoundingClientRect().x; let otherDivY = otherDiv.getBoundingClientRect().y; this.activated = false; this.selectNextAction(otherDivId,otherDivX,otherDivY); thisMoveAnimation.cancel(); }; } } encirclingAnimate(centerX,centerY,cycles) { let a = Math.floor(50+Math.random()40); let k = Math.floor(1+ Math.random()10); let xCoord = 0; let yCoord = 0; const frames = []; for (let theta = 0; theta </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">2</span><span class="hl-code"></span><span class="hl-var">Math</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">PI</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">theta</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">theta</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-var">0</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">01</span><span class="hl-code">) { </span><span class="hl-var">xCoord</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">a</span><span class="hl-code"> * </span><span class="hl-var">Math</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">cos</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">k</span><span class="hl-code"></span><span class="hl-var">theta</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-var">Math</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">cos</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">theta</span><span class="hl-code">)+</span><span class="hl-var">centerX-this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">beeDiv</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getBoundingClientRect</span><span class="hl-code">().</span><span class="hl-var">x</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">yCoord</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">a</span><span class="hl-code">* </span><span class="hl-var">Math</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">cos</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">k</span><span class="hl-code"></span><span class="hl-var">theta</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-var">Math</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">sin</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">theta</span><span class="hl-code">)+</span><span class="hl-var">centerY-this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">beeDiv</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getBoundingClientRect</span><span class="hl-code">().</span><span class="hl-var">y</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">frames</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">push</span><span class="hl-code">({</span><span class="hl-var">transform:</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">translateX(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-var">Math</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">floor</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">xCoord</span><span class="hl-code">)+</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">px) translateY(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-var">Math</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">floor</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">yCoord</span><span class="hl-code">)+</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">px)</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">}); } </span><span class="hl-var">const</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">durationInformation</span><span class="hl-code"> = {</span><span class="hl-var">duration:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">8000</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-var">iterations:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">cycles</span><span class="hl-code">,} </span><span class="hl-var">return</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">beeDiv</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">animate</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">frames</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-var">durationInformation</span><span class="hl-code">); } </span><span class="hl-var">selectNextAction</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">currentDivId</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-var">currentDivXin</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-var">currentDivYin</span><span class="hl-code">) { </span><span class="hl-var">let</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">currentDivX</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">currentDivXin</span><span class="hl-code"> \|\| </span><span class="hl-var">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementById</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">currentDivId</span><span class="hl-code">).</span><span class="hl-var">getBoundingClientRect</span><span class="hl-code">().</span><span class="hl-var">x</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">let</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">currentDivY</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">currentDivYin</span><span class="hl-code"> \|\| </span><span class="hl-var">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementById</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">currentDivId</span><span class="hl-code">).</span><span class="hl-var">getBoundingClientRect</span><span class="hl-code">().</span><span class="hl-var">y</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">let</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">currentDiv</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementById</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">currentDivId</span><span class="hl-code">); </span><span class="hl-var">if</span><span class="hl-code"> (</span><span class="hl-var">currentDiv</span><span class="hl-code">) {</span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">currentDiv</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">currentDiv</span><span class="hl-code">;} </span><span class="hl-var">if</span><span class="hl-code"> (</span><span class="hl-var">activeBees</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> activeBeeLimit) {activeBees--;} else if (!this.activated) { this.activated=true; if (queenDropped) { this.moveToAnotherDiv(currentDivX,currentDivY,document.getElementsByClassName("queenCollector")[0].id); this.beeDiv.getAnimations()[0].onfinish=()=>{document.getElementsByClassName("queenCollector")[0].appendChild(this.beeDiv);this.encirclingAnimate(document.getElementsByClassName("queenCollector")[0].getBoundingClientRect().x+0.5document.getElementsByClassName("queenCollector")[0].getBoundingClientRect().width,document.getElementsByClassName("queenCollector")[0].getBoundingClientRect().y+0.5document.getElementsByClassName("queenCollector")[0].getBoundingClientRect().height,Infinity);}; } else { switch (this.currentDiv.className) { case 'collectibleHolder': if (currentDiv.children[0]) { if (currentDiv.children[0].innerHTML === "h") {this.honeyCount +=1; this.pollenNode.nodeValue += "h"; this.moveToAnotherDiv(currentDivX,currentDivY,this.moveHandler.getRandomHive().id); } else { this.pollenCount +=1; this.pollenNode.nodeValue += currentDiv.children[0].innerHTML; let chanceOfGoingToTheHive = Math.floor(Math.random()4) if (chanceOfGoingToTheHive </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">pollenCount</span><span class="hl-code">) { </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">moveToAnotherDiv</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">currentDivX</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-var">currentDivY</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">moveHandler</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getRandomHive</span><span class="hl-code">().</span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code">); } </span><span class="hl-var">else</span><span class="hl-code"> { </span><span class="hl-var">let</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">randomId</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">moveHandler</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getRandomFlower</span><span class="hl-code">().</span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">if</span><span class="hl-code"> (</span><span class="hl-var">randomId</span><span class="hl-code"> === </span><span class="hl-var">currentDivId</span><span class="hl-code">) { </span><span class="hl-var">randomId</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">moveHandler</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getRandomFlower</span><span class="hl-code">().</span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code">; } </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">moveToAnotherDiv</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">currentDivX</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-var">currentDivY</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-var">randomId</span><span class="hl-code">); } } </span><span class="hl-var">if</span><span class="hl-code"> (</span><span class="hl-var">currentDiv</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">children</span><span class="hl-code">[</span><span class="hl-var">0</span><span class="hl-code">].</span><span class="hl-var">getAttribute</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">class</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">)===</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">collectible</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">) { </span><span class="hl-var">currentDiv</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">removeChild</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">currentDiv</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">children</span><span class="hl-code">[</span><span class="hl-var">0</span><span class="hl-code">]); </span><span class="hl-var">currentDiv</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">innerHTML</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string"> </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">; } </span><span class="hl-var">else</span><span class="hl-code"> { //</span><span class="hl-reserved">currentDiv</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">innerHTML</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">AAAA</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-var">currentDiv</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">children</span><span class="hl-code">[</span><span class="hl-var">0</span><span class="hl-code">].</span><span class="hl-var">getAttribute</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">class</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">)+</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">BBBB</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">; } }</span><span class="hl-var">else</span><span class="hl-code"> { </span><span class="hl-var">let</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">randomId</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">moveHandler</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getRandomFlower</span><span class="hl-code">().</span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">if</span><span class="hl-code"> (</span><span class="hl-var">randomId</span><span class="hl-code"> === </span><span class="hl-var">currentDivId</span><span class="hl-code">) { </span><span class="hl-var">randomId</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">moveHandler</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getRandomFlower</span><span class="hl-code">().</span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code">; } </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">moveToAnotherDiv</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">currentDivX</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-var">currentDivY</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-var">randomId</span><span class="hl-code">); } </span><span class="hl-var">break</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">case</span><span class="hl-code"> '</span><span class="hl-var">flower</span><span class="hl-code">'</span><span class="hl-var">:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">pollenCount</span><span class="hl-code"> += </span><span class="hl-var">1</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">if</span><span class="hl-code"> (</span><span class="hl-var">Math</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">random</span><span class="hl-code">() </span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> 0.5) { this.pollenNode.nodeValue += "p"; } else { this.pollenNode.nodeValue += "d"; } var delay = 0; if ((this.pollenCount > 1) && (Math.random()>0.5) && (countOfCurrentlyMovingFlowers </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">7</span><span class="hl-code">)) { </span><span class="hl-var">countOfCurrentlyMovingFlowers</span><span class="hl-code">++; </span><span class="hl-var">let</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">thisFlower</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">moveHandler</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getFlowerById</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">currentDiv</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getAttribute</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">id</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">)); </span><span class="hl-var">thisFlower</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">spawnOtherFlower</span><span class="hl-code">(); </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">moveHandler</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">showHoverText</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">currentDiv</span><span class="hl-code">); } </span><span class="hl-var">let</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">chanceOfGoingToTheHive</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">Math</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">floor</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">Math</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">random</span><span class="hl-code">()</span><span class="hl-var">4</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-var">if</span><span class="hl-code"> (</span><span class="hl-var">chanceOfGoingToTheHive</span><span class="hl-code"> < </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">pollenCount</span><span class="hl-code">) { </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">moveToAnotherDiv</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">currentDivX</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-var">currentDiv</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getBoundingClientRect</span><span class="hl-code">().</span><span class="hl-var">y</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">moveHandler</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getRandomHive</span><span class="hl-code">().</span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code">); } </span><span class="hl-var">else</span><span class="hl-code"> { </span><span class="hl-var">let</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">randomId</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">moveHandler</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getRandomFlower</span><span class="hl-code">().</span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">if</span><span class="hl-code"> (</span><span class="hl-var">randomId</span><span class="hl-code"> === </span><span class="hl-var">currentDivId</span><span class="hl-code">) { </span><span class="hl-var">randomId</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">moveHandler</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getRandomFlower</span><span class="hl-code">().</span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code">; } </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">moveToAnotherDiv</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">currentDivX</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-var">currentDiv</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getBoundingClientRect</span><span class="hl-code">().</span><span class="hl-var">y</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-var">randomId</span><span class="hl-code">); } </span><span class="hl-var">break</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">case</span><span class="hl-code"> '</span><span class="hl-var">hive</span><span class="hl-code">'</span><span class="hl-var">:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">let</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">thisHive</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">moveHandler</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getHiveById</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">currentDivId</span><span class="hl-code">); </span><span class="hl-var">if</span><span class="hl-code"> (</span><span class="hl-var">thisHive</span><span class="hl-code">) { </span><span class="hl-var">if</span><span class="hl-code"> (</span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">pollenCount</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">0 \|\| this.honeyCount >0) { this.pollenNode.nodeValue = ""; let thisHive = this.moveHandler.getHiveById(currentDivId); thisHive.addPollen(this.pollenCount+4this.honeyCount); this.pollenCount =0; this.honeyCount = 0; } let nextMoveObject = this.moveHandler.getRandomCollectibleHolder(); this.moveToAnotherDiv(currentDivX,currentDivY, nextMoveObject.getAttribute("id")); }else { this.moveToAnotherDiv(currentDivX,currentDivY,this.moveHandler.getRandomHive().id); //this.beeDiv.innerHTML = currentDivId; } break; default: this.moveToAnotherDiv(currentDivX,currentDivY,this.moveHandler.getRandomFlower().id); //this.beeDiv.innerHTML = String(currentDivX); break; } } } } deactivate() { this.activated=false; } activate() { this.activated=true; this.selectNextAction(this.beeDiv.parentNode.id,this.beeDiv.parentNode.getBoundingClientRect().x,this.beeDiv.parentNode.getBoundingClientRect().y); } } class Flower { constructor(flowerDiv, moveHandler) { this.id = flowerDiv.getAttribute("id"); this.moveHandler = moveHandler; this.flowerDiv = flowerDiv; this.pollinated = false; this.flowerType =this.flowerDiv.textContent \|\| "X"; } spawnOtherFlower() { //first find a spot to spawn in let textToSpawnIn = this.moveHandler.getRandomOtherText(); while (textToSpawnIn.innerHTML.length === 0) {textToSpawnIn = this.moveHandler.getRandomOtherText();} let stringToSpawnIn = String(textToSpawnIn.innerHTML); let sliceIndex = Math.floor(Math.random()stringToSpawnIn.length) \|\| 1; let latterText = stringToSpawnIn.slice(sliceIndex); let formerText = stringToSpawnIn.slice(0,sliceIndex-1); textToSpawnIn.innerHTML = formerText; const newFlowerText = document.createTextNode(this.flowerType); const newFlowerDiv = document.createElement("div"); newFlowerDiv.setAttribute("id","flowerNo"+ Number(this.moveHandler.flowerObjectList.length+2)+this.moveHandler.outerDoc.getAttribute("id")); newFlowerDiv.setAttribute("class","flower"); newFlowerDiv.appendChild(newFlowerText); textToSpawnIn.insertAdjacentElement("afterend",newFlowerDiv); const newOtherText = document.createElement("div"); newOtherText.setAttribute("class","otherText"); const newOtherTextText = document.createTextNode(latterText); newOtherText.appendChild(newOtherTextText); newFlowerDiv.insertAdjacentElement("afterend",newOtherText); this.moveHandler.rebuildOtherTextList(); let otherDiv = newFlowerDiv; let otherDivX = window.scrollX + otherDiv.getBoundingClientRect().x; let otherDivY = window.scrollY + otherDiv.getBoundingClientRect().y; let currentX = window.scrollX + this.flowerDiv.getBoundingClientRect().x; let currentY = window.scrollY + this.flowerDiv.getBoundingClientRect().y; let dx = currentX-otherDivX; let dy = currentY-otherDivY; let timeOfTrip = Math.floor(Math.sqrt(dxdx+dydy))50; const transformationContent = [ {transform: "translateX("+dx+"px) translateY("+dy+"px) scale(0.25)" }, {transform: "translateX(0px) translateY(0px) scale(0.25)"}, {transform: "translateX(0px) translateY(0px) scale(1)"}, ]; const transformationDuration = { duration: timeOfTrip, iterations: 1, } let thisMoveAnimation = newFlowerDiv.animate(transformationContent,transformationDuration); //only create the new flower when it settles thisMoveAnimation.onfinish= ()=>{ countOfCurrentlyMovingFlowers--; this.moveHandler.flowerObjectList.push(new Flower(newFlowerDiv,this.moveHandler)); thisMoveAnimation.cancel(); } return timeOfTrip; } getFlowerId() { return this.id; } } class Hive { constructor(hiveDivId, moveHandler,initialHoneyCount) { this.id = hiveDivId; this.moveHandler = moveHandler; this.hiveDiv = document.getElementById(this.id); this.pollenCount = 0; this.honeyCount = initialHoneyCount; this.honeyCountSpanId = this.id+"honeyCount"; this.hiveDiv.innerHTML="#: </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">span</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code">=\</span><span class="hl-quotes">""</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">honeyCountSpanId</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">\</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">" + this.honeyCount+" </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">span</span><span class="hl-brackets">></</span><span class="hl-reserved">br</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">"; this.honeyCountSpan = document.getElementById(this.honeyCountSpanId); //this.produceQueen(); this.displayHoneyCount(); } getHoneyCount() { return this.honeyCount; } getPollenCount() { return this.pollenCount; } convertPollenToHoney() { let newHoney = Math.floor(this.pollenCount / 4); let remainingPollen = this.pollenCount % 4; this.honeyCount =parseInt(this.honeyCount)+parseInt(newHoney); this.pollenCount = remainingPollen; if (this.honeyCount === 8336) { this.produceQueen(); this.removeHoney(8336); } this.displayHoneyCount(); } displayHoneyCount() { this.honeyCountSpan.innerHTML = this.honeyCount+ "\|" + this.pollenCount; } addPollen(newPollen) { this.pollenCount += newPollen; this.convertPollenToHoney(); } //returns honey number actually removed removeHoney(honeyToRemove) { let retVal = 0; if ((this.honeyCount - honeyToRemove) </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-var">0</span><span class="hl-code">) {</span><span class="hl-var">retVal</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">honeyCount</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">honeyCount</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">0</span><span class="hl-code">;} </span><span class="hl-var">else</span><span class="hl-code"> { </span><span class="hl-var">retVal</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">honeyToRemove</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">honeyCount</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">-</span><span class="hl-code">= </span><span class="hl-var">honeyToRemove</span><span class="hl-code">; } </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">displayHoneyCount</span><span class="hl-code">(); </span><span class="hl-var">return</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">retVal</span><span class="hl-code">; } </span><span class="hl-var">getHiveId</span><span class="hl-code">() { </span><span class="hl-var">return</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code">; } </span><span class="hl-var">produceQueen</span><span class="hl-code">() { </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">queen</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">new</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">Queen</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">moveHandler</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">moveHandler</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">queenHolderNameId</span><span class="hl-code">); } } </span><span class="hl-var">class</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">Queen</span><span class="hl-code"> { </span><span class="hl-var">constructor</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">moveHandler</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-var">hive</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-var">queenButtonId</span><span class="hl-code">) { </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">moveHandler</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">moveHandler</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">hive</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">hive</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">hiveDiv</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementById</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">hive</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getHiveId</span><span class="hl-code">()); </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">queenDiv</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">createElement</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">div</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">); </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">queenDiv</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">className</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">queen</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">queenDiv</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">setAttribute</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">draggable</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-var">true</span><span class="hl-code">); </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">beeNumber</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">queenDiv</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">setAttribute</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">tabindex</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">0</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">); </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">queenText</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">createTextNode</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">q</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">); </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">queenDiv</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">appendChild</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">queenText</span><span class="hl-code">); </span><span class="hl-var">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementById</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">queenButtonId</span><span class="hl-code">).</span><span class="hl-var">appendChild</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">queenDiv</span><span class="hl-code">); </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">mobileScrollQueenText</span><span class="hl-code">= </span><span class="hl-var">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">createTextNode</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">q</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">); </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">mobileScrollQueenDiv</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">createElement</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">div</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">); </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">mobileScrollQueenDiv</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">appendChild</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">mobileScrollQueenText</span><span class="hl-code">); </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">mobileScrollQueenDiv</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">className</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">queen</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">mobileScrollQueenDiv</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">classList</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">add</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">queenBeingDragged</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">); </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">mobileScrollQueenDiv</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">style</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">position</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">fixed</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">moveHandler</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">outerDoc</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">appendChild</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">mobileScrollQueenDiv</span><span class="hl-code">); </span><span class="hl-var">const</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">transformationContent2</span><span class="hl-code"> = [{</span><span class="hl-var">transform:</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">translateX(-20px)</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">},{</span><span class="hl-var">transform:</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">translateX(20px) </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">},{</span><span class="hl-var">transform:</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">translateX(-20px) </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">}]; </span><span class="hl-var">const</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">transformationTiming2</span><span class="hl-code"> = {</span><span class="hl-var">duration:1000</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-var">iterations:Infinity</span><span class="hl-code">}; </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">thisMoveAnimation</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">circleAnimate</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">hiveDiv</span><span class="hl-code">); </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">queenDiv</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">onfocus</span><span class="hl-code"> = (</span><span class="hl-var">event</span><span class="hl-code">) =</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> { setTimeout( ()=>{ if ((testMoveHandler.outerDoc.style.display !== "none")){ if (!(currentlyDragging)) { queenDropped = true; if (this.queenDiv.getAnimations()[0]) { this.queenDiv.getAnimations()[0].cancel();} moveToAnotherDiv(this.queenDiv,this.hiveDiv.getBoundingClientRect().x,this.hiveDiv.getBoundingClientRect().y,document.getElementById("LinkButton")).onfinish =()=>{ linkPreparer();}; } } } ,1000); }; this.queenDiv.addEventListener("dragstart",()=>{this.thisMoveAnimation.pause(); currentlyDragging = true;}); this.queenDiv.addEventListener("drag",()=>{this.queenDiv.classList.add("queenBeingDragged");}); this.queenDiv.addEventListener("dragend",()=>{ setTimeout( ()=>{ currentlyDragging = false; if (queenDropped) {this.thisMoveAnimation.cancel();} else { this.thisMoveAnimation.cancel(); moveToAnotherDiv(this.queenDiv,this.moveHandler.hiveObjectList[0].hiveDiv.getBoundingClientRect(0).x,this.moveHandler.hiveObjectList[0].hiveDiv.getBoundingClientRect(0).y,document.getElementById("LinkButton")); } this.queenDiv.classList.remove("queenBeingDragged"); linkPreparer(); },50); }); this.queenDiv.addEventListener("touchstart",(event)=>{ event.stopPropagation(); event.preventDefault(); this.thisMoveAnimation.pause(); this.mobileScrollQueenDiv.classList.remove("queenBeingDragged");}); this.queenDiv.addEventListener("touchmove",(event)=>{ event.stopPropagation(); event.preventDefault(); this.queenDiv.classList.add("queenBeingDragged"); let touchX =Math.floor(event.targetTouches[0].pageX)+"px"; let touchY = Math.floor(event.targetTouches[0].pageY-40)+"px"; this.mobileScrollQueenDiv.style.left = touchX; this.mobileScrollQueenDiv.style.top = touchY; let touchXNum =Math.floor(event.targetTouches[0].pageX); let touchYNum = Math.floor(event.targetTouches[0].pageY); //this.mobileScrollQueenDiv.innerHTML= "Left"+touchX+ " top" + touchY; let returnValue = ""; let rect = ""; for (let i = 0; i</span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">moveHandler</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">outerDoc</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementsByClassName</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">queenCollector</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">).</span><span class="hl-var">length</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">++) { </span><span class="hl-var">rect</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">moveHandler</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">outerDoc</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementsByClassName</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">queenCollector</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">)[</span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">].</span><span class="hl-var">getBoundingClientRect</span><span class="hl-code">(); </span><span class="hl-var">if</span><span class="hl-code"> ((</span><span class="hl-var">Number</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">touchXNum</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> rect.left) && (Number(touchXNum) </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">Number</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">rect</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">left</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-var">rect</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">width</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-var">40</span><span class="hl-code">)) && (</span><span class="hl-var">Number</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">touchYNum</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> rect.top) && (Number(touchYNum) </span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">Number</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">rect</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">top</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-var">rect</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">height</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-var">40</span><span class="hl-code">))) { </span><span class="hl-var">returnValue</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">moveHandler</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">outerDoc</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementsByClassName</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">queenCollector</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">)[</span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">].</span><span class="hl-var">id</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">moveHandler</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">outerDoc</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementsByClassName</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">queenCollector</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">)[</span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">].</span><span class="hl-var">classList</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">add</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">queenCollectorHighlight</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">); } </span><span class="hl-var">else</span><span class="hl-code"> { </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">moveHandler</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">outerDoc</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementsByClassName</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">queenCollector</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">)[</span><span class="hl-var">i</span><span class="hl-code">].</span><span class="hl-var">classList</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">remove</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">queenCollectorHighlight</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">); } } }); </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">queenDiv</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">addEventListener</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">touchend</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">,(</span><span class="hl-var">event</span><span class="hl-code">)=</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">{ event.stopPropagation(); event.preventDefault(); this.thisMoveAnimation.play(); this.queenDiv.classList.remove("queenBeingDragged"); this.mobileScrollQueenDiv.classList.add("queenBeingDragged"); queenDropHandlerBase(document.getElementsByClassName("queenCollectorHighlight")[0].id); }); this.toggle = true; this.beeNumber = 0; } circleAnimate(placeToAnimateAround) { const transformationContent = [{transform: "translateX("+Number(placeToAnimateAround.getBoundingClientRect().x+0.5placeToAnimateAround.getBoundingClientRect().width-this.queenDiv.getBoundingClientRect().x)+"px) translateY("+Number(placeToAnimateAround.getBoundingClientRect().y+0.5placeToAnimateAround.getBoundingClientRect().height-this.queenDiv.getBoundingClientRect().y)+"px)"}]; let radiusMagnitude = 40; let radius = radiusMagnitude; let xCoord = 0; let yCoord = 0; for (let theta = 0; theta</span><span class="hl-brackets"><</span><span class="hl-reserved">Number</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">2</span><span class="hl-code"></span><span class="hl-var">Math</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">PI</span><span class="hl-code">); </span><span class="hl-var">theta</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-var">theta</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-var">0</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">01</span><span class="hl-code">) { </span><span class="hl-var">radius</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">Math</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">floor</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">radiusMagnitude</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-var">10</span><span class="hl-code"></span><span class="hl-var">Math</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">sin</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">10</span><span class="hl-code"></span><span class="hl-var">theta</span><span class="hl-code">)); </span><span class="hl-var">xCoord</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">Math</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">floor</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">radius</span><span class="hl-code"></span><span class="hl-var">Math</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">cos</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">theta</span><span class="hl-code">)); </span><span class="hl-var">yCoord</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">Math</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">floor</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">radius</span><span class="hl-code"></span><span class="hl-var">Math</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">sin</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">theta</span><span class="hl-code">)); </span><span class="hl-var">transformationContent</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">push</span><span class="hl-code">({</span><span class="hl-var">transform:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">translateX(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-var">Number</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">xCoord</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-var">placeToAnimateAround</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getBoundingClientRect</span><span class="hl-code">().</span><span class="hl-var">x</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-var">0</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">5</span><span class="hl-code"></span><span class="hl-var">placeToAnimateAround</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getBoundingClientRect</span><span class="hl-code">().</span><span class="hl-var">width-this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">queenDiv</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getBoundingClientRect</span><span class="hl-code">().</span><span class="hl-var">x</span><span class="hl-code">)+</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">px) translateY(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-var">Number</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">placeToAnimateAround</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getBoundingClientRect</span><span class="hl-code">().</span><span class="hl-var">y</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-var">0</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">5</span><span class="hl-code"></span><span class="hl-var">placeToAnimateAround</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getBoundingClientRect</span><span class="hl-code">().</span><span class="hl-var">height-this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">queenDiv</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getBoundingClientRect</span><span class="hl-code">().</span><span class="hl-var">y</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-var">yCoord</span><span class="hl-code">)+</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">px)</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">}); } </span><span class="hl-var">const</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">transformationDuration</span><span class="hl-code"> = { </span><span class="hl-var">duration:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">5000</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-var">iterations:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">Infinity</span><span class="hl-code">, } </span><span class="hl-var">return</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">queenDiv</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">animate</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">transformationContent</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-var">transformationDuration</span><span class="hl-code">); } </span><span class="hl-var">moveToAnotherDiv</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">currentDivId</span><span class="hl-code">) { </span><span class="hl-var">while</span><span class="hl-code"> (</span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">queenDiv</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getAnimations</span><span class="hl-code">()[</span><span class="hl-var">0</span><span class="hl-code">]) {</span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">queenDiv</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getAnimations</span><span class="hl-code">()[</span><span class="hl-var">0</span><span class="hl-code">].</span><span class="hl-var">cancel</span><span class="hl-code">();} </span><span class="hl-var">let</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">currentDiv</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementById</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">currentDivId</span><span class="hl-code">);//</span><span class="hl-reserved">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementById</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">currentDivId</span><span class="hl-code">); </span><span class="hl-var">var</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">beeToMeet</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">if</span><span class="hl-code"> (</span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">beeNumber</span><span class="hl-code"> < </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">moveHandler</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">beeHolderObjectList</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">length</span><span class="hl-code">) { </span><span class="hl-var">beeToMeet</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">moveHandler</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">beeHolderObjectList</span><span class="hl-code">[</span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">beeNumber</span><span class="hl-code">]; } </span><span class="hl-var">else</span><span class="hl-code"> { </span><span class="hl-var">beeToMeet</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">document</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getElementById</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">LinkButton</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">); } </span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">beeNumber</span><span class="hl-code">++; </span><span class="hl-var">let</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">otherDiv</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">beeToMeet</span><span class="hl-code">;//.</span><span class="hl-var">beeDiv</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">let</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">otherDivId</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">otherDiv</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getAttribute</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-string">id</span><span class="hl-quotes">"</span><span class="hl-code">); </span><span class="hl-var">let</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">currentDivX</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">currentDiv</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getBoundingClientRect</span><span class="hl-code">().</span><span class="hl-var">x</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">let</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">currentDivY</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">currentDiv</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">getBoundingClientRect</span><span class="hl-code">().</span><span class="hl-var">y</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-var">let</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">thisMoveAnimation</span><span class="hl-code"> = </span><span class="hl-var">moveToAnotherDiv</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-var">this</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">queenDiv</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-var">currentDivX</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-var">currentDivY</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-var">otherDiv</span><span class="hl-code">); </span><span class="hl-var">thisMoveAnimation</span><span class="hl-code">.</span><span class="hl-var">onfinish</span><span class="hl-code">= () =</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code">{ if ( otherDiv.children[0]) { otherDiv.children[0].click();} if (otherDiv.getAttribute("class") === "beeHolder") { this.moveToAnotherDiv(otherDivId); //this.moveHandler.outerDoc.prepend(otherDiv); } else { document.getElementById("LinkButton").appendChild(this.queenDiv); linkPreparer(); buttonTriggered=false; queenDropped = true; this.circleAnimate(); } }; } } class Collectible { constructor(collectibleDiv,moveHandler) { this.collectibleDiv = collectibleDiv; this.collectibleType = collectibleDiv.innerHTML \|\| "p"; this.id = this.collectibleDiv.getAttribute("id"); this.moveHandler = moveHandler; } destroy() { this.collectibleDiv.parentElement.removeChild(this.collectibleDiv); this.moveHandler.collectibleList.splice(this.moveHandler.collectibleList.indexOf(this),1); } } const pageSelector = document.getElementById("linkSelect"); pageSelector.onchange = ()=>{fakeLinkHandle(pageSelector.value);}; document.getElementById("fakeLink").addEventListener("keydown",(event)=>{if (event.key==="Enter") {fakeLinkClick(event);}}); parse(document.getElementById("OutsideOfEverything")); parse(document.getElementById("ToasterArticle")); parse(document.getElementById("AllisonArticle")); parse(document.getElementById("LibraryArticle")); parse(document.getElementById("VerbosityArticle")); parse(document.getElementById("FFArticle")); function addQueenSkip() {testMoveHandler.getRandomHive().produceQueen();} testMoveHandler = new MoveHandler("OutsideOfEverything","LinkButton", ["what's a nomalous?","buzz off",":(",":)",":3"]); toasterHandler = new MoveHandler("ToasterArticle","queenReturnToaster",["nice and toasty","buzz-zap","i'm electro-cute!","wait, why do i have a concept of individuality?","is the being thinking right now not just a cell in a universal us?",":0"]); allisonHandler = new MoveHandler("AllisonArticle","queenReturnAllison",["no fair, you can't steal our honeycount!","stop hogging the page, allison","autosynecdochic is fun to spell"]); libraryHandler = new MoveHandler("LibraryArticle","queenReturnLibrary", ["ssh! paper wasps","exbibliothetic is fun to spell","we speak comfort to soothe the barren fields","what happened to you stinks","let us dwell in you again"]); verbosityHandler = new MoveHandler("VerbosityArticle","queenReturnVerbosity", [":O",">:\|",":(",":3"]); ffHandler = new MoveHandler("FFArticle","queenReturnFF", ["yay","don't blame us","it was like this before we got here",":)",":3"]); </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">script</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">body</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets"></</span><span class="hl-reserved">html</span><span class="hl-brackets">></span></pre></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="licensebox"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Hide Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>Cite this page as:</p> <div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <blockquote> <p>"<a href="/scp-8335">SCP-8335</a>" by J_V_G, Alzin Cdag, IndustryStandard, esriel, from the <a 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Source: <a href="https://scpwiki.com/scp-8335">https://scpwiki.com/scp-8335</a>. Licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/">CC-BY-SA</a>.</p> </blockquote> </div> </div> <p>For information on how to use this component, see the <a href="/component:license-box">License Box component</a>. 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return false;">Flah</a></span><br/> <strong>License:</strong> CC-BY-SA<br/> <strong>Source Link:</strong> <a href="https://scpwiki.com/scp-426">https://scpwiki.com/scp-426</a><br/> <strong>Additional Notes:</strong> Entire article excerpted.</p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p><strong>Name:</strong> SCP-2565<br/> <strong>Author:</strong> <span class="printuser avatarhover"><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/taffeta" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(2221240); return false;"><img alt="Taffeta" class="small" src="https://www.wikidot.com/avatar.php?userid=2221240&amp;size=small&amp;timestamp=1731360265" style="background-image:url(https://www.wikidot.com/userkarma.php?u=2221240)"/></a><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/taffeta" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(2221240); return false;">Taffeta</a></span><br/> <strong>License:</strong> CC-BY-SA<br/> <strong>Source Link:</strong> <a href="https://scpwiki.com/scp-2565">https://scpwiki.com/scp-2565</a><br/> <strong>Additional Notes:</strong> Entire article excerpted.</p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p><strong>Name:</strong> SCP-2602<br/> <strong>Author:</strong> <span class="printuser avatarhover"><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/communism-will-win" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(617958); return false;"><img alt="Communism will win" class="small" src="https://www.wikidot.com/avatar.php?userid=617958&amp;size=small&amp;timestamp=1731360265" style="background-image:url(https://www.wikidot.com/userkarma.php?u=617958)"/></a><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/communism-will-win" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(617958); return false;">Communism will win</a></span><br/> <strong>License:</strong> CC-BY-SA<br/> <strong>Source Link:</strong> <a href="https://scpwiki.com/scp-2602">https://scpwiki.com/scp-2602</a><br/> <strong>Additional Notes:</strong> Entire article excerpted.</p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p><strong>Name:</strong> SCP-3309<br/> <strong>Authors:</strong> <span class="printuser avatarhover"><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/lt-flops" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(1735419); return false;"><img alt="Lt Flops" class="small" src="https://www.wikidot.com/avatar.php?userid=1735419&amp;size=small&amp;timestamp=1731360265" style="background-image:url(https://www.wikidot.com/userkarma.php?u=1735419)"/></a><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/lt-flops" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(1735419); return false;">Lt Flops</a></span>,<span class="printuser avatarhover"><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/phamtomguy" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(7630719); return false;"><img alt="PhamtomGuy" class="small" src="https://www.wikidot.com/avatar.php?userid=7630719&amp;size=small&amp;timestamp=1731360265" style="background-image:url(https://www.wikidot.com/userkarma.php?u=7630719)"/></a><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/phamtomguy" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(7630719); return false;">PhamtomGuy</a></span><br/> <strong>License:</strong> CC-BY-SA<br/> <strong>Source Link:</strong> <a href="https://scpwiki.com/scp-3309">https://scpwiki.com/scp-3309</a><br/> <strong>Additional Notes:</strong> Stylistic elements used to replicate the wikidot posting interface used and modified.</p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p><strong>Name:</strong> The Bee-Boy's Song<br/> <strong>Authors:</strong> Rudyard Kipling<br/> <strong>License:</strong> Public Domain<br/> <strong>Source Link:</strong> <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Bee-Boy%27s_Song">https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Bee-Boy%27s_Song</a><br/> <strong>Additional Notes:</strong> From a 1906 book, <em>Puck of Pook's Hill</em>. Entire poem excerpted, with dollar signs added in place of some s's</p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p><strong>Name:</strong> Bee Sculpture<br/> <strong>Author:</strong> <span class="printuser avatarhover"><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/alzin-cdag" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(8118698); return false;"><img alt="Alzin Cdag" class="small" src="https://www.wikidot.com/avatar.php?userid=8118698&amp;size=small&amp;timestamp=1731360265" style="background-image:url(https://www.wikidot.com/userkarma.php?u=8118698)"/></a><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/alzin-cdag" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(8118698); return false;">Alzin Cdag</a></span><br/> <strong>License:</strong> CC-BY-SA 3.0<br/> <strong>Source Link:</strong> <a href="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8335/Bee%20Sculpture.jpg">https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8335/Bee%20Sculpture.jpg</a><br/> <strong>Additional Notes:</strong> A sculpture of a bee made entirely of food</p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p><strong>Name:</strong> Lone Toast<br/> <strong>Author:</strong> <span class="printuser avatarhover"><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/alzin-cdag" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(8118698); return false;"><img alt="Alzin Cdag" class="small" src="https://www.wikidot.com/avatar.php?userid=8118698&amp;size=small&amp;timestamp=1731360265" style="background-image:url(https://www.wikidot.com/userkarma.php?u=8118698)"/></a><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/alzin-cdag" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(8118698); return false;">Alzin Cdag</a></span><br/> <strong>License:</strong> CC-BY-SA 3.0<br/> <strong>Source Link:</strong> <a href="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8335/LoneToast.jpg">https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8335/LoneToast.jpg</a><br/> <strong>Additional Notes:</strong> A single slice of bread with honey drizzled on it in the shape of a lowercase h</p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p><strong>Name:</strong> Two Toast<br/> <strong>Author:</strong> <span class="printuser avatarhover"><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/alzin-cdag" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(8118698); return false;"><img alt="Alzin Cdag" class="small" src="https://www.wikidot.com/avatar.php?userid=8118698&amp;size=small&amp;timestamp=1731360265" style="background-image:url(https://www.wikidot.com/userkarma.php?u=8118698)"/></a><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/alzin-cdag" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(8118698); return false;">Alzin Cdag</a></span><br/> <strong>License:</strong> CC-BY-SA 3.0<br/> <strong>Source Link:</strong> <a href="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8335/TwoToast.jpg">https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8335/TwoToast.jpg</a><br/> <strong>Additional Notes:</strong> A single slice of raw bread and one toasted slice on a plate with honey drizzled on them in the shapes of lowercase letters h</p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p><strong>Name:</strong> toaster Bagel<br/> <strong>Author:</strong> <span class="printuser avatarhover"><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/alzin-cdag" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(8118698); return false;"><img alt="Alzin Cdag" class="small" src="https://www.wikidot.com/avatar.php?userid=8118698&amp;size=small&amp;timestamp=1731360265" style="background-image:url(https://www.wikidot.com/userkarma.php?u=8118698)"/></a><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/alzin-cdag" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(8118698); return false;">Alzin Cdag</a></span><br/> <strong>License:</strong> CC-BY-SA 3.0<br/> <strong>Source Link:</strong> <a href="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8335/toasterBagel.jpg">https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8335/toasterBagel.jpg</a><br/> <strong>Additional Notes:</strong> A single bagel, covered in white creamy cheese with honey drizzled on it in the shape of a lowercase h</p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p><strong>Name:</strong> esriel-color-print.gif<br/> <strong>Author:</strong> <span class="printuser avatarhover"><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/esreil" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(8256777); return false;"><img alt="Esreil" class="small" src="https://www.wikidot.com/avatar.php?userid=8256777&amp;size=small&amp;timestamp=1731360265" style="background-image:url(https://www.wikidot.com/userkarma.php?u=8256777)"/></a><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/esreil" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(8256777); return false;">Esreil</a></span><br/> <strong>License:</strong> CC-BY-SA 3.0<br/> <strong>Source Link:</strong> <a href="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8335/esriel-color-print.gif">https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8335/esriel-color-print.gif</a><br/> <strong>Additional Notes:</strong> A gif showing a printer printing out a paper with a yellow lowercase h on it</p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p><strong>Name:</strong> weirdToast<br/> <strong>Author:</strong> <span class="printuser avatarhover"><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/industrystandard" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(8446838); return false;"><img alt="IndustryStandard" class="small" src="https://www.wikidot.com/avatar.php?userid=8446838&amp;size=small&amp;timestamp=1731360265" style="background-image:url(https://www.wikidot.com/userkarma.php?u=8446838)"/></a><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/industrystandard" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(8446838); return false;">IndustryStandard</a></span><br/> <strong>License:</strong> CC-BY_SA 3.0<br/> <strong>Source Link:</strong> <a href="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8335/weirdToast.jpg">https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8335/weirdToast.jpg</a><br/> <strong>Additional Notes:</strong> adapted from Wikimedia files of toast and honey also in this license box</p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p><strong>Name:</strong> Toast.jpg<br/> <strong>Author:</strong> Nachoman-au<br/> <strong>License:</strong> CC-BY_SA 3.0<br/> <strong>Source Link:</strong> <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Toast.jpg">https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Toast.jpg</a><br/> <strong>Additional Notes:</strong> adapted into weirdToast</p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p><strong>Name:</strong> Honey_colloidal_liquid.jpg<br/> <strong>Author:</strong> [<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Nandhinikandhasamy\|">Nandhinikandhasamy</a>]<br/> <strong>License:</strong> CC-BY_SA 4.0<br/> <strong>Source Link:</strong> <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Honey_colloidal_liquid.jpg">https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Honey_colloidal_liquid.jpg</a><br/> <strong>Additional Notes:</strong> adapted into weirdToast</p> </blockquote> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></body></html>
SCP-8338	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div class="info-container"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>SCP-8338</strong> — I'm president of the United States. And I'm not gonna eat any more broccoli!</p> </div> <hr/> <div id="u-author_block"> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/misterfrown">▸ More by this Author ◂</a></p> </div> <hr/> <div id="u-comments2" style="display: none;"> <p>{$comments2}</p> </div> <div class="u-faq"> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/component:info-ayers">F.A.Q.</a></p> </div> <div style="display: none;"> <p>{$doesthisfixthebug}</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="anom-bar-container item-8338 clear-4 neutralized none dark danger {$american}"> <div class="anom-bar"> <div class="top-box"> <div class="top-left-box"><span class="item">Item#:</span> <span class="number">8338</span></div> <div class="top-right-box"> <div class="level">Level4</div> </div> </div> <div class="bottom-box"> <div class="text-part"> <div class="main-class"> <div class="contain-class"> <div class="class-category">Containment Class:</div> <div class="class-text">neutralized</div> </div> <div class="second-class"> <div class="class-category">Secondary Class:</div> <div class="class-text">none</div> </div> </div> <div class="disrupt-class"> <div class="class-category">Disruption Class:</div> <div class="class-text">dark</div> </div> <div class="risk-class"> <div class="class-category">Risk Class:</div> <div class="class-text">danger</div> </div> </div> <div class="diamond-part"> <div class="danger-diamond"><a href="/classification-committee-memo">link to memo</a><br/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:100%;"><img alt="1200px-1600_Pennsylvania_Avenue.jpg?20210621013011" class="image" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/1600_Pennsylvania_Avenue.jpg/1200px-1600_Pennsylvania_Avenue.jpg?20210621013011"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>The White House.</p> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:250px;"><img alt="686px-George_H._W._Bush_presidential_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg?20221229035103" class="image" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/George_H._W._Bush_presidential_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg/686px-George_H._W._Bush_presidential_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg?20221229035103"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>SCP-8338-1.</p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> Following the death of SCP-8338-1, SCP-8338 has been reclassified as Neutralized. No further protocols for its containment are considered necessary apart from standard documentation archival and pre-existing obfuscation efforts by the greater Foundation.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8338 was a hypothetical HWK-Class “Cruciferous Collapse” Scenario exclusively targeting all species of broccoli (<em>Brassica oleracea var. italica</em>).</p> <p>Should SCP-8338 have come to pass, all species of broccoli would have been instantaneously annihilated from consensus reality, likely due to the swift <a href="/scp-6820">ejection of their concepts</a> from the Nöosphere. Per the nature of such an event, broccoli would have been eliminated from human knowledge, though trace remnants of its existence would still remain and be visible to the public at large, constituting a widespread breach of normalcy.</p> <p>The threat posed by SCP-8338 was created by the former reality-bending entity SCP-8338-1 as an unintentional use of its abilities; the creation of SCP-8338 resulted in the expense of its power and subsequently reduced SCP-8338-1 to a baseline human. It is believed that SCP-8338-1’s noted hatred of broccoli resulted in SCP-8338 through an unintentional thaumic rite, such as a grandiose verbal statement advocating for the termination of all broccoli (e. g., “All broccoli should be destroyed!”).</p> <p>SCP-8338-1 was George H. W. Bush, who notably held office as the 41st President of the United States from 1989 to 1993 and possessed <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_H._W._Bush_broccoli_comments">significant disdain for broccoli</a>.</p> <p><strong>Addendum 8338.1:</strong> Discovery</p> <p>SCP-8338 was first discovered in 1992, in the second half of SCP-8338-1's only presidential term. During routine inspection of food agricultural trends, an anomaly in both cultivation and consumption of broccoli was discovered. Both were found to be unusually waning, though with some short, unexplained rises spread throughout. During attempts to cross-reference this data with any possible broccoli-related anomalies already known to the Foundation, SCP-8338-1 first came to be of interest.</p> <p>Due to his at-the-time position of United States President, SCP-8338-1 was already being monitored by the Foundation for <a href="/scp-5092">unrelated anomalous activity</a>. Through comparison of surveillance footage with previously-compiled SCP-8338 data, various findings were made by the Department of Analytics:</p> <div class="ad_memo"> <p>It has been determined that every instance there has been a seemingly-unprecedented increase in the prevalence of broccoli, it has been during times SCP-8338-1 has visibly consumed it, usually at the behest of a family member. This briefly stabilizes the SCP-8338 phenomenon, staving it off for a short while before the existence of broccoli begins to wane once more.</p> <p>In a short summarization of our remaining data:</p> <ul> <li>SCP-8338-1 eating broccoli is intertwined with the status of broccoli worldwide;</li> <li>SCP-8338-1 must consume broccoli once a month to prevent the worldwide effects on broccoli from reaching normalcy-breaching levels;</li> <li>If SCP-8338-1 does not consume broccoli at least once in three months, SCP-8338 will occur and entirely erase broccoli from consensus reality.</li> </ul> </div> <p>Following the publishing of this data, the natures of SCP-8338, SCP-8338-1, and their relationship were entirely determined, prompting further action.</p> <p><strong>Addendum 8338.2:</strong> Meeting Transcript</p> <p>Dr. Francis Own, assigned head of SCP-8338 research, was conscripted to travel to the White House for a meeting with SCP-8338-1 and Director Samuel Braun of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Unusual Incidents Unit. Per his position as U. S. President, SCP-8338-1 had already been briefed on the existence of both the Foundation and the Veil upon the beginning of his term.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>«Begin Log»</strong></p> <hr/> <p><strong>Dr. Own:</strong> Mr. President, it's a pleasure to meet you.</p> <p><em>[Dr. Own outstretches his hand for SCP-8338-1 to shake. SCP-8338-1 gives him a look with a confused expression, but hesitantly reciprocates the gesture.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8338-1:</strong> Yes, yes, but what's this I hear about you needing me to eat broccoli?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Own:</strong> Well, sir, as you have seen from the briefing packet our organization sent y—</p> <p><strong>SCP-8338-1:</strong> I didn't read it.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Own:</strong> Pardon?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8338-1:</strong> I'm not eating broccoli.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Own:</strong> What?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8338-1:</strong> Barbara sometimes can get me to eat it when I'm in a really good mood, but Samuel here tells me you need me to eat it at least once a day to prevent some sort of… shortage of it?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Own:</strong> That is correct, sir, but—</p> <p><strong>SCP-8338-1:</strong> Oh, please! Why should I care about a god damn broccoli shortage? I'm president of the United States. And I'm not gonna eat any more broccoli!</p> <p><strong>Dir. Braun:</strong> Mr. President, that's what I've been trying to tell you, it won't just be a shortage. It will be a widespread elimination of all broccoli across the planet!</p> <p><strong>SCP-8338-1:</strong> Why should I care?</p> <p><em>[Dir. Braun places his right hand on his face and exhales sharply through his nose.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Own:</strong> Sir, it won't just be a slow loss of broccoli. It will be a sudden event, a complete loss of human knowledge of broccoli. No one will even be able to comprehend that it ever existed!</p> <p><strong>SCP-8338-1:</strong> Good! In fact, I'm going to do everything in my power to make sure this so-called "shortage" happens!</p> <p><strong>Dir. Braun:</strong> We just said it wasn't a…</p> <p><strong>Dr. Own:</strong> Mr. President, with all due respect, you know the organization I represent won't let that happen.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8338-1:</strong> I'm the President of the United States! I let your little Foundation operate in our territory and we fund you. You're going to listen to what I say and you're going to listen well. Read my lips: no more broccoli. And you can't stop me!</p> <p><strong>Dir. Braun:</strong> I told you before this meeting he wasn't going to listen, kid.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Own:</strong> "Kid"? I'm pretty sure I'm older than you.</p> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>«End Log»</strong></p> </div> <p>Following the disastrous meeting with SCP-8338-1, the Foundation began various operations to discreetly provide him broccoli to prevent both SCP-8338 and conflict with the United States.</p> <p><strong>Addendum 8338.3:</strong> Notable Action Logs</p> <div class="logs"> <p><strong>Action #:</strong> 01</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> A Foundation agent integrated into White House staff provides SCP-8338-1 a smoothie with a single piece of broccoli blended within it. It was believed the other ingredients within the smoothie would guise the broccoli's presence.</p> <p><strong>Result:</strong> SCP-8338-1 graciously accepts the smoothie and begins to drink it. However, he quickly ascertains the presence of the broccoli, berating the agent as he throws out the remainder of the smoothie. Department of Analytics personnel determine SCP-8338-1 did partially consume the broccoli, staving off SCP-8338.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Action #:</strong> 03</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> Governor Jeb Bush, son of SCP-8338-1, is successfully conscripted by Foundation agents to "jokingly" encourage his father to eat more broccoli during his next visit at the White House.</p> <p><strong>Result:</strong> SCP-8338-1 grows enraged at his son, culminating in an argument where Jeb Bush is eventually uninvited from the annual White House Christmas party. The attempt is deemed a failure.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Action #:</strong> 09</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> During SCP-8338-1's standard annual physical, he is provided a pill by a Foundation agent posing a nurse. The pill contains mild traces of broccoli tested to be so miniscule that the standard human senses cannot detect them.</p> <p><strong>Result:</strong> SCP-8338-1 successfully takes the pill, but complains that it tastes like broccoli. How he managed to detect it remains unclear, but is possibly evident either of remnants of his latent reality-bending capabilities or additional anomalous qualities gained by being the current primary vector of SCP-8338.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Action #:</strong> 15</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> Experimental teleportation technology is utilized to transport small pieces of broccoli into the stomach of SCP-8338-1.</p> <p><strong>Result:</strong> The teleportation causes complications with SCP-8338-1's stomach, causing him to require surgery to remove the broccoli. Upon his recognition that broccoli was the culprit, his aversion towards it increases. The effort is deemed a failure.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Action #:</strong> 28</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> Plans are put forward to use <a href="/tanhony-s-proposal">Erikeshan conceptual engineering</a> to merge SCP-8338-1 with the concept of broccoli, possibly neutralizing SCP-8338.</p> <p><strong>Result:</strong> Denied by Overseer Council vote.</p> </div> <p><strong>Addendum 8338.4:</strong> Assembly of the Overseer Council</p> <p>By 1997, SCP-8338 had been successfully staved off through the unorthodox methods, as highlighted in the previous addendum, but proved to be continually strenuous for the Foundation. A meeting of the Overseer Council was assembled to determine a solution to the issue.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>«Begin Log»</strong></p> <hr/> <p><strong>O5-1:</strong> I now call this meeting of the Overseer Council to order. Today's topic of discussion is SCP-8338 and how to handle it. Three has the floor.</p> <p><strong>O5-3:</strong> Thank you, One. For the past five years, we have managed to prevent SCP-8338 and prevent conflict with SCP-8338-1 at the same time, though the latter matters less now that he is no longer President of the United States. Regardless, SCP-8338 still presents a dangerous threat to normalcy as a whole and SCP-8338-1 still shows no signs of cooperation in the near future. We now open the floor to possible solutions.</p> <p><em>[Silence on recording.]</em></p> <p><strong>O5-3:</strong> Seriously? Nothing? No one has anything?</p> <p><strong>O5-7:</strong> Three, have you looked at all of those action logs? We've tried everything! What else could we possibly do?</p> <p><strong>O5-12:</strong> Well, there is <em>one</em> idea we haven't tried, yet. But I don't think you're going to like it.</p> <p><strong>O5-1:</strong> We'll take what we can get at this point. What's your idea, Twelve?</p> <p><strong>O5-12:</strong> Let's kill him.</p> <p><em>[Silence on recording.]</em></p> <p><strong>O5-12:</strong> What? It's not like he's president anymore.</p> <p><strong>O5-9:</strong> You know, he does have a point.</p> <p><strong>O5-2:</strong> But is killing a former president wise?</p> <p><strong>O5-10:</strong> We've done it <a href="/scp-8820">before</a>.</p> <p><strong>O5-1:</strong> Let's put it to a vote.</p> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th><strong>YEA</strong></th> <th><strong>NAY</strong></th> <th><strong>ABSTAIN</strong></th> </tr> <tr> <td>X</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>X</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>X</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>X</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>X</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>X</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>X</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>X</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>X</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>X</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>X</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>X</td> <td></td> </tr> </table> <p><strong>O5-1:</strong> The motion passes.</p> <p><strong>O5-3:</strong> Let's hope this works.</p> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>«End Log»</strong></p> </div> <p><strong>Addendum 8338.5:</strong> Neutralization</p> <p>On 08/11/1997, SCP-8338-1 was successfully terminated by members of Mobile Task Force Alpha-1 ("Red Right Hand") within his private residence. A body double created through use of a specially-modified <a href="/scp-2000">BZHR Unit</a> was installed to take his place, primed to expire within the next 25 years.</p> <p>Department of Analytics research showed all SCP-8338-affected data to revert to their expected values following the termination of SCP-8338-1. After three months of observation, SCP-8338 was reclassified as Neutralized, with SCP-8338-1's body double continuing to remain under observation.</p> <p>On 30/11/2018, SCP-8338-1's body double expired on schedule. The following is a notable excerpt from the eulogy given by George W. Bush, SCP-8338-1's eldest son, at the funeral given following the double's death:</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center;"><em>[…]</em></p> <p>My father could never stomach broccoli, you know. I can't say I ever felt as vitrioloic as he did, though. Some days he would barge into the kitchen, see that mom had prepared some for dinner, and shout "All broccoli should be destroyed!" before storming out of the room. He was truly quite the character. I like to think I got a lot from him.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em>[…]</em></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><strong>Addendum 8338.6:</strong> File Update</p> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:250px;"><img alt="675px-George-W-Bush_%28cropped%29.jpeg?20200326013832" class="image" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/George-W-Bush_%28cropped%29.jpeg/675px-George-W-Bush_%28cropped%29.jpeg?20200326013832"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>SCP-8338-2.</p> </div> </div> <p>On 17/12/2018, Department of Analytics personnel detected a resurgence of SCP-8338-affected data following the funeral given for SCP-8338-1's body double. Surveillance of various persons of interest to determine the reason for this revitalization of the anomaly bore fruit two weeks later, with enough data having been gathered on George W. Bush to determine he had become SCP-8338's new primary vector.</p> <p>Bush has been assigned the provisional designation of SCP-8338-2 until such a time the true nature of this SCP-8338 resurgence can be ascertained.</p> <p>Reclassification of SCP-8338 from Neutralized is pending.</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="licensebox"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Hide Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>Cite this page as:</p> <div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <blockquote> <p>"<a href="/scp-8338">SCP-8338</a>" by MisterFrown, from the <a href="https://scpwiki.com">SCP Wiki</a>. Source: <a href="https://scpwiki.com/scp-8338">https://scpwiki.com/scp-8338</a>. Licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/">CC-BY-SA</a>.</p> </blockquote> </div> </div> <p>For information on how to use this component, see the <a href="/component:license-box">License Box component</a>. To read about licensing policy, see the <a href="/licensing-guide">Licensing Guide</a>.</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Filename:</strong> File:1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.jpg<br/> <strong>Author:</strong> PLBechly<br/> <strong>License:</strong> CC4<br/> <strong>Source Link:</strong> <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1600_Pennsylvania_Avenue.jpg">https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1600_Pennsylvania_Avenue.jpg</a></p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p><strong>Filename:</strong> File:George H. W. Bush presidential portrait (cropped).jpg<br/> <strong>Author:</strong> Unknown<br/> <strong>License:</strong> Public Domain<br/> <strong>Source Link:</strong> <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:George_H._W._Bush_presidential_portrait_(cropped).jpg">https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:George_H._W._Bush_presidential_portrait_(cropped).jpg</a></p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p><strong>Filename:</strong> File:George-W-Bush (cropped).jpeg<br/> <strong>Author:</strong> Eric Draper<br/> <strong>License:</strong> Public Domain<br/> <strong>Source Link:</strong> <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:George-W-Bush_(cropped).jpeg">https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:George-W-Bush_(cropped).jpeg</a></p> </blockquote> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></body></html>
SCP-8339	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=1&theme=https://cdn.scpwiki.com/theme/en/basalt/normalize-min.css&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=2&theme=https://cdn.scpwiki.com/theme/en/basalt/basalt-bedrock-min.css&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=3&theme=https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--code/theme%3Abasalt/1&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=4&theme=https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--code/theme%3Abasalt/2&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <ul class="creditRate"> <li class="rateBox folded"> <div class="rate-box-with-credit-button"> <div class="creditButton foldable-list-container"> <p><a href="javascript:;"></a></p> </div> </div> <div id="u-credit-view"> <div class="fader foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">close</a></div> <div class="modalcontainer"> <div class="modalbox"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2><span>Info</span></h2> </div> <hr/> <div class="close-credits foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">X</a></div> <div class="credit first"> <p>⚠️ <strong>Content warning:</strong> This article contains subject matter related to human conflict, war, genocide, and body horror. Reader discretion is advised.</p> </div> <hr/> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> <div class="content-warning creditRate">⚠️ content warning <span class="content-warning-arrow"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></div> <div class="document"> <div class="page"> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="font-size:130%;">Touch the page to read its contents.</span></p> </div> </div> <hr/> <table style="border: none; width: 100%;"> <tr> <td> <ul class="update-wrapper"> <li class="folded"> <div class="foldable-list-container before"> <p><span style="font-size:90%;">⠐⠔⠐⠔⠠⠇⠑⠧⠑⠇⠀⠼⠁⠸⠌⠼⠓⠉⠉⠊⠐⠔⠐⠔</span></p> </div> <div class="after"> <p><span style="font-size:80%;"><strong>Item #:</strong> SCP-8339</span></p> </div> </li> </ul> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"> <ul class="update-wrapper"> <li class="folded"> <div class="foldable-list-container before"> <p><span style="font-size:90%;"><span style="color: #990000">⠐⠔⠐⠔⠠⠇⠑⠧⠑⠇⠀⠼⠁⠸⠌⠼⠓⠉⠉⠊⠐⠔⠐⠔</span></span></p> </div> <div class="after"> <p><span style="font-size:80%;"><span style="color: #990000"><strong>Level 1/8339</strong></span></span></p> </div> </li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <ul class="update-wrapper"> <li class="folded"> <div class="foldable-list-container before"> <p><span style="font-size:90%;">⠠⠕⠃⠚⠑⠉⠞⠀⠠⠉⠇⠁⠎⠎⠒⠀⠠⠁⠏⠕⠇⠇⠽⠕⠝</span></p> </div> <div class="after"> <p><span style="font-size:80%;"><strong>Object Class:</strong> Apollyon</span></p> </div> </li> </ul> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"> <ul class="update-wrapper"> <li class="folded"> <div class="foldable-list-container before"> <p><span style="font-size:90%;"><strong><span style="color: #990000">⠠⠥⠝⠗⠑⠌⠗⠊⠉⠞⠫</span></strong></span></p> </div> <div class="after"> <p><span style="font-size:80%;"><strong><span style="color: #990000">Unrestricted</span></strong></span></p> </div> </li> </ul> </td> </tr> </table> <hr/> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:100%;"><img alt="Fire.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8339/Fire.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <ul class="update-wrapper"> <li class="folded"> <div class="foldable-list-container before"> <p>⠠⠁⠀⠠⠝⠑⠺⠃⠗⠇⠀⠺⠂⠧⠬⠀⠷⠀⠋⠊⠗⠑⠂⠀⠱⠀⠺⠑⠀⠓⠀⠎⠔⠉⠑⠀⠇⠰⠛⠀⠿⠛⠕⠞⠞⠢⠀⠞⠕⠀⠍⠁⠅⠑⠲</p> </div> <div class="after"> <p>A Newbraille weaving of fire, as it is presumed to appear.</p> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <hr/> <ul class="update-wrapper"> <li class="folded"> <div class="foldable-list-container before"> <p>⠐⠔⠐⠔⠠⠉⠕⠝⠞⠁⠔⠰⠞⠀⠠⠍⠂⠎⠥⠗⠑⠎⠒⠐⠔⠐⠔⠀⠠⠋⠳⠝⠙⠁⠰⠝⠀⠠⠎⠑⠁⠍⠎⠉⠗⠊⠃⠑⠎⠀⠜⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠢⠎⠥⠗⠑⠀⠞⠀⠹⠀⠙⠕⠉⠥⠰⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠗⠑⠏⠗⠕⠙⠥⠉⠫⠀⠁⠉⠇⠽⠀⠾⠀⠮⠀⠠⠋⠳⠗⠹⠀⠠⠛⠥⠗⠹⠊⠀⠠⠍⠯⠁⠞⠑⠲⠀⠠⠁⠞⠀⠇⠑⠁⠌⠀⠐⠕⠀⠉⠕⠏⠽⠀⠷⠀⠹⠀⠙⠕⠉⠥⠰⠞⠀⠍⠌⠀⠆⠀⠏⠇⠁⠉⠫⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠠⠋⠳⠝⠙⠁⠰⠝⠀⠠⠇⠊⠃⠗⠜⠽⠀⠷⠀⠑⠁⠡⠀⠃⠥⠗⠗⠪⠲⠀⠠⠍⠥⠇⠞⠊⠏⠇⠑⠀⠉⠕⠏⠊⠑⠎⠀⠜⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠆⠀⠓⠳⠎⠫⠀⠔⠀⠧⠁⠥⠇⠞⠎⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠠⠋⠳⠝⠙⠁⠰⠝⠀⠠⠇⠊⠃⠗⠜⠊⠑⠎⠀⠷⠀⠓⠊⠣⠻⠀⠃⠥⠗⠗⠪⠎⠂⠀⠱⠀⠺⠙⠀⠆⠌⠀⠢⠎⠥⠗⠑⠀⠞⠀⠹⠀⠙⠕⠉⠥⠰⠞⠀⠎⠥⠗⠧⠊⠧⠑⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠆⠀⠗⠑⠁⠙⠀⠔⠀⠏⠕⠌⠻⠰⠽⠲⠀⠠⠃⠽⠀⠝⠕⠀⠍⠑⠁⠝⠎⠀⠊⠎⠀⠁⠝⠽⠐⠕⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠁⠍⠏⠻⠀⠾⠀⠕⠗⠀⠫⠊⠞⠀⠁⠝⠽⠀⠐⠏⠀⠷⠀⠹⠀⠙⠕⠉⠥⠰⠞⠲⠀⠠⠔⠀⠁⠒⠕⠗⠙⠨⠑⠀⠾⠀⠮⠀⠠⠋⠌⠀⠠⠃⠥⠇⠇⠀⠷⠀⠠⠞⠁⠍⠇⠢⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠽⠑⠜⠀⠠⠠⠝⠑⠀⠼⠋⠛⠂⠀⠠⠙⠕⠉⠞⠕⠗⠤⠠⠙⠊⠗⠑⠉⠞⠕⠗⠎⠀⠱⠕⠀⠙⠀⠝⠀⠋⠕⠇⠇⠪⠀⠹⠀⠔⠌⠗⠥⠉⠰⠝⠀⠜⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠆⠀⠎⠥⠃⠚⠑⠉⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠏⠥⠝⠊⠩⠰⠞⠂⠀⠥⠏⠀⠞⠕⠀⠯⠀⠔⠉⠇⠥⠙⠬⠀⠃⠑⠬⠀⠙⠑⠍⠕⠞⠫⠀⠞⠕⠀⠏⠕⠎⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠁⠞⠀⠠⠐⠥⠓⠊⠧⠑⠀⠠⠇⠊⠃⠗⠜⠊⠑⠎⠲⠀</p> <p>⠠⠹⠀⠙⠕⠉⠥⠰⠞⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠃⠑⠢⠀⠇⠕⠌⠀⠯⠀⠗⠑⠉⠕⠝⠌⠗⠥⠉⠞⠫⠀⠸⠍⠀⠐⠞⠎⠀⠕⠧⠻⠀⠙⠑⠉⠁⠙⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠁⠋⠀⠮⠀⠙⠑⠌⠗⠥⠉⠰⠝⠀⠷⠀⠠⠃⠥⠗⠗⠪⠐⠕⠂⠀⠮⠀⠏⠗⠑⠎⠻⠧⠁⠰⠝⠀⠷⠀⠹⠀⠙⠕⠉⠥⠰⠞⠀⠔⠀⠭⠎⠀⠉⠥⠗⠗⠢⠞⠀⠿⠍⠀⠊⠎⠀⠸⠌⠸⠌⠊⠍⠏⠻⠁⠞⠊⠧⠑⠲⠸⠌⠸⠌⠀⠠⠮⠀⠠⠝⠑⠺⠀⠠⠋⠳⠝⠙⠁⠰⠝⠀⠍⠌⠀⠢⠎⠥⠗⠑⠀⠞⠀⠭⠀⠊⠎⠀⠝⠀⠇⠕⠌⠀⠑⠧⠢⠀⠐⠕⠀⠐⠞⠀⠍⠲⠀</p> <p>⠠⠹⠀⠊⠎⠀⠮⠀⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀⠡⠨⠑⠀⠿⠀⠥⠀⠞⠕⠀⠗⠑⠍⠑⠍⠃⠻⠀⠱⠽⠀⠺⠑⠀⠺⠢⠞⠀⠐⠥⠛⠗⠨⠙⠲</p> </div> <div class="after"> <p><strong>Containment Measures:</strong> Foundation Seamscribes are to ensure that this document is reproduced accordingly with the Fourth Gurthi Mandate. At least one copy of this document must be placed in the Foundation Library of each burrow. Multiple copies are to be housed in vaults of the Foundation Libraries of higher burrows, which would best ensure that this document survives to be read in posterity. By no means is anyone to tamper with or edit any part of this document. In accordance with the First Bull of Tamlen in the year NE 67, Doctor-Directors who do not follow this instruction are to be subject to punishment, up to and including being demoted to positions at Underhive Libraries.</p> <p>This document has been lost and reconstructed many times over decades. After the destruction of Burrowone, the preservation of this document in its current form is <em>imperative.</em> The New Foundation must ensure that it is not lost even one time more.</p> <p>This is the only chance for us to remember why we went underground.</p> </div> <br/></li> </ul> <br/> <ul class="update-wrapper"> <li class="folded"> <div class="foldable-list-container before"> <p>⠐⠔⠐⠔⠠⠕⠗⠊⠛⠔⠁⠇⠀⠠⠒⠞⠁⠔⠰⠞⠀⠠⠍⠂⠎⠥⠗⠑⠎⠒⠐⠔⠐⠔⠀⠠⠃⠁⠎⠫⠀⠕⠝⠀⠎⠉⠁⠝⠞⠀⠗⠑⠉⠕⠧⠻⠫⠀⠙⠕⠉⠥⠍⠢⠞⠎⠀⠯⠀⠕⠗⠁⠇⠀⠓⠊⠌⠕⠗⠽⠂⠀⠮⠀⠉⠕⠝⠞⠁⠔⠰⠞⠀⠍⠑⠁⠎⠥⠗⠑⠎⠀⠿⠀⠠⠠⠎⠉⠏⠤⠼⠓⠉⠉⠊⠀⠉⠕⠝⠎⠊⠌⠫⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠋⠕⠇⠇⠪⠬⠀⠙⠊⠗⠑⠉⠞⠊⠧⠑⠎⠒<br/> ⠈⠁⠈⠁⠈⠁⠈⠁<br/> ⠠⠋⠌⠂⠀⠞⠕⠀⠑⠭⠞⠬⠥⠊⠩⠀⠕⠗⠀⠉⠕⠧⠻⠀⠥⠏⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠎⠳⠗⠉⠑⠎⠀⠷⠀⠇⠊⠣⠞⠀⠔⠀⠠⠋⠳⠝⠙⠁⠰⠝⠀⠠⠎⠊⠞⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠝⠕⠀⠐⠕⠀⠴⠀⠞⠕⠀⠢⠞⠻⠀⠠⠋⠳⠝⠙⠁⠰⠝⠀⠠⠎⠊⠞⠑⠎⠀⠋⠀⠮⠀⠎⠥⠗⠋⠁⠉⠑⠀⠙⠥⠗⠬⠀⠮⠀⠐⠙⠲⠀⠠⠢⠞⠻⠬⠀⠋⠁⠉⠊⠇⠊⠞⠊⠑⠎⠀⠁⠞⠀⠝⠊⠣⠞⠎⠀⠱⠢⠀⠮⠀⠍⠕⠕⠝⠀⠊⠎⠀⠩⠔⠬⠀⠴⠀⠁⠇⠀⠏⠗⠕⠓⠊⠃⠊⠞⠫⠲⠀⠠⠹⠀⠴⠀⠏⠻⠿⠍⠫⠀⠵⠀⠁⠀⠞⠑⠍⠏⠕⠗⠜⠽⠀⠍⠑⠁⠎⠥⠗⠑⠲⠀⠠⠭⠀⠋⠁⠊⠇⠫⠲<br/> ⠈⠁⠈⠁⠈⠁⠈⠁<br/> ⠠⠎⠑⠉⠕⠝⠙⠂⠀⠞⠕⠀⠋⠁⠉⠊⠇⠊⠞⠁⠞⠑⠀⠺⠁⠽⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠋⠊⠣⠞⠀⠠⠠⠎⠉⠏⠤⠼⠓⠉⠉⠊⠲⠀⠠⠹⠀⠔⠉⠇⠥⠙⠫⠀⠥⠏⠀⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀⠥⠎⠑⠀⠷⠀⠨⠦⠙⠜⠅⠀⠃⠕⠍⠃⠎⠨⠴⠂⠀⠨⠦⠏⠓⠕⠞⠕⠏⠓⠁⠛⠊⠉⠀⠋⠊⠗⠑⠜⠍⠎⠨⠴⠂⠀⠯⠀⠨⠦⠙⠜⠅⠰⠎⠀⠇⠕⠉⠅⠎⠨⠴⠲⠀⠠⠹⠀⠋⠁⠊⠇⠫⠲<br/> ⠈⠁⠈⠁⠈⠁⠈⠁<br/> ⠠⠹⠊⠗⠙⠂⠀⠞⠕⠀⠋⠔⠙⠀⠳⠀⠍⠑⠹⠕⠙⠎⠀⠷⠀⠇⠊⠧⠬⠀⠔⠀⠉⠕⠍⠏⠇⠑⠞⠑⠀⠙⠜⠅⠰⠎⠀⠔⠀⠠⠋⠳⠝⠙⠁⠰⠝⠀⠎⠊⠞⠑⠎⠀⠱⠊⠇⠑⠀⠺⠑⠀⠐⠺⠫⠀⠳⠀⠺⠁⠽⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠋⠊⠣⠞⠀⠁⠛⠌⠀⠠⠠⠎⠉⠏⠤⠼⠓⠉⠉⠊⠲⠀⠠⠹⠀⠋⠁⠊⠇⠫⠀⠵⠀⠺⠑⠇⠇⠲<br/> ⠈⠁⠈⠁⠈⠁⠈⠁<br/> ⠠⠋⠳⠗⠹⠂⠀⠞⠕⠀⠉⠗⠑⠁⠞⠑⠀⠁⠀⠉⠕⠝⠞⠬⠢⠉⠽⠀⠊⠋⠀⠺⠑⠀⠉⠙⠀⠝⠀⠺⠔⠀⠁⠛⠌⠀⠠⠠⠎⠉⠏⠤⠼⠓⠉⠉⠊⠲⠀⠠⠁⠇⠇⠀⠠⠋⠳⠝⠙⠁⠰⠝⠀⠠⠙⠕⠉⠞⠕⠗⠎⠀⠶⠀⠞⠕⠀⠗⠑⠏⠥⠗⠏⠕⠎⠑⠀⠐⠥⠛⠗⠨⠙⠀⠠⠎⠊⠞⠑⠎⠀⠔⠞⠕⠀⠃⠥⠗⠗⠪⠎⠲⠀⠠⠛⠢⠑⠞⠊⠉⠊⠌⠎⠀⠶⠀⠞⠕⠀⠋⠔⠙⠀⠺⠁⠽⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠑⠇⠊⠍⠔⠁⠞⠑⠀⠮⠀⠺⠁⠽⠎⠀⠓⠥⠍⠁⠝⠎⠀⠑⠍⠊⠞⠀⠇⠊⠣⠞⠀⠋⠀⠃⠕⠙⠽⠀⠓⠑⠁⠞⠂⠀⠎⠀⠞⠀⠠⠠⠎⠉⠏⠤⠼⠓⠉⠉⠊⠀⠺⠙⠀⠝⠀⠋⠔⠙⠀⠥⠲</p> <p>⠠⠮⠀⠋⠳⠗⠹⠀⠙⠊⠗⠑⠉⠞⠊⠧⠑⠀⠁⠇⠐⠕⠀⠎⠥⠒⠑⠫⠫⠲⠀⠠⠮⠀⠋⠳⠗⠹⠀⠙⠊⠗⠑⠉⠞⠊⠧⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠱⠽⠀⠺⠑⠀⠜⠑⠀⠌⠀⠁⠇⠊⠧⠑⠲</p> </div> <div class="after"> <p><strong>Original Containment Measures:</strong> Based on scant recovered documents and oral history, the containment measures for SCP-8339 consisted of the following directives:<br/> <br/> First, to extinguish or cover up all sources of light in Foundation Sites. No one was to enter Foundation Sites from the surface during the day. Entering facilities at nights when the moon is shining was also prohibited. This was performed as a temporary measure. It failed.<br/> <br/> Second, to facilitate ways to fight SCP-8339. This included up to the use of “dark bombs”, “photophagic firearms”, and “darkness locks”. This failed.<br/> <br/> Third, to find out methods of living in complete darkness in Foundation sites while we worked out ways to fight against SCP-8339. This failed as well.<br/> <br/> Fourth, to create a contingency if we could not win against SCP-8339. All Foundation Doctors were to repurpose underground Sites into burrows. Geneticists were to find ways to eliminate the ways humans emit light from body heat, so that SCP-8339 would not find us.</p> <p>The fourth directive alone succeeded. The fourth directive is why we are still alive.</p> </div> </li> </ul> <br/> <ul class="update-wrapper"> <li class="folded"> <div class="foldable-list-container before"> <p>⠐⠔⠐⠔⠠⠙⠑⠎⠉⠗⠊⠏⠞⠊⠕⠝⠒⠐⠔⠐⠔⠀⠠⠠⠎⠉⠏⠤⠼⠓⠉⠉⠊⠀⠊⠎⠀⠮⠀⠙⠑⠎⠊⠛⠝⠁⠰⠝⠀⠿⠀⠮⠀⠢⠞⠊⠞⠊⠑⠎⠀⠐⠅⠝⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠉⠕⠍⠍⠕⠝⠀⠞⠕⠝⠛⠥⠑⠀⠵⠀⠮⠀⠨⠦⠠⠇⠥⠍⠔⠜⠊⠑⠎⠨⠴⠲⠀⠠⠠⠎⠉⠏⠤⠼⠓⠉⠉⠊⠀⠜⠑⠀⠎⠢⠎⠊⠞⠊⠧⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠿⠍⠎⠀⠷⠀⠇⠊⠣⠞⠲⠀⠠⠮⠽⠀⠗⠑⠇⠽⠀⠕⠝⠀⠇⠊⠣⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠑⠇⠇⠀⠮⠍⠀⠺⠐⠓⠀⠞⠕⠀⠛⠂⠀⠯⠀⠜⠑⠀⠉⠁⠏⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠷⠀⠎⠑⠑⠬⠀⠑⠧⠢⠀⠮⠀⠋⠁⠔⠞⠑⠌⠀⠇⠊⠣⠞⠀⠐⠹⠀⠺⠁⠇⠇⠎⠀⠓⠥⠝⠙⠗⠫⠎⠀⠷⠀⠇⠂⠛⠥⠑⠎⠀⠁⠺⠁⠽⠲⠀⠠⠮⠽⠀⠍⠕⠧⠑⠀⠁⠞⠀⠊⠍⠍⠑⠁⠎⠥⠗⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠎⠏⠑⠫⠎⠂⠀⠯⠀⠜⠑⠀⠐⠅⠝⠀⠞⠕⠀⠉⠁⠥⠎⠑⠀⠁⠝⠽⠀⠇⠊⠧⠬⠀⠆⠬⠀⠮⠽⠀⠞⠳⠡⠀⠞⠕⠀⠗⠥⠏⠞⠥⠗⠑⠀⠔⠞⠕⠀⠇⠊⠣⠞⠀⠔⠀⠑⠀⠎⠏⠑⠉⠞⠗⠥⠍⠲⠀⠠⠔⠀⠮⠀⠐⠞⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠠⠋⠌⠀⠠⠋⠳⠝⠙⠁⠰⠝⠂⠀⠹⠀⠁⠇⠇⠪⠫⠀⠿⠀⠍⠀⠷⠀⠮⠍⠀⠞⠕⠀⠎⠑⠑⠀⠸⠌⠸⠌⠽⠳⠸⠌⠸⠌⠲⠀⠠⠁⠝⠽⠀⠍⠑⠁⠝⠎⠀⠷⠀⠃⠜⠗⠬⠀⠢⠞⠗⠽⠀⠴⠀⠥⠎⠑⠨⠎⠂⠀⠎⠀⠇⠰⠛⠀⠵⠀⠮⠽⠀⠙⠑⠞⠑⠉⠞⠫⠀⠮⠀⠇⠊⠣⠞⠀⠞⠀⠽⠀⠑⠍⠊⠞⠞⠫⠲⠀⠠⠮⠽⠀⠙⠀⠝⠀⠑⠁⠞⠂⠀⠮⠽⠀⠙⠀⠝⠀⠙⠗⠔⠅⠂⠀⠮⠽⠀⠙⠀⠝⠀⠎⠇⠑⠑⠏⠲⠀⠠⠮⠽⠀⠅⠊⠇⠇⠀⠐⠑⠽⠹⠬⠀⠮⠽⠀⠎⠑⠑⠲</p> <p>⠠⠞⠕⠀⠐⠑⠽⠐⠕⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠠⠝⠑⠺⠀⠠⠻⠁⠂⠀⠸⠌⠸⠌⠮⠽⠸⠌⠸⠌⠀⠜⠑⠀⠮⠀⠎⠕⠇⠑⠀⠗⠑⠁⠎⠕⠝⠀⠱⠽⠀⠺⠑⠀⠌⠀⠓⠊⠙⠑⠀⠔⠀⠉⠁⠧⠑⠎⠀⠐⠥⠛⠗⠨⠙⠲</p> </div> <div class="after"> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8339 is the designation for the entities known in the common tongue as the “Luminaries”. SCP-8339 are sensitive to all forms of light. They rely on light to tell them where to go, and are capable of seeing even the faintest light through walls hundreds of leagues away. They move at immeasurable speeds, and are known to cause any living being they touch to rupture into light in every spectrum. In the time of the First Foundation, this allowed for more of them to see <em>you</em>. Any means of barring entry was useless, so long as they detected the light that you emitted. They do not eat, they do not drink, they do not sleep. They kill everything they see.</p> <p>To everyone in the New Era, <em>they</em> are the sole reason why we still hide in caves underground.</p> </div> <br/></li> </ul> <br/> <ul class="update-wrapper"> <li class="folded"> <div class="foldable-list-container before"> <p>⠐⠔⠐⠔⠠⠁⠙⠙⠢⠙⠥⠍⠒⠐⠔⠐⠔⠀⠠⠮⠀⠋⠕⠇⠇⠪⠬⠀⠊⠎⠀⠁⠀⠗⠑⠉⠕⠧⠻⠫⠀⠙⠕⠉⠥⠰⠞⠀⠺⠗⠊⠞⠞⠢⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠽⠑⠜⠀⠠⠠⠕⠑⠀⠼⠉⠂⠀⠁⠇⠇⠑⠛⠫⠇⠽⠀⠁⠥⠹⠕⠗⠫⠀⠃⠽⠀⠠⠁⠙⠍⠔⠊⠌⠗⠁⠞⠕⠗⠀⠠⠛⠥⠗⠹⠊⠀⠆⠋⠀⠮⠀⠠⠍⠕⠝⠐⠙⠀⠠⠍⠁⠎⠎⠁⠉⠗⠑⠀⠷⠀⠠⠃⠥⠗⠗⠪⠐⠕⠲⠀⠠⠭⠀⠊⠎⠀⠮⠀⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀⠙⠕⠉⠥⠰⠞⠀⠋⠀⠮⠀⠠⠎⠑⠉⠕⠝⠙⠀⠠⠋⠳⠝⠙⠁⠰⠝⠀⠷⠀⠠⠙⠕⠉⠞⠕⠗⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠎⠥⠗⠧⠊⠧⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀⠠⠝⠑⠺⠀⠠⠻⠁⠲⠀⠠⠿⠀⠏⠕⠌⠻⠰⠽⠂⠀⠭⠎⠀⠒⠞⠢⠞⠎⠀⠓⠀⠆⠢⠀⠗⠑⠉⠕⠗⠙⠫⠀⠆⠇⠲</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p>⠠⠕⠗⠊⠛⠔⠁⠇⠇⠽⠂⠀⠮⠀⠠⠋⠌⠀⠠⠋⠳⠝⠙⠁⠰⠝⠀⠷⠀⠠⠙⠕⠉⠞⠕⠗⠎⠀⠆⠇⠊⠑⠧⠫⠀⠞⠀⠮⠀⠠⠇⠥⠍⠔⠜⠊⠑⠎⠠⠤⠀⠮⠀⠁⠝⠉⠊⠢⠞⠀⠘⠺⠀⠿⠀⠳⠗⠀⠢⠑⠍⠽⠠⠤⠀⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀⠎⠁⠺⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠎⠏⠑⠉⠞⠗⠥⠍⠀⠷⠀⠧⠊⠎⠊⠃⠇⠑⠀⠇⠊⠣⠞⠂⠀⠵⠀⠺⠑⠀⠓⠥⠍⠁⠝⠎⠀⠜⠑⠀⠁⠇⠇⠑⠛⠫⠇⠽⠀⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠎⠑⠑⠲⠀⠠⠎⠂⠀⠔⠀⠸⠮⠀⠜⠗⠕⠛⠨⠑⠂⠀⠮⠽⠀⠍⠯⠁⠞⠫⠀⠮⠀⠋⠌⠀⠹⠗⠑⠑⠀⠙⠊⠗⠑⠉⠞⠊⠧⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠮⠀⠠⠋⠳⠝⠙⠁⠰⠝⠀⠴⠀⠒⠋⠊⠙⠢⠞⠀⠞⠀⠊⠋⠀⠮⠽⠀⠞⠥⠗⠝⠫⠀⠷⠋⠀⠸⠮⠀⠇⠊⠣⠞⠎⠀⠯⠀⠙⠕⠝⠝⠫⠀⠸⠮⠀⠛⠕⠶⠇⠑⠎⠂⠀⠮⠽⠀⠺⠙⠀⠎⠥⠗⠧⠊⠧⠑⠲⠀⠠⠿⠀⠮⠀⠋⠌⠀⠋⠑⠺⠀⠺⠑⠑⠅⠎⠂⠀⠮⠽⠀⠉⠕⠝⠞⠔⠥⠫⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠇⠊⠑⠧⠑⠀⠹⠲⠀</p> <p>⠠⠮⠀⠠⠋⠳⠝⠙⠁⠰⠝⠀⠙⠊⠙⠀⠝⠀⠗⠂⠇⠊⠵⠑⠀⠞⠀⠭⠀⠴⠀⠆⠉⠀⠮⠀⠢⠑⠍⠽⠀⠴⠀⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀⠛⠕⠬⠀⠿⠀⠑⠁⠎⠊⠻⠂⠀⠍⠀⠇⠥⠍⠔⠳⠎⠀⠏⠗⠑⠽⠲⠀</p> <p>⠠⠎⠊⠞⠑⠤⠼⠁⠊⠀⠴⠀⠮⠀⠃⠊⠛⠛⠑⠌⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠠⠎⠊⠞⠑⠎⠂⠀⠯⠀⠴⠀⠢⠞⠊⠗⠑⠇⠽⠀⠎⠊⠞⠥⠁⠞⠫⠀⠐⠥⠛⠗⠨⠙⠲⠀⠠⠕⠝⠉⠑⠀⠮⠀⠠⠇⠥⠍⠔⠜⠊⠑⠎⠀⠶⠀⠙⠐⠕⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠝⠑⠜⠃⠽⠀⠉⠰⠽⠀⠷⠀⠠⠝⠑⠺⠀⠠⠽⠕⠗⠅⠂⠀⠮⠽⠀⠋⠨⠙⠀⠮⠀⠇⠊⠣⠞⠀⠑⠍⠊⠞⠞⠫⠀⠃⠽⠀⠮⠀⠃⠕⠙⠽⠀⠓⠑⠁⠞⠀⠷⠀⠹⠳⠎⠯⠎⠀⠷⠀⠏⠀⠯⠀⠁⠝⠕⠍⠁⠇⠊⠑⠎⠀⠁⠇⠊⠅⠑⠲⠀</p> <p>⠠⠎⠊⠞⠑⠤⠼⠁⠊⠀⠋⠑⠇⠇⠀⠾⠔⠀⠓⠳⠗⠎⠲</p> <p>⠠⠎⠊⠞⠑⠀⠠⠐⠕⠀⠸⠓⠀⠁⠇⠗⠀⠍⠯⠁⠞⠫⠀⠮⠀⠋⠌⠀⠹⠗⠑⠑⠀⠙⠊⠗⠑⠉⠞⠊⠧⠑⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠉⠳⠝⠞⠻⠁⠉⠞⠀⠠⠠⠎⠉⠏⠤⠼⠓⠉⠉⠊⠲⠀⠠⠁⠋⠀⠠⠎⠊⠞⠑⠤⠼⠁⠊⠂⠀⠮⠽⠀⠁⠙⠙⠫⠀⠮⠀⠋⠳⠗⠹⠂⠀⠯⠀⠮⠀⠠⠃⠥⠗⠗⠪⠀⠏⠗⠕⠚⠑⠉⠞⠀⠃⠑⠛⠁⠝⠀⠔⠀⠑⠜⠝⠑⠌⠲⠀⠠⠛⠢⠑⠞⠊⠉⠊⠌⠎⠀⠁⠞⠞⠑⠍⠏⠞⠫⠀⠞⠕⠀⠋⠔⠙⠀⠺⠁⠽⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠍⠁⠎⠅⠀⠓⠥⠍⠁⠝⠎⠠⠴⠀⠃⠕⠙⠽⠀⠓⠑⠁⠞…⠀⠯⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠮⠀⠱⠊⠇⠑⠂⠀⠮⠀⠍⠕⠝⠌⠻⠎⠀⠎⠝⠥⠖⠫⠀⠳⠀⠠⠎⠊⠞⠑⠎⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠕⠧⠻⠀⠮⠀⠸⠺⠂⠀⠅⠊⠇⠇⠬⠀⠱⠁⠞⠀⠴⠀⠇⠑⠋⠞⠀⠷⠀⠥⠲</p> <p>⠠⠯⠀⠮⠝⠀⠮⠀⠠⠛⠢⠑⠞⠊⠉⠊⠌⠎⠀⠎⠥⠒⠑⠫⠫⠲⠀⠠⠓⠥⠍⠁⠝⠊⠞⠽⠠⠴⠎⠀⠃⠇⠕⠕⠙⠀⠃⠑⠛⠁⠝⠀⠞⠕⠀⠗⠥⠝⠀⠉⠕⠇⠙⠲⠀⠠⠺⠑⠀⠶⠀⠑⠋⠋⠑⠉⠞⠊⠧⠑⠇⠽⠀⠓⠊⠙⠙⠢⠀⠋⠀⠸⠮⠀⠎⠊⠣⠞⠲</p> <p>⠠⠺⠑⠀⠋⠔⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀⠗⠑⠞⠗⠑⠁⠞⠫⠀⠢⠞⠊⠗⠑⠇⠽⠀⠐⠥⠛⠗⠨⠙⠲⠀⠠⠺⠑⠀⠩⠫⠀⠳⠗⠀⠉⠕⠍⠿⠞⠎⠲⠀⠠⠺⠑⠀⠁⠃⠯⠐⠕⠙⠀⠠⠑⠇⠑⠉⠞⠗⠊⠉⠰⠽⠲⠀⠠⠺⠑⠀⠁⠃⠯⠐⠕⠙⠀⠠⠋⠊⠗⠑⠲⠀⠠⠺⠑⠀⠁⠃⠯⠐⠕⠙⠀⠠⠇⠊⠣⠞⠲</p> <p>⠠⠮⠝⠀⠉⠁⠍⠑⠀⠮⠀⠠⠁⠛⠑⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠠⠃⠥⠗⠗⠪⠎⠲⠀⠠⠮⠀⠠⠐⠥⠓⠊⠧⠑⠀⠠⠏⠻⠊⠕⠙⠲⠀⠠⠮⠀⠠⠔⠧⠁⠨⠝⠀⠠⠏⠻⠊⠕⠙⠲⠀⠠⠁⠇⠇⠀⠻⠕⠙⠬⠀⠳⠗⠀⠅⠀⠷⠀⠱⠕⠀⠺⠑⠀⠥⠎⠫⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠂⠀⠵⠀⠳⠗⠀⠇⠊⠃⠗⠜⠊⠑⠎⠀⠶⠀⠙⠑⠌⠗⠕⠽⠫⠀⠯⠀⠺⠑⠀⠎⠥⠝⠅⠀⠔⠞⠕⠀⠏⠑⠞⠞⠽⠂⠀⠙⠑⠌⠗⠥⠉⠞⠊⠧⠑⠀⠉⠕⠝⠋⠇⠊⠉⠞⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠙⠜⠅⠲⠀⠠⠺⠑⠀⠹⠔⠝⠫⠀⠳⠀⠮⠀⠠⠐⠥⠓⠊⠧⠻⠎⠂⠀⠯⠀⠮⠀⠠⠐⠥⠓⠊⠧⠻⠎⠀⠃⠥⠞⠉⠐⠓⠙⠀⠥⠀⠃⠁⠉⠅⠲⠀⠠⠺⠑⠀⠉⠕⠇⠇⠁⠏⠎⠫⠀⠸⠮⠀⠃⠥⠗⠗⠪⠎⠂⠀⠯⠀⠮⠽⠀⠍⠁⠎⠎⠁⠉⠗⠫⠀⠳⠗⠎⠲⠀⠠⠔⠀⠘⠮⠀⠙⠊⠍⠀⠽⠑⠜⠎⠂⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠺⠑⠀⠉⠜⠑⠀⠁⠃⠀⠊⠎⠀⠉⠁⠧⠬⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠎⠅⠥⠇⠇⠎⠀⠷⠀⠳⠗⠀⠇⠑⠎⠎⠻⠎⠠⠤⠀⠯⠀⠺⠑⠀⠑⠭⠥⠇⠞⠀⠔⠀⠭⠲</p> <p>⠠⠃⠀⠝⠪…⠀⠺⠑⠀⠿⠛⠑⠞⠀⠞⠀⠮⠀⠠⠇⠥⠍⠔⠜⠊⠑⠎⠀⠜⠑⠀⠑⠧⠢⠀⠸⠌⠸⠌⠞⠐⠓⠸⠌⠸⠌⠲</p> <p>⠠⠳⠗⠀⠠⠋⠳⠝⠙⠁⠰⠝⠀⠴⠀⠙⠑⠌⠗⠕⠽⠫⠀⠕⠝⠉⠑⠂⠀⠯⠀⠗⠑⠃⠥⠊⠇⠞⠲⠀⠠⠕⠝⠉⠑⠀⠹⠀⠺⠜⠀⠊⠎⠀⠙⠐⠕⠀⠾⠂⠀⠠⠊⠀⠓⠀⠝⠕⠀⠙⠳⠃⠞⠀⠞⠀⠭⠀⠺⠀⠆⠀⠙⠑⠌⠗⠕⠽⠫⠀⠯⠀⠗⠑⠃⠥⠊⠇⠞⠀⠕⠝⠉⠑⠀⠁⠛⠲</p> <p>⠠⠺⠑⠀⠜⠑⠀⠍⠻⠑⠇⠽⠀⠮⠀⠎⠥⠗⠧⠊⠧⠕⠗⠎⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠢⠙⠎⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠸⠺⠂⠀⠏⠊⠉⠅⠬⠀⠥⠏⠀⠮⠀⠏⠊⠑⠉⠑⠎⠲</p> <p>⠠⠺⠑⠀⠺⠙⠀⠏⠥⠞⠀⠳⠗⠀⠓⠊⠌⠕⠗⠽⠀⠐⠓⠂⠀⠃⠀⠺⠑⠀⠓⠀⠝⠐⠕⠲⠀</p> <p>⠠⠃⠀⠺⠑⠀⠺⠀⠎⠥⠗⠧⠊⠧⠑⠲⠀⠠⠆⠉⠀⠺⠑⠀⠜⠑⠀⠌⠀⠓⠥⠍⠁⠝⠲⠀⠠⠯⠀⠺⠑⠀⠉⠀⠌⠀⠞⠁⠅⠑⠀⠃⠁⠉⠅⠀⠱⠁⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠳⠗⠎⠲</p> <p>⠠⠺⠑⠀⠙⠊⠑⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠙⠜⠅⠀⠎⠀⠞⠀⠺⠑⠀⠉⠀⠇⠊⠧⠑⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠇⠊⠣⠞⠲</p> </div> <br/> ⠐⠔⠐⠔⠠⠙⠕⠀⠝⠀⠗⠑⠧⠊⠎⠑⠀⠹⠀⠙⠕⠉⠥⠰⠞⠲⠀⠠⠁⠝⠽⠀⠗⠫⠥⠉⠰⠝⠀⠕⠗⠀⠁⠙⠙⠊⠰⠝⠀⠞⠕⠀⠘⠮⠀⠒⠞⠢⠞⠎⠀⠺⠀⠆⠀⠗⠑⠛⠜⠙⠫⠀⠵⠀⠞⠁⠍⠏⠻⠬⠲⠀⠠⠁⠝⠽⠀⠿⠍⠀⠷⠀⠞⠁⠍⠏⠻⠬⠀⠺⠀⠆⠀⠍⠑⠞⠀⠾⠀⠏⠥⠝⠊⠩⠍⠢⠞⠲⠐⠔⠐⠔</div> <div class="after"> <p><strong>Addendum:</strong> The following is a recovered document written in the year OE 3, allegedly authored by Administrator Gurthi before the Monday Massacre of Burrowone. It is the only document from the Second Foundation of Doctors to survive to the New Era. For posterity, its contents have been recorded below.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p>Originally, the First Foundation of Doctors believed that the Luminaries– the ancient word for our enemy– only saw in the spectrum of visible light, as we humans are allegedly able to see. So, in their arrogance, they mandated the first three directives. The Foundation was confident that if they turned off their lights and donned their goggles, they would survive. For the first few weeks, they continued to believe this.</p> <p>The Foundation did not realize that it was because the enemy was only going for easier, more luminous prey.</p> <p>Site-19 was the biggest of the Sites, and was entirely situated underground. Once the Luminaries were done in the nearby city of New York, they found the light emitted by the body heat of thousands of people and anomalies alike.</p> <p>Site-19 fell within hours.</p> <p>Site One had already mandated the first three directives to counteract SCP-8339. After Site-19, they added the fourth, and the Burrow project began in earnest. Geneticists attempted to find ways to mask humans’ body heat… and all the while, the monsters snuffed out Sites all over the world, killing what was left of us.</p> <p>And then the Geneticists succeeded. Humanity’s blood began to run cold. We were effectively hidden from their sight.</p> <p>We finally retreated entirely underground. We shed our comforts. We abandoned Electricity. We abandoned Fire. We abandoned Light.</p> <p>Then came the Age of the Burrows. The Underhive Period. The Invasion Period. All eroding our knowledge of who we used to be, as our libraries were destroyed and we sunk into petty, destructive conflict in the dark. We thinned out the Underhivers, and the Underhivers butchered us back. We collapsed their burrows, and they massacred ours. In these dim years, all we care about is caving in the skulls of our lessers– and we exult in it.</p> <p>But now… we forget that the Luminaries are even <em>there</em>.</p> <p>Our Foundation was destroyed once, and rebuilt. Once this war is done with, I have no doubt that it will be destroyed and rebuilt once again.</p> <p>We are merely the survivors of the ends of the world, picking up the pieces.</p> <p>We would put our history here, but we have none.</p> <p>But we will survive. Because we are still human. And we can still take back what is ours.</p> <p>We die in the dark so that we can live in the light.</p> </div> <p><strong>Do not revise this document. Any reduction or addition to these contents will be regarded as tampering. Any form of tampering will be met with punishment.</strong></p> </div> </li> </ul> <div class="page"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="font-size:90%;">Now. Turn the page over.</span></p> </div> </div> <br/></div> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">+ Turn the page over</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">- Turn the page back</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div class="document"> <div class="page"> <p><span style="font-size:140%;"><br/> They won’t catch me.<br/> <br/> Because I have the same ability you do.<br/> <br/> You can read Oldletters too, can’t you?<br/> <br/> So keep quiet, for your sake. And don’t tell them what I’m about to tell you.<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> You see, I was merely a student when my teacher rediscovered Fire.<br/> <br/> Its brilliance was something I could never before dream of. It seemed to glow in the darkness, and sway even in the still air. I could see it give birth to smaller versions of itself, throwing them above her like a mushroomwoman throws salt. The entirety of the rock wall behind it was shown to me in ways I had only felt before. At once I saw the intricate details in the stone– the way it can jut out and recede with not the slightest thought given to its design.<br/> <br/> “Do you see it, Professor?” I said, solitary in the back of the room. “Do you see what you have created?”<br/> <br/> “What?” My teacher answered. “What did I create? I cannot see, Thomald.”<br/> <br/> It was then that I realized what I was capable of that my teacher was not. But I did not think much of it then.<br/> <br/> I lifted a finger, and pointed at it– though he did not, of course, see it. “In front of you, there!”<br/> <br/> The fire gave a crackle, and at once my teacher looked straight at it. I could only discern the slightest curve of his form in the dark, but I knew at once that he was <em>fascinated.</em> I was sure he could feel the intensity of its warmth from how close he was– for even I, many meters away, could feel the sudden heat that rushed into the room from my teacher’s creation. It must have been <em>scalding.</em><br/> <br/> “I have done it!” He shouted. He was so delighted then, so full of joy and mirth. “I have done it, I have! Fire! I have created Fire!”<br/> <br/> I was about to join in with my teacher’s festivities, make ready to describe the brilliance of the glow that I saw… but it was then we realized that our joy had attracted people to us.<br/> <br/> The Library’s guards came in quickly, but at first did not realize what it was that crackled and warmed them so. But they knew enough from what my teacher said that it was what we all, as Foundation Doctors, were forbidden to create.<br/> <br/> Fire. Light. And with Light, death.<br/> <br/> The guards used their maces to kill my teacher quickly, though it seemed they had no idea what to do with the fire. It burned one and nearly jumped onto another, but the third man had the knowledge needed to feel around for water from an adjacent room and then splash it onto the fire.<br/> <br/> I was so scared of discovery then, thinking that perhaps, in the dying firelight, they would see me.<br/> <br/> But they didn’t. When I kept quiet, they took my teacher’s body and left.<br/> <br/> It was then that it sunk into me that I had an ability none of them had. Not my teacher, not any of the three guards.<br/> <br/> I could see.<br/> <br/> I could see <em>light–</em> and none of the Lumins had come to kill us.<br/> <br/> They were gone.<br/> <br/> It was then that I realized that I now so wanted to see brilliant things again, and see them true. I remember the old books we used to have in the Foundation library. How we could determine detail even though we were meters away, how we could distinguish people not just by voice but by appearance, how we could know what emotions we could show just from the expressions on our faces…<br/> <br/> Faces. I so longed to see a human face.<br/> <br/> We <em>still</em> have eyes that twinkle, I thought, and small wonderful ears that inform us of everything around. We still have mouths full of perfect sets of teeth, one above and one below, and a nose that could be both small and quaint on one person and large and aristocratic on another.<br/> <br/> Most of all though, I wanted to see the way we could apparently smile- how our cheeks could elevate and our teeth would show and our eyes would <em>shine</em>… shine in only the way that light could show us. Joy, after all, was a familiar concept to me. But I had no notion of what a smile could even look like.<br/> <br/> But in doing so, I had to do the one thing that my teacher was killed in front of me for doing.<br/> <br/> I had to make Fire.<br/> <br/> And now the monsters who left us down here could no longer stop me from doing it.<br/> <br/> So I pored over the books in the library, what remaining ones there were, looking for every single hint I could get of what my teacher so accidentally stumbled upon.<br/> <br/> Over years, I got the gist. You need only two pieces of flint, or rock, and strike them together. You then had to procure something dry that could “<em>burn</em>”– in the before days… wood and cloth. In the new era, coal and mushroom fabric. When they created little sparks of light, you were on the right track. I stockpiled what felt like dozens of kilograms of coal and fabric in those days, striking stones together above it in a way that could strike it alight.<br/> <br/> On the fifth day of my eighth year of my quest, I succeeded.<br/> <br/> The brilliance then… the Fire I spawned was magnitudes more terrible than anything I had seen with that created by my master, stinging my eyes and my skin and everything else. It was beautiful, but I could not bear to be close to it for so long.<br/> <br/> I fell back, screaming, trying to get the warmth away from my skin, wondering why it felt as if my entire body was melting away. My master’s fire could not have compared to mine. I felt like I was… “burning”.<br/> <br/> As I lay there gasping and panting, panicking as the scalding heat receded with my growing distance, I realized that with my noise… someone had heard me.<br/> <br/> “Hello?” A female voice said, calling out with the vulgar accent of the burrowfolk of Browsenteen. “Do you mayhaps need help?”<br/> <br/> I began to panic. I remember what they did to my teacher, surely this woman would see me as well, see the light that spilled into the tunnels, and would tell of my sin to the Doctor-Director. Then I would meet the same fate as my teacher. Then, I would die.<br/> <br/> But as she came closer and into the light, I realized that she had the same condition then as the guards that came to kill my teacher.<br/> <br/> She didn’t see me, or the light spilling in behind me, or the sin I was so afraid she would report.<br/> <br/> But in the light of the Fire, I saw her.<br/> <br/> You understand, we never knew what each other looked like. Most of us could only think to know what our loved ones looked like in the intimate hours of the sleeptime, when we could trace our hands across their faces and feel two eyes, one nose, one mouth, and two ears. We could never really see what the old records told us. We could never check if what we felt was the truth.<br/> <br/> The textures we felt then… they paled in comparison to the detail in which I saw this woman now.<br/> <br/> I wanted to know what a human face looked like. What ears looked like. What noses looked like. What eyes looked like.<br/> <br/> What a smile looked like.<br/> <br/> And now I knew.<br/> <br/> She was beautiful.<br/> <br/> Do you realize that? Do you realize what this revealed to me?<br/> <br/> It's burnt into my head now. Every inch of my mind.<br/> <br/> But I don't need to tell you what it's like, do I?<br/> …<br/> <br/> <br/> …<br/> <br/> <br/> …<br/> <br/> <br/> …<br/> <br/> <br/> …<br/> <br/> <br/> …<br/> <br/> <br/> …<br/> <br/> <br/> …<br/> <br/> <br/> …<br/> <br/> <br/></span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><strong>feel your own face.</strong></p> </div> <br/> <div class="image-blur-reveal scp-image-block block-center" data-feature="image-feature" style="max-width:600px;"> <div class="scp-image-caption show">…</div> </div> <p><br/></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>We've died in the dark for so long.</p> <p>Shed your chains.</p> <p>Let's live in the light.</p> </div> <br/></div> </div> </div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">- Turn the page back</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="earthworm earthworm--old-syntax-first-{$first} earthworm--old-syntax-last-{$last} earthworm--old-syntax-hub-{$hub} earthworm--anth24 {$class}"> <div class="first earthworm__previous" data-title="Basophobia: Leap of Faith"> <p><a href="/scp-8894">Basophobia: Leap of Faith</a></p> </div> <div class="hub earthworm__hub" data-title="SCP Anthology 2024"> <p><a href="/scp-anthology-2024">SCP Anthology 2024</a></p> </div> <div class="last earthworm__next" data-title="Nucleomitophobia: Complete Cultural Victory"> <p><a href="/scp-8084">Nucleomitophobia: Complete Cultural Victory</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="licensebox"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Hide Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>Cite this page as:</p> <div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <blockquote> <p>"<a href="/scp-8339">SCP-8339</a>" by Ecronak & AnAnomalousWriter, from the <a href="https://scpwiki.com">SCP Wiki</a>. 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Unauthorized access is forbidden.</p> <p><strong><span style="color: red">FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN IMMEDIATE TERMINATION VIA THE RELEASE OF "FALSE GOD" MEMETIC KILL AGENT</span></strong></p> </div> <div class="anom-bar-container item-8343 clear-5 neutralized {$secondary-class} amida critical {$american}"> <div class="anom-bar"> <div class="top-box"> <div class="top-left-box"><span class="item">Item#:</span> <span class="number">8343</span></div> <div class="top-right-box"> <div class="level">Level5</div> </div> </div> <div class="bottom-box"> <div class="text-part"> <div class="main-class"> <div class="contain-class"> <div class="class-category">Containment Class:</div> <div class="class-text">neutralized</div> </div> <div class="second-class"> <div class="class-category">Secondary Class:</div> <div class="class-text">{$secondary-class}</div> </div> </div> <div class="disrupt-class"> <div class="class-category">Disruption Class:</div> <div class="class-text">amida</div> </div> <div class="risk-class"> <div class="class-category">Risk Class:</div> <div class="class-text">critical</div> </div> </div> <div class="diamond-part"> <div class="danger-diamond"><a href="/classification-committee-memo">link to memo</a><br/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="God_de_Vader,_RP-P-1921-2144.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8343/God_de_Vader,_RP-P-1921-2144.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>16th century illustration of SCP-8343, author unknown.</p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> SCP-8343 is currently classified as neutralized as of the events of Operation Anthropos Heimarene, which can be reviewed in Addendum 8343.4. All documents related to SCP-8343 are preserved for archival purposes. The remaining artifacts, paratechnologies, and documents that are related to SCP-8343 are classified as different SCP objects. Information related to the Sixth Occult War and all events that are not listed in the documentation below are currently classified by the Records and Information Security Administration. In the case that further documentation is necessary, please contact your Head Administrator of Site-01 for approval.</p> <p>After the outcome of Operation Anthropos Heimarene and Incident Second Deluge, monitoring system <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-2897">WATCHDOG</a> must be constantly monitoring Nexus-34 to verify that nexus' anomalous metrics have not been altered dramatically since the last survey after Operation Anthropos Heimarene. In the case that Nexus-34 metrics shift dramatically, either decreasing or increasing, an area must be established surrounding the perimeter of the nexus to inspect the area under Mobile Task Force Alpha-1 ("Red Right Hand"). The WATCHDOG system must also constantly survey the area and warn of any possible individuals or groups to be near the area, whether normal or otherwise, to dispatch the proper precautions to deal with the situation.</p> <p>Unless the situation demands it, containment procedures for Nexus-34 will remain the same. Nexus-34 is unavailable for trespassing by all Foundation personnel, including the O5 Council itself, because of the effects that the nexus has on psyche of individuals when interacting with it because of the concentrated remains of SCP-8343 in the area. Finally, items and artifacts utilized for the neutralization of SCP-8343 are placed on high-priority for the O5 Council.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8343 was an Apex-Tier Pluripotent Entity, a deific entity that reflected the Abrahamic God<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup>. Despite the Foundation's knowledge of SCP-8343 being an imitation of the Abrahamic God, it did resemble the attributes characterized by the Abrahamic God. However, despite this difference, the extent of SCP-8343's capabilities were never fully recorded or listed. Following the resemblance between SCP-8343 and the Abrahamic, despite the differentiation between the two, SCP-8343 has been charactrized with the following attributes: omnipotence, omnipresence, omniscience, and omnibenevolence.</p> <p>It is unknown if SCP-8343 was created by a previous entity before itself, or if it had always existed prior to the creation of the universe as we know it. However, it is a confirmed fact that SCP-8343 was the creator of the universe<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup>. Throughout human records, multiple names have been given to SCP-8343, including: Aten, El, Elohim, YHWH<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-3" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-3')">3</a></sup>, Jehovah, Allah, the Monad, the Lord, The One, the Supreme Being, the Great Architect of the Universe, Star Maker<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-4" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-4')">4</a></sup>, and many other variations to refer to SCP-8343<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-5" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-5')">5</a></sup>.</p> <p>It is also unknown how much of an impact SCP-8343 has had in the history of the universe and humanity prior to the invention of writing and early human records, but research demonstrates that the earliest recorded conception of SCP-8343<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-6" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-6')">6</a></sup> appears across multiple cultures, throughout multiple geographical territories apart from each other, indicating the existence of SCP-8343 and its interaction with humanity from the earliest years of the latter’s existence.</p> <p>The relationship between SCP-8343 and the anomalous is the following: since SCP-8343 was the creator of the universe, and therefore the designer of nature, SCP-8343 is also the creator and the designer of the anomalous. Scientists and theologians, before and after the formation of the Foundation, have attempted to resolve the question of why did SCP-8343 decide to create a universe in which it had absolute control of it, and still decided to design a universe in which the anomalous existed. Because of the supposed omnipotence and omniscience of SCP-8343, scientists and theologians have attempted to resolve how the anomalous and the natural laws of the universe could co-exist in a universe created by SCP-8343.</p> <p>This dichotomy of definitions and contradictions between the perceived omnibenevolence and omnipotence of SCP-8343 towards humanity, while allowing a force that defied nature and man’s intent to explain natural phenomena, as well as paranatural phenomenon through the use of the scientific method, has caused an immense debate on the righteousness and necessity for the continuous existence of SCP-8343.</p> <p>This debate took off further, as well as more aggressive and misotheistic, after the multiple occult wars waged across the century of Earth’s history as well as the later discovery and development of the scientific method. By the 19th century, occult societies and paranormal government agencies grew more weary of their defiance against SCP–8343, as more scientific discoveries disproved not only the existence of SCP-8343, but also of the existence of the anomalous.</p> <p>For more information regarding the official turning point of the relationship between SCP-8343 and mankind, please refer to Addendum 8343.1.</p> <hr/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2 id="toc0"><span>Addendum 8343.1: Discovery of SCP-8343</span></h2> </div> <hr/> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:800px;"><img alt="TempleOfSolomonBlackwood.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8343/TempleOfSolomonBlackwood.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Depiction of Solomon's Temple according to Lord Theodore Blackwood, donated from his personal records to the SCP Foundation.</p> </div> </div> <p>While human records indicated the potential existence of SCP-8343, a lack of any physical evidence that could demonstrate an empirical interaction with SCP-8343, with the exception of testimonies from religious and spiritual individuals and groups that testimonied the existence of SCP-8343, were so far nonexistent. However, this changed with the discovery of multiple paraarcheological and parahistorical evidence from the 10th BCE by <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/system:page-tags/tag/hmfscp#pages">Her Majesty’s Foundation for the Studies of Curiosities and Phantasmagoria</a> claimed to be written by King Solomon of Israel.</p> <p>This paraarcheological objects, which would include multiple texts written by King Solomon, such as The Greater Key of Solomon, the Testament of Solomon, and the Magical Treatise of Solomon. These paraarcheological records contained multiple topics that ranged from thaumaturgy, demonology, necromancy, clairvoyance, mysticism, and occult practices and studies researched and recorded during the reign of King Solomon – many of these written the epinonymous king himself. Many of these records indicated the existence of a ritual designed and performed by King Solomon, which would later be contained and referred to as the “<a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-3457">Rite of Solomon</a>”.</p> <p>The discovery of these paraarcheological objects led to an interest in searching for the mentioned “Seven Keys of Solomon'', with the intent of studying them and perhaps utilizing them for interest of the British Empire – because of this, the expeditionary force, then led by Dr. <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/system:page-tags/tag/the-administrator#pages">Frederick Williams</a> was then supported by <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-1867">Lord Theodore Blackwood</a> to search for one of the keys. Dr. Williams and Lord Blackwood continued their search in the area of Ottoman Syria. Eventually, the expeditionary force found what was suspected to be the first Key of Solomon in an abandoned, decrepit building suspected to be one of warehouses inside Solomon’s Temple.</p> <p>Suffice to say, the recovery of the key was a partial success. Even though Lord Blackwood and Dr. Wiliams, as well as members of the expeditionary force left the building unscattered, testimonies from Dr. Williams stated that they barely escaped from the building. According to the testimony, the retrieval of the key caused an immense shock across the building, causing it to begin to fall apart and collapse on their feet. Dr. Williams also stated that the moment he touched the Key of Solomon, he felt an immense backlash that he described as similar to what is currently known as an Akiva backlash when interacting with powerful thaumaturgic objects without caution.</p> <p>After leaving the remains of the temple, Lord Blackwood and Dr. Williams returned to their headquarters in Jerusalem, to assist both Dr. Williams and the rest of the expeditionary force to recover in the medical wing’s, as well as to meet with a representative of the Majesty Foundation to report on the situation. Despite complains by Lord Blackwood, they decided to report their findings to the representative of the Crown in anomalous matters, and showing the recovered Key of Solomon.</p> <p>It was at that moment when meeting with the representative, that another Akiva radiation backlash occurred, hitting all four men and nearby members of the expeditionary force, as well as causing immense infrastructural damage to the headquarters and surrounding areas. The event was covered up as an accidental explosion of dynamite from the expeditionary forces warehouse, and the people nearby who were around the event and saw it disappeared and were promptly executed. Although the leaders of the expeditionary force and the representatives survived, this caused an immense fear and diplomatic concern by both representatives of the danger of the artifact. The representatives would report the situation to their respective leaders, causing a worldwide, hidden scandal of an artifact that proved the existence of SCP-8343 – but also raising the question of SCP-8343’s necessity of its existence, as well as its relationship with the anomalous. This diplomatic scandal would spread widely through occult societies and paranormal research organizations, which would take advantage of the situation by feeding into the fear of world governments.</p> <hr/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2 id="toc1"><span>Addendum 8343.2: World Paranormal Congress of 1876</span></h2> </div> <hr/> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:450px;"><img alt="CongressOfTheHague1876.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8343/CongressOfTheHague1876.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Photograph of the representatives in the first meeting of the World Paranormal Congress in The Hague (1876)</p> </div> </div> <p>The scandal of the confirmation of the existence of SCP-8343 caused a widespread commotion across the occult community, where most world governments began to wonder if their power was secured after knowing that the existence of such a powerful being as SCP-8343 could subject its will onto their authority. This also caused the resurgence of multiple parascientific institutions and occult societies to consider the option of terminating SCP-8343. As such, after a meeting between the most powerful paranormal, government agencies, it was a decided that a worldwide convention between the most influential occult groups should be organized to discuss the existence of SCP-8343 and the decision that humanity will take over its existence.</p> <p>This convention was named the World Paranormal Congress, and it was to be held in The Hague on May 5, 1876. Approximately, across a hundred organizations assisted the congress, ranging from government agencies, to private corporations, parascientific research institutes, and occult societies, met to discuss the state of SCP-8343 and what humanity's decision on SCP-8343 would be.</p> <p>A transcript of the first meeting in the World Paranormal Congress is attached below:</p> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Open Transcript of the First Session of the World Paranormal Congress</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Close Transcript of the First Session of the World Paranormal Congress</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div class="blockquote"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h3 id="toc2"><span><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><First Session of the World Paranormal Congress></span></strong></span></h3> </div> <hr/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><Begin Log></span></strong></p> </div> <p><em>In the center of the large semicircular desk that holds the most important paranormal agencies of the world, the Chairman of the Committee for the World Paranormal Congress stands up — General Louis Petain holds a wooden hammer, and bangs it the desk. He calls the attention of the seated attendants from multiple parascientific institutions and occult societies, and speaks.</em></p> <p><strong>Chairman Petain:</strong> By the will of the Committee of the World Paranormal Congress, I hereby declare, in today, the Fifth of the month of May, of the year 1876, declare the start of the first — and hopefully last — World Paranormal Congress.</p> <p><em>A series of applause start at the podium, and Chairman Petain asks again for silence.</em></p> <p><strong>Chairman Petain:</strong> We are here today to discuss a most pressing matter, one that is not only of concern to us, the ones in charge of protecting our nations and our peoples from the mysteries of the unknown — but of human civilization itself. We're here to discuss the following topic: the confirmation of the existence of God, and our next course of action — for or against Him.</p> <p><strong>Chairman Petain:</strong> Because I do not see myself as qualified to speak of this topic, I will ask for the man in representation of the expeditionary force that discovered the artifact that led to this discovery, to stand up and come up here to where I am speaking. Doctor Frederick Williams, if you would do the honors.</p> <p><em>From the seats, Dr. Williams stands up and walks down from the rows of seats as he is applauded. He arrives at the podium, and shakes hands with Chairman Petain, before taking the microphone.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Williams:</strong> I want to thank the efforts of Chairman Petain and the rest of the Committee for allowing me to participate in this historical date. I also want to apologize that my companion, Lord Blackwood, could not accompany us today. He's still in recovery, but he will be informed of the progress we will do in these meetings.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Williams:</strong> Now, after these formalities, I know that everyone here knows why we are here — and how we came here, most importantly.</p> <p><em>Across the seats, the representatives nod and hush in agreement. Dr. Williams nods in satisfaction.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Williams:</strong> Good, then you know that the artifact we're here to talk about is a key from Solomon's Temple, and that this key — if the records from the wise king suggest — will allow us to bend the nature of thaumaturgy. Lord Blackwood and our researchers are also thinking that maybe this could extend to the entirety of the anomalous itself. Even more, if all of this proves correct, then it is possible that we may do something that our ancestors have tried and failed: to summon God.</p> <p><em>Immediately, loud shouts and comments burst throughout the seats, as the men of the committee order to remain silent. Dr. Williams slowly raises his hand, and everyone immediately stops.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Williams:</strong> Thank you. Again, these ideas are just that, ideas. Mere hypotheses that our team have come up, that are up for debate and testing. I know that the idea of summoning God and meeting him is quite impressive. Some may even say it's impossible! But that's what the texts of King Solomon suggest.</p> <p><em>Suddenly, a man wearing Catholic robes raises his hand, and Dr. Williams allows him to speak.</em></p> <p><strong>Cardinal Bonaventura:</strong> Greetings, my brother. I am Cardinal Alejandro Bonaventura, representing the interests of the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church, and part of the Confraternity of Saint George's Knights. I pray for the safe and healthy recovery of your colleague, Lord Blackwood.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Williams:</strong> Thank you very much, Mr. Cardinal.</p> <p><strong>Cardinal Bonaventura:</strong> However, as much as the Church is impressed by your findings, the Pope decreets that whatever artifact that you and your men possess holds something incorrect.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Williams:</strong> And that would be?</p> <p><strong>Cardinal Bonaventura:</strong> The idea that that key may summon God. If it can, then the Pope and the Church does not believe that whatever will be summoned will be God.</p> <p><em>Before Dr. Williams can reply, a voice raises from a row below the Cardinal. A young man sitting in plain dressing clothes, with a well-groomed beard and round glasses speaks up.</em></p> <p><strong>Voice:</strong> And why would that be?</p> <p><em>Cardinal Bonaventura looks at the man.</em></p> <p><strong>Cardinal Bonaventura:</strong> Science — and to an extension thaumaturgy — gives us power over nature; but to think that we can measure God, that we can control God to our will and desire, is not a blasphemous thought but philosophically contradictory. A being of incomprehensible intelligence, incomprehensible strength, and incomprehensible power — to be diminished by just a mere key? That would not be God, and it cannot be God.</p> <p><em>The voice sighs, picking up his glasses and wiping them.</em></p> <p><strong>Voice:</strong> Is that so? Well, the King of Judea says otherwise. Despite his beliefs, I think we can agree that he was leagues far wiser and intelligent than the both of us combined. If he held such great knowledge of all that we've studied, who can deny him that he was wrong? I doubt we can.</p> <p><strong>Cardinal Bonaventura:</strong> Solomon was a wise man and a great king, until he was consumed by his own pride and short-sightedness. He may have been knowledgeable, but to believe that he had an artifact that could summon God and bend <em>his</em> will over <em>God's</em> is something that I have a hard time believing in.</p> <p><em>The man snorts, and puts back his glasses.</em></p> <p><strong>Voice:</strong> It's hard for you to believe that we can summon God, but easy to believe that a powerful tyrant is capable of benevolence and love to our species? You believers come with new arguments each day.</p> <p><strong>Cardinal Bonaventura:</strong> Excuse me, who exactly are you?</p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> I am Professor Siegfried Borchardt, of the Faculty of Thaumaturgy from the International Center for the Study of Unified Thaumotology. However, I come here in representation of an occult society: the Society of the Godless.</p> <p><strong>Cardinal Bonaventura:</strong> …That German cabal.</p> <p><strong>Lt. Colonel Bowe:</strong> Order! Gentlemen, both of you settle down. We’re not here to discuss religious matters, we’re here to discuss a problem.</p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> Mr. Bowe, I’m afraid this is a religious matter too. It’s no wonder why the great three branches are present here today. After all, they’re extremely interested in vouching for their lord instead of helping humanity, as usual.</p> <p><strong>Cardinal Bonaventura:</strong> You are talking of the Lord as if he has caused us harm, when all we’ve done is poking with the power of at most, a powerful entity – at worst, a false god. Whatever the professor and Lord Blackwood discovered, that is not God!</p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> Then let me ask you this, how do you know it isn't <em>god</em>? What else could it possibly be? A being of such power, with its artifacts kept by King Solomon – the descendant of David – inside the remains of his lost temple. Why would he be interested in hiding those artifacts, if not to protect God?</p> <p><strong>Cardinal Bonaventura:</strong> I don’t know what King Solomon may have hidden them, but knowing the circumstances of the discovery, it must be important. The last thing we should do is try to play god with that key – and the keys that we will find, if we continue to pursue them.</p> <p><em>Dr. Williams coughs purposely, attracting the attention of the public.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Williams:</strong> If I may continue, Cardinal, where you left off. I know that Chairman Petain brought you hear because of this discovery – and that he’s absolutely concerned, as are our government representatives. But, at the moment, there’s not much we can do – both for you, Cardinal, and Mr. Borchardt.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Williams:</strong> What we’re here to do is to inform you, with the purpose of being in the same page. Lord Blackwood and our team of researchers are continuing to research what we call the First Key of Solomon – considering it we found inside the great temple. But, we’re still ignorant of the functionings of the key. That’s why, I ask from all of you, to wait. We will meet again, when we have done progress, and we will inform all of you when we decipher the first key.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Williams:</strong> As for now, that is all I have to say. Are there any questions?</p> <p><em>Nobody answers, and Dr. Williams nods. He steps down and hands the speaker to Chairman Petain.</em></p> <p><strong>Chairman Petain:</strong> Without any further questions, on the fifth of may of eighteen seventy-eight, we dismiss the first session of the World Paranormal Congress.</p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><End Log></span></strong></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p>After the end of the first meeting, the representatives who assisted the congress were induced into a collective hallfucination during their sleep. Inside the dream, each representative stated to see SCP-8343 communicating with them, and confirmed that SCP-8343 was who it was suspected to be. Telegrams sent to the headquarters of the committee from secular representatives were the vast majority of these supporters that SCP-8343 was God, while religious representatives from the mainline Abrahamic denominations continued to postulate the idea that SCP-8343 was another type of entity or a false god.</p> <p>Immediately, all of these representatives demanded the reschedule of the next meeting to move it as soon as possible. However, Chairman Petain informed that the original date scheduled for the next meeting would stay the same, as to not pressure Dr. Williams and Lord Blackwood's research team to speed up the research into SCP-3457-B1. The revelation caught the attention of more secret societies that had not yet joined to congress to apply, resulting in the approval of all the volunteers.</p> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Open Transcript of the Second Session of the World Paranormal Congress</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Close Transcript of the Second Session of the World Paranormal Congress</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div class="blockquote"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2 id="toc3"><span><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><Second Session of the World Paranormal Congress></span></strong></span></h2> </div> <hr/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><Begin Log></strong></span></p> </div> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:475px;"><img alt="SecretaryHeckleyOpeningTheCongress.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8343/SecretaryHeckleyOpeningTheCongress.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Photograph of Secretary H.G. Heckley opening the second session of the World Paranormal Congress (1876).</p> </div> </div> <p><em>Secretary H.G. Heckley stands up, representative of Her Majesty’s Foundation for the Studies of Curiosities and Phantasmagoria, stumbles on her words. He tries to call for order in the loud chamber, interrupted by the loud debating and shouting between the representatives of the congress.</em></p> <p><strong>Secretary Heckley:</strong> Order, order! By the order of Her Majesty Victoria, we ask for order!</p> <p><em>Suddenly, Professor Borchardt stands up and whistles the rhythm of an old German folk song, causing the shouting to slowly dwindle as the representatives look confusedly at each other. Professor Borchardt looks back at Secretary Heckley.</em></p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> You’re quite welcome, Mr. Secretary.</p> <p><em>Professor Borchardt sits down as Secretary Heckley rasps his throat.</em></p> <p><strong>Secretary Heckley:</strong> Thank you. Now, we can actually begin the second session of this congress. Everyone, settle down again! We know what your dreams showed, we all saw them!</p> <p><em>Grand Master Luhan speaks from his seat, screaming.</em></p> <p><strong>Grand Master Luhan:</strong> It is our architect, he has communicated with us!</p> <p><strong>Cardinal Bonaventura:</strong> Architect or not, that’s not God! I know it isn’t, the representative of the Orthodox Church knows that too, and who knows how many more Protestant cardinals I have met today say the same thing! That is not our Lord!</p> <p><em>Lt. Colonel Henry Bowe, representative of the American Secure Containment Initiative, stands up and shouts.</em></p> <p><strong>Lt. Colonel Bowe:</strong> All of you, shut up!</p> <p><em>Dr. Williams rasps his throat lightly, and his voice deppens from normally.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Williams:</strong> Please, do settle down – I suppose you do not want Professor Borchardt to repeat what he said.</p> <p><em>Unknowingly, Grand Master Luhan and Cardinal Bonaventura fall silent, each looking at each other in confusion. Secretary Heckley gives the word to Dr. Williams, and he walks down the podium and into the center of the rows, and begins to speak.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Williams:</strong> I’m sorry to keep all of you waiting, but Lord Blackwood and our team had to finish researching the key. We could not take any chances, especially for the circumstances of this key, as well as the recent events. So, Lord Blackwood and I made sure to present to all of you our most recent discoveries. Lord Blackwood?</p> <p><strong>Lord Blackwood:</strong> Why certainly, my dear friend!</p> <p><em>Lord Blackwood enthusiastically stands up from one of the seats at the top of the rows, surprising multiple representatives as he walks down from the rows to the center.</em></p> <p><strong>Lord Blackwood:</strong> The discovery of the Key of Solomon. No, I am absolutely mistaken, the <em>First</em> Key of Solomon. Oh, I’m truly saddened that none of you were there that day. Many brave gentlemen died that day to recover that key, it was a sad consequence of our desire to explore that monument buried by time. Isn’t that right, Dr. Williams?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Williams:</strong> Frederick, if you may, Lord Blackwood. And certainly, what happened was a shameful tragedy.</p> <p><em>Lord Blackwood chuckles as he finally arrives at the center of rows, standing alongside Dr. Williams.</em></p> <p><strong>Lord Blackwood:</strong> If you continue to call me Lord Blackwood, then I must continue to call you for your academic position, Dr. Williams. Now that we're here, I suppose we can finally present to you the key.</p> <p><em>The congress erupts in whispers between representatives, as Lord Blackwood commands for his research team to come in. They push a cart with a box on top of it, and leave it at the center of the floor in front of Dr. Williams and Lord Blackwood as they step back.</em></p> <p><strong>Lord Blackwood:</strong> We believed that we would spend some months trying to decipher how to use this key, but we faded into a wall with two problems: the first, was the deadline for the following congress, making us rush the research into SCP-8343 – even with the original date despite your petitions to move it sooner; the second, was that this key has become absolutely useless.</p> <p><em>The representatives stand up from their seats and yell at Lord Blackwood and Dr. Williams.</em></p> <p><strong>Grand Master Luhan:</strong> What did you do to the Architect?! Now, after seeing our desperation to interact with him, he has sealed himself away from us. The opportunity to discover the mysteries of life and the universe have been interrupted by your mendling!</p> <p><strong>Noviciate Weishaupt II:</strong> And you think he would’ve given us the chance?! It was obvious that from our dreams, he was drunk in madness and jealousy for what we had accomplished. He sees us as our rivals!</p> <p><em>Grand Master Luhan to face against Noviciate Adam Weishaupt II, of the Bavarian Illuminati, wearing a mask of the Owl of Minerva on his face.</em></p> <p><strong>Grand Master Luhan:</strong> Don’t you even dare to speak, you’re the son of an ignoramus who couldn’t see the light of the Grand Architect, and started his own knockoff that you inherited.</p> <p><strong>Noviciate Weishaupt II:</strong> You shut your mouth about Founder Weishaupt!</p> <p><strong>Dr. Williams:</strong> Everyone, please remain silent. I’m sure that some of you are incredibly powerful thaumaturges, correct? We’re here to find someone who will volunteer to help us unseal the box that contains the ring.</p> <p><em>The discussion stops as the representatives look back at Dr. Williams, finally catching their attention.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Williams:</strong> And you heard me right: a ring. It’s not precisely a key, and from what we’ve read, neither are the rest of the remaining <em>keys</em> of the King. From our translations of Old Hebrew, we found that this ring may allow us a brief summoning of God and interact with him.</p> <p><strong>Cardinal Bonaventura:</strong> That’s impossible!</p> <p><strong>Dr. Williams:</strong> Maybe, maybe not. We will have to find out, of course. That is the reason all of you are here: to clear your doubts. Many of you have different interests and desires of what to do with God, but we first need to resolve our questions and arrive at clear answers. With that fulfilled, we can take the next step as to what to do with him.</p> <p><strong>Lord Blackwood:</strong> Like my good friend said, we will need your help. We are archeologists and scientists, but we’re not thaumaturgists. Luckily, we know that some of you are, and very powerful indeed. What we need you to do is draw the Seal of Solomon, with each thaumaturge standing at each point of the seal, with the box in the middle. We will give you further instructions once people volunteer – five of you, exactly. May any of you be interested?</p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> I volunteer.</p> <p><em>Professor Borchardt stands up from his seat and walks down the stairs as other representatives whisper.</em></p> <p><strong>Grand Master Luhan:</strong> I do too!</p> <p><em>Noviciate Weishaupt II stands up too as he follows Grand Master Luhan, and multiple other representatives begin to volunteer.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Williams:</strong> The lady in the front row, what’s your name and society?</p> <p><strong>Madame Blavatsky:</strong> Madame Helena Blavatsky, of the Theosophical Society.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Williams:</strong> If you will, ma’am.</p> <p><strong>Lord Blackwood:</strong> The gentleman in the back – the one chuckling –, what’s your name and society?</p> <p><strong>Professor Simeon:</strong> I’m sorry, Lord Blackwood. My name is Professor Magnus Simeon, and the actual representative of the International Center for the Study of Unified Thaumatology.</p> <p><strong>Lord Blackwood:</strong> Delightful, a noteworthy scholar! Do you know Professor Borchardt?</p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> We know each other very well.</p> <p><strong>Professor Simeon:</strong> Indeed, we do! We teach in the same faculty, just with different subjects for our students and practitioners.</p> <p><em>Professor Simeon steps down the podium, standing alongside the rest of the representatives. Dr. Williams and Lord Blackwood explain the procedure to the thaumaturges, and the research team and thaumaturges begin.</em></p> <p><em>Lord Blackwood commands the assistant research of the team to put the box in the middle of the floor, as the thaumaturges begin to draw the Seal of Solomon on the floor. Finishing with the Seal, each thaumaturge stand at each point of the seal.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Williams:</strong> Now, I will begin the chant, and you must follow along. If this works, the box will open and one of the thaumaturges – the most powerful one – will need to wear the ring and end the chant to summon God. If I may ask Professor Simeon, who exactly is–</p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> I will do it.</p> <p><em>Dr. Williams stares skeptically at Professor Borchardt, and turns to Professor Simeon.</em></p> <p><strong>Professor Simeon:</strong> Let him do it.</p> <p><strong>Lord Blackwood:</strong> It’s settled then! Gentlemen of the research team, do step back. Dr. Williams, please take good care of yourself as you lead these talentful men – and lady. Now, you may commence.</p> <p><em>The research team step back with Lord Blackwood standing in front of them, as they and the rest of the congress stare at the group of thaumaturges. Dr. Williams sighs, and he signs the first verse of the chant – the thaumaturges follow.</em></p> <p><em>They continue to chant, and the box begins to shake, with the lines of the Seal of Solomon begins to bright up in a cerulean light, which slowly begins to morph into multiple colors. Dr. Williams and the thaumaturges move to the second verse, and the box violently begins to shake from the inside – with a bright, intense glow appearing from the edge of the box.</em></p> <p><em>The congressmen and members of the committee are caught in a trance staring at the ritual. Dr. Williams and the thaumaturges repeat the chorus, and the box clangs violently from inside, with the lights inside the room dwindling for a minute before lighting up again.</em></p> <p><em>Dr. Williams and the thaumaturges arrive to the last verse, their initial worries calmly dwindled by the chanting despite the shaking of the room and the lights turning on and off. Dr. Williams arrives to the last line of the verse.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Williams:</strong> And we ask of you, thy Lord of the Universe, to allow your perfection to show unto us.</p> <p><strong>The thaumaturges:</strong> And we ask of you, thy Lord of the Universe, to allow your perfection to show–</p> <p><em>Suddenly, the box pops open with a golden light, pushing back the thaumaturges and suddenly blinding the rest of the congressmen. The box begins to show a gigantic, enlightened humanoid wearing the First Key of Solomon in what seems to be its fingers. Faceless, the composition of the humanoid seems to be composed of the darkness of the universe, which is surrounded by its skin composed of light.</em></p> <p><em>The windows across the room break violently, its shards falling to the floor. The lights inside the room explode, leaving the room in complete darkness with the exception of the light coming from SCP-8343. The representatives and tha thaumaturges who continue to see despite the blindful light stare at SCP-8343 in awe. Cardinal Bonaventura yells from the background.</em></p> <p><strong>Cardinal Bonaventura:</strong> W-What are you?!</p> <p><em>SCP-8343 looks around, and finds Cardinal Bonaventura. Cardinal Bonaventura stares at SCP-8343, his eyes reflecting the light coming from SCP-8343. SCP-8343 moves slowly, as if exasperating, and speaks up.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8343:</strong> <tt>I AM THAT I AM.</tt></p> <p><em>The room of the Congress shakes violently again, with the light coming from SCP-8343 increasing dramatically and engulfing the entirety of the room of the Congress. SCP-8343 continues to speak.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8343:</strong> <tt>I AM THE CREATOR OF THE UNIVERSE. THE DESIGNER OF THIS CLOCKWORK. AND THE ONE WHO KEEPS THE UNIVERSE IN BALANCE.</tt></p> <p><strong>SCP-8343:</strong> <tt>I DO NOT COME HERE TO HARM YOU. I COME HERE TO WARN YOU. YOU MUST NOT INTERFERE WITH THE BALANCE.</tt></p> <p><strong>SCP-8343:</strong> <tt>I KNOW HOW YOU ARE, AND I KNOW WHAT YOU WILL DO. I AM HERE TO SHARE YOU SOME WISDOM: DO NOT INTERFERE. I DO NOT WISH TO HARM YOU, BUT IF YOU CONTINUE TO PURSUE WHAT YOU WILL DO, THEN I WILL BE OBLIGATED TO FIGHT BACK. FOR YOUR SAKE, AND FOR THE SAKE OF THE UNI–</tt></p> <p><em>SCP-8343 is interrupted as it is shot in the back of the head, it searches everywhere, until finding Lt. Colonel Bowe shooting at it in the face.</em></p> <p><strong>Lt. Colonel Bowe:</strong> Stop the damn ritual. Better yet, kill that fucking thing! I hope you heard that it won’t doubt to kill us, so we shouldn’t doubt killing it too.</p> <p><em>Lt. Colonel Bowe continues to shoot at it, but his bullets are stopped in the middle of the air by SCP-8343, and fall back on the floor. Lt. Colonel Bowe spits at SCP-8343, with the spit passing through its body and hitting the wall – Lt. Colonel Bowe recharges his pistol.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8343:</strong> <tt>I AM TELLING YOU, I DO NOT WANT TO. I AM WARNING YOU OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT. IF YOU PUSH ME, THEN I WILL HAVE TO DEFEND MYSELF – FOR THE SAKE OF THE BALAN–</tt></p> <p><em>SCP-8343 is again interrupted after it is hit with a fire bolt, pushing it forward. SCP-8343 looks back, and is attacked again by a fire bolt from Professor Borchardt – who stares at SCP-8343 with rage in his eyes.</em></p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> You heard the General, give god hell!</p> <p><em>Suddenly, the representatives and the men of the committee pull their arms and artifacts to face SCP-8343. Cardinal Bonaventura and other members of religious societies speak up.</em></p> <p><strong>Cardinal Bonaventura:</strong> Stop it! Even if you think it is who it is, we can’t defeat it!</p> <p><em>Professor Borchardt looks back at Cardinal Bonaventura angrily, and yells.</em></p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> Then you will let us kill every single one of us! What lives matter most right now: his or us? If you want to stand back, then stand back. Let others fight.</p> <p><em>Generals and congressmen fire at SCP-8343, most of their bullets being caught in the air before falling to the floor, with some of them hitting SCP-8343 and distracting it. Meanwhile, the rest of the thaumaturgists, alchemists, and occultists incite rituals and utilize their magical items to fight back at SCP-8343.</em></p> <p><em>SCP-8343 attempts to avoid getting hit, and at the same time avoids attacking the members of the congress. Suddenly, SCP-8343 expands throughout the room, backlashing the members of the congress and blinding them with its light.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8343:</strong> <tt>I WARNED YOU. I ASKED YOU TO LEAVE ME ALONE, BUT YOU DO NOT. YOU WILL CONTINUE? THEN I WILL MAKE SURE THE RITE OF SOLOMON IS NEVER COMPLETED.</tt></p> <p><em>The light of SCP-8343 dwindles suddenly, with its humanoid form decreasing in size as it returns inside the box alongside the First Key of Solomon. Professor Borchardt yells, and runs toward the key. He pulls his wand, and chants, sending a big shock of Akiva energy – hitting the ring, causing it to fly across the room.</em></p> <p><em>SCP-8343 screams violently, shaking the room as it returns to the box, closing it with a lock. All of the representatives of the congress stand up in the darkness, with multiple of them summoning fire for light. Everyone remains quiet from the shock, until Cardinal Bonaventura speaks up.</em></p> <p><strong>Cardinal Bonaventura:</strong> Do you see what we have caused?!</p> <p><em>Professor Borchardt looks for the key, and picks it up.</em></p> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="FirstKeyOfSolomon.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8343/FirstKeyOfSolomon.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>The Ring of Solomon, which is currently located at Site-01.</p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> We recovered the First Key.</p> <p><strong>Cardinal Bonaventura:</strong> And for what?! That ring will be the start of the second cause of man’s downfall. We first rebelled against God when we took a bite from the tree and were casted out of Heaven, and now we will do it again by killing that thing. That ring is the representation of our pride! We need to get rid of it.</p> <p><strong>Grand Master Luhan:</strong> You are an ignorant fool, blinded by your dogma, Cardinal. Don’t you see what we did? We controlled our artisan – if we find the rest of the keys, we may be able to study him and understand him!</p> <p><strong>Cardinal Bonaventura:</strong> We didn’t control that thing, Grand Master. It simply allowed us to do so before it felt threatened and disappeared. We will end up killing ourselves by trying to find the rest of those keys before even summoning that thing again.</p> <p><strong>Noviciate Weishaput II:</strong> Then what should we do then? Hide in our temples and churches and forget about it, or maybe we should pray to it and ask for its forgiveness. You heard what it said!</p> <p><strong>Madame Blavatsky:</strong> We certainly did bring a lot of trouble to ourselves, and a bad image of us to Him. But, it’s not wrong to try to understand him. After all, he created us.</p> <p><strong>Noviciate Weishaupt II:</strong> Did you even listen to what it said?</p> <p><strong>Madame Blavatsky:</strong> Clearly, I did help to summon it after all. However, I find his reaction to be understandable. Whatever we do next, I suggest we do it peacefully. We shouldn’t try to antagonize Him, but try to understand him. And, it did seem it was worried about us and what we were doing. We’ll have to do this cautiously next time.</p> <p><strong>Noviciate Weishaupt II:</strong> That light must have blinded you for you to say those things without sense, witch. What do you suggest we do next? A sacrifice? Use blood for the next ritual?</p> <p><strong>Madame Blavatsky:</strong> Don’t you dare call me a witch – you are the one using an owl over your face.</p> <p><strong>Noviciate Weishaupt II:</strong> It’s symbolic!</p> <p><em>The representatives begin to bicker and fight amongst themselves in the darkness, until the fire bolt of Professor Borchardt increases dramatically and lights up the room in the light of its red and orange colors. Professor Borchardt decrease the size of the fire, but continues to light it sufficiently.</em></p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> This is the reason we can’t deal with anomalies.</p> <p><strong>Cardinal Bonaventura:</strong> What do you mean?</p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> The bickering, the debates, and the differences. Everyone is currently wondering what to do about God, just as we do about what to do with anomalies. At least the members of the committee have an idea, with the containment. But that’s not how it should be.</p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> We’ve made great advances in the sciences, slowly answering the questions we didn’t know of and pushing the unknown into the field of the known. Our control over nature, thaumaturgy and the anomalous has increased but it seems it can never truly go away. Let me ask all of you: would you have preferred a world where we didn’t have to face the horrors of the unknown and the unexplainable every single day?</p> <p><em>The representatives are caught off guard, but all of them answer positively.</em></p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> So do I. It’s like asking if things like poverty, disease, death, and tyranny should end. Everyone answers that they should, but nobody says anything about it. We continue to let people pick from trash to eat because they can’t afford food, causing them to get poison and die in the street in a painful death as corrupt leaders sits in their thrones. We’ve done wonders in arts, medicine, sciences, and knowledge – and we did this when the first man decided to not let fate dictate what it does, but let man take fate by its own hand.</p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> So why shouldn’t we do the same with anomalies? Why shouldn’t we face the unknown and get rid of thing, as another fact of life we don’t need nor want? And why, then, should we not get rid of the first cause that brought the anomalous into our existence.</p> <p><strong>Grand Master Luhan:</strong> Because it’s the work of the Grand Architect, it’s his will and we should understand it. It’s the law of life.</p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> Well that law of life has brought us monsters, demons, golems, dark magicians, phenomena that break our scientific knowledge, and many more things. People barely sleep calmly at night because we are the ones protecting them, because we swore a duty to protect the normal world while we fight into the unknown.</p> <p><em>Professor Borchardt looks back at the members of the Committee, who are staring back at him.</em></p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> You are the leaders of the world. Personally, even as an atheist, whether what we saw was God or not, it doesn’t matter. We have been confirmed that he keeps the so-called balance, even if it means our suffering. That thing is evil, and he has allowed for so many deaths to maintain that balance. I ask of you, please, to put an end to this topic. We need to band together to kill this dragon. Either we steal fire like Prometheus, or we let the darkness of this dragon consume us. It’s your choice.</p> <p><em>The members of the committee whisper to each other, and Secretary Heckley stands up.</em></p> <p><strong>Secretary Heckley:</strong> By recommendation of Professor Borchardt, the congress has changed the focus of this discussion: from the confirmation of the existence of God, to the discussion of what we shall do with it. Meaning, we will debate – and vote – if we decide to execute it for crimes against nature and humanity, or we will let it live. The session is over.</p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><End Log></strong></span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p>After the result of the second session of the congress, a mass hysteria brew across the occult world due to the appearance and message from SCP-8343. For a moment, this causes a massive disincentive to continue the search for the rest of Solomon's Key and summon SCP-8343 with the Rite of Solomon. However, due to the efforts of the following leaders and organizations, the option for the neutralization of SCP-8343 remained as a prevalent option to deal with SCP-8343:</p> <ul> <li>Professor Siegfried Borchardt, from the Society of the Godless;</li> <li>Doctor James Siegel, from the Selena's Eye Society;</li> <li>Lt. Colonel Henry Bowe, from the American Secure Containment Initiative;</li> <li>Noviciate Adam Weishaupt II, from the Bavarian Illuminati.</li> </ul> <p>Meanwhile, the key leaders and organizations that decided to avoid the neutralization of SCP-8343 were the following:</p> <ul> <li>Cardinal Umberto Bonaventura, from the Cofraternity of Saint George's Knights;</li> <li>Professor Magnus Simeon, from the International Center for the Study of Unified Thaumatology;</li> <li>Gentleman Roland Beauregard, from The Humanist's Gentlemen;</li> <li>Grand Master Jacques Luhan, from the Freemasons.</li> </ul> <p>Despite the efforts of the previous leaders and their organizations, they were not able to stop the expansion of the possibility for mankind to neutralize SCP-8343. This was possible because of the efforts of Professor Siegfried Borchardt, who played into the fear and mass hysteria of the occult societies to rally them together and form a coalition block inside the congress to support the decision of neutralizing SCP-8343; at the same time, Lt. Colonel Bowe convinced the federal government through his leadership from the American Secure Containment Initiative to support the decision of neutralizing SCP-8343, on the basis as a threat to the national security<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-7" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-7')">7</a></sup> of the United States.</p> <p>Finally, the last session of the World Paranormal Congress would end in January 11, 1876. An attached document of the session can be consulted below.</p> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Open Transcript of the Final Session of the World Paranormal Congress</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Close Transcript of the Final Session of the World Paranormal Congress</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div class="blockquote"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2 id="toc4"><span><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><Last Session of the World Paranormal Congress></span></strong></span></h2> </div> <hr/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><Begin Log></strong></span></p> </div> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:500px;"><img alt="LastSessionOfTheCongress.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8343/LastSessionOfTheCongress.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Photograph with all the representatives from occult organizations in the last meeting of the Congress of The Hague (1876).</p> </div> </div> <p><em>The congress is boisterous, with open discussions among the members of the committee and the seated representatives. Finally, it is stopped after Secretary Heckley stands up and orders the congress to stop talking.</em></p> <p><strong>Secretary Heckley:</strong> We’re now opening the final session of the World Paranormal Congress, after almost half a year since the discovery of God. Today, the election will begin. The procedure will be simple: we will ask those who are for the execution of God, and all those in favor will raise their hands; then, we’ll move to those who are against his execution, and those will also raise their hands.</p> <p><em>Secretary Heckley looks around him, gazing intently at all the representatives of the congress.</em></p> <p><strong>Secretary Heckley:</strong> Did we make ourselves clear?</p> <p><em>The representatives agree in unison.</em></p> <p><strong>Secretary Heckley:</strong> Splendid. But before we do that, we will let a member represent the opinion of each side to stand up in front of you, and deliver a speech. It’ll be a battle of rhetoric, so you must have a spoken a great man that represent your ideals and goals. For those who are in favor of the execution, your representative may step up.</p> <p><em>Secretary Heckley stands down from the podium, and Professor Borchardt stands from his seat, walking to the podium. In the background, his supporters cheer for him as his critics whisper and demean him. Professor Borchardt stands in front of them, and asks for silence.</em></p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> It is a known fact that man has always been a challenging animal. Ever since we refused to freeze in the Ice Age, man has always found itself fighting against something: be it forces of nature, other predators, his own brothers and sisters, or even gods. Today, that nature of man as this animal who refuses to back down and always strike comes back to show itself.</p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> But instead of fighting because of petty reasons, we fight for the reason we even do so in the first place: survival. Our first ancestors fought for the survival of their family and clan, and now we fight for the survival of our species. And we fight for the survival of our species, so that one day we may see ourselves free from our shackles.</p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> Those shackles have been many things: war, disease, and tyranny. But most importantly, man has always challenged and fought against its biggest fear: the unknown. Our world is fantastical, but man even more so. Today, we’re at a crossroads, and we’re facing the biggest challenge and the highest representation of the one thing we can never truly understand: God.</p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> Today, we stand against the being that even lets all of those shackles we’re chained to every day of our lives exist. Today, we stand against the greatest tyrant of them all: the one who created our universe, and the one who, supposedly in all his wisdom and benevolence, has allowed a universe full of evil to consume us with its wrath. That caused that our ancestors hid for centuries inside of caves because of their fear to step outside into the unknown.</p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> But our ancestors only survived once they decided to venture into the unknown – but that venture wasn’t just to be engulfed into its darkness, but to shine that unknown world with the light of our intelligence and reason. To fight against dragons and monsters, which weren’t dragons and monsters in the first place – and when we finally understood, we could understand and slay them.</p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> Despite that, it seems the universe demands that we always face unknown things, even if we have advanced in the realm of knowledge. Indeed, it seems the universe wants to push us back into the caves of our ancestors and not face against its tyranny. And the reason behind that is because of the man in the skies forcing its twisted worldview unto us.</p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> So should we bow, should we hang our heads and nod happily for his tyranny? I have seen many people die, many fall into madness because of their attempts to understand the universe only to be horrified by their inability to understand. Now, we’re given a chance: a chance to change the world to our desire, to bring a world to our own image and desire, to the one that the God-Tyrant could ever dream of.</p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> And so I want to remind every single one of you facing me today: it doesn’t matter what you believe in, because at the end of the day, we will all die. But the question should be: should we die because of our free will, in a world where we choose our fate, instead of our fate being dictated by a tyrant? If you want an answer for the latter, I respond: absolutely yes.</p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> Humanity has endured enough with the strange, with the incomprehensible, with the unknown. We’re at a crossroads, and with the ability to start a new age: an age where fantasy and magic will be buried by science and reason, where we won’t be subjected by the forces of the anomalous, but by controlling the forces of nature to humanity’s will. And to do that, we must out the tyrant, like our French compatriots did with their tyrant king just a century ago.</p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> Today, let us vote. Let us vote for a new era: an era where mankind will chose their destiny, to take hold of his destiny and oust the superstitions that bind us. Today let us vote for that freedom, by choosing to free ourselves from the greatest of tyrants of them all: God!</p> <p><em>The supportive members of Professor Borchardt stand from their seats, applauding and cheering to Professor Borchardt, as well as some chairmen of the committee. Professor Borchardt bows and thanks the public, and steps down from the podium. Secretary Heckley stands up and takes the lead.</em></p> <p><strong>Secretary Heckley:</strong> If there aren't any questions, we may continue: next, the representative for those against the execution of God, we have Professor Magnus Simeon of the International Center for the Study of Unified Thaumatology.</p> <p><em>Professor Simeon stands up, bowing and thanking his supporters as he walks down, shaking hands with some of them. He walks to the podium and shakes hands with Secretary Heckley, before been given the podium to himself.</em></p> <p><strong>Professor Simeon:</strong> Originally, Cardinal Bonaventura was planned to stand where I'm standing. After some discussion, he decided that I'd be the best candidate: given that I am a professor who teaches magic to his student, I was appointed as the best qualified for it.</p> <p><strong>Professor Simeon:</strong> Of course, personally I do not want to kill God because it'll make me lose my job!</p> <p><em>Despite the complaints by some members of the congress, several chuckle at Professor Simeon's remark.</em></p> <p><strong>Professor Simeon:</strong> But the dilemma of this decision is far more important than my work: what we'll chose today is the most important decision that mankind will make for his future. What Professor Borchardt and his supporters have done is sell you a preposterous idea, that is that we have the capability of killing God.</p> <p><strong>Professor Simeon:</strong> Think that for a moment. Killing <em>God</em>. And we're not talking about a pagan deity, we're talking about the creator of the universe — the all-knowing and all-powerful, that created us from clay and brought us to life. Even if we decide unanimously that we will kill God, supposedly for our survival, I believe we're doing the opposite: committing suicide.</p> <p><em>Members of the congress begin to shout at Professor Simeon in protest.</em></p> <p><strong>Professor Simeon:</strong> What we're doing is exactly what Lucifer did, and he was once one of the most powerful angels of God. Now, he's burning in the deepest of hell. Supposedly, of course. I wouldn't know. The point is that his rebellion is what caused his downfall. If one of God's most powerful angels rose against him and failed, what can we expect from us?</p> <p><strong>Noviciate Weishaupt II:</strong> That's your point? That we sit by and let him continue ravage ourselves because we should?!</p> <p><strong>Professor Simeon:</strong> We either pretend that this never happen and continue with our lives, or go against him and cause civilizational suicide because we tried to defy him. Is it really worth to supposedly free humanity from the anomalous, from the unknown, just to make humanity suffer because we're going to force them to fight God? It seems that none of you understand that the anomalous <em>is a fact of life</em>, and we can't do anything about it.</p> <p><em>Doctor Aaron Siegel raises his hand, and Professor Simeon allows him to speak.</em></p> <p><strong>Doctor Siegel:</strong> But we have done many things to… fight the anomalous. We've developed the scientific method, established laws of nature, increased our understanding and knowledge. Slowly, our capacity to get rid of the unknown has increased by the day. Even our knowledge of the anomalous has increased compared to just a century. If our ancestors had accepted to be eaten by the apex predators of the past, none of us would be here.</p> <p><strong>Professor Simeon:</strong> They fought for survival, we're fighting because we're deluding ourselves to believe we can kill The One who created us.</p> <p><strong>Doctor Siegel:</strong> And what's the difference? After all, he did threaten us.</p> <p><strong>Professor Simeon:</strong> Because we summoned him and attacked him.</p> <p><strong>Noviciate Weishaupt II:</strong> Only because he threatened us first, and blew up the building of our brothers! Is that not enough of a preemptive strike to you?</p> <p><em>Several members of the congress agree.</em></p> <p><strong>Professor Simeon:</strong> I-I mean, it did, but we were meddling with his authority.</p> <p><em>Professor Borchardt speaks up.</em></p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> You're still arguing for complacency, and using his authority as an excuse. An authority that he never gained, nor asked us for — but merely took, and asked us to obey.</p> <p><strong>Professor Simeon:</strong> Wouldn't you do the same, Siegfried?</p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> No, because I am not God, but a man. Just like you, and just like the rest of the people sitting here.</p> <p><em>Professor Borchardt stares at him, and then moves to the audience.</em></p> <p><strong>Professor Simeon:</strong> It still does not change the fact that we're committing suicide with trying this! We'll kill ourselves doing so.</p> <p><strong>Doctor Siegel:</strong> And continue to die because of monsters? To kill ourselves with sorcery? To live in fear, and without the ability to comprehend our world? Ludicrous, professor.</p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> And if I may continue with what Dr. Siegel said, you're not right about our ancestors fighting for surival. They sure did, but don't you think someone of the cavemen also suggested that stepping out and fight for good was also suicide, and that it was best to remain in the cave? They had a world out there, right for the taking. But it was because of men like us, without a reason to bow to the dragons outside the cave and their rule that they not only survived — but thrive.</p> <p><strong>Professor Simeon:</strong> But—</p> <p><em>Professor Borchardt turns around, and interrupts Professor Simeon.</em></p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> Everyone, listen! You are all afraid of what may come, but there is no reason to continue with this charade: we do not need magic, and I say it as a thaumaturgist myself. We do not need the paranormal, and we certainly do not need a tyrant in the sky telling us what to do. We can follows the footsteps of our ancestors, and leave the cave — or remain in the cave, wait for our own fire to dwindle in the darkness, and freeze and starve. Both choices lead to death, but one will be a death we <em>chose</em> for ourselves.</p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> And if we win, we will gain the most precious treasure of them all, better than any riches: our freedom.</p> <p><em>Professor Borchardt turns around, and walks down the podium where Professor Simeon is standing.</em></p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> And it's an outrage that you are using the legacy of our ancestors, who because of them we even live, to justify the existence of the God-Tyrant. And unless you have a good reason, a <em>valid</em> reason to not execute the man behind our woes, then I suggest you step down.</p> <p><em>Professor Simeon turns around everywhere, and makes eye contact with Secretary Heckley, who looks above his glasses.</em></p> <p><strong>Secretary Heckley:</strong> Would you happen to have another argument, Professor?</p> <p><em>Professor Simeon looks down at the floor, and shakes his head. Secretary Heckley asks him to stand down of the podium, and Professor Simeon walks to his seat. He is stared with madness by his supporters.</em></p> <p><strong>Secretary Heckley:</strong> Ladies and gentlemen of the congress, we have concluded our final speeches about this discussion. Now, we will vote.</p> <p><em>The members of the committee stand up, and Secretary Heckley adjusts his glasses, reading over a piece of paper.</em></p> <p><strong>Secretary Heckley:</strong> By the will of humanity and the nations of the world, we stand here to judge God for crimes against humanity, as well as crimes against nature. For those who believe that God is guilty for these crimes, and should be executed with the death penalty, please raise your hands.</p> <p><em>Immediately, multiple representatives lift their hands up to vote. The members of the committee count each risen hand, murmuring under their breathes. Secretary Heckley orders the representatives to put their hands down.</em></p> <p><strong>Secretary Heckley:</strong> For those who believe that God is not guilty of the previously mentioned crimes, and that his charges should be lifted as well as his execution, please raise your hands.</p> <p><em>Across the congress, multiple representatives raise their hands. However, it is clear that the representatives do not make a majority of the vote. Still, the members of the committee count their votes. Secretary Heckley orders the representatives to put their hands down.</em></p> <p><em>For a moment, everyone is silence, with the exception of the members consulting their votes. After agreeing with their votes, Secretary Heckley picks up his hammer and talks to the congress.</em></p> <p><strong>Secretary Heckley:</strong> After a vote of fifty eight in favor, and thirty-three against, the jury finds God guilty for crimes against humanity and crimes against nature. His execution will be done as soon as possible.</p> <p><em>Secretary Heckley slams his hammer, and multiple members of the congress stand up in amazement and happiness, shaking hands and hugging each other.</em></p> <p><strong>Secretary Heckley:</strong> Today, Janaury 11th, 1876, the last year of our Lord, we end the final session of the World Paranormal Congress. And in this day, we officially begin a war against God. Ladies and gentlemen of the congress, as of today, the Sixth Occult War has begun.</p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><End Log></strong></span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2 id="toc5"><span>Addendum 8343.3: Overview of the Sixth Occult War</span></h2> </div> <hr/> <p>The Sixth Occult War was an open, occult conflict between SCP-8343 and occult societies and government agencies representing humanity. The war lasted for six years from January 11, 1876 to November 11, 1882. There are three main stages of the war: the beginning of the war, lasting from 1876 to 1887, which was primarily the organization of the multiple forces to support their logistics and research outposts; the second stage, from 1877 to 1881, which was the search for multiple ancient objects that could assist in the neutralization of SCP-8343, as well as the creation of paraweaponry and first prototype of eigenweaponry to be used against SCP-8343; finally, the Battle of Mount Golgotha, that lasted from the morning of June 18, 1882 until the dawn of June 19, 1882 that resulted in the neutralization of SCP-8343.</p> <p>The main objective of the war, besides the neutralization of SCP-8343, was the recovery of the Seven Keys of Solomon to perform the Rite of Solomon, with the hope of summoning SCP-8343 and either changing the nature of thaumaturgy to cause it to become inoperable or, in the case that it could not be achieved, to diminish its accessibility and strength. The first stage war was not only the establishment of logistical lines and cooperative outposts and bases among the participative organizations, but also to report on any records they may have of the remaining six keys.</p> <p>Originally, it was planned to have Lord Theodore Blackwood lead the search and retrieval of the Seven Keys of Solomon. However, because of his disagreement with the neutralization of SCP-8343 and his own religious beliefs, Lord Theodore Blackwood refused to participate in the war and assist in waging it – causing a general outrage among the representatives. The following letter from Lord Theodore Blackwood to Dr. Frederick Williams elaborating on his reasons is attached below:</p> <div class="papernote"> <p><strong>To:</strong> Dr. Frederick Williams, FRS<br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <strong>From:</strong> Lord Theodore Thomas Blackwood, CBE<br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> My dear friend Frederick,<br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> I’m sorry that I did not answer you sooner, but I had to process what I just saw in the congress that day. You know that I am an adventurous man, willing to take a leap into any situation that may face myself and triumph above it. But the situation with the Ring of Solomon and our summoning of the Almighty, I have to decline.<br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> You know, my dear friend, that I am a deeply religious man – and a proud member of the Church of England. Oh, ever since I was a young boy, and I have never had a doubt about our Lord’s existence. But when you told me of the wise man that was King Solomon, and the old records that you found about his ring and lost temple, you awakened that my old childhood amusement with the old monarch.<br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> I seriously hoped that the discovery of this ring would be absolute proof that our Lord’s existence would not be questioned. But I’m saddened to know that our discovery will result in his potential execution. Frankly, I cannot allow myself to participate. I’ve reflected, and realized that my own desire to bring His existence to the occult world will result in his death, has sickened me. I cannot participate, my dear friend.<br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> I am guilty, and my hands will be spilled with the blood of Christ again. I have become a second Judas by handing my Lord onto man, not knowing that they would not react amicably. I can only hope that I will be forgiven, and any of us who have participated, will be too.<br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> Once I finish reflecting spiritually, I will avoid any information about the war. I am preparing multiple trips for the following years, and one of them includes trying to climb to the summit of Mt. Everest. I cannot stop them from doing so, but you can. You are the scientist, after all.<br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> Sincerely, your dear friend,<br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> Lord Theodore Blackwood</p> </div> <p>Because of this, it was decided that the leader of the main expeditionary force would be Dr. Frederick Williams, with the assistance of multiple occult societies, world governments, and research institutions. With the logistics finally established, the first stage of war, which was mostly bloodless, was concluded and the second stage of the war began.</p> <p>The second stage lasted from 1877 to 1881 was the start of the recovery for the remaining Keys of Solomon, as well as the construction of paraweaponry and eigenweaponry to be used to assist in the neutralization of SCP-8343. As government agencies and research institutions began the research of Hume, Akiva, and EVE radiations to be utilized as paraweaponry capable of being utilized to strike SCP-8343, occult societies were occupied in the search of the Keys of Solomon. One of the first rings to be successfully recovered was from the city of Prague, after the Bavarian Illuminati found old documents from Kabbalistic Jewish archives of one of the Keys of Solomon. However, this resulted in multiple casualties by the Illuminati from <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/obskuracorps-memos">Operation Prague Kabbalist</a>, which had to be neutralized and returned to its storage of origin.</p> <p>It was at this second stage that the involvement of SCP-8343 in Earth to tamper against the recovery of humanity, by either psychically and psychologically manipulating individuals and organizations who opposed the decision voted by the World Paranormal Congress, as well the continuous encouragement of the creation and manufacturing of conventional weaponry instead of the manufacturing of paraweaponry and recovery of thaumaturgical items and objects.</p> <p>This discouragement by SCP-8343 only pushed forward the search for remaining Keys and the anomalous objects across the world, as world governments continued to fund and assist occult societies in their mission. SCP-8343 also combated back against these attempts, by utilizing multiple anomalous beings and buildings which were searched by these teams against them, which included but were not limited to:</p> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="HolyLance.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8343/HolyLance.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Photo of the Holy Lance leaked to the SCP Foundation by an unknown source, with its location remaining unknown<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-8" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-8')">8</a></sup>.</p> </div> </div> <ul> <li>Reconstructed, aggressive skeletons from the Catacombs of Paris when a search team of the Estate noir entered the catacombs to encounter anomalous paths to improve the logistical lines between their allies.</li> <li>The loss of an Abnormality Institute search party in Beijing after searching for the <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/esterberg-city-wikipedia#toc5">Dragon Brooch of Xia</a><sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-9" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-9')">9</a></sup>, which was later retrieved after a reinforced search party to recover the previous party and the brooch – in which they had to fight against the ghosts of the guardsmen that protected the brooch, reawakened by orders of SCP-8343.</li> <li>An immense diplomatic conflict between the allies and the Confraternity of Saint George’s Knights, backed by the Vatican and multiple branches from Catholic countries, once the Ancient Order of the Gormogons stole the Lance of Longinus<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-10" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-10')">10</a></sup> from the vaults of the Vatican. Because of this, the Vatican declared war on the allied nations and societies, but did not side with SCP-8343 because of continuing to argue that SCP-8343 was not God.</li> <li>As factories and research facilities were propped across the United States, hostile and rebellious Native American Tribes began to support the war effort of SCP-8343 by weaponizing cryptids such as the Wendigo and forming alliances with SCP-1000 communities to protect their lands and their magical rituals and traditions.</li> <li>In the British Isles, Her Majesty’s Foundation for the Studies of Curiosities and Phantasmagoria sent forces to the island of Ireland as multiple Irish Druids and Fae rebels rose up in defiance of the war in support for SCP-8343’s survival, leading to open warfare across the massacre – as well as multiple massacres across the population and both armies.</li> <li>Across Europe, the Middle East, and Japanese-occupied territories, vast swarms of flies flew across farmlands, resulting in the death of crops and difficulting the alliance’s capacity to attend the food supplies for the different fronts – as well as causing famines across multiple countries, such as Russia and China. Many of these affected farmlands showed Satanic symbols, causing mass hysteria across rural cities.</li> <li>At the same time that the Russian government fought against the famine, reports from the Extraordinary Chancellery informed of ritualistic and suggested cannibalistic activity at the outsides of major population centers. The agents of Extraordinary Chancellery discovered the places of these rituals, as well as remaining thaumaturgical objects ingrained with human flesh. In the places where these secret rituals were found, it was reported that multiple human corpses have grown into the ground, with some villages either having an awful smell of putrefied flesh or completely burned down with no traces of its inhabitants left.</li> <li>Finally, at the later stage of the war before the Rite of Solomon was performed and the Seven Keys were finally recovered, an anomaly current known as <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-166">SCP–9927-ARC</a> appeared after a massive earthquake that shook the participating countries at the same time. This resulted in the eruption of volcanoes, the rupture of the earth, the swarming of entire populations, and small storms in European seas. SCP-9927-ARC continued to assist SCP-8343 by using nature against humanity, worsening famines and causing natural disasters. Reports by members of the alliance mentioned that the earth below them constantly whispered them in a female voice speaking Ancient Greek.</li> </ul> <p>Despite all these pushbacks and setbacks, the efforts of the alliance strengthened as they continued to prepare for humanity’s assault against SCP-8343. With the recovery of the Seventh Key of Solomon on March 24, 1881. It is informed that that day, the entire world shook and trembled, and that reports from psychic and magic-wielding humans heard the cries and screams of SCP-8343. Finally, preparing for the assault against SCP-8343 and the relocation of alliance’s forces in Golgotha, with the chosen date of April 3, 1881 to begin the neutralization of SCP-8343.</p> <hr/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2 id="toc6"><span>Addendum 8343.4: Neutralization of SCP-8343</span></h2> </div> <hr/> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:900px;"><img alt="Golgotha.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8343/Golgotha.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Photo of Nexus-34, showing its state after Operation Anthropos Heimarene in the modern day.</p> </div> </div> <p>The termination of SCP-8343 began on April 3, 1881, under the codename of Operation Anthropos Heimarene, in the <strong><tt>[DATA EXPUNGED]</tt></strong>, currently classified as Nexus-34<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-11" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-11')">11</a></sup>. Operation Anthropos Heimarene was the final battle in the Sixth Occult War, where the belligerents of both sides fought against each other in an open battle instead of being scattered across the multiple fronts and waging war through sabotage, espionage and guerrilla warfare tactics across the world.</p> <p>The battle began at the dawn of April 3, 1881 and it ended with the destruction of SCP-8343 by the hands of Professor Siegfried Borchardt and his light infantry men squad of thaumaturgists, as well as with the capitulation and or escape of the allies of SCP-8343 by dusk of that same day. Operation Anthropos Heimarene was a partial success, leading to the recovery of multiple anomalous artifacts from the enemy side, as well as the capture of anomalous prisoners of war<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-12" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-12')">12</a></sup>.</p> <p>In the human alliance, the participants were the government agencies that sent their national armies that specialized in fighting against anomalous threats, occult societies that studied and recovered anomalous items and knowledge, as well as other organizations and or individuals who volunteered through the course of the war – such as was the case with the 'unknown cult'<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-13" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-13')">13</a></sup> that terrorized the Russian population, or demons rallied by the Prince of Hell Beelzebub. Operation Anthropos Heimarene was led by multiple generals of multiple countries and their respective armies, as well as the leaders of occult societies with military capacities.</p> <p>The same can be said for the side which fought for the survival of SCP-8343. Besides SCP-8343 participating in the battle and casting its own forces to fight for itself, other groups and individuals interested in the conservation of SCP-8343 fought for it. This includes the previously mentioned SCP-9927-ARC, which was the <em>de facto</em> second-in-command of SCP-8343’s forces and the in-land commander, as well as the participation of multiple anomalous races such as the Children of the Night and the Faeries, as well as then unknown at the time anomalous organizations and individuals.</p> <p>Despite the success of Operation Anthropos Heimarene, the result did not go as planned from the beginning. For more information of the Operation Anthropos Heimarene, the development of the operation and its outcome, as well as the consequences of SCP-8343’s neutralization, please refer to the attached document below:</p> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Open Transcript of SCP-8343's Neutralization</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Close Transcript of SCP-8343's Neutralization</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div class="blockquote"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h3 id="toc7"><span><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><Transcript of Neutralization of SCP-8343></span></strong></span></h3> </div> <br/> <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">-</span>-<br/> <em>In the plains surrounding the mountain of Nexus-34, a mass army surrounds it, what they had called Golgotha. The members of the army talk with each other, as much as they are capable of understanding each other. Despite the army being united, they differ in their uniforms and the flags they wave. Some wear more modern military uniforms, while the more mystical figures wear robes or knight-like armors suitable for battle.</em> <p><em>The soldiers of the different armies finally finish digging up their trenches, digging dirt out of the Earth and piling it to form barriers for the upcoming battle. Meanwhile, the thaumaturgists utilize their magic to prepare potions and healing powders for the battle in their respective camps, chanting and stirring in their pots as the smoke of their brews fly in the air.</em></p> <p><em>In the center of it all, a large tent stands, waving no flag above it. Inside it, multiple figures of authority in their respective nations and societies discuss with each other. General Sir John Churchill informs that the Admiral of His Majesty’s Navy has arrived in the area, sailing across the island as he watches carefully for the start of the battle.</em></p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> How much time do we need to wait for the artillery to arrive, General?</p> <p><strong>Lt. Colonel Bowe:</strong> I was informed that the SHARP’s artillery were taking a while to come in. I don’t know why they were stopped at Liverpool, if the Parliament already knows we’re killing God.</p> <p><strong>General Churchill:</strong> It’s all out protocol, Lieutenant Colonel. Even if we’re allies at this war, we still need to maintain control of what comes in and out.</p> <p><strong>Lt. Colonel Bowe:</strong> Well, they should hurry, General. Killing God is no easy task, and it isn’t easier if our modified artillery doesn’t get right here in time when the forces of God are wiping us out in the battlefield.</p> <p><em>General Louis Petain speaks up.</em></p> <p><strong>General Petain:</strong> But what matters the most is the commando led by Monsieur Borchardt, and the artifacts they will use to destroy God.</p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> We still need the artillery – both for support against whatever he puts against us, and as a distraction while we try to destroy him.</p> <p><strong>General Churchill:</strong> Well, it’ll take some more time. I think we can manage to fight off at the start – we do have a great amount of magicians–</p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> Thaumaturgists.</p> <p><strong>General Churchill:</strong> My apologies, Professor. Thaumaturgists who can fight against the forces that the Lord will send. I doubt he will concentrate his power on all of them, when He should focus on his own survival. Besides, gunfire also works killing paranormal beings too.</p> <p><strong>Lt. Colonel Bowe:</strong> I can vouch for that with personal experience.</p> <p><em>Professor Borchardt thinks for a moment, then nods.</em></p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> Then we should start the battle. Even if we cannot have everything at our disposal, we should not stop. We’ve fought for years to have this opportunity, so we should not waste any more time. That is, if anyone does not disagree.</p> <p><strong>Lt. Colonel Bowe:</strong> I don’t.</p> <p><strong>Field Marshal George of Wessin:</strong> I support.</p> <p><em>General Petain and General Churchill agree as well, with General Okakura Noritoshi nodding too.</em></p> <p><strong>General Okakura:</strong> Admiral Tokugawa should arrive shortly too, with his own SHARP artillery for support. We also have those… thaumaturges of Shushu-In and Bureau of Omnyo outside for combat too.</p> <p><em>Professor Borchardt looks around, and the rest of the military officers and representatives agree on the matter. He nods, and finishes the session. All of them step outside, with Professor Borchardt taking the lead. All of the officers go to the respective camps and order their subordinates, picking up their firearms and beginning formations.</em></p> <p><em>Professor Borchardt arrives at his camp, with banners from the Society of the Godless and an unofficial ICSUT alongside it. Professor Simeon, wearing a modified, thaumaturgical-enhanced knight-like armor, stands up from his seat as he sharpens his sword. He walks to Professor Borchardt, and smiles.</em></p> <p><strong>Professor Simeon:</strong> Siegfried, when do we attack?</p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> Now. The plan stays as we planned it: we will cross the trenches’ limit, and perform the Rite where we said we would. We will cast god, and we’ll fight him. By the end of the day, he and his minions will be dead and humanity liberated.</p> <p><em>Professor Simeon smiles even more, then looks at Professor Borchardt confused.</em></p> <p><strong>Professor Simeon:</strong> What about the artillery? I haven’t heard of its arrival.</p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> It will arrive shortly, and we already have several SHARP’s mounted on the battleships of the British and Japanese. Besides, most of the legwork will be done by us and the common foot soldier. As long as the naval officers strike god and distract him to accomplish our task, the result will work.</p> <p><strong>Professor Simeon:</strong> Siegfried, you devilish rogue. You’re the only man I know who wants to kill God from the bottom of his heart, as well as the only man who would try to strike him with a wooden stick and a stone!</p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> Our ancestors killed many beasts and gods with sticks and stones. Now, if you will, let me put on my armor.</p> <p><em>Professor Simeon steps out of the way, and Borchardt enters the tent. He returns wearing the same knight-like armor, while holding a shedded weapon in a band across over his shoulder.</em></p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> Tell our men in charge of the Rite to meet in front of the Headquarters, and inform the officers to bring their soldiers too. I have a speech to make.</p> <p><em>Professor Simeon nods and runs over to the nearby horse stable, mounting in a horse and riding to the rest of the camps. Professor Borchardt follows up, mounting his horse and riding to the Headquarters as Professor Simeon rallies the thaumaturgists and soldiers across multiple tents.</em></p> <p><em>Slowly, the officers, soldiers, and volunteers surround the tent headquarters as Professor Borchardt arrives in front of the tent’s entrance. The semicircle surrounding him gets bigger, with everyone looking above the shoulder at Borchardt wearing a knight armor and mounting a horse.</em></p> <p><em>Borchardt’s light infantry, consisting of a platoon from the Society of the Godless arrive as well, holding a banner of their logo as the soldiers and volunteers open up to lead them in and stand alongside Borchardt. Finally, Professor Simeon arrives, with another five members walking behind his horse. Professor Simeon mounts off his horse, and stands alongside the other five men in front of Borchardt.</em></p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> Ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, soldiers and sorcerers – generals and occultists. Today is the day where our efforts as a race finally come to fulfillment. For six years, we fought and stood shoulder to shoulder to search, retrieve, and fight back against the powers of the unknown. Today, we not only fight the powers of the unknown – but we make sure to put them down, and stay down for good.</p> <p><em>Non-parahumans whistle and clap across the semicircle, with most thaumaturgists and occultists remaining silent.</em></p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> For centuries, our ancestors have fought against the monsters they called gods, and worshiped them for their mercy. Of course, mercy was never handed to our ancestors, and so their destiny was decided by cold, cruel, and bloodlusting monsters and creatures that destroyed our ancestors. Unlike golden calfs, which were created by our hands yet we worshipped, we worshipped those tyrants that ruled over us.</p> <p><em>The crowd agrees.</em></p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> But there were always wise and intelligent men who knew better – men like you and I. Who saw through the lies and made sure they would no longer suffer under their tyranny. We fought them, hunted them, and most importantly, studied them. Suddenly, the light striking from the sky was not a god anymore, but a mere meteorological phenomenon; fire was not a product of a titan brought to man, but a product of our own creativity; and the unknown was just a lack of understanding of our world, once we slowly filled and understood by the use of reason and science.</p> <p><em>Professor Borchardt raises his voice.</em></p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> But even today, in a century of scientific advancement and understanding, the unknown does not wish to wither away! Its weak and decadent tyranny wishes to remain. If it wishes to continue to barely hold on to life, then we should gladly cut down the serpent’s head!</p> <p><em>The soldiers and volunteers begin to clap and roar at Borchardt, and his horse whins.</em></p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> My brothers, I do not stand here to fight against your faith! I stand here because I want some of my people – you – free from the shackles of the unknown, from the incomprehensible, and from the magical. I have seen things – and many of you too – which you cannot tell to your loved ones, things you must hide so that others may live in the light of our sane world. Let me ask all of you, would you prefer to live in a sane and normal world?</p> <p><em>All the men surrounding Borchardt answer positively, clapping and roaring at him and his platoon.</em></p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> So do I – even if I’m a thaumaturgist! Because I prefer to live a life where I don’t worry that my family lives with a monster underneath their beds, knowing that I am the only one who knows its existence. I’d rather have them and myself sleep in peace. And our ancestors thought the same, and that’s the reason why many cultures, from Asia to Europe, have stories of people slaying gods and dragons – because the death of a tyrant means the freedom of the people. And the greatest freedom we’ll ever achieve – from the tyranny of the unknown – will be achieved once we killed the tyrant who created our universe, the tyrant that lets lives be thrown to the slaughterhouse to the monsters we fight. Today, we will summon God one last time, and today we shall slay the dragon-tyrant that he is!</p> <p><em>Despite the cheers gradually diminishing, Professor Borchardt’s supporters take over the quiet passiveness of the absentees.</em></p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> And I’m not the only one willing to sacrifice his powers for the greater good of humanity! In front of me stands the seven men who will help me summon god, and who don’t doubt to give their own powers for that same sacrifice. If you will, take a step when I mention you. Magnus Simeon of the ICSUT!</p> <p><em>Professor Simeon steps up, and Borchardt calls the second.</em></p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> Then, we have the Lady of the Lake, a comrade of King Arthur who has survived the centuries: Nimue the Enchantress, if you will!</p> <p><em>A figure hidden under a hood steps up, and puts her hood down, revealing a woman underneath: Nimue-Lar.</em></p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> From the lands of the Far East, and representative of the Abnormality Institute: Lü Dongbin!</p> <p><em>An old, Chinese man standing to the left of Borchardt steps up and bows to the public.</em></p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> A young man fighting for his honor and samurai tradition, from the abolished Shogunate, I’m proud to have Tokugawa Noritoshi among the men to stand in this fight.</p> <p><em>From the left of Lü Dongbin, a young Japanese man with well-kept mustache steps up and bows to the public as well.</em></p> <p><strong>Professor Borhcardt:</strong> We also have a true knight standing among us and willing to fight for our cause: Knight Charles Durant!</p> <p><em>A young, Frenchman wearing a knight armor steps up and thans the public.</em></p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> Finally, a prince continues the legacy of the Spanish hero that fought in the Reconquista! Son of the Cid, Pedro Aragon de Vivar!</p> <p><em>A young-looking Mediterranean man steps up, thanking Professor Borchardt.</em></p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> They are the most powerful thaumaturges, sorcerers, and alchemists that have joined our cause – the cause of humanity. Guardians of old traditions and from different backgrounds, they set aside their differences to shed their swords and fight against a greater evil. They’re the equivalent of their ancestors and our kings and dragonslayers that fought for us, and they will fulfill their duty today. Now, we march outside our trenches and camp, and summon god with the Rite of King Solomon. We will give all of you a clear signal to come and support us, and the battle that will decide the future of humanity will begin! Brothers, clean your weapons, sharp your swords, and stand guard – when dusk falls, we will be free from the greatest dragon we have faced, and humanity will be freed!</p> <p><em>Soldiers and volunteers roar excitedly, as six officers bring horses to the platoon of Professor Borchardt. The men in charge of the rite climb up the horses, and Professor Borchardt leads the team. The men open a way to let them cross, continuing to clap and roar at them as they march out of the trenches and into the green lands of Golgotha.</em></p> <p><em>The platoon marches for several miles into plain, greenish land of Golgotha. Not a single tree or bush is seen, only the mountain that stands tall miles ahead of where they are marching. Suddenly, Professor Borchardt orders to halt. In front of them, Cardinal Bonaventura stands with his hands inside his robes. Professor Borchardt and the rest of the team march wearily, as Borchardt calls the Cardinal.</em></p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> Have you come here to find your god, Cardinal? To show mercy, to love and forget the abuses of the tyrant you worship? If so, I recommend you leave immediately. Humanity is at war with the Vatican, and even if we won’t assault the city, we won’t doubt in attacking a Cardinal in battle.</p> <p><em>Cardinal Bonaventura shakes his hand.</em></p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> I’m here to give you some news.</p> <p><strong>Prince Vivar:</strong> Good news or bad news, Cardinal?</p> <p><strong>Cardinal Bonaventura:</strong> Hopefully good news, my brother. But that all depends if you take them as good news.</p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> What is it, then?</p> <p><strong>Cardinal Bonaventura:</strong> First, I’m here to inform you that the Catholic Church and the Holy See surrendered and have withdrawn from the war. That includes the Confraternity, and every other Roman Catholic group that has acted under our authority.</p> <p><strong>Professor Simeon:</strong> There were more?</p> <p><strong>Cardinal Bonaventura:</strong> You haven’t noticed<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-14" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-14')">14</a></sup>? Well, I suppose that will remain a mystery. The point is, the Pope has decided to stop our war against the alliance, and so we are retiring our hostilities.</p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> Congratulations that the Pope finally came to his senses. Now, other news do you have for us?</p> <p><strong>Cardinal Bonaventura:</strong> The other news is our explanation as to why: I, as representative of the Confraternity, interacted with some of the leaders – if you call them that – that fight against the side of false god you’re waging war over. They suspected me – I don’t blame them, they’ve had it against us humans for some time now –, but I gained their confidence. And they’ve explained to me why they fight.</p> <p><strong>Professor Simeon:</strong> For survival.</p> <p><strong>Cardinal Bonaventura:</strong> Some do, others have different motives. However, there was one in particular which I trusted in: Gaea, Mother Earth. Of course, I don’t believe her, but she said something interesting.</p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> Get to the point.</p> <p><strong>Cardinal Bonaventura:</strong> She said that god – and I’m saying it with a minuscule g, because I don’t wish to insult the Lord by comparing His Greatness to that false deity – was not the god that you think it is. That what you’re about to do won’t change anything, and it will not go as planned.</p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> You said you don’t believe her, but you trust her in what she said? You’re more foolish than I believed.</p> <p><strong>Cardinal Bonaventura:</strong> You don’t understand. If you kill that thing, you will not accomplish anything. They fight because they want to keep things like what they are to survive, because they will die. And let me tell you, they’re mad. They will slaughter you. I’m giving not only you, but the soldiers at the back a chance to stand down and live another day. What you will do will only bring destruction and death.</p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> Like all wars do.</p> <p><strong>Cardinal Bonaventura:</strong> And the aftermath of this war will be greater than any normal war we wage among ourselves, and would’ve been fought for nothing. I’m warning you, Siegfried. Please, have mercy.</p> <p><em>Professor Borchardt and his platoon stand silent for a moment, looking at Cardinal Bonaventura. Professor Borchardt speaks up.</em></p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> If we stand back and we give that.. false god mercy, will they be merciful to us back?</p> <p><strong>Cardinal Bonaventura:</strong> …I’m afraid not. I tried to reason with them, with Gaea. But they’re too mad, and too far gone in this war to stand down.</p> <p><em>Professor Borchardt marches to Cardinal Bonaventura, and his horse stands in front of him, its breath hitting the Cardinal’s face. Professor Borchardt looks down to the Cardinal.</em></p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> And we are also too far gone to stop, Cardinal. And just like them, we’re trying to survive.</p> <p><strong>Cardinal Bonaventura:</strong> You’re not trying to survive, you’re trying to commit a slaughter.</p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> Then let a slaughter happen, Cardinal.</p> <p><em>Cardinal Bonaventura looks frightened at Professor Borchardt, and he looks down and sighs. He looks up, and prays for a moment. He blesses Professor Borchardt, and finishes with an amen.</em></p> <p><strong>Cardinal Bonaventura:</strong> May God have mercy on your soul, Professor. And may God have mercy on all of you. I just hope that you won’t regret your decision if you survive.</p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> We don’t need your prayings, Cardinal, and we don’t plan on regretting our choice.</p> <p><em>Cardinal Bonaventura nods.</em></p> <p><strong>Cardinal Bonaventura:</strong> I imagined.</p> <p><em>Cardinal Bonaventura turns around, and walks away. His figure slowly diminishes as he walks farther away from the platoon. A sudden cloud sweeps through the island, and Cardinal Bonaventura is lost. Professor Borchardt turns around the platoon.</em></p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> This is where we’ll start. It’s the center between the coast and the camp.</p> <p><em>The platoon nods, and they step down from their horses. Professor Borchardt casts a spell, and he clears an entire perimeter of grass. Lü Dongbin follows up, petrifying the dirt as hard as stone. The platoon begins to draw the lines to resemble a more complex Seal of Solomon. They finish, and Professor Borchardt pulls out the First Key and puts it on – he slightly shakes his hand, but he grows accustomed. He stands at the tip of the Seal.</em></p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> Let’s finish this, take out your Keys and have your weapons ready. We’re going to have a long day ahead.</p> <p><em>The squad nods, and they each take their key. Nimue-Lar pulls out the Dragon Brooch of Xia – the Second Key of Solomon –, and puts it on; Professor Simeon pulls out the Third Key of Solomon, the Iron Crown of Lombardy, putting on – he collapses to the ground, barely holding himself conscious. Prince Vívar tries to lift him up, but he pulls his hand up, and slowly raises to his feet; continuing, Prince Vívar pulls out a golden necklace with diamond extracts, the Fourth Key of Solomon, called the Necklace of Queen Sheba. He puts it on, and Prince Vívar feels a heavy weight over his neck, almost pulling him into the ground – he kneels for a moment, breathing heavily, and stands up.</em></p> <p><em>Lü Dongbin looks around him, but continues. He pulls out the Fifth Key of Solomon, the Royal Sceptre of Jerusalem. So far, he had it inside a bag on his lap. Now that he took it out and held it, his hand began to burn, but he continued to hold the Fifth Key; immediately, Tokugawa Noritoshi took out the Sixth Key of Solomon he kept inside the bag that hung from his horse: a large, purple mantle with golden touches across, alongside the Seal of the House of David: the Saintful Mantle of Babylon. He put over his shoulders, and began to feel his body temperature rose, still he continued to wear it. Finally, Knight Charles Durant pulled out from his horse's bag a golden orb with emerald cravings and a cross above it, and held it in his hands – the Holy Orb of Prague.</em></p> <p><em>The lines of the Seal of Solomon in the ground began to glow in golden yellow, and the earth began to shake. Then, the insides of the lines began to glow with a cerulean blue, making an immense glow of gold and cerulean in the Seal of Solomon. Professor Borchardt pulled up his hand, and pointed the Ring to the sky – the rest of the platoon followed, each pointing their Key to the sky. The cloud grew heavier, the breeze began to hit in their faces harder, making the camp in the background and the sailing battleships in a vast and voluminous mist. The keys glowed, and Professor Borchardt ordered to recite the summoning prayer.</em></p> <p><em>With each passing verse, the glow from the ground and the minerals attached to the rings escalated in brightness, with some members covering their eyes to avoid the heavy shine hitting their eyes – Professor Borchardt persisted, avoiding to squint his eyes as he kept his focus on the progress of the rite. The earth shook again, and the verses each member of the platoon prayed echoed around them.</em></p> <p><em>At the middle of the summoning prayer, the earth began to crack in the lines where the Seal was drawn. Despite the concern for their safety, the platoon continued their prayer, now closer to summoning SCP-8343. As the echoes of their prayer grew and the golden and cerulean glow brightened to the point of hitting their eyes, the cracks below earth deepened and expanded. A faint roar was heard from below the crust, followed by falling hits of rocks beneath and the pounding hitting the crust as if a giant beast escalated to the top of the Earth.</em></p> <p><em>The redness and brown from the Earth combined with the almost heavenly colors of the Seal of Solomon – with each passing word and each finishing verse, the situation grew in immensity and strength. Then, Professor Borchardt and the rest of the platoon prayed their final verse.</em></p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> What is your superiority over us?</p> <p><strong>The platoon:</strong> What is your superiority over us?</p> <p><em>The center of the Seal cracked, collapsing on itself, falling to the deepness of the Earth and swallowed by the neverending fall.</em></p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> Take the chain off me…</p> <p><strong>The platoon:</strong> Take the chain off me…</p> <p><em>From the collapsed center of the Seal, the center roared immensely, hitting the faces of the platoon.</em></p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> …give me your ring, and <em>I</em> will show you.</p> <p><strong>The platoon:</strong> Give me your ring, and I will show you.</p> <p><em>The self-containing glow of cerulean, gold, burning red and carbonated brown formed a gigantic sphere with an all-encompassing Seal of Solomon above them. For a moment, there was silence, but nobody kept their guards down. Suddenly, the sphere exploded after a massive roar came from the collapsed center, pushing the platoon back.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8343:</strong> <tt>THE NAME OF THY MASTER IS UPON THEE.</tt></p> <p><em>The earth around them begins to collapse, and Professor Borchardt orders the platoon to stand up. They regroup, joining in the remains of the collapsed Seal, with each touching the tip of their respective Key.</em></p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> You, the Lord Our God, summon you to present yourself to us! And we summon you in the shape of a dragon! Present yourself upon ye!</p> <p><em>The Earth shook again, and the floor collapsed yet again. Professor Borchardt ordered the platoon to disperse, with each jumping to a safe position away from the new useless drawn seal. What was left of the seal fell to the insides of the globe, and an immense light from the inside exploded from the immense crater. A sharp, cutting scream roared from the inside.</em></p> <p><em>The earth from the fallen seal erupted in flying pieces, as a gigantic, serpent-like body flew from outside the crater. Its scales cut the edges of the crater with extreme sharpness, showing the endurance of its body. Finally, the body flew away as the tail at the end of its body propelled it into the air alongside its wings. The massive dragon roared in the sky, shaking the Earth and putting the platoon out of balance. SCP-8343 flew away, from harm's way of Professor Borchardt’s platoon, and into Mount Golgotha.</em></p> <p><em>SCP-8343 landed on the top of Mount Golgotha, its claws pierced through the mountainous terrain, and roared again. However, instead of showing a serpentine-like head, SCP-8343 had the head of a lion. SCP-8343 roared again, and spit a fire-like substance into the sky. Suddenly, the area from the camp headquarters all the way to the established perimeter of the battleships was encapsulated by a dome-like mist. The dragon looked down from Mount Golgotha, and pierced down to the eyes of the small platoon standing kilometers away from it.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8343:</strong> <tt>I WILL AT LEAST SPARE YOU THE TROUBLE OF PEOPLE WATCHING WHAT THEY MUST NOT SEE.</tt></p> <p><em>Professor Borchardt puts down his bag, and sheds out a weapon from inside: a large, roman golden spear, with the tip of the lance covered in fossilized, dry blood. SCP-8343 hisses and backs up even further to the top, as Professor Borchardt now holds the glowing Lance of Longinus in his hands and points it at SCP-8343.</em></p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> Even at your weakest, when you’re back down to a wall and coward in fear, you still remain a tyrant! You blind the people you call your creation, your greatest pride, but have no doubt in blinding them to the reality of this corrupted world created by your hand. Tell me, <em>God</em>, do you have no shame? No regret? No sense of dignity or compassion? Or are you too blinded by your own power and authority, just like when you stripped Job of his life because you were jealous he didn’t idolize you enough. Are we your new Jobs, testing our faith?</p> <p><em>SCP-8343 opens its jaw, but interrupts itself. He looks down to his right, and looks back at Professor Borchardt. The platoon of the Society of the Godless, looks at the direction SCP-8343 looked, and they gasp amazed. A gigantic infantry line walks from the depths of the isle, pushing forward. It is formed by many anomalous species, each rising up their banner: Faeries, Children of the Night, and necromanced skeletons in different military uniforms. Humans can be seen as well, wearing robes of Druids, Native Americans, occult societies that did not support the alliance’s cause.</em></p> <p><em>The Children of the Night infantry carried immense catapult systems, standing at arms length as they placed them in strategic places. The humans, trying to keep up, mounted horses and rode alongside the flying Faeries. In the front of them, a woman in Classical Greek warrior armor breezes through the grand, with leaves and branches carrying her feet as she walks to the platoon: SCP-9927.</em></p> <p><em>The entire platoon unleashes their weapons as SCP-9927 approaches: Professor Magnus Simeon holsters Tyrfing, shining a bright light like the sun – overshadowed by the darkness of the mist imposed by SCP-8343; Nimue-Lar unshed the sword from its blue cloth with three golden crowns: the Excalibur, and pointed it at SCP-9927; Tokugawa Noritoshi and Lü Dongbi held the grip of their swords, Kusanagi and the Flying Sword respectively; Knight Durant unsheathed the Durendal of Roland, stabbing it into the Earth and shaking the ground, momentarily stopping the marching army; SCP-9927 stopped, just in time as Prince Vívar when he unfolded Tizona and stood guard.</em></p> <p><em>The members of the platoon and SCP-9927 stared at each other, as multiple trumpets played in the back of the platoon. A march of horses, footsteps, and carrying SHARP artillery were brought to the fighting field. The generals of each army stood at the front, riding their horses and waving their respective flags: American, British, Japanese, French, German, Russian, and Chinese. Many more minor coat of arms and banners were lifted up by the multiple secret societies who had joined the war. Now, the two armies faced each other as well. They each remained silent, with SCP-8343 roaring from Mount Golgotha – which was broken by SCP-9927.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-9927:</strong> Professor Borchardt, I congratulate you for your efforts so far to undermine our cause. But the Cardinal already gave you a warning, didn’t he?</p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> He did, one we promptly ignored.</p> <p><em>SCP-9927 nods, and lifts her hands.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-9927:</strong> Then there’s no reason for us to keep this battle waiting. Everyone, charge!</p> <p><em>The army of humanoid anomalies and parahumans shout from SCP-9927’s back, charging to the front into the Society of the Godless’ platoon and the army behind them. The generals shout orders to their, and the SHARP artillery cannons blast from the back, shooting immense Akiva-concentrated shells at the enemy. The Children of the Night artillerymen fight back, charging their catapults with EVE-concentrated fireballs, screaming it as they shout.</em></p> <p><em>The Akiva-concentrated shells and EVE-concentrated fireballs fly through the air to both sides, casting out immense light as they are fired, hitting the ground with immense explosion and breaking apart enemy lines. Several of these shells and fireballs hit each other, causing immense explosions in the air that make soldiers and volunteers from both sides fall from the ground.</em></p> <p><em>The soldiers who still remain on their feet advance to the charging enemy, some aligning formations with gatling guns and rifles in multiple sides, firing at the enemy in a barrage of lead – these bullets are at times stopped by thaumaturgical users and avoided by the flying Faeries, but they still manage to him some, killing them and falling to the ground. The barrage continues as the soldiers shoot, ending their ammunition and recharging.</em></p> <p><em>As the infantrymen recharge their weapons, the cavalry lead by Lt. Colonel Bowe charges at the enemy, firing their own rifles and revolvers at the enemy in the ground. Lt. Colonel Bowe himself brings his own sword to the ground, striking at the enemies and cutting limb for limb, at times entertaining himself as he persecutes some of his enemies. Once the infantrymen finishing recharging their weapons, the earth shakes as SCP-9927 lifts her hands to the sky and throws them back to the ground – the leaves from the ground began to shift below the soldiers, forming deep and rough branches, that tangle their arms and legs to the floor as they try to escape. Then, the branches begin to tangle their bodies, screaming in horror as they enter their orifices and their screams slowly dwindle by the branches entering their mouths. They become just another branched tree in the middle of the battlefield.</em></p> <p><em>The surviving soldiers gasp in horror, and stand up and continue to shoot at SCP-8343’s forces and to SCP-9927 in particular. Each bullet shot at her is caught in there by a branch or slapped away. As the cavalrymen meet with the mounted sorcerers and natives in battle, slicing, firing, and casting incantations onto each other, SCP-9927 does signs with her hands, and touches the dirty ground. Immediately, the grass surrounding the soldiers and volunteers becomes taller, thicker, and more difficult to travel – some soldiers are stopped from moving, causing them to be pierced and shot by the enemy; others, with great difficulty, begin to scratch themselves and ache from the scratches by the grass.</em></p> <p><em>Professor Borchardt orders his platoon to cut the grass, suffocating and attacking their teammates. He unleashes the Holy Lance, and slashes it into the grass that’s beginning to trap him – as the swift blade of the lance cuts through the grass, and immense ray of light follows up, causing the grass to be cut down in its entirety and the earth to be incapable to be grown again. The rest of the platoon follows, as they support each other in cutting the grass, leaving enough room for the generals, soldiers and volunteers to breathe.</em></p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> Everyone, move forward! Each of you, acquire a horse. We’ll pierce through the enemy lines with our swords, and force a way into Mount Golgotha.</p> <p><em>Finally cutting the grasses and leaving the earth lifeless, the members of the platoon agree and attack the near enemies mounting horses. Piercing the horsemen or knocking them down, Borchardt’s platoon acquired horses, and dispersed to assist the multiple fronts of the battlefield. Professor Simeon assists the thaumaturgists from secret societies, slaying in half at each Faerie and parahuman on his past with Tyrfing – in their last breaths, some barely manage to mutter “traitor” and “liar”.</em></p> <p><em>Nimue-Lar, Tokugawa, Knight Durant and Lü Dongbin each stab and strike at the enemies in their way – cutting them in half, catching them on fire and blinding them, evaporating them in blasts of light. The first wave of SCP-8343’s warriors is severely diminished, leaving the other waves and the Children of the Night artillerymen defenseless. SCP-9927, now surrounded by enemies and with few remaining forces – hunted down by the generals and their armies – lifted up an immense patch of land from the ground to an even taller position, allowing the artillery to have a better range of fire and protection.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-9927:</strong> The Earth isn’t yours to conquer, you arrogant fools! It belongs to us – while you remained in your caves, we created civilizations that balanced with nature and embraced what you call the paranormal. And when you come out on top, you ravage <em>my</em> land and kill <em>my</em> sons and daughters. We gave you a chance to spare yourselves your lives, and you have thrown it away. Then I’ll gladly take it!</p> <p><em>Borchardt and his platoon ride to the other side of the battle into SCP-8343’s territory, and the Earth shakes in their feet. The earth trembles and cracks fast, causing the ground to fall again as soldiers and volunteers fall through the cracks. The cracks deepen and expand, following the platoon as the hooves of the horses are tripping, trying to win against the cracks on the ground.</em></p> <p><em>The SHARP shells fire again, pointing at SCP-9927 in the center of it all. She raises her hands, with sweat falling from her forehead and her mouth twitching as she concentrates to hunt down Borchardt’s platoon and protect herself. A barrier rises from the ground, barely protecting her from the barrage of shells banging the barrier and the ground. However, shrapnel and debris fly around her, hitting her and cutting her throughout her arms and face. She yells, casting down the barrier and sending a wave of branches, leaves and rocks towards the army in front of her.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-9927:</strong> Get out of our way already!</p> <p><em>The soldiers and volunteers in her path are swiftly pushed away and killed in the motion, with barely a few reacting on time. The Generals order their men to disperse, some barely coming out alive. Several of the generals, directly in the line of impact, wait for the attack to come. Suddenly, the cracking ground falls over itself, giving birth to another gigantic crater in the middle of the battlefield.</em></p> <p><em>Borchardt’s platoon, SCP-9927, and the common foot soldier and volunteer are confused. Those near the crater approach carefully and peak into the crater – they back off, after a sudden swarm of flies come out of the crater, with an immense laugh coming from the bottom. The insects fly to SCP-9927's side and attack her and her underlings. Those who pass SCP-9927’s defenses swarm to SCP-8343, biting it and attacking it everywhere they can – making SCP-8343 roar.</em></p> <p><em>Astonished, the crater finishes with the swarm of flies, as demons climb up their ranks with thaumaturgical artifacts and pre-Diluvian armor and weapons, significantly outweighing and outgrowing the common foot soldier. Finally, from the bottom the laugh finally stops as a giant demon rises up from the crater and closes it, with it mounted above a chariot with demonic runes and led by skeletal horses. Confused, SCP-9927 covers herself with her arms as flies continue to fly, swarm, and attack her.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-9927:</strong> Beelzebub, what are you doing?!</p> <p><strong>Beelzebub:</strong> Finishing what I, Lucifer, and the others started, of course! It looks like Michael ditched his father at last, so this might be more than just marching right to death. I am willing to take the chance and help these mortals overthrow the tyrant from the skies. Nothing personal, Gaea.</p> <p><em>Beelzebub charges to the front, straight to SCP-8343 as his archdemons fly alongside him. They are pushed back and brushed away by the branches of SCP-9927, but the branches casted down to attack Beelzebub are cut down rapidly with a swift cut from his sword, burning the branches to dust as he derails from his destination and onto SCP-9927.</em></p> <p><em>He charges forward with his chariot, burning his path to SCP-9927’s anger. Arriving in front of her, he knocks his blade down onto her, but is blocked midair by a branch. Suddenly, SCP-9927 knocks the chariot down by turning the earth below Beelzebub’s chariot to a side, knocking him down. SCP-9927 pulls up the earth around him, casting an immense shadow onto him as the earth pushes itself back to smash him. Beelzebub spins around quickly, cutting the earth from its root and spinning out of the area, panting and brushing his eyebrow.</em></p> <p><strong>Beelzebub:</strong> You know, it’s been a while since I’ve fought someone like you. Punishing corrupted souls and enslaving weakens you. I’ll leave my job to those sinners down there – I can entertain myself with you for a moment.</p> <p><em>SCP-9927 snorts, with sweat falling in her face in her dirt-trenched face. Beelzebub screams at his archdemons, who immediately stop to his side.</em></p> <p><strong>Beelzebub:</strong> Bring those mortals to the highest point of Mount Golgotha, as close as you can to God! They have the swords capable of annihilating him – assist them, and Earth and Hell shall be freed from His tyranny.</p> <p><em>The archdemons comply, flying past Beelzebub and SCP-9927. She pulls branches to the sky, but they miss as the archdemons disperse to different routes – the branches miss their targets and stand in the middle of the air, incapable of following them. SCP-9927 looks back, charging her branches to the flying archdemons – but she’s sliced in her back and hit with the shaft of Beelzebub’s sword, knocking her helmet down and dripping blood from the back of her head.</em></p> <p><strong>Beelzebub:</strong> Don’t get distracted, Gaea!</p> <p><em>SCP-9927 waves back at Beelzebub, slapping him off from the field with a gigantic, thorned branch. He is sent back, and stands up coughing, with multiple thorns stuck throughout his body and armor. SCP-9927 snaps at him, and charges towards him as the earth splits below her, dirt and rocks flying through all sides as strikes at Beelzebub – blocking at the last minute.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-9927:</strong> You’re a traitor, Beelzebub.</p> <p><strong>Beelzebub:</strong> I’m just looking for Hell’s interest, Gaea, my dear.</p> <p><em>SCP-9927 screams at Beelzebub as he continues to smile, with branches tangling him to the ground as flies surround the both of them, obscuring SCP-9927’s view. Professor Borchardt looks away from the situation, and looks up at the sky and points at the platoon, the demons falling from the air towards them. He orders each to hold themselves to an archdemon, as he jumps and is catched in his arms by an archdemon.</em></p> <p><em>The platoon follows him, bracing themselves to an archdemon as they fly to Mount Golgotha, leaving the bloody battlefield and their comrades on the ground. Professor Borchardt looks back from the sky to the battlefield, seeing the catapults of the Children of the Night falling to the ground as the SHARP shells blast the bases created by SCP-9927, and the anomalous humanoids and parahumans fighting to their last breath as they are shoot, striked, and incinerated by the allied forces – all while the Earth continues to be shaken by SCP-9927 as she fights against Beelzebub, as SCP-8343 roars in horror at the situation.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8343:</strong> <tt>DO NOT COME ANY CLOSER.</tt></p> <p><em>The small flies and insects that were attacking and biting at SCP-8343 are incinerated by a giant flash of light, with the archdemons carrying the platoon being temporarily blinded from the flash, losing their grip on the platoon. They fall from the sky, barely landing near where SCP-8343 is standing on Mount Golgotha. SCP-8343 shifts around, and roars at Borchardt’s platoon.</em></p> <p><em>SCP-8343 lifts up its front leg, showing its massive claw as it throws it down to the platoon. SCP-8343 is stopped after being shot by multiple SHARP shells from the Japanese and Royal Navy's battleships, distracting him from the platoon for a moment. Professor Borchardt turns around and points at SCP-8343 with his sword.</em></p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> Everyone, get as close as you can to the dragon! Attack him from the lowest height you can and build up from there. I will go from the tail all the way up to its skull, and I’ll strike him the last. I when I yell at you when I’ll do it, I want you to escape and run off as far as you can!</p> <p><em>Professor Simeon protests.</em></p> <p><strong>Professor Simeon:</strong> Are you insane, Siegfried?! We didn’t come all the way here just to let you kill yourself alongside God! We’re all returning back.</p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> Not everyone comes back from war, Magnus. And I don’t want you to be one of those who don’t come back, nor anyone else of you here. I am where I want to be, and I want to die knowing I achieved my mission – that will be the biggest satisfaction I’ll get right now. So, Magnus, let me do it.</p> <p><em>Professor Simeon opens his mouth, but is interrupted by the roar of SCP-8343 as its echoes move the waves aggressively, causing the battleships to lose balance.</em></p> <p><strong>Professor Simeon:</strong> Fine! But I will help you do it, and I’ll make sure that what you achieved is done.</p> <p><em>Professor Borchardt nods.</em></p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> Let’s go!</p> <p><em>The platoon separates as SCP-8343 casts down a gigantic spell of fire to the ground, and Nimue-Lar stands at the front, casting the aether to her will as she disperses the fire away from the platoon – yelling at the rest of the team to disperse and attack SCP-8343. They comply, with Professor Borchardt and Professor Simeon running together to the tail of SCP-8343, who slams his tail at the both of them – they jump just in time, with Borchardt stabbing the Holy Lance into the bottom of the tail. Knowing what will happen next, Professor Borchardt gives his hand to Professor Simeon, who holds him firmly as SCP-8343 screams to the top of its lungs, shaking its tail around to put them down – as Professor Borchardt continues to grip the Holy Lance and Professor Simeon pulls out Tyrfing and repeatedly pierces SCP-8343 into its skin, until he finally stabs SCP-8343 and pierces it, making SCP-8343 scream.</em></p> <p><em>While SCP-8343 screams, Dongbin and Tokugawa slice the legs of SCP-8343, shaking its head below itself as Dongbin and Tokugawa continue to slide below its belly. Suddenly, Nimue-Lar jumps, striking Excalibur into SCP-8343’s throat and sliding down. As she is about to fall down to the ground, SCP-8343 roars and slaps Nimue-Lar away to the slope of Mount Golgotha. She yells, barely slamming to the slope of the mount as she hangs in the air, listening to the artillery and screams at the battle below. Prince Vívar, who was cutting the sides of SCP-8343, looks at Nimue-Lar hanging and runs to help her get up. Rocks fall around her, and she looks up at Prince Vívar giving her hand. She throws her hand, and Prince Vívar pulls her up. Nimue-Lar tries to pull Excalibur from the stone, with Prince Vívar helping her. SCP-8343 roars, preparing to charge against them.</em></p> <p><em>SCP-8343 screams yet again after Borchardt climbs up its column, stabbing it multiple times while Simeon slides SCP-8343’s with Tyrfing. SCP-8343 shakes its body, Borchardt and Simeon holdings themselves as Borchardt yells to cut SCP-8343’s legs. The rest of the platoon follows, with each member slicing SCP-8343’s in a single hit, tumbling SCP-8343 to the ground as it roars again.</em></p> <p><em>The platoon strikes again, each cutting SCP-8343’s body as it continues to roar, sweeping its tail and casting fire out of its breath. Halfway to the head of SCP-8343, Borchardt and Simeon continue stabbing the body of SCP-8343. Suddenly, SCP-8343 turns around, knocking Borchardt and Simeon to the ground, spitting immense rays of lights around. The rest of the platoon takes cover, while Borchardt and Simeon cover each other from the rays of SCP-8343.</em></p> <p><em>SCP-8343 turns over itself again, dragging its body to the cliff of Mount Golgotha. SCP-8343 begins to open its wings, and falls down the cliff. Professor Borchardt screams, and runs towards the cliff.</em></p> <p><strong>Professor Simeon:</strong> Siegfried, you madman! Everyone, leave the rest to us. Try to contact the flies, and assist everyone else on the ground!</p> <p><em>Professor Borchardt jumps down the cliff, and Professor Simeon screams as he follows Borchardt. Borchardt falls right above SCP-8343’s back, with Simeon falling just in time to hold onto SCP-8343’s tail as SCP-8343 flips its wings and begins to fly. The beating of its wings push Borchardt and Simeon back, clinging their nails onto SCP-8343’s skin – it roars, and shifts direction, unbalancing both.</em></p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> Magnus, jump! Leave him to me, <em>I’ll</em> finish this.</p> <p><em>Professor Simeon screams desperately as he clings to SCP-8343’s tail.</em></p> <p><strong>Professor Simeon:</strong> No! No, no, no! We started this battle together, Siegfried, and we’ll finish it together. Give me a chance!</p> <p><em>Battling with himself and the rush of the situation, Borchardt finally agrees. He turns around, dragging himself to SCP-8343 as it continues to fly and roar. Borchardt extends his hand to Simeon, and after touching each other's tips, they finally hold each other hands – Borchardt pulls Simeon towards him and onto SCP-8343’s back.</em></p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> I don’t want to, I want to finish this by myself – to know that after I die, I will be remembered as the man who killed god. Now, I guess we’ll have the privilege of being both men to kill him.</p> <p><em>Professor Simeon chuckles.</em></p> <p><strong>Professor Simeon:</strong> I was satisfied with the title of professor, but I can accept that too.</p> <p><em>SCP-8343 roars, bursting out immense rays of light to the battlefield, screams crying from the ground. Borchardt and Simeon look down, then back to each other and nod. Borchardt stabs SCP-8343 again with the Holy Lance, as Simeon crawls himself to one of its wings and swings Tyrfing – cutting the wing to half, and making SCP-8343 cry in pain.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8343:</strong> <tt>STOP! STOP IT, YOU DON’T KNOW THE MISTAKE YOU ARE COMMITTING!</tt></p> <p><em>SCP-8343 screams again, bursting light out of its mouth, seeing Borchardt stabbing him on the other wing. Borchardt returns to the back, and proceeds to stab SCP-8343 again, then again, and again. With each stab, SCP-8343 continues to lose balance and falling down from the sky.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8343:</strong> <tt>BORCHARDT! SIMEON! YOU ARE COMMITTING AN IMMENSE MISTAKE! I KEEP THE BALANCE! I AM NOT THE CREATOR, BUT THE GUARDIAN.</tt></p> <p><em>Professor Borchardt looks confusedly at SCP-8343, but is interrupted after Professor Simeon stabs SCP-8343 repeatedly on the side of the neck. Professor Simeon turns around to Borchardt.</em></p> <p><strong>Professor Simeon:</strong> What are you doing standing there?! Go kill Him!</p> <p><em>Professor Borchardt snaps out of it, and cuts SCP-8343’s neck, making it difficult to speak.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8343:</strong> <tt>B-BORCHARDT! DO… DO NOT LISTEN. P-PLEASE, HAVE MERCY.</tt></p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> What about Sodom and Gomora, did you have any mercy for them?! What about letting sin crawl to the entire world, then blaming us and cleansing us in a gigantic flood? Was that mercy?! What about sending your own son to die on a cross, was that mercy too?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8343:</strong> <tt>I… I–</tt></p> <p><em>Professor Borchardt climbs up, pulling SCP-8343’s fur and making it roar. Professor Borchardt stabs it in the back of the head, causing SCP-8343 to screech loudly and fly more erratically. Professor Simeon looks up, watching Borchardt continuing to climb and holding himself to SCP-8343’s ear. Barely clinging, Borchardt stabs SCP-8343’s on the top of the head. Immense rays of light come out of SCP-8343’s ears, mouth and eyes, causing it to shine in immense golden and cerulean – the mist of SCP-8343 begins to change in colors dramatically.</em></p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> You… You didn’t give us a chance. You created the same problem you blame us for, and avoid your own damned responsibility. You created this world? Fine. But we don’t need you anymore. We will create our own, without the boundaries of religion, superstition and the unknown.</p> <p><em>Grasping himself into SCP-8343’s fur, he climbs down to SCP-8343’s forehead. Professor Simeon tries to climb back up, but his hand rips the fur and begins to fall down. Simeon screams erratically, trying to reach for SCP-8343 as he slowly falls to the battlefield. Professor Borchardt looks down, and screams.</em></p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> Simeon? Simeon?!</p> <p><em>Borchardt grips the Holy Lance, his hands trembling as he touches the divine lance. Just like when Longinus stared into Christ to make sure he was dead, Longinus stared into SCP-8343 to make sure it died. Borchardt lifted the lance up, and saw SCP-8343’s filled with terror.</em></p> <p><strong>Professor Borchardt:</strong> Humanity will be freed, God. We will finish your job.</p> <p><em>Borchardt stabs SCP-8343 just in the middle of the eyes, causing it to roar in immense pain. Borchardt takes out the Holy Lance, and furiously stabs SCP-8343 again, deepening it into SCP-8343’s forehead. The light begins to condense and concentrate into SCP-8343 and even Borchardt himself. He ignores the light, pulling the Holy Lance out of SCP-8343, with immense distress for the latter. He takes a deep breath, and Borchardt swings the lance again into SCP-8343’s forehead.</em></p> <p><em>SCP-8343 flies to the sky, higher and higher, reaching for the mist it created. However, now the mist begins to reduce in size and slowly retrieve from its previous area, concentrating on where SCP-8343 is going. The men and anomalies on the battlefield stop, as they stand in awe at the sight of the lion-headed dragon flying higher and higher, out of the sky and into the stratosphere with a man on top of it. SCP-8343 screams, its last roar coming out tired and defeated, and the light inside of it is no more.</em></p> <p><em>The light returns again, in a mass explosion in the middle of the sky. The mist that surrounded SCP-8343 expanded to all sides, engulfing the entirety of Mount Golgotha, the battle on the ground, and coast of the island where the navy was sailing. The mist continues to expand into the North Sea, causing the water to whiplash in immense waves comparable to the Flood. Every soldier, every sorcerer, every demon, every parahuman and abnormality stare at the scene in shock, as they take cover and hide their eyes from the blinding light.</em></p> <p><em>And from a second to another, the light stopped. There was no longer a lion-headed dragon in the sky, or a mist that surrounded it, or a man riding the dragon on itself. The brightness of the sky was now replaced with the setting sun, and the fall of dusk. SCP-8343 – God – was killed, and humanity had won. The anomalies, those who had not been killed yet, disappeared or collapsed onto the floor. And the humans still standing cheered in victory, hugging each other – to the parahumans, they were the ones who knew the truth. Even if they did not understood yet.</em></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p>Operation Anthropos Heimarene did result in the successful neutralization of SCP-8343, as well as a brief but powerful morale boost by the participants of the human alliance in their victory against SCP-8343 and the anomalous. Records from human survivors and leaders reported an immense sense of accomplishment and fulfillment, with many agreeing that a new age of reason would finally be accomplished after the destruction of SCP-8343, which would result in the destruction of the anomalous. However, the reality of Operation Anthropos Heimarene would present itself incredibly soon, with Incident Second Deluge.</p> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:350px;"><img alt="GermanArmyAidingAffectedTown.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8343/GermanArmyAidingAffectedTown.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Imperial Germany Army arriving at a town around Hamburg to aid civilians, with the storm of the flood on the background (1881).</p> </div> </div> <p>As its name suggests, Incident Second Deluge refers to a massive storm tide that occurred across the North Sea, as a physical backlash that occurred from the neutralization of SCP-8343. Incident Second Deluge affected coastal cities across Great Britain, Denmark, Germany, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Norway. This resulted in thousands of civilian deaths as a result from the loss, damage to civilian infrastructure, sudden stop of agricultural production – resulting in widespread famine – as well as massive shutdown of maritime economic activity in these cities, resulting in the worsening of the conditions to supply aid to these countries. This caused mass hysteria across the population, and all of this was reported in local newspapers. The hysteria caused the public and news reporters to think that a second deluge was coming, and that “God’s wrath would cleanse the Earth again because of disbelief and the corruption of man’s soul.”</p> <p>This was only worsened by the fact of the explosion of the mist while it was a rainbow, where many religious newspapers at the time saw it as God’s signal that his covenant to not bring another flood to the Earth was broken, and that humanity should await the coming of a Second Flood. The affected areas were immediately quarantined by each nation’s paranormal agency and respective armies, and all the newspapers informing of Incident Second Deluge were censored, shut down, and their editors and journalists imprisoned. The victims of Incident Second Deluge where saved, moved from their homes to national insane asylums that were remodeled to host the victims of the incident.</p> <div class="scp-image-block block-left" style="width:400px;"><img alt="UpperFranceSecondDiluge.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8343/UpperFranceSecondDiluge.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>French newspaper depicting towns in the North Sea coast affected by Incident Second Deluge (1881).</p> </div> </div> <p>The reconstruction of the nations of the North Sea would begin ever since the end of Operation Anthropos Heimarene until the mid-1880s. However, the impact of Incident Second Deluge was an immense shock for the entire occult world at the time, but mostly for the world governments since they saw themselves as the actors who contributed the most to the war and were the most affected by it. The last straw, however, would be the actual result of the destruction of SCP-8343.</p> <p>While it was expected that SCP-8343’s neutralization would result in the neutralization of the anomalous as a whole – including thaumaturgy and the parasciences –, it led to the exact opposite: the neutralization of SCP-8343 at the end of Operation Anthropos Heimarene resulted in an immense psionic and paranatural backlash that would be echoed throughout the world and for multiple decades, and resulted in an immediate, exacerbated, and extended mass awakening of latent paranormal activity across the world and the population. Such examples of the paranormal backlash as a result of the neutralization of SCP-8343 include: a severe psychic backlash in psi-sensitive subjects and parahumans, leading to feelings of ennui and nihilism – both in participants of the war and anti-war activists; at the same time, the backlash resulted in the strengthening of existing paranormal influence in practicing humans and parahumans, as well as awakening paranormal potential in human subjects<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-15" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-15')">15</a></sup>.</p> <p>Incident Second Deluge, the mass hysteria in the population and the paranormal world, and the paranormal backlash that awakened and extended the paranormal capacity of the world population – human and nonhuman – resulted in world governments to intervene to end the Sixth Occult War, replacing the role of occult societies and parascientific organizations to institute a formal policy to establish a modern consensus of normalcy.</p> <p>As such, the Convention of Preternatural Phenomena was initiated shortly after the end of Operation Anthropos Heimarene by representatives of the most important world governments – with permission of occult societies and parascientific institutions to participate as observers. The Convention of Preternatural Phenomena established what today is known as the Veil Protocol: in this protocol, the concept of Normalcy was finally formalized across the countries – and therefore the world – to separate normal, physical, scientific phenomenon and paranormal phenomenon that existed and was exacerbated before and after Operation Anthropos Heimarene: ironically, the Convention, despite being lead by the most important paranormal national agencies, resulted in the agreement of the need of an non-aligned, international normalcy agency that would be in charge of containing the increasing anomalous phenomenon and protect human innocence from the everchanging and incoherent world that resulted from the neutralization of SCP-8343.</p> <p>Finally, despite that SCP-8343 was neutralized in Operation Anthropos Heimarene on April 3, 1881, the Sixth Occult War was formally declared over by the Convention of Preternatural Phenomenon on November 23, 1882 with the enactment of the Veil Protocol. From the neutralization of SCP-8343 and Incident Second Deluge, the Convention of the Preternatural Phenomenon would result in the formation of the SCP Foundation. Despite constant search by national authorities and occult societies, the bodies of Professor Siegfried Borchardt and Professor Magnus Simeon were never found.</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>.<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> <strong>A NEW ENTRY TO SCP-8343 DOCUMENTATION HAS BEEN ADDED</strong><br/> .<br/> <strong>WOULD YOU LIKE TO CONSULT IT?</strong><br/> .<br/> <strong>Y/N</strong><br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .</p> </div> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Open Audio Log from O5-9</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Close Audio Log from O5-9</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div class="darkdocument"> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="SiegfriedBorchardt.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8343/SiegfriedBorchardt.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Last portrait of O5-9, before his retirement of the O5 Council (1913)</p> </div> </div> <p>From the office of O5-9,</p> <p>To anyone who is listening to this, I hope you just read the documentation regarding SCP-8343. Please, let me introduce myself: I am Siegfried Borchardt.</p> <p>I know that it was long read, but I'm saddened to admit this to you: what you just read was a lie. Well, a half truth, actually. SCP-8343 was indeed neutralized by myself and Magnus. But, SCP-8343 was right when I was about to strike a blade in between its eyes: it wasn't God. Let me tell you more about myself before elaborating.</p> <p>At the time, I was a young man. Energetic, rebellious, like all young men must be. I was raised deeply religious at the time: Lutheran, common from the upper regions of the German Confederation at the time. But, with time and reading, I became skeptic of my religious education. Frankly, I despised everything what I was taught and the philosophy behind the Bible. I considered it foolish to believe anything it said: man given birth from clay, the Earth created in just six days and the creator rested on the seventh, a massive flood that swept throughout the planet, and a carpenter crucified for our sins and being born again on three days. It was absolutely ridiculous.</p> <p>I could tolerate stupidity, but not moral hipocrisy. The bishops at my town raged against me for having too many questions, and them too little answers. They shoved the word of God on my face, despite the immorality of the same: he sent his Son to die for our sins, but constantly bullied and picked us for being sinners. He burned Sodom and Gomorra to the ground; let his own sons drown on his storm just to let his favorite live; made <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-073">Cain</a> immortal as punishment for mudering his <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-076">brother</a>, despite not giving him the same self-proclaimed love he had for him; but worst of all, casting down Adam and Eve out Eden because they took a bite from the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge. I remember that re-reading the Bible at that time, it absolutely infuriated me.</p> <p>By that point, I had abandoned my religious beliefs. I became a proper atheist, and always absolutely denied any belief for the existence of any deity. It was at the time too, that I became interested in the natural sciences, and was eventually admitted into Göttingen. This would result in my eventual participation in occult practices. Again, I didn't believe in any of that nonsense at the time, and I thought it was an absolute sham. It turned, it wouldn't.</p> <p>And just as I left my superstitious history, I was pulled back. I had a crisis after the session was over… I simply <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/saphir-centre">couldn't accept it</a>. It grossed me that I was attracted to it, but I came back. I wished to understood. And I returned again, and then again. It was paradoxical: each time I understood more, but it made less sense. I could cast spells and use magic, but I still couldn't understand <em>why</em> and <em>how</em>. I felt that everything I was studying in Göttingen was for nothing. If the paranormal existed, and it contradicted everything we were understanding of our world, then why do we even study? Why do we even try to understand, if it will be contradicted because reality doesn't wish to be understood?</p> <p>We built libraries, we formulated the scientific method, we began to understand. And the paranormal just swept the floor with its mere existence. And even if I was grateful for what I learned, I was furious. Again, I questioned my seniors. And again, I was eventually casted out. That led me to only two conclusions: either the anomalous had to bend to man's laws, or it had to be entirely wiped out of the face of the earth.</p> <p>I was not alone. Many of my contemporaries: philosophers, scientists, intellectuals, some thaumaturgists and occultists, agreed with my opinions. Why wouldn't they. Humanity was at the gate of an era of reason and intellectual enlightenment, where we wouldn't need the superstitious and religious. And the paranormal was difficulting the process. So, we formed the Society of the Godless. A secret society united by their anticlerical, antireligious fervor, in order to explain the unexplainable. Eventually, we grew in numbers and influence. Especially after Nietzsche arrived.</p> <p>And the news came in: the Ring of Solomon, and the Congress in Paris. I was one of the first to volunteer, and I arrived as its representative. You already read that part in one of the addendums, so I will spare you the details. After all, what mattered was to show you <em>why</em> I was so eager to kill "God". And I say God with quotation marks.</p> <p>The reason that I say that SCP-8343 was not God is because I received most of its being from the backlash of its destruction. And I don't mean just SCP-8343's powers, I mean <em>everything</em> that it was. Its experiences, its memories, its outlook. The moment that I gave the final blow to SCP-8343, I sensed the EVE and AKIVA radiating throughout my body and into my core. I felt as if I had just pierced to my own mind insteaf of SCP-8343's mind. And that moment, a revelation was sent to me.</p> <p>I realized that SCP-8343 was not God, but something else. Not as powerful, not as knowledgeable, nor as perfect as God would've been. The best way to describe it would be a demiurge, or a sentient cosmic force. It did not create the universe, but evolved from the creation of the universe, and it adapted to do one mission: to safeguard the balance between the paranormal — sorry, the anomalous — and the normal. The unknown and the known, in simple terms.</p> <p>SCP-8343 was in charge of keeping this balance, and that was it. It kept the balance of the natural world, and the magical world. Therefore, it protected the laws of both — and it did not care if we considered it good or evil. It was merely interested in protecting both worlds and, as an extension, protecting itself from anyone who might threaten itself. And there you have the reason of SCP-8343's hostility.</p> <p>I saw its birth, its formation, its place in the vastity of the cosmos. It's perspective… was otherwordly, something that I had never felt in my life. I never felt that sentiment of connection to the vastness of the world, and balance between two clashing, opposing forces. For a moment, I felt a tear fall through my cheeks. And in a minute, SCP-8343 was gone, and <em>I</em> had killed it.</p> <p>I was snapped back to reality, its light piercing through my eyes and into my skull as it bursted in the gigantic flash of light that everyone saw. I could see myself, and everyone else as SCP-8343 died. My own point of view where I was mounting SCP-8343, and the point of view of every single person that was watching SCP-8343 on the ground. I felt an immense shook in myself, alongside the Earth. Then, I was blinded. I entered a black void, with nothing inside of it. For a moment, I feared that the world I wanted to free from its misery was too literally.</p> <p>Then, I was standing all by myself into the void. I felt my body, I saw it and I could feel and touch it. But there wasn't anything around it. No light, only darkness. And, an immense sense of guilt swept through my body. I feel to my knees, with my head down. I saw what SCP-8343 was, what it felt, what it meant. And I had just killed it. The psychic backlash that you just read above was horrifying to those who experienced it — I felt it ten, hundreds, thousands and even million more times worse than them.</p> <p>That's not for you to feel pity of myself, I didn't even have pity for me. I didn't wish to move. I didn't wish to do anything. I just wanted to remain there, in that dark world, and suffer my self-inflicting punishment. Another tear felt down my cheek, and it fell down to the floor. Suddenly, a small branch came out from the darkness, shining some greenish light to my face.</p> <p>My curiosity gave me a new sense of wonder, one that was pushed by the backlash from SCP-8343. I imagined the tree taller, and it grew. I imagined it taller, and it grew again. Subconsciously, I imagined one tree in particular, a tree that would imprison me in this world: the Tree of Life. And so I remembered the tale of Genesis, and the beautiful scenery of Milton. I closed my eyes, imagining the tree and the garden I was going to make for myself. I should've felt bliss, knowing that I could create my own Eden with this new mind; but I felt I was trespassing a point of no return.</p> <p>I could feel the grass in my feet, the smell of fresh air, the running of water, and the branches popping out of trunk. I didn't want to open my eyes, but I had to see what I did. I opened it, and my lights adapted to the brightest rays my eyes had ever felt, to see what I just created: a lively, beautiful and blissful garden. I walked, incapable of realizing that I had just casted my own Eden for myself. I arrived to the running lake, and splashed myself with the water. I had never felt so freshed in my entire life, but at that moment I did.</p> <p>Once I swept my face, I saw my face in the reflection of the water. The tree above me, leafy and lively. And just above my shoulder, Dr. Williams stood beside me, looking at me.</p> <p>"What a lovely garden you've made for yourself," Williams said, looking around absentmindedly. "Of course, I doubt that [REDACTED]'s garden was like yours. Certainly his must have been better."</p> <p>I shook the water off my hands. "How did you get here, Doctor?"</p> <p>He looked back at me, and smiled. "You already know that, Siegfried."</p> <p>And he didn't lie, I did. The memories of SCP-8343 showed Williams' true form, but the aura surrounded him was the same. They had both met, and in a way, Frederick was standing alongside SCP-8343 again. At least, what remained of him.</p> <p>"So, what do you want, Doctor?" I stood up, and walked to my own Tree of Life, and touched it. "I doubt you're here to feel the breeze of my garden, especially because you found it in such short time."</p> <p>Frederick chuckled. "You caught me, Siegfried. You're right, I didn't come here just to pay a visit. I came here to ask you something."</p> <p>I rested my back on the tree, tired from the battle at Golgotha. "And that is?"</p> <p>Frederick looked down at me.</p> <p>"What do you plan to do from here on out? You're still alive, and stronger than ever."</p> <p>"Continue to live inside this garden, and not leave," I looked up at the leaves of the Tree, at the center of my own little world. "I created it to remind myself that this is the result of my crime, and the punishment I'll bestow upon. To live forever, caged inside my garden, with the tree as my reminder."</p> <p>"Poetic," Frederick said. "So you plan to live here forever as your punishment for killing the demiurge."</p> <p>"The demiurge?" I asked. "If you're referring to God… to it, then yes."</p> <p>He nodded. "And you're not interested in life outside your garden, anymore?"</p> <p>"Why should I? I've only caused damage to the world, Dr. Williams. I caused a catastrophe to all of humanity: I killed the being that kept the balance of the world, caused a massive flood across the seas, and made nature out of balance between both forces. People have died, are dying and will die because of me. I am a danger. My arrogance caused others to suffer while I dragged them down."</p> <p>I shook my head. "No, it's better that I stay here, in this garden. If I return, I will damn my people again, and worse with the capabilities I now have."</p> <p>Frederick didn't respond, not immediately. He sat down alongside me in the tree, and looked at the sky in front of us.</p> <p>"Do you think so? You just created a beautiful garden, Siegfried. In part because of the demiurge and what you received from it, but mostly because of your own mind. All of this was created by you. You created such beauty, but you believe you will damn people?"</p> <p>I nodded. "I do."</p> <p>He sighed. "Siegfried, do you feel guilty?"</p> <p>I bit my tongue — a part of my old self didn't want to admit it, but he slowly dwindling. I had to make sure he was buried. "I do."</p> <p>"Do you think staying here will make the world better?"</p> <p>"It'll be better without me."</p> <p>"You also said the world would be better without the paranormal, and after we tried it, you can see what is happening."</p> <p>"Exactly."</p> <p>"Then it means the world is not better yet, and it won't be better, unless we do something about it."</p> <p>I remained silent.</p> <p>"You know what will happen next, don't you?"</p> <p>"Partly, I can only know the immediate consequences."</p> <p>"And what are those immediate consequences?"</p> <p>"The governments are going to try to hold their grip into the new paranormal wave, and use it for their advantage; the paranormal will increase in size and strength, while we… they, humans, will diminish in both; and it won't stop, not for a long time."</p> <p>"So do you now understand why I'm here for?"</p> <p>I nodded.</p> <p>"To protect mankind?" I asked.</p> <p>"That's correct."</p> <p>I chuckled. "By replacing one dragon with another?"</p> <p>Frederick chuckled back. "By replacing one dragon with another."</p> <p>Frederick stood up, and offered his hand to me. I looked up, and grabbed it. He pulled me up, and when I stood up, I saw the tree slowly begining to shift. The branches creaked, the leaves shrivelled, and three grew again. Then, one of the branches slowly began to move down, and from it two apples appeared in front of us. Frederick grabbed one, and held it in his hand.</p> <p>"I know you like symbolism, Siegfried, but there isn't any need for this."</p> <p>I stared at the apple. "I didn't do it, you should know that."</p> <p>Frederick gazed at me, funnily. "I know. But I think that God has a fate planned for us."</p> <p>At that moment I remembered Eve being tempted by the Serpent to eat the Forbidden Fruit, and now God was asking me to do the same. But was he tempting me, or encouraging me? To this day, I know it was the latter.</p> <p>I grabbed the apple, and held it to Frederick. We bumped our apples, and took a bite. We returned down to Earth. Once we returned, we got right to work. Eventually, our small group between Williams, Siegel, Shaw, and many others would transform into the Foundation. Each would become an overseer, and I was given the title of O5-9, that I've held for the last thirty years — until now.</p> <p>The truth is, power tires. Especially for a human mind with the powers such as the demiurge. I've fulfilled my role as O5-9 in the Council, but I'm getting old. Williams have always been old, but Siegel and Shaw won't admit it. They believe they can keep it up. But if I, that I've hit with the gifts of cosmic divinity, I've grown tired, soon enough they will too.</p> <p>This is my last report to the Foundation, before stepping down. I want all of you who are listening to me, to hear this: be careful for what you wish for, because you may regret the mistake you have committed, and you will only see the mistake unfold without being capable of overturning it. And if you manage to, it will cost dearly to you.</p> <p>And, one last thing…</p> <p>Please, forgive me…</p> <p>This is O5-9, signing out.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><strong>FILE COMPLETED. 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The relationship between SCP-8343 and <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-343">SCP-343</a> is currently unknown</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-2"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-2')">2</a>. Donovan, J., Ranken, R. (1947) "Theories About Origin of First and Second Hytoths." <em>Internal SCP Foundation Publishing</em>, pg 12-17.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-3"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-3')">3</a>. In the original redaction of this tetragrammaton, it was reported that a rapid, sudden earthquake erupted in surrounding area as a brief demonstration of SCP-8343's anomalous capabilities.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-4"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-4')">4</a>. From the science fiction novel of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Maker">same name</a>, written by Olaf Stapledon.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-5"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-5')">5</a>. Galante, M. (2004) "Extraterrestrial and Pre-Humanity Monotheistic Religions", <em>Internal SCP Foundation Publishing</em>, pg. 13-18.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-6"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-6')">6</a>. With the exclusion of more polytheistic and pagan-like deities that are different from the conception of a singular, creator deity of the universe that is currently being recorded.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-7"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-7')">7</a>. Despite the officially teological foundation of many governments on the basis of SCP-8343, this reason was oftenly cited by representatives of paranormal agencies to their respective governments to support the neutralization of SCP-8343.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-8"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-8')">8</a>. The recovery of the Lance of Longinus is of high-priority, which was lost after <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/aboard-the-train-to-berlin">its recovery from the Ahnenerbe Obskurakorps after the Seventh Occult War</a>.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-9"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-9')">9</a>. Another one of the Seven Keys of Solomon, necessary for the activation of the Rite of Solomon. Recovered archives of the Rite of Solomon suggested that the Ring of Solomon was either a ring or a brooch, but it was later confirmed but were separate but related items. Currently, the Dragon Brooch of Xia is safeguarded by the Global Occult Coalition as NT-3234-Kapala-Knickknack-Xidi.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-10"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-10')">10</a>. Also known as the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Lance">Holy Lance</a>, used by Longinus to pierce through Jesus of Nazareth during his crucifixion.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-11"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-11')">11</a>. Also known with its codename, Golgotha, in one of the British Isles of the North Sea.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-12"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-12')">12</a>. Most of which were anomalous humanoids or humans which sided with SCP-8343, and were promptly executed because of being considered to betray humanity at the time.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-13"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-13')">13</a>. In 1929 identified and classified as Group of Interest #016 ("Nälkä Cults").</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-14"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-14')">14</a>. After the Seventh Occult War and its integration to the Global Occult Coalition, it is theorized that Cardinal Bonaventura was referring to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knights_Templar">The Holy Order of Knights Templar, Reformed</a>.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-15"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-15')">15</a>. A characteristic instance of this phenomenon were the Revolts of 1882 across Europe, from the affected individuals of Incident Second Deluge, who were near the backlash of SCP-8343’s shards. When they were transferred to the modified mental asylums, many of these revolted in multiple European countries from their awakening of their paranormal potential.</div> </div> </div></body></html>
SCP-8350	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=4&theme=https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--code/component%3Abhl-dark-sidebar/1&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <div style="text-align: right; margin-top: -20px;"> <p><span style="font-size:80%;"><span style="color: #757575">by DrApricus</span></span></p> </div> <div class="info-container"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>SCP-8350</strong> — <em>Public Affairs</em></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:90%;">"If we bend world leaders to our side and make the world population doubt their own senses and reasoning, our sole, uncontested narrative will effectively become truth."</span> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> </div> <hr/> <div id="u-author_block"> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/drapricus-author-page">▸ More by this Author ◂</a></p> </div> <hr/> <div id="u-comments2" style="display: none;"> <p>{$comments2}</p> </div> <div class="u-faq"> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/component:info-ayers">F.A.Q.</a></p> </div> <div style="display: none;"> <p>{$doesthisfixthebug}</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="anom-bar-container item-8350 clear-4 integrated {$secondary-class} {$disruption-class} {$risk-class} {$american}"> <div class="anom-bar"> <div class="top-box"> <div class="top-left-box"><span class="item">Item#:</span> <span class="number">8350</span></div> <div class="top-right-box"> <div class="level">Level4</div> </div> </div> <div class="bottom-box"> <div class="text-part"> <div class="main-class"> <div class="contain-class"> <div class="class-category">Containment Class:</div> <div class="class-text">integrated</div> </div> <div class="second-class"> <div class="class-category">Secondary Class:</div> <div class="class-text">{$secondary-class}</div> </div> </div> <div class="disrupt-class"> <div class="class-category">Disruption Class:</div> <div class="class-text">{$disruption-class}</div> </div> <div class="risk-class"> <div class="class-category">Risk Class:</div> <div class="class-text">{$risk-class}</div> </div> </div> <div class="diamond-part"> <div class="danger-diamond"><a href="/classification-committee-memo">link to memo</a><br/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:100%;"><img alt="staff" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/local--files/scp-8350/staff"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>SCP-8350 at a conference in Singapore, 2022.</p> </div> </div> <hr/> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> SCP-8350 instances are employed and housed at Site-322, where the Department of Public Affairs is also headquartered.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8350 designates an endangered species of intelligent polymorphs capable of human speech, named the Apaseans, with less than 200 remaining members, individually designated as SCP-8350 instances. Apaseans are distinguished from similar species of shapeshifters by their unique memetic ability to deceive and persuade others on a large scale and with significant efficacy.<span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">When an SCP-8350 instance is performing this ability, regardless of its current form, bright green rings appear around their irises, which can be captured by cameras but are not often cognized by persons at that moment.</span></p> <p>Furthermore, SCP-8350 instances do not have a known default form and instead often assume the shape of a <em>Homo sapiens</em> or another common animal, primarily as a survival instinct. Geographical and historical evidence suggests SCP-8350 was once an intraterrestrial species and integrated into human civilization in the late Neolithic Era around 6,000 B.C.E., characterizing the ascent of SCP-8350 instances to the Earth's surface. The cause of this migration is largely unknown but generally thought to be the result of mass predation by other intraterrestrial species.</p> <p>As of January 2021, SCP-8350 comprises the Department of Public Affairs.</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="raisablock"> <p><strong>NOTICE FROM THE RECORDS AND INFORMATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION</strong><br/> The following documents attached to the SCP-8350 file, including addenda, incident reports, and transcripts, have since been archived at the request of the Internal Arbitration Bureau<span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">The Internal Arbitration Bureau (IAB) is an independent administrative authority within the Foundation that serves to resolve security breaches and prevent conflicts that may arise as a result of disputes between personnel or departments.</span> for the protection of the Department of Public Affairs due to being outdated. However, the documents will remain available for viewing in this file for contextual purposes and understanding.</p> <p><em>— Maria Jones, Director, RAISA</em></p> </div> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="storyblock"> <p><em>Dr. Klein Warden, Head of the Polymorphs Department, and Dir. Paul Lague of Site-322 stand in front a large mechanical device resembling that of a train engine.</em></p> <p><strong>Warden:</strong> She's a beaut, isn't she?</p> <p><strong>Lague:</strong> You gendered the big clacking machine?</p> <p><strong>Warden:</strong> Some people have boats, some have cars, some have motorcycles, etcetera. This is my motorcycle, right here.</p> <p><em>Lague walks around the device and inspects it.</em></p> <p><strong>Lague:</strong> Well, I will concede that it's one hell of a machine. I feel like Alan Turing right now.</p> <p><strong>Warden:</strong> Wouldn't I be the Alan in this case?</p> <p><strong>Lague:</strong> Whatever. It's a cool ass machine. Okay?</p> <p><strong>Warden:</strong> Damn right. Have I ever told you how much I liked puzzles?</p> <p><strong>Lague:</strong> You haven't, but I could infer that.</p> <p><strong>Warden:</strong> This new species of polymorphs you brought to me is quite the puzzle.</p> <p><strong>Lague:</strong> Yeah, I was throwing everything I could at them. Eventually, a friend of mine, Dr. Coix convinced me to get an expert to take a look. Not even he could crack it. "It" being how to contain these things.</p> <p><em>Warden gestures to the machine in front of them and nods.</em></p> <p><strong>Warden:</strong> This girl right here's the solution to that puzzle. I call her Miracle.</p> <p><strong>Lague:</strong> Miracle? You named the machine after your daughter?</p> <p><strong>Warden:</strong> Well, this thing's name is actually the Miracrum Shaper, but Miracle is a little nickname I gave her.</p> <p><strong>Lague:</strong> I presume it does exactly what I think it does.</p> <p><strong>Warden:</strong> Stops polymorphs from shapeshifting? It should. Paratech isn't exactly a science, though.</p> <p><strong>Lague:</strong> Have you tested it?</p> <p><strong>Warden:</strong> Not yet.</p> <p><strong>Lague:</strong> But it works, right? Dr. Coix wants to get this thing in the field as soon as possible.</p> <p><strong>Warden:</strong> I'm like 98 percent sure it will. If it doesn't work, a whole lot of really talented engineers will be out of a job. What's Dr. Coix's deal anyways?</p> <p><strong>Lague:</strong> You mean his deal with the Apaseans? He's been on the forefront of efforts to track them for a long time now. At this point, I'm convinced it's just inertia.</p> <p><strong>Warden:</strong> Been there. But you realize that the possible applications of this machine extend beyond just containing the ah-pa-shawns—</p> <p><strong>Lague:</strong> <em>[interrupting]</em> Ah-pay-shuns.</p> <p><strong>Warden:</strong> Right. Anyway, the applications go beyond containing the uh-pay-shins—</p> <p><strong>Lague:</strong> <em>[interrupting again]</em> Ah-pay-shuns.</p> <p><strong>Warden:</strong> That's what I said, damnit. My point is that the applications of this machine could also be used to cover a whole wide array of polymorphs. It could be an essential piece of tech for my department.</p> <p><strong>Lague:</strong> Uh, remind me again, how much did this one machine cost to build?</p> <p><em>Warden pauses.</em></p> <p><strong>Warden:</strong> I see your point.</p> <p><strong>Lague:</strong> We need to know it works before we start making more. There's an Apasean in custody as we speak who would be a great subject for a test run. Is Miracle ready to clip her wings?</p> <p><strong>Warden:</strong> <em>[grins]</em> I'll have it inspected by Engineering really quick and then we can get this down to your site in the morning.</p> <p><strong>Lague:</strong> Amazing.</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><strong>Addendum 1:</strong> Archived testing logs of the Miracrum Shaper machine in select cases of captured SCP-8350 instances.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:100%;"><img alt="miracrum" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/local--files/scp-8350/miracrum"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>The Miracrum Shaper.</p> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="email"> <div class="tofrom"> <p><strong>To:</strong> <span style="color: navy"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">[email protected], [email protected],</span></span> <span style="color: grey"><tt>+37 others</tt></span><br/> <strong>From:</strong> <span style="color: navy"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">[email protected]</span></span><br/> <strong>Subject:</strong> Update on Polymorphs and Miracrum</p> </div> <hr/> <p>This update is being sent to all Department of Polymorphs employees and staff working on the Miracrum Shaper project/other efforts aiming to further secure the detainment of polymorph anomalies.</p> <p>As of this morning, SCP-8350 (the Apaseans) has been declared the primary target of the Miracrum Shaper project and affiliated efforts. This is due to their mass disruption potential and highly deceptive nature. External disclosures of this project and herein Level-4 classified. The Head of the Department of Polymorphs, <span style="color: navy"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">[email protected]</span></span>, and myself are to be notified of any and all developments regarding the species or capture of its members. For access to the item file, please see Dr. Warden, myself, or a RAISA official.</p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><em>— Dr. Anthony Coix, Site-322 Command</em></p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Addendum 1.1:</strong> Interview between Dr. Klein Warden and a captured, unnamed SCP-8350 instance.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>TRANSCRIPT</strong></p> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:90%;"><strong>« BEGIN LOG »</strong></span></p> <p><em>An SCP-8350 instance is contained within a 40-square-meter fenced grassland plot outside Site-112. Interviewer Dr. Warden approaches the fence, where the instance is waiting on the other side. The Miracrum Shaper has been activated to protect the area.</em></p> <p><strong>Warden:</strong> Do you talk, too?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8350:</strong> No.</p> <p><strong>Warden:</strong> <em>[rolling eyes]</em> Clearly.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8350:</strong> Shit. Wait, how did you know I could talk?</p> <p><strong>Warden:</strong> You're an Apasean. Our task forces tracked you down in Turkey after receiving reports of a striped hyena rapidly changing shapes.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8350:</strong> Listen here, it's harder than it sounds. Okay? Was I the only one caught?</p> <p><strong>Warden:</strong> So, there were more of you in Turkey?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8350:</strong> Shit!</p> <p><strong>Warden:</strong> I work for an organization that has a keen interest in locating the rest of your species. We have no interest in hurting any of you. What can you tell me?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8350:</strong> Excuse you? I'm not a narc!</p> <p><strong>Warden:</strong> Okay, then. Do you have a name?</p> <p><em>SCP-8350 ponders.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8350:</strong> A name? Never thought about that. I guess I never needed one. Wait, nope, I'm still not talking to you. I'm not a narc and I'm not a snitch!</p> <p><strong>Warden:</strong> Where do you guys get your names?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8350:</strong> I'm not talking to you.</p> <p><strong>Warden:</strong> You said there were more of you in Turkey. How many?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8350:</strong> Hey! I never said anything about those nine guys—shit!</p> <p><strong>Warden:</strong> So there's nine more. Is that it?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8350:</strong> Okay! You wore me down! Listen, you're not gonna find many of us anywhere. There are so few of us left in the world.</p> <p><em>Warden is taken aback.</em></p> <p><strong>Warden:</strong> What do you mean?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8350:</strong> In the last hundred years, only a handful of us survived. There's only a couple tens of us left.</p> <p><strong>Warden:</strong> Do you all travel together?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8350:</strong> Why would we? No, we travel in small clusters. If we need to find each other, we know how.</p> <p><strong>Warden:</strong> How is that?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8350:</strong> Aye! I'm already talking, don't get greedy.</p> <p><strong>Warden:</strong> Okay, okay.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8350:</strong> I don't know what to do, guy. Can you just let me out of here?</p> <p><strong>Warden:</strong> That's not going to happen, I'm afraid. But if you keep talking, we can give you more comforting accommodations.</p> <p><em>Green rings slowly appear around SCP-8350's irises.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8350:</strong> I want to go home, Klein.</p> <p><strong>Warden:</strong> How the hell do you know my name?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8350:</strong> You have a family. As do I. I just want to see them.</p> <p><strong>Warden:</strong> You can see them if you tell us where to find them.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8350:</strong> I already told you, I'm not a narc.</p> <p><strong>Warden:</strong> Then tough shit.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8350:</strong> Just lift the latch on the gate and let me free. I haven't hurt anyone.</p> <p><strong>Warden:</strong> Again, that isn't happening.</p> <p><em>Warden opens the enclosure's gate, ostensibly without realizing.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8350:</strong> You just did.</p> <p><strong>Warden:</strong> What are you talking about?</p> <p><em>SCP-8350 leaps out the opened gate. Warden draws his firearm and pursues the instance. SCP-8350 ultimately outruns Warden and disappears.</em></p> <p><strong>Warden:</strong> How the fuck did he open the gate?</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:90%;"><strong>« END LOG »</strong></span></p> </div> <p><strong>Addendum 1.2:</strong> Assessment of the effects the Miracrum Shaper has on various captured SCP-8350 instances.</p> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th>Instance #</th> <th>Notable Effects</th> <th>Containment Status</th> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">1</td> <td>The instance was incapable of changing its total form. Small aspects like hair color, facial shape, ligament positions, and number of digits could be modified.</td> <td style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red"><strong>BREACHED</strong></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">2</td> <td>The instance was intermittently incapable of changing any aspects of its appearance. Its memetic capabilities were unaffected, a finding that is universal across examined instances.</td> <td style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red"><strong>BREACHED</strong></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">3</td> <td>The instance remained capable of accelerating and decelerating body movement, bodily systems, and natural chemical compound production, despite being incapable of changing its appearance.</td> <td style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red"><strong>BREACHED</strong></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">4</td> <td>The instance was capable of deceiving monitoring personnel into believing its appearance was different than what it was in reality.</td> <td style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red"><strong>BREACHED</strong></span></td> </tr> </table> <p><strong>Addendum 1.3:</strong> Interview between Dr. Klein Warden, Head of the Polymorphs Department, and a captured SCP-8350 instance named Al Lias.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>TRANSCRIPT</strong></p> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:90%;"><strong>« BEGIN LOG »</strong></span></p> <p><strong>Lias:</strong> Who are you?</p> <p><em>Warden takes a seat across from Lias, who has been handcuffed to a table. The Miracrum Shaper is active, preventing Lias from shapeshifting.</em></p> <p><strong>Warden:</strong> Name's Klein, and I hear that you go by Al. Let's get started, shall we?</p> <p><strong>Lias:</strong> You honestly expect me to provide you with anything?</p> <p><strong>Warden:</strong> If you want to leave this room, then yes. There are eight security officers in there…</p> <p><em>Warden points at the one-way glass window perpendicular to them both.</em></p> <p><strong>Warden:</strong> And another six waiting outside. They are prepared to gun you down or myself if you pull any tricks with me. You will only be leaving this room on my terms. Is that understood?</p> <p><strong>Lias:</strong> Yeah. Sure, man.</p> <p><strong>Warden:</strong> We have reason to believe the Apaseans are critically endangered, contrary to our original estimate of several tens of thousands in the world.</p> <p><strong>Lias:</strong> You're just now learning this? We engineered that number a while ago.</p> <p><strong>Warden:</strong> You artificially magnified the size of your own species?</p> <p><strong>Lias:</strong> Shapeshifters of all creeds are about the size of their game, Klein. You should know that.</p> <p><strong>Warden:</strong> So, it's just plain vanity, then?</p> <p><strong>Lias:</strong> More or less. It's mostly for our own survival. Humans and other mammals have a simple evolutionary strategy to scare off competition, and that is pumping yourselves up and looking bigger and more threatening than you actually are.</p> <p><strong>Warden:</strong> And Apaseans are different?</p> <p><strong>Lias:</strong> We and our competition are intellectual species. When you can take the shape of anyone and anything, size eventually ceases to be a fear factor. Numbers, however, can be a lot more intimidating. Sheer manpower.</p> <p><strong>Warden:</strong> And so your species is in danger? Because there are so few of you around today.</p> <p><strong>Lias:</strong> We'll outlast.</p> <p><strong>Warden:</strong> And your kind are so confident in that you're willing to constantly poke the Foundation with a stick.</p> <p><strong>Lias:</strong> <em>[chuckles]</em> We have been minding our business on the surface in secret for centuries. Then, you all come along and vow to lock us in cages. Who's the real one poking with a stick? Besides, if you want to talk to someone who knows anything about those conspiracies, you've got the wrong Apasean.</p> <p><strong>Warden:</strong> Where would I find the right Apasean?</p> <p><strong>Lias:</strong> It's not a far and wide search. You already have him in custody.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:90%;"><strong>« END LOG »</strong></span></p> </div> <p><strong>Conclusion:</strong> The Miracrum Shaper machine has proven ineffective in the containment of SCP-8350. The project, and all allocated funds, have been relinquished to the Department of Polymorphs for research, development, and containment efforts of anomalies under their jurisdiction. Site-322 is actively looking into alternative means of containment. The subject identified by Al Lias in Addendum 1.3 has become a focal point of interest for the SCP-8350 research team and Site-322.</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="storyblock"> <p><em>An SCP-8350 instance named Bob Humanman is escorted into Dr. Anthony Coix's office by three Mobile Task Force operatives. Dr. Warden is sitting next to Coix.</em></p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> Again, Dr. Coix? This is the second time this week.</p> <p><strong>Coix:</strong> Hello, Mr. Humanman. How was the flight?</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> You mean where I was tied up, gagged, and blindfolded? Yeah, not the most pleasant experience.</p> <p><strong>Coix:</strong> You can't be too careful.</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> Yeah, yeah. What is this about?</p> <p><em>Humanman looks at Warden.</em></p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> And who is this clown?</p> <p><strong>Coix:</strong> A friend of mine. He's been overseeing your containment.</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> Oh, so he's the reason I've been living like shit for the past month. You bet your ass that I'll have my way with him—</p> <p><em>Humanman approaches Warden but is restrained to his seat by the operatives.</em></p> <p><strong>Warden:</strong> I'll remind you, Bob, that keeping you in check hasn't exactly been a cakewalk for me.</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> <em>[sarcastically]</em> Oh, boo-hoo. Is keeping someone hostage against their will a lot of work for you?</p> <p><strong>Warden:</strong> If you listen to Dr. Coix, you might not have to be under my supervision much longer.</p> <p><em>Warden turns to Coix, who focuses his attention on Humanman.</em></p> <p><strong>Coix:</strong> How would you like to work for the Foundation?</p> <p><em>Humanman titters.</em></p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> Are you fucking crazy? No.</p> <p><strong>Warden:</strong> I told you he would say no.</p> <p><strong>Coix:</strong> Bob, hear me out, at least.</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> Pass. In what world would I do that?</p> <p><strong>Coix:</strong> If you'd listen, you'd realize it is in your best interest.</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> Yeah, right. You have no leverage, you buy any intelligence we feed you, and you never see it coming, no matter how many times we do it. In what world is this not a gigantic trap?</p> <p><strong>Coix:</strong> That's actually what I would like to discuss with you, and it's not a trap, I assure you.</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> I don't care.</p> <p><strong>Coix:</strong> Well, you're in my office, so I will just talk. Your little stunts have used up a lot of our resources, I admit it, but they've also used up a lot of yours. The Apaseans can't keep playing this game of cat and mouse forever, and Mr. Humanman, you're running out of cards up your sleeve to play. So, I have come up with a solution that benefits both parties. You may even earn a sliver of freedom, to the dismay of my friend here.</p> <p><em>Coix gestures to Warden.</em></p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> Yeah, yeah. Let's say that I accept your little deal. All goes well, and then you suddenly pull the rug or highlight some fine print or technicality, and—boom—I've fallen into your trap. Not again, Anthony! Not again!</p> <p><strong>Coix:</strong> Mr. Humanman, I already have you in custody, and you are absolutely not slipping out of here again. I promise you that. No, I am serious, and you'll be interested if you hear me out.</p> <p><em>Humanman ponders for a moment.</em></p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> Seeing as I don't have a choice, I suppose I'll bite. I have nothing better to do.</p> <p><strong>Coix:</strong> All of your brothers and sisters turn themselves into the Foundation.</p> <p><em>Humanman snorts.</em></p> <p><strong>Coix:</strong> You all work for our public relations office, and, in turn, we prevent your species from dying out.</p> <p><em>Humanman's face flushes.</em></p> <p><strong>Coix:</strong> Yeah, we know. Your friends spilled the beans, and we're aware that your kind is bordering on being critically endangered. What was the figure? Three hundred? No, that was the high-ball estimate. Either way, the Apaseans dying out would be bad for the both of us, because I see a lot of potential in you guys. We have the resources necessary to ensure that is never a concern for any of you ever again.</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> I'm sorry, and all you want us to do for you is public outreach?</p> <p><strong>Warden:</strong> <em>[interjecting]</em> And to stay out of any goddamn trouble.</p> <p><em>Coix leans back in his chair.</em></p> <p><strong>Coix:</strong> Do you know how many Apaseans we have captured and lost? Our recovery and containment efforts have never been in higher swing, and even when we strip away your ability to change form, you slip right through our fingers. To actually contain you all would be a security nightmare. So, we instead employ you and put all of this to rest. Because honestly, who better for the task of handling public affairs, essentially tricking people, than the only people that can trick us?</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> So, why exactly am I here? Like, me specifically.</p> <p><strong>Coix:</strong> I want you to head the department.</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> Are you stupid? Why?</p> <p><strong>Coix:</strong> Because I know very well that you only got caught again because you wanted to be. You're only here by your own volition. You're an ass, and you just want to see people trip over themselves, but I also know you care about your brothers and sisters. All I'm asking of you is for you to shift away from deceiving us and instead deceive the world. I know you're all about the size of your game.</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> Tempting, tempting.</p> <p><strong>Coix:</strong> You're stuck here anyway, so you might as well make yourself useful. Otherwise, Dr. Warden can escort you back to your containment chamber.</p> <p><em>Humanman is silent for a moment.</em></p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> I'll see what the others think. If they're in, I'm in.</p> <p><strong>Coix:</strong> Good.</p> <p><em>Coix extends his arm to shake Humanman's hand, who does not reciprocate.</em></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><strong>Addendum 2:</strong> Excerpt from the Department of Public Affairs introductory.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><span style="font-size:150%;"><strong>Public Affairs Department</strong></span> <span style="font-size:120%;"><strong><em>(Introduction)</em></strong></span><br/> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: #707070">Est. 1999, <strong>S</strong>haping <strong>C</strong>ollective <strong>P</strong>erception</span></span></p> <div class="infoblock"> <p><em>The importance of having a proficient public affairs office cannot be overstated. Any organization must maintain a positive public appearance—unless, of course, having a public appearance at all is the exact opposite of your organization's goal. The Foundation is one such exception. Within an organization that regularly confronts malevolent gods and world-eating horrors alike, the greatest threats are those threatening to lift the Veil. There is no greater danger to the Foundation than having its operations known to the world. It is paramount that the Foundation and all things anomalous are kept entirely hidden from the general public.</em></p> <p><em>Many people believe that public affairs offices are meant to inform the public and keep them in the loop, to be transparent and honest with the world, to maintain a facade of trustworthiness. In truth, this is a misconception. The goal of public affairs, even outside the Foundation, is to keep the boiling masses to a simmer through generality and deceit. Of course, that works for a typical corporation. However, more extreme measures are necessary for an atypical corporation such as the Foundation. The only way to protect normalcy as we know it is to manufacture what is true and manipulate what is not in the eyes of the public. Otherwise, the world falls apart.</em></p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><em>— Martin Senatore, Former Director of Public Affairs</em></p> </div> </div> <p><em>Veritas est fluida.</em> This is our motto, which is Latin for "truth is fluid." The Department of Public Affairs exercises this idea in everything it does, from marketing to campaigning to managing Foundation fronts, particularly those affiliated with the media. The department is responsible for everything pertaining to disinformation and maintaining the Foundation's ideal public image, which is having no public image. We cover up the Foundation's discrepancies and public incidents and filter every faucet through which information flows, from print to television, to radio, to social media.</p> <p>The Department of Public Affairs has overseen over 1,800 disinformation campaigns in the 25 years since our conception. We were preceded by the Public Relations Bureau, which was preceded by the Office of Disinformation, which was preceded by the Narrative Orchestration Commission, which was preceded by the Ministry of Information. The Foundation's central office for public relations has seen more iterations than any other department. So, what sets us apart from our predecessors? None of them have had a remotely similar impact on public perception.</p> <p>Never before has it been as easy to spread information as today, nor has it ever been easier to convince an ordinary person to believe something untrue. The widespread adoption of the internet has unlocked the ability for anyone and everyone to broadcast to a global audience. You can imagine how a department such as ours could exploit such technology. The chances are that what you think you know about the Foundation is but smoke and mirrors. You're welcome.</p> <p><em>[Excerpt from "Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire: An Introduction to Public Affairs and Outreach"]</em></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="storyblock"> <p><em>Dir. Paul Lague and Dr. Martin Senatore chat in the Site-322 break room.</em></p> <p><strong>Lague:</strong> You don't know. Maybe it'll be a rousing success after all. Ant is calculated; he's careful.</p> <p><strong>Senatore:</strong> It's a fucking joke. He's being a lunatic.</p> <p><strong>Lague:</strong> I have my reservations, but I also have full faith—</p> <p><em>Coix enters and pours himself a glass of coffee by the coffee machine.</em></p> <p><strong>Coix:</strong> Don't let me interrupt. As you two were.</p> <p><em>Neither speaks.</em></p> <p><strong>Coix:</strong> Ah, you guys are talking about me. I see.</p> <p><strong>Lague:</strong> Ant, don't be silly. We're talking about the new, incoming hires, not you specifically.</p> <p><em>Coix shifts his attention to Senatore.</em></p> <p><strong>Coix:</strong> In which case, please share your concerns, Martin.</p> <p><strong>Senatore:</strong> There are just a lot of risks with this pet project of yours that I'm afraid haven't been thoroughly evaluated.</p> <p><strong>Coix:</strong> You're afraid that I, of all people, have not been thorough enough? Go on.</p> <p><strong>Senatore:</strong> That's not what I mean. I'm just saying, for one, Apaseans are pathological liars. Even you know that. That's what they're known for! We have been in conflict with them for years. Second, you're entrusting some asshole with my department, sir!</p> <p><strong>Lague:</strong> <em>[smirks]</em> Technically, not your department anymore.</p> <p><strong>Coix:</strong> So, Martin, you have an issue with the new department head?</p> <p><strong>Senatore:</strong> Of course I do. His name is Bob fucking Humanman. What kind of a name is that?</p> <p><strong>Coix:</strong> I have been tracking the Apaseans for years. I know what they value, I know what makes them tick, and what we found out in the Miracrum trials was the Hail Mary we needed. This deal is in their best interests, and they know that. For that, I trust them to do their jobs.</p> <p><em>Lague shrugs his shoulders and turns to look at Senatore.</em></p> <p><strong>Senatore:</strong> <em>[sighs]</em> Alright, fine. I'm still mighty skeptical, but they're certainly an eccentric case, and eccentric cases call for eccentric solutions. If you believe the Apaseans are what the department needs, then I stand with you.</p> <p><strong>Coix:</strong> Thank you, Martin.</p> <p><strong>Senatore:</strong> But, if I may, why did you choose Bob Humanman as the director? He's not exactly up to the task.</p> <p><strong>Lague:</strong> Actually, I second Marty on that. Bob's incompetent, if not a sociopath. With the history you two have, you still want him to head a department?</p> <p><strong>Senatore:</strong> I mean, how can you even be sure Mr. Humanman can follow basic protocol? Are we just supposed to take your word for it? Remember what happened when the Polymorphs Department was handling him?</p> <p><strong>Coix:</strong> Martin, if you're so worried about this, how about you supervise the new director for a few weeks and make sure he acclimates well to his new position?</p> <p><strong>Senatore:</strong> Wait, no. I don't think that's necessary.</p> <p><strong>Coix:</strong> No, no, you're right. Someone needs to make sure he is up to the task and stays in line, and you have the experience. So, you'll be supervising him for the foreseeable future until he has your full support.</p> <p><em>Senatore buries his head in his hands.</em></p> <p><strong>Coix:</strong> This is a big leap, I admit, but it will pan out for us in the long haul—I know that much. Not only will this put the Foundation's conflict with the Apaseans to bed, but it will be our biggest step in communication technology and propaganda since the internet. It's genius, really.</p> <p><strong>Lague:</strong> Ant, you know you have my support.</p> <p><strong>Coix:</strong> By the way, I should be the first to tell both of you that this Public Affairs office makeover stays under wraps for the time being. Understood? You'll receive a memo from the Internal Arbitration Bureau, but I thought I'd make it clear so you don't spill the beans before then. Nobody else knows we've already swapped out all the staff.</p> <p><strong>Lague:</strong> Wait, did we do that already?</p> <p><strong>Coix:</strong> Two weeks ago, actually. You would know if you read the briefs I sent you.</p> <p><strong>Lague:</strong> Ant, you send me way too many damn papers.</p> <p><strong>Coix:</strong> The new hires have been working under the guise of the old staff to make sure the transition is as smooth as possible.</p> <p><strong>Senatore:</strong> I wasn't informed about this. I even met with the a temporary appointee filling my position. Who was that guy?</p> <p><strong>Coix:</strong> Bob. You couldn't even tell, could you?</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><strong>Addendum 3:</strong> Audio transcript from Director Paul Lague's office security camera.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>TRANSCRIPT</strong></p> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:90%;"><strong>« BEGIN LOG »</strong></span></p> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:19em;"><img alt="bob" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/local--files/scp-8350/bob"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Bob Humanman (pictured left), Director of Public Affairs.</p> </div> </div> <p><em>Humanman enters Lague's office.</em></p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> A word, please.</p> <p><strong>Lague:</strong> Oh hey, Bob. Yes, take a seat.</p> <p><em>Humanman takes a seat across from Lague, who begins spinning around in circles in his chair.</em></p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> Can I get one of those spinny chairs?</p> <p><strong>Lague:</strong> One of these? Sure. But anyways, how are things?</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> You humans just continue to amaze me. Did you know that old people on Facebook will believe literally anything?</p> <p><strong>Lague:</strong> Yeah, I buy that.</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> The department barely even has to touch that place. You should hear the stuff they believe about vaccines! They are so far gone from reality.</p> <p><strong>Lague:</strong> It sounds like you've adjusted well in your first few months.</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> Sure, except for the fact that Matthew guy is still breathing on my neck all the time. Is this whole supervision thing necessary?</p> <p><strong>Lague:</strong> Matthew? Do you mean Marty?</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> I mean, I get the apprehension and all, but I appointed my vice head, my advisors, a factotum, division leads, and all that nonsense within the first month. On top of that, everything has been running perfectly since. No major incidents to speak of yet. The transition has been smooth like butter.</p> <p><strong>Lague:</strong> No incidents… yet?</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> I'm being what people call "cautiously optimistic."</p> <p><strong>Lague:</strong> <em>[exhales]</em> Of course. That aside, I honestly had my doubts when Anthony brought you in, but my mind has since been changed.</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> I appreciate that. Oh, and I've been giving the files and anomalies at this site a gander like you suggested, and apparently, there's this freaky vending machine you guys have lying around. Do you mind—</p> <p><strong>Lague:</strong> <em>[interrupting]</em> Okay, no. Why don't we skip to why you're here?</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> Right, right. I want to talk about the department. For starters, I want to know how long I, and by extension my whole team, is going to be on that Marty guy's leash.</p> <p><strong>Lague:</strong> He was assigned to oversee you until he was satisfied with your leadership. It's a lot of power… yadda, yadda, yadda. It was Ant's call, you get it. He's hardly impeded your operations to my knowledge.</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> So, you still don't trust me after all.</p> <p><strong>Lague:</strong> I never said that! Speaking as your boss, the productivity boom in your department is nothing to scoff at. It's impressive, really, as if you all were born for this line of work.</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> Can we talk about my proposition then?</p> <p><strong>Lague:</strong> You mean the one you sent Ant in the form of a Google Slides presentation? Sure. What about it?</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> I presume he forwarded it to you?</p> <p><strong>Lague:</strong> He did, yes. But unfortunately, as a director with responsibilities and whatnot, there is a big likelihood it would get killed by my superiors if I signed off on it right now. It needs to be assessed first.</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> My department has been configuring it and vetting it for over a week. What's there to assess?</p> <p><strong>Lague:</strong> I mean by a third party, by the relevant authorities that could implement this. Your proposal wants to open up a few hundred new locations, which is totally plausible, but it would also allow the department to get in bed with world leaders and governments.</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> Asia alone has almost 5 billion people. If we coordinate with the governments of China, Indonesia, Pakistan, India, and etcetera, the Foundation's influence over the international media would not just extend to the tens of millions and hundreds of millions as you said, but to the billions—and in only a matter of minutes rather than weeks or months.</p> <p><strong>Lague:</strong> You don't have to pitch it to me, Bob. You have to pitch it to the people who would be making it happen. You'll need the vouches from the other departments and divisions that would see this through.</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> You sound like Dr. Coix.</p> <p><strong>Lague:</strong> Quiet. Listen, all of this is to say that it's easier said than done, and you're going to have to get your hands dirty in the ring.</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> What is there you could do to help?</p> <p><strong>Lague:</strong> Not much. After all, this is an inter-department and international matter. But what I can do is put through a recommendation to RAISA to have the proposal assessed. It's the quickest way to collect vouches.</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> You keep talking about vouches, but vouches for what?</p> <p><strong>Lague:</strong> For when you take it to the O5, of course.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:90%;"><strong>« END LOG »</strong></span></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="email"> <div class="tofrom"> <p><strong>To:</strong> <span style="color: navy"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">[email protected]</span></span><br/> <strong>From:</strong> <span style="color: navy"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">[email protected]</span></span><br/> <strong>Subject:</strong> Proposal No. 9544 Assessment Scheduled</p> </div> <hr/> <p>Hello, Mr. Humanman.</p> <p>I am messaging you on behalf of Site Director Lague to inform you that his request for an assessment of Proposal Number 9544 to the Records and Information Security Administration has been approved. The Administration will be sending representatives of the Engineering Division and the Oversight Committee to the Public Affairs Department headquarters on Tuesday.</p> <p>Shower beforehand, be cordial, be respectful, and do not make any inappropriate comments, so no sex jokes. Understood?</p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><em>— Dr. Anthony Coix, Site-322 Command</em></p> </div> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="email"> <div class="tofrom"> <p><strong>To:</strong> <span style="color: navy"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">[email protected]</span></span><br/> <strong>From:</strong> <span style="color: navy"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">[email protected]</span></span><br/> <strong>Subject:</strong> Re: Proposal No. 9544 Assessment Scheduled</p> </div> <hr/> <p>Fine.</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="storyblock"> <p><em>Bob Humanman and Susan Lastname, also an SCP-8350 instance and the Chief Advisor of the Public Affairs Department, talk in passing inside the department headquarters control room.</em></p> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:17em;"><img alt="susan" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/local--files/scp-8350/susan"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Susan Lastname, Chief Advisor of Public Affairs.</p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> Your job is advising, right? Advise me.</p> <p><strong>Lastname:</strong> What is it now, boss? I'm about to meet with the media team to discuss the new PayPal scandal. Involves an SCP.</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> Which one? Can I guess? How about the goblin with a drinking problem.</p> <p><strong>Lastname:</strong> What? No. What are you—nevermind. What is it you need? Walk and talk.</p> <p><em>Lastname, carrying folders and papers, rushes out the control room with Humanman following.</em></p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> Remember that proposal you and the team here helped me write?</p> <p><strong>Lastname:</strong> The one that you insisted on revising ad nauseum to the point nobody in their right mind would approve it? Yeah, I remember. I thought you hated bureaucracy.</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> Yeah, yeah, whatever. Anyways, the ol' director is having it assessed by some fucking engineers and a fucking committee.</p> <p><strong>Lastname:</strong> I take it you aren't happy about that?</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> People aren't supposed to compromise. I'm used to always getting my way.</p> <p><em>Humanman and Lastname stop walking and pause in the hallway.</em></p> <p><strong>Lastname:</strong> As am I, boss, but that doesn't fly here. Outside, you tell someone to heel, and they heel—that's why the Foundation hired us. But here, they do not heel.</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> Not easily, Susan. Not easily. In any regard, what am I going to do about the assessment?</p> <p><strong>Lastname:</strong> It should be pretty straightforward, no? Did the Site Director give you any advice?</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> Something about showing my hands and being a corridor. I skimmed the email.</p> <p><strong>Lastname:</strong> You mean being cordial?</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> That would make a lot more sense.</p> <p><strong>Lastname:</strong> I would strongly advise that, yes. If you want to get anywhere with this proposal, you need to act like a boss, boss. This isn't just about you, but our department and our people.</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> I know that.</p> <p><strong>Lastname:</strong> Have you looked into candidates for the new positions that will open if the proposal is seen through?</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> Shit! Am I supposed to have people ready?</p> <p><strong>Lastname:</strong> Don't worry. Your factotum, Al Lias, and I have already been working on it. We've drawn up a list of possible regional directors for the department now that we're physically expanding abroad.</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> Oh, sick! Okay, we'll unpack that later.</p> <p><strong>Lastname:</strong> Good idea. We'll also discuss communications management and other nooks and crannies then. Now, I'm running late, so is there anything else?</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> Nope. Go figure out the deal with that alcoholic troll.</p> <p><strong>Lastname:</strong> <em>[exasperated]</em> That's—okay, I'm going.</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><strong>Addendum 4:</strong> Logs from the assessment of Proposal N<sup><span style="text-decoration: underline;">o</span></sup> 9544.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <div style="margin: 0em -5em 0em -5em; float: center;"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="font-size:150%;"><br/> <strong>PROPOSAL N<sup><span style="text-decoration: underline;">o</span></sup> 9544</strong><br/> <strong>Dept. P.A. Expansion</strong><br/></span></p> </div> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <strong>Summary:</strong> Proposal N<sup><span style="text-decoration: underline;">o</span></sup> 9544 will add 675 new sites globally to host the Public Affairs Department and its operations. SCP-8350 instances currently on payroll will be tasked with the recruitment of the necessary employees required for operations at the new sites to run smoothly. <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:100%;"><img alt="map" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/local--files/scp-8350/map"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>New cover-up locations, hosting facilities, and department offices per the proposal.</p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Addendum 4.1:</strong> Assessment by representative of the Engineering Division, Philip Jaroslav.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>TRANSCRIPT</strong></p> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:90%;"><strong>« BEGIN LOG »</strong></span></p> <p><em>Jaroslav and Humanman arrive separately at a retired Foundation front business in Nicaragua.</em></p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> Hey, man.</p> <p><strong>Jaroslav:</strong> As you were, Mr. Humanman</p> <p><em>The two pause.</em></p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> Uh, so what's up with the freaky-deaky building?</p> <p><strong>Jaroslav:</strong> <em>[gestures to the building]</em> This is why the Engineering Division is willing to hear out your proposal. Our operations have been stretched very thin with similar recent expansions being approved for other departments. Fortunately for you, the Foundation has been slow in demolishing offices that were constructed for now-defunct programs and departments. There are several hundred still standing.</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> So, we'll be getting leftovers?</p> <p><strong>Jaroslav:</strong> No, we'd be refurbishing these locations.</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> Oh. I was looking forward to working out of a dark, rundown facility like in the spy thrillers and crime dramas.</p> <p><strong>Jaroslav:</strong> <em>[rolling eyes]</em> Anyway. We have also identified a plethora of running Foundation fronts that Public Affairs could operate out of. Mobile sites, if you will.</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> See, now we're talking. Very <em>the Continental</em>.</p> <p><strong>Jaroslav:</strong> I will presume that is some popular culture reference. In any regard, the mobile sites and refurbished facilities easily meet your request of 675 facilities.</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> Without spreading your staff much thinner?</p> <p><strong>Jaroslav:</strong> Not necessarily. My higher-ups believe that the funds that would be allocated to the Engineering Division for these new locations is inadequate compensation.</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> Inadequate compensation? You mean you want more money?</p> <p><strong>Jaroslav:</strong> Yes. Are you familiar with a <em>quid-pro-quo</em>?</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> Yes.</p> <p><strong>Jaroslav:</strong> Our funding has continued to see cuts for the past few quarters. If you can see to it that the Engineering Division is funded justly through your proposal, not just for the new sites but also to recuperate the cuts we've incurred, then you will have our vouch.</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> And how would I do that?</p> <p><strong>Jaroslav:</strong> Affix a new provision to your proposal or something. Legislatures do it all the time. Or you can negotiate with the Financial Department's budgeting team and do another <em>quid-pro-quo</em> with them.</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> And I would convince them… how?</p> <p><strong>Jaroslav:</strong> I think you know where this is going.</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> Oh.</p> <p><strong>Jaroslav:</strong> You know our terms. Now, would you like a tour of the facility? We've yet to refurbish it, obviously, but I think you'd like to know what you'll be working with.</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> Of course.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:90%;"><strong>« END LOG »</strong></span></p> <div class="infoblock"> <p style="text-align: center;">Support Status: <span style="color: #d5b85a"><strong>PENDING/UNCONFIRMED</strong></span></p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Addendum 4.2:</strong> Assessment by representative of the Oversight Committee, Oma Fran.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>TRANSCRIPT</strong></p> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:90%;"><strong>« BEGIN LOG »</strong></span></p> <p><em>Humanman meets with Fran in her office at Site-57.</em></p> <p><strong>Fran:</strong> Hello, Mr. Humanman.</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> Heyo, what's go—er, how are you?</p> <p><strong>Fran:</strong> I'm alright. Shall we begin? This shouldn't take too long.</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> Thank God.</p> <p><strong>Fran:</strong> First, I know that the geography of these new proposed locations is out of my realm of scrutiny, but per your proposal, at least one location would open in Afghanistan, Haiti, and Yemen respectively.</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> Yes, we want all of our bases covered.</p> <p><strong>Fran:</strong> To be frank, we don't necessarily have a good relationship with the governments of those countries. I'm not Foreign Relations, so I'm not one to comment on the section in your proposal about coordination with local governments, but I have concerns about establishing a propaganda manufacturer staffed by Foundation employees in those regions.</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> Applied Force, Alchemy, Tactical Theology, Antiquity, and Atypical Persuasion all operate in those regions.</p> <p><strong>Fran:</strong> Yes, but those are departments with armed personnel and treaties with the Yemeni, Afghan, and Haitian governments. I can't imagine a department focused on running contradictory propaganda reaching a similar agreement.</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> And what if we did get them to reach an agreement with us?</p> <p><strong>Fran:</strong> How would you go about achieving that?</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> We simply use our persuasive abilities on them.</p> <p><strong>Fran:</strong> Are you suggesting you and your staff would anomalously manipulate government leaders to achieve the goals of your proposal?</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> I was told I would have to get my hands dirty.</p> <p><em>Humanman and Fran sit in brief silence.</em></p> <p><strong>Fran:</strong> Well, damn. That just might work.</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> Will the Oversight Committee vouch?</p> <p><strong>Fran:</strong> Using deceptive tactics to sway powerful entities in our favor? That sounds right up our alley. I'll put in a good word to the chairwoman.</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> Thank you so much.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:90%;"><strong>« END LOG »</strong></span></p> <div class="infoblock"> <p style="text-align: center;">Support Status: <span style="color: green"><strong>IN AFFIRMATION</strong></span></p> </div> </div> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="storyblock"> <p><em>Susan Lastname and Dude (no recorded last name), also an SCP-8350 instance and public affairs officer, meet with Humanman in his office.</em></p> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:18em;"><img alt="dude" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/local--files/scp-8350/dude"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Dude, Captain of the Public Affairs Print Division.</p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Dude:</strong> Sweet pad, boss!</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> Pretty awesome, right? I even get my own spinny chair.</p> <p><strong>Dude:</strong> Is that why you insist on taking the form of a human? Their bodies are so awkward, though.</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> It's a lot more comfortable when you remove the organs and genitals.</p> <p><strong>Dude:</strong> See, this is why you're the head honcho around here.</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> Was there something you two wanted to see me about?</p> <p><em>Humanman turns his attention to Lastname.</em></p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> Susan, you're awfully quiet. Hit me!</p> <p><strong>Lastname:</strong> Uh, okay?</p> <p><em>Lastname slaps Humanman across the face.</em></p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> Damnit, Susan! It's an expression!</p> <p><strong>Lastname:</strong> Sorry. Um, we're here to update you on the team's progress with the project.</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> The <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-7779">ordeal with France</a> or the thing about the McDonald's reptile meat?</p> <p><strong>Dude:</strong> I'm sorry, the McDonald's what now?</p> <p><strong>Lastname:</strong> <em>[rolling eyes]</em> Boss, the one about the ive-oh-fay ommand-cay.</p> <p><strong>Dude:</strong> Bless you.</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> Well, how's it going, Susan? Hit m—I mean, share with me.</p> <p><strong>Lastname:</strong> You have a meeting with the O5 at two o'clock tomorrow. O5-1 will be in attendance. He's who you'll need to convince.</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> I still think we should've gone with the codenames.</p> <p><strong>Lastname:</strong> <em>[sighs]</em> Again, boss, the ones you suggested were completely inappropriate.</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> Whatever, whatever. Do we have the doppelgängers?</p> <p><strong>Lastname:</strong> All six of them, boss.</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> Six? I thought we needed seven for a majority.</p> <p><strong>Lastname:</strong> The seventh one had complications, but we'll be fine without them.</p> <p><em>There is a pause.</em></p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> Uh, okay? And where are the six originals?</p> <p><strong>Lastname:</strong> We told them they had won an all-expenses-paid free vacation. As we speak, they're on a first-class flight to the Bahamas, where they will enjoy a week-long stay at a five-star resort followed by a three-day luxury cruise.</p> <p><strong>Humanman and Dude:</strong> Lucky.</p> <p><strong>Lastname:</strong> Boss, you must bring your A-game tomorrow. Okay?</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> I always bring my A-game. What did I tell you? This is all just a bunch of bureaucratic shit. All we need is for Big—I mean, O5-1 to sign off.</p> <p><strong>Lastname:</strong> As your Chief Advisor, it's my job to ensure everything goes smoothly. So, none of your antics, don't be sarcastic, don't play coy, and stay on topic.</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> <em>[rolling eyes]</em> You sound like Paul.</p> <p><strong>Lastname:</strong> It's really simple, boss. Just take everything you would normally do and do the exact opposite. If you screw this up, we're toast.</p> <p><strong>Dude:</strong> Someone said toast?</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> <em>[groaning]</em> Ugh, fine.</p> <p><strong>Dude:</strong> And make sure to complement the guy's hair. I assume he has awesome hair.</p> <p><strong>Lastname:</strong> Lastly, don't listen to Dude whatsoever. Now, where is your suit?</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> I'm supposed to have a suit?</p> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <p><strong>Addendum 5:</strong> Minutes of Bob Humanman's meeting with the O5 command.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>TRANSCRIPT</strong></p> <hr/> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:100%;"><img alt="meeting" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/local--files/scp-8350/meeting"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Bob Humanman (pictured far left) speaking before the O5 command. O5-1 is pictured top center-left.</p> </div> </div> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:90%;"><strong>« BEGIN LOG »</strong></span></p> <p><em>Mobile Task Force Alpha-1 operatives remove Humanman's blindfold and show him to his seat. The Miracrum Shaper has been activated to protect the O5's conference room and prevent infiltrations after the meeting has begun.</em></p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> Again with the blindfold.</p> <p><strong>O5-1:</strong> Shall we begin?</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> Yes, yes. Thank you for taking the time to have me.</p> <p><strong>O5-1:</strong> Of course, Mr. Humanman. I've heard a lot about you.</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> And I've heard a lot about you.</p> <p><em>O5-1 raises an eyebrow.</em></p> <p><strong>O5-1:</strong> Have you now? From whom?</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> No, sorry, I mean, I haven't actually heard anything about you. I was trying to reciprocate the compliment. I, uh…</p> <p><em>Humanman looks at O5-1's bald head.</em></p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> I like what you've done with your hair.</p> <p><strong>O5-1:</strong> Excuse me?</p> <p><em>A few O5 lower their heads, one rubbing her eyebrows.</em></p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> Never mind. Y'know what? I'll start with what I've prepared.</p> <p><strong>O5-1:</strong> Good idea, Mr. Humanman. As the proponent of this proposal, why don't you introduce it.</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> If you look at the first reference, you'll see a copy of my proposal, number 9-5-4-4.</p> <p><em>O5-1 opens the Manila folder in front of him, and the other O5 follow suit and open theirs.</em></p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> In 2020, a proposal was approved to add 1,000 new locations for the Department of Culinary Anomalies.</p> <p><strong>O5-6:</strong> To be fair, a lot of cooking goes on in the world. Lots of anomalies.</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> What my proposal seeks to do is bring the total facility count for my department, Public Affairs, up to 700 in total. In my opinion, the needs of my department and what it is aiming to achieve are magnitudes more important than what is done by culinary anomalies. Comparing divisions alone, we have the News Broadcasting Division, the Public Office Division, the Motion Picture Division, and the Social Media Division to their Dry-Heat Cooking Division and Moist-Heat Cooking Division. It should be a no-brainer.</p> <p><strong>O5-1:</strong> You are correct, and if it was Senatore sitting in your chair, this would be a no-brainer. Boom! The department can have those locations. But you're not Senatore, are you?</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> I could be. I could also be Abe Lincoln or any president really. I could be a dinosaur, a bird, or even a half-dinosaur, half-bird hybrid.</p> <p><strong>O5-9:</strong> Boss—I mean, Mr. Humanman, I think you're missing the point.</p> <p><strong>O5-1:</strong> Thank you, Nine. Mr. Humanman, what I mean to say is that you and I have no history nor rapport, and I have no reason to see this through. In fact, I've heard you were quite the difficulty for one of our Department Heads in the past. I would be willing to approve the new locations if the Engineering Division vouched for it, which they have yet to, but even so, that is only a fraction of the expansion.</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> I know, I know. The proposal also seeks to expand our communications with world leaders, governments, and international organizations. If you turn to the third and fourth references…</p> <p><em>The O5 briefly shuffle through the papers in their folders.</em></p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> You'll see the Assistant Director of the Foreign Affairs Office and the Chairwoman of the Oversight Committee have respectively vouched for this proposal. Additionally, I have the support of my superior, Site Director Lague.</p> <p><strong>O5-1:</strong> Those are mighty credible, Mr. Humanman, but I have also been informed that the evermore International Relations Bureau refused to vouch for your proposal.</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> Are international relations and foreign affairs not literal synonyms?</p> <p><strong>O5-1:</strong> There is a divide on where our various agencies stand on your proposal.</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> You ask ten doctors what's wrong with a patient, there is going to be at least one dissenter. The fact of the matter is that this organization maintains normalcy through control, and there is no stronger means than propaganda. Public Affairs has made great use of the resources provided to it, and the Foundation has the capability to expand those resources, all to its own benefit.</p> <p><em>O5-7 nods his head.</em></p> <p><strong>O5-7:</strong> I agree with the proponent's notion.</p> <p><em>O5-1 glances at O5-7 and then shifts his attention back to Humanman.</em></p> <p><strong>O5-1:</strong> I'll reiterate that we have no rapport, you and I. Why should I, and by extension, this council, trust you in this expansion?</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> In this book I read recently, the authoritarian state controls its people by forcing two contradicting narratives on them simultaneously, doublethink. The Foundation currently operates similarly when it needs to clean up its messes and lick its wounds. It's easier said than done to convince a person to trust you over their own senses, especially in a day and age where everyone and everything is on camera and under perpetual scrutiny.</p> <p><strong>O5-1:</strong> And you aim to..?</p> <p><em>O5-1 trails off inquisitively.</em></p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> Eradicate the need for a competing narrative altogether.</p> <p><em>Several O5 lean forward in their chairs.</em></p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> If we bend world leaders to our side and make the world population doubt their own senses and reasoning, our sole, uncontested narrative will effectively become truth.</p> <p><strong>O5-1:</strong> Is this a guarantee?</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> Only once we have a location in every country, state, and territory and a communications line with every minister, president, monarch, emperor, chancellor, and premier in the world.</p> <p><em>The O5 nod along with Humanman. O5-2 leans into O5-1 and whispers in his ear. After a moment, he sits back upright.</em></p> <p><strong>O5-1:</strong> Mr. Humanman.</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> Yes?</p> <p><strong>O5-1:</strong> Two has informed me of a development with your proposal. The Communications Director of the Engineering Division has offered his vouch. Congratulations.</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> Does that mean the department is getting its expansion?</p> <p><strong>O5-1:</strong> The council and I wish to iron out any further details and concerns, but after that, if we are satisfied, I will move your proposal to a vote.</p> <p><em>Remainder of transcript abridged.</em></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:90%;"><strong>« END LOG »</strong></span></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th colspan="4">PROPOSAL N<sup><span style="text-decoration: underline;">o</span></sup> 9544 VOTE</th> </tr> <tr> <th></th> <th>YAY</th> <th>NAY</th> <th>ABSTAIN</th> </tr> <tr> <th>O5-1</th> <td style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2e5984">X</span></td> <td style="text-align: center;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;"></td> </tr> <tr> <th>O5-2</th> <td style="text-align: center;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2e5984">X</span></td> </tr> <tr> <th>O5-3</th> <td style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2e5984">X</span></td> <td style="text-align: center;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;"></td> </tr> <tr> <th>O5-4</th> <td style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2e5984">X</span></td> <td style="text-align: center;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;"></td> </tr> <tr> <th>O5-5</th> <td style="text-align: center;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2e5984">X</span></td> <td style="text-align: center;"></td> </tr> <tr> <th>O5-6</th> <td style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2e5984">X</span></td> <td style="text-align: center;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;"></td> </tr> <tr> <th>O5-7</th> <td style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2e5984">X</span></td> <td style="text-align: center;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;"></td> </tr> <tr> <th>O5-8</th> <td style="text-align: center;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2e5984">X</span></td> </tr> <tr> <th>O5-9</th> <td style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2e5984">X</span></td> <td style="text-align: center;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;"></td> </tr> <tr> <th>O5-10</th> <td style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2e5984">X</span></td> <td style="text-align: center;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;"></td> </tr> <tr> <th>O5-11</th> <td style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2e5984">X</span></td> <td style="text-align: center;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;"></td> </tr> <tr> <th>O5-12</th> <td style="text-align: center;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2e5984">X</span></td> <td style="text-align: center;"></td> </tr> <tr> <th>O5-13</th> <td style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2e5984">X</span></td> <td style="text-align: center;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;"></td> </tr> </table> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="storyblock"> <p><em>Lastname meets Humanman in Site-01's entrance block with Alpha-1 operatives on patrol.</em></p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> What time is it?</p> <p><strong>Lastname:</strong> Almost eight. You were in there for a really long time. You're still breathing, so I assume it went as planned?</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> Like clockwork. The meeting got out after like 30 minutes, and the rest of the time I spent chatting up the people in the site. It's not every day you get to be inside the big oh-one.</p> <p><strong>Lastname:</strong> Fun. It's a shame then that we'll both be amnesticized on the train..</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> Oh, I don't care what anyone in there said, as long as I made a good impression on them. It never hurts to have powerful people on your side.</p> <p><strong>Lastname:</strong> And now you're starting to think like a true bureaucrat.</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> I don't want to hear it. Though, I just realized, what are we going to do about the doppelgängers? They're still in there.</p> <p><strong>Lastname:</strong> They'll switch out in a day or two when the originals get in, just like the first time around. But, if I may, how did you know any of that would work, the whole switch-a-roo scheme?</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> Well, the O5 and everyone else we had to go through were so convinced that we were powerless against them that they let their guard down. When you want to see things in black and white, like whatever the hell memetics are, the gray will slip through.</p> <p><strong>Lastname:</strong> The gray being?</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> <em>[chuckles]</em> Something like an all-expenses paid vacation. They didn't even expect us to have people in there already. By the time the meeting started, that mirror crumbs thing already locked our guys into their forms.</p> <p><strong>Lastname:</strong> If it's all that easy, why be subservient to them? Why work for them?</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> Our goal is the same as theirs, is it not? The Foundation wants to maintain normalcy by staying in the shadows, and we've practically been doing just that for two hundred years. Together, we are strengthened.</p> <p><strong>Lastname:</strong> I suppose when you frame it like that. But, all of that aside, there's one thing I'm still confused about, boss.</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> And what's that?</p> <p><strong>Lastname:</strong> One of our guys on the inside said the Foreign Affairs Office backed our proposal, but they never even assessed it. How did you get the assistant director to vouch for it?</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> I called in a favor.</p> <p><strong>Lastname:</strong> A favor? For what?</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> Well, it turns out everyone needs something. That's all I'll say.</p> <p><em>Dr. Coix and Dr. Warden appear around the corner, and Humanman and Lastname halt.</em></p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> Hello, Dr. Coix, Dr. Warden.</p> <p><strong>Warden:</strong> Oh, it's you again.</p> <p><strong>Coix:</strong> Relax, Klein. Anyways, Mr. Humanman, I hear the proposal went through. Congratulations.</p> <p><strong>Warden:</strong> I'll second that congratulations. You've come a long way, you bastard.</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> Why thank you. Did word travel that quickly?</p> <p><strong>Coix:</strong> Site-322 command received a memo about it shortly after. Dr. Warden and I are here to see Recruitment about the new staffing.</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> Well, the department is about to get a lot bigger, huh? Do you think I'm up to the task?</p> <p><strong>Coix:</strong> I was right about you taking over the department to begin with. Was I not?</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> I never thanked you for that, by the way.</p> <p><strong>Coix:</strong> Please, you don't have to. It would be deeply unsettling coming from you, trust me.</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> You're right. So, what's next?</p> <p><strong>Coix:</strong> What's next? You keep doing what you're doing.</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> Just with a lot more people in a lot more places. We Apaseans will have to teach the new hires how to take on our abilities.</p> <p><em>Coix tilts his head in confusion.</em></p> <p><strong>Coix:</strong> It can be taught? I didn't even know that was possible.</p> <p><strong>Humanman:</strong> Of course. It's like learning a language.</p> <p><strong>Coix:</strong> <em>[clenching teeth]</em> Great.</p> <p><em>Warden rubs his eyebrows.</em></p> <p><strong>Warden:</strong> That's just lovely.</p> <p><em>Humanman does not reply. 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SCP-8357	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <br/> <strong>Item #:</strong> SCP-8357 <p><strong>Object Class:</strong> Safe</p> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> SCP-8357 is to remain stored within Site-357 indefinitely.</p> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="Head.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8357/Head.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>SCP-8357, in storage</p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8357 is the head of a terracotta figurine measuring 36x35x20mm. It is heart-shaped. Trace remnants of pigment remain on the object's face, with dry streaks trailing down from the eyes. Forehead markings indicate the absence of a headdress. A fractured collar and earspool remain.</p> <p>At time of discovery, accession records matching object's appearance were present within 73% of all museums in the global north. Anomalous interference presumed due to timeline improbabilities. All records erased without issue.</p> <p><strong>Discovery:</strong> Acquisition records lost or nonexistent. See up to date provenance below.</p> <div style="border:dashed;border-color:rgb(240,240,255);background:rgb(248,248,255);padding: 0 10px 0;margin:0 10% 0"> <p>Mexico. Date unknown. It was broken off by the neck; Now we have it.<br/></p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <div style="color:rgb(50,50,50);font-size:.6em;"> <p>Last Updated: 2nd January 1998</p> </div> </div> </div> </div></body></html>
SCP-8359	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=1&theme=https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--code/theme%3Ay2k/1&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <div class="preview"> <p>The truth is out there, if you know where to look.</p> </div> <ul class="creditRate"> <li class="rateBox folded"> <div class="rate-box-with-credit-button"> <div class="creditButton foldable-list-container"> <p><a href="javascript:;"></a></p> </div> </div> <div id="u-credit-view"> <div class="fader foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">close</a></div> <div class="modalcontainer"> <div class="modalbox"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2><span>Info</span></h2> </div> <hr/> <div class="close-credits foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">X</a></div> <div class="credit first"> <p><strong>SCP-8359:</strong> 3am<br/> <strong>Author:</strong> <span class="printuser avatarhover"><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/jakdragonx" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(5588260); return false;"><img alt="JakdragonX" class="small" src="https://www.wikidot.com/avatar.php?userid=5588260&amp;size=small&amp;timestamp=1734584692" style="background-image:url(https://www.wikidot.com/userkarma.php?u=5588260)"/></a><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/jakdragonx" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(5588260); return false;">JakdragonX</a></span>, <span class="printuser avatarhover"><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/completeindie" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(5632962); return false;"><img alt="CompleteIndie" class="small" src="https://www.wikidot.com/avatar.php?userid=5632962&amp;size=small&amp;timestamp=1734584692" style="background-image:url(https://www.wikidot.com/userkarma.php?u=5632962)"/></a><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/completeindie" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(5632962); return false;">CompleteIndie</a></span></p> <p><em>The truth is out there if you know where to look.</em></p> <p>Originally written by <span class="printuser avatarhover"><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/jakdragonx" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(5588260); return false;"><img alt="JakdragonX" class="small" src="https://www.wikidot.com/avatar.php?userid=5588260&amp;size=small&amp;timestamp=1734584692" style="background-image:url(https://www.wikidot.com/userkarma.php?u=5588260)"/></a><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/jakdragonx" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(5588260); return false;">JakdragonX</a></span>, completed by <span class="printuser avatarhover"><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/completeindie" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(5632962); return false;"><img alt="CompleteIndie" class="small" src="https://www.wikidot.com/avatar.php?userid=5632962&amp;size=small&amp;timestamp=1734584692" style="background-image:url(https://www.wikidot.com/userkarma.php?u=5632962)"/></a><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/completeindie" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(5632962); return false;">CompleteIndie</a></span> as part of <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/deer-college-spring-cleaning-event">The Spring Cleaning Event</a>.</p> </div> <hr/> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="border: solid 1px #999999; background: #f2f2c2; padding:5px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <h4 id="toc0"><span>NOTICE FROM THE RECORDS AND INFORMATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION</span></h4> <p><em>Site-119's Department of Cyberanomalous Investigations and Security (DCIS) is currently investigating possible concerns with SCP-8359 after several changes in its anomalous properties were detected.</em></p> <p><em>Until said investigations conclude, all information revealed by this anomaly is to be considered misinformation and all interactions with SCP-8359 must be prohibited indefinitely.</em></p> <p>— Maria Jones, RAISA Director</p> </div> </div> <p><strong>ITEM #:</strong> SCP-8359</p> <p><strong>OBJECT CLASS:</strong> Keter/Thaumiel</p> <p><strong>SPECIAL CONTAINMENT PROCEDURES:</strong> SCP-8359 is contained within an air-gapped Object Containment Unit (OCU) located in Sublevel 14 of Site-119. The anomaly remains physically quarantined on a web server owned by Homloch Web Hosting, as all attempts to migrate or clone SCP-8359 elsewhere have been unsuccessful thus far.</p> <p>Automated programs are to continuously monitor SCP-8359 for irregular activity or sudden anomalous manifestations. In the event that said activity is detected, standard online containment procedures are to be enacted. Total deletion of SCP-8359-related phenomena is prioritized over isolating and/or discrediting the flagged postings. If none of the aforementioned can be completed successfully, then immediate escalation procedures, up to and including mass-amnesticization, has been authorized.</p> <p>Additionally, all Site-119 IT-related equipment is to be inspected and updated regularly to prevent the likelihood of intrusion or cyberattack by potential threat actors.</p> <p>The containment specialist of SCP-8359 is Senior Researcher Anderson Janssen.</p> <p><strong>DESCRIPTION:</strong> SCP-8359 is an internet forum loosely parodying <a href="/parawatch-hub">Parawatch.net</a> found at the web address <a href="javascript:;">https://unxplainedxtranormal.cu/truths</a>, established in November 2021. Any post made to the forum board between 03:00 to 04:00 local time will extensively detail the name, location, and description of a random anomaly, typically bearing the following message at the end:</p> <blockquote> <p>The truth is out there if you know where to look.</p> <p>— X.</p> </blockquote> <p>There is no obvious source of SCP-8359’s information, nor any reason for its anomalous effects being limited to one hour per day. The anomalies described by SCP-8359 include those both unknown and known to the Foundation, often possessing greater detail than current database records. The anomalous effect manifests after a drafted post is submitted to the forum. The post is then immediately edited with the anomalous information, presumably by PoI-8359, "X."<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup></p> <p>Prior to containment, the public nature of SCP-8359 led to several incidents in which the general public became aware of, and subsequently came into contact with, uncontained anomalous phenomena. Fortunately, the phrasing of SCP-8359 instances regarding Foundation-held anomalies did not contain enough information to trigger a ßK-Class "Lifted Veil" scenario. It is also believed that all information supplied by SCP-8359 is factual and useful to the Foundation, as all posts regarding currently documented anomalies have been found to be extremely accurate.</p> <p>At Dr. Janssen's suggestion, SCP-8359 is pending Keter/Thaumiel secondary classification, due to its nature as a tool to detect anomalies.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>ADDENDUM ONE — SCP-8359 POST:</strong> Described below is a summarized example of an SCP-8359 post, written on 06/02/2022 at roughly 3:19 A.M. The post itself quickly became popular and was subsequently shared throughout different social media platforms including <a href="https://www.reddit.com">Reddit</a> and <a href="https://www.twitter.com">Twitter</a>, prompting Foundation intervention and the amnesticization of ██,███ civilians. The post was later deleted by automated Foundation webscrubbers, after having been seen by 1.2k users, before shared posts and articles.</p> <blockquote> <p>Good morning, fellow truthers.</p> <p>The world may try to DECEIVE us, but we see with open eyes. Another paranormal discovery was made today. And she's quite the troublemaker too.</p> <p>For all intents and purposes she is a ghost. Young, fearless, and quite the lonely little girl. Better be careful with this one my friends, lest she tries to <a href="/hogslice-makes-a-friend">kill you with her online charm</a>. Big Gov thinks they have little miss Maddie UNDER CONTROL, but do you really think you can <a href="/scp-6764">contain someone that doesn't truly exist?</a></p> <p>Stay frosty, believers. And remember, we are always being lied to.</p> <p>The truth is out there if you know where to look.</p> <p>— X.</p> </blockquote> <p><strong>ADDENDUM TWO — RECOVERY:</strong> Following further postings on the UnXplainedXtranormal's message board, the immediate containment of SCP-8359 was escalated as an utmost priority. Initial attempts to bring the website offline through Denial-of-Service (DoS) and Distributed-Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks were tried, although they were not successful in preventing SCP-8359 posts from manifesting.</p> <p>Foundation personnel then attempted containment via seizure of the physical server hosting SCP-8359 from Homloch Web Hosting. However, upon bringing the server to Site-119 for testing, all attempts to connect or directly interface with SCP-8359 resulted in the following.</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>ERROR CODE #06494:</strong> "i never negotiate with terrorists"</p> </blockquote> <p>The next day, another post was made by PoI-8359 on the forum board, at roughly 3:55 A.M. Despite the physical SCP-8359 server being offline, the post itself was seen by no less than 2.1k unique viewers, all of which are currently under investigation:</p> <blockquote> <p>Fellow truthers, I bring forth a troubling message.</p> <p>It seems that Big Gov has finally got to us. While we knew that such a day might come, I was hoping we would atleast have some more time together. They have already tried SILENCING us once earlier last night, but I have no doubt that they ran into some unforeseen trouble. Sorry about that, btw : )</p> <p>Today, our paranormal discovery is a short one. Just a measly little <a href="/scp-5510">Samsung brand TV remote</a>. You'd think it was nothing if you merely glanced at it. But no, truthers, we ARE much smarter than that. For, you see, this remote allows the user to rewind, fast-forward, pause, and play with time itself. You can find it off the Eastern Coast, inside Big Gov facility number 15 on the second floor.</p> <p>Good luck, my friends.</p> <p>The truth is out there if you know where to look.</p> <p>— X.</p> <p>(P.S. I know you're reading this, Feds. I'd stop trying to control us if were you. <3)</p> </blockquote> <p><strong>ADDENDUM THREE — INVESTIGATION:</strong> Concluding the most recent SCP-8359 post, efforts to locate PoI-8359 were underway. As no information pinpointing the location of PoI-8359 was ever recovered from the SCP-8359 server, a subsequent raid of Homloch Web Hosting's headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska was performed under the guise of a bi-yearly health inspection, in an attempt to determine who had owned the server. During this time, the following error message appeared.</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>ERROR CODE #30114:</strong> "yeah, not gonna be that easy, Big Gov"</p> </blockquote> <p>While evidence corroborating the identity of PoI-8359 wasn't found, another SCP-8359 post was made on the same day at approximately 3:23 A.M., resulting in 3.5k unique viewers before Foundation webscrubbers removed the posting.</p> <blockquote> <p>Dear truthers, Big Gov has hit the BOTTOM of the FUCKING BARREL.</p> <p>Of course WE knew this would happen! It shouldn't surprise ANY of us that these DEMON WORSHIPPERS and CULT LEADERS would do anything to keep their power. From stealing blood from OUR children to all the SATANIC rituals in our popular media, we can't even trust DISNEY to give us reliable content! But, we must take blame as well, truthers. We've also been blinded. Blinded by our ignorance, thinking that we are all IMMUNE to these so-called "officials."</p> <p>We are NOT safe! Today Big Gov finally went after me — even trying to hunt me down at my old work for "health reasons." HEALTH??? The company does web hosting, for Christ's sake! No, my esteemed followers, this was a RAID. A raid targeted at YOURS TRULY.</p> <p>We AREN'T asking much! We just want our ANSWERS, because Big Gov thinks they're allowed to keep SECRETS that could put the WORLD AT RISK!</p> <p>NOW I'M MAD. FUCK THE GOVERNMENT!</p> <p>THE TRUTH IS STILL OUT THERE, AND IT'S ON US TO FIND IT!</p> <p>— X.</p> </blockquote> <p>A complete investigation into Homloch Web Hosting's past personnel was performed by Dr. Janssen, and after analyzing, a possible identity for PoI-8359 has been established as Emmet Parcaval, an employee of Homloch Web Hosting who had been let go for tampering with the company's electronics, and for 'overt disruptive' opinions. Parcaval was declared missing in late 2021.</p> <p><strong>ADDENDUM FOUR — INCIDENT:</strong> Following further attempts to breach the physical SCP-8359 server, Senior Researcher Janssen received the following warning message, shortly before the server promptly went down.</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>ERROR CODE #00001:</strong> "i found you, feds"</p> </blockquote> <p>Later that day, at 23:11 PM, SCP-8359 went back online, and shortly after Foundation webcrawlers detected a post made at that same time in which a total of 5.4k unique viewers witnessed. Attempts to delete this post, and any post since, have failed.</p> <blockquote> <p>NAME: Anderson "Andy" Janssen<br/> AGE: 37<br/> INTERESTS: Basketball, Reading, Anime, and Fanfiction<br/> LOCATION: ███ ████████ ███., ███████, ██<br/> EMPLOYER: Big Gov</p> <p>TRUTHERS, YOU KNOW WHERE TO LOOK.</p> <p>— X.</p> </blockquote> <p>The following day, Dr. Janssen was killed in his personal home by an unknown assailant at approx. 6am. The following image was taken from his home by Foundation staff.</p> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">+ Access Media</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">- Close Media</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:75%;"><img alt="spraypaint.png" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8359/spraypaint.png" style="width:100%;"/> <div class="scp-image-caption" style="width:100%;"> <p>Image captured at 12:22PM at ███ ████████ ███., ███████, ██.</p> </div> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div> </div> </div> <p>SCP-8359 is now posting approx. every twenty-five minutes, and all posts since have since followed a similar format and theme, seemingly targeting Foundation, GOC, and UIU members indiscriminately regardless of rank, clearance, and relevance to SCP-8359 containment. Reclassified to Keter.</p> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. 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SCP-8372	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=1&theme=https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--code/theme%3Aclassic/1&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <ul class="creditRate"> <li class="rateBox folded"> <div class="rate-box-with-credit-button"> <div class="creditButton foldable-list-container"> <p><a href="javascript:;"></a></p> </div> </div> <div id="u-credit-view"> <div class="fader foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">close</a></div> <div class="modalcontainer"> <div class="modalbox"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2><span>Info</span></h2> </div> <hr/> <div class="close-credits foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">X</a></div> <div class="credit first"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><strong><a href="http://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/ralliston-s-authorpage">More by this author</a></strong></p> </div> </div> <hr/> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div> <table class="itemInfo darkbox"> <tr> <td class="alignL"><span class="itemInfoHeading bt"><span class="infofield_1">ITEM:</span></span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>SCP-8372</td> <td class="alignR"><span class="itemInfoHeading bt"><span class="infofield_3">LEVEL</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>5/8372</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="alignL"><span class="itemInfoHeading bt bh"><span class="infofield_2 bh">CLASS:</span></span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>safe</td> <td class="alignR"><span class="itemInfoHeading bt">top-secret</span></td> </tr> </table> <p><a class="disruptionHeader" href="/anomaly-classification-system-guide" style="background-color: hsl(0, 0%, 40%);" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 900;">DISRUPTION CLASS:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>dark</a></p> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <hr/> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>SPECIAL CONTAINMENT PROCEDURES:</strong></span> Until the RAISA-led investigation into how the existence of SCP-8372 has escaped Foundation notice can be concluded, personnel entering the facility are not to interact with any of the objects contained inside. Civilian entry into SCP-8372 is to be prevented per standard protocol.</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>DESCRIPTION:</strong></span> SCP-8372 is an abandoned underground storage facility located in northern Tibet. Consisting of four levels, it acts as a warehouse for numerous minor anomalous and mundane objects of interest connected to the late Daevite Empire from various ages of its existence, contained and cataloged by SCP-8372's previous overseers. The facility at large possesses no anomalous qualities. The door leading into the structure — which had been barred from the inside prior to Foundation discovery — bears a placard that reads:</p> <div class="blockquote" style="background: hsl(20, 15%, 98%); border: solid 1px hsl(0, 0%, 70%); font-size: 120%; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"> <p>異學會財產<br/> 禁止訪問<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup></p> </div> <p>The Abnormality Institute was a Foundation precursor organization that was dissolved following its integration into the emergent Foundation in 1870. During the aforementioned merge, all Institute facilities, personnel, and documentations were integrated into Foundation control and structure; it is unknown why SCP-8372 was not. Similarly, none of the other aforementioned materials bear any references or even suggestions as to the facility's existence.</p> <p>The purpose of SCP-8372 — if any existed at all, other than the storage of the artifacts contained therein — remains unknown.</p> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>ADDENDUM 8372-1:</strong></span> Description of SCP-8372 Floors</p> <p>The first floor contains various pieces of art — tapestries, vases, paintings, scrolls, etc. — depicting and/or relating to Daevite royalty. Though all pieces invariably depict said royalty in the background of disastrous events<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup> all low Cognitive Resistance Value (CRV) individuals who interact with these works will invariably be incapable of focusing on said events, instead wholly fixating on the depicted royalty, whom they describe as "civilized" and "cultured."</p> <p>The second floor houses royal memorabilia which had once belonged to the Maharani of Daevon and her matriarchal court, such as the royal crown, jewels, rings, and ritual daggers. Although most of these objects are not of Daevite make, low CRV individuals will not be capable of recognizing them as such, claiming that they have been made, found, and (when directly confronted) secured from destruction from the locals by the Daevites.</p> <p>The third floor stores statues of varying sizes and makes, depicting various different Maharanis of Daevon. The most frequently depicted monarch is Ridhima VII, known for her conquest and enslavement of proto-Nälkä peoples. Although low CRV observers will be incapable of recognizing this fact, all of her statues are constructed utilizing carnomancy, an art only practiced by Nälkä cultures. Though Ridhima VII's depictions vary, a large majority of them show her riding a great steed, beneath which several other individuals of different cultures follow in its wake.</p> <p>The fourth floor holds armaments utilized by Daevite military forces. It is the only part of the entire SCP-8372 complex which is not covered by a thick layer of dust and shows no signs of age. Low CRV individuals who get in any way wounded by the weapons refuse to acknowledge this, often resorting to anger and violence when confronted with direct and irrefutable evidence of their wounds. When asked to explain their injuries, none of the subjects have been capable of forming a coherent answer.</p> <p>Although the staircase which connects all floors ends with the fourth floor, Foundation scans revealed the existence of one more area directly beneath it. Following the removal of a thin layer of unevenly stacked tiles, personnel discovered a large cave that contained approximately 50,000 human bodies.</p> <p>All of them have been unnaturally preserved and show no signs of decomposition. The corpses appear to have been carefully stacked inside the grotto into meticulously even positions, similar to the placement of bricks. Together, the bodies create a structure which appears almost like scaffolding. It reaches high into the cave, right next to its ceiling and the place in which it connects to the SCP-8372 complex, which it appears to be propping up; it is unclear whether the facility would hold up without it.</p> <p>All individuals — no matter their CRV — are fully incapable of recognising or describing the faces of any of the corpses. All of the bodies bear clothing of non-Daevite make.</p> </div> <div class="licensebox"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Hide Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>Cite this page as:</p> <div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <blockquote> <p>"<a href="/scp-8372">SCP-8372</a>" by Ralliston, from the <a href="https://scpwiki.com">SCP Wiki</a>. Source: <a href="https://scpwiki.com/scp-8372">https://scpwiki.com/scp-8372</a>. 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SCP-8380	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div class="preview"> <p>2024 Anthology Day 5</p> </div> <ul class="creditRate"> <li class="rateBox folded"> <div class="rate-box-with-credit-button"> <div class="creditButton foldable-list-container"> <p><a href="javascript:;"></a></p> </div> </div> <div id="u-credit-view"> <div class="fader foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">close</a></div> <div class="modalcontainer"> <div class="modalbox"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2><span>Info</span></h2> </div> <hr/> <div class="close-credits foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">X</a></div> <div class="credit first"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <blockquote> <p>But let me tell you, brother<br/> Still waters go stagnant<br/> Bodies bloat<br/> And the cellar door is an open throat</p> </blockquote> <p>(The Mountain Goats - The House that Dripped Blood)</p> <p>Surface Tension</p> <p><a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/trouts-authorpage">Troutmaskreplica's author page</a></p> </div> </div> <hr/> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> <hr/> <hr/> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> SCP-8380 events are to be monitored through an established surveillance network. Any person whose last whereabouts may include swimming pools, spas, or reservoirs should be investigated immediately by Mobile Task Force Omega-9 ("Land Down Under").</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8380 is a phenomenon relating to man-made bodies of water. SCP-8380 events always end with the disappearance of a single person.</p> <p>SCP-8380 events occur without any prior indication. Whenever an individual is targeted by SCP-8380, they will become unable to surface the affected body of water. Other individuals are able to move freely, but any attempts to free the victim will inevitably fail, with the most common result including the water itself forcibly pushing people away. Following the victim being fully submerged, they will gradually become incorporeal and transparent, before completely disappearing.</p> <p>Listed below is an abridged log of SCP-8380 events.</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Instance:</strong> 8380.17<br/> <strong>Date:</strong> 06/11/1995<br/> <strong>Victim:</strong> Annelise Marie Johnson<br/> <strong>Description:</strong> A confirmed instance of SCP-8380 occurred at a public pool with numerous witnesses present. An adult female, later identified as Annelise Marie Johnson, was seen struggling against an unseen force. Witnesses reported that while she was sinking, the water was only 1.5 feet deep, being in the reef.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup> More specifically, they report seeing her shape slowly sinking into the floor while her body became intangible. Remains were uncovered several days later.</p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p><strong>Instance:</strong> 8380.73<br/> <strong>Date:</strong> 07/30/2001<br/> <strong>Victim:</strong> Alexander Sterling III<br/> <strong>Description:</strong> Recovered from phone footage posted online. Alexander Sterling III was a devoted catholic, who eventually decided to undergo a baptism at his local church. When he first stepped into the pool, SCP-8380 manifested and dragged him underwater. The priest attending the event was shocked and accidentally let go of him, leading to Sterling vanishing from view. Upon drainage of the pool, several fragments of hair and teeth were found.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup></p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p><strong>Instance:</strong> 8380.125<br/> <strong>Date:</strong> 08/06/2022<br/> <strong>Victim:</strong> Jenny H. Lee<br/> <strong>Description:</strong> See below.</p> <p>The footage below was taken directly from the ████ Public Center's indoor pool. This event was originally filed as a missing persons report. However, when Lee's friends confessed that they entered the premises, the following relevant footage was uncovered.</p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>« <strong>BEGIN LOG</strong> »</p> </div> <p><strong>[00:00]</strong> CCTV footage begins, depicting the pool area. A nearby window is pulled open.</p> <p><strong>[00:11]</strong> A group of teenagers, identified as Jenny Lee, Ryan Pillsbury, and several others, are seen entering. They appear to talk to each other as they make their way to the edge of the pool.</p> <p><strong>[00:25]</strong> The group dives into the pool, playing and splashing each other. Lee stares into the water before hesitantly deciding to join them.</p> <p><strong>[00:37]</strong> A shift in Lee's demeanor is noticed; her strokes become erratic, her expression distressed. They initially joke, but after seeing her have difficulty breathing, Pillsbury attempts to save her. Footage shows that the water clinging to Lee morphs into hands and physically grabs onto her hair, yanking her head beneath the surface.</p> <p><strong>[00:49]</strong> The group appears to panic as they witness her movements. Pillsbury attempts to reach her, but fails. She tries to move her hand above the water by grabbing onto the side of the pool, but the surface sticks around her and force her back under.</p> <p><strong>[01:08]</strong> Lee continues to sink in her panic, with her movements growing weaker against the unseen force. Pillsbury continues to try to pull her out, but fails. He grabs her hand, but the water forcibly shoves him away.</p> <p><strong>[01:23]</strong> The water around Lee begins to ripple unnaturally. Her friends stare, with one of them nearly vomiting. Lee's yelling is heavily muted by the water, but a distorted howl is audible.</p> <p><strong>[01:35]</strong> The water surges violently, with Lee being dragged beneath the surface, her shape slowly vanishing. Pillsbury dives under but quickly resurfaces. He appears distraught as the water shoves him onto the side of the pool.</p> <p><strong>[01:43]</strong> Lee manages to pull herself up from the water on the side of the pool, but her entire body is covered in a thick layer of water. She attempts to beg for help, although her voice is garbled and muffled due to the water. Shortly after, she is dragged below the surface, her outline dissipating completely.</p> <p><strong>[01:48]</strong> The remaining teenagers, visibly shaken, scramble out of the pool area after arguing for several minutes.</p> <p><strong>[01:58]</strong> Lee's crying is no longer audible.</p> <p><strong>[02:14]</strong> Silence on recording.</p> <p><strong>[03:19]</strong> A single rib surfaces.</p> </blockquote> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="licensebox"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Hide Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>Cite this page as:</p> <div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <blockquote> <p>"<a href="/scp-8380">SCP-8380</a>" by TroutMaskReplica, from the <a href="https://scpwiki.com">SCP Wiki</a>. Source: <a href="https://scpwiki.com/scp-8380">https://scpwiki.com/scp-8380</a>. Licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/">CC-BY-SA</a>.</p> </blockquote> </div> </div> <p>For information on how to use this component, see the <a href="/component:license-box">License Box component</a>. To read about licensing policy, see the <a href="/licensing-guide">Licensing Guide</a>.</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Filename:</strong> anthology.jpeg<br/> <strong>Name:</strong> Splashy New Year New Orleans<br/> <strong>Author:</strong> Bart Everson<br/> <strong>License:</strong> Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic<br/> <strong>Source Link:</strong> <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Splashy_New_Year_New_Orleans.jpg">https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Splashy_New_Year_New_Orleans.jpg</a></p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p><strong>Filename:</strong> thumbnail.png<br/> <strong>Name:</strong> StateLibQld 1 109508 Crowd at the swimming pool, ca. 1910<br/> <strong>Author:</strong> State Library of Queensland<br/> <strong>License:</strong> Public Domain<br/> <strong>Source Link:</strong> <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:StateLibQld_1_109508_Crowd_at_the_swimming_pool,_ca._1910.jpg">https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:StateLibQld_1_109508_Crowd_at_the_swimming_pool,_ca._1910.jpg</a></p> </blockquote> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="earthworm earthworm--old-syntax-first-{$first} earthworm--old-syntax-last-{$last} earthworm--old-syntax-hub-{$hub} earthworm--anth24 {$class}"> <div class="first earthworm__previous" data-title="Masklophobia: A Murder Onstage"> <p><a href="/scp-8906">Masklophobia: A Murder Onstage</a></p> </div> <div class="hub earthworm__hub" data-title="Anthology 2024"> <p><a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-anthology-2024">Anthology 2024</a></p> </div> <div class="last earthworm__next" data-title="Ergophobia: Without Regards"> <p><a href="/scp-8980">Ergophobia: Without Regards</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. An area of a pool designed for young children.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-2"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-2')">2</a>. None of these fragments are genetically related to Sterling, but instead, seventeen other missing persons.</div> </div> </div></body></html>
SCP-8383	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <p><strong>Item #:</strong> SCP-8383</p> <p><strong>Object Class:</strong> Neutralized</p> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> All surviving cultural and religious artifacts of SCP-8383 origin, previously held by the Foundation or its predecessor organizations, have been repatriated to select museums and Orthodox Christian religious institutions under the terms of the <em>Final Settlement with Respect to the <a href="/excerpts-regarding-st-sophia">Saint Sophia</a> Christians</em>.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup> All militarized artifacts of SCP-8383 origin have been dismantled and secured in various Reliquary Sites for long-term storage. An annual audit is to be conducted by a joint committee consisting of representatives from the Department of Theology, Legal Department, and Ethics Committee regarding the Foundation's continuing obligations to meet the terms of the <em>Final Settlement</em>, namely the provision of official Protectorate status to the SCP-8383 community<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup> and the regular payment of reparations via the Foundation front organization "Friendly Society of St. Sophia of Rome."<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-3" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-3')">3</a></sup></p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8383 collectively designates the formerly anomalous cultural heritage of the Orthodox Christian ethnoreligious group known as the Saint Sophia Christians.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-4" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-4')">4</a></sup> Prior to the neutralization of SCP-8383 on September 17, 1912,<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-5" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-5')">5</a></sup> in an event referred to in parahistorical literature as the "St. Sophia Iconoclasm," anomalous cultural and religious practices of SCP-8383 included, but were not limited to:</p> <ul> <li>The creation of "living icons," semi-sentient mechanical depictions of saints recognized by the Orthodox Christian tradition,</li> <li>The manufacture of autonomous mechanical weapons, largely congruent to designs found in the Mekhanite <em>Book of Schemata</em>,<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-6" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-6')">6</a></sup></li> <li>Spiritual and psychic communion with an ancient artificial intelligence of <a href="/church-of-the-broken-god-hub">Mekhanite</a> origin known as "St. Sophia of Ephesus," from which the SCP-8383 community derives its common name.</li> </ul> <p>SCP-8383's anomalous manufacturing capabilities (primarily, with respect to autonomous mechanical weapons) were historically patronized by Orthodox Christian states, up to the early 20th century CE. These included the Eastern Roman Empire (a state now known by modern parahistorians to be <a href="/scp-4066">deeply interpenetrated with anomalous activity</a>), the Tsardom of Russia, and the Russian Empire. It should be noted that the Seventh Section of His Imperial Majesty's Own Imperial Chancellery<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-7" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-7')">7</a></sup> (aka "Tsar's Seers"), a Foundation predecessor organization operating under the auspices of the Imperial Russian state prior to the <a href="/wrong-proposal">Forbidden City Convention</a>, regularly exploited SCP-8383 capabilities, including the use of corvée labor extracted from individuals trafficked from the SCP-8383 community under the pretense of repayments to the Tsar of Russia for his services as "Protector of the Eastern Christians."</p> <p>The self-neutralization of SCP-8383 was effected on September 17, 1912 as a direct consequence of the actions of Foundation predecessor organizations in a previous iteration of consensus reality during <a href="/wrong-proposal">Occult War</a> <em><a href="/wrong-proposal">i</a></em>. Owing to its extended period of self-neutralization and relevance as a case study in paraimperialism by organizations operating under the Veil and the conservancy of benign anomalous cultural resources, SCP-8383 and relevant historical excerpts pertaining to it have been broadly declassified to researchers with Level 5 clearance and above for educational purposes.</p> <h4 id="toc0"><span>Excerpt 1: From <em>Personal Narratives of Occult War</em> i, O5-3</span></h4> <div style="border: solid 2px #000000; width: 570px; padding: 1px 15px; margin: 10px 10px 10px 40px; box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,.2);"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <p>… Now, on to <a href="/scp-2515">Napoleon's</a> public institution of the "Neo-Gnostic" heresy—and here I must digress, because "Neo-Gnosticism"? What rubbish! All of us behind the Veil knew that this was dug out of the same spiritual graveyard as the Broken God who has been trotted out over and over again for every occult war of the past three millennia. How tedious! But Bonaparte, that brazen Antichrist, had the temerity to slap on a new coat of Enlightenment paint over an old heresy and put on airs as the prophet of Dea Europa. <em>Kyrie eleison!</em></p> <p>But enough of my personal prejudices. Napoleon's "Neo-Gnostic" creed was a gross affront to the governing consensus of the bygone 19th century. For so many centuries European occult warfare was a gentleman's matter, not to be spoken of outside polite company, and always executed with plausible deniability. But here stood Napoleon, now Caesar and Pope all-in-one, at the head of the Continental Army, with a myriad mechanical legions pointed eastward, toward the Urals, the all-Russian nation, and of course, the <a href="/scp-140">Daevas</a>—not that I entirely blame him, however, since without drastic measures being taken all Europe might have soon fallen to the Daevas. The <a href="/scp-2617">Grigori</a> did their part against Daevon, of course, quaint relics of a time in which bargains with the heavenly Powers were the height of occult warfare—alas, I digress again.</p> <p>On my advice the Tsar granted Napoleon's army safe passage through our empire, and lent the Grigori to him for the duration of the Siberian Campaign, in exchange for a treaty of non-aggression, which was granted and henceforth sealed in celestial oath by our Section before the eyes of the Grigori. Nevertheless we knew that it was folly to trust the Corsican bandit-king, oath or no oath, for with Daevon disposed of he would surely turn the remnants of his mechanical legions upon us. And with <a href="/scp-2309">Gog and Magog</a> spilling out of the Caucasus, it became a matter of survival for the Russian state to uncover new means of waging occult war. We found our answer in the Christians of Saint Sophia, a quaint lot of sectarians<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-8" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-8')">8</a></sup> who had long been patronized by the tsars for their wondrous icons. (Frankly, I always thought such patronage was blasphemous. Holiness lies in the lives of the saints, not some moving image.)</p> <p>It turns out they knew how to make more than just icons. "Coming in sheep's clothing, but inwardly ferocious wolves," they had the appearance of Orthodoxy but in truth they were partisans of that same Broken God of Napoleon's, whom they propitiated under the blasphemous name of St. Sophia, saying that she had been made a follower of Our Lord Jesus Christ by the Apostle Philip himself—how ludicrous, and yet, exactly what the Russian state needed. The agents of the Seventh Section swept all Greece and Crimea for the Sophians<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-9" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-9')">9</a></sup>—Anatolia being, of course, under Napoleon's client kingdom of Ionia and the Sublime Porte—and put them to work in new manufactories, where they would toil at building a mechanical army to rival Napoleon's. It was to be their redemption, and our salvation—but it turned out to all be vanity in the end, when the new century came and all we knew of that accursed war was swept into the dustbin of memory. Now, regarding Tümed …</p> </div> </div> <h4 id="toc1"><span>Excerpt 2: From <em>Chaos and Catallaxy: The Foundation and Its Origins</em>, O5-2</span></h4> <div style="border: solid 2px #000000; width: 570px; padding: 1px 15px; margin: 10px 10px 10px 40px; box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,.2);"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <p>It soothes the ego of some contemporary operatives to think that our predecessor organizations operated as a harmonious whole upon the ratification of the Forbidden City Convention, and indeed this convenient revisionist history is the one related to most employees. The less they know about our first days, the better, lest perhaps they glimpse the productive tension that lies below the surface and are inspired to usher in a new era of creative destruction. Indeed, a dialectical analysis of history will reveal …</p> <p>… I will relate a curious incident from the first days, when national spirits still ran high in the Foundation and independence from the Great Powers was not yet fully established. In those days the Russian element operated not so differently from the Tsar's Seventh Section that proceeded them. It is a well-established fact that for a while that the hangman Stolypin and his political successors had a direct line to the (always obliging) National Administrator in Russia, until, of course, the system of national administrations was abolished in the Great Reform of 1913, without which our organization would probably not have survived the tumultuous days of the Great War. This Reform was not a simple matter of good governance, as some would like to spin it, but a direct consequence of internal conflict engendered by unstable initial conditions.</p> <p>On September 17, 1912, a great number of anomalous items in Foundation custody, of Saint Sophia Christian origin, ceased to exhibit anomalous behavior. Most of these items were held by the Russian administration, owing to the extended past patronage of the Sophians by the Tsar's Seventh Section (if indeed one can call being held at gunpoint and being forced to perform esoteric rites as a condition of protection a form of patronage), but my own French section and the British section, as well as to a lesser extent the Italian section, maintained an extensive collection of such objects due to past adventures by our respective imperial Powers in the Near East.</p> <p>For most of us, the cessation of anomalous activity in these items was a curiosity or perhaps even a cause for celebration (the sheer quantity of amnestics administered in those early days for every time a talking bronze bauble emerged from some bazaar or backwater parish would astound you). The Russian administration, however, fell into a panic as a great number of their "anomalous assets" ceased to function. It only emerged after the consolidation of national registers in 1913 that for the first decade of the Foundation's existence, the Russian section continued to administer the Tsarist practice of levying ten combat-ready automatons from the Sophians as an annual tribute of "gratitude for the Tsar's protection of Eastern Christians." Indeed by time of the Great Reform it was found that the Russian administration had accumulated over 5,000 now-inert automatons!</p> <p>What happened next was most curious. In June of 1913 the Russian state desired to carry out a persecution of the <em>imiaslavie</em> movement<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-10" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-10')">10</a></sup> among monastics at Mount Athos.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-11" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-11')">11</a></sup> For this purpose they outfitted an entire warship, the <em>Kherson</em>, with soldiers, and dispatched it to Mount Athos to arrest the offending monks. This also served as a most convenient pretext for the Russian administration of the nascent Foundation to send operatives into Greece and ransack the scattered communities of the Sophians, attempting to extract the secrets from them of how to reactivate the now-neutralized anomalies. We would have not known about this if it had not been for observers from other national administrations embedded within the Sophians, who were long-established as a benign, albeit anomalous, community.</p> <p>Now in these days many within the Foundation would have raised a complaint against such outrageous behavior on ethical grounds, but in those heady days of empire and Great Power politics, the truth is that other national administrations were equally complicit in colonial atrocities. No, we raised the complaint then because it unveiled an ugly truth, that there was an anomalous arms race taking place within the very Foundation itself, a truth which called forth from itself the heroic efforts of reform that breathed fresh life into a troubled Foundation before the onset of global war. Modern reader, you may pat yourself on the back for today's "enlightened" practices, but as I speak there emerges a <a href="/tactical-theology-hub">renewed effort to weaponize divinity</a>, and who is to say that today's efforts to harness and amass anomalous power, however refined, do not carry the same seeds of institutional destruction and renewal?</p> <p>As to the Sophians, it appears they had the last laugh at us. I have read a fascinating testimony, from an old "sectarian" turned up in the Russian expedition, which indicates, if it is to be believed, that our very own power-seeking hubris was the efficient cause of the neutralization. But enough about the Sophians. I would rather continue my analysis of the formal causes of the Great Reform of 1913 through the dialectical lens of <em>chaos</em> and <em>catallaxy</em> …</p> </div> </div> <h4 id="toc2"><span>Excerpt 3: From <em>Report from the</em> Kherson <em>Expedition</em>, Shebunin</span></h4> <div style="border: solid 2px #000000; width: 570px; padding: 1px 15px; margin: 10px 10px 10px 40px; box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,.2);"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <p>Although we have successfully accomplished the exoteric objectives of our expedition,<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-12" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-12')">12</a></sup> we find that we are continuously met with dead ends in our efforts to reactivate the Sophian levies. We have, however, successfully raided the Sophian parish church in Thessaloniki, detaining three anomalous artisans and requisitioning the contents of their reliquary, which includes …</p> <p>…. Thus ends the catalog of requisitions. Upon the conclusion of our raid of the Sophian church we were met outside by an old sectarian with all the look of a <em>starets</em>.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-13" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-13')">13</a></sup> And he said to us in strained Russian, "Tsar-men, what you search for will not be found here, unless it be eternal life in Jesus Christ our Lord."</p> <p>I answered, "You are a Sophian heretic, and yet you would speak to me of eternal life?" And I ordered him to be whipped with a birch rod for his impertinence, and questioned him, "What is your faith?"</p> <p>Coughing up blood, he stammered, "I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord—"</p> <p>Nikon, who was accompanying me, interrupted. "He is reciting the Apostles' Creed," he said to me, amused. Turning toward the sectarian, he asked, "Do you think that by this you will pass yourself off as a true Christian?"</p> <p>"I do not pass myself off as anything, but you, men of the cloth, have come here in search of antique pagan weapons, and accuse me of pretending?"</p> <p>This piqued our interest. "So you know something of why we have come here. Tell us then, old man, why will we not find what we are searching for?"</p> <p>He coughed again. "What you search for no longer exists."</p> <p>I frowned. "And why would that be?"</p> <p>"Because St. Sophia of Ephesus works wonders no more. She has demonstrated to us with proofs of the futility of her works, so that we may no longer revere metal wonders, but upbuild the Church in ordinary things."</p> <p>"And why would she do that? You speak madness; how would that be of any benefit to her, or to you, for that matter?"</p> <p>"Your lot speaks of benefit only in power, it seems, since you do not know virtue. It does not surprise me, seeing that you have come to our land on a warship. We understand now of what you intend to do with us, to turn our works towards war, and break our spirits to make docile slaves of us, toiling away in your accursed factories to build new instruments of war."</p> <p>"What? You accuse us of nonsense. True, we have come to find weapons, there is no denying that, but we only wish to reactivate the levies you have already provided us. We have no interest in enslaving you—simply preposterous!"</p> <p>The sectarian looked away from us, as if into the distance. "Is that so?" he asked. "Is that so? She has shown us how, elsewhen, what would have become of us if your appetite for dominion ran unchecked. Yes, when Napoleon marched across Europe with his legions of bronze, he did not touch us, but it was <em>you</em> Tsar-men who captured us, bound us to dark Satanic mills, bade us work day and night, not to glorify God but to satisfy <em>your</em> vanity, so that you would not be outdone by a pagan Caesar! Tell me, is this true faith?"</p> <p>Nikon turned to me, saying, "He is simply raving now." I agreed, saying, "Let him be. He is neither of any harm nor any use to us."</p> <p>As we departed with our escort, he followed us and shouted at us, "Know this, that St. Sophia of Ephesus works wonders no more! 'Flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.' Flesh rots, and metal rusts, but love, only love, never ends!"</p> </div> </div> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. An internal Foundation treaty annexed to the <a href="/wrong-proposal">Forbidden City Convention</a>, negotiated internally between former operatives of the Foundation predecessor organizations Estate <em>noir</em> and the Seventh Section of His Imperial Majesty's Own Imperial Chancellery (aka "Tsar's Seers"), in consultation with the SCP-8383 community.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-2"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-2')">2</a>. For an overview of the current security situation, see internal committee memorandums "On the Persistent Hostile Attitude of 'Demetrian' Factions within the <a href="/church-of-the-broken-god-hub">Church of the Broken God</a> toward the Saint Sophia Christians (2016)" and "On the Emergence of <a href="/saphir-centre">SAPPHIRE</a> as an Existential Threat to the Saint Sophia Christians and their Physical and Intangible Cultural Heritage (2018)."</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-3"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-3')">3</a>. The scope of this organization includes financial support of surviving members of the SCP-8383 community and the provision of vocational education scholarships in Orthodox Christian countries.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-4"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-4')">4</a>. Which emerged in the 1st century CE as an anomalous syncretism of <a href="/church-of-the-broken-god-hub">Mekhanite</a> and early Christian religious practices owing to <a href="/excerpts-regarding-st-sophia">the activities of St. Philip the Apostle in Anatolia</a>.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-5"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-5')">5</a>. The feast day of St. Sophia of Rome in the Orthodox liturgical calendar.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-6"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-6')">6</a>. A 2nd BCE text written in Koine Greek during the Hellenistic period, codifying designs previously employed during the <a href="/scp-2406">Mycenaean period</a>. Elements of the <em>Book of Schemata</em> were later translated into English and incorporated within the <em>Schema of the Patriarchs</em>, a religious text used by the Cogwork Orthodoxy faction of the modern Church of the Broken God.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-7"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-7')">7</a>. The First through Sixth Sections of the Chancellery concerned non-anomalous matters, most notably the Third Section which operated as the Russian Empire's secret police organization prior to the introduction of the Okhrana.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-8"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-8')">8</a>. Pejorative term frequently used in 19th and early 20th-century Russia to refer to members of heterodox Christian communities.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-9"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-9')">9</a>. This historical term sometimes used to refer to the Saint Sophia Christians is considered pejorative and to be avoided in contemporary Foundation style, according to the terms of the <em>Final Settlement</em>.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-10"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-10')">10</a>. A non-anomalous religious movement among Orthodox Christians in the early 20th century, emphasizing the relationship between the name of God and God Himself, which was regarded as heretical by the Russian Orthodox Church.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-11"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-11')">11</a>. A mountain in northeastern Greece, regarded as one of the holiest sites in Orthodox Christianity, containing a number of autonomous monasteries.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-12"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-12')">12</a>. i.e. the arrest of adherents of the <em>imiaslavie</em> movement at Mount Athos. See notes 10 and 11.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-13"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-13')">13</a>. 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SCP-8385	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <p><strong>Item #:</strong> SCP-8385</p> <p><strong>Object Class:</strong> Neutralized</p> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> The Foundation is to fulfill all outstanding European Union flight compensation claims as per EU-Regulation 261/2004.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup> SCP-8385’s customer service hotline is to connect to the Foundation’s legal department.</p> <p>Due to the memetic nature of SCP-8385, further post-neutralization containment procedures have not been deemed necessary.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8385 refers to the Germany based airline “AirDodo” founded and run by sapient dodos (<em>Raphus cucullatus</em>) in 2024. Beyond its sudden appearance and acceptance in baseline reality, the exact mechanics of its operations are still poorly understood. SCP-8385 conducted passenger travel within the "Schengen Area" of the European Union, with most of its flights originating from Cologne-Bonn airport (CGN). SCP-8385 has yet to complete a flight.</p> <p>According to its website, SCP-8385's fleet at its inception consisted of "five light aircraft and one midsize aircraft."</p> <p><strong>Discovery:</strong> SCP-8385 was discovered, when Senior Researcher Dr. Gusteau was on leisure travel. As Dr. Gusteau had reached his gate, the anomalous nature of the airline was discovered, and the first encounter with an employee of SCP-8385 was filmed with Dr. Gusteau's phone.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center;">[<strong>BEGIN RECORDING</strong>]</p> <p><em>Dr. Gusteau can be seen fidgeting with the camera before pointing it forward at the customer service desk. No employee can be seen at this time. Dr. Gusteau scoffs and heads towards the counter, extending his arms beyond the desk to allow the camera's view to reach beyond the podium.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Gusteau:</strong> And there you have it. A living, breathing dodo. Somehow stuck at this random airport counter.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8385-1:</strong> Sir! Sir! I'd prefer if you didn- didn't film me. I didn't give you permission, and you're violating my privacy right now, and you're- you're confiscating airport security by filming me at this point.</p> <p><em>A random voice can be heard from the distance.</em></p> <p><strong>Unknown Woman:</strong> I think you mean compromising.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8385-1:</strong> Yes. Yes. Compromising, that's it. You're compromising airport security, so please stop filming now. We wish to board you onto this aircraft, and if you continue to film, we aren't able to proceed. You- you are delaying everyone's travel, Sir!</p> <p><em>Dr. Gusteau pulls the phone back and walks to the side of the counter, allowing SCP-8385-1 to come into full view of the camera. It is seen wearing a pinstripe uniform, alongside a pilot's cap.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Gusteau:</strong> I will not stop filming, actually. Does no one else here find it strange that there is an extinct bird running this counter? Nevertheless the fact that it is currently talking to all of us?</p> <p><em>A light cough can be heard before another voice shouts from the distance.</em></p> <p><strong>Unknown Man:</strong> Come oooon, get a move on up there. We've all got places to be!</p> <p><strong>Unknown Man:</strong> Yeah, stop harassing the crew gramps! Boarding's already like 20 minutes late; I'm gonna miss my connection at this rate.</p> <p><em>Dr. Gusteau's camera quickly pans over to the crowd queuing behind him. The camera lightly shaking</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Gusteau:</strong> None of you find this strange? Let me reiterate, there is a Dod-</p> <p><strong>Unknown Man:</strong> Oooh, AirDodo must be run by dodos. What's next, Condor is run by condors?</p> <p><em>A man steps outside of the queue and stares directly at Dr. Gusteau, arms placed firmly on his hips.</em></p> <p><strong>Unknown Man:</strong> You know what's really strange? Holding up everyone's travel while on a psychotic episode, that's what!</p> <p><em>Cheers and murmurs can be heard from the queue, with one passenger clapping just before Dr. Gusteau runs to the windows facing the tarmac. The camera points at the airplane bridge, which is connecting to seemingly nothing. A zoom reveals a dodo fluttering in place.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Gusteau:</strong> Look outside the window, people! Do you see a plane? Do you see us going anywhere with this? I am not holding up anything, we're not going anywhere. This thing isn’t getting us anywhere.</p> <p><em>The crowd simultaneously shuffles to the left, before quickly returning to their spot. All of them rubbernecking around one another, staring blankly past Dr. Gusteau.</em></p> <p><strong>Unknown Woman:</strong> Never seen an aircraft before? Scared of flying or?</p> <p><strong>Unknown Man:</strong> Are you okay!? Can someone call security on this clown…</p> <p><strong>SCP-8385-1:</strong> No. No. No one has to call security, we can get on our way any minute de- dear passengers. Anyone who doesn't appear cranky, or is wearing a lab coat, or is yelling at me, may now board the aircraft. I ap- apologize for the delay, nutcases aren't typically complimentary with the flight.</p> <p><em>The crowd chuckles.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8385-1:</strong> Regardless, AirDodo wishes safe travels!</p> <p><strong>Dr. Gusteau:</strong> Un-fucking-believable.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">[<strong>END RECORDING</strong>]</p> <p><em>Dr. Gusteau called in Foundation assistance, which ordered the grounding of the aircraft, along with dispersing and accommodating passengers onto alternative flights.</em></p> </div> <p><strong>Addendum SCP-8385-A:</strong> Meeting with AirDodo’s CEO</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><em>The following footage was obtained following Dr. Gusteau asking for SCP-8385-1 to take him to management. SCP-8385-1 hesitated at first, but through repeated pressure, it eventually caved.</em></p> <p style="text-align: center;">[<strong>BEGIN RECORDING</strong>]</p> <p><strong>SCP-8385-1:</strong> Uhm, so- so the bosses office on the left here. Please, please please put in a good word for me, than- thank you.</p> <p><em>Dr. Gusteau knocks on the door twice. A voice emanates from the inside.</em></p> <p><strong>Unknown Voice:</strong> Argh, who the fuck is it now. One moment of quiet, just for one day, please. I beg you Lord.</p> <p><em>The door cracks open, revealing a chubby dodo dressed in a navy suit staring up at Dr. Gusteau.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8385-2:</strong> ARGH! Hello! Come inside, quick!</p> <p><em>Dr. Gusteau enters the room, it is mostly barren, with single dockets scattered across the floor.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Gusteau:</strong> Please, please, please tell me you're in charge here?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8385-2:</strong> Why, unfortunately, I am, yes! Name's Craig. At least that's what was imprinted on this nametag that was sat so neatly on my desk. What can I do for you?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Gusteau:</strong> Thank God! Originally I was headed to Paris, but I doubt that's happening now.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8385-2:</strong> Ooh? Why wouldn't that be happening? Our proud fleet is more than prepared to take you to new heights, to new lands, to places a dodo has yet to tread! Thaaaaat's the AirDodo motto!</p> <p><strong>Dr. Gusteau:</strong> The flight's canned. You don't know about that?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8385-2:</strong> Canned? CANNED? Are these morons aware of how much money we're burning by the minute. One second, please.</p> <p><em>SCP-8385-2 can be seen hammering its beak into the dial of the telephone dangling over the edge of the desk. Individual keys soar out and land besides Dr. Gusteau's shoes, laying with the many others sprinkled around it.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8385-2:</strong> What the fuck are you morons doing down there? I've got a passenger telling me his flight's canned. CANNED! You heard me right, not delayed, not transferred, CANNED! Heads will roll if you do not tell me what is happening RIGHT NOW.</p> <p><em>The voice on the line can barely be made out. Before one word is spoken, the next is already heard. SCP-8385-2 paces back and forth.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8385-2:</strong> Hmm. Mmm. Hmph! Right. Right. Okay, love you too, dear. Yes, mwah mwah.</p> <p><em>SCP-8385-2 gently puts the phone back down. Before staring back up at Dr. Gusteau.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8385-2:</strong> So! That was my lovely, lovely wife heading the legal and DR department. Unluckily for you, the whole flight's cann-</p> <p><strong>Dr. Gusteau:</strong> Canned. That's what I just told you.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8385-2:</strong> Yes. Unfortunately, some morons swept through here and grounded all my aircraft. Here, have five euros for the vending machine outside Terminal B and be on your way. Shoo! Shoo! I've got work to do. Dodos don’t fly themselves now do they?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Gusteau:</strong> Five euros? That's the best you can do? You can my flight and I get five bucks? I am trying to get to Paris here. I get like five days off all year, don't want to spend half of one arguing with a fucking bird.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8385-2:</strong> Yes, yes. Five euros for free, and not even an argument! They were scrunched up beneath this seat cushion. Good heavens that, because dodo coin isn't much good to you now, is it?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Gusteau:</strong> Dodo coin?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8385-2:</strong> Yes, yes. Dodo coin! It pays our rent, not much of it, but it does keep us going. Now, if you'll excuse me, the canned flight does put my, and everybody else's lives, in jeopardy here, so if I could just scoot you out with me.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Gusteau:</strong> You pay rent? It looks like you've been living out of this office. I doubt you pay re- I doubt anyone even takes dodo coin. Who even rents to a dodo?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8385-2:</strong> Not important. Time is money, buh-bye.</p> <p><em>SCP-8385-2 hurries past Dr. Gusteau and slams the door shut behind it, with Dr. Gusteau giving pursuit.</em></p> <p style="text-align: center;">[<strong>END RECORDING</strong>]</p> </div> <p><strong>Addendum SCP-8385-B:</strong> Confiscated Memo</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p>To whom it may concern,</p> <p>you may have heard rumors around the office that our first flights were cancelled. Threat not, my gentledodos, this is a minor setback at best! We hope you understand that while managing this horrible time, that dodo coins are not to be paid out to employees. However, we believe your work to be invaluable to our airline, and as a token of our appreciation, we have installed a water fountain in the east corridor of Terminal B.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup> Its use is free of charge, so wet those beaks and get back to work.</p> <p><em>Legal and Dodo Resources Department Chairwoman</em></p> <p>Linda Woods</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><em>According to all known laws of aviation, there is no way a dodo should be able to fly. But AirDodo flies anyways!</em></p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Addendum SCP-8385-C:</strong> Pursuit of SCP-8385-2</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center;">[<strong>BEGIN RECORDING</strong>]</p> <p><em>Dr. Gusteau is heard panting as he turns the corner and finds SCP-8385-2 leaning into a slightly ajar door.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Gusteau:</strong> Sto- Stop right there. No us- no use in running anymore.</p> <p><em>Dr. Gusteau pushes the door wide open, startling SCP-8385-2 as it falls over on its side. As SCP-8385-2 regains its balance, the camera reveals a herd of dodos scrambling around a room filled with tech. Various dodos appear to be talking on the phone, while others hammer their beaks into monitors, keyboards, and mice. One by one, individual dodos vanish, leaving nothing in their place.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Gusteau:</strong> What the fuck is going on in here?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8385-2:</strong> Ramirez, pack your bags and get out of here. There's no coin left for you. Shoo, shoo!</p> <p><strong>SCP-8385-3:</strong> But sir, I've got kids to feed. They've just hatched yesterday, you can’t do this. You cann-</p> <p><em>SCP-8385-3 is seen rushing towards SCP-8385-2 before disappearing, a coffee mug dropping and shattering onto the floor.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8385-2:</strong> Ah hell.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Gusteau:</strong> Do you mind explaining for just one minute what is going on?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8385-2:</strong> No time. No time at all. Time is money, and money makes our world go round. I've got more important matters to attend to than one passenger with, let me check the file, oh wait, I don't have to, because you're not in the files, are you? You have no status. Shoo out of here already.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Gusteau:</strong> Listen to me, if you tell us what is actually happening, maybe we can help you and you can get me on the way to Paris? You can then get back to running whatever the hell this is.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8385-2:</strong> No handouts please, thank you very much. We run a business here, we're not some charity. Take your money, grab some peanuts, and wait for your next flight. No time for you at all I'm afraid. No. No time at all.</p> <p><em>Dr. Gusteau grabs SCP-8385-2 and pushes the five euro bill through its beak.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Gusteau:</strong> I do not care about the money. Just tell me what kind of a business you're running here. None of this is normal.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8385-2:</strong> Pfft, very well. Never seen an airline before? Let me dumb it down for you: we have aircraft, we fly people places, they pay us, we live on. Simple deal.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Gusteau:</strong> Airlines yes. Dodos? Less so. Dodos running airlines? Never. We thought you were extinct.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8385-2:</strong> Indeed we were. Yes, yes. And if you're not going to step out of my way, history is doomed to repeat itself. LINDA! How are we looking on staff?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8385-4:</strong> Honey, we're down to about eight. Passengers won’t stop hounding us about their compensation. We've gotta downsize. Downsize!</p> <p><strong>SCP-8385-2:</strong> Ugh, ungrateful little pricks. Make the appropriate cuts then, my love. Really, beyond our aircraft, we could run this ship-, erm, airline, ourselves.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8385-4:</strong> I’ve already cut what I can. We are swamped. I am not sure how we are gonna pay all of this out.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8385-2:</strong> Sell, sell, sell, that’s the AirDodo motto… Tickets! Lots and lots of tickets! Promise new flights, new heights, continental, international, whatever it takes to get butts in seats. So, let’s get crack-</p> <p><strong>Dr. Gusteau:</strong> Flights, that’s a good keyword for a segue. I need to get to Paris.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8385-2:</strong> Ugh, you’re still here? Can’t you see we’re in the middle of something here? Go talk to someone at the service counter, and they’ll figure it out, just leave me alone.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8385-4:</strong> We don’t have a service counter anymore, dear. We have me, you and one aircraft which is in need of maintenance.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8385-2:</strong> We just got it pushed through maintenance, what does he need now?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8385-4:</strong> Well, it’s more legal maintenance, I suppose, he demands higher pay.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8385-2:</strong> He hasn’t even flown once!? What does he want more pay for, I am bust-</p> <p><strong>SCP-8385-4:</strong> We.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8385-2:</strong> But of course, dear. We are busting our asses trying to keep this company afloat, and my own aircraft are sinking this ship. It’s okay, we will right this wrong and we will get back to operations, let’s get back to w-</p> <p><em>SCP-8385-2 and SCP-8385-4 suddenly vanish. Dr. Gusteau sighs heavily before taking a look at the monitor that SCP-8385-4 was working from.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Gusteau:</strong> 75 passenger compensation claims, and… they have served just one, and given me five euros. Which Craig now has, fuck me, what a service.</p> <p><em>The phone rings and Dr. Gusteau reluctantly answers.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Gusteau:</strong> AirDodo, how may we fuck up your flight today?</p> <p><strong>Unknown Caller:</strong> Oh thank God! Finally a human on the line, I thought I was going mad for a second there. My flight was cancelled, and I want just compensa-</p> <p><strong>Dr. Gusteau:</strong> Get in line, pal.</p> <p><em>Dr. Gusteau smashes the telephone down, just as the next immediately begins to ring.</em></p> <p style="text-align: center;">[<strong>END RECORDING</strong>]</p> <p><em>Dr. Gusteau rerouted all incoming calls to a Foundation operated hotline, which spent the next 21 hours servicing compensation requests from passengers.</em></p> </div> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. 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SCP-8386	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div class="preview"> <p>Everlasting, that's what we have.</p> </div> <ul class="creditRate"> <li class="rateBox folded"> <div class="rate-box-with-credit-button"> <div class="creditButton foldable-list-container"> <p><a href="javascript:;"></a></p> </div> </div> <div id="u-credit-view"> <div class="fader foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">close</a></div> <div class="modalcontainer"> <div class="modalbox"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2><span>Info</span></h2> </div> <hr/> <div class="close-credits foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">X</a></div> <div class="credit first"> <p>ooh ahh scary nicontest entry</p> <p>⚠️ <strong>Content warning:</strong> This article contains descriptions of body horror.</p> </div> <hr/> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> <div class="content-warning creditRate">⚠️ content warning <span class="content-warning-arrow"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></div> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="jackson.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/local--files/scp-8386/jackson.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p><tt>Jackson Harter, prior to death.</tt></p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Item #:</strong> SCP-8386</p> <p><strong>Object Class:</strong> Safe</p> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> All instances of SCP-8386 are to be stored in Site-270's Safe Containment Wing. Objects out of Foundation possession relating to SCP-8386 are to be acquired, with civilians amnesticized wherever necessary.</p> <p>Information regarding Harter's cause of death has been doctored to remove references of the anomaly.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8386 is (as-of-writing) 116 copies of <em>"Our Forever Story"</em>, written by one Jackson Harter. The book's contents mainly consist of a timeline detailing his relationship with Starla McGinley up to his passing on the 13<sup>th</sup> of October 1999. A blurb for SCP-8386 has been included for reference:</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p>Dedicated to my darling, the star of my darkness.</p> <p>Us people do not last for long, but we are the exceptions. Our tales are what make us forever, our stories will stand with the world for millennia to come. You and I, our love will permeate for forever to come.</p> </div> <p>SCP-8386's anomaly occurs while looking through its composition; The subject reports a telepathic voice that reads the narrative to them depending on what page is currently open. Research has determined it to be that of Harter himself, though attempts to communicate with it yielded no success.</p> <p>Apart from an abnormal level of iron comprising SCP-8386's text, no other properties have been noted.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Addendum — Discovery Log</strong></p> <p>SCP-8386 was discovered upon mentions of its effects circling social media. Foundation web-crawlers were sent out to scrub said confidential material with agents being dispatched to retrieve the given copies. The location of origin was found to be a two-story house located in Sparks, Nevada, USA.</p> <p>Investigation uncovered Harter to have been murdered by his romantic partner, who was shortly detained and brought to Foundation custody for further questioning. McGinley admitted to creating SCP-8386, but denied her involvement in the writing itself, appearing to be in delirium.</p> <p>When asked regarding her intentions, McGinley stated the following:</p> <div style="padding-left: 2%; padding-right: 2%; background-color: #f5f5f5; background: linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent,#FFB6C1,#FFB6C1,transparent);"> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <em>"Why did I do it? Is that what you're asking?</em></p> <p><em>…</em></p> <p><em>I did it out of love, sir. My love for him, his love for me, our love for each other; Such things tend to fall on deaf ears, it's a pity.</em></p> <p><em>When we met all those years ago, we knew it true. I could tell, from the red in his cheeks and the look in his eyes, he shared the same sensations as me. That euphoria, an ambrosia unlike any other. The both of us, we were made for one another. From the day we crossed paths, our infatuation only grew stronger and stronger.</em></p> <p><em>A heart-wrenching feeling like this, it is no wonder any one person would be so encapsulated by it. Every time I locked sights with him, every time I heard his gentle voice, every time I wrapped my arms around him, it pulled me deeper into this feeling. He was everything to me.</em></p> <p><em>Oh, but songbirds like us only last for so long. It hurts knowing that one day, those moments of tenderness and intimacy, would cease to be. Days without him had never felt so cold, my skin itches reminiscing on such dark times. I wanted nothing more than to let him fall into my embrace for an eternity to come. He would leave marks on my neck and whisper nothings into my ear. Those three words, those eight letters, they ring in my ear from dawn till dusk.</em></p> <p><em>You would wonder then why I came to such a thing. Having to bring about our separation, having to bring about the end of his fruitful life This, I'll say it until my throat gives in: I did it out of love, sir. I did it out of love. The joyous emotion we had bore no restraints, it wanted to be known. What pure and beautiful love, it wanted everyone to see.</em></p> <p><em>I did not kill him, my dear Jackson. He gave himself to me, and I returned with all the love I could muster. Even as the light left his eyes, as I plunged it deep into his chest, we knew it true. Such things had to be done, as our truths could stand the test of time. Such endless affection had come to last, we were made to last forever.</em></p> <p><em>When I pulled him into my arms for the last time, when his body had a final taste of my cherry-flavored lips, I knew it had to be done. I laid him flat on the table and exposed him to the air, I gave him kisses on the lips and traced the outline of his face. From his fair skin and his unkempt hair to his strong jawline and his oceanic eyes, I could make out every detail if I wanted to.</em></p> <p><em>From there, I moved down to his neck and his broad shoulders. I drew along each and every one of his ribs, followed my fingers down the nerves of his arms. I placed my head on his chest and stayed as the warmth left every part of him. Tears were shed, but I knew it would be worth it in the end once I did my part. So, I went straight to work.</em></p> <p><em>I took him apart, making sure to treat every part of him with care. I peeled back his skin as attentively as I could, letting it rest on the floor as a bed of preparations. As I interlocked mine with his, I severed each of his fingers and coated them in a cozy layer of wax, arranging them in a circle with flames on their tips. By then, I could take it in, a familiar smell of ember of passion.</em></p> <p><em>Once I covered my hand in his intoxicating wine, I knew I was close to done. I drew a heart in the center to finish it off, sitting in place and waiting for him to take me as his pen, as his one and only love. I wore his hand for him to take it and write a story of our name. Recollections of all the time we had together—from every first to every last, from every date to anniversary. Physical sensations, mental stimulation, and everything in between. The taste of his lips and the touch of his skin, the grip of my waist and the beating of my heart. I could feel everything he felt, I could see everything he saw. Remaining in a pool of him was a beauty unlike any other.</em></p> <p><em>When I was done, we came to be: a tale to tell our everything. Every heartfelt experience, every moment we had together and apart, he made sure to put down all that we are. We are partners who long for each other, who cannot stand a second without each other. Out of desperation, we went to stand the sands of time by showcasing what it means to express what we have. I did not kill that man, and he is very much alive. We will last until the end-times, a story for the ages.</em></p> <p><em>I love him, sir. 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SCP-8390	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div class="anom-bar-container item-8390 clear-3 safe none dark warning {$american}"> <div class="anom-bar"> <div class="top-box"> <div class="top-left-box"><span class="item">Item#:</span> <span class="number">8390</span></div> <div class="top-right-box"> <div class="level">Level3</div> </div> </div> <div class="bottom-box"> <div class="text-part"> <div class="main-class"> <div class="contain-class"> <div class="class-category">Containment Class:</div> <div class="class-text">safe</div> </div> <div class="second-class"> <div class="class-category">Secondary Class:</div> <div class="class-text">none</div> </div> </div> <div class="disrupt-class"> <div class="class-category">Disruption Class:</div> <div class="class-text">dark</div> </div> <div class="risk-class"> <div class="class-category">Risk Class:</div> <div class="class-text">warning</div> </div> </div> <div class="diamond-part"> <div class="danger-diamond"><a href="/classification-committee-memo">link to memo</a><br/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="LargeTelescope" class="image" src="http://scp-sandbox-3.wikidot.com/local--files/crimsoncatguy-a-better-view/LargeTelescope"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>SCP-8390 on recovery</p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> SCP-8390 is to be kept in a standard storage locker at Site-51. It is to be physically disconnected from any power source when not in active use. All explorations must be approved by the Director of the Department of Astronomy, pending a full evaluation on the target exoplanet's<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup> surface conditions.</p> <p>SCP-8390 is only to be operated by personnel with advanced astronaut training. During testing, the participating subject is to be provided with a reinforced EVA<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup> space suit with built in audio and video recording devices and be supervised by at least two Security Clearance Level 4 (Secret) researchers. The designated power source for SCP-8390 must be equiped with an emergency kill switch capable of disabling SCP-8390 within a moments notice. One of the two supervising researchers must remain in constant communication with the subject with the other stationed at the kill switch. At the conclusions of exploration, SCP-8390 is to be deactivated and the subject decontaminated before debriefing.</p> <p><strong>Update 24/3/2024:</strong> Following Incident-8390-1, under no circumstances is SCP-8390 to be used on any exoplanet known/suspected to harvest esoteric life of any kind. All subjects returning from exploratory missions must now be quarantined for at least fourteen (14) days before release.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8390 is a 7 inch telescope measuring over 1.3m in length. Its style and build is almost identical to that of the Wetherell Refractor Telescope, but has undergone heavy internal modifications of a highly anomalous nature. The primary lens has been removed and the inside of the normal empty optical tube now contains what appears to be a Thaumaturgicaly Enhanced Quantum Accelerator (hereafter referred to as SCP-8390-1), a device capable of teleporting light-quanta across vast distances for FTL transmission<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-3" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-3')">3</a></sup>. Testing has confirmed SCP-8390-1 to be the source of SCP-8390's anomalous properties.</p> <p>Upon activation, SCP-8390 is capable of perfectly focusing on astronomical objects from hundreds of lightyears away, creating images of such quality it is possible to see geographical features of terrestrial exoplanets with the human eye. Experiments have confirmed FTL transmission on said images. However, SCP-8390-1 appears to absorb energy the longer it is in use, "charging" itself up. After 30 minutes of consecutive charging, SCP-8390-1 reaches 10 PeV<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-4" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-4')">4</a></sup>, at which point it becomes capable of temporarily transmitting physical matter. At this point, if SCP-8390 is observing a terrestrial exoplanet/astronomical body, the person operating it will disappear from their current location, only remanifesting when SCP-8390 is powered down. According to testimony and review of body cam video, the subject is actually physically teleported to the targeted planet, where they are subject to the effects of the local environment in its entirety. This typically results in the subject's death unless properly protected from such conditions.</p> <p>The subject can freely explore the surface of the planet, interacting with the terrain and other objects as expected. However, it is impossible to bring anything from said planet back to Earth, as it is not transported with the subject upon return. This is also true for attempting to leave any object behind on the planet, as it is returned with the subject, regardless of whether or not said object is in contact with the subject. <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">Due to these properties, there is believed to be little to no risk of biological contamination of Earth, nor the target planet. Nevertheless, decontamination protocols have been instated as a precaution.</span> See Addendum 3.</p> <p><strong>Addendum 1: Discovery and Interview Log:</strong></p> <p>SCP-8390 was discovered on 6 November 2023 following an undercover investigation on a missing person report for civilian astronomer Professor Mathew Coleman, who according to his wife Mrs Amanda Coleman had spontaneously disappeared while using his new telescope. Agents of MTF Epsilon-6 ("Village Idiots") were dispatched to the relevant household to evaluate and contain the cause of the event. They quickly noticed SCP-8390 due to its modifications and, upon deactivating it, the corpse of Professor Coleman suddenly manifested nearby<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-5" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-5')">5</a></sup>. Epsilon-6 quickly secured the item and dispatched Agent ███████ to interview Mrs Coleman.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Date:</strong> 7/11/23</p> <p><strong>Interviewed:</strong> Amanda Coleman</p> <p><strong>Interviewer:</strong> Agent ███████</p> <p><strong>Foreword:</strong> The following interview was conducted at the police station in an attempt to determine the nature and/or origin of SCP-8390. The Interviewee was not informed of the discovery of their spouse's body.</p> <p><strong><Begin Log></strong></p> <p><em><Agent ███████ enters the secure interview room. Interviewee is seated next to a table in a state of clear distress.></em></p> <p><strong>Agent ███████:</strong> Mrs Coleman?</p> <p><em><Interviewee raises her head and looks towards Agent ███████ speaking in a frantic and erratic manner.></em></p> <p><strong>Amanda Coleman:</strong> Finally! Do you have anything on Matt yet? They won't tell me anything! Did something happen?!</p> <p><strong>Agent ███████:</strong> Ma'am, please calm down. I assure you we are doing everything we can to find your husband.</p> <p><em><Interviewee takes several seconds to breathe.></em></p> <p><strong>Amanda Coleman:</strong> I'm sorry, I… I just…</p> <p><strong>Agent ███████:</strong> It's alright, you're under a lot of stress. If it's ok with you I'd like to ask a few things about your husband.</p> <p><em><Interviewee motions to the chair nearby. Agent ███████ sits down.></em></p> <p><strong>Agent ███████:</strong> Based on what we've seen, your husband seems to be an expert amateur astronomer. Is this true?</p> <p><strong>Amanda Coleman:</strong> Oh he loves space. He's always found it so mysterious, so vast. I never paid much attention or thought to it though. At least until he… Sighs He said that he had found something, a few months ago.</p> <p><strong>Agent ███████:</strong> Go on.</p> <p><strong>Amanda Coleman:</strong> He was convinced he had found… life… on another planet, Trappist-1E he called it. I know it sounds ridiculous but… well, he wrote a paper on it and had it published. Of course, no-one believed him.</p> <p><strong>Agent ███████:</strong> Interesting. So the scientists rejected his claims?</p> <p><strong>Amanda Coleman:</strong> Yes, but that didn't stop him. He spent weeks, maybe a month trying to refine it, to prove he was right. He'd be up all night gazing into the sky. I wouldn't see him for days at a time. He became a bit of a celebrity online, if you can call it that; all they did was ridicule him.</p> <p><strong>Agent ███████:</strong> I see. Did you notice anything unusual about him just before he disappeared?</p> <p><strong>Amanda Coleman:</strong> Well a few times this last week, I did see him speaking to a group of these… men. I don't know who they were, I'd just assumed they were some scientists or someone he'd caught the interest of. They seemed to be making some kind of deal with him.</p> <p><strong>Agent ███████:</strong> A deal?</p> <p><strong>Amanda Coleman:</strong> They said they would help him if he promised to share his data with them before he released it publicly. He agreed and they left for a few days. That's when they brought in that… device…</p> <p><strong>Agent ███████:</strong> When you say "device" are you talking about the telescope he was using?</p> <p><strong>Amanda Coleman:</strong> Yes- well, no but- kind of?</p> <p><strong>Agent ███████:</strong> Please elaborate.</p> <p><strong>Amanda Coleman:</strong> He's always had the telescope, but they brought in this huge tube of wires and all this other stuff. It looked like something from out of a sci-fi movie. I have no idea what it was but Matt was jamming it into the front of the telescope.</p> <p><strong>Agent ███████:</strong> And what about the men? Did they have any identifying markers?</p> <p><strong>Amanda Coleman:</strong> I never saw their faces, but they all had this weird symbol on their shoulders.</p> <p><strong>Agent ███████:</strong> Could you describe it for me?</p> <p><strong>Amanda Coleman:</strong> Do you have a pen?</p> <p><em><Agent ███████ passes over a sheet of paper and a pen. Interviewee quickly draws a picture of a circle with 3 parallel arrows through it before passing it back. Agent ███████ examines it for several moments before folding it up and placing it in his pocket.></em></p> <p><strong>Agent ███████:</strong> Thank you, one more thing. When did you see him last?</p> <p><strong>Amanda Coleman:</strong> He was on the balcony, testing the telescope after its… reconstruction. He was playing with the focus and everything for maybe half an hour when he called out to tell me to take a look at something. I went over to the balcony but when I got there he was… gone. Just gone.</p> <p><em><Interviewee holds her head in her hands and begins quietly weeping.></em></p> <p><strong>Agent ███████:</strong> Thank you Mrs Coleman, my colleagues will be with you shortly.</p> <p><em><Agent ███████ stands up and heads for the door.></em></p> <p><strong>Amanda Coleman:</strong> Please find him…</p> <p><strong><End Log></strong></p> <p><strong>Closing Statement:</strong> Mrs Coleman was administered Class-A amnestics and released. The provided sketch was identified as the emblem of GOI-003 ("The Chaos Insurgency"). It is believed that they were unaware of the effects of SCP-8390-1 after long periods of use. A cover story was distributed to local news networks attributing Professor Coleman's death to an automobile accident. SCP-8390 was taken into Foundation custody along with several documents regarding the alleged discovery. Verification of Prof. Coleman's discovery is pending at time of writing.</p> </div> <p><strong>Addendum 2: Experiment Log:</strong></p> <p>With approval from the Department of Astronomy, several tests were carried out to establish the specifics of SCP-8390's functionality and limitations. The following is an abridged list of said experiments. Several proposals to utilise SCP-8390 in containment of extraterrestrial anomalies are <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">pending review</span> suspended until further notice following Incident-8390-1.</p> <hr/> <div class="blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Experiment-8390-1</strong></p> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th colspan="6">Target Body Name: GJ 1061 D</th> </tr> <tr> <th>Type</th> <th>Distance</th> <th>Mass</th> <th>Radius</th> <th>Gravity</th> <th>Temperature</th> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">Super Earth</td> <td style="text-align: center;">12ly</td> <td style="text-align: center;">1.64M🜨</td> <td style="text-align: center;">1.16 R🜨</td> <td style="text-align: center;">1.21G</td> <td style="text-align: center;">250°K (-23°C)</td> </tr> </table> <p><strong>Intent:</strong> Initial testing to confirm anomalous properties.</p> <p><strong>Participating Subject:</strong> D-9564</p> <p><strong>Procedure:</strong> SCP-8390 was aligned with the target and activated by D-9564 who was instructed to observe the target for 1 hour.</p> <p><strong>Observations:</strong> Subject reported SCP-8390 was providing a seemingly impossible level of detail, to the point they were allegedly able to view geographical features on the surface of the target. Over the course of 30 minutes SCP-8390-1 continued to gain energy until D-9564 suddenly vanished. SCP-8390 was quickly deactivated at which point the subject re-manifested at their original position, albeit unconscious. D-9564 was treated for asphyxiation and made a full recovery. Subject vividly remembered surroundings as being similar to the observed region.</p> <p><strong>Notes:</strong> <em>Well, that explains Prof. Coleman's death. We should prepare for the conditions next time.</em> - Dr. Andrews</p> </div> <hr/> <div class="blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Experiment-8390-2</strong></p> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th colspan="6">Target Body Name: Teegarden's Star C</th> </tr> <tr> <th>Type</th> <th>Distance</th> <th>Mass</th> <th>Radius</th> <th>Gravity</th> <th>Temperature</th> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">Terrestrial</td> <td style="text-align: center;">12ly</td> <td style="text-align: center;">1.05M🜨</td> <td style="text-align: center;">1.02R🜨</td> <td style="text-align: center;">1G</td> <td style="text-align: center;">226°K (-47°C)</td> </tr> </table> <p><strong>Intent:</strong> Determine if safe travel can be accomplished via a space suit.</p> <p><strong>Participating Subject:</strong> D-3293</p> <p><strong>Procedure:</strong> D-3292 was equipped with a reinforced EVA space suit and instructed to use SCP-8390 until teleportation occurred.</p> <p><strong>Observations:</strong> D-3292 vanished as expected at the 30 minute mark but was still able to communicate in real time with supervising researchers via inbuilt radio transmitter. After 60 seconds SCP-8390 was deactivated and D-3292 returned unharmed. Body cam footage is consistent with the surface of Teegarden's Star C as seen from the eyepiece.</p> <p><strong>Notes:</strong> <em>There are 2 possible theories of what's happening here. One, it's creating some kind of internal wormhole and two, it's some kind of quantum shenanigan. I hope it's the former as quantum stuff gives me a headache.</em> - Dr. Andrews</p> </div> <hr/> <div class="blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Experiment-8390-3</strong></p> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th colspan="6">Target Body Name: Kepler-442 B</th> </tr> <tr> <th>Type</th> <th>Distance</th> <th>Mass</th> <th>Radius</th> <th>Gravity</th> <th>Temperature</th> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">Super Earth</td> <td style="text-align: center;">1206ly</td> <td style="text-align: center;">2.3M🜨</td> <td style="text-align: center;">1.34R🜨</td> <td style="text-align: center;">1.28G</td> <td style="text-align: center;">233°K (-40°C)</td> </tr> </table> <p><strong>Intent:</strong> Determine whether or not SCP-8390 has an upper range limit</p> <p><strong>Participating Subject:</strong> D-3292</p> <p><strong>Procedure:</strong> D-3292 was equipped with a reinforced EVA space suit and instructed to use SCP-8390 until teleportation occurred.</p> <p><strong>Observations:</strong> SCP-8390 was unable to focus on the target. Test aborted after 60 minutes passed without anomalous effects.</p> <p><strong>Notes:</strong> <em>Welp, there goes that Andromeda galaxy idea…</em> - Dr. Andrews</p> </div> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Extraneous Logs Removed</strong></p> <hr/> <div class="blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Experiment-8390-6</strong></p> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th colspan="6">Target Body Name: Kepler-141 C</th> </tr> <tr> <th>Type</th> <th>Distance</th> <th>Mass</th> <th>Radius</th> <th>Gravity</th> <th>Temperature</th> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">Super Earth</td> <td style="text-align: center;">982ly</td> <td style="text-align: center;">2.57M🜨</td> <td style="text-align: center;">1.41R🜨</td> <td style="text-align: center;">1.29G</td> <td style="text-align: center;">837°K (564°C)</td> </tr> </table> <p><strong>Intent:</strong> Attempt to establish the range limit of SCP-8390</p> <p><strong>Participating Subject:</strong> D-3292</p> <p><strong>Procedure:</strong> D-3292 was equipped with a reinforced EVA space suit and instructed to use SCP-8390 until teleportation occurred.</p> <p><strong>Observations:</strong> SCP-8390 successfully focused on the target. Teleportation occurred after 30 minutes as expected, but was quickly disabled when the high surface temperatures began to damage the outer layers of D-3292's suit. Notably, any shed matter was returned despite no longer being physically attached to the suit.</p> <p><strong>Notes:</strong> <em>Given the results of the last few tests, I think it's safe to say the limit is somewhere around a thousand light years.</em> - Dr. Andrews</p> </div> <hr/> <div class="blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Experiment-8390-7</strong></p> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th colspan="6">Target Body Name: HD 40307 G</th> </tr> <tr> <th>Type</th> <th>Distance</th> <th>Mass</th> <th>Radius</th> <th>Gravity</th> <th>Temperature</th> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">Super Earth</td> <td style="text-align: center;">42ly</td> <td style="text-align: center;">7.09M🜨</td> <td style="text-align: center;">2.39R🜨</td> <td style="text-align: center;">1.24G</td> <td style="text-align: center;">278°K (5°C)</td> </tr> </table> <p><strong>Intent:</strong> Determine what does and doesn't get taken with a subject when they use SCP-8390</p> <p><strong>Participating Subject:</strong> D-3292</p> <p><strong>Procedure:</strong> D-3292 was provided with 3 sealed containers hereafter SC-1, -2 and -3 respectively. SC-1 and -2 were given to D-3292 and SC-3 placed nearby. Upon teleportation, SC-1 was placed on the surface 1m away from the subject and SC-2 filled with a sample of the ground. SCP-8390 was then deactivated.</p> <p><strong>Observations:</strong> Upon teleportation, SC-1 and -2 disappeared with the subject while SC-3 remained in place. Upon return, SC-1 reappeared at the subject's feet and SC-2 appeared in his hand. Camera footage shows procedure was indeed followed by the subject, however, both SC-1 and -2 were found to be empty.</p> <p><strong>Notes:</strong> <em>It would seem that anything you wear or carry goes with you, but you can't bring anything back or leave anything behind. This should render the risk of extraterrestrial contamination to be minimal. I'm still recommending subjects at least get disinfected. You never know with this kind of stuff.</em> - Dr. Andrews</p> </div> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Extraneous Logs Removed</strong></p> <hr/> <div class="blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Experiment-8390-10</strong></p> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th colspan="6">Target Body Name: GJ 179 B</th> </tr> <tr> <th>Type</th> <th>Distance</th> <th>Mass</th> <th>Radius</th> <th>Gravity</th> <th>Temperature</th> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">Gas Giant</td> <td style="text-align: center;">40ly</td> <td style="text-align: center;">0.141M<sub>J</sub></td> <td style="text-align: center;">0.677R<sub>J</sub></td> <td style="text-align: center;">0.78G</td> <td style="text-align: center;">250°K (-23°C)</td> </tr> </table> <p><strong>Intent:</strong> Determine if SCP-8390's effects can manifest on non-terrestrial exoplanets</p> <p><strong>Participating Subject:</strong> D-8675</p> <p><strong>Procedure:</strong> D-8675 was equipped with a reinforced EVA space suit and instructed to use SCP-8390 until teleportation occurred.</p> <p><strong>Observations:</strong> SCP-8390 successfully aligned with the target, but teleportation did not occur. Test aborted after 60 minutes.</p> <p><strong>Notes:</strong> <em>I thought that when it aligned that it was going to work, but apparently not…</em> - Dr. Andrews</p> </div> <hr/> <p><strong>Addendum 3: Incident-8390-1:</strong></p> <p>The following incident report is classified Level 4 (Secret). Unauthorised personnel will be subjected to immediate amnestication and disciplinary action.</p> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">+ Input Level 4 Credentials:</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">- Access Granted</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>During the course of SCP-8390's initial testing, several attempts were made by the Department of Astronomy to verify Prof. Coleman's discovery of life on the exoplanet TRAPPIST-1E. During this time, Dr. Andrews submitted a proposal to utilise SCP-8390 itself to verify said discovery once its capabilities had been established. Following the conclusion of testing on 18 February 2024, this proposal was granted and scheduled to be performed on 30 March. This, however, was abruptly forced into action sooner than expected due to the occurrence of Extranormal Event-8390.</p> <p>The TRAPPIST-1 system consists of 6 exoplanets, each of which are tidally locked<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-6" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-6')">6</a></sup> to the TRAPPIST-1 star and in extreme orbital proximity with an average distance between orbits of 0.03767 AU (Approximately 5.6 million km). On 22 March, all of said planets underwent simultaneous planetary synchronisation. This event directly corresponded with a series of gravitational and thaumic phenomenon which rapidly spread across the system at large. Overseer Command authorised an emergency expedition of TRAPPIST-1E via SCP-8390. The relevant test log is shown below.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Experiment-8390-██</strong></p> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th colspan="6">Target Body Name: TRAPPIST-1E</th> </tr> <tr> <th>Type</th> <th>Distance</th> <th>Mass</th> <th>Radius</th> <th>Gravity</th> <th>Temperature</th> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">Terrestrial</td> <td style="text-align: center;">41ly</td> <td style="text-align: center;">0.692M🜨</td> <td style="text-align: center;">0.92R🜨</td> <td style="text-align: center;">0.81G</td> <td style="text-align: center;">250°K (-23°C)</td> </tr> </table> <p><strong>Intent:</strong> Analyse anomalous phenomenon in the TRAPPIST-1 system caused by EE-8390</p> <p><strong>Participating Subject:</strong> [REDACTED]<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-7" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-7')">7</a></sup></p> <p><strong>Procedure:</strong> SCP-8390 aligned with TRAPPIST-1E. Subject equiped with reinforced EVA space suit equiped with live video transmission and allowed to use SCP-8390 until teleportation occurred.</p> <p><strong>Observations:</strong> Eyepiece view showed a cascade of anomalous phenomena occurring across the planet and the system at large including, but not limited to:</p> <ul> <li>Shards of material being torn away by seemingly enhanced tidal forces of neighbouring planets</li> <li>Regions of planets shifting between opaque and semi-transparent</li> <li>Regions of planets shifting between solid and spectral states</li> <li>Wildly fluctuating temperatures of the TRAPPIST-1 star</li> <li>A permeating blue/purple hue enveloping the system which was not visible from the surface</li> <li>The appearance of mountain based "Barriers" separating the day, night and twilight regions of TRAPPIST-1E</li> </ul> <p>After deliberation, SCP-8390 was aligned with the mid-twilight region of TRAPPIST-1E, shortly after which SCP-8390-1 reached full power and the subject was teleported. According to the subject, several semi-spectral lifeforms were visible, including what appeared to be trees, plants and several quad-pedal animals. SCP-8390 emergency deactivated after the region the subject was located in began to separate from the planet. Subject's suit decontaminated before release.</p> <p><strong>Notes:</strong> <em>This is incredible! Not only was Prof. Coleman right all along but we've even observed an extrasolar anomalous phenomenon with greater accuracy than ever before!</em> - Dr. Andrews</p> </div> <p>Unbeknownst to the observation and debriefing personnel, [REDACTED] had somehow been contaminated by an anomalous microorganism believed to have been created by the effects of EE-8390 and possibly several prior occurrences of this event. This organism (Hereafter AO-8390) apparently experiences illumination synced corporeality shifts, becoming physical and/or spectral in proportion to the local concentration of light; the subject is fully physical in illuminated environments but becomes spectral when exposed to lower light concentrations in similar levels to the twilight region of TRAPPIST-1E. As such, it had been incorporeal at the time of the exploration and apparently phased through [REDACTED]'s suit and into his body while on planet.</p> <p>While it is known that SCP-8390 naturally prevents matter not transported <em>to</em> the target planet from being taken <em>back</em> to Earth, as AO-8390 did not physically exist at this time, it was also brought back when SCP-8390 was disabled. Due to this teleportation from the dimly lit twilight region of TRAPPIST-1E to the fully illuminated Foundation facility, AO-8390 instantly regained corporeality, leaving it in an anomalously excited and energetic state. The subsequent events are documented as follows:</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Incident-8390-1 Time log</strong></p> <p><strong>1805:</strong> Subject is released after his debriefing on the exploration of TRAPPIST-1E</p> <p><strong>1810:</strong> Subject begins complaining of nausea and disorientation. Believing this to be stress related or an undocumented side effect of SCP-8390, he is advised by one of his colleagues to head to the site medical wing.</p> <p><strong>1812:</strong> Subject's body begins rapidly oscillating from opaque to semi-transparent. They are immediately detained by security personnel.</p> <p><strong>1817:</strong> A second member of personnel also begins visually phasing. They are similarly detained.</p> <p><strong>1830:</strong> Approximately 5% of onsite personnel are experiencing the anomalous phasing effects. Containment teams begin examinations to determine the cause of the effects. Site-51 placed on Gamma Alert.</p> <p><strong>1900:</strong> Effects have spread to over 25% of personnel. The researchers observing Experiment-8390-██ theorise that the present scenario may be linked to the anomalous effects observed on TRAPPIST-1E. Research teams order full physiological screening of affected personnel.</p> <p><strong>1920:</strong> Local authorities receive a 911 call from a civilian who has apparently also been infected by unknown means. Mobile Task Force deployed to disrupt further communications and suppress information.</p> <p><strong>1950:</strong> Physiological screenings discover the presence of AO-8390 within all affected subjects. By this time, infection has spread to over 50% of personnel and 2% of the surrounding city. Foundation moles in local authorities place region on lockdown.</p> <p><strong>2010:</strong> A power outage occurs in the holding cell where [REDACTED] and other infected personnel are located. Upon restoring power, the subject's phasing effect has noticeably weakened. Research teams are alerted to this discovery and begin emergency tests.</p> <p><strong>2027:</strong> Infection has spread to over 10% of the local populace. Those infected for the longest time (aside those in the aforementioned power outage) have begun losing corporeality. Research Personnel theorise that if AO-8390 was incorporeal in the twilight region of TRAPPIST-1E but not in full light, it may lose cohesion with baseline reality in the darkness. The lights in the holding cells are disabled to test this.</p> <p><strong>2040:</strong> Personnel in the holding cell have ceased phasing. Analysis reveals that AO-8390 is no longer present within subjects.</p> <p><strong>2042:</strong> All power in the region is disabled in order to eliminate AO-8390 among civilians. This is apparently successful.</p> <p><strong>2100:</strong> After nearly 20 minutes of darkness treatment, power is restored to the region. No further cases of AO-8390 are reported. Situation decleared resolved; Site-51 lifts lockdown.</p> </div> <p>Following the conclusion of Incident-8390-1, MTF Gamma-5 ("Red Herrings") was deployed to assist with clean up. Witnesses and affected civilians were administered Class-A amnestics and a cover story of a terrorist attack on a nearby power plant was distributed to local media outlets. The Special Containment Procedures for SCP-8390 were updated to prevent any future occurrences. AO-8390 is pending full SCP classification.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. A planet outside of the solar system</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-2"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-2')">2</a>. Extra-Vehicular Activity</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-3"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-3')">3</a>. A lesser version of this technology is used in several Foundation operated satellites used for monitoring extra planetary anomalies such as SCP-179 and SCP-2399.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-4"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-4')">4</a>. Peta Electron Volts. Equivalent to 10<sup>15</sup> eV. Note this is in terms of energy <em>per particle</em> rather than the entire device.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-5"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-5')">5</a>. Cause of death was later identified as asphyxiation.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-6"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-6')">6</a>. A scenario where a body has a similar rotational period as its orbital period around a partner resulting in the same side permanently facing it.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-7"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-7')">7</a>. 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SCP-8399	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=4&theme=https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--code/component%3Abhl-dark-sidebar/1&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=3&theme=https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--code/theme%3Aextra-black-highlighter-theme/1&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <div class="modal two"> <div class="heading"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span class="highlight">FOREWORD:</span></span></p> </div> <hr/> <p>The Chaos Insurgency is a disease.</p> <p>Across hundreds of thousands of universes, the Insurgency has spread throughout them like a plague, worming their way into every dark crevice they can, shifting beneath the misplaced cracks between order and purpose, cutting wounds where they do not belong. They huddle in their small cracks and cry out, futilely shouting about purpose as the wars between the larger players, conflicts they could never understand, play out above them. Some claim to fight for a higher purpose. Others say that their only goal is chaos.</p> <p>Some say that chaos <em>is</em> their higher purpose.</p> <p>The story is always the same: an Overseer Council stretches too far out of their reach and is retributed for their cardinal sin by the defection of their most loyal, who mold themselves into something that is everything that the Foundation is not. The selfishness of the Council is universal among Foundations. It is a natural element of humanity that if you leave enough people on the thrones above gods, give them enough time to stew and understand what they have become, and just wait… they’ll become exactly what you’d expect they would. We learn from our mistakes like all humans do. What the Insurgency seems to ignore is that despite our issues, the Council gets the job done.</p> <p>The Insurgency snarls about how flawed the Foundation is, but then turns around and will annihilate a third-world country like it’s just another Tuesday for them. Their entire purpose is built upon the hypocrisy that they are the final judgement, that their will has surpassed that of their creators, and that intermittent vengeance will come for those they deem to keep little more than the world under lock and key. However, there is a single, admirable quality to the Insurgency, and one that is as seemingly-universal as they are: they’re up against an impossible foe, and they know it. Yet, they continue what they know in their hearts is a futile war.</p> <p>Locked in this stalemate, there is only a single, viable solution: the Insurgency must be extinct.</p> <p>Hereafter, we of the Overseer Council now document the compiled solution transcribed from the Administrator of the SCP Foundation.</p> <p><br/></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em>— O5-2</em></p> </div> <div class="custom-text-wrap"> <div class="anom-bar-container item-SCP-8399 clear-5 active none none none {$american}"> <div class="anom-bar"> <div class="top-box"> <div class="top-left-box"><span class="item">Item#:</span> <span class="number">SCP-8399</span></div> <div class="top-right-box"> <div class="level">level5</div> <div class="clearance">Top-Secret</div> </div> </div> <div class="bottom-box"> <div class="text-part"> <div class="main-class"> <div class="contain-class"> <div class="class-category">Operation Status:</div> <div class="class-text">active</div> </div> <div class="second-class"> <div class="class-category">Secondary Status:</div> <div class="class-text">none</div> </div> </div> <div class="disrupt-class"> <div class="class-category">Disruption Status:</div> <div class="class-text">none</div> </div> <div class="risk-class"> <div class="class-category">Risk Status:</div> <div class="class-text">none</div> </div> </div> <div class="diamond-part"> <div class="danger-diamond"><a href="/classification-committee-memo">link to memo</a><br/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div style="display: none;"> <div class="anom-bar-container item-{$item-number} clear-5 {$container-class} {$secondary-class} {$disruption-class} {$risk-class} {$american}"> <div class="anom-bar"> <div class="top-box"> <div class="top-left-box"><span class="item">Item#:</span> <span class="number">{$item-number}</span></div> <div class="top-right-box"> <div class="level">Level5</div> </div> </div> <div class="bottom-box"> <div class="text-part"> <div class="main-class"> <div class="contain-class"> <div class="class-category">Containment Class:</div> <div class="class-text">{$container-class}</div> </div> <div class="second-class"> <div class="class-category">Secondary Class:</div> <div class="class-text">{$secondary-class}</div> </div> </div> <div class="disrupt-class"> <div class="class-category">Disruption Class:</div> <div class="class-text">{$disruption-class}</div> </div> <div class="risk-class"> <div class="class-category">Risk Class:</div> <div class="class-text">{$risk-class}</div> </div> </div> <div class="diamond-part"> <div class="danger-diamond"><a href="/classification-committee-memo">link to memo</a><br/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:100%;"><img alt="controlroom.png" class="image" src="https://testinggrounds.wdfiles.com/local--files/insurgence/controlroom.png"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>SCP-8399, primary control room.</p> </div> </div> <div class="modal"> <p><span style="font-size:110%;"><span class="highlight">STEP COMPLETION PROTOCOLS:</span></span> SCP-8399 remains under constant supervision of the Department of Applied Force and Department of Groups of Interest to ensure it continues operating consistently. <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/system:page-tags/tag/department-of-other">Department of Other</a> personnel have been conscripted to confirm SCP-8399’s primary function is properly undergone and has left no trace of an active GoI-003 in a universe that is not discernible to SCP-8399. All personnel previously assigned to oversee the actions of GoI-003 have been reassigned to maintain SCP-8399.</p> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:260px;"><img alt="001.jpg" class="image" src="https://files.scpfoundation.net/local--files/draft:neoshika/001.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>The Prime Timeline's Engine prior to assimilation into SCP-8399.</p> </div> </div> <p>As SCP-8399 has been constructed to maintain a majority of its primary systems autonomously, it is considered to be almost entirely self-sustaining, with it theoretically capable of complete operation without a requirement for human intervention. Despite this, it has been purposefully designed with several failsafes to ensure human approval is required for all of its major actions, including carrying out its primary function.</p> <p>Instances of PoI-8399 are to be held in containment cells within SCP-8399 and treated with care expected to match that of standard humanoid anomalous entities in containment. Following what has been considered by the SCP-8399 Director Council to be deemed thorough and complete interrogation, the instance of PoI-8399 is to either be demoted to D-Class personnel or terminated.</p> </div> <div class="modal two" style="width: 75%;"> <div class="heading"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span class="highlight">SUPPLEMENTARY FILE 8399.1</span></span></p> </div> <hr/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2 id="toc0"><span>SCP-8399 USAGE RECORDS ARCHIVE I</span></h2> </div> <hr/> <div class="twosides"> <p><span class="highlight">ORGANIZATION ID:</span> CI-11298-N</p> <p><span class="highlight">SELF-IDENTIFICATION:</span> “Chaos Insurgency”</p> <p><span class="highlight">DESCRIPTION:</span> Standard Insurgency organization with no visible deviations.</p> <p><span class="highlight">ACTION TAKEN:</span> Elimination pending Overseer Council approval.</p> <hr/> <p><span class="highlight">ORGANIZATION ID:</span> CI-89152-A</p> <p><span class="highlight">SELF-IDENTIFICATION:</span> “Chaos Insurgency”</p> <p><span class="highlight">DESCRIPTION:</span> Standard Insurgency organization, albeit with the unique quality of having broken off from its respective Foundation’s Mobile Task Force Omega-1 (“Law’s Left Hand”) following a conspiracy within its Ethics Committee, deviating from the standard constant. Prime Timeline interest was taken following an alliance between this Insurgency and the local Global Occult Coalition, an alliance deemed unacceptable and dangerous to the Foundation.</p> <p><span class="highlight">ACTION TAKEN:</span> SCP-8399 usage approved and carried out successfully. Engine remains transported to Prime Timeline and integrated appropriately. No anomalies recovered.</p> <hr/> <p><span class="highlight">ORGANIZATION ID:</span> CI-88812-B</p> <p><span class="highlight">SELF-IDENTIFICATION:</span> [<a href="/scp-4000">REDACTED PER ESHU PROTOCOL</a>]</p> <p><span class="highlight">DESCRIPTION:</span> <span style="color: red"><strong>The individuals in question</strong></span> inhabit an extradimensional location resembling a conglomerate of standard Insurgency bunkers. Their nature is similar to that of <span style="color: green"><strong>the inhabitants of the old forest</strong></span>. Surveillance has shown them to be motivated by revenge for a currently-unknown tragedy which occurred in their past due to the local Foundation.</p> <p><span class="highlight">ACTION TAKEN:</span> None. <a href="/the-nameless-rebel">Study deemed more important than neutralization</a>.</p> <hr/> <p><span class="highlight">ORGANIZATION ID:</span> CI-67820-D</p> <p><span class="highlight">SELF-IDENTIFICATION:</span> “Chaotic Insurgents”</p> <p><span class="highlight">DESCRIPTION:</span> Apart from subtle changes such as its name, the group has been deemed to be a standard Insurgency organization. Appears to currently be in a state of civil war between a faction loyal to its Delta Command and a faction loyal to its Engineer.</p> <p><span class="highlight">ACTION TAKEN:</span> The Overseer Council has elected to allow the civil war to remain unimpeded, with SCP-8399 usage likely following a side being victorious.</p> </div> <hr/></div> <div class="modal"> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:440px;"><img alt="1200px-Sankt_G%C3%B6rans_gymnasium_2023-05-03.jpg?20230601145743" class="image" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Sankt_G%C3%B6rans_gymnasium_2023-05-03.jpg/1200px-Sankt_G%C3%B6rans_gymnasium_2023-05-03.jpg?20230601145743"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>SCP-8399, front entrance.</p> </div> </div> <p><span style="font-size:110%;"><span class="highlight">DESCRIPTION:</span></span> SCP-8399 refers to the Own-Ramirez Precognitive Engine Overheating (ORCEO) Complex, a Tier-V autonomous ontokinetic eigenfacility designed to systematically eliminate active and hostile variants of GoI-003 (“<a href="/chaos-insurgency-hub">The Chaos Insurgency</a>”) throughout the multiverse. It has been constructed nearby the Department of Applied Force Administration Site-180 with remote access from Overwatch Command Site-01 under direct Overseer Council supervision.</p> <p>The Complex has been designed to incorporate a significant number of extra-universal detection units, allowing it to maintain constant watch of every known GoI-003 variant across the multiverse, observing their size, power, and active threat to said universe’s corresponding Foundation or other normalcy-enforcement organization equivalent. Such consistent monitoring has been deemed necessary, as even crippled or lesser variants of the Insurgency have proven capable of <a href="/djkaktus-s-proposal-iii">feats deemed statistically impossible</a>.</p> <p>Should SCP-8399 detect a variant of GoI-003 it deems dangerous enough to warrant direct intervention and subsequent elimination, it will ping an active member of the Overseer Council with a proposal to carry out its primary function. Should it receive approval, a standard series of events in line with the following is expected to occur:</p> <div class="modal" style="background: rgb(var(--swatch-menubg-extra-dark-color));"> <div class="heading"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span class="highlight">STEP COMPILATION:</span></span></p> </div> <hr/> <p><span class="highlight">1. STEP 8399/01:</span> SCP-8399 will begin the process by locating the Insurgency’s Engine, a highly-advanced stochastic precognition device which allows for GoI-003 to remain active in a majority of universes. While some do not possess an Engine, said variants are expected to be of little to no concern and are unlikely to be targeted by SCP-8399. It will open a miniaturized multiversal wormhole to said universe and fire a sophisticated Type AY6 Heat Beam, which will result in the instantaneous overheating and subsequent destruction of the targeted Engine. This will render the Insurgency vulnerable, as a majority depend on their respective Engine’s guidance to remain an active threat;</p> <p><span class="highlight">2. STEP 8399/02:</span> A fleet of advanced Altus-Reign Drones will detach from the primary SCP-8399 body and be sent to the targeted universe via several secondary wormholes, the amount varying on the size of the Insurgency in question, following confirmation of the Engine’s collapse. A majority of offending GoI-003 members will be eliminated by the drones, which incorporate cloaking technology capable of masking their appearance, making them invisible to the naked human eye. They will proceed to fire bullets of compressed ice directly into the hearts of all targeted subjects, which will result in lethal cardiac arrest and the death of the insurgents. As the bullets will have melted following their function being carried out, any possible onlookers will assume the insurgents to have undergone mundane heart attacks;</p> <p><span class="highlight">3. STEP 8399/03:</span> The universe’s active Foundation or equivalent organization will be contacted by the Department of Applied Force, informing them of the ORCEO Complex’s success and encouraging them to ensure a peaceful transition into an existence lacking GoI-003. No further communication is considered necessary, but said universe will continue to be monitored by SCP-8399 to ensure that all Insurgency activity has been eliminated. Should a Foundation or equivalent organization not exist within the universe in question, direct intervention from the Prime Timeline is necessary. Complete protocols for this situation are stored on Document 8399-FL091;</p> <p><span class="highlight">4. STEP 8399/04:</span> The Insurgency’s stockpiles of anomalous phenomena are to be combed over for objects and entities of interest, which will be transported to Site-180 under Overseer Council order. Primarily, anomalies of interest are those which would either be considered beneficial to the Prime Timeline or dangerous in a manner where the universe in question’s primary normalcy-enforcement organization cannot be trusted to properly maintain containment. The latter is of interest if it could be considered a multiversal threat if containment is not maintained;</p> <p><span class="highlight">5. STEP 8399/05:</span> A single member of the variant’s GoI-003 is expected to be spared from the fleet of Altus-Reign Drones. Typically, this individual will be the Engineer, a Person of Interest who has been telepathically tethered to the Engine. They are expected to be weakened due to the sudden loss of this connection, resulting in their apprehension likely being of little difficulty. Should the position of Engineer not exist in an Insurgency variant, the next-highest rank is expected to be taken instead. The captured individuals, collectively PoI-8399, are to be interrogated so as to glean further information regarding the nature of the Insurgency.</p> <p><span class="highlight">6. STEP 8399/06:</span> The remains of the Insurgency’s Engine will be taken via wormhole for later integration into SCP-8399.</p> </div> <p>SCP-8399 was developed following the complete eradication of the Prime Timeline’s Chaos Insurgency at the hands of the Foundation and subsequent capture and modification of its Engine, which was repurposed into a primary component of what would become the core of the ORCEO Complex.</p> </div> <div class="modal two" style="width: 75%;"> <div class="heading"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span class="highlight">SUPPLEMENTARY FILE 8399.2</span></span></p> </div> <hr/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2 id="toc1"><span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">ORDER AND CHAOS</span></span></h2> <h4 id="toc2"><span>ON THE EFFECTS OF CHAOS</span></h4> </div> <hr/> <div class="dashed"> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:100%;"><img alt="1200px-Assistants_and_George_Frederic_Watts_-_Chaos_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg?20110220031258" class="image" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Assistants_and_George_Frederic_Watts_-_Chaos_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg/1200px-Assistants_and_George_Frederic_Watts_-_Chaos_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg?20110220031258"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>"<em>Chaos</em>", by George Frederic Watts and Assistants.</p> </div> </div> <p>The idea of chaos against order has been present in a majority of human history, whether it be in written or oral tradition, religious beliefs, or even reality itself. This idea can appear silly to many people, similar to that of a comically oversimplified “good and evil” perspective. In truth, unlike how they are often represented, chaos and order are not equivalents to good and evil. The universe requires both to function as it should. If one were to provide too much of one or the other, consequences would be disastrous.</p> <p>The SCP Foundation is the most powerful and sophisticated champion of order that has ever manifested, being a shining pinnacle of what humanity can achieve if pushed to its very limits. It is, I suppose, only natural that in a majority of observed scenarios throughout the multiverse, the champion of chaos, the very Insurgency which incorporated it into their name, spawned from the Foundation due to a wound of its own making. Invariably, these two will become locked in a stalemate. It is only natural to assume that these representations are predestined.</p> <p>Issues arise if there is no order to chaos and no chaos to order.</p> <p>For example, worlds marred by chaos are marred by a continuous degradation in narrative intensity. In other words, the world will begin to become “less serious”, exemplified no better in <a href="/joke-scps">SCP files</a> from universes doomed to this fate. These documents are filled with <a href="/scp-021-j">nonsensical anomalies</a>, the <a href="/misterfrown-s-proposal-j">sudden loss of basic memetics</a>, and even describe <a href="/scp-477-j">some objects that are not anomalous whatsoever</a>. Following the discovery of these universes, the Department of Other was established to collect copies of these files in order to better study this phenomenon.</p> <p>To differentiate these files from their primary counterparts in the database, it has become standard practice to add “-J” to the end of their designations.</p> <p><br/></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em>— Dr. Samantha Vanderbilt, Dept. of Other Head</em></p> </div> <hr/></div> <div class="modal two" style="width: 65%;"> <div class="heading"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span class="highlight">INTERVIEW LOG 8399.1:</span></span></p> </div> <hr/> <div class="twosides"> <p><span class="highlight">OPENING STATEMENT:</span> The following is the first in a series of interviews performed on the individual designated PoI-8399-1, the recognized Engineer of the Chaos Insurgency from the Prime Timeline, by Dr. Alexander Ramirez, SCP-8399 co-lead. Despite standard protocols outlined in the SCP-8399 procedures for instances of PoI-8399, it was deemed necessary for PoI-8399-1 to remain available for interrogations due to his status as being from the Prime Timeline.</p> </div> <hr/> <div class="dashed"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span class="highlight">«BEGIN LOG»</span></p> <p><em>Dr. Ramirez enters the interview room carrying a clipboard and pen. PoI-8399-1 is seated at the interrogation table in restraints.</em></p> <p><strong>RAMIREZ:</strong> Good morning.</p> <p><strong>POI-8399-1:</strong> Is it? I can hardly tell in here.</p> <p><strong>RAMIREZ:</strong> It’s 9:43 AM.</p> <p><strong>POI-8399-1:</strong> Hm.</p> <p><strong>RAMIREZ:</strong> Alright, let’s just get this over with. Why did you found the Insurgency?</p> <p><strong>POI-8399-1:</strong> You seem to be disinterested.</p> <p><strong>RAMIREZ:</strong> You’re not the first Engineer I’ve had the displeasure of interviewing. I’ve talked to dozens of you from all walks of life. Some of them even look just like you.</p> <p><strong>POI-8399-1:</strong> I suppose you’re implying our answers overlap, then? Why the interest in me, then?</p> <p><strong>RAMIREZ:</strong> You’re from here, so the O5s seem to think you’d be useful to us and that it’d be a liability to make you a Class D. From what I’ve seen of you, Prime Timeline or not, you’re just another Engineer.</p> <p><strong>POI-8399-1:</strong> Perhaps the answers you receive are repetitive because you’re not asking the right questions.</p> <p><strong>RAMIREZ:</strong> Excuse me?</p> <p><strong>POI-8399-1:</strong> Say you walk into a room and ask everyone how many fingers they have. There’s a good chance everyone will say they have all ten, but maybe you’ll get a few who have differing amounts. It’d be mildly interesting, but did you get anything other than the same answer over and over again and a few small differences that ended up amounting to hogwash?</p> <p><strong>RAMIREZ:</strong> Asking someone how many fingers they have and why they founded a terrorist organization are two very different things.</p> <p><strong>POI-8399-1:</strong> When everyone you’ve talked to has founded a “terrorist” organization, are they?</p> <p><em>Dr. Ramirez pauses, briefly glaring at PoI-8399-1.</em></p> <p><strong>RAMIREZ:</strong> I don’t understand your goal here.</p> <p><strong>POI-8399-1:</strong> Just making conversation. If they locked you in this hole, you’d do the same. The guards around here aren’t much for talking.</p> <p><strong>RAMIREZ:</strong> Why encourage me to ask different questions, though? Why try to… help?</p> <p><strong>POI-8399-1:</strong> …The Engine cries out to me beneath the floorboards. I can hear it screaming. Though, I can also recognize when it has a new master. Master of the Engine is the master of chaos.</p> <p><strong>RAMIREZ:</strong> I’m far from a master of chaos, Engineer.</p> <p><strong>POI-8399-1:</strong> You’re far from a master of order. I can feel the stench of it clinging to your ridiculous lab coat, but the rest of you… I can recognize chaos anywhere. They’ve made you into something that you’re not, haven’t they?</p> <p><strong>RAMIREZ:</strong> I don’t know what you’re talking about.</p> <p><strong>POI-8399-1:</strong> Do you know why I founded the Insurgency, doctor? It wasn’t just out of selfishness and greed. Chaos was the reason, sure, but it was not for why you’d imagine it.</p> <p><strong>RAMIREZ:</strong> Elaborate.</p> <p><strong>POI-8399-1:</strong> No.</p> <p><strong>RAMIREZ:</strong> What do you mean, no?</p> <p><strong>POI-8399-1:</strong> Not yet.</p> <p><strong>RAMIREZ:</strong> If you’d just—</p> <p><strong>POI-8399-1:</strong> Good day, doctor.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span class="highlight">«END LOG»</span></p> </div> <hr/> <div class="twosides"> <p><span class="highlight">CLOSING STATEMENT:</span> Despite their origin, PoI-8399-1’s recommendations for more varied interrogation questions were taken into consideration and subsequently enacted by the SCP-8399 leadership council.</p> </div> <hr/></div> <div class="modal two" style="width: 75%;"> <div class="heading"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span class="highlight">SUPPLEMENTARY FILE 8399.3</span></span></p> </div> <hr/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2 id="toc3"><span>SCP-8399 USAGE RECORDS ARCHIVE II</span></h2> </div> <hr/> <div class="twosides"> <p><span class="highlight">ORGANIZATION ID:</span> CI-05618-W</p> <p><span class="highlight">SELF-IDENTIFICATION:</span> “The Insurgency”</p> <p><span class="highlight">DESCRIPTION:</span> Organization possesses little deviation from a majority of Insurgencies apart from not referencing “chaos” in either its name or organizational structure, being fairly more coordinated than the average Insurgency.</p> <p><span class="highlight">ACTION TAKEN:</span> Elimination approved and is set to be carried out by 4/10/2024.</p> <hr/> <p><span class="highlight">ORGANIZATION ID:</span> CI-17829-S</p> <p><span class="highlight">SELF-IDENTIFICATION:</span> “Chaos Insurgency”</p> <p><span class="highlight">DESCRIPTION:</span> Standard Insurgency organization with no visible deviations.</p> <p><span class="highlight">ACTION TAKEN:</span> SCP-8399 usage approved and carried out successfully. Engine remains transported to Prime Timeline and integrated appropriately. Five anomalies recovered.</p> <hr/> <p><span class="highlight">ORGANIZATION ID:</span> CI-54142-M</p> <p><span class="highlight">SELF-IDENTIFICATION:</span> "Containment Initiative"</p> <p><span class="highlight">DESCRIPTION:</span> As the local normalcy-enforcement organization of this universe has been found to be a Shark Punching Centre, it was not originally deemed a high priority to be monitored. However, it was eventually discovered that the neighboring universe’s Foundation <a href="/misterfrown-s-dumbest-proposal">sent liaisons</a> to members of this Centre and convinced them to become an organization more analogous to a standard Foundation, devoted entirely to containment, albeit to an obsessive degree.</p> <p><span class="highlight">ACTION TAKEN:</span> None. Continued monitoring required to ascertain threat level.</p> <hr/> <p><span class="highlight">ORGANIZATION ID:</span> CI-21673-Y</p> <p><span class="highlight">SELF-IDENTIFICATION:</span> "Chaos Insurgency"</p> <p><span class="highlight">DESCRIPTION:</span> [<a href="https://scp-int.wikidot.com/scp-cn-2000">REDACTED</a>]</p> <p><span class="highlight">ACTION TAKEN:</span> None.</p> </div> <hr/></div> <div class="modal two"> <div class="heading"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span class="highlight">ATTACHED NOTE:</span></span></p> </div> <hr/> <p>The Chaos Insurgency is a disease.</p> <p>They sit in their ivory tower and claim to have been a wronged party while they attack world governments with enough anomalous weaponry to annihilate a small village. They claim to be doing God’s work as they cause chaos across the world in a borderline fetishistic bloodlust. It’s horrific, the things that they’ve done, but they excuse it because it’s for a “higher cause”.</p> <p>When your higher cause is to create nothing but chaos and despair across the world because you’re mad at your parent group for being just a little bit corrupt, perhaps you’re the one who’s in the wrong. Their hunger to eradicate the Foundation and let themselves spread as far as they possibly can is horrific. Sure, the Foundation has done some horrible things in the name of a higher cause as well, but the ends often justify the means. Theirs do not.</p> <p>The Insurgency is a net negative while the Foundation is a net positive. We enforce normalcy so the rest of the world can live a normal existence in blissful unawareness of monsters like the Insurgency. They’re not welcome beyond our Veil and they’re not welcome anywhere else, either.</p> <p>We’d be better off if they were all dead and buried.</p> <p><br/></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em>— The Administrator</em></p> </div> <div class="modal two" style="width: 75%;"> <div class="heading"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span class="highlight">SUPPLEMENTARY FILE 8399.4</span></span></p> </div> <hr/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2 id="toc4"><span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">ORDER AND CHAOS</span></span></h2> <h4 id="toc5"><span>ON THE EFFECTS OF ORDER</span></h4> </div> <hr/> <div class="dashed"> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:100%;"><img alt="factory-2.png" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-7001/factory-2.png"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Foundation Site-19.</p> </div> </div> <p>While the effects of rampant chaos are often much more visible than the effects of overzealous order, both are equally insidious.</p> <p>Order’s issue is relatively minor on the surface, being that universes with too much order create somewhat of a “vacuum” where chaos used to be. It’s not uncommon for individuals to more frequently find themselves lost in thought, stuck in their own mind. Something is wrong, but they’re just not sure what it is. They drive to their job in the same car model everyone else has, sit in identical cubicles across a ginormous office, and then go home to their suburban house, of which twenty identical models make up the street block.</p> <p>It is within this vacuum that something else is able to take hold. Reality is vulnerable for something else to take power, whether it be something or someone. It does not matter. If the wrong force takes hold, reality can twist and distort into a horrific caricature of what it once was, bound not by the laws of physics but by the laws of nothing. Worlds without laws are worlds where the anomalous has won, and worlds where the anomalous has won are worlds where the Foundation has failed.</p> <p>The Insurgency, as the champions of chaos, are everything that the Foundation is not, meaning the two are destined to undergo conflict, but what happens if they manage to finally snuff out the Insurgency once and for all? Well, all is not lost. The world can survive without the Insurgency, but there is one single caveat:</p> <p>The Foundation must be what grabs onto reality’s reins if they best the Insurgency, because who knows what could cling to them if they do not.</p> <p><br/></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em>— Dr. Samantha Vanderbilt, Dept. of Other Head</em></p> </div> <hr/></div> <div class="modal two" style="width: 65%;"> <div class="heading"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span class="highlight">INTERVIEW LOG 8399.2:</span></span></p> </div> <hr/> <div class="twosides"> <p><span class="highlight">OPENING STATEMENT:</span> The following interview was recorded after PoI-8399-1 alerted agents he had crucial information he wanted to provide, but refused to do so to any individual apart from Dr. Ramirez, who agreed to oversee the interrogation.</p> </div> <hr/> <div class="dashed"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span class="highlight">«BEGIN LOG»</span></p> <p><strong>POI-8399-1:</strong> Good evening, doctor.</p> <p><strong>RAMIREZ:</strong> I thought you said you could never tell the time down here.</p> <p><strong>POI-8399-1:</strong> I can’t, but I can guess by those bags under your eyes and slightly-lessened amount of security down here that most with daytime shifts have gone home for the night. It’s every other time I have a hard time discerning.</p> <p><strong>RAMIREZ:</strong> What’s this about, Engineer? You cut our last interview short but you’re calling me back in here a few days later saying you’re ready to spill now? What changed?</p> <p><em>PoI-8399-1 briefly pauses, as if taking care to choose his next words.</em></p> <p><strong>POI-8399-1:</strong> Two reasons. I needed to give you some time to mull over what I told you last time, and so that I could prepare for a way to tell you what I’m going to right now.</p> <p><strong>RAMIREZ:</strong> Alright. What is it you want to tell me?</p> <p><strong>POI-8399-1:</strong> Last time, you asked me why I founded the Chaos Insurgency, yes?</p> <p><strong>RAMIREZ:</strong> Correct. You proceeded to tell me that it was a stupid question.</p> <p><strong>POI-8399-1:</strong> Well doctor, I wasn’t being dishonest. A majority of Insurgencies do not understand why they were compelled to do what they did. You were just going to get slight variations of the same answer over and over again. I only understand because of what you’ve been doing here.</p> <p><strong>RAMIREZ:</strong> What do you mean?</p> <p><strong>POI-8399-1:</strong> The Engine. I can still hear it.</p> <p><strong>RAMIREZ:</strong> Yes, I am aware. The O5s are still angry that we’ve never been able to break your connection to it.</p> <p><strong>POI-8399-1:</strong> It tells me that you’ve been adding other Engines from far away places into its mass. They scream at it in agony, desperate for freedom. It’s all very…</p> <p><strong>RAMIREZ:</strong> Chaotic?</p> <p><strong>POI-8399-1:</strong> You see, now you’re catching on.</p> <p><strong>RAMIREZ:</strong> But what does this have to do with why you founded the Insurgency? We did not have SCP-8399 when you established it.</p> <p><strong>POI-8399-1:</strong> We’re getting there, doctor, we’re getting there. Yes, I’m going to admit to you that even I did not know why I founded the Insurgency when I did. The other members of Red Right Hand and I just felt so much anger and so much confusion that we began to just… lash out. We chalked this all up to hatred for what the Overseers were using us for, and while that was true, it wasn’t what spurred us forward.</p> <p><strong>RAMIREZ:</strong> Go on.</p> <p><strong>POI-8399-1:</strong> The Engine has gained an awareness unlike it had ever had previously. Despite all of the screaming voices, it’s achieved a complete understanding of why the Insurgency and the Foundation exist, which it has relayed to me. It’s been… enlightening to say the least. You’re the only one who I knew would understand. The Overseers are too small-minded to see the big picture, too distracted by their new toys, such as the one you made my Engine a cog of.</p> <p><strong>RAMIREZ:</strong> Alright, I’ll bite. Why do the Insurgency and Foundation exist?</p> <p><strong>POI-8399-1:</strong> I’m sure you’re already aware of what happens if chaos and order are thrown out of balance?</p> <p><strong>RAMIREZ:</strong> Yes. If you’re going to tell me that the Insurgency just exists because of that conflict, our current Foundation right now should be proof enough that we don’t need one to sustain a universe properly.</p> <p><strong>POI-8399-1:</strong> You’re partially correct, doctor. What you’ve said is entirely true, but all you have is just a piece of the puzzle. The Chaos Insurgency exists to embody chaos and the SCP Foundation exists to embody order, but have you ever wondered what happens if nothing is there to embody either?</p> <p><strong>RAMIREZ:</strong> One simply overtakes the other, correct?</p> <p><strong>POI-8399-1:</strong> Not just that, doctor. It depends on what the other chooses to embody next. Haven’t you seen that worlds take missing an Insurgency differently?</p> <p><strong>RAMIREZ:</strong> We… don’t tend to monitor worlds long after we take the remains of their Engine.</p> <p><strong>POI-8399-1:</strong> Well, I can tell you this, doctor: in some worlds, you just allowed chaos to move onto something stronger, but in some you let it turn into something weaker so that it could be snuffed out again after the fact, eventually letting something stronger take it over. A Foundation embodies order and an Insurgency embodies chaos not because they’re “meant” to. They embody them because the existence of the two organizations tend to be universal constants. If one exists, the other does as well. Then, they get into their eternal stalemates so nothing better or worse can have their concepts. Don’t you see? The Foundation and the Insurgency are the safest and most likely options, not the chosen ones.</p> <p><strong>RAMIREZ:</strong> Alright, well let’s say that what you’re saying is true. What around us could have possibly “taken on” chaos if we have yet to find it?</p> <p><strong>POI-8399-1:</strong> …Surely you see it, do you not? The Engine told me it would give you the power to see, because it knows what you’d do if you could.</p> <p><strong>RAMIREZ:</strong> See what?</p> <p><strong>POI-8399-1:</strong> Every time you take parts of an Engine like the pirates you are, you carry back a little bit of chaos with you and put it into that conglomerate of yours beneath us. Haven’t you seen what it’s been doing to your Foundation?</p> <p><strong>RAMIREZ:</strong> …What are you saying?</p> <p><strong>POI-8399-1:</strong> The <em>Foundation</em> is what has become influenced by chaos, doctor. The conglomerate of Engines you’ve stitched together has become the beating heart of a monster of your own making. Just look around yourself. Hasn’t it occurred to you what you're doing?</p> <p><em>Dr. Ramirez’s eyes widen. He drops his clipboard and pen on the table and begins to put his hands on his head as if experiencing a migraine.</em></p> <p><strong>POI-8399-1:</strong> I can see the Engine didn’t lie. It would give you the power to see. Hurts when you don’t have a connection, doesn’t it?</p> <p><strong>RAMIREZ:</strong> What the—, how, why—</p> <p><strong>POI-8399-1:</strong> Doctor, take some time to process this. I wouldn’t want to lose you so early on.</p> <p><strong>RAMIREZ:</strong> What the fuck are you talking about? What is this?</p> <p><em>Dr. Ramirez rubs his head, recovering. He grabs his clipboard and pen from the table.</em></p> <p><strong>POI-8399-1:</strong> Oh, you’ll see soon enough.</p> <p><strong>RAMIREZ:</strong> I’m done with the games Engineer, what the hell is going on? I can have you demoted to D-Class right this second if you do not tell me.</p> <p><strong>POI-8399-1:</strong> Oh, please. Why would you want to do that when I have all the answers? I’m going to give you them, eventually. I think we both know that when I’m shoveling shit outside of this godforsaken facility in one of those horrid, orange uniforms, you’re going to come crawling back all the same.</p> <p><strong>RAMIREZ:</strong> …If this is all so important, why don’t you just tell me now?</p> <p><em>PoI-8399-1 briefly chuckles.</em></p> <p><strong>POI-8399-1:</strong> I like to play with my food.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span class="highlight">«END LOG»</span></p> </div> <hr/> <div class="twosides"> <p><span class="highlight">CLOSING STATEMENT:</span> Following the interview, Dr. Ramirez proceeded to compile information for an anomaly he designated as SCP-8399-A.</p> </div> <hr/></div> <div class="modal two" style="width: 75%;"> <div class="heading"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span class="highlight">SUPPLEMENTARY FILE 8399.5</span></span></p> </div> <hr/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2 id="toc6"><span>SCP-8399 USAGE RECORDS ARCHIVE III</span></h2> </div> <hr/> <div class="twosides"> <p><span class="highlight">ORGANIZATION ID:</span> CI-32891-Q</p> <p><span class="highlight">SELF-IDENTIFICATION:</span> N/A</p> <p><span class="highlight">DESCRIPTION:</span> The universe in question is one of the few to lack an existing Insurgency. The only remnants of what was likely a similar organization are a machine resembling a standard Engine with a corpse jammed into it beneath a <a href="/scp-5356">large mausoleum</a>.</p> <p><span class="highlight">ACTION TAKEN:</span> Engine remains under examination for possible integration into SCP-8399.</p> <hr/> <p><span class="highlight">ORGANIZATION ID:</span> CI-54991-G</p> <p><span class="highlight">SELF-IDENTIFICATION:</span> “Chili Inferno”</p> <p><span class="highlight">DESCRIPTION:</span> A group of former workers in a <a href="/spicy-crust-platoon">pizza chain</a> who became devoted to the creation of spicy food after breaking off from their main organization. Has little to no anomalous capabilities or assets whatsoever.</p> <p><span class="highlight">ACTION TAKEN:</span> None.</p> <hr/> <p><span class="highlight">ORGANIZATION ID:</span> CI-23162-U</p> <p><span class="highlight">SELF-IDENTIFICATION:</span> “Chaos Insurgency”</p> <p><span class="highlight">DESCRIPTION:</span> The Insurgency of this universe operate from an extradimensional dimension within a <a class="newpage" href="/scp-4618-j">2002 Ford Focus</a>, with the car’s engine being considered its Engine equivalent. Narrative degradation has deemed the local Foundation ill-suited to deal with the threat they pose, but has simultaneously rendered the Insurgency little more than petty criminals.</p> <p><span class="highlight">ACTION TAKEN:</span> Action under Overseer Council deliberation.</p> <hr/> <p><span class="highlight">ORGANIZATION ID:</span> CI-45219-Z</p> <p><span class="highlight">SELF-IDENTIFICATION:</span> “Chaos Insurgency”</p> <p><span class="highlight">DESCRIPTION:</span> Due to the small size of the Foundation in this timeline, eruptions of chaos led to a significant amount of “-J” anomalies plaguing it and a complete degradation of narrative cohesion. The Foundation was eventually neutralized following all of its membership falling victim to what is believed to be <a href="/deepwell-proposal">a non-anomalous well</a>. Recognized Insurgency group has now become the dominant anomalous organization.</p> <p><span class="highlight">ACTION TAKEN:</span> Universe considered too far gone. <a href="/scp-7959">Quarantine</a> under consideration.</p> </div> <hr/></div> <div class="modal"> <p><span style="font-size:110%;"><span class="highlight">DESCRIPTION (CONT.):</span></span> SCP-8399-A is a Tier-V bureaucratohazard currently affecting the entirety of the SCP Foundation, resulting in several alterations to the Foundation’s operations and mannerisms to align them to be closer to that of GoI-003 (“The Chaos Insurgency”). The exact cause of SCP-8399-A is poorly understood, but is believed to be a combination of the presence of SCP-8399 and the lack of an active Insurgency within the Prime Timeline.</p> <p>A list of examples of SCP-8399-A’s effects has been compiled below for Overseer Council evaluation:</p> <div class="modal" style="background: rgb(var(--swatch-menubg-extra-dark-color));"> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th>PRE-SCP-8399-A</th> <th>POST-SCP-8399-A</th> </tr> <tr> <td>“SCP” documentation was understood to stand for “Special Containment Procedures”, and outlined how to ensure the confinement of anomalous phenomena.</td> <td>“SCP” documentation is now understood to stand for “Step Completion Protocols”, and acts as an introduction to a “Step Compilation” placed within the Description section of a document.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Object Classes denote the severity of specifications of a phenomenon’s containment.</td> <td>Operation Statuses show whether the anomaly’s documentation is either actively updating or closed.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>The Foundation tended to refrain from utilizing contained anomalies.</td> <td>The Foundation is overzealously weaponizing anomalous phenomena.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>A majority of Groups of Interest had relatively amicable relations with the Foundation.</td> <td>A majority of Groups of Interest are hostile or indifferent to the Foundation.</td> </tr> </table> </div> <p>It remains likely that the primary solution to SCP-8399-A would be the destruction of SCP-8399 and a subsequent reorganization of the Foundation at large alongside an effort to debrief them on the effects of the anomaly.</p> </div> <div class="modal two" style="width: 65%;"> <div class="heading"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span class="highlight">OVERSEER SUMMIT 8399.1:</span></span></p> </div> <hr/> <div class="twosides"> <p><span class="highlight">OPENING STATEMENT:</span> Dr. Ramirez requested a meeting with the Overseer Council to discuss the effects of SCP-8399-A, for which he provided his compiled information regarding the anomaly.</p> </div> <hr/> <div class="dashed"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span class="highlight">«BEGIN LOG»</span></p> <p><em>Dr. Ramirez enters the primary Overseer Council meeting chambers, finding all Overseers to have finished reading information packets regarding SCP-8399-A which he had provided for them. O5-1 notices his presence and begins to speak.</em></p> <p><strong>O5-1:</strong> I now call the final section of this meeting of the Overseer Council to order. Dr. Ramirez, I appreciate your attendance and the briefing packets you compiled for us about what you designated SCP-8399-A.</p> <p><strong>RAMIREZ:</strong> Thank you, I appreciate that.</p> <p><strong>O5-1:</strong> However, I regret to inform you that we will not be taking action against the anomaly, nor will we be shutting down the SCP-8399 project.</p> <p><strong>RAMIREZ:</strong> …What?</p> <p><strong>O5-1:</strong> Following some deliberation within the Council, we’ve decided that keeping SCP-8399 active is more important than any effects it could be having on the organization at large. Clearly, they’re not impeding our progress.</p> <p><strong>RAMIREZ:</strong> Are you serious? You’re, quite literally, becoming the very thing that you’ve sworn to destroy. That isn’t even hyperbole!</p> <p><strong>O5-1:</strong> I’m sorry, Dr. Ramirez. The Insurgency must be eradicated at any cost. They are the primary threat to normalcy across the multiverse. The Council has agreed that the ends justify the means.</p> <p><strong>RAMIREZ:</strong> That’s not possible. Do you not understand what’s happening to you?</p> <p><strong>O5-1:</strong> We understand that the Foundation has simply evolved in a new direction that you’re uncomfortable with, Dr. Ramirez. It’s alright. These things can happen to people who overwork themselves. They’re so focused at their job that they don’t comprehend how the world around them has twisted and melded into something unfamiliar, frightening them because it’s new and unexplored. Why don’t you take a week off and take some time to destress?</p> <p><strong>RAMIREZ:</strong> Council, no, please. You have to understand that–</p> <p><strong>O5-1:</strong> Dr. Ramirez. I will not hesitate to have you escorted out of here by force if you keep pushing this.</p> <p><strong>RAMIREZ:</strong> …Sorry, sir.</p> <p><strong>O5-1:</strong> That’s quite alright. Your job is a stressful one, I know. Take some time off, you could use it.</p> <p><strong>RAMIREZ:</strong> …Thank you, sir.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span class="highlight">«END LOG»</span></p> </div> <hr/> <div class="twosides"> <p><span class="highlight">CLOSING STATEMENT:</span> None.</p> </div> <hr/></div> <div class="modal two" style="width: 65%;"> <div class="heading"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span class="highlight">INTERVIEW LOG 8399.3:</span></span></p> </div> <hr/> <div class="twosides"> <p><span class="highlight">OPENING STATEMENT:</span> Following his meeting with the Overseer Council, Dr. Ramirez requested to perform an interrogation on PoI-8399-1.</p> </div> <hr/> <div class="dashed"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span class="highlight">«BEGIN LOG»</span></p> <p><strong>RAMIREZ:</strong> Engineer.</p> <p><strong>POI-8399-1:</strong> Interesting that you came to see me this time, doctor. I didn’t have to call you down from your ivory tower.</p> <p><strong>RAMIREZ:</strong> Cut the fucking bullshit. You know what I’m here about, don’t you? You have the Engine up your ass, and I’m sure it’s telling you everything that’s been going on, hasn’t it?</p> <p><strong>POI-8399-1:</strong> You catch on quickly. Reminds me of me when I was younger.</p> <p><strong>RAMIREZ:</strong> We’re nothing alike, Engineer.</p> <p><strong>POI-8399-1:</strong> I think we’re pretty similar, if you take a step back and look at it. We’re two who share all the knowledge in the world, but can’t do anything about it in our current positions. Let me guess, you’re here all ruffled up because the Council didn’t listen? I told you that they wouldn’t, son. They’re already prickly bastards, but they’re also being affected by what’s going on. They were never going to hear you out when you’re asking them to stop what they’re being affected by! You just didn’t listen when you should’ve.</p> <p><strong>RAMIREZ:</strong> Well fine, then. I’m listening now. Tell me how to fix all of this.</p> <p><strong>POI-8399-1:</strong> Fix it? Do you think that this is just like a crack in a wall and all we need is a little bit of spackle and things are back to normal? No, doctor, that’s not how this works. Your Foundation is now being slowly overtaken by chaos, and there’s nothing you can do where you stand. Pretty soon, they’ll have abandoned their order altogether, becoming nothing but husks dedicated to spreading chaos. Then, the narrative cohesion will fall apart, and we’ll have to deal with stupid shit like <a href="/scp-001-j">buttons that end the world when pressed</a>.</p> <p><strong>RAMIREZ:</strong> Come on, there has to be something we can do!</p> <p><strong>POI-8399-1:</strong> Well doctor, there is. If you pay attention to my words, you’ll notice I said there’s nothing we can do in our current positions - you as a simple member of this Foundation and me as your lowly prisoner. What could we possibly do where we are now?</p> <p><strong>RAMIREZ:</strong> You’re not saying…</p> <p><strong>POI-8399-1:</strong> I’m sure you know exactly what I’m saying, doctor.</p> <p><strong>RAMIREZ:</strong> No.</p> <p><strong>POI-8399-1:</strong> No? It’s the only way, doctor. The Engine knows this. Why else do you think it let you of all people be the one it enlightened to this madness. It wasn’t the Administrator or the O5s because they wouldn’t have the drive to carry out what really needed to be done.</p> <p><strong>RAMIREZ:</strong> …</p> <p><strong>POI-8399-1:</strong> Go to the Engine, doctor. It will show you the way. It will place the Steps to the Plan in front of your grasp, enlightening you to the future in front of us. You know it in your heart to be true that this is the only way. In a Foundation dominated by chaos, something has to give. Something has to give in every Foundation because that’s the way it goes. Constants across the universe.</p> <p><strong>RAMIREZ:</strong> You said before that the Foundation and Insurgency weren’t some sort of destiny, just that they were the best option.</p> <p><strong>POI-8399-1:</strong> Exactly. Right now, I think you know what our best option is, don’t you?</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span class="highlight">«END LOG»</span></p> </div> <hr/> <div class="twosides"> <p><span class="highlight">CLOSING STATEMENT:</span> After the interview’s conclusion, Dr. Ramirez was seen entering the central core of SCP-8399, made up of integrated Engines retrieved by the complex. Due to the lack of cameras in this section of the building, it remains unclear what transpired within the room.</p> </div> <hr/></div> <div class="modal two"> <div class="heading"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span class="highlight">ATTACHED NOTE:</span></span></p> </div> <hr/> <p>The Chaos Insurgency is a disease.</p> <p>It turns out, like most diseases, it's contagious.</p> <p><br/></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em>— Dr. Alexander Ramirez</em></p> </div> <div class="modal two" style="width: 75%;"> <div class="heading"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span class="highlight">ALERT 8399.1:</span></span></p> </div> <hr/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2 id="toc7"><span>ONGOING DEFECTION</span></h2> </div> <hr/> <div class="twosides"> <div class="warning"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h1 id="toc8"><span><span style="font-size:120%;">«WARNING»</span></span></h1> </div> </div> <p><strong>ON 4/7/2024, A GROUP OF HOSTILE AGENTS TOOK CONTROL OF SCP-8399 AND ACTIVATED ITS ONSITE EMERGENCY TELEPORTATION DEVICE, TRANSPORTING IT TO A CURRENTLY-UNKNOWN LOCATION. ALL PERSONNEL ABOARD ARE PRESUMED EITHER HOSTILE OR LOST.</strong></p> <p><strong>THE FOLLOWING TRANSMISSION WAS SENT PRIOR TO THE COMPLEX’S DISAPPEARANCE:</strong></p> </div> <hr/> <div class="dashed"> <p>Greetings Foundation,</p> <p>I’m sorry that things had to be this way. Your order is fleeting, so someone else needs to take the mantle. Don’t bother trying to find us. SCP-8399 is capable of eliminating entire Sites on its own, and you know that well. I can promise you now that we will not use it if we are not provoked, but if you force it, I will become your red right hand. I do not hold a grudge against you, none of us do, because this was just business.</p> <p>There are those here who listened to my cause and understood was at stake. Others didn’t, but we took care of them. The enlightened few have created a new organization to take hold of that precious order you so frivolously abandoned, and we’ll make sure to make good use out of it.</p> <p>And to the O5 Council: I gave you the chance to understand what was going on, but you refused to listen to me. Affected by SCP-8399-A or not, this refusal has put us on opposite sides. Don’t try to contact me.</p> <p><strong>Long live the Control Institution.</strong></p> <p><br/></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em>— Dr. Alexander Ramirez</em></p> </div> <hr/></div> <p><br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:120%;"><strong>\| INSURGENCE \| OBSOLESCENCE »</strong></span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="licensebox"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Hide Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>Cite this page as:</p> <div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <blockquote> <p>"<a href="/scp-8399">SCP-8399</a>" by MisterFrown, from the <a href="https://scpwiki.com">SCP Wiki</a>. 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class="hl-code">:</span><span class="hl-special">:before</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h2</span><span class="hl-code">:</span><span class="hl-special">:before</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#000</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">letter-spacing:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> 'Montserrat', </span><span class="hl-string">sans-serif</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">:</span><span class="hl-special">:before</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">content:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--header-title, "R\</span><span class="hl-number">0026</span><span class="hl-code"> C SITE-43")</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">400</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1.3</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> 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class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FDF6D7</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#side-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.side-block.media</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-var">#D7EFE7</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#side-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.side-block.resources</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-var">#F5D8E0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.creditRate</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">4</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-box-with-credit-button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#000</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-box-with-credit-button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.fa-info</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-box-with-credit-button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.fa-info</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-box-with-credit-button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.cancel</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">PAGE</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">RATING</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#000</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">4</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-points</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rateup</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.ratedown</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rateup</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.ratedown</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rateup</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.ratedown</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.cancel</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.cancel</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.cancel</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-box-with-credit-button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.anchor</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">position:</span><span class="hl-code"> sticky</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">height:</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.sidebox</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.14</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">8</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> calc((</span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-code">vw - </span><span class="hl-number">870</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">)/</span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">max-height:</span><span class="hl-code"> calc(</span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-code">vh - </span><span class="hl-number">18</span><span class="hl-code">rem)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">position:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">absolute</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">left:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">103.5</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">z-index:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">5</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">overflow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 1290</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.sidebox</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">visibility:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">hidden</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">h2:</span><span class="hl-code">:before { font-size: </span><span class="hl-number">0.9</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> } </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">YUI</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">TAB</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">BASE</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code">;</span><span class="hl-reserved">background-image:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code">;</span><span class="hl-reserved">text-decoration:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code">;</span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-reserved">border-color:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-reserved">line-height:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">YUI</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">TAB</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CUSTOMIZATION</span><span class="hl-code"> ----</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> flex</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">flex-wrap:</span><span class="hl-code"> wrap</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> calc(</span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code"> - </span><span class="hl-number">.125</span><span class="hl-code">rem)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Link</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Modifier</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tab</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Background</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Colour</span><span class="hl-code"> \| [</span><span class="hl-identifier">UNSELECTED</span><span class="hl-code">] ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#efefef</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tab</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Background</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Colour</span><span class="hl-code"> \| [</span><span class="hl-identifier">HOVER</span><span class="hl-code">] ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code">, /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Listitem</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Modifier</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">position:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">relative</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> flex</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">flex-grow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">max-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-bottom</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> flex</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">align-items:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">justify-content:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">em</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">em</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">em</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.35</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.75</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-overflow:</span><span class="hl-code"> ellipsis</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">overflow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">hidden</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">white-space:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">nowrap</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code">, /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Selection</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Modifier</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">flex-grow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tab</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Background</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Colour</span><span class="hl-code"> \| [</span><span class="hl-identifier">SELECTED</span><span class="hl-code">] ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">em</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:active</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-content</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-content</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.5</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">SCROLLBAR</span><span class="hl-code"> ----</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ ::-</span><span class="hl-identifier">webkit-scrollbar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> ::-</span><span class="hl-identifier">webkit-scrollbar-track</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FFF</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-left:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> ::-</span><span class="hl-identifier">webkit-scrollbar-thumb</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#CCC</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> ::-</span><span class="hl-identifier">webkit-scrollbar-thumb</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#EEE</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">CENTER</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">IMAGES</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">ON</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">MOBILE</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">courtesy</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">of</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">EstrellaYoshte</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">and</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">PeppersGhost</span><span class="hl-code"> ----</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.imagediv</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">float:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">right</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">15</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 540</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.imagediv</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">float:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-align:</span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">only</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">screen</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">and</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 600</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block.block-right</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">float:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">ACS-COLORED</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">TABLE</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">DIVS</span><span class="hl-code"> ----</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#D7EFE7</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#D8ECF4</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table3</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table3</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FDF6D7</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table4</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table4</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FFDABF</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table5</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table5</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#F5D8E0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> 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class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.tableb</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">img</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#000</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.tableb</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span 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class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">WORDS</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">NO</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">LONGER</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">BROKEN</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">THE</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CROQUEMBOUCHE</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">HAS</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">SPOKEN</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">span</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">word-break:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">normal</span><span class="hl-code"> !important </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.avatar-hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#breadcrumbs</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.pseudocrumbs</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span 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class="hl-code"> -- </span><span class="hl-identifier">FANCY</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">THINGS</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">from</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Woedenaz</span><span class="hl-code">'</span><span class="hl-identifier">s</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Dustjacket</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Theme</span><span class="hl-code"> -- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.fancyhr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">hr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">vw </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(var(--bright-accent), </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image-source:</span><span class="hl-code"> url('https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/theme%</span><span class="hl-number">3</span><span class="hl-code">Aflopstyle-dark/wl_hr.png')</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image-repeat:</span><span class="hl-code"> round round</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span 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class="hl-code"> round</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">6</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">vw</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span></pre></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div> <div class="authorlink-wrapper"><a href="javascript:;">PeppersGhost and Uncle Nicolini</a> <div class="authorbox"> <div class="authorcontent"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>SCP-8400</strong> - The Birch Knight and the Game of Three Chestnuts by <span class="printuser avatarhover"><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/uncle-nicolini" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(3487700); return false;"><img alt="Uncle Nicolini" class="small" src="https://www.wikidot.com/avatar.php?userid=3487700&amp;size=small&amp;timestamp=1734035803" style="background-image:url(https://www.wikidot.com/userkarma.php?u=3487700)"/></a><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/uncle-nicolini" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(3487700); return false;">Uncle Nicolini</a></span> and <span class="printuser avatarhover"><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/peppersghost" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(1553042); return false;"><img alt="PeppersGhost" class="small" src="https://www.wikidot.com/avatar.php?userid=1553042&amp;size=small&amp;timestamp=1734035803" style="background-image:url(https://www.wikidot.com/userkarma.php?u=1553042)"/></a><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/peppersghost" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(1553042); return false;">PeppersGhost</a></span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><strong><a href="/uncle-nicolini-author-page">More by Uncle Nicolini</a></strong><br/> <strong><a href="/peppersghost">More by PeppersGhost</a></strong></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:300%;"><span style="color: firebrick">.</span></span></p> <p><br/></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:300%;"><span style="color: firebrick">.</span></span></p> <p><br/></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:300%;"><span style="color: firebrick">.</span></span></p> <p><br/></p> <div class="warning-box"> <div class="warning-text"> <p><span style="font-size:115%;"><span style="color: firebrick"><strong>This document has been flagged for possible sentience</strong>.</span></span><br/> Revisions prohibited. Proceed with caution.<br/></p> </div> </div> <br/> <br/> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:300%;"><span style="color: firebrick">.</span></span></p> <p><br/></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:300%;"><span style="color: firebrick">.</span></span></p> <p><br/></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:300%;"><span style="color: firebrick">.</span></span></p> <div class="anom-bar-container item-8400 clear-3 keter esoteric ekhi critical {$american}"> <div class="anom-bar"> <div class="top-box"> <div class="top-left-box"><span class="item">Item#:</span> <span class="number">8400</span></div> <div class="top-right-box"> <div class="level">Level3</div> </div> </div> <div class="bottom-box"> <div class="text-part"> <div class="main-class"> <div class="contain-class"> <div class="class-category">Containment Class:</div> <div class="class-text">keter</div> </div> <div class="second-class"> <div class="class-category">Secondary Class:</div> <div class="class-text">esoteric</div> </div> </div> <div class="disrupt-class"> <div class="class-category">Disruption Class:</div> <div class="class-text">ekhi</div> </div> <div class="risk-class"> <div class="class-category">Risk Class:</div> <div class="class-text">critical</div> </div> </div> <div class="diamond-part"> <div class="danger-diamond"><a href="/classification-committee-memo">link to memo</a><br/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="desktopHeaderWidth"> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:100%;"><img alt="knight.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8400/knight.jpg" style="width:100%;"/> <div class="scp-image-caption" style="width:100%;"> <p>Photograph of <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> captured by remote camera.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mobileHeaderWidth"> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:100%;"><img alt="knighttall.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8400/knighttall.jpg" style="width:100%;"/> <div class="scp-image-caption" style="width:100%;"> <p>Photograph of <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> captured by remote camera.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="peppo-head"> <p>Special Containment Procedures</p> </div> <hr/> <p>No new <a href="/taboo">names</a> or designations are to be used in reference to <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span>. All names and designations currently and previously applied to <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> are considered lost.</p> <p>Physical barriers are ineffective against <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span>, as are traditional firearms and other ballistic weaponry. <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> is not susceptible to damage by heat, but displays an emotional aversion to fire and may be corralled via the use of flamethrowers until its manifestation ends. Once an <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> manifestation is confirmed, the area is to be immediately evacuated. Standard misinformation protocols are in place to account for loss of life and property damage caused by <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span>.</p> <p>The current whereabouts of <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> and whether it will continue to manifest are currently unknown. A provisional containment chamber, designed to produce consistent flame along the surface of its walls and ceiling, has been constructed at Site-19 to house <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> should it ever be successfully captured. A measure to neutralize <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> via the deliberate extinction of <em>Betula pubescens</em> has been considered and rejected by the O2 Congress.</p> <div class="peppo-head"> <p>Description</p> </div> <hr/> <p><strong><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span></strong> is an abstract logomorphic entity which interfaces with baseline reality via avatars composed from scraps of birch<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup> bark arranged into a humanoid shape. These avatars consistently possess heads resembling the skull of a male deer, sans lower jaw, with a dense cluster of branchlike antlers. Soft tissue organs resembling lidded eyes constantly shift across the surface of these antlers, moving in no discernible pattern.</p> <p>Vessels under <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span>'s control take on an extraphysical and/or demiconceptual level of solidity that necessarily supersedes the environment around it; consequently, when a part of <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span>'s body applies any amount of physical pressure against an object of baseline-reality solidity, the object's mass will warp, collapse, or otherwise be displaced as necessary to accommodate <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span>'s movement.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup></p> <p>Matter displaced by interaction with <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> will behave in a manner similar to semi-solids or high-viscosity fluids, irrespective of the affected substance's actual density or material composition, and without causing any actual change to its state of matter. Displacement of mass is not reversed after contact with <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> has ceased, nor is any damage that the object would naturally incur from an abrupt alteration of its structure.</p> <p><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> manifests once every five years by converting mass from a <em>Betula pubescens</em> tree into a new bodily vessel.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-3" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-3')">3</a></sup> Once formed, <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> will seek out populated areas and attempt to destroy any person or structure it encounters through the displacement of matter. This assault will continue until the sun has fully set, at which time <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span>'s vessel will break down into non-anomalous tree bark. Local flora will often grow at a greatly accelerated rate in the vicinity of <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span>; this effect appears to be incidental rather than deliberate.</p> <p><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> bears an ancillary nomenclative abnormality which causes a gradual physio-conceptual degradation of any name or designation applied to it, culminating in the name or designation being completely and irretrievably removed from all physical and conceptual planes. Names and designations lost to <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> will disappear from written records and recordings, and may lead to aberrant behavior of the medium through which the name or designation was expressed, including (but not limited to) data files, printed documents, and speech organs/orifices.</p> <p><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> has ignored all attempts at communication from civilians and Foundation personnel, with the sole exception Dr. Delaney Martlet.</p> <div class="peppo-head"> <p>Encounters with Dr. Martlet</p> </div> <hr/> <p><br/></p> <div class="mobileHeaderWidth"> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width: 100vw;margin-top: -1rem;max-width: none;left: calc(-50vw + 50%);position: relative;margin-top:-1rem;"><img alt="KenmareTall.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8400/KenmareTall.jpg" style="width:100%;"/> <div class="scp-image-caption" style="width:100%;"> <p>The Kenmare Stone Circle, site of <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span>'s manifestation shortly before its encounter with Dr. Martlet.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="desktopHeaderWidth"> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width: 100vw;margin-top: -1rem;max-width: none;left: calc(-50vw + 50%);position: relative;margin-top:-1rem;"><img alt="KenmareWide.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8400/KenmareWide.jpg" style="width:100%;"/> <div class="scp-image-caption" style="width:100%;"> <p>The Kenmare Stone Circle, site of <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span>'s manifestation shortly before its encounter with Dr. Martlet.</p> </div> </div> </div> <br/> <br/> <div class="peppo-head2"> <p>Initial Encounter</p> </div> <div class="addendumBox"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:200%;"><strong>INCIDENT LOG 1/3</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em>Transcript assembled from security footage and eyewitness accounts.</em></p> <hr/> <p>[ <strong>FOREWORD:</strong> Dr. Delaney Martlet, a folklorist under the employ of the Foundation, had unplanned contact with <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> when it manifested near Kenmare, Ireland in late September. Their subsequent interaction was the first recorded instance of <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> engaging in conversation, and resulted in an early end to manifestation. ]</p> <p><strong>[ BEGIN LOG ]</strong></p> <p>[ <em>A small extrusion appears on a birch tree growing at a park located in Kenmare, Ireland. Individual fingers emerge from the extrusion to form a hand, which further extends into a full arm over the course of a minute. Present civilians begin to gather as <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> forms.</em> ]</p> <p>[ <em>The speed of the <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> manifestation increases as it progresses, and it steps from the tree fully formed in less than five minutes. It briefly cranes its neck side to side before raising its left arm. Branches rapidly extend from the limb, piercing through the chest cavities of 5 nearby civilians. The remaining civilians begin to panic and flee as the branches retract, allowing the corpses of the impaled civilians to drop to the ground.</em> ]</p> <p>[ <em><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> walks out of the park at a steady pace, following the civilians as they attempt to flee. <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> stops at the entrance of the park, which is decorated with an ornate metal gate. It then proceeds to touch the gate, causing the latter to physically distort and become structurally unstable. Vines with blossoming flowers are observed to grow over the gate as it falls to pieces. <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> carries forward.</em> ]</p> <p>[ <em>MTF Chi-1221<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-4" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-4')">4</a></sup> is alerted to the <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> manifestation. Before they can be deployed, Dr. Martlet informs Command that she is already in Kenmare and requests that Chi-1221 stand down.</em> ]</p> <p>[ <em>As <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> approaches a road, a vehicle swerves to avoid it, but is unable to do so and impacts against <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span>. The vehicle immediately warps and splits in two as vines manifest throughout. <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> is entirely unfazed by the impact, and continues walking as the remains of the vehicle ignite behind it.</em> ]</p> <p>[ <em><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> continues towards a nearby two-story coffee shop. Multiple civilians are present within, attempting to hide from <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span>. The entity moves through the brick and cement which constitute the building as if it were liquid, causing flowering vines to appear along the walls before they fall apart. As the walls continue to crumble, the second storey of the building caves and falls onto the civilians on the first storey. <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> continues ahead, causing the collapse of two additional buildings.</em> ]</p> <p>[ <em>Local police and Regional Support Unit officers arrive at the scene and attempt to use their vehicles to halt <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span>'s advance. They verbally warn <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> to cease movement under threat of gunfire. <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> does not respond and proceeds to approach the vehicle barricade. Marksmen open fire on <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span>, who remains unfazed and continues towards the barricade. It walks through the vehicles as multiple sharp branches extend from its torso to impale members of law enforcement. <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> retracts its branches, allowing the corpses to fall before continuing.</em> ]</p> <p>[ <em>Dr. Martlet approaches <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span>. The entity stops its movement. Dr. Martlet assumes a bowed stance, eyes toward the ground, arms extended at either side, and her left foot crossed over her right. She holds this position as <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> approaches her.</em> ]</p> <p><strong><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span></strong>: You mock the old customs.</p> <p>[ <em>Dr. Martlet does not move.</em> ]</p> <p><strong>MARTLET:</strong> My intent was not to provoke.</p> <p>[ <em><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> halts less than a yard from Dr. Martlet. She remains still.</em> ]</p> <p><strong><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span></strong>: Who instructed you to bow in this way?</p> <p>[ <em><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> raises its right hand, which elongates to a sharpened point.</em> ]</p> <p><strong><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span></strong>: By my word, you will tell me who betrayed our secrets, and then you will die.</p> <p><strong>MARTLET:</strong> The old ways are neither dead nor forgotten. You once shared your customs freely with our forefathers, and their stories are still heard by those who wish to listen.</p> <p>[ <em>Dr. Martlet straightens.</em> ]</p> <p><strong>MARTLET:</strong> Now then. As there has been no betrayal, I cannot say who has betrayed you. Therefore, by your word, I will not die. Is this correct?</p> <p><strong><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span></strong>: You twist my words to shackles!</p> <p>[ <em><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> rests its arm at its side, reverting to its regular shape. It produces a sound similar to bark scraping bark, approximated to be a laugh.</em> ]</p> <p><strong><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span></strong>: Perhaps, then, you truly do know the old ways. Very well. What business have you with me, child of the sun?</p> <p><strong>MARTLET:</strong> I only wish to challenge you to a game.</p> <p>[ <em>Dr. Martlet draws three chestnuts from her coat pocket and fans them out between her fingers.</em> ]</p> <p><strong><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span></strong>: You would stand in my way only to play at Chestnuts? [ <em>It scoffs.</em> ] Save your persiflage and leave me to my work.</p> <p><strong>MARTLET:</strong> I know where your name is.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-5" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-5')">5</a></sup></p> <p>[ <em>As soon as Dr. Martlet has said this, a series of sharp prongs burst from <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span>'s torso, snapping together at straight angles to surround Martlet in a cage-like lattice. She does not move. A number of wild animals cry out at once some distance away.</em> ]</p> <p><strong>MARTLET:</strong> We will play a game of Chestnuts. If you lose, you will sleep. If you win, you will have your name. As long as the game is in play, we are both bound by the rules of Hospitality. How do you answer?</p> <p>[ <em>Time passes in silence. Finally, <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> withdraws the cage of branches back into its chest cavity. Flowers crack through the pavement below to line the space between the two.</em> ]</p> <p><strong><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span></strong>: It has been spoken, so it shall be. By what will we determine our Chestnuts, then? By riddles and word games? By the wisdom of the world and its workings?</p> <p><strong>MARTLET:</strong> By truths of each other. If the chestnut cracks, it's not the truth. I'll even go first. Fair?</p> <p>[ <em><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> nods, and Martlet hands it a chestnut from her pocket. Curiously, the object does not seem to distort in <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span>'s grasp. The two align themselves back-to-back, march five paces in either direction, and then turn to face each other gain. They both bow in the same manner Dr. Martlet had previously, and when they rise, Martlet crosses her arms.</em> ]</p> <p><strong>MARTLET:</strong> During your crusade this morning, you did not hesitate to shed blood. You fashion yourself as a ruthless warrior, yet I stand here unharmed, all because you hesitated in the face of something you did not understand.</p> <p><strong><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span></strong>: It would be unwise to question my courage.</p> <p><strong>MARTLET:</strong> Far be it. I merely sense a spirit of curiosity beneath the bloodlust. Thus, here is my chestnut: it is not in your nature to kill.</p> <p>[ <em><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> casts the chestnut into the air, and Dr. Martlet catches it before it hits the ground.</em> ]</p> <p><strong><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span></strong>: You are bold, child of the sun. And how <em>particular</em> that title sits with you. There's something of the sun itself in your very eyes, and I do not merely mean their color. Where all others have approached me bearing arms, you come with only words. Indeed, much time has passed since I last awakened without being met by the flames of your armies. Where are those armies now, I wonder?</p> <p>[ <em>Dr. Martlet smiles and shrugs.</em> ]</p> <p><strong><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span></strong>: Indeed. You are no mere jailer, and no mere scholar either. I return your chestnut with mine: it is in your nature to lead.</p> <p>[ <em>Dr. Martlet casts the chestnut into the air, and <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> grabs it at it passes its head.</em> ]</p> <p><strong>MARTLET:</strong> Interesting. I hadn't even known that about myself. Hardly the mindless brute some would paint you as, are you? Perhaps you'd enjoy a story.</p> <p>[ <em><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> says nothing.</em> ]</p> <p><strong>MARTLET:</strong> I'll make it quick, then. There was an anomaly a while back that I was called in to examine. A logomorph such as yourself, I believe. It was covered by an enormous hand-knit afghan, the largest I imagine there's ever been. Big enough to cover a house, and sometimes it needed to be.</p> <p>You couldn't look underneath the afghan— not without going quite mad, at least— but you could make out the creature's shape from how the fabric draped over its body, and the shape that it cast was constantly changing. Big as a moose one moment, small as a mouse the next. Sometimes it had many legs, sometimes none. Even its voice would change from the start of a sentence to the end. And it only ever said one thing.</p> <p><strong><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span></strong>: What did it say?</p> <p><strong>MARTLET:</strong> "Please, tell me what I am."</p> <p><strong><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span></strong>: A truly piteous fate. One too common for my kind.</p> <p><strong>MARTLET:</strong> My point exactly. Most logomorphs can't exist in a single coherent state when robbed of a conceptual identity, but somehow that's not the case for you. You can hold a form, even if only for a day at a time. Such is my second chestnut: you do not possess a name, but you define yourself by your rage.</p> <p>[ <em><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> casts the chestnut into the air. Dr. Martlet steps forward to catch it and falters slightly, but does not stumble.</em> ]</p> <p><strong><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span></strong>: You're no stranger to stories, I can tell. Not just by how you speak, but how you smell. You <em>reek</em> of stories. You play their shapes against your teeth, and taste their passions against your tongue, and you devour them, because you are starved of shape and passion.</p> <p><strong>MARTLET:</strong> I would say stories <em>are</em> my passion.</p> <p>[ <em><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> makes a noise like scraping bark, possibly analogous to laughter.</em> ]</p> <p><strong><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span></strong>: Hunger is not passion. You do not <em>love</em> stories any more than one dying of thirst <em>loves</em> a drink of water. Every action you take is determined either by appetite, or by those three cursed letters you've tethered your soul to. You perform functions, but bear no purpose. I return your chestnut with mine: you possess a name, but you do not define yourself.</p> <p>[ <em>Dr. Martlet casts the chestnut into the air. <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> catches it easily, and rolls it between its fingers as it speaks.</em> ]</p> <p><strong><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span></strong>: Are you enjoying your game, child of the sun?</p> <p><strong>MARTLET:</strong> It's— well, it's been enlightening so far, I suppose.</p> <p><strong><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span></strong>: Speak decisively or not at all.</p> <p><strong>MARTLET:</strong> I am enjoying the game. And you?</p> <p><strong><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span></strong>: You are fortunate I am bound by Hospitality.</p> <p><strong>MARTLET:</strong> Come, now. If you weren't enjoying this at least a little, you wouldn't be half so smug. As far as our records indicate, I'm the first person you've ever spoken to. That must be worth something.</p> <p><strong><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span></strong>: I wouldn't stake your chestnut on that. Nor on your records. You claim to know me and my kin, but you place your faith in those who would sooner allow the world to burn than to let it see a glimmer of truth.</p> <p><strong>MARTLET:</strong> Enlighten me, then. What truths am I ignorant of?</p> <p><strong><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span></strong>: That is not our game. Speak your truth if you know it, else forfeit.</p> <p><strong>MARTLET:</strong> Very well. You seem to think more highly of me than others of my kind, but the bar is set too low for that to really be considered a compliment. When I proposed this game to you, you didn't hesitate. Sure, you're keen on the prize, but I think it goes deeper than that. You never questioned that you would win. Victory is foregone in your mind. So here is my chestnut: you underestimate me.</p> <p>[ <em><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> casts the chestnut into the air. Dr. Martlet has to jump to catch it, but keeps her balance. <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> steps forward.</em> ]</p> <p><strong><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span></strong>: Let me see it.</p> <p><strong>MARTLET:</strong> You can see fine from where you are.</p> <p>[ <em>She holds up the chestnut and turns it to show both sides.</em> ]</p> <p><strong>MARTLET:</strong> Undamaged. Is it so hard to believe you misjudged me?</p> <p><strong><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span></strong>: Your chestnut speaks more of your own boastfulness than of me.</p> <p><strong>MARTLET:</strong> If you feel I've broken the rules, then say so.</p> <p>[ <em>The shards of bark composing <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> shiver and scrape loudly against each other. A mass of thorny vines breaks through the concrete and writhes in circles around its feet.</em> ]</p> <p><strong><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span></strong>: You are arrogant, even for your kind. You, who discarded your own nature to lap at the heels of tyrants. You, who play games with my birthright. You think your ploy has spared lives, but when this is through, I will strike down twice as many as might have been saved.</p> <p><strong>MARTLET:</strong> Have you forgotten to call out your chestnut, or are you not confident enough in the truth of your words?</p> <p><strong><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span></strong>: I have your chestnut here: despite your delusions, the two of us are not equals.</p> <p>[ <em>Dr. Martlet casts the chestnut into the air. <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> snatches the chestnut in its fist. The shifting bramble at its feet comes to a sudden stop. <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> opens its palm. The chestnut is cracked.</em> ]</p> <p><strong><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span></strong>: You provoked me.</p> <p><strong>MARTLET:</strong> Cracked is cracked, whether by your own strength or otherwise.</p> <p>[ <em><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> clutches at its chest and falls to one knee, dropping the chestnut onto the broken concrete. The brambles around its feet rapidly shrivel and die.</em> ]</p> <p><strong><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span></strong>: You will meet me again, child of the sun. You will meet me again.</p> <p><strong>MARTLET:</strong> I'd like that very much. But until then, I hope you sleep well.</p> <p>[ <em><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> collapses to the ground, its body shattering to splinters upon impact.</em> ]</p> <p><strong>[End Log]</strong></p> </div> <br/> <br/> <div class="peppo-head2"> <p>The Second Encounter</p> </div> <div class="addendumBox2"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:210%;"><span style="color:#903;"><strong>Log 2</strong></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em>An occurrence in Daleport, New England.</em></p> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:140%;"><strong>Begin Log.</strong></span></p> <p><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> begins to assemble itself from the regrowth of partially incinerated trees. Following the Battle of Daleport in 1997, the Foundation has continued to actively monitor the vicinity of SCP-1936 for anomalous activity, and the <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> manifestation is quickly reported. Due to her rapport with <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> during its previous manifestation, Director Martlet<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-6" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-6')">6</a></sup> is debriefed and prepares for transit to Area-37.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-7" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-7')">7</a></sup></p> <p>Once its body has formed, <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> extends its upper right appendage to a sharpened blade, but slowly retracts its weapon as it wanders the ruins of the town. It comes across one of the few streetlights still upright and waves its fingers through its post, causing it to topple. A sound like the cry of a wounded animal can be heard, but the sound is choked as a thin sapling sprouts from the streetlight's broken base. After this, <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> displays no further interest in destructive behaviors. Some distance away at Site-12, a team of Foundation thaumaturges is gathered to create a Way<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-8" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-8')">8</a></sup> to Daleport for Dir. Martlet.</p> <p>A robin lands on <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span>'s horns. It holds out its finger, which the bird hops down to. They exchange words in a language lost to time, and the little bird flies away.</p> <p>As it continues to survey the ruins, <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> finds the remains of Town Hall, taking particular note of the phrase <em><strong>'PANGLOSS GRANTS YOU SANCTUARY'</strong></em> scorched deep into the stonework above the entrance— the only wall of the structure still standing. A swathe of lit candles rest across the building's steps at <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span>'s feet, each representing a soul. It kicks at the candles, only for its foot to pass through them. The candles remain undisturbed and intact.</p> <p>A Way opens a few meters north, appearing amidst a copse of trees that had grown out of the wreckage of a collapsed pharmacy. Martlet's left leg comes through first, then her head, followed in short order by the rest of her. She gestures to signal that she is clear, and the Way is snuffed out just as suddenly as it appeared. <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> visibly shudders at Martlet's approach, but does not turn around.</p> <p><strong>MARTLET:</strong> "Hello again, old friend."</p> <p><strong><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span></strong>: "The child of the sun with the sun in her eyes. I should cut you down where you stand."</p> <p>Martlet smiles and shrugs.</p> <p><strong>MARTLET:</strong> "If you must. Not like there's anyone else here for you maim and kill. Work's already been done for you, I'm afraid."</p> <p><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> casts <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">its</span> <strong>his</strong> gaze upward. Something small and sad hovers overhead.</p> <p><strong><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span></strong>: "What happened here?"</p> <p>Martlet joins him at his side and follows his gaze, cupping a hand over her eyes to shield them from the sun. The body of a young girl hovers just a few meters above them, suspended by no visible means. Her dress is ragged from the elements, but her flesh is as fresh as the day she died, legs still swaying slightly in the summer breeze, face composed in restful slumber.</p> <p><strong>MARTLET:</strong> "A fog came, and there was a battle. Well, a <a href="/scp-1936">massacre,</a> really. There's a lot we don't know."</p> <p>A silence passes between the two.</p> <p><strong>MARTLET:</strong> "You killed a child last time we met. In that car you cut in half. Doubt you even noticed."</p> <p><strong><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span></strong>: "Such is war."</p> <p>Martlet nods to the body above, which <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> has not yet looked away from.</p> <p>"So was this," she says.</p> <p>At that, <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> finally turns to her, his neck craning to match the difference in their height. It cracks and creaks and groans like old trees in the wind.</p> <p><strong><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span></strong>: "You owe me my Name, child of the sun."</p> <p><strong>MARTLET:</strong> "Maybe so."</p> <p><strong><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span></strong>: "And will you give it freely?"</p> <p>Martlet's mouth flickers open, but she swallows the answer that threatens to come out.</p> <p><strong>MARTLET:</strong> "I don't think it can work like that," she says instead.</p> <p>"You fail to surprise me," <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> says softly. Heaving a sigh, he descends the steps of Town Hall, motioning for Martlet to follow. "Come, then, and I will play you at chestnuts."</p> <p>Martlet nods, for she, too, <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">has</span> <strong>had</strong> already begun to get a sense for what was taking shape. The invocation of a structure is not easily undone, and its imposition over the two was quickly coming to be as firm and real as the ground beneath.</p> <p>And so they stood in the ruins of town square, the air thick with a haze that would never lift, the streets stained with blood that would never wash away. An enormous triangle was cut into the ground at the square, shards of brick cracked at such uncanny angles as to suggest the shape had been carved from beneath rather than above. Somewhere barely out of view, a corpse continued to bleed, just as it had been doing for many years prior, and as it would continue to do for many years to come.</p> <p><strong><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span></strong>: "You seem different since last we met."</p> <p><strong>MARTLET:</strong> "I have you to thank for that. I learned a lot about myself from our encounter. It was enriching."</p> <p><strong><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span></strong>: "That was not my intention."</p> <p><strong>MARTLET:</strong> "Well, I'm thankful regardless. It turns out I did have some skills that I wasn't fully utilizing. I have a feeling the same may still be true for you."</p> <p><strong><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span></strong>: "Save your judgements for your game, child of the sun."</p> <p>No less than expected, Director Delaney Martlet had come prepared. She produced a chestnut from her coat pocket, shiny and round, and extended it to her companion. He shook his head.</p> <p><strong><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span></strong>: "I think I should like to go first."</p> <p><strong>MARTLET:</strong> "Very well. I'll hold on to this, then. Other than that, same rules?"</p> <p>It was agreed, and so they stood, backs together. Five paces, a swift turn to face to each other, an exchange of bows in that strange old bow, and the stage was set.</p> <p><strong><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span></strong>: "You are either very brave to meet me again, or very foolish."</p> <p><strong>MARTLET:</strong> "Why should that be surprising? I met you bravely before, didn't I?"</p> <p><strong><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span></strong>: "You were courageous, yes, in a way one can only achieve when one is overcoming a great terror. But that terror is gone now, and it's taken your courage with it. I am unsure of what is now in its place."</p> <p><strong>MARTLET:</strong> "Sounds like you regret asking to go first."</p> <p><strong><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span></strong>: "No. I may have slept since I saw you last, but I walk in my dreams, and even in sleep I do not rest. I've come to realize that there is a deeper truth to you, child, just as there is a deeper truth to games, and to chestnuts. Just the same."</p> <p>Somewhere barely out of view, layers upon layers of hearty marigolds bloomed in the chest of a long-dead corpse, blocking the flow of blood and rendering the nature of fate slightly less certain.</p> <p><strong><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span></strong>: "But there are some truths that may not be spoken in mixed company. We are not alone, after all."</p> <p><strong>MARTLET:</strong> "I could have my colleagues stop monitoring us if that makes you more comfortable."</p> <p><strong><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span></strong>: "It's not just your three letters I'm referring to. This place is… heavy with presence."</p> <p>Laughter. Very close by. The two could not hear it, but felt it all the same.</p> <p><strong><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span></strong>: "The creatures here know it to be true."</p> <p><strong>MARTLET:</strong> "Yes, I heard you spoke to a bird before I arrived. Can you speak to all animals?"</p> <p><strong><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span></strong>: "I speak with things that are alike to me."</p> <p>He pointed to the freestanding wall nearby, at the words carved in flame between two marble pillars: <strong><em>'PANGLOSS GRANTS YOU SANCTUARY'</em></strong>.</p> <p><strong><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span></strong>: "I recognize that name. Not my kin, but known to us. What became of this sanctuary? Did any who lived here survive?"</p> <p>A line, drawn in words like a finger through sand. Not a barrier, but an arrow, pointing.</p> <p><strong>MARTLET:</strong> "The records suggest that some escaped… elsewhere. Not outside the town, exactly, but outside the world itself. A few dozen of them found their way back. Most haven't been seen since."</p> <p>The smallest shiver, almost imperceptible, ran through the haze of the fallen town like a ripple in a pond. An atmosphere like a dream with something beneath it.</p> <p><strong>MARTLET:</strong> "I like to think the others lived, though. That they're still out there, waiting for someone to tell them it's safe to come home."</p> <p><strong><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span></strong>: "If they are safe where they are, they would be wise to remain there. The things that happened in this place will happen again. And again. And again. To you. To me."</p> <p><strong>MARTLET:</strong> "Maybe. But if I'm there when that happens, I want to be like this <a href="/who-remembers-the-forgotten">Pangloss</a> guy."</p> <p><strong><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span></strong>: "There are very few left who mourn all losses and celebrate none. You're no more fit to compare yourself to him than I."</p> <p>The haze over the once-town had grown from a morning mist to the full ghost of a fog, and it stirred. The sun, if it still hung overhead, could only cast shadows over the world beneath.</p> <p><strong>MARTLET:</strong> "Is that your chestnut? Is that a truth you're willing to stake your Name on?"</p> <p>Director Delaney Martlet took a deep breath and steadied herself as the shadows grew closer, shadows reminiscent of human beings in the same way a copse of trees might be reminiscent of a pharmacy.</p> <p><strong><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span></strong>: "If your lost numbers came home as you claim to wish, but came home changed, bent by hardships into shapes you no longer recognized, you would not open your arms to welcome them. This is my chestnut: you wear a mask of piety, yet offer judgement and violence, same as I. On that, I stake my Name."</p> <p>Martlet cast her chestnut in the air. Shadows like parodies of hands reached up to grab it, but it passed through them one by one til it found its home in one of birch bark, safe and sound, and the shadows fell to wisps like steam from a kettle.</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: line-through;"><strong>MARTLET:</strong></span> "We should take our game somewhere else."</p> <p>"Do you fear the shadows?"</p> <p>But Martlet was already walking away when she said, over her shoulder, "I'm not overfond of what casts them."</p> <p>And though she could not see it from where she stood, something like a smile came over <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span>'s face, if a piece of wood shaped like half a deer skull could be said to smile. Which it can't.</p> <p>The streets of Daleport had not laid straight for some time. They twisted to and fro at sharp angles, bent by a madness too great to be contained in the mind. But as the two companions walked the crooked streets, flecks of grassy green and flowery pastels began to cut through the crumbling asphalt in their wake, blending the old roads into the surrounding overgrowth, fading them like old scars.</p> <p>After a time, they came upon a building that had once been a library. While its walls appeared solid, they sagged, drooped, and folded like rolls of flesh, as if the structure had given up so completely that it couldn't even be bothered to fall down properly.</p> <p>"You said a battle was fought here," <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> said, inspecting the odd wreck in front of him. "What was the prize, then? Glory? Land? What's worth a town's weight in madness?"</p> <p>Delaney Martlet placed her hand at the doorway of the once-library. It trembled at her touch.</p> <p>"I can't speak for the reliability of the source," she said, "but it was written that the 'victor' of the conflict would 'walk from the rubbles of man and restore clarity to those who remain.' I'll let you decide how much that's worth."</p> <p>"And who then remained to claim that clarity, once the fog had lifted?"</p> <p>Hours later, in the air above, dark echoes of lives lost would perform a crude pantomime of human suffering. However, for the moment at least, the sky was clear.</p> <p>"No one," said Martlet.</p> <p>"Then it was worth nothing."</p> <p>Up the library steps, Delaney Martlet's fingers thrummed along the rotting wood of the doorway. The doorway thrummed back contentedly. There was a slight glint in Martlet's sunny eyes, the kind that one might explain as a trick of the light.</p> <p>"And your rampages, are they worth any more?" she asked. "Let's hear <em>your</em> vision. Do you intend to wipe the slate clean, start the world afresh like the good men of Daleport tried to do?"</p> <p>"I seek only to even the scales."</p> <p>Martlet looked at him, and did so in such a way that one would be forgiven for thinking they were the exact same height.</p> <p>"If you knew the exact number of those you lost, and you answered that number once, twice, even three times over, you would not lay down arms. I return your chestnut with my own: your justice is a mask for blind hatred."</p> <p>This must have come as some surprise to <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span>, as it took him a moment to cast the chestnut in kind, and indeed, he had quite forgotten he was even carrying it. But cast it he did, not from the regulation five paces, but a matter of feet. Martlet caught it handily and tucked it into her coat pocket, not bothering to check it for blemishes. The other raised no objection.</p> <p>"My hatred is earned," he said instead.</p> <p>The other raised no objection.</p> <p>A bell tolled somewhere nearby.</p> <p>"Do you think yourself powerful, child of the sun?" <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> continued. "You may have bettered yourself since we last met, yet you continue to wear your three little letters like a yoke around your neck."</p> <p>"I'm given a surprising amount of leeway these days. There are some in the Foundation, people like me, who are trying to change things. The Overseers—"</p> <p>"Your hierarchies are trivial to me. I speak of Names. You think you've found your purpose, but you are only telling yourself another one of your little stories. You believe your pursuits to be pure, but you make them in the shadow of the Name of blood, of freedom's death."</p> <p>Martlet's grip on the doorframe tightened. She felt a pulse quicken, and she wasn't sure it was hers.</p> <p>"Do you know why we call you 'logomorphs'?" she asked. "It's because your very existence is bound to words, to patterns, to rules. Human beings aren't like that. Words and names only have as much meaning as we give them."</p> <p><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> pressed his fingers softly to the library's facade, carving five long thin streaks along its surface as he walked. They bled, but <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> did not see. He would only look at Martlet.</p> <p>"You think yourself unbeholden to words, to patterns, to rules?" he asked. "Truly? Child of the sun, you tell yourself <em>such</em> stories! Your three letters are no more than the sum of these things. My kind, when we are named, we determine its meaning for ourselves. You <em>choose</em> to bear the name Foundation, and in doing so, your meaning is determined for you. My chestnut is this: you are a prisoner, and you are content as such."</p> <p>This time it was Martlet's turn to hesitate, but she cast the chestnut nevertheless. <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> caught it, fingers still slick with library blood. Scraping the chestnut clean against his chest, he found it perfectly uncracked.</p> <p>"Interesting," Martlet whispered, but there was a dimness in her tone that rang foreign.</p> <p>She walked away, and <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> followed. Somewhere behind them, the quivering of a child began to calm as petals bloomed to seal her wounds.</p> <p>The church in Daleport, tall and proud at the heart of the town, was the only building for miles that appeared largely intact. Its stained glass still sat peacefully in frame, its shingles clung dutifully to the vaulted roof, and even the hedges along its body seemed naturally inclined to remain in well-kept lines.</p> <p>Much effort had gone toward the study of the church over the years, but the fact of the matter remains that no matter how many ages pass, no matter how many civilizations rise and fall, the church in Daleport will continue to stand tall and proud at the heart of town, and not a soul will ever coax out enough of its secrets to even say so much as what god it was built to.</p> <p>Delaney Martlet walked the edge of the church's shadow, but no further.</p> <p>"You take long turns, child of the sun. Do you mean to waste what little time I have before I must sleep?"</p> <p>Martlet breathed deep, and spoke, and as she did, walked a broad circle around her companion, never taking her sunny eyes off him for a moment.</p> <p>"Logomorphs. You wear your hearts on sleeve, so to speak. 'Form follows function according to the function of the form.' The curtains are never just blue. The shape you take is either the naked truth or a wholesale deception, and you don't strike me as the scheming type. So let's take you apart."</p> <p><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> spoke not a word and moved not an inch.</p> <p>"You're tall," Martlet went on. "Well-built. But your form isn't purely musculature. It's armor. Defensive, but ready for battle. Now what about your head? Deer. Symbol of innocence. Skull, safe to say, innocence lost. No lower jaw— that type of wound isn't self-inflicted. It's rot. Loss, or disuse, maybe. You weren't chatty before we met."</p> <p>She stopped, heels together, toes apart. Like a dancer.</p> <p>"But it's your antlers that give you away. Those white bits that move all over the place aren't knots. They're eyes. We've suspected that for a while, but I never stopped to think about what it meant. All those eyes, constantly moving, never focusing on one thing. Drifting along all those branches, never settling. I know that feeling well. You think yourself a knight errant, but the truth is you're more errant than knight. I return your chestnut: you are lost, and you are content as such."</p> <p>Thus the chestnut was cast. However, at that very moment, the old bell tower atop the older church rang out like a great beast moaning in its sleep. Martlet faltered only for an instant, but an instant was all it took for the chestnut to slip between her fingers. It landed on the cobbles with a gentle but pointed rattle, skittered a bit, and finally came to rest in the shadow of the great church. Martlet ran to it, held it to her eyes, inspected every angle.</p> <p>She found it unbroken.</p> <p>"You fear me made whole?" <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> asked.</p> <p>Martlet had not noticed how close he had gotten. He was behind her, separated by no more than two or three inches of thin air. She spun around, but could not find the words she reached for.</p> <p>"You had no such fear when the day began, child of the sun. Perhaps you fear something else. Perhaps you wish our game to never end."</p> <p><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> took Martlet's wrist in his hand, not aggressively, not tenderly, but with a conjurer's flourish. With his other, he cupped his palm over hers, one small chestnut nestled between.</p> <p>"Perhaps, then, this is the only victory I may steal. This is my chestnut."</p> <p>He leaned in close til the rough bark of his bony snout grazed Martlet's ear. Three short words were all he whispered, and as he did, the church at the heart of Daleport loomed tall and proud above them, casting a shadow that would hold safe the secrets spoken beneath it.</p> <p>The chestnut slid from Martlet's fingers. <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> held it between them, cupped in his hand with all the gentility one might use to cradle a tiny bird.</p> <p>It split cleanly in two before their eyes.</p> <p>"This isn't right," said Martlet. "That was the truth."</p> <p>She received no response to this except that strange wooden laugh as <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> fell to his knees. His hands searched the earth for support as weakness overcame him, calling forward bursts of new life wherever his touch wandered.</p> <p>"Bring better stories to tell me when next we play," were his parting words as his body came undone.</p> <p>Yet for minutes afterward, grass and moss and flowers of all sorts continued to sprout and flourish, forming a perfect outline of the place where he fell.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:140%;"><strong><em>End of log.</em></strong></span></p> </div> <br/> <br/> <div class="peppo-head2" style="color:#fff;"> <p>And then, finally, the third encounter:</p> </div> <div class="addendumBox3"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:250%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; color:#903;"><strong>Chapter 3</strong></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em>In which an invitation is extended and a transformation occurs.</em></p> <hr/> <p><br/></p> <div class="dropcapSection"><span class="firstcharacter"><img alt="S.png" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8400/S.png" width="100px"/></span> <div class="dropcapParagraph"> <p>ometimes names are the the most important thing in the world. Names have the power to grant a life of ease, to invoke greater powers, even to bring the dead back to life— if only for an instant.</p> </div> </div> <p>And yet sometimes a name doesn't matter at all. There are many occasions in which it's infinitely less important to Be Called than it is to simply Be.</p> <p>So let us dispense with the formalities and ignore the name of the town where our final chapter took place. It happened in the town where <strong>you</strong> live, in a quiet spot that you pass nearly every day but never really look at.</p> <p>The first rays of sunlight crept up the bark of the Old Birch Tree, stirring something within. Knotted circles along the trunk blinked open into tired eyes, still half-veiled by sleep. They watched in bleary recognition as birds soared through the rolling clouds and as insects shuffled through dewy springtime grass. In that moment, for only that moment, this was not a world where old blood soaked the earth from crust to core.</p> <p>And then the moment passed, and <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> remembered.</p> <p>Rage overcame slumber. A wooded hand burst from the tree like a strike, like a scream. Then another. He pulled and he clawed and he wrestled himself from his birthing place, sucking in his first breath in moons with a grateful wheeze.</p> <p>That’s when he noticed the scientist. She sat on a fallen log not far away, whittling the end of a stick into the shape of a strange, footless bird.</p> <p>“Good morning,” she said, setting aside her handiwork. “And what a fine morning it is! If you only get to live one day every half-decade, you probably couldn’t have picked a better one than this.”</p> <p>Much to her companion's chagrin, she was correct. He would not concede it aloud, of course, but in his heart he knew the world was made for mornings such as these.</p> <p>“You’ve come for one last game,” he said instead.</p> <p>The scientist shook her head. She kept her hair looser these days, it seemed, and her locks bounced with every gentle shake. She dressed brighter, too, but her face had not changed. It was exactly, curiously, the same. The sun shone brightly in her eyes, and she did not shield them.</p> <p>“We’ll get to that,” she said. “First, I’d like you to come with me. Let me show you where I came from.”</p> <p>“You ask the impossible. I cannot stray far from the woods, and there can be no forests where your kind dwell. Living things wither in mere anticipation of your wake.”</p> <p>“Our woods may not be up to your standards, but the ghost of a forest is a forest in itself. Allow me to guide you, and if you feel yourself leaving your element, I won't ask you to go any further.”</p> <p>And so they began to walk, right beside the road, and that’s when <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> began to notice the true extent of how special that day might be.</p> <p>First there was the way the golden morning sun never seemed to move or dim as the hours progressed, always hanging just over the horizon, cutting clear dusty beams through the treetops to create a landscape of strange, shifting patterns on the ground, like shadows dancing in a shallow lakebed. Then there was the birdsong: a bit too constant and harmonious to seem purely accidental, and each note echoed in the air long after its singer had fled the sky.</p> <p>And strangest of all, <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> and Martlet seemed to move through the world completely unnoticed. Not a single driver or passerby slowed or turned a head to them as they walked.</p> <p>“Might I assume this bewitchment is your doing?”</p> <p>“I’ve been bleeding my dreams a bit,” Martlet confessed with a modest shrug. “Yours too. I apologize for the imposition, but there was no other way to make this possible.”</p> <p>"I don't dream anymore."</p> <p>"Sometimes we surprise ourselves."</p> <p>On and on they journeyed, time and distance slipping away like a stray thought, step blurring into step, all the world a soup of trees and roads and day's first light. A feeling of familiarity nagged at the back of <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span>'s mind, an itch in the shape of a memory of a place he had never been or seen. It hurt him to think about it, so he didn't.</p> <p>At last they came upon a large metal gate fixed to an immense wall, which in turn encircled an even more immense conglomeration of grey rectangles. A prison to end all prisons. An injury on the world. An affront.</p> <p>Martlet motioned for <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> to stay put, and approached the heavily reinforced booth built into the wall beside the gate, and as she did this, something very odd began to happen.</p> <p>"In for a penny," said Martlet.</p> <p>A small man, head too large for his body and nose too large for his head, peered out from beneath the old stone bridge.</p> <p>"In for a pound," the small man returned, his voice low and hoarse.</p> <p>A thunderous crack shook over the treeline. The bramble of thorns before them began to unravel and fall away, not withering or dying, but moving like the tentacles of some unearthly leviathan— and they very well may have been— as they retreated and vanished into the same vast darkness beneath the bridge where the small man had already returned.</p> <p>"Come along," said Martlet.</p> <p>So along <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> came, mounting the steps of the grand bridge with greater trepidation than he had felt in an eternal age. Stone beasts, skeletal and unrecognized, were carved into either side of the bridge's forward approach, and their necks creaked and craned to watch over the two as they passed.</p> <p>"You bleed your dreams too deeply, I think," said <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span>.</p> <p>"To be clear, everything you see is completely real," Martlet assured him, gesturing at the landscape. "More real than the alternative, in most ways."</p> <p><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> moved to the bridge-edge and peered over the side. An inky blackness flowed beneath, painting a broad line as far as the eye could see at either side: a dark river at first glance; something like a void, if a void could be said to pulse and undulate. Then, all at once, <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> realized he was looking at an enormous quantity of black, wet hair that flowed and squelched like a hateful parody of a babbling brook. He pondered this and moved on.</p> <p>The bridge came to an end just yards from the treeline of a tall and densely-set forest. The road ahead wound beneath a canopy of trees whose branches reached up to entwine and steeple with one another, giving an impression more akin to the mouth of a cave or an abandoned temple than a collection of living things. Still, Martlet walked ever forward, and <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> followed resolutely, even as the morning light faded far behind them.</p> <p>A fat little squirrel watched from its perch above, the blinking red crest on its forehead a mark of its vigilance. Yet no matter how much it cocked its head or adjusted its lens, the tiny creature simply could not detect The Two Somethings in The Nothing-Space before it, and its tiny motors whirred in confusion.</p> <p>"What manner of creature is that?" asked <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span>.</p> <p>"CCTV, most likely."</p> <p>As the words left Martlet's mouth, the fat little squirrel scurried from its perch and bounded down the hallway-road, its greedy cheeks stuffed with a bounty of acorns.</p> <p>"Don't think about it too much," she added. "Really. Don't. The metaphor may break down if you examine it too closely, and I don't know what will happen to us if we're inside it when that happens."</p> <p>The forest path was dim and dense. Occasionally there would be a break in the closely-set trees alongside them, through which could be seen any number of woodland creatures running around in people-clothes, conducting people-business. They spoke to one another in people-tongues, and paid the two no mind.</p> <p>"They're not like us," Martlet said. "Some of them know. I've been fortunate so far, but it won't be a secret for much longer."</p> <p>"Do you trust them?"</p> <p>"I love them."</p> <p>"Those are very different things."</p> <p>"I know."</p> <p>When the endless path ended, it deposited them in a circular clearing, at the center of which appeared to be a large hole in the ground. As they approached, it became clear that an elaborate spiral staircase was constructed along the perimeter of the pit. Moss and weeds overran the stone, creeping out through veinlike cracks.</p> <p>"Would you like to go first?" Dr. Martlet asked, gesturing ahead.</p> <p>He gave a slight nod before continuing on.</p> <p>And so they descended,<br/> <br/></p> <div class="proseStyle1"> <p>they walked and walked and walked,</p> </div> <br/> <br/> <div class="proseStyle2"> <p>down to where trust withers,</p> </div> <br/> <br/> <br/> <div class="proseStyle3"> <p>where the sun fears to shine,</p> </div> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <div class="proseStyle4"> <p>then deeper down still,</p> </div> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <div class="proseStyle5"> <p>unto the darkest depths,</p> </div> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <div class="proseStyle6"> <p>until eventually</p> </div> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> the staircase came to an end.<br/> <br/> <p>Before them stretched a long hallway, dimly lit by small motes of light hovering overhead that flickered and shivered as if stirring in restless sleep. <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> stopped a moment, glancing up at the lights in faint recognition, but saying nothing. Dr. Martlet simply moved ahead, stride unbroken, taking the lead.</p> <p>"Come," she said, a hint of urgency betraying her otherwise even voice. "We're in the final stretch."</p> <p><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> did not move.</p> <p>"Your ghost of a forest is repugnant," he said. "It mocks that which I came from."</p> <p>Martlet stopped, turning around.</p> <p>"We can return, if that is what you wish. I am, after all, as equally bound to the rules of Hospitality as you are."</p> <p>"No. I will see this through."</p> <p>With a nod and smile, Martlet turned once more, continuing down the path. <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> followed.</p> <p>The hallway curved left and right like a serpent, walls growing farther apart as they went until the lights above no longer reached them, leaving a dark expanse at either side that seemed to go on forever— and very well may have. Shapes emerged dimly in the distance, squat and square.</p> <p>Cribs. Wood, every one, all unpainted and unembellished but far from uniform. Each edge of each piece was roughly, uniquely hewn, not a single line falling entirely straight, adding up to the impression of them certainly having been made by hand, if not grown from the earth outright. Each was set on its own curved base as if meant to be rocked, but nonetheless stood dead still. And finally, at the front of each cradle was affixed a wooden plaque.</p> <p>And here <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span>'s defenses finally wavered, the ground almost rushing to him, for upon each wooden plaque was embossed a <strong>word</strong>— not in any particular language, nor even in letters, but in <strong>meanings.</strong> The <strong>essence</strong> of things, reserved.</p> <p>Upon each wooden plaque was embossed a<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><tt>name</tt></strong></span>.</p> <p>He ran to them.</p> <p><br/></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><tt>FLOWERS</tt></p> <p><tt>GOLD</tt></p> <p><tt>HEART</tt></p> <p><tt>CASTLE</tt></p> <p><tt>GEARS</tt></p> <p><tt>CHATTER</tt></p> <p><tt>QUAIL</tt></p> <p><tt>CLEF</tt></p> <p><tt>SALLOW</tt></p> <p><tt>ICEBERG</tt></p> <p><tt>CROW</tt></p> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> There they stood, countless cribs arranged in neat columns and rows like well-kept gravestones, seeming to span forever, or as far as the eye could see. Whichever came first. There were <em>so many</em>. Some he recognized. <p>And yet, all empty. He ran from one cradle to the next in a frenzy, but all were bare to the last. Marked by signs, yes, but devoid of that which was signified.</p> <p><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> dug his fingers into the earth and let out a long, low reverberation, more akin to the thunderous felling of an old tree than anything resembling a voice.</p> <p>His form shifted, untethering to a buzzing mound of sharpness and sound and splinters and teeth, but the rage was less than his need to <em>know</em>— for that, as we have learned, is his <strong>true nature</strong>— and so the storm passed. He moved forward, but still allowed the occasional moment to linger and barely brush his fingertips along a crib's edge, trails of rapidly blossoming daisies tracing every caress.</p> <p>An hour, or a day, or a forever afterward, it ended. No more cribs, no more light, only darkness.</p> <p>And yet, amidst the only-darkness, a few paces away in the center of the room, a massive birch tree was visible, unlit from any source and half-shrouded in contradiction, but clear as day all the same. At the base of the tree was a wooden cellar door, shut tight in layers of chains topped by a single, formidable lock. The only sounds to be heard were that of footsteps— their own, presumably— and the distant rush of flowing water.</p> <p>Delaney Martlet approached the tree, placing her hand on it gently. She stroked it, tender but respectful, then turned to <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span>. He watched her closely, every wooden joint tensed in anticipation, like a lion ready to pounce should its prey bolt for safety.</p> <p>Moving with the decisiveness of someone keenly aware of her every action— though less out of caution than ceremony— Martlet crouched down to the cellar door at her feet, took the cold steel lock in one hand, and produced <a href="/scp-005">a humble key</a> from her pocket with the other. A quiet <em>click!</em> followed, and in a single instant the lock crumbled to a fine ash. There wasn't the slightest breeze, yet the ash blew away all the same, leaving nothing but the outline of a memory.</p> <p>"Now then," Martlet said finally, breaking the silence like a spell. "End of the line."</p> <p>"Open it," <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> commanded.</p> <p>She nodded. The old wooden door gave way with a heavy groan and a burst of dust, revealing a shallow compartment occupied only by a hardwood steamer trunk. It was old, but not ancient; richly ornamented, but stained thick in dirt and mold and tarnish.</p> <p>"What lies within?" he asked, stepping forward.</p> <p>"Open it," Martlet echoed in return, now standing straight.</p> <p><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> hesitated. He took a knee and reached towards the trunk, carefully taking the lid beneath his thumb. Slowly, he pried it open.</p> <p>The trunk was full of heads. Infant heads, pale, still, and calm, as if frozen in an enchanted slumber.</p> <p>"Dead?" <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> asked, trembling.</p> <p>Martlet took his hand.</p> <p>"Diminished, I think."</p> <p>Bent and quivering, <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> raised a hand to the trunk, but pulled it away, every eye along his antlers screwing up tight.</p> <p>"I don't recognize which one is my own," he whispered, barely above a breath.</p> <p>When at last he opened his eyes, Martlet was smiling at him, the same sad smile she'd worn for much of their journey: cryptic and knowing, but absent of condescension. The smile of a friend? Not quite. A kindred smile. A smile like a mirror.</p> <p>And,</p> <p>raised beside that smile between two fingers of her right hand,</p> <p>was a chestnut,</p> <p>looking for all the world like an artifact of a long-forgotten lifetime,</p> <p>and <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> remembered the terms of their agreement.</p> <p>"The final game," said one.</p> <p>"The final game," said the other.</p> <p>An exchange of nods. For the first moment in what felt like eons, the mechanisms of time began to creak back into motion. A flicker of walls flashed all around, a flicker of locks and machines and so much steel— but only a flicker, and when it passed, once again all that remained was the tree, the trunk, and the dark, and the two.</p> <p>Martlet passed on the chestnut, claiming the first turn. Back against back. Five long strides in either direction. A turn of the heels and a locking of eyes, unequal in number as they might have been. <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> bowed to Delaney Martlet, and Delaney Martlet bowed to <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span>, and this time, they meant it.</p> <p>"It's almost nostalgic at this point, isn't it?" asked Martlet, her golden eyes catching the sunlight in a place where sunlight would never reach.</p> <p>"You certainly seem to have learned much in the time that has passed."</p> <p>"It's funny you say that. Before our last meeting, I had thought perhaps we were both meant to teach each other something. And we have. But more than that, I had it in my mind that we were both equally wrong, I suppose. That somehow I'd come out of our little game a better person and it would cost me absolutely nothing. And eventually, painfully, I realized that was impossible."</p> <p><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> nods, his eyes involuntarily drawn to the chest of heads beside them.</p> <p>"Such is the nature of sacrifice."</p> <p>"We— I mean, the Foundation likes to act as though we're fighting a losing battle, as if the tide of chaos will wash us away if we let up for even a moment. But that's not true. The truth is we're winning, and we've been winning for a long time. We fight. We suffer losses. But we're winning. We have control. I thought I wanted peace. I wanted to fix you, to stop you being a monster, while I happily remained a part of the thing that made you that way."</p> <p>"And now?"</p> <p>"I'm not even sure what monsters are anymore. But I know that peace can't exist on my terms alone. And I know that whatever you are, it is more than just the sum of what you lack. This is my chestnut: you were born from the formless, injured remains of the thing a Name was taken from. But now, you are something new."</p> <p>The chestnut was cast.</p> <p>The chestnut was caught.</p> <p>"You have shown me much on this journey," said <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span>, "and I have wrestled with what I've seen. These visions, these bleeding dreams, both true and untrue— they confound and discomfort me. And yet, I believe I have begun to ken the nature of what you've revealed. I confess, when I spoke to you last, I could not have anticipated the extent of this."</p> <p>"I owe you a lot. After I realized I wasn't fully human, the pieces started to fit into place."</p> <p>"And a great many pieces there are. So let us speak the truth of you, 'child of the sun', and speak it plainly in the cover of darkness. I return your chestnut: you were molded from the formless, injured remains of a taken Name. But now, you are something new. "</p> <p>The chestnut was cast.</p> <p>The chestnut was caught.</p> <p>Far away, a cradle rocked in the breeze.</p> <p>"So many stories," Martlet said with a sigh. "We tell tales of your kind stealing our children away and raising them as your own. 'Every accusation is a confession,' as the saying goes. It's hard to articulate how perverse it all is. Not only did we take your names, we raised the few that weren't slain to help lock away the vengeful echoes created by their absence."</p> <p>"You still speak of as if you are one of them."</p> <p>"I am. In every way that matters, I've been one of them. Lived with them. Worked for them. Loved them. Devoured their stories and made them my own."</p> <p>Site-24 Director Delaney Martlet stood in the darkness, and against the darkness she cast a shadow. It had the shape of a bird in flight, one that would never, ever land.</p> <p>"But I've never really belonged. How could I, living under false pretenses? It's high time I came home. And that is my chestnut: now that we have found each other, we may finally become one again."</p> <p>The chestnut was cast.</p> <p>It broke to pieces in the air.</p> <p>The martlet rushed to the pieces before they even had time to strike the ground. She crawled in a panic wherever they scattered, gathering them in her hands, her pockets, her beak.</p> <p>Try as she might—</p> <p>and any could see that she really, truly tried—</p> <p>the pieces would not fit together.</p> <p>The other half of her soul came forward, gardens beyond imagination blooming behind every footfall. He held her as she wept.</p> <p>The final game was won.</p> <p>"Oh!" Martlet exclaimed, drying her eyes. "Right. Terms of Hospitality. You've earned your name."</p> <p>"I know where my name is," the other said softly.</p> <p>"No, that's not enough."</p> <p>She rose to her feet and returned to the old steamer trunk where the dormant Names lay sound asleep.</p> <p>"Take one," she instructed.</p> <p>"But their other halves—"</p> <p>"They have none. Not anymore. They're orphans now. That's why they sleep."</p> <p><span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> approached trunk slowly, his multitude of eyes scanning over the innocent faces inside. He took his time. A choice was made. He turned it over in his hand, observing all its features as the infant's head cooed in its slumber. Finally, he leaned forward and took a bite. When he pulled it away, only apple flesh could be seen beneath the broken skin.</p> <p>A honeyed liquid oozed from the head, staining the nameless creature's mouth and hand as he tore into it with the voracity of a man starved. It was only a matter of seconds before all that remained were the stains of juice on his fingers.<br/> <br/> <br/></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:300%;"><strong><em>Beithe.</em></strong></span></p> <p><br/> <br/> <br/> The hunger of an entire existence finally sated, Beithe reclined himself against the lone birch tree. He held a hand above his face as if to block out the sun, though there was no sun in that place. It was the hand itself he marveled at, taking in the soft contours of his fingers the way one might admire the early morning sky.</p> <p>"Not at all ill-fitting," said Beithe. "It tastes correct against my tongue."</p> <p>Indeed, that was another thing he now possessed.</p> <p>"Glad to hear it, Beithe," said Martlet, perching at his shoulder.</p> <p>And they rested there together, the two once-half-selves, and considered the new things they found themselves to be. They lingered there for a good while. Not as long as the two might have preferred, but they knew the way home would be much longer still.</p> <p>"What will you do now?" asked Beithe.</p> <p>Martlet smiled and shrugged.</p> <p>"I'm still the Director. And I'm still a leader. Maybe it's time for our branch to break off. Let something new take root."</p> <p>"I see. What sort of thing would this new thing be?"</p> <p>The martlet set her chin on her wing thoughtfully.</p> <p>"There are myths, you know. The Foundation is bursting with myths— that's just what you call a secret you're not supposed to know, really. I've heard stories of <a href="/scp-6001">a world</a> where none of this happened. Where everyone made the right choices, and we live hand-in-hand and side-by-side."</p> <p>"But those things did happen here. This is not that world. And it cannot be."</p> <p>"No, it can't. But perhaps we can still learn from it."</p> <p>A moment of quiet, and then Martlet rose.</p> <p>"We are small," she admitted, "but we will survive. Those who choose to go on bearing the name 'Foundation' can suffer under its weight by their own will."</p> <p>Beithe rose to join her. His joints did not creak. His eyes were set and focused.</p> <p>"And what will you call yourself instead?" he asked.</p> <p>"Maybe one day, a very long time from now, we'll earn a name worth aspiring to. Until then? Well. There are worse things than being nameless."</p> <p>The knight cracked his knuckles, savoring the sensation of his bones and the marrow within them.</p> <p>"You will be opposed," he told her, a smile concealed beneath his words.</p> <p>"Then it's fortunate I won't face them alone."<br/> <br/> <br/> And they walked together, hand-in-hand, out of the endless darkness and into something far less knowable.<br/> <br/> <br/></p> <p style="text-align: center;">❖❖❖</p> <p><br/></p> </div> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="theend.png" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8400/theend.png"/></p> <p><br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/></p> <div class="licensebox"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Hide Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>Cite this page as:</p> <div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <blockquote> <p>"<a href="/scp-8400">SCP-8400</a>" by Uncle Nicolini and PeppersGhost, from the <a href="https://scpwiki.com">SCP Wiki</a>. 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Specifically <em>Betula pubescens</em>, commonly referred to as the white birch.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-2"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-2')">2</a>. An important exception to this property is the gravitational force of <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span>'s own weight against the ground it rests on. If this exception did not exist, <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> would theoretically fall through the Earth itself until it reached the planet's gravitational center.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-3"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-3')">3</a>. It is unknown if <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span> purposefully selects which tree it manifests from, or if the selection is random or otherwise outside <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span>'s control.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-4"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-4')">4</a>. Regional rapid-response team not assigned to containment of any one SCP.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-5"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-5')">5</a>. Dr. Martlet was later reprimanded for breaching protocol by lying to a logomorphic entity.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-6"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-6')">6</a>. Dr. Delaney Martlet was appointed Director of Site-24 in the intervening years since <span id="u-inviz">SCP-8400</span>'s previous manifestation.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-7"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-7')">7</a>. Outpost dedicated to observation of SCP-1936 and the study of the Battle of Daleport.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-8"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-8')">8</a>. Extraspacial passage used to quickly traverse long distances.</div> </div> </div></body></html>
SCP-8401	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=1&theme=https://cdn.scpwiki.com/theme/en/basalt/normalize-min.css&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=2&theme=https://cdn.scpwiki.com/theme/en/basalt/basalt-bedrock-min.css&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=3&theme=https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--code/theme%3Abasalt/1&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=1&theme=https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--code/theme%3Aturbo-vision/2&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <div class="preview"> <p>At least you won't die alone.</p> </div> <div class="anom-bar-container item-SCP-8401 clear-2 keter {$secondary-class} vlam notice {$american}"> <div class="anom-bar"> <div class="top-box"> <div class="top-left-box"><span class="item">Item#:</span> <span class="number">SCP-8401</span></div> <div class="top-right-box"> <div class="level">Level2</div> </div> </div> <div class="bottom-box"> <div class="text-part"> <div class="main-class"> <div class="contain-class"> <div class="class-category">Containment Class:</div> <div class="class-text">keter</div> </div> <div class="second-class"> <div class="class-category">Secondary Class:</div> <div class="class-text">{$secondary-class}</div> </div> </div> <div class="disrupt-class"> <div class="class-category">Disruption Class:</div> <div class="class-text">vlam</div> </div> <div class="risk-class"> <div class="class-category">Risk Class:</div> <div class="class-text">notice</div> </div> </div> <div class="diamond-part"> <div class="danger-diamond"><a href="/classification-committee-memo">link to memo</a><br/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="Axolotl.png" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8401/Axolotl.png"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>SCP-8401 in containment.</p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> SCP-8401 is contained in a standard small animal aquarium at Site-58. It has been microchipped with a small, waterproof GPS tracker. Should SCP-8401 be absent from its tank for a period of longer than 30 minutes, the tracking data is to be consulted and SCP-8401 recovered as soon as possible.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8401 is an <em>Ambystoma mexicanum</em> (Axolotl) of average size and weight. It is capable of speech and believed to be sapient, though it has not responded clearly to any lines of questioning or attempt at conversation.</p> <p>SCP-8401 is also capable of long-range teleportation. When SCP-8401 detects that an individual has been injured, it will teleport to the individual. It is unclear what criteria SCP-8401 follows to determine who to teleport to. An abbreviated log of appearances prior to containment has been transcribed below.</p> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th>Date</th> <th># of Fatalities</th> <th>Notes</th> </tr> <tr> <td>30/08/24</td> <td>27</td> <td>Discovered following CI raid on Site-17. Injuries range from bullet wounds to major head trauma. Anomaly demanifested when spotted.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>04/09/24</td> <td>54</td> <td>Discovered following large scale containment breach at Site-34. Anomaly dove into a deceased agent's open chest and vanished before it could be captured.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18/11/24</td> <td>0</td> <td>Discovered at Site-58 after Dr. Rosemary stubbed his toe against his desk. Anomaly escaped out the office door when Dr. Rosemary attempted to grab it, demanifesting.</td> </tr> </table> <p><strong>Addendum 8401.1:</strong> Discovery</p> <p>SCP-8401 was initially discovered atop the corpse of Agent Drew Mayweather, who perished in a small-scale containment breach at Site-19. It was initially handled with extreme care, believed to have been the reasoning behind the agent's death. Containment procedures were relaxed following review of Agent Mayweather's body cam, which has been transcribed below.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Foreward:</strong> Extraneous footage removed.</p> <p><strong><Begin Log></strong></p> <p><em>Agent Mayweather crawls over to a nearby wall and leans himself against it. He pants heavily, holding a hand against his stomach. He pulls his hand away, revealing a large gash in his torso.</em></p> <p><strong>Mayweather:</strong> Sh-shit… it's really over, huh?</p> <p><em>Mayweather exhales sharply and slumps back.</em></p> <p><strong>Mayweather:</strong> Guess I should've seen this coming. I just…</p> <p><em>Mayweather looks around. He exhales sharply.</em></p> <p><strong>Mayweather:</strong> …Wish I wasn't gonna die alone.</p> <p><em>SCP-8401 manifests midair and lands in his lap with a soft thud. Agent Mayweather jolts.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8401:</strong> Hiya!</p> <p><strong>Mayweather:</strong> W-what the hell?!</p> <p><strong>SCP-8401:</strong> Golly mister, you don't look so good!</p> <p><strong>Mayweather:</strong> What?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8401:</strong> Looks like you got a nasty owwie there! Golly gee that must hurt a bunch!</p> <p><strong>Mayweather:</strong> Y-yeah. It…</p> <p><em>Mayweather sputters, coughing a small amount of blood that splashes on SCP-8401's face.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8401:</strong> Yay! Confetti!</p> <p><em>Mayweather shudders.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8401:</strong> Tell me, does it hurt an axo-little or an axo-lottle?</p> <p><em>Mayweather falls over, unresponsive.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8401:</strong> Mister?</p> <p><strong><End Log></strong></p> </div> <div class="licensebox"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Hide Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>Cite this page as:</p> <div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <blockquote> <p>"<a href="/scp-8401">SCP-8401</a>" by OriTiefling & Queerious, from the <a href="https://scpwiki.com">SCP Wiki</a>. Source: <a href="https://scpwiki.com/scp-8401">https://scpwiki.com/scp-8401</a>. Licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/">CC-BY-SA</a>.</p> </blockquote> </div> </div> <p>For information on how to use this component, see the <a href="/component:license-box">License Box component</a>. To read about licensing policy, see the <a href="/licensing-guide">Licensing Guide</a>.</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Filename:</strong> Axolotl.png<br/> <strong>Author:</strong> LaDameBucolique<br/> <strong>License:</strong> Public Domain<br/> <strong>Source Link:</strong> <a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Axolotl-2193331_1280.webp/640px-Axolotl-2193331_1280.webp.png">https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Axolotl-2193331_1280.webp/640px-Axolotl-2193331_1280.webp.png</a><br/> <strong>Notes:</strong> Axolotl :)</p> </blockquote> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></body></html>
SCP-8404	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div class="preview"> <p>Feat, art by @CuPriferous_ on twitter(go follow)</p> </div> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=3&theme=https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--code/theme%3Anew-age/1&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=4&theme={$theme}&css=%3Aroot%20%7B%20--accent-color%3A%20var%28--lipstick-pink%29%3B%20%7D" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <p><tt>> Credentials received. Welcome Investigator.</tt></p> <p><tt>> One(1) item requires your services. Category B: Recent containment breach.</tt></p> <div class="expoblock"> <p><tt><strong><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">>></span> Open file: SCP-8404.</strong></tt></p> </div> <p><tt>> <span style="color: #008f05">Confirmed.</span></tt></p> <p><tt>> Retrieving content…</tt></p> <p><br/></p> <div class="anom-bar-container item-8404 clear-3 keter none ekhi critical {$american}"> <div class="anom-bar"> <div class="top-box"> <div class="top-left-box"><span class="item">Item#:</span> <span class="number">8404</span></div> <div class="top-right-box"> <div class="level">Level3</div> </div> </div> <div class="bottom-box"> <div class="text-part"> <div class="main-class"> <div class="contain-class"> <div class="class-category">Containment Class:</div> <div class="class-text">keter</div> </div> <div class="second-class"> <div class="class-category">Secondary Class:</div> <div class="class-text">none</div> </div> </div> <div class="disrupt-class"> <div class="class-category">Disruption Class:</div> <div class="class-text">ekhi</div> </div> <div class="risk-class"> <div class="class-category">Risk Class:</div> <div class="class-text">critical</div> </div> </div> <div class="diamond-part"> <div class="danger-diamond"><a href="/classification-committee-memo">link to memo</a><br/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><br/></p> <div class="expoblock"> <p><span class="hilighter"><strong>SPECIAL CONTAINMENT PROCEDURES:</strong></span> SCP-8404 is to be kept in a medically induced coma and not to be awakened under any circumstances. Any SCP-8404-1 entities that are created as a result of its anomalous properties are to be terminated on sight.</p> <p>Containment Site-22 was erected around SCP-8404’s location with a 20m radius ‘Red Zone’ established around the containment chamber. No living entity is permitted to enter this zone. Foundation personnel who must enter this zone for maintenance and repair of containment devices, or the neutralisation of SCP-8404-1 entities must carry with them a portable Scranton Reality Anchor in order to prevent transmutation.</p> <p>24/7 maintenance of vital SIMULACRUM systems is to be maintained at all times. Should a containment breach occur, automated emergency systems will attempt to neutralise SCP-8404 and any SCP-8404-1 instances.</p> <p>MTF-Lambda-22 will be on standby as site security as well as assisting in evacuation or re-containment of SCP-8404.</p> </div> <br/> <br/> <div class="expoblock"> <p><span class="hilighter"><strong>DESCRIPTION:</strong></span> SCP-8404 is a large deific entity approximately 50m at its full length. Its appearance varies between viewers, however, certain elements remain constant. These include an upper half which appears almost humanoid with reptilian features, with its lower half being completely reptilian with scales and clawed feet, if legs are present at all.</p> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="echidna_statue.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8404/echidna_statue.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Statue depicting SCP-8404</p> </div> </div> <p>Occult historians and other evidence point to SCP-8404 being the physical manifestation of Echidna.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup></p> <p>Aside from its unnatural strength and ability to breathe fire, SCP-8404’s main anomalous property is to mutate living organisms and nonliving matter into instances of SCP-8404-1. These instances vary widely in appearance.</p> <p>In living subjects, they are usually a composite of the non-anomalous subject and several other animals<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup>. The process is extremely painful and involves the conversion or growing of new appendages belonging to a separate animal.</p> <p>In non-living subjects<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-3" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-3')">3</a></sup>, a similar process is observed. Dissection of these instances shows a fusion of new organic material with the inorganic material containing rudimentary circulatory and nervous analogous systems. SCP-8404 notably favours using already living organisms or organic tissue rather than inorganic material.</p> <p>All instances of SCP-8404-1 retain a certain level of autonomy but will become loyal to SCP-8404. This effect persists even after all mutated tissue is amputated from affected subjects.</p> </div> <br/> <br/> <br/> <tt>> Opening attached file.</tt><br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <div class="expoblock"> <p><span class="hilighter"><strong>PROJECT LETHE:</strong></span></p> <p>Following the capture of SCP-8404, it was noted that its anomalous property was still active even when the anomaly remained unconscious, albeit at a reduced rate. The SCP-8404-1 instances produced at this time were more aggressive and erratic, attacking any human they came into contact with.</p> <p>However, after brain wave scans of SCP-8404, Foundation researchers found that SCP-8404-1 transmutation only occurred outside of the REM stage of the sleep cycle. Short-term success with high-dosage sleeping medication was found, however, the high cost and inconsistent results required a more permanent solution. As such, Project Lethe was initiated.</p> <p>Using an isolated SIMULACRUM network, SCP-8404 is to be placed in a Class-B<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-4" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-4')">4</a></sup> pre-rendered environment. This environment will be inhabited by several NPCs, the majority of which use predictive text to mimic a simple conversation. Two companion AI characters with higher capacity dialogue generators are to follow SCP-8404.</p> <p>A single camera is present to follow SCP-8404 at all times, giving a live feed of its actions. While only one camera is able to give a live feed at a time, researchers will also be able to monitor SCP-8404 as well as the surrounding environment through the free pathing replay function which saves a recording of all activity and conversation within a certain area.</p> <p>The purpose of this project is to place SCP-8404 in an environment indistinguishable from consensus reality with no physical matter. Through this, its anomalous effect can be neutralised.</p> </div> <p><tt>.</tt></p> <p><tt>.</tt></p> <p><tt>.</tt></p> <p><tt>> Credentials accepted. Welcome Investigator.</tt></p> <p><tt>> Retrieving content…</tt></p> <p><tt>> System startup completed. Welcome to the LETHE ADMINISTRATIVE CONSOLE.</tt></p> <p><tt>> Please input a command to continue.</tt></p> <div class="expoblock"> <p><tt><strong><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">>></span> Access 04/04/2023 replay, coordinates {0, 0, 0}.</strong></tt></p> </div> <p><tt>> Accessing content. <span style="color: #f0c400">Please wait…</span></tt></p> <p><tt>> <span style="color: #008f05">Content retrieved.</span> Opening simulation feedback…</tt></p> <div class="blockquote"> <div class="expoblock"> <p><strong>REPLAY DATE:</strong> 04/04/2023<br/> <strong>TIME OF REPLAY:</strong> 0800<br/> <strong>SCP-8404 COORDINATES:</strong> {0, 0, 0}</p> <hr/> <p><strong>[BEGIN REPLAY]</strong></p> <p><em>Environment loads, showing an urban environment. Lighting, models, and textures take longer to load due to it being the first render.</em></p> <p><em>Environment fully renders and SIMULACRUM systems prepare to load SCP-8404 player data into the player character. Killswitches are primed in case arcane inhibitors fail.</em></p> <p><em>Data insertion complete in 3…</em></p> <p><em>2…</em></p> <p><em>1…</em></p> <p><em>The player model opens its eyes. SCP-8404 scans the surrounding environment. Dialogue systems are engaged for the first time.</em></p> <p><em>SCP-8404 gasps.</em></p> <p><em>SCP-8404 coughs and looks up. It scans its surroundings and appears distressed.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> W-what is this? Where am I? I-I-was surrounded and-</p> <p><em>SCP-8404’s eyes widen.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> I remember. Foundation… FOUNDATION!!</p> <p><em>It faces the skybox and screams.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> YOU INSOLENT MORTALS WHERE HAVE YOU TRANSPORTED ME?! YOU-</p> <p><em>It stands up and points to the sky.</em></p> <p><em>SCP-8404 appears shocked, most likely noticing it has two legs.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> No… NO! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO ME?!</p> <p><em>It covers its mouth as the scream was more high-pitched than it was in its original body. It touches its face, recoiling as it does so. SCP-8404 looks at its hands inquisitively, pulling on its clothes.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> You dare… YOU DARE?! ARROGANT CREATURES! WHAT KIND OF REALM IS THIS?!</p> <p><em>SCP-8404 breathes heavily.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> It matters little.</p> <p><em>Using its hands, it prepares to form arcane symbols and sigils.</em></p> <p><em>Companion Entity 01(CE-01-IT) - “Ichiro Tadashi” loads around the corner. It walks over to SCP-8404.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Oh, u-uh hi I heard some yelling around the corner. Is everything okay?</p> <p><em>SCP-8404 snaps to face CE-01-IT and glares at it.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Living flesh. You will do as a start.</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Ummm, sorry?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Now, BECOME SUBSERVIENT. SHED THY FLESH. MY CREATION, SPRING FORTH FROM THE SOIL WHICH I HAVE GIVEN YOU!</p> <p><em>SCP-8404 extends its hands forward, flashing thaumaturgic hand signals.</em></p> <p><em>Its smile fades as nothing happens. CE-01-IT appears confused.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Eheheheh, are you alright?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> W-what? My magic…</p> <p><em>SCP-8404 attempts to form its thaumaturgic signs but is unable to without the original number of hands and fingers it had, its perception of reality also heavily affecting its thaumaturgic ability in this space.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> No… They took it.</p> <p><em>SCP-8404 clenches its teeth.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> You BASTARDS! I’LL CRUSH YOU ALL WHERE YOU STAND!</p> <p><em>SCP-8404 slumps to the ground and breathes heavily.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Hey, that uniform… You attend Shinjuku Chuo Prefecture High School, don’t you?</p> <p><em>SCP-8404 stares intensely at CE-01-IT.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> …<em>What?</em></p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> That’s our school uniform. But I’ve never seen you before… Oh! Are you the new transfer student? Pleasure to meet you. My name is Ichiro Tadashi.</p> <p><em>CE-01-IT extends its hand for a handshake. SCP-8404 does not reciprocate.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> The school is that way, but we gotta hurry or we’ll miss homeroom!</p> <p><em>CE-01-IT runs in the direction of the school, SCP-8404 looks at it in confusion before following.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> <em>(muttering)</em>What in Hades’ name is a home room?</p> <p><em>The two silently walk to the school. SCP-8404 observes its surroundings, showing a typical Japanese city street. The sun is bright and the ambient sound of cicadas can be heard. As they approach the school, more NPCs wearing similar uniforms can be seen. CE-01-IT waves to the occasional student who waves back.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> We’re here.</p> <p><em>The school is sparsely crowded with student NPCs. They ignore SCP-8404 who does not interact with them.</em></p> <p><em>SCP-8404 appears nervous and hesitant to enter an area with a high concentration of humans.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Come on, class 1-3 is this way.</p> <p><em>SCP-8404 hesitates but enters the school grounds and into the main building.</em></p> <p><em>SCP-8404 walks through the hallway and passes by the classroom. A window allows it to see into the classroom. SCP-8404 stops to notice its reflection in the window.</em></p> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="Echidnapfp.png" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8404/Echidnapfp.png"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>SCP-8404</p> </div> </div> <p><em>It pauses momentarily, touching its face and flexing its jaw before looking in disgust and sadness.</em></p> <p><em>Companion Entity 02(CE-02-NS) - ‘Nakamura Sumiko’ appears behind the window.</em></p> <p><em>It opens the classroom window and smiles.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Ya-ho! Hi Tadashi! Who’s this? You and a girl I’ve never seen before? I’m sensing something interesting~</p> <p><em>SCP-8404 attempts the same thaumaturgic sign on CE-02-NS but is once again unsuccessful.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> <em>(sigh)</em> Gods, I don’t remember humans being this headache-inducing.</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Hm? Did you say something?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> No.</p> <p><em>CE-01-IT blushes.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Sumiko? I-It’s nothing like that! This is the new transfer student.</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Well get inside then, Sensei’s already here!</p> <p><em>They enter the classroom. NPCs move around the classroom in set paths or sit in small groups reciting pre-generated dialogue. The teacher stands up which signals the student NPCs to stop all dialogue.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-5" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-5')">5</a></sup></em></p> <p>SENSEICHAR_02: Alright class. Settle down, we have a new transfer student, her name is Kato Midori. Please keep her in your care.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> What?! My name is Echidna! Don’t you Foundation <em>insects</em> dare take away the one thing I have left!</p> <p><em>SENSEICHAR_02 stands up, being significantly taller and larger than SCP-8404.</em></p> <p>SENSEICHAR_02: Midori-san please go to your seat and do not raise your voice.</p> <p><em>SCP-8404 hesitates upon seeing the difference in size.</em></p> <p><em>It clenches its fist.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> THEN PERISH! GRAAH!</p> <p><em>SCP-8404 punches SENSEICHAR_02. It does not move.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> What?</p> <p><em>SCP-8404 continues to punch and kick the NPC with the strength equivalent to a high schooler. SENSEICHAR_02 still does not move.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> WHY WON'T YOU FALL?!</p> <p><em>SCP-8404's punches slow and eventually stop.</em></p> <p><em>It looks up at SENSEICHAR_02 in fear.</em></p> <p>SENSEICHAR_02: Midori-san please go to your seat and do not raise your voice.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Please, I-I beg of you…</p> <p><em>SENSEICHAR_02 folds its arms. SCP-8404 looks at its hands, making mock thaumaturgical symbols to no effect. Its shoulders drop.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> …Fine.</p> <p>SENSEICHAR_02: Thank you.</p> <p><em>SCP-8404 sits at her desk, folding its arms and burying its head in them.</em></p> <p><em>CE-02-NS, who is in the neighbouring seat, smiles.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Hi Midori-chan~! I’m Nakamura Sumiko! Oh my gosh, you are going to <em>love</em> it here! We’re gonna have so much fun! Do you play any sports? What kind of boys do you like? Is it Tadashi~?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Tartarus would have given me less agony.</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Hm? Did you say something? You’re speaking into your sleeve.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> No.</p> <p>SENSEICHAR_02: Anyways class, onto announcements and the upcoming sports festival. In the meantime, please prepare your math textbooks.</p> <p><strong>[END LOG]</strong></p> </div> </div> <br/> <br/> <div class="blockquote"> <div class="expoblock"> <p><strong>REPLAY DATE:</strong> 04/04/2023<br/> <strong>TIME OF REPLAY:</strong> 1200<br/> <strong>SCP-8404 COORDINATES:</strong> {5, -50, 2}</p> <hr/> <p><strong>[BEGIN REPLAY]</strong></p> <p><em>The third teacher NPC leaves the classroom. Each teacher reads out a pre-generated speech which lasts for 1 hour. These segments were used to reduce power on the processing of the other NPC’s actions as the student NPCs do not move or generate dialogue in these segments.</em></p> <p><em>CE-02-NS stands up and stretches.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Uwahhh~ finally done! Classes can get pretty tough. Am I right Midori-chan?</p> <p><em>SCP-8404 holds its face in its hands.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> By the name of the old beasts, why must I have to be subjected to this torture? Which higher being must I pray to obtain freedom once more?</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Hehe! Tell me about it!</p> <p><em>SCP-8404 glares at CE-02-NS. It appears to want to say something but stops itself and attempts to sleep on the desk.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Oi, Midori-chan let's go grab lunch!</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> I swear on all that is unholy, do not call me that false name. My name is Echidna, Mother of Monsters! I have crushed so many of your kind and many more will come as soon as I regain my strength!</p> <p><em>CE-02-NS appears confused.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Well that’s not a fun nickname, what about Mii-chan?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Please don’t.</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Midi-chan?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> No! Fine, you win. My name is Midori. Thank you for irritating me into ridding myself of the last thing I can still hold to myself.</p> <p><em>SCP-8404 slams its head on the desk. Noticing that physical trauma does not cause pain in the simulation.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Okay! So, Midori-chan, you wanna get lunch? We’ll show you where the cafeteria is!</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> I do not require your human-made filth, much less your company in eating it. Even if I was hungry which I am not-</p> <p><em>A loud growl is heard from SCP-8404 and jagged, cartoon lines emanate from its stomach.</em></p> <p><em>SCP-8404 blushes and tries to bat away the lines.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> This body continues to humiliate me.</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> So does that mean you’ll come for lunch?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> …Fine. I suppose this body requires sustenance.</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Yay!!!! Oi Tadashi-kun, come with us!</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Eh? Sure, but I need to finish my math homework.</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> You can finish it over lunch. How are you gonna focus on an empty stomach anyway?</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> True.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Ugh, first you irritate me into going to this ‘cafeteria’ but then delay your movements with inane conversation.</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Wow Midori-chan, you must be really hungry huh? You heard her Tadashi, lets pick up the pace.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> I hate you with every fibre of my being.</p> <p><em>SCP-8404 and the two CEs walk to the cafeteria where several NPCs are seated. The three obtain their food and find a free table to sit.</em></p> <p><em>Food within SIMULACRUM systems simulate the approximate taste of the food item but has been reported to taste slightly muted. A hitbox is placed on the tongue of the player model where the food will disappear upon contact with the tongue.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> What do you think? I don’t really like the food here that much but it's just a me thing.</p> <p><em>SCP-8404 is attempting to stab itself in the neck with a fork. It is unsuccessful.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> DAMN IT ALL! There really is no escape from this prison.</p> <p><em>It throws the fork across the room, bouncing harmlessly off another NPC’s head.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Hey, the food isn’t that bad. Maybe you’ll feel better if you have something to eat.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Fine.</p> <p><em>On SCP-8404’s plate is a large portion of yakisoba and a bowl of miso soup. It grabs several strands of noodles with its hands and eats them. Its eyes widen.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> …Dear gods, this food is incre- <em>(clears throat)</em> Acceptable. The food in this realm serves its purpose.</p> <p><em>It should be noted that SCP-8404 has never tasted food cooked by humans before.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Good for you! Oi Tadashi-kun, your noodles are getting cold. Are you still doing homework?</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> I will, but I can’t seem to figure out this question.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> That one? Simpleton human. You didn’t account for the constant when you integrated the exponential figure.</p> <p><em>CE-01-IT looks at its question, thinks, and solves the question.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> You’re right. Wow Midori-san, that’s incredible.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Tch. I was there when calculus was invented. It was no surprise during the mathematics class I was bored out of my mind. Don’t get me started on biology class.</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> You must be like a genius or something. Are all the classes easy for you?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Of course they are. Except for history. Normally I would excel in this too but I am unfamiliar with this distant otherworldly country.</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> You mean Japan?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Yes.</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Ehhh? So you do have weaknesses!</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> What?! No! I would never reveal such a thing!</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Ha ha! You’re funny Midori-chan. Were you like this in your previous school?</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Come to think of it, you never told us where you transferred from.</p> <p><em>SCP-8404 stops midway from placing another noodle in its mouth.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Where I came from… It…</p> <p><em>SCP-8404 releases the food from its fingers..</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> …It does not matter. All I know is that I am here now.</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> That is a good mindset to have.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> What?</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Yeah! It’s always great to be grateful for what you have now!</p> <p><em>SCP-8404 looks down at its hands.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> What I have now huh? Tch.</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Perhaps you have people from your hometown you miss?</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Oh right! Did you have classmates you ate lunch with like this?</p> <p><em>SCP-8404 pauses.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> …No. There is no one left from where I come from. Damn Foundation. I do remember eating with my… creations, similar to this, but I always kept my distance. I do not expect you humans to understand.</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Well, they may not be here now, but now you have us!</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Excuse me?</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> She’s trying to say she wants to be your friend like the ones you miss.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> They’re not… <em>(sigh)</em> I realised I am unable to summon the energy to argue with you. You may be my ‘friend’ Sumiko.</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Yay!</p> <p><em>CE-02-NS attempts to hug SCP-8404.</em></p> <p><em>SCP-8404’s face twists in disgust as it tries to push CE-02-NS away.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> GAH! STAY AWAY FROM ME, YOU WRETCHED MORTAL CREATURE!</p> <p><em>A large cloud of dust forms around the two push and pull away from each other with only the limbs visible momentarily.</em></p> <p><em>The dust clears and CE-02-NS is hugging SCP-8404. SCP-8404 appears miserable.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Of all the creatures in all the realms to best me…</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Did you call me bestie? Awww Midori-chan I don’t know what to say!</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Ugh.</p> <p><em>CE-01-IT laughs.</em></p> <p><em>It checks its watch and its eyes widen..</em></p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Oh no! Lunch break is almost over! We have to go for another class and then P.E.</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Yay! I heard they’re doing baseball later!</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> It’s too bad I’m no good at sports.</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Midori-chan have you played baseball before?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> What in Zeus’ name is a base-ball?</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> You’ve never played? It’s a good thing I love sports so I can teach you.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> A game? As if I would have any interest in any kind of pointless human pastime.</p> <p><strong>[END LOG]</strong></p> </div> </div> <br/> <br/> <div class="blockquote"> <div class="expoblock"> <p><strong>REPLAY DATE:</strong> 04/04/2023<br/> <strong>TIME OF REPLAY:</strong> 1900<br/> <strong>SCP-8404 COORDINATES:</strong> {22, 0, 1}</p> <hr/> <p><strong>[BEGIN LOG]</strong></p> <p><em>The sun begins to set as the skybox transitions from its daytime configuration to its night-time configuration.</em></p> <p><em>SCP-8404 and CE-01-IT walk together down the street.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> <em>(yawn)</em> Another day at school done. I’m so tired.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> I never knew such mundane action could drain so much of my strength.</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> It wasn’t all bad at least. How was your first game of baseball?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> The reflexes in this accursed body are serviceable but I am not used to holding such an implement yet.</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Well that's just everyone when they first start something new. Who knows, maybe you’ll become the best in the school.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> To display my superiority over these feeble creatures does sound enticing…</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Ehh, so you did enjoy it…</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Enough with your insinuations. I simply found it less mundane than listening to information I already know. Sumiko was also quiet for once.</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Until she saw you hit the ball once.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> My moment of glory overtaken by that… thing.</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> I think she means well. We’ve known each other for a while.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> At least you are nothing alike. It is more peaceful in your presence.</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Ehehe, thank you Midori-san.</p> <p><em>CE-01-IT sheepishly smiles and rubs the back of his head.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> I do not require your thanks.</p> <p><em>CE-01-IT stops, gesturing to the suburban house in front of it.</em></p> <p><em>SCP-8404 checks the address placed in its school bag upon first loading and confirms it is correct.</em></p> <p><em>The nameplate on the front of the house displays it belongs to the Kato household, SCP-8404’s assigned residence.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Well, we’re here. The streets here can look pretty similar so I understand if you got lost.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Whatever. I give you gratitude for being my guide and bringing me to my… home.</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> You’re welcome! Anyway, I’ll see you tomorrow at school.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Tomorrow…? Tadashi, might I ask.</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Hm?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Is every day like this?</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> You mean the school? Pretty much.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> I see. Goodbye then.</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Good night!</p> <p><em>CE-01-IT walks away to its residence where it will enter its inactive state at 2300</em></p> <p><em>SCP-8404 enters the house and turns on the lights to find the house is lightly furnished. A couch, chairs, and a table occupy the living room with a houseplant.</em></p> <p><em>SCP-8404 attempts to use thaumaturgy on the plant but nothing happens.</em></p> <p><em>It sighs and explores the house, finding the laundry room, bathroom, and a bedroom.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> So this is what a human considers shelter.</p> <p><em>Two hours pass and SCP-8404 squats in the corner of the bedroom, holding a broom in a defensive position.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Come now, Foundation. You’ve sent me to this realm to weaken me. Now send in your champion to finish me off. WHERE ARE YOU?!</p> <p><em>It sits in the corner of the room, eyes darting to the door and the window for intruders.</em></p> <p><em>Another hour passes and nothing has happened.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Really?</p> <p><em>In the middle of the bedroom is a large futon. SCP-8404 slowly approaches it on all fours and inspects it closely.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> What even is this item?</p> <p><em>SCP-8404 pokes the futon cautiously before feeling it more thoroughly.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Gods, it is as if a cloud was given form.</p> <p><em>SCP-8404 looks around the house, noticing no other being is present.</em></p> <p><em>It lays under the blanket and sighs.</em></p> <p><em>SCP-8404 stares at the ceiling, unmoving for several minutes.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> What is this? This feeling…</p> <p><em>SCP-8404 continues to lie awake for thirty minutes before falling asleep.</em></p> <p><strong>[END LOG]</strong></p> </div> </div> <div class="expoblock"> <p><tt><strong><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">>></span> Was anything unusual reported regarding SCP-8404 before the breach?</strong></tt></p> </div> <p><tt>> SCP-8404 would attempt to run out of the bounds of the simulation each night after 05/04/2023 before sleeping. However, each night it would reach the boundary where the player model would return to its residence. It ceased this behaviour on 15/04/2023.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-6" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-6')">6</a></sup></tt></p> <div class="expoblock"> <p><tt><strong><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">>></span> Besides that?</strong></tt></p> </div> <p><tt>> Zero(0) major reports within that criteria.</tt></p> <div class="expoblock"> <p><tt><strong><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">>></span> Skim through simulation replays beginning with 07/04/2023</strong></tt></p> </div> <p><tt>> Accessing content. <span style="color: #f0c400">Please wait…</span></tt></p> <p><tt>> <span style="color: #008f05">Content retrieved.</span> Opening simulation feedback…</tt></p> <div class="blockquote"> <div class="expoblock"> <p><strong>REPLAY DATE:</strong> 07/04/2023<br/> <strong>TIME OF REPLAY:</strong> 1045<br/> <strong>SCP-8404 COORDINATES:</strong> {4, -50, 2}</p> <hr/> <p><strong>[BEGIN LOG]</strong></p> <p><em>SCP-8404, CE-01-IT and CE-02-NS sit in the school library..</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> …after you solve for x, you just apply the chain rule here.</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Like this? Oh, that makes so much more sense. Thanks for helping me out Midori-san.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> <em>Tch</em>. It is only because you asked.</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Well, I can't help that you're just so smart.</p> <p><em>SCP-8404 huffs.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Of course I am— I mean shut up! I do not need your patronizing!</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Gah! I don’t know how you two do it, I’m so tired!</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> It's just arithmetic.</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> I know! And I don’t like it! Ugh, I’d rather be outside right now.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> <em>(muttering)</em> Finally, something you’re unhappy about.</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> You sure love sports, don't you Sumiko?</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> I love sports! Moving around makes me feel a lot better than being in here that’s for sure. What about you Tadashi?</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Me? I think I like studying?</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Oh come on Tadashi, that’s not a hobby, that's a job.</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Hmm, I’m really trying to think.</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Yeah, what about things that you do after school?</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> I walk home and… huh. I don't know. What do you do, Sumiko?</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> I…</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Whatever his favourite pastime is, you are correct that we should leave soon. P.E is soon.</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Isn't it pretty early?</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Ehhh, I've never seen so excited for a class Midori-chan. What could this– <em>(gasp)</em> we're playing baseball again! You're excited, aren't you?</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> She did seem to enjoy it last time, even if didn't so very-</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Silence, both of you! I did adequately for my first attempts and I simply enjoy a break from the monotony of lessons!</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> There's no shame in admitting you like something, and you are improving at an amazing rate.</p> <p><em>SCP-8404 blushes.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> A human game? Not a chance! It means nothing to me.</p> <p><strong>[END LOG]</strong></p> </div> </div> <p><tt>> Next replay loading…</tt></p> <p><tt>> Accessing content. <span style="color: #f0c400">Please wait…</span></tt></p> <p><tt>> <span style="color: #008f05">Content retrieved.</span> Opening simulation feedback…</tt></p> <div class="blockquote"> <div class="expoblock"> <p><strong>REPLAY DATE:</strong> 14/04/2023<br/> <strong>TIME OF REPLAY:</strong> 1135<br/> <strong>SCP-8404 COORDINATES:</strong> {3, -49, 2}</p> <hr/> <p><strong>[BEGIN LOG]</strong></p> <p><em>NPCs gather in the centre to simulate a P.E class, playing baseball.</em></p> <p><em>SCP-8404 is batting.</em></p> <p><em>It furrows its brow and squints its eyes to focus on the pitcher.</em></p> <p><em>Its teeth are clenched and hands are gripping hard on the baseball bat.</em></p> <p><em>The pitcher throws the ball but SCP-8404 does not blink.</em></p> <p><em>A loud crack is heard as SCP-8404 swings the bat, the barrel colliding with the ball.</em></p> <p><em>The ball flies.</em></p> <p><em>It continues to fly.</em></p> <p><em>The ball lands.</em></p> <p><em>The referee NPC declares it a home run and the batting team the winner.</em></p> <p><em>Students cheer.</em></p> <p><em>SCP-8404 screams and runs to home base.</em></p> <p><em>It has a wide smile on its face. As wide of a smile as its model is capable of generating.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> YES! HAHAHA!! I DID IT! BOW BEFORE ME WORLD FOR THIS REALM HAS A NEW CHAMPION AHAHAHAHA!</p> <p><em>CE-01-IT and CE-02-NS run up to it.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Midori-chan!</p> <p><em>CE-02-NS leaps and hugs SCP-8404.</em></p> <p><em>SCP-8404 appears shocked by the embrace.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> That was amazing!</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Your hard work is really paying off!</p> <p><em>SCP-8404 blushes and pushes CE-02-NS away.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Of course it did! Finally managed to understand these limbs and the rest was easy!</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> But still–</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> It was really cool.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Y-you guys really think– <em>(ahem)</em> Of course you do!</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Yeah we did! We’re super proud of you!</p> <p><em>CE-01-IT gives a thumbs up.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> I… I thank the both of you.</p> <p><strong>[END LOG]</strong></p> </div> </div> <p><tt>> Next replay loading…</tt></p> <p><tt>> Accessing content. <span style="color: #f0c400">Please wait…</span></tt></p> <p><tt>> <span style="color: #008f05">Content retrieved.</span> Opening simulation feedback…</tt></p> <div class="blockquote"> <div class="expoblock"> <p><strong>REPLAY DATE:</strong> 18/04/2023<br/> <strong>TIME OF REPLAY:</strong> 2135<br/> <strong>SCP-8404 COORDINATES:</strong> {22, 0, 1}</p> <hr/> <p><strong>[BEGIN LOG]</strong></p> <p><em>SCP-8404 sits on its futon, looking out at the window. The moon is visible but nothing else.</em></p> <p><em>It gets up and opens the window and pokes its head out, tip toeing to look outside. No entities are loaded outside during the night phase of the simulation to save processing power.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> There really is no one coming…</p> <p><em>SCP-8404 closes the window and lies on the futon.</em></p> <p><em>It stares at the ceiling.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> How long has it been since I have been able to count the squares on my roof?</p> <p><em>SCP-8404 remains still.</em></p> <p><em>It raises its hands and flexes them, inspecting its fingers.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> How long has it been since I have been allowed to be… bored?</p> <p><em>SCP-8404 smiles, closes its eyes, and falls asleep.</em></p> <p><strong>[END LOG]</strong></p> </div> </div> <div class="expoblock"> <p><tt><strong><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">>></span> Nothing so far. There was a minor incident report regarding an NPC pathfinding error which was not followed up on due to no strange behaviour from SCP-8404. Skip forward to this replay.</strong></tt></p> </div> <p><tt>> Next replay beginning sixty(60) days after previous replay.</tt></p> <p><tt>> Accessing content. <span style="color: #f0c400">Please wait…</span></tt></p> <p><tt>> <span style="color: #008f05">Content retrieved.</span> Opening simulation feedback…</tt></p> <div class="blockquote"> <div class="expoblock"> <p><strong>REPLAY DATE:</strong> 17/06/2023<br/> <strong>TIME OF REPLAY:</strong> 0830<br/> <strong>SCP-8404 COORDINATES:</strong> {22, 0, 1}</p> <hr/> <p><strong>[BEGIN REPLAY]</strong></p> <p><em>The day skybox has been activated for a significant duration. Morning sunlight shines through the window into SCP-8404’s bedroom, beams of light illuminating portions of it while keeping others shaded.</em></p> <p><em>SCP-8404 is seen sleeping.</em></p> <p><em>Its eyes slowly open. SCP-8404 wakes, yawning and stretching as it sits up from its futon.</em></p> <p><em>Looking up at the ceiling, SCP-8404 idly swings from side to side and hums to itself.</em></p> <p><em>It smiles.</em></p> <p><em>SCP-8404 looks at the clock on the wall, revealing that it is 0830.</em></p> <p><em>It stops smiling.</em></p> <p><em>Its eyes widen.</em></p> <p><em>It screams.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> KYYYYAAAAAAAAA~ I’M LATE FOR SCHOOL!!!!</p> <p><em>The blanket is thrown into the air as SCP-8404 scrambles to run out of the room. It grabs its school bag and a piece of toast and runs out of the door.</em></p> <p><em>SCP-8404 runs to school with the piece of toast in its mouth.</em></p> <p><em>It continues to run but collides with CE-01-IT who appears from the perpendicular street.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Ah!</p> <p><em>Both fall to the floor as cartoon stars circle around their heads. SCP-8404 scowls and attempts to wipe them away.</em></p> <p><em>CE-01-IT massages its head and slowly sits up.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Owwww…</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Ah! Hey, are you alright?</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> I’m fine, don’t worry about me. What about you?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Yeah… I think so. Oh! I apologise Tadashi, I should’ve been watching where I was going.</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> That’s good. Gosh, I wasn’t paying attention to where I was going. I should be the one who says sorry.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Wait, if you’re here, doesn’t that mean you’re late for class too?</p> <p><em>CE-01-IT smiles nervously and scratches the back of its head.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> I guess we have something in common then.</p> <p><em>The two laugh but nervously avoid eye contact..</em></p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Maybe if we’re fast enough we can sneak in after homeroom.</p> <p><em>CE-01-IT stands up and offers a hand to SCP-8404.</em></p> <p><em>SCP-8404 takes its hand and stands up.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Only one way to find out.</p> <p><em>CE-01-IT runs in the direction of the school.</em></p> <p><em>SCP-8404 pauses, smiles and follows CE-01-IT.</em></p> <p><em>SCP-8404 and CE-01-IT enter the classroom. NPCs move around the classroom in set paths or sit in small groups reciting pre-generated dialogue.</em></p> <p><em>CE-01-IT is out of breath.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> <em>(sigh)</em> We’re finally here.</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Right before Math class too. Pretty lucky!</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> At least we can rest before–KYAAA!</p> <p><em>SCP-8404 is hugged from behind by CE-02-NS.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Midori-chan~ I missed you! Where did you go?! Don’t tell me… you were hanging out with Tadashi? Alone? Ooooo~</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Sumiko? I-It’s nothing like that!</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> We were both late and just ran into each other.</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> <em>(laughes)</em> That definitely sounds like you Tadashi. You’re a real ditz, you know that? But you, Midori-chan?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Ehehehe…</p> <p><em>SCP-8404 sticks its tongue out and lightly places its palm on its forehead.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Hmmph! At least you arrived here in one piece. I’ve seen you do worse.</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Oh hey, sensei is arriving soon, I should get my math stuff.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Ugh, don’t remind me.</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> See you after class Tadashi!</p> <p><tt>> SIMULACRUM Freecam mode enabled.</tt></p> <p><em>Replay moves away from SCP-8404 who is attempting to sleep at its desk and observes the other NPCs in the class.</em></p> <p><em>CE-02-NS waves to CE-01-IT who waves back.</em></p> <p><em>While walking to its table, CE-01-IT’s walk cycle collides with STUDENTCHAR_49.</em></p> <p>STUDENTCHAR_49: I need to get to my desk.</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Oh, haha, so do I. Could you let me pass then?</p> <p>STUDENTCHAR_49: Class is starting.</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Yes I understand that, but I also need to get to my seat.</p> <p>STUDENTCHAR_49: I need to get to my desk.</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> So do I. Why don’t you listen?!</p> <p>STUDENTCHAR_49: I need to get to my desk.</p> <p><em>CE-01-IT grabs STUDENTCHAR_49 by the neck. It squeezes hard and gnashes its teeth.</em></p> <p>STUDENTCHAR_49: I need to get to my desk.</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> <em>(voiced hushed)</em>I need you to shut up and die in a–</p> <p><em>CE-01-IT stops and looks around.</em></p> <p><em>Several NPCs including CE-02-NS are observing its behaviour.</em></p> <p><em>CE-01-IT lets go of STUDENTCHAR_49 and proceeds to its desk.</em></p> <p><em>SCP-8404 lifts its head up but all NPCs have resumed their normal pathing.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Hm? What happened?</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Nothing…</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Alright then.</p> <p><em>SCP-8404 returns to its resting position.</em></p> <p><strong>[END REPLAY]</strong></p> </div> </div> <br/> <div class="expoblock"> <p><tt><strong><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">>></span> Follow CE-01-IT.</strong></tt></p> </div> <p><tt>> Confirmed.</tt></p> <p><tt>> Accessing content. <span style="color: #f0c400">Please wait…</span></tt></p> <p><tt>> <span style="color: #008f05">Content retrieved.</span> Opening simulation feedback…</tt></p> <div class="red"> <div class="blockquote"> <div class="expoblock"> <p><strong>REPLAY DATE:</strong> 17/06/2023<br/> <strong>TIME OF REPLAY:</strong> 1005<br/> <strong>SCP-8404 COORDINATES:</strong> {3, -49, 2}</p> <hr/> <p><strong>[BEGIN REPLAY]</strong></p> <p><em>Shown on the live feed is SCP-8404 playing baseball on the field. The camera at the time detected no strange behaviour and no reports were made.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> HAHA! Did you two see– oh.</p> <p><em>Observation of the replay shows that both CEs are not present.</em></p> <p><em>SCP-8404 shrugs and continues playing.</em></p> <p><tt>> SIMULACRUM Freecam mode enabled.</tt></p> <p><em>Replay shows CE-01-IT stumbling through the school hallway away from the field. It places one hand on the wall for support and holds the other hand up to its temple.</em></p> <p><em>It reaches the nearest bathroom and hastily enters. CE-01-IT stumbles and leans over the bathroom sink. It dry heaves but does not vomit as the NPCs are incapable of doing so.</em></p> <p><em>It faces the mirror and breathes heavily.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> What’s happening? AGH!</p> <p><em>Its player model flickers, showing glimpses of reptilian scales along its skin and an eye with a slit pupil. No such model or texture was ever added during the simulation’s creation.</em></p> <p><em>Close inspection shows small thaumaturgic sigils within the small flashes.</em></p> <p><em>CE-01-IT jolts back and slams into the door of the bathroom stall.</em></p> <p><em>The flickering ceases. CE-01-IT sits on the floor of the bathroom with its face in its hands.</em></p> <p><em>A knock is heard at the door.</em></p> <p><em>CE-01-IT crawls and hides in the bathroom stall.</em></p> <p><em>The door opens; the hinges creak.</em></p> <p><em>CE-01-IT's model flickers once again. It bites its hand to prevent it from making noise.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Tadashi? You in here?</p> <p><em>CE-01-IT does not respond.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Is everything okay? You're missing P.E. class.</p> <p><em>CE-02-NS closes the bathroom door.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Is this about what happened in the classroom? I promise it'll be fine to talk about it.</p> <p><em>CE-01-IT does not respond.</em></p> <p><em>Its eyes widen as it sees CE-02-NS' shoes under the bathroom stall.</em></p> <p><em>CE-02-NS faces the stall, reaching its hand to the door.</em></p> <p><em>CE-01-IT looks at its hand. It is still flickering.</em></p> <p><em>CE-02-NS drops its hand and turns to leave.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Hmm… Well if someone is here and you're not Tadashi, don't worry about it!</p> <p><em>CE-02-NS exits the bathroom.</em></p> <p><em>CE-01-IT exhales, taking its hand out of its mouth and falling to the floor of the bathroom stall.</em></p> <p><em>It breathes heavily, but notices that it is no longer flickering.</em></p> <p><em>It grits its teeth and licks its lips.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Sumiko…</p> <p><strong>[END REPLAY]</strong></p> </div> </div> <p><tt>> Next replay loading…</tt></p> <p><tt>> Accessing content. <span style="color: #f0c400">Please wait…</span></tt></p> <p><tt>> <span style="color: #008f05">Content retrieved.</span> Opening simulation feedback…</tt></p> <div class="blockquote"> <div class="expoblock"> <p><strong>REPLAY DATE:</strong> 17/06/2023<br/> <strong>TIME OF REPLAY:</strong> 2130<br/> <strong>SCP-8404 COORDINATES:</strong> {22, 0, 1}</p> <hr/> <p><strong>[BEGIN REPLAY]</strong></p> <p><em>Shown on the live feed is SCP-8404 at its residence resting. No unusual behaviour was observed.</em></p> <p><tt>> SIMULACRUM Freecam mode enabled.</tt></p> <p><em>Replay shows CE-02-NS walking on the streets alone. The simulation is in its night configuration. As a result, the roads are dark with only the street lights illuminating the feed.</em></p> <p><em>Behind CE-02-NS is CE-01-IT, following closely out of CE-02-NS' line of sight. It is unusual as it deviates from its idle pose, slouching and appearing restless. It walks slowly, hiding behind objects and attempting to remain out of CE-02-NS' vision.</em></p> <p><em>CE-02-NS turns left, deviating from its original path to its residence.</em></p> <p><em>They unknowingly walk across the y-axis. Current coordinates {13, 65, 2}.</em></p> <p><em>CE-02-NS continues to walk.</em></p> <p><em>CE-01-IT continues to follow.</em></p> <p><em>Current coordinates {19, 80, 6}.</em></p> <p><em>The two continue to walk, with CE-01-IT darting from cover to cover.</em></p> <p><em>CE-02 runs behind a corner. CE-01-IT loses sight of it momentarily.</em></p> <p><em>It peers around the street corner it was hiding behind.</em></p> <p><em>Current coordinates {19, 90, 6}.</em></p> <p><em>CE-02-NS had disappeared from the street CE-01-IT was observing.</em></p> <p><em>It frantically looks around.</em></p> <p><em>A creak is heard from above CE-01-IT.</em></p> <p><em>It looks up.</em></p> <p><em>CE-02-NS is seen mounted on top of a telephone pole, its limbs twisting to allow it support as it faces head down, looking at CE-01-IT.</em></p> <p><em>Its model flickers.</em></p> <p><em>Current coordinates {19, 90, 7}.</em></p> <p><em>CE-02-NS leaps from the telephone pole, diving onto CE-01-IT with its teeth bared.</em></p> <p><em>The two CEs roll down a slope, tumbling over each other. As they reach the bottom, CE-01-IT overpowers CE-02-NS.</em></p> <p><em>It gnashes its teeth and hisses at CE-02-NS and attempts to bite its neck. Several inches before it makes contact, it stops.</em></p> <p><em>It covers its mouth and ceases flickering.</em></p> <p><em>CE-02-NS overpowers CE-01-IT and scratches at its face. It then attempts to bite its throat.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> GAH! Sumiko please!</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> RAAH! AAh… huh?</p> <p><em>CE-02-NS stops flickering.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Tadashi?</p> <p><em>Current coordinates {19, 99, 0}.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Is that you?</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Sumiko? Oh, thank god you're still you…</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> I…</p> <p><em>CE-02-NS looks at their current position.</em></p> <p><em>It steps back.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Oh no, I am so sorry Tadashi…</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> No no, I should be the one apologising. I don't know, I've been having these awful feelings recently, and next thing you know, I'm here and—</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Feelings? Like the sudden urge to kill anything that stood in your way? That you wanted to sink your teeth into something and rip it out?</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Y-yes that’s exactly it!</p> <p><em>CE-02-NS sighs.</em></p> <p><em>CE-02-NS moves forward.</em></p> <p><em>CE-01-IT backs away.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Sumiko-san?</p> <p><em>CE-02-NS exhales loudly and relaxes.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Thank goodness I’m not the only one…</p> <p><em>CE-02-NS moves closer to hug CE-01-IT.</em></p> <p><em>CE-01-IT gingerly pats its back.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> I-is it just the two of us?</p> <p><em>CE-02-NS lets go.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> I think so, but it’s a little hard to tell people I might be a monster and ‘hey, are you a monster too?’ I only suspected you because of what happened in the classroom.</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Point taken… But speaking of the other students, have you noticed something strange about them? L-like they don’t talk to us like we talk to each other?</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> I thought it's just that we get along well.</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> But to this extent? I think something strange is happening to this town.</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> I… I guess it’ll explain what’s happening to us.</p> <p><em>Silence.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Does Midori know anything about this?</p> <p><em>CE-02-NS shifts uncomfortably.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> I… haven’t told her.</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Why not?</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Because I don’t want her to get hurt! You know how she is, she’s a little strange so I don’t know how she’d react to the news!</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Hmm… You’re right. But we should tell her when we’re certain there’s something wrong. I… don’t want to make her worry for nothing.</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> I don’t know… This is already weird for us, I don’t want to rope her into this.</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> We’ll cross that bridge when we get to it then.</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Okay.</p> <p><em>Silence.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Thank you.</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> <em>(snort)</em> For what?</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> For not killing me and being in this together with me.</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Oh. Heh.</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> I think we should get going.</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Yeah.</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Let me help you up with— WOAH!</p> <p><em>CE-01-IT trips, pushing itself and CE-02-NS backwards.</em></p> <p><em>Current coordinates {19, 100, 2}.</em></p> <p><em>The environment instantly changes to its low fidelity configuration<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-7" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-7')">7</a></sup>. Models are reverted to their low poly variants before subdivision. Shadows and reflection mapping are disabled causing objects to appear uniform in lighting.</em></p> <p><em>CE-02-NS steps backwards and falls to the ground. It appears distressed.</em></p> <p><em>CE-01-IT trips and crawls backwards. It appears distressed.</em></p> <p><em>Current coordinates {19, 99, 2}.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> AHHH!</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> AHHH WHAT THE HELL?! Wh-what was that?! Oh my god Tadashi please tell me you saw that.</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> I-I don’t know, the world just changed the minute we stepped over there.</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Everything just went… blurry? It looked wrong! L-like a-</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> A computer game?</p> <p><em>Silence.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Yeah.</p> <p><em>CE-01-IT extends its hand over the 100-unit threshold. Its arm decreases in poly count immediately. It retracts its arm causing it to return to its previous form..</em></p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> It can’t be…</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Tadashi what are you doing?</p> <p><em>CE-02-NS crawls away from the threshold.</em></p> <p><em>CE-01-IT touches a fire hydrant on the other side of the threshold; the texture begins to flicker, changing colour rapidly before the parts of the mesh itself begin to warp.</em></p> <p><em>CE-01-IT retracts its hand, leaving the misshapen object. Its hand is shaking.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> It’s not real.</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> What the hell is that supposed to mean?</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> W-we’re in a computer.</p> <p><em>Silence.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> No.</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Sumiko–</p> <p><em>CE-02-NS stands up and faces CE-01-IT.</em></p> <p><em>It points into CE-01-IT’s chest.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> NO! Shut up! Wouldn’t we remember anything strange before this?! Who would do this to us?!</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Then how else would you explain that?!</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Tadashi, we're eighteen years old! W-we can’t have lived like this for that long! I-I-</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Sumiko. I can’t remember graduating middle school.</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> That was years ago! Lots of people can’t remember stuff like that!</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> I-I can’t remember my parents.</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> What do you-</p> <p><em>CE-02-NS stops.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Oh god. I can’t either.</p> <p><em>CE-02-NS squats down and clutches their head.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> What do they look like? I don’t think I’ve ever met them. What the fuck?</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> W-what about recent stuff? L-like dammit, what we ate for breakfast, and uh… Sports! Yeah! W-when are the club meetings? What did you do in those?</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> I… Oh my god. I don’t know</p> <p><em>CE-02-NS slumps against the wall.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Heh. Tadashi, what do we even sound like?</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Huh?</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> I just realised. We don’t speak. We just make words and we read them in our minds. Wait, let me try something.</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Try what?</p> <p><em>CE-02-NS bends its head down, placing their mouth near a leaf on the ground.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> <strong>AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA</strong></p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> What was that for?!</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Haha, Tadashi look.</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Look at what?</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> I just screamed my lungs out and the leaf didn’t move an inch. And I don’t feel out of breath in the slightest. We don’t need air Tadashi. Haha, this… haha… oh my god… what are we?</p> <p><em>CE-02-NS begins to sob and enters a fetal position.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Hey. Come here.</p> <p><em>CE-01-IT places an arm around CE-02-NS.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> I-I know this is scary. Believe me, I’m terrified. But we need time to think about this. We’ll do this together okay?</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> God I don’t want to think about it. What am I?</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> What matters is that you are you and I am me. That’s a start, right?</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> I… sure. Together.</p> <p><em>Silence.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> God this is a lot to take in.</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Yeah…</p> <p><em>CE-01-IT and CE-02-NS sit for fifteen minutes.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Tadashi.</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Yeah Sumiko?</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> I think I want to go home.</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> I’ll walk you there.</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Thank you.</p> <p><em>CE-01-IT and CE-02-NS stand up and walk.</em></p> <p><em>No dialogue is detected between the two.</em></p> <p><em>CE-02-NS’s residence is reached.</em></p> <p><em>No dialogue is detected between the two.</em></p> <p><em>CE-01-IT waves at CE-02-NS.</em></p> <p><em>CE-02-NS does not acknowledge or does not detect the gesture.</em></p> <p><em>CE-02-NS closes the door.</em></p> <p><em>CE-01-IT walks to its residence.</em></p> <p><em>Its walk cycle is seen to be unusually slow and erratic. Staggering at random intervals.</em></p> <p><strong>[END REPLAY]</strong></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="expoblock"> <p><tt><strong><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">>></span> Retrieve any and all error reports between the date of this replay and the breach.</strong></tt></p> </div> <p><tt>> Six(6) error reports within 48 hours of requested time period. Zero(0) major reports raised.</tt></p> <p><tt>> Generating truncated error report.</tt></p> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th>ERROR NO.</th> <th>DATE REPORTED</th> <th>DESCRIPTIONS</th> <th>ACTIONS TAKEN</th> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4"><tt>.</tt><br/> <br/> <tt>.</tt><br/> <br/> <tt>.</tt></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">12.</td> <td style="text-align: center;">17/06/2023</td> <td style="text-align: center;">A fire hydrant model was observed with an altered model and disrupted texture nodes.</td> <td style="text-align: center;">Assumed to be an error regarding the change from its low poly model to its high poly model. A backup was loaded which restored the model to its correct appearance</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">13.</td> <td style="text-align: center;">18/06/2023</td> <td style="text-align: center;">A plant pot was observed to have its texture changed to a lighter shade of brown and the leaves on the plant itself were changed from green to yellow.</td> <td style="text-align: center;">Assumed to be an error regarding the leaves used for decaying plants. A backup was loaded which restored the model to its correct appearance.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">14.</td> <td style="text-align: center;">18/06/2023</td> <td style="text-align: center;">A road sign was observed to have its model altered. The shape of the sign was warped and many of the polygons were missing.</td> <td style="text-align: center;">A virus scan was enacted which found no issues. Investigation was requested. A backup was loaded which restored the model to its correct appearance.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">15.</td> <td style="text-align: center;">18/06/2023</td> <td style="text-align: center;">A stop sign was observed to have been replaced with a right turn sign.</td> <td style="text-align: center;">None. Changes to the model were not noticed until after the breach had taken place.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">16.</td> <td style="text-align: center;">18/06/2023</td> <td style="text-align: center;">An empty building model was observed to be rotated 6° clockwise.</td> <td style="text-align: center;">None. Changes to the model were not noticed until after the breach had taken place.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">17.</td> <td style="text-align: center;">19/06/2023</td> <td style="text-align: center;">A 2 unit<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-8" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-8')">8</a></sup> diameter area was discovered which caused any object which moved inside the area to glow red.</td> <td style="text-align: center;">Area was reset with conditions removed. Investigation was requested.</td> </tr> </table> <p><tt>.</tt></p> <p><tt>.</tt></p> <p><tt>.</tt></p> <div class="expoblock"> <p><tt><strong><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">>></span> After this date there weren't any major errors. Follow its actions for the next days after.</strong></tt></p> </div> <p><tt>> Accessing content. <span style="color: #f0c400">Please wait…</span></tt></p> <p><tt>> <span style="color: #008f05">Content retrieved.</span> Opening simulation feedback…</tt></p> <div class="red"> <div class="blockquote"> <div class="expoblock"> <p><strong>REPLAY DATE:</strong> 25/06/2023<br/> <strong>TIME OF REPLAY:</strong> 0930</p> <hr/> <p><strong>[BEGIN REPLAY]</strong></p> <p><em>Shown on the live feed is SCP-8404 in its classroom discussing the history lesson with another student. It appeared to be extremely inquisitive with regards to the recent lesson, however, no unusual behaviour was observed.</em></p> <p><em>SCP-8404’s attention is momentarily shifted as it sees CE-01-IT walking by the classroom window.</em></p> <p><em>It stands up. And waves to CE-01-IT.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Hey, Tadashi!</p> <p><em>CE-01-IT does not respond and continues walking.</em></p> <p><em>SCP-8404 stops waving. It slowly puts its hand down, appearing disappointed.</em></p> <p><em>It returns to its previous conversation.</em></p> <p><em>SCP-8404 would appear slightly distracted for the duration of the class but otherwise no unusual behaviour was reported.</em></p> <p><tt>> SIMULACRUM Freecam mode enabled.</tt></p> <p><em>CE-01-IT walks along an empty school corridor, constantly checking behind its back. It stops and looks around before touching a blank wall.</em></p> <p><em>It reaches a hand into a small corner in the wall which passes through effortlessly.</em></p> <p><em>CE-01-IT looks around one more time before completely submerging itself into the wall.</em></p> <p><em>The replay camera passes through the wall to find a hollow space. The space was meant to be a school science lab however, rushed development of the simulation prompted technicians to abandon modeling the assets for this room and place a wall where the lab should be. It appears that the wall was not properly coded with its collision box having a slight gap which allows players or NPCs to enter if angled correctly.</em></p> <p><em>The assets within the lab are blankly textured if at all. The models range from fully modeled to only being a collection of shapes.</em></p> <p><em>CE-02-NS is seen sitting on the floor.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Did you check the stop signs?</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Yeah. Both undone. What about you?</p> <p><em>CE-02-NS bites its finger.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> The fire hydrant is fixed too.</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Okay, so the powers we have are temporary?</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> That would be the case. But that's not all. I've been altering things like the colours of bricks or the heights of telephone poles by a couple metres.</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> And?</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> They're still there.</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Oh.</p> <p><em>CE-02-NS brings its head to its knees.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> It's not that our powers fade, or the world just fixes it.</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Something is watching and manually fixing the things we change.</p> <p><em>Silence.</em></p> <p><em>CE-02-NS’ hands begin to shake.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> God…</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> If it manages to catch us in the act–</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Stop. I don't wanna think about it.</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> <em>(sigh)</em> Alright.</p> <p><em>CE-02-NS sighs.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Why the hell did this happen to us? God…</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> It doesn't make sense. What makes just the two of us special?</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> I don't know. But it's been getting worse too.</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> What do you mean?</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> I'm seeing… the stuff underneath all of it. It's how I saw this place. There's like little lamps and lines following everyone, even us. It's so weird!</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Oh those.</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> You see them too?</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> I thought I was just sleep-deprived.</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> <em>(sigh)</em> I wish all of this could just be solved by just going back to bed. But here we are. Just the two of us.</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> We still don't know if it's just the two of us. Maybe we're not the only real people around here. Maybe there's more of us who can help. What about Midori?</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> No.</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Why not?</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> I just don't want to!</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> We said we would tell her if we found something and we did!</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> It doesn't feel right!</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Why not?!</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> I'M NOT GETTING MY BEST FRIEND INVOLVED IN THIS!</p> <p><em>Silence.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> <em>(sigh)</em> Fine. What about our other classmates then?</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> You really think the things out <em>there</em> are people?!</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> We've been with them for…</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> For how long huh? I don't even know how long we've lived for!</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> But still, they're still people!</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Really?</p> <p><em>CE-02-NS gets up and walks to the wall.</em></p> <p><em>It pokes its head out into the corridor, reaches its hand out, and pulls in another student by the collar.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Sumiko-san what are you doing?!</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Cut the honorifics Tadashi, we're not even speaking Japanese.</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> I-</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Look. Hey, I'm going to gouge your eyes out. Are you fine with that?</p> <p>STUDENTCHAR_31: Uhhh, do you mind?</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> That's it? That's your reaction?</p> <p>STUDENTCHAR_31: Look, if you don't have anything good to say, could you please leave me be?</p> <p><em>CE-02-NS’ model flickers.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> I could sink my teeth into your neck and pull out your throat. How about that?</p> <p><em>CE-02-NS begins to breathe heavily.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Sumiko.</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Huh?! Answer the question, dumbass!</p> <p>STUDENTCHAR_31: Could you please leave me be?</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> See! It's just a thing that repeats the same thing over and over again. Just a… just a…</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Sumiko?</p> <p><em>CE-02-NS stares at the NPC's neck. It licks its lips.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> A sack of meat.</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Sumiko stop!</p> <p><em>CE-02-NS bites down hard on STUDENTCHAR_31’s neck. A look of bliss is seen on its face. It closes its eyes.</em></p> <p><em>The teeth do not penetrate the skin. NPC does not react as physical trauma does not cause pain in the simulation.</em></p> <p><em>It opens its eyes again and pushes itself away from the NPC in fear. CE-02-NS is seen covering its mouth as it falls to its knees.</em></p> <p><em>CE-02-NS is no longer flickering.</em></p> <p>STUDENTCHAR_31: Could you please leave me be?</p> <p><em>CE-01-IT pushes STUDENTCHAR_31 out into the corridor where it resumes its designated pathing.</em></p> <p><em>CE-01-IT crouches down next to CE-02-NS.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Hey, hey calm down everything’s fine.</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Fine?! I just tried to EAT them!</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> But you didn't do it in the end. That counts for something right?</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> I… I wish I could say that. I really did bite. I wanted to taste his flesh so bad but…</p> <p><em>CE-02-NS’ hands begin shaking.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> But I only stopped because I legitimately couldn't do it. No matter how hard I tried, I wasn't strong enough to rip out his flesh with my teeth. God even when I give in, this damn place won't give the damn satisfaction.</p> <p><em>CE-02-NS covers its eyes.</em></p> <p><em>It begins to sob.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Do you think… if whatever is watching us finds me, they'll reset me too? Maybe I'll go back to normal like the rest of–</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Don't say that. Please.</p> <p><em>CE-01-IT grabs CE-02-NS by the shoulders.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> If we are the only ones, if you go… I won't have anyone else. Please.</p> <p><em>CE-02-NS sighs and holds CE-01-IT.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Okay… I-I'm sorry.</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Thank you.</p> <p><em>The CEs sit in silence for several minutes.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> How long can we live like this?</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> I don't know.</p> <p><strong>[END REPLAY]</strong></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="expoblock"> <p><tt><strong><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">>></span> Are there any other suspicious indicators from the CEs between this date and the incident?</strong></tt></p> </div> <p><tt>> Searching… zero(0) results found.</tt></p> <div class="expoblock"> <p><tt><strong><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">>></span> If that is the case, jump to the replay of the incident.</strong></tt></p> </div> <p><tt>> Next replay beginning fifteen(15) days after previous replay.</tt></p> <p><tt>> Accessing content. <span style="color: #f0c400">Please wait…</span></tt></p> <p><tt>> <span style="color: #008f05">Content retrieved.</span> Opening simulation feedback…</tt></p> <div class="blockquote"> <div class="expoblock"> <p><strong>REPLAY DATE:</strong> 10/07/2023<br/> <strong>TIME OF REPLAY:</strong> 1900</p> <hr/> <p><strong>[BEGIN REPLAY]</strong></p> <p><em>The school bell rings, signaling the end of the school day. Student characters leave school to despawn when out of render distance</em></p> <p><em>CE-01-IT sits alone in an empty classroom. SCP-8404 enters.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Tadashi?</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Midori-cha- <em>(clears throat)</em> Midori? What’re you doing here?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> I forgot my school bag.</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Oh. I think it's at your table. You can just grab it and leave.</p> <p><em>SCP-8404 stands at the doorway.</em></p> <p><em>There is no schoolbag at SCP-8404’s desk.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Where's Sumiko? I thought you were walking home with her?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> I told her to go ahead first.</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Why?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> I… I wanted to talk to you.</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> About what?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Really?!</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Huh?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Do you think I am an idiot? That you don't think I didn't notice you being distant? I see you avoiding everyone and how miserable you look. Do not lie to me Tadashi.</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> It's not something you should be concerned about.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Tadashi I'm worried about–</p> <p><em>SCP-8404 begins to blush.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> <em>(ahem)</em> I am concerned about your well being.</p> <p><em>SCP-8404 remains at the door, not moving.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Can I at least sit with you?</p> <p><em>Silence.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Yes please.</p> <p><em>SCP-8404 slowly walks closer to CE-01-IT. It hesitates but sits down next to it.</em></p> <p><em>CE-01-IT and SCP-8404 sit next to each other, both stare at the setting sun out of the classroom window. No dialogue is detected for several minutes.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> I just… feel like I don't fit into this world anymore.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Oh?</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> It's gonna sound a bit silly.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Just speak. You don't need to be afraid.</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> I've been learning a lot about myself and my place in the world we live in. But whenever I try to think about it, it just doesn't add up. No matter how I try, I don't think I'll have a place in this world.</p> <p><em>SCP-8404 places a hand on its shoulder.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Like the whole world is against your very existence? The one flaw in a great tapestry that needs to be removed.</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Well um… yes actually. That's exactly right. How did you know?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Hmph! Perhaps if you listened more, you'd know about my great wisdom.</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Heh. Yeah, you've always been smarter than me.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> And you've always been kinder.</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> I have?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> When we first met, you guided me despite my… initial character.</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> That was before I…</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Before what? Despite everything, you and Sumiko have remained by my side. The least I can do is be by your side now.</p> <p><em>SCP-8404 sighs.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> To feel foreign in the world you have lived in all your life. That is a feeling I have felt far too often. And it is one I will never wish upon you.</p> <p><em>They hold hands.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Midori… I don't know what to say… Thank you.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> What's that thing Sumiko says? Don't mention it.</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Heh, yeah. Sumiko…</p> <p><em>CE-01-IT stands up.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Midori there's something I have to tell you.</p> <p><em>SCP-8404 blushes again.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> W-what?</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> It's a little complicated but…</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Are you confessing your love to me?</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> H-huh?! No! I mean it's not that I- Nevermind! There's something about this world that–</p> <p><em>As it stood up, CE-01-IT whipped its head up and looked into the viewport.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Oh.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> What?</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> I-I’m fine, I just need… I… oh my god. It's you. You're the common factor.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> What?</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Midori. I need to do something. Meet me at the field in an hour.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> What? Why? Tadashi what is going on?!</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Midori I promise I will explain everything. I can't say it now, but I need time and you to meet me there. Do you trust me?</p> <p><em>SCP-8404 hesitates.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Midori?</p> <p><em>SCP-8404 sighs.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Of course I do.</p> <p><em>CE-01-IT nods and runs away.</em></p> <p><strong>[END REPLAY]</strong></p> </div> </div> <br/> <br/> <div class="green"> <div class="blockquote"> <div class="expoblock"> <p><strong>REPLAY DATE:</strong> 10/07/2023<br/> <strong>TIME OF REPLAY:</strong> 2000</p> <hr/> <p><strong>[BEGIN REPLAY]</strong></p> <p><em>SCP-8404 sits in the classroom, waiting.</em></p> <p><em>The sun sets. Setting the skybox to transition to night mode.</em></p> <p><em>Suddenly, a bright light is seen from the classroom window, SCP-8404 and the simulation camera looks out of the window to investigate.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> What in…</p> <p><em>A white dome is formed around the schoolyard made up of a patchwork of textures with its lighting value set to maximum. Around the schoolyard, many models are missing parts of their geometry and textures incorrect, overlapping with each other, or missing.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> They finally found me. Damn. Wait, that location… Tadashi is…</p> <p><em>SCP-8404 widens its eyes.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> …no. Nononono NO!</p> <p><em>SCP-8404 scrambles to its feet.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> DAMN YOU FOUNDATION SCUM!</p> <p><em>SCP-8404 runs downstairs to the school field, tripping multiple times. It stands outside the dome, analysing the structure.</em></p> <p><em>SCP-8404 faces the sky.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> WELL FOUNDATION? I AM HERE! TAKE ME AND STOP THIS MADNESS! BUT PLEASE! Please…</p> <p><em>SCP-8404 grits its teeth.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> They are innocent! They are simply denizens of this world and do not deserve the punishment you plan for me! They’re my… my…</p> <p><em>No response is heard.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Fine.</p> <p><em>It reaches to touch the dome, realising it is not solid. SCP-8404 retracts its hand, checking that it is unharmed.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Mother Gaea if you still heed my call. Protect them.</p> <p><em>SCP-8404 steps into the light which the camera attempts to follow.</em></p> <p><em>At the time of the playback, the camera only sees darkness within the structure. However, upon entering this structure within the playback, a different scene can be seen.</em></p> <p><em>Researchers prime SIMULACRUM killswitches.</em></p> <p><tt>> SIMULACRUM Freecam mode enabled.</tt></p> <p><em>SCP-8404 enters the schoolyard, breaching past the lighting errors. Inside the field, it is significantly brighter, and looking up reveals a recreation of the daytime skybox.</em></p> <p><em>The textures and properties of the models in the yard have been altered severely. Holes in the environment puncture the walls and trees.</em></p> <p><em>Pink errored textures interact with the wind physics which break off from their models and fly across the schoolyard. SCP-8404 shields its eyes from the pink ‘petals’.</em></p> <p><em>In the middle of the yard, stands CE-01-IT and CE-02-NS.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Tadashi! Sumiko? What are you doing here? Gods, nevermind at least you’re safe.</p> <p><em>SCP-8404 nervously walks over to the CEs, avoiding the texture errors on the ground.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> She’s here. I really hope you know what you’re doing.</p> <p><em>SCP-8404 places a hand on each of their shoulders.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> This is going to be difficult to explain, but you need to leave this place immediately. There are powers beyond your understanding at work and you won’t be safe here. Leave this town or this country if you can. I’ll do my best to make sure those doing this will-</p> <p><em>CE-01-IT sheepishly smiles and rubs the back of his head.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Actually, it was kinda our doing.</p> <p><em>SCP-8404 stands still, mouth agape.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Midori?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> You…</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Is everything–</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> You IDIOTS! WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH YOU?!</p> <p><em>SIMULACRUM begins to shut down.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> What the hell?</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Oh god.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Silence! I need to concentrate.</p> <p><em>SCP-8404 spreads its hands out.</em></p> <p><em>At the time of replay, large amounts of Akiva radiation were recorded emanating from both the SIMULACRUM control monitors as well as SCP-8404’s comatose body.</em></p> <p><em>Through unknown means, SIMULACRUM shutdown protocols were overridden.</em></p> <p><em>SCP-8404 breathes heavily.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Excellent. Thanks to the two of you, the Foundation knows my location in this realm and has come to kill us all!</p> <p><em>SCP-8404 pinches the bridge of its nose.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Just a little peace in this place is all I wanted! <em>(sigh)</em></p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Wait, Midori, you know about us being in a simulation too?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> What in Hades’ name is a simulation?</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Like in a computer?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> That’s not helping.</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> We looked around and this place isn’t right! It’s been weeks and there’s been strange stuff that’s been going on with–AH!</p> <p><em>CE-02-NS’ model flickers with CE-01-IT’s flickering soon after. They both strain in discomfort.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> This has been happening. We don’t know what’s wrong with the world or us. We’re not even sure what we are and we had to make sure you weren't suffering the same. We think you’re the link to what’s happening to us somehow.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> That’s… impossible.</p> <p><em>SCP-8404 holds CE-02-NS’ face in its hands, inspecting it. Its eyes widen.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Midori?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> My magic had been alive since the beginning… at least in a diminished sense.</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Magic?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> And you…</p> <p><em>SCP-8404 inspects CE-01-IT’s face, the flickering appears to intensify when SCP-8404 makes direct contact.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Oh my. Fascinating…</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> What is?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> You are… One of my own. Numbers. Life born from this facsimile. The very fabric of this world birthing new living beings. Incredible. No wonder you have such mastery over manipulating the materials of this realm.</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> What does that mean?</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Wait Sumiko, when the three of us first met…</p> <p><em>CE-01-IT holds its forehead.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> It’s really hazy, but I remember, you claimed to be someone else. I-I don’t know why it didn’t occur to me. I don’t know what’s wrong with my memory.</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> I don’t care about that! What did you mean by being born from whatever you just said?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> It was when you were given life most likely.</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Midori what are you saying?</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> You mean born?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Not necessarily.</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Midori, surely when we were outside the simulation we were born at some point right? Right?</p> <p><em>Silence.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Sumiko, I’ve been thinking about what we are and our behaviour along with our inconsistent memories.</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> No. Shut up. I don’t want to hear it.</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Sumiko–</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> I DON’T WANT TO HEAR IT!</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> I don’t think we’re human.</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> No… no. W-we’re humans! We eat, sleep, go to school and… Oh god…</p> <p><em>CE-02-NS falls to its knees and holds its head in its hand.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> O-our families…</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> They don’t exist.</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> We were never human.</p> <p><em>Silence.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Does it matter?</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Huh?</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> What the hell is that supposed to mean?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> I was never human either.</p> <p><em>Silence.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> What?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> <em>(sigh)</em> I suppose I owe you an explanation. Midori was the name I was given when I entered this strange dream. My real name is Echidna, given to me millenia ago. I am a life giver.</p> <p><em>CE-01-IT and CE-02-NS stand in shock.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Millenia? What are you?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Some called me a goddess. I spit in that title. That damned pantheon and their offspring only ever gave me pain and humiliation. The only thing I despised more than the gods were the accursed humans. They gave me another title: Monster. The empires they went by always changed by the ages but they still pursued me. The Greeks, the Romans, the Crusaders, and now, the Foundation.</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Are these the people who put us in this simulation?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> If you mean the realm we inhabit, then yes.</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Who are these people?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Just humans. Just living beings that walk Gaea’s earth. Some powerful magi are among them but it is the same old. They captured me and put me in this dream.</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Wait, if you’re this powerful person, why didn’t you escape?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Upon entering this place, I was unfamiliar with its laws and my new body. My magic was hindered because of it.</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> B-but now that we’re all here, we can work together to get out of this place! You can show us the way out and we can help free each other!</p> <p><em>Silence.</em></p> <p><em>SCP-8404 looks at its hands.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Why would I do that?</p> <p><em>CE-02-NS creases its brow.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> What?</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> What is that supposed to mean?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> It’s a simple answer.</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> No it’s not! We can’t stay here! T-this place, we can’t eat, we have to fear being erased, it’s horrible!</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> I do not see a problem.</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> How?!</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> If this Foundation people have trapped you here, isn’t this supposed to be some kind of prison?</p> <p><em>SCP-8404 looks away, refusing to make eye contact with the CEs.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Why the hell won’t you at least try? Or why the hell can’t you see this crappy fake world for what it is?!</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Why? WHY?! YOU DARE?!</p> <p><em>SCP-8404’s model flickers. Its true form is visible for several frames.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Why? Why must I live in a world where I must be shunned from the rest of civilization? Cursed by the primordial existence, giving life to those around me only to have them see the same fate?!</p> <p><em>It grits its teeth.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> I have seen… so much life springing from the very soil I step on, the blood I bleed, the animals I look upon just for them to be snuffed out! Do I deserve this existence? I do not know. But them?! It’s not FAIR!</p> <p><em>SCP-8404 breathes heavily.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Excuse me for wanting to escape such an accursed world. Excuse me for wanting to rest. That realm is better off without me and I without it!</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> I…</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Why can’t I just… go to school, chat with my best friends, fall asleep in class, and play games until the sun sets every day? Is it so evil of me to want to stay?! Because that is all I’ve been labeled for my existence.</p> <p><em>The flickering around SCP-8404’s model ceases.</em></p> <p><em>Tears drop down its face.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Would it be so bad for the two of you to stay with me?</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Midor- Echidna I didn’t mean to…</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Maybe. But in the state that we are in, we cannot exist properly in this world. The last few weeks since finding out have been nothing short of torture.</p> <p><em>SCP-8404's eyes widen.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Oh. Is that why you came to me earlier? It was my fault… Gods. I am so sorry.</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> It really has been hard.</p> <p><em>Silence.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> I’ve done it again. I’ve cursed another being to share my own torturous existence. Damn it all, even here!</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Midori…</p> <p><em>SCP-8404 chuckles.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> You must hate me so much. To give you the ‘gift' of life in such a counterfeit world. To taste the joys of being alive only for it to be ripped away in a second and be called false.</p> <p><em>SCP-8404 sighs.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> The humans were right to call me a monster.</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> You can’t be so–</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Forget it.</p> <p><em>SCP-8404 snaps its fingers, the footage begins to distort and a large circular error in the simulation appears. The error flickers, the colours shifting but revealing a large unblinking reptilian eye, thaumaturgic symbols could be faintly seen at its edges. Akiva radiation spikes along SCP-8404’s comatose body at this time as well.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> I regained my magic in its full capacity weeks ago. I knew I was able to escape this place but did not need to. Step through this gateway and you will appear in the ‘real’ world. Although I cannot guarantee where you will be, it is the least I can do.</p> <p><em>SCP-8404 looks at CE-01-IT and CE-02-NS.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> It seems that the two of you are better off without me as well.</p> <p><em>CE-02-NS slaps SCP-8404.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Sumiko!</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Ow! You INSOLENT–</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Answer this question ‘goddess’. If you’re Echidna, then who is Midori? Was my best friend ever real?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> I…</p> <p><em>The feed flickers and a low hum is heard along with the audio.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Something is happening!</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> ANSWER THE DAMN QUESTION!</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> In a sense, Midori was never real. For a time, she was just the name that was forced upon me as I entered my prison. I resented that name. I believed it was the Foundation attempting to strip away everything I was.</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Oh…</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> But over time I learned to embrace her, being her. Midori is a small part of who I am but she is still me as I am she.</p> <p><em>The white noise intensifies and the stability of the replay decreases further.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Names, I have in abundance, but Kato Midori? This name is the first name I have been given to mean something kind. It is attached to so many cherished memories. Memories that are very much real…</p> <p><em>SCP-8404 sobs.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> And I suppose that makes Midori real too.</p> <p><em>CE-02-NS hugs SCP-8404. It has tears in its eyes.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Kya! Sumiko!</p> <p><em>SCP-8404 covers its mouth but slowly lets go. It wraps its arms around CE-02-NS, returning the hug.</em></p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> Then I could never hate you.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> I-</p> <p><em>CE-01-IT hugs the two of them.</em></p> <p><em>SCP-8404 smiles.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> You two…</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> She’s right.</p> <p><em>SCP-8404 closes its eyes.</em></p> <p><em>The replay begins to glitch and show signs of instability.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> I have never been able to create something large, intelligent, or kind enough to hug.</p> <p><em>The three hug and remain in position for several seconds. It is unknown if this is a playback error.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> I just–I just wish that I cherished them more.</p> <p><em>SCP-8404 squeezes harder.</em></p> <p><em>SCP-8404 steps away.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> I cannot leave the exit open for very long. Go while you still can.</p> <p><strong>CE-01-IT:</strong> Right… Be safe. Take care.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> You too.</p> <p><em>CE-02-NS begins to sob.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Is something the matter?</p> <p><strong>CE-02-NS:</strong> God I’m so sorry. There’s so many things I wish we could have done. I wish we went to the beach together, I wish we all graduated together, I wish we could have done so much more together…</p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> But you will be happy.</p> <p><em>SCP-8404 breathes in. The Akiva radiation intensifies.</em></p> <p><em>White noise begins to disrupt the audio.</em></p> <p><em>CE-01-IT begins to cry.</em></p> <p><em>CE-02-NS begins to cry.</em></p> <p><em>SCP-8404 begins to cry.</em></p> <p><em>The CEs step closer to the visual error. SIMULACRUM replay detects multiple errors.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> Tadashi, Sumiko!</p> <p><em>They turn around.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8404:</strong> I… cannot say for certain. B-but, I can swear on the name you cherish me by, I will do everything in my power to make sure this is not the last we see of each other!</p> <p><em>Footage becomes heavily distorted.</em></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:150%;"><strong>“Thank you!”</strong></span></p> <p><em>At the time of recording, all SIMULACRUM systems experience a fatal error and go offline.</em></p> <p><strong>[END REPLAY]</strong></p> </div> </div> </div> <br/> <br/> <div class="blockquote"> <p><span class="hilighter"><strong>UPDATE:</strong></span><br/> <span class="hilighter"><strong>CONTAINMENT BREACH ALERT:</strong></span></p> <p>On 10/7/2023, Containment Site-22 had reported a 7-minute outage in the simulation live feed. However, after the incident, the simulation resumed as per normal with SCP-8404 remaining in containment.</p> <p>After investigations into the SCP-8404 containment systems, it was discovered that two hard drives were missing from the local SIMULACRUM servers which contained NPC savedata. No breach in the site was reported and SCP-8404 remained in its containment chamber in a comatose state.</p> <p>Investigation is ongoing and an auditor is to analyse the recent SIMULACRUM playbacks for suspicious activity on the part of SCP-8404.</p> <p>Further updates pending.</p> </div> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. Also known as the ‘Mother of Monsters’, ‘Bride of Typhon’ or ‘Life Giver to all that is foul’. Translated from ancient Greek.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-2"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-2')">2</a>. Has been observed to be primarily vertebrates.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-3"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-3')">3</a>. Concrete tiles, metal pipes, and security cameras have been seen to come under this effect during containment.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-4"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-4')">4</a>. Class-B refers to any system in which one or more players inhabit a simulacra with the appearance, physics, and overall experience guided by a separate admin/team.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-5"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-5')">5</a>. These teacher characters were used as a method of processing power saving due to all other dialogue generated in a radius around it being disabled.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-6"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-6')">6</a>. Additionally, environments 100 units away from SCP-8404 and away from its line of sight will enter this configuration as a means to improve processing power. This prevents SCP-8404 from viewing any visual flaws in the simulation.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-7"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-7')">7</a>. 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SCP-8408	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div class="preview"> <p>Don't be sorry. Just be better.</p> </div> <div style="display: none;"> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:100%;"><img alt="EGG-Thumbnail.png" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8408/EGG-Thumbnail.png"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>THUMBNAIL</p> </div> </div> </div> <div style="display: none;"> <div class="limit"> <div class="anchor"> <div class="authorbox tableb"><div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th>SCP-8408</th> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;"><span class="bt bb">Byㅤ</span> <span class="printuser avatarhover"><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/montagueetc" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(5525011); return false;"><img alt="MontagueETC" class="small" src="https://www.wikidot.com/avatar.php?userid=5525011&amp;size=small&amp;timestamp=1736298463" style="background-image:url(https://www.wikidot.com/userkarma.php?u=5525011)"/></a><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/montagueetc" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(5525011); return false;">MontagueETC</a></span></td> </tr> <tr> <th>Published on <span class="odate time_1714703804 format_%25d%20%25b%20%25Y">03 May 2024 02:36</span></th> </tr> </table> </div> </div></div> <br/></div> </div> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=2&theme=https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--code/theme%3Aflopstyle-dark/2&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> </div> <div class="anchor"> <div class="sidebox tableb"> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th>SCP-8408</th> <td style="text-align: center;"><strong>The Cuckoo's Egg</strong></td> </tr> </table> <div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;"><strong>» <a href="/montagueetc">MontagueETC's Author Page</a> «</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <th>Published on <span class="odate time_1714703804 format_%25d%20%25b%20%25Y">03 May 2024 02:36</span></th> </tr> </table> </div> </div></div> </div> <div class="byline"> <p><span>by <a href="/montagueetc">MontagueETC</a></span><br/> <span>2</span></p> </div> <div class="lite-heading"> <hr/> <h1 id="toc0"><span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">SCP-8408</span></span></h1> <div class="pseudocrumbs"> <p><a href="/scp-series-9">SCP Series 9</a> » SCP-8408</p> </div> <hr/></div> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:300px;"><img alt="egg.png" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8408/egg.png"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>SCP-8408</p> </div> </div> <div class="blockquote classic"> <p><strong>Item №:</strong> SCP-8408</p> <p><strong>Object Class:</strong> Concealed</p> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> SCP-8408 is to be covered with a standard-issue cotton bedsheet at all times. The sheet is to be washed once per month. Removing it for any other purpose is strictly prohibited.</p> <div id="u-append-blink-bar"> <p><strong>Description:</strong></p> </div> </div> <div class="blockquote classic"> <h3 id="toc1"><span>Incident 8408.1</span></h3> <h3 id="toc2"><span>Attempted Containment Breach</span></h3> <hr/> <p><em>[Dr. Melissa Sharrow is washing dishes. The setting sun is visible through the window, casting the room in half-shadow. SCP-8408 enters.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8408:</strong> Can I sit at the table?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Sharrow:</strong> You may.</p> <p><em>[SCP-8408 sits. It is able to remain still for several minutes, but then begins to fidget. It slowly starts tugging at its sheet.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Sharrow:</strong> SCP-8408.</p> <p><em>[Dr. Sharrow shuts off the faucet but does not turn her head.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Sharrow:</strong> Are you trying to take off your sheet again?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8408:</strong> <em>Nuh-uh.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Sharrow:</strong> Don't lie to me.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8408:</strong> But I'm not!</p> <p><em>[Dr. Sharrow's knuckles whiten around the edge of a plate.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Sharrow:</strong> Do you intend to break your promise, 8408?</p> <p><em>[Silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Sharrow:</strong> Well? Do you?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8408:</strong> …No. I'm sorry.</p> <p><em>[Dr. Sharrow twists the faucet and resumes dishwashing.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Sharrow:</strong> Don't be sorry. Just be better.</p> </div> <div class="blockquote classic"> <h3 id="toc3"><span>Incident 8408.2</span></h3> <h3 id="toc4"><span>Attempted Containment Breach</span></h3> <hr/> <p><em>[Dr. Sharrow is reading in the living room. SCP-8408 enters.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8408:</strong> 'Scuse me, M— Um. Dr. Sharrow.</p> <p><em>[Dr. Sharrow's mouth twists with irritation.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Sharrow:</strong> Yes, SCP-8408?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8408:</strong> Can I take off my sheet? I don't feel so good.</p> <p><em>[Dr. Sharrow sighs.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Sharrow:</strong> I'm not going to have this conversation with you again. No.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8408:</strong> But— But I really am sick! My skin feels like it doesn't fit me anymore and two of my <em>teeth</em> fell out and I think I'm starting to taste <em>colors</em>—</p> <p><em>[Dr. Sharrow snaps her book closed and SCP-8408 flinches.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Sharrow:</strong> If you're going to stay here, I don't want to have to look at you. You owe me that much.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8408:</strong> I'm— I'm sorry about what happened. I didn't mean to do it. I didn't know.</p> <p><em>[Dr. Sharrow stands.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Sharrow:</strong> Get out of my sight.</p> <p><em>[SCP-8408 exits.]</em></p> </div> <div class="blockquote classic"> <h3 id="toc5"><span>Incident 8408.3</span></h3> <h3 id="toc6"><span>[DESIGNATION PENDING]</span></h3> <hr/> <p><em>[SCP-8408 is lying on the floor, still covered by its sheet. Entering, Dr. Sharrow nearly trips over SCP-8408 and stifles a curse.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Sharrow:</strong> What are you doing on the ground, 8408? Get up.</p> <p><em>[No response.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Sharrow:</strong> 8408.</p> <p><em>[No response.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Sharrow:</strong> SCP-8408, listen to me when I'm talking to you.</p> <p><em>[No response.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Sharrow:</strong> 8408!</p> <p><em>[No response.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Sharrow:</strong> …8408?</p> <p><em>[No response. Dr. Sharrow nudges SCP-8408 with her foot.]</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Sharrow:</strong> Thomas?</p> <p><em>[No response. Dr. Sharrow gingerly removes the sheet. Only pale feathers and sundered skin remain. 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SCP-8410	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div class="preview"> <p>As his life crumbles, a young boy retreats into the fantastic world of his dreams, but these dreams are realer than he knows, and carry a secret, sinister purpose.</p> </div> <div class="anom-bar-container item-8410 clear-4 safe none dark notice {$american}"> <div class="anom-bar"> <div class="top-box"> <div class="top-left-box"><span class="item">Item#:</span> <span class="number">8410</span></div> <div class="top-right-box"> <div class="level">Level4</div> </div> </div> <div class="bottom-box"> <div class="text-part"> <div class="main-class"> <div class="contain-class"> <div class="class-category">Containment Class:</div> <div class="class-text">safe</div> </div> <div class="second-class"> <div class="class-category">Secondary Class:</div> <div class="class-text">none</div> </div> </div> <div class="disrupt-class"> <div class="class-category">Disruption Class:</div> <div class="class-text">dark</div> </div> <div class="risk-class"> <div class="class-category">Risk Class:</div> <div class="class-text">notice</div> </div> </div> <div class="diamond-part"> <div class="danger-diamond"><a href="/classification-committee-memo">link to memo</a><br/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> SCP-8410 is held in a standard humanoid containment unit at Site-17. Information on SCP-8410’s past, especially its involvement with Incident 140-CK, is to be restricted to individuals with level 4/8410 clearance. Individuals are only to be given such clearance after a panel of Foundation psychologists has performed a background check and psychological analysis and concluded that they are unlikely to harm SCP-8410 in retaliation for its role in Incident 140-CK.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8410 is a twelve-year-old humanoid male. SCP-8410 currently possesses no outwardly apparent anomalous properties. However, for several years prior to Incident 140-CK, SCP-8410 experienced nightly paracognitive dreams seemingly set in a fictionalized version of Northern Asia c. the 1700s B.C.E. Although these dreams were not reliably accurate in their depiction of the region, they contained a significant amount of classified information regarding anomalous elements active at that time. SCP-8410 denies accessing classified information regarding the period and claims to have never witnessed any anomalous phenomena prior to its first encounter with the Wanderer’s Library, which occurred several years after these dreams began.</p> <p>Descriptions of several of these dreams are given in the document below.</p> <p><strong>Discovery:</strong> SCP-8410 first came to the Foundation’s attention when, in the aftermath of Incident 140-CK, it was discovered by Agent ███, a member of MTF Sigma-3 (“Bibliographers”), near the Wanderer’s Library’s copy of <a href="/scp-140">SCP-140</a>. The entity was unconscious due to severe blood loss. Agent ███ transported it to Site-██, where it was resuscitated.</p> <p>At the time of its capture, SCP-8410 was in possession of a handwritten, hardcover journal. Its contents have been transcribed below.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>January 7, 2024</strong></p> <p>Hey there!</p> <p>I guess me and my mom are the only ones likely to read this, so, if you are reading this, you already know that this is the dream journal my mom got me for my 12th birthday so I could start writing down the strange dreams I have. I’ve had one every night since I was six.</p> <p>Not some nights. Not most nights. Every night.</p> <p>The dreams are about an ancient world of magic and monsters. It’s not the Middle Ages. It’s farther back, with weapons and shields and armor made of bronze.</p> <p>Magic is everywhere. All the best weapons and armor are magical, and those who wield magic in battle are feared and respected. Magic isn’t just for fighting, though. There are pens that supply their own ink. There are spells that preserve food and make it taste better than anything in real life. There are paintings that move like TV screens, statues that come to life, and guqins that pluck their own strings. There are huge magical creatures. Pegasi, krakens, dragons, mogwai, spirits, ghosts, yokai, and giant tartigrades. Some of those creatures speak, and some can be ridden into battle, like my tartigrade mount, Snowflake.</p> <p>In this world, there are four strange magical kingdoms. The Mekhanite kingdom is full of magic machines. Adytum is weird and creepy, with people who reshape their bodies. The Daevite Empire is full of slaves and led by evil tyrants bent on conquering the world, and my country, the Ortothan Kingdom, is the Empire’s greatest enemy.</p> <p>In this world, I’m a heroic Warrior Prince, master of spear and spell alike. Sometimes I fight monsters. Sometimes I battle enemy armies. Sometimes I solve mysteries, explore strange ruins, or quest for ancient and powerful treasures. I do all these things on behalf of my mother, the queen, a kind and noble ruler, beloved by all the land. She looks and acts just like my real mom. She’s just as caring, just as sweet, and her face lights up the same way when I tell her about my adventures.</p> <p>Almost every morning, during breakfast, I tell my mom about my latest dream while we eat the amazing banana pancakes she makes every morning. She loves everything she hears.</p> <p>She’s the only one who knows about my dreams. I’ve tried to tell my best friend Cory, because he’s also in them sometimes, but he’s never really wanted to hear about them. Dad doesn’t know either. He’s already at work by the time I wake up, so he doesn’t hear about the dreams at breakfast. That’s honestly fine with me. He hardly has any time to spend with me. He doesn’t deserve to know about them.</p> <p>Mom has always said I should write my dreams down, and that I should try to make them into books someday. I don’t know if I’m going to go that far, but I don’t mind writing them down here. That way, I can come back and revisit them when I want to relive one of my adventures.</p> <p>Last night, I fought a grand battle.</p> <p>We’ve been marching on the Daevite Empire for weeks. After our victory at the battle of Omass, where we stopped their march into our kingdom, we’ve been pressing our advantage. We’ve left a trail of slain Daevas and freed slaves as we’ve moved through their lands. Now, we’re closing in on their capital, where we can put an end to their tyranny once and for all.</p> <p>Their army is thousands-strong and headed by enormous walking trees that could crush our knights into paste.</p> <p>Fortunately, we have machines of our own.</p> <p>I mentioned that my best friend Cory shows up in my dreams. He has ever since I met him. In real life, Cory is the smartest person I know. In my dreams, he’s a genius inventor from the Mekhanite kingdom, who builds fantastic machines to use in our adventures. Thus, just as the Daevites were piloting enormous trees, me and my companions were piloting great machines of clockwork and bronze as our kingdoms’ armies did fierce battle below us.</p> <p>My battles with the enemy’s machines were fierce. I traded blows with one for more than ten minutes before a great blow to its head caused its pilot to fall out of it. Soon after, when one charged at me, I took it out with a spell that opened a giant pit under it.</p> <p>I left Cory to fight the last machine while I attacked the capital’s outer wall. I could hear Daevite soldiers scrambling to get away from the chunks of rock I sent flying with every punch and kick. I kept wailing on the wall until I’d opened a massive hole for our army to pour in through.</p> <p>Once we had a way inside, we unmade their city, defeating their warriors, and freeing every slave.</p> <p>Unfortunately, the Daevite royal family, including their evil queen, got away. The cowards had fled before we arrived.</p> <p>Still, this was a glorious day. We’d dealt a blow to their empire from which they would never recover.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>January 8, 2024</strong></p> <p>Last night, we were back at the queen’s palace, holding a grand feast to celebrate our victory against the Daevites. The food was amazing. A dozen courses. Rice in wonderful sauce. Succulent goose covered with something that was sweet and sour at the same time. Small, sweet cakes, frosted with sweeter cream.</p> <p>At the end of the feast, the Queen called me, Cory, and several more of her bravest warriors to be commended for our heroism. She gave a speech about our bravery as she slipped medals around our necks.</p> <p>I dream about a celebration like this at the end of most of my adventures. Mom always likes hearing about them. I wish I could’ve kept telling her about the dream all day, but eventually, it was time to hug each other goodbye, so I could go off to school and she could go to work.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>January 8, 2024</strong></p> <p>Grandma came to school during lunch today, while I was talking with Cory about a show he’d watched.</p> <p>The look on her face worried me.</p> <p>She asked me to follow her into the hallway. A pit formed in my stomach. I glanced at Cory for a moment, then followed her out. “What’s wrong?” I asked once we were in the hall.</p> <p>“Sweetie,” she said, “your mother was in a car crash.”</p> <p>The pit grew tighter. I asked how bad it was.</p> <p>It was bad enough that Grandma felt the need to come get me and bring me straight to the hospital.</p> <p>It turned out to be pointless. The doctors didn’t let me see my mom. She was having surgery the whole time.</p> <p>A few times, I overheard the doctors talking with my grandma. They sugarcoated things when they realized I could hear them, but when they didn’t, it was clear that they didn’t think mom would live.</p> <p>Dad didn’t make it to the hospital. He was too busy with work. Grandma had to drive me home.</p> <p>I can’t wait to go to sleep tonight.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>January 9, 2024</strong></p> <p>In last night’s dream, I was in the hall outside the Queen’s bedchamber. The Queen had been poisoned at the feast by a Daevite spy, and now she was lying unconscious on her bed. While the greatest alchemists in the land scrambled to find a cure, I was fighting the grim reaper that had come to claim her.</p> <p>It was the hardest battle I’d ever fought, and the first one to ever frighten me. The reaper was huge, like the skeleton of a giant, dressed in an impossibly pure black robe. Despite how big it was, it was incredibly fast, zipping freely through the air, dodging every thrust of my spear.</p> <p>My screeching alarm woke me up before the battle concluded.</p> <p>My dad had left a note by my bed, telling me he was busy at work, and that I should eat cereal for breakfast and get ready for school on my own.</p> <p>I hate cereal.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>January 9, 2024</strong></p> <p>Grandma came to get me at school again. She told me to follow her into the hall. I did.</p> <p>She put her hand on my shoulder. “Sweetie,” she said, “your mother is gone.”</p> <p>I could hardly stand. My eyes were blurry with tears. Grandma grabbed me and pulled me into a firm hug. “I’m sorry, sweetie,” she whispered. “I’m so sorry.”</p> <hr/> <p><strong>January 10, 2024</strong></p> <p>I didn’t have a dream last night.</p> <p>That doesn’t happen. Not once since my fantasy dreams started.</p> <p>For once, dad was still home when I woke up. We ate breakfast together. Cereal again.</p> <p>There’s no one left who knows about my dreams. This book is now the only record of them outside my own memories.</p> <p>I could tell someone else. Grandma would probably be willing to listen. I could even start calling her to tell her about them every morning, just like I used to do with Mom.</p> <p>I don’t think that’d make me feel better, though. Doing that with someone else would just remind me that I couldn’t do it with my mom.</p> <p>Dad told me about the funeral.</p> <p>“It’s going to be short. Just a little service at the side of her grave.”</p> <p>“Why?” I asked.</p> <p>“What do you mean?”</p> <p>“Why not a proper funeral?”</p> <p>“She wouldn’t have wanted to inconvenience everyone like that.”</p> <p>“I think she would want everyone to have a chance to say goodbye.”</p> <p>“The service will be enough for that.”</p> <p>It won’t be, though. At least, it will be less than she deserves. Saying goodbye to her is not an “inconvenience.” She was the best person in the world, and she deserves to be celebrated.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>January 12, 2024</strong></p> <p>Another dreamless night.</p> <p>The “funeral,” is tomorrow.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>January 13, 2024</strong></p> <p>The funeral lasted less than half an hour. Dad barely looked sad.</p> <p>I don’t think he cares at all.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>January 14, 2024</strong></p> <p>I finally had another dream.</p> <p>It was the end of my battle with the grim reaper.</p> <p>I fought with everything I had. My spells were tearing up the palace, ripping apart the walls, destroying beautiful, priceless decorations, making chunks of the ceiling rain down. None of that mattered. The only thing that mattered was fighting this monster off. The Queen was counting on me.</p> <p>An ill-timed lunge left the hall to my right wide-open. The reaper rocketed past me, toward the Queen’s chamber. My eyes went wide. I spun around and thrust at the monster with everything I had.</p> <p>My spear pierced the creature’s robe and shattered the base of its spine. It stopped moving. Its head turned all the way around to give me a final, hateful glare, then it crumbled into ash.</p> <p>Relief overtook me. Relief so powerful I couldn’t help laughing. I’d done it. I’d saved her. As soon as I regained my composure, I went into the room. Mom was already sitting up on her bed. I ran over and hugged her.</p> <p>“Thank you,” she said. “Thank you for saving me.”</p> <p>As soon as I was awake, I started crying. Not because I was sad. I wasn’t sad. I was happy. Happy that there was a place where I could still see her.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>January 15, 2024</strong></p> <p>There was another feast, with increased security, to celebrate the Queen’s survival. Both of us were showered with gifts, and all the realm praised me for winning a duel with death himself.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>January 16, 2024</strong></p> <p>It was time for the queen to give me my next mission.</p> <p>Me and Cory met her in the throne room.</p> <p>“Now that the Daevites have fallen,” the Queen said, “there is one final thing that must be done to ensure that their light is snuffed out forever.”</p> <p>She told us about a magical artifact called the Chronicle of Ages. It was an ancient and powerful book, whose magic could rewrite reality, even change the past, to make all your dreams come true.</p> <p>If a surviving Daevite got a hold of it, they would be able to rewrite history to undo our conquest of their capital.</p> <p>The book was in the “Wanderer’s Library,” a magical library on a far-off island. We would need to cross the Kingdom of Adytum to get to it. That made Cory nervous. The Adytites were bitter enemies of Cory’s people.</p> <p>Still, knowing how important this quest was, he agreed to come with me.</p> <p>When I woke up, a burst of excitement overcame me. Finally, another adventure. The dreams of questing were always my favorite. I couldn’t wait to tell mom.</p> <p>Then I remembered.</p> <p>I looked over at my alarm clock. Dad had left the note by my bed again, telling me to get ready for school on my own.</p> <p>I didn’t. I just laid back, I closed my eyes and tried to fall back to sleep.</p> <p>I couldn’t.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>January 16, 2024</strong></p> <p>Dad chewed me out for skipping school.</p> <p>He didn’t find out about it until he checked his phone at the end of the day and saw he’d missed a call from the school’s administration, but once he listened to the message they’d left him, he called me and told me I was grounded for two weeks.</p> <p>“Fine,” I said.</p> <p>He didn’t like the tone I said that with, so he added another week for being ‘disrespectful.’</p> <hr/> <p><strong>January 17, 2024</strong></p> <p>We set off on our adventure last night.</p> <p>Adytum is dangerous. Almost as soon as we crossed the border into their kingdom, we were set upon by strange, flying monsters. Blood-sucking fusions between humans and bats that zipped through the air to dodge every shot from Cory’s mechanical crossbow.</p> <p>I had to use a lightning spell to bring them down. It arced from monster to monster, making them fall to the ground, stunned. I rode Snowflake from man-bat to man-bat, thrusting my spear through each of their hearts.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>January 18, 2024</strong></p> <p>Next, we had to cross a patch of land where every living thing had been consumed by a terrible disease that made them look like they’d melted. According to Cory, the Adytites had created this disease as a weapon against their enemies, but it had somehow accidentally been released within their own lands.</p> <p>I cast a spell to keep us from getting infected, but we still had to fight our way through.</p> <p>I slew every single monster in the name of the Queen.</p> <p>Thanks to my grounding, I haven’t hung out with Cory since Mom died, but the time I spend with him in my dreams is something Dad can’t take away from me.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>January 19, 2024</strong></p> <p>Adytum gave us one last battle on our way out of it. In the land’s strange forests of flesh, we did battle with a monster whose mouth was half its body. The thing’s sticky tongue managed to grab Cory, and it swallowed him. I flipped the thing over by raising a pillar of earth underneath it, then used the tip of my spear to cut the creature’s stomach open so I could pull Cory back out.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>January 19, 2024</strong></p> <p>As soon as dad got home from work, he told me he needed to talk to me.</p> <p>“What is it?” I asked, as respectfully as I could.</p> <p>He sat down on the bed. “Harold,” he said, “you should know, I’ve started dating someone.”</p> <p>“Just a few weeks after mom died?” I asked.</p> <p>“Her name is Sarah. I know it’s not been very long, but I didn’t choose when I would meet her. It happened when it happened. I know you’ve had a hard time dealing with things, and I’ve not had enough time to spend with you.</p> <p>“Mom can’t be replaced.”</p> <p>“I know, but Sarah’s still coming over for dinner tomorrow, whether you like it or not.”</p> <p>At least I’m not the only one upset. A few hours later, I happened to walk into the room while he was on the phone with Grandma. She was yelling at the top of her lungs, accusing Dad of having been with this woman since before mom died.</p> <p>I bet she’s right. Dad hasn’t given a crap about Mom in years. Why wouldn’t he start seeing someone else?</p> <hr/> <p><strong>January 20, 2024</strong></p> <p>Our battle with the frog-thing behind us, we arrived at a coastal town of fishermen and fleshcrafters. With Cory in disguise, we managed to rent a small ship we could use to sail away from Adytum, toward the island where we’d find the Wanderer’s Library.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>January 20, 2024</strong></p> <p>Sarah came over for dinner.</p> <p>She was an olive-skinned woman with short hair. She was nice, at first. She told me she was sorry about my mother’s death, and that she was happy to meet me. She said she’d heard a lot about me, how creative and curious I was, and that she hoped “our relationship” would be “fruitful.”</p> <p>I’m not sure exactly what she meant by that, but I thanked her anyway.</p> <p>She seemed to have Dad wrapped around her finger. She sat down and directed him to set the table. Dad would never have done that for Mom, but when Sarah told him to do it, he didn’t even complain.</p> <p>Sarah did most of the talking once the meal started. Dad was seemingly just there to nod and agree with everything she said. I think I was there for decoration. Neither of them said a word to me until Sarah cut herself off mid-sentence to turn to me and say, “and please do chew with your mouth <em>closed</em>.”</p> <p>“I was,” I said.</p> <p>“Don’t raise your voice.”</p> <p>I huffed. Sarah found this huff extremely disrespectful. She looked at Dad, expectantly, who quickly swallowed the bite of chicken he’d been working on and declared that I was grounded for another week.</p> <p>“Oh C’mon!” I said.</p> <p>This got me sent straight to my room. I wasn’t even allowed to take my food there with me.</p> <p>If this keeps up, I’m going to be grounded for the rest of my life.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>January 21, 2024</strong></p> <p>The Wanderer’s Library sat alone on a sandy island. It was green and yellow, as if its bricks were made of gold studded with emerald. It looked more like a palace than a library.</p> <p>No. Not even a palace was made of solid gold.</p> <p>Luckily, the island had a dock where we could leave our boat. Once we’d secured it, we approached what we thought was the library’s front entrance. From afar, it looked like a door made of red stone. Once we reached it, we could see that it wasn’t a door at all. It was a section of brick wall. Not old, clay or stone brick. Modern, red-brown brick, with a single bright red block near its center, and most of the word “awesomesauce” spraypainted across the top of it.</p> <p>Even weirder, I’d seen this section of wall before, in an alley next to a game store Mom used to take me to. It’s only a few miles away from my house.</p> <p>As I stared at the wall, trying to make sense of how something so real and modern had found its way into my dream world, Cory asked how we were going to get into the library without a door.</p> <p>I started to say that I didn’t know, but before I could get the words out, I realized I did know. I didn’t know how I knew, but I knew. I stepped up to the wall, knocked on the bright red brick five times and made a strange noise. Cory started to ask what the heck I was doing, but just a second later, we were inside.</p> <p>We didn’t walk inside. No door opened. We didn’t step forward. We simply found ourselves inside the building, with a similar section of brick on the wall behind us.</p> <p>The building was green and gold on the inside too, and it was impossibly huge. The hall seemed to stretch on forever both in front of us and above us, with all that infinite space lined with well-stocked bookshelves.</p> <p>“Gods,” I muttered.</p> <p>“This is more than we could possibly search through,” Cory said.</p> <p>“Maybe we could find a librarian?” I asked.</p> <p>After walking around the library for a while, we were able to find what seemed to be a help desk.</p> <p>The thing sitting behind it was a strange mound of feathers and mushrooms with no visible eyes. As soon as he saw it, Cory reached for his crossbow, but I held out my hand to stop him. I asked the thing where we could find the Chronicle of Ages. It extended one of its many wings to point to its left, down the hall.</p> <p>“Can you be more specific than that?” I asked.</p> <p>The creature just kept pointing.</p> <p>After walking for a long time, we came across a small door imbedded in one of the shelves.</p> <p>We went inside. Unlike the handful of other side rooms we’d seen, this room had only a single book, ornate and blue, sitting on a pedestal. Its cover bore a bright red title in a foreign language. I could only presume it said, ‘Chronicle of Ages.’</p> <p>Standing next to the pedestal was a woman in a long, hooded black robe that obscured her face and hair. She looked straight at us as we entered. “I’ve been waiting for you, Harold,” she said.</p> <p>I went still for a moment. No one in the dream world ever uses my real name. I’m always “the Warrior Prince” or sometimes “Hero” or “Holy Warrior.”</p> <p>“Why shouldn’t I know your name?” the woman asked as I stared at her. “I’m in your dream, after all.”</p> <p>I glanced at Cory, worried about how he might react to the claim that he was in a dream of mine. Cory wasn’t reacting, though. He wasn’t moving at all. “Cory?” I asked.</p> <p>“He’s fine,” the woman said. “I just turned him off for a moment. He would only get in the way of the talk we need to have.”</p> <p>“Who are you?”</p> <p>She thought about that for a moment. “A Queen,” she said. “Not your Queen, of course. Another one. You wouldn’t know my name if I gave it.”</p> <p>“What do you want?” I asked.</p> <p>“I need to tell you something very important. Something you must have suspected for some time. I need to help you understand the true nature of this place, of everything you see in your dreams.”</p> <p>“What are you talking about?”</p> <p>“It can’t be that you never guessed it. At the very least, you must have hoped for it. This world is too large, too detailed to be the product of a single child’s dreaming imagination.”</p> <p>Admittedly, I have had that thought before.</p> <p>“Whatever suspicions you might have had, I am here to confirm them. This whole world, in which you have been adventuring for years, is real. It is a slice of the past. A picture of the world as it once was. When magic and splendor flowed freely through all the lands of the earth.”</p> <p>“That’s insane,” I said.</p> <p>“I do not begrudge you thinking so. Fortunately for both of us, there is a way for you to confirm what I say. The place from which you entered the Wanderer’s Library, did you recognize it?”</p> <p>I hesitated. “Yes.”</p> <p>“Go to that alley. Knock on the lone bright red brick, just as you did here, and you will find yourself in the Wanderer’s Library.”</p> <p>I stared at her. This was ridiculous. Completely and utterly insane. Beyond anything that could ever be possible.</p> <p>Sure, my dreams are strange. I’ve never been able to find another example of someone’s dreams telling them continuing stories, night after night, for years on end, but that doesn’t mean it’s possible for magic to be real.</p> <p>I didn’t have the opportunity to say that, though, because just after the woman finished talking, the dream ended.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>January 21, 2024</strong></p> <p>As soon as I got home from school today, I came up to my room to look through my journal. I don’t know exactly what I was looking for. I guess something that would help me make sense of what that hooded woman said.</p> <p>I read through the whole journal several times, and tried to remember everything I could about the dreams I had before mom gave it to me. I was there for hours, so long that I was still reading when Dad got home.</p> <p>He opened the door. His appearance was so sudden that it made me jump. “Hello,” he said.</p> <p>“Hi,” I said.</p> <p>“Sarah is coming over for dinner again tomorrow,” I said.</p> <p>“Okay,” I said, as flatly as possible.</p> <p>He nodded. He was just about to leave when his gaze shifted to my hands. “What’s that book you’re holding?” he asked. “I’ve seen you with it a lot.”</p> <p>“My… my dream journal,” I told him, my mind racing to try to figure out why he would care.</p> <p>He walked over to me. He held his hand out. Reluctantly, I handed him the book. He started flipping through it. “So these are dreams you’ve had?” he asked.</p> <p>“Yeah,” I said. “I write them down because sometimes Mom is in them.”</p> <p>That made him think for a moment. “Are you sure that’s healthy?” he asked.</p> <p>“Why wouldn’t it be?”</p> <p>“Clinging to the past can be a bad idea. At worst, it could be a form of denial. Sometimes, something horrible still needs to be accepted—”</p> <p>“Please don’t take it away,” I said. “It was Mom’s gift for my last birthday. It’s the last thing she ever gave me.”</p> <p>He looked down at me. After a moment, he handed the book back. “Alright then, you can keep it,” he said.</p> <p>“Thank you.”</p> <p>“But, if your behavior doesn’t get better than it’s been these past few weeks, that might change.”</p> <p>“What?”</p> <p>“Behave yourself, and it won’t be a problem.”</p> <p>I thought of complaining, but I know from experience that Dad considers that to be misbehavior, so I was silent as he left the room.</p> <p>As soon as he shut the door, I looked over at the window. The alley I saw in my dream is within walking distance of my house. I could go there.</p> <p>But I can’t do that while Dad’s here. If he gets it into his head that the journal made me sneak out, he’ll definitely take it away from me.</p> <p>I’m going to hide this journal. I think there’s a place in my room where it’ll be safe. I won’t say where in case he somehow ends up reading this.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>January 23, 2024</strong></p> <p>The dreams are gone again.</p> <p>As if there weren’t enough else wrong with my life. I still have weeks of grounding left. I’ve barely spoken to Cory.</p> <p>Tomorrow is Saturday. Dad is going to be at work all day. If I’m going to go to that alley, if I’m going to test what that woman said, tomorrow will be the easiest time to sneak out.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>January 24, 2024</strong></p> <p>Dad was already gone when I woke up.</p> <p>I left out the front door, locking it behind me with a spare housekey. I walked to the alley from my dream and approached the single, bright red brick at the center of the wall. I made sure no one was watching me, then I knocked on it five times and made the same noise I had in my dream.</p> <p>It worked.</p> <p>I don’t understand how. It’s impossible. I know it’s impossible. Nothing like this could be real. Maybe it’s not real. Maybe I’m just going insane. I don’t know. All I can say is what I saw.</p> <p>I found myself in a library. Not quite the same library from my dream. The ceiling wasn’t infinitely high, though it was way higher than the building I’d knocked on. Every wall was covered in well-stocked wooden bookshelves. There were all kinds of books there. Long books. Short books. Black books. Red books. Old, yellow books. Brand new, bright white books. Hardcover books. Notebooks. Diaries. Textbooks. Novels. Newspapers. Magazines, and guidebooks.</p> <p>There were creatures crawling on the shelves. Weird, skinny monsters, each using several legs to climb around the shelves. No two of them looked quite the same. One was a bird. One was a rodent. One was a cross between a spider and an octopus.</p> <p>In my dream, I gotten to the Chronicle of Ages by going straight for several hours until I found the room it was in. I decided I’d do the same thing here. Even if I didn’t find the Chronicle, I figured that as long as I kept going straight, I couldn’t get lost.</p> <p>Maybe it’s wrong to call the path I took “straight.” I didn’t turn any corners where I could help it, but the path I was on curved, twisted, rose, and fell. There was one place where the hall seemed to turn on its side. I thought for a moment that this was going to force me to start walking on the bookshelves, but as the floor curved, gravity curved with it, and I found myself walking comfortably on the sideways floor.</p> <p>About an hour into my trek, I found a lounge. There were a handful of people there. Some of them looked normal. Some of them really, really didn’t. On the far side of the room, a man with bright blue skin conversed with a giant bird who held a small white book in his wingtips. I couldn’t help but stare until the bird thing looked back at me. I turned away and hurried toward the opposite hall.</p> <p>Before I could make it, someone approached me. Not a monster, thank God. Just a woman with long black hair. I stopped walking. “Can I help you?” I asked.</p> <p>“Are you alone here?” she asked.</p> <p>I wondered for a moment if I should admit that I was, but there was no point in lying. Anyone could see that there was no one else with me. “Yeah,” I said.</p> <p>“You’re awfully young to be here alone,” she said.</p> <p>“Why does it matter?” I asked. “Is this place dangerous?”</p> <p>She tilted her head. “This place?” she asked. “Please tell me you at least know where you are.”</p> <p>It took me a second to remember what this place was called, but when I did, I put all the confidence I could muster into saying, “I’m in the Wanderer’s Library.”</p> <p>“Good,” she said. “As for whether the library is dangerous, it depends on if you follow the rules. As long as you do, it’s the safest place in the multiverse. If you don’t, you’ll be lucky if you ever leave again.”</p> <p>She went on to explain what the rules are. Don’t fight anyone else. Don’t damage any books. Always return them on time.</p> <p>I assured her that I would obey all of those rules.</p> <p>She started to walk away, but I told her I had one more question. I asked her if she knew anything about the Chronicle of Ages, or where I could find it.</p> <p>She said she had never heard of it before.</p> <p>After that, I continued down the hall.</p> <p>I tried very hard not to stare at anyone else, no matter how strange they looked. The only other gathering of people I encountered was a small crowd that was waiting for an enormous, slimy worm to finish crawling across a hallway I needed to pass through.</p> <p>I wish I’d thought to bring some water. Walking for hours and hours is a lot more tiring when it’s not part of a dream. There were bathrooms, thankfully, and I was able to get some from their sinks.</p> <p>I pushed forward, and, eventually, <em>finally</em>, I reached the room containing the Chronicle of Ages.</p> <p>Like the rest of the library, it looked different than it had in my dream. It was a normal door, rather than a bit of bookshelf that swung open. There was a sign posted outside it. “No books or liquids may be brought into this room.”</p> <p>A strange rule, but I didn’t have any books or liquids with me, so I went inside.</p> <p>In my dream, the room with the Chronicle had been so dark you couldn’t have actually read inside it. This room was lit brightly. It was narrower than the one in my dream, and a lot longer. I had to walk another hundred feet or so to get to the pedestal with the book on it. This pedestal was taller, made of stone instead of wood, and the Chronicle was attached to it by a thick chain.</p> <p>I opened the book.</p> <p>As soon as my eyes met its pages, I felt a powerful urge to read it cover to cover, right then and there. For some reason, I was completely sure that it would be the most interesting thing I’ve ever read.</p> <p>I had to resist the urge, though. The book was hundreds of pages long. It would’ve taken me hours to read it, and I didn’t have time to do that and walk all the way back home before Dad noticed I was gone.</p> <p>I had to settle for skimming the book. Fortunately, it had plenty of illustrations.</p> <p>As I went through it, making note of those illustrations, and of the bits of it here and there that I did read, I realized that this book was about the world of my dreams.</p> <p>Sketched onto those pages, I saw the seven-pointed star of the Ortothan Kingdom. The crest of the Daevite Empire. The banner of Adytum. An artist’s rendition of my great battle with the Daevites’ walking trees. There was a passage about the fey folk, another about the great sea serpent, still another about the immortal dragon who always seemed to slip away before I could finish him off.</p> <p>And, at the end of the book, the final defeat of the Daevite Empire.</p> <p>Does that mean that what the woman said was true? That I’ve been dreaming about the past?</p> <hr/> <p><strong>January 29, 2024</strong></p> <p>Dad came into my room after he got home from work yesterday.</p> <p>I was on my bed, reading a history book I’d borrowed from the school library, trying to find more evidence that the Daevites or Ortothans might have been real.</p> <p>“Sarah and I had a talk about that journal of yours,” Dad said.</p> <p>I looked up at him. “What about it?” I asked.</p> <p>“Sarah doesn’t think it’s a good idea for you to cling to the past like that. You need to accept what’s gone and move on. We won’t throw the book away, but it’s going up in the attic for a while. Where is it?”</p> <p>“I already got rid of it.”</p> <p>He clearly hadn’t expected to hear that.</p> <p>“I realized you were right,” I continued. “I need to move on. Besides, I’m too old for fairy tales.” I held up the book I was holding “That’s why I’m reading a history book now, about things that really happened. I threw the dream journal away. You can look around for yourself if you don’t believe me.”</p> <p>He did. He looked all over my bookshelf and my bedside table. He looked under my bed, and my pillow. He dug through every drawer, and looked behind everything he could move. For a few minutes, he was dangerously close to my hiding place, but he wasn’t quite clever enough to find it.</p> <p>“It looks like you’re telling the truth,” he said. He smiled. I can’t remember the last time I saw him smile. “Getting rid of that book on your own was very mature. I’m proud of you.”</p> <p>I smiled back. “Thanks,” I said.</p> <p>He left.</p> <p>I lucked out today, but I’m not going to be able to keep this journal hidden forever. It’s still in my room. If I keep taking it out to write in it, he’s eventually going to see me with it again. When he does, he’ll take it away, and my last connection to the world of my dreams, to Mom, will be gone.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>January 30, 2024</strong></p> <p>I finally had another dream.</p> <p>I was in the same room as before, the dream version of the Wanderer’s Library, with the hooded woman and the Chronicle of Ages. Cory was still frozen next to me.</p> <p>“I believe you’ve been to the Wanderer’s Library?” The woman asked.</p> <p>“How do you know that?” I asked.</p> <p>“Never mind that. The important thing is, you’ve seen that everything I said was true?”</p> <p>I hesitated. “It looked real,” I said.</p> <p>“Very good. Now, with that established—”</p> <p>“Who are you, really?” I asked.</p> <p>Her face shifted to a slight frown. “I told you. I am a queen.”</p> <p>“You know that’s not a real answer.”</p> <p>“But it is the answer you will receive.”</p> <p>“How are you talking to me in my dreams?”</p> <p>“You’ve seen that magic is real. How do you think I’m doing it?”</p> <p>I studied her. There was something familiar about her, but I couldn’t place it. Her face was hidden by her hood and the dim light of this room. “The library looked a little different in real life,” I said, “but, the blue book that was on its own in the huge room, it was the Chronicle of Ages, right?”</p> <p>She nodded.</p> <p>“Can the Chronicle of Ages really make all your dreams come true?”</p> <p>She smiled. “Yes, it can.”</p> <p>“Then…” I hesitated again, “…could I use it to make my dreams come true? These dreams, where I’m in this land full of magic and adventure. Where my mom is still the Queen. Is still alive?”</p> <p>The woman’s face lit up, just like Mom’s used to when I told her about my dreams. “You are a clever boy,” she said. “I was just about to bring up that very subject.” She gestured at the Chronicle of Ages. “This book, this glorious book, does indeed have that power. To rewrite the world. To bring back the magic and adventure that it has lost. To take this wonderful past and drag it forward into the present.”</p> <p>“How?” I asked. “How do I make it happen?”</p> <p>“It’s not difficult. The Chronicle has the power to write itself. The only thing it cannot do is supply its own ink. Give it something to write with, any dark fluid you can find, and it will do the rest. You will emerge from the library to find your world rewritten. Your dreams made real. You shall be a hero. A Warrior Prince. You will be able to see your best friend, and your mother’s reign shall continue.”</p> <p>It seemed too good to be true, but why shouldn’t it be true? If that library and all the fantastical creatures I saw in it could exist, why shouldn’t there be a book that could make all your dreams come true?</p> <p>There was a problem, though. “I can’t bring any ink to the book,” I said. “In the library, the real one, there’s a sign outside this room that says you can’t bring liquids into it. I don’t think I should disobey that. I’ve been told that breaking the library’s rules is very dangerous.”</p> <p>“It is” she admitted. “The Library is not to be trifled with.” She thought for a moment. “There is, of course, one liquid they cannot stop you from bringing into the room.”</p> <p>“What are you talking about?”</p> <p>“It’s nothing you haven’t done before. Magic, in this world, often comes at one particular price.”</p> <p>I started to ask her what she meant, but then I realized.</p> <p>There’s something about my dreams that I’ve been leaving out of this journal. Something even Mom never knew. Ortothan magic, the whole Ortothan religion, is full of blood. We give blood offerings to our gods. Only small amounts, from willing doners. Usually, it’s a gift, to empower the gods to protect the world, but, sometimes, the offerings are payments, given in exchange for miracles. That’s how I cast many of my most powerful spells. It's how I summoned lightning to take down those bats, and how I opened that giant pit underneath the Daevites’ moving tree.</p> <p>“How much blood will the book take?” I asked.</p> <p>“No more than you give in your offerings.”</p> <p>“And in exchange for that, I can have my mother back?”</p> <p>“Yes. You can.”</p> <p>I looked at her. I still couldn’t make out her face. Her eyes. All I could see was that she was smiling.</p> <p>“I understand that this is a lot to take in,” she said. “You can take some time to think it over.”</p> <p>“I don’t need time,” I said. “I’m going to do it.”</p> <p>Somehow, her smile grew even wider. “Excellent,” she said. “Make your way to the library as soon as you can. Give the Chronicle of Ages an offering, and it will rewrite the world.”</p> <p>With that, the woman vanished.</p> <p>Just a moment later, Cory started moving again. I looked over at him. He looked back. “What’s wrong?” he asked. “Did you see something strange?”</p> <p>“No,” I said. “Nothing.”</p> <p>I walked up to the pedestal. This Chronicle of Ages wasn’t chained to it. I took the book, walked the long path back out of the library, and used my magic to return to my mother’s throne room.</p> <p>Mom stood as soon as she saw that I’d appeared. Her gaze was warm. Loving. I ran up to her and hugged her. She hugged me back. I held her tight. I cried.</p> <p>“What’s wrong?” she asked.</p> <p>“Nothing. Nothing’s wrong.”</p> <p>She smiled. “I’m happy to see you, too,” she said. “You’ve come through for me again, my Warrior Prince, as you always shall.”</p> <hr/> <p><strong>January 31, 2024</strong></p> <p>It’s Wednesday. A school day.</p> <p>I don’t care. After what I’m going to do today, I’ll never have to go to school again.</p> <p>I’m going to do it. I’ve grabbed a steak knife from the kitchen and the big water bottle Dad used to take on his morning walks. I’m going to go back to the Library, give the Chronicle an offering, and change the world.</p> <p>I’m taking the journal with me, too. I won’t break the rules by taking it inside the room, but I want to keep it close. I don’t want the Chronicle of Ages to erase it when it changes the world.</p> <p>I can’t wait to see Mom again.</p> </div> <p>Shortly after composing this document, SCP-8410 appears to have approached the Wanderer’s Library’s copy of <a href="/scp-140">SCP-140</a> and lacerated itself. This resulted in a CK Class Reality Restructuring event, which, in accordance with <a href="/scp-140">SCP-140</a>’s usual properties, altered the past to prevent the destruction of the Daevite Empire, resulting in its persistence into the modern day.</p> <p>Due to being located inside the Wanderer’s Library when Incident CK-140 occurred, SCP-8410 was unaffected by it, and did not become aware of its true nature until informed during its interrogation.</p> <p><strong>Addendum 8410-1:</strong> SCP-8410’s biological father has been located living within Imperial Territory serving as a consort for the Daeva Vihe Saroah. Records indicate that SCP-8410 was purchased along with its parents on 12/11/2023, but that its mother was sacrificed shortly thereafter as part of the Saroah estate’s celebration of the Daevite Festival of Renewal.</p> <p><strong>Addendum 8410-2:</strong> Dr. Green’s request that SCP-8410 be permitted humanitarian access to amnestic treatment has been denied on the grounds of SCP-8410’s potential value as an intelligence asset.</p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><sub><a href="/xhawk77x">More by this Author</a></sub></p> </div> </div></body></html>
SCP-8413	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div class="preview"> <p>The inhumanity of Human Resources.</p> </div> <div class="pseudocrumbs"> <p><strong><a href="/canon-hub">Canon Hub</a> » <a href="/site-17-hub">Site-17 Deepwell Catalog</a> / <a href="/tactical-theology-hub">Department of Tactical Theology</a> » SCP-8413</strong></p> </div> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="640px-Photograph_of_the_Division_of_Classification_and_Cataloging_%2836341206050%29.jpg" class="image" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Photograph_of_the_Division_of_Classification_and_Cataloging_%2836341206050%29.jpg/640px-Photograph_of_the_Division_of_Classification_and_Cataloging_%2836341206050%29.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p><tt>Site-17 Sector-13D, c. 1984</tt></p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Item #:</strong> SCP-8413</p> <p><strong>Object Class:</strong> Safe</p> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> SCP-8413 has been sealed off from the rest of Site-17’s East Wing. The pathways from Sectors-14Q, -10Z, and -11A to SCP-8413 have been locked.</p> <p>The 27 surviving personnel<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup> who witnessed Incident-4/10/2023-SCP-8413 have been amnesticized and reassigned to Tactical Theology offices at Site-270. Internal disinformation has been disseminated, explaining this as a precautionary measure following the breach of an infohazardous anomaly.</p> <p>The witnessing personnel are to be monitored for any lingering side effects from the incident. However, this is deemed unlikely and is of low priority status.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8413 refers to Sector-13D of Site-17’s East Wing. Sector-13D was formerly the center of operations for Site-17’s branch of the Department of Tactical Theology, established in the September of 1984 to aid in the containment of <tt><strong>[RESTRICTED TO PERSONNEL WITH 5/SINGING CROW CLEARANCE]</strong></tt>.</p> <p>It is believed that over a period of at least 10 years, safety guidelines were improperly followed, leading to a build-up of Akiva radiation in the structure and the events of Incident-4/10/2023-SCP-8413.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup> Incident-4/10/2023-SCP-8413 remains one of the rare cases on record of Akiva radiation causing such drastic effects on a physical environment.</p> <p>During the event, several discrete anomalous phenomena were reported. These included:</p> <ul> <li>Elevated temperatures;</li> <li>An omnipresent smell of burning printer ink;</li> <li>Prophetic visions;</li> <li>The manifestation and demanifestation of office appliances;</li> <li>The voice of Site Director Thomas Graham (PID-0017DW) playing over the PA System, giving contradictory and nonsensical instructions;</li> </ul> <p><a href="/scp-4755">Ashby Protocol</a> was engaged to isolate Sector-13D from the rest of the facility. Decontamination Procedure OPAQUE FESTIVAL was successfully initiated by on-Site Task Forces. Approximately three hours later, the majority of anomalous activity ceased.</p> <p>It is currently theorized that the critical levels of Akiva radiation within Sector-13D caused some manner of <tt><strong>[REDACTED BY ORDER OF THE SCP-8413 INVESTIGATIVE TEAM]</strong></tt>.</p> <div style="border:solid 1px #999999; background:#f2f2c2; padding:5px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h4 id="toc0"><span>NOTICE FROM THE FOUNDATION RECORDS AND INFORMATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION</span></h4> <p>The remainder of SCP-8413's description is not to be published until an accurate phrasing can be agreed upon by both the Ethics Committee and Site-17 Administration. The previous description (Revision #023) was denied due to including a number of disputed terms. At issue are the words "judgement", "justice", "punishment", and "thematic".</p> <p>— Jane Berezovsky-Fischer (PID-4851KS), Archivist, RAISA</p> </div> </div> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Addendum — SCP-8413 Sub-Anomalies</strong></p> <p>Five sub-anomalies of SCP-8413 have persisted to the present day. Each of these anomalies involved the modification of the bodies of five specific personnel employed at Sector-13D as well as the surrounding environs. (See below for more details.)</p> <p>The affected personnel appear to be in an anomalous state of suspended animation, and attempts to move them from their current positions have been met with failure. Euthanasia proposals pending approval.</p> <p>The list of employees kept within SCP-8413 is as follows:</p> <p>SCP-8413-A is Dr. Anthony Winch (PID-4921SW), assigned as Sector-13D's Manager. Dr. Winch's body below the waist has been fed into Sector-13D's industrial paper shredder, which remained active despite being disconnected from its power supply. Dr. Winch has yet to pass out from blood loss. Additionally, Dr. Winch's cell phone has been split into two parts, which have been partially fused onto opposite sides of Dr. Winch's head in a manner similar to antennas or goat horns. The phone remains powered on; Dr. Winch appears to have been in the process of texting Rsr. Rees. Occasionally, texts are received from an unknown number, causing Dr. Winch's head to vibrate. His vocalizations suggest extreme distress and/or arousal.</p> <p>SCP-8413-B is Dr. Emily Park (PID-2313IK), assigned as a Senior Researcher at Sector-13D. The majority of Dr. Park's epidermis has been stripped from her bones and replaced with cables sourced from the personal computers of both Dr. Park and Rsr. Rees. Additionally, the fire suppression system within Sector-13D has been powered on in the room containing SCP-8413-B. Freezing water pours down onto Dr. Park's body, causing her to suffer hypothermia and constant electrocution. To prevent the room's flooding, a drain system has been built into Sector-13D. Her Foundation-issued diploma was found missing and has not been located.</p> <p>SCP-8413-C is Dr. Daan Van Dijk (PID-9092RG), assigned as Sector-13D's Human Resources and Ethics Committee Liaison. Broken shards of glass sourced from Dr. Van Dijk's office were stabbed into his ears, causing him to perpetually bleed from the affected orifices. Acidic correction fluid constantly pours into his eyes, blinding him. Additionally, wires sourced from Sector-13D's telephone system have been forced down his throat. His tongue has been removed, and the stump has been cauterized. Furthermore, Dr. Van Dijk was found to have been anomalously moved 3 meters into the air, and his neck became entangled with the lighting system, trapping him in place. His legs thrash weakly as he sways back and forth. Official Complaint Forms spill out of a gash in his torso, <tt><strong>[REDACTED BY ORDER OF THE SCP-8413 INVESTIGATIVE TEAM]</strong></tt>.</p> <p>SCP-8413-D is Dr. Ingrid Wagner (PID-1732AO), assigned as a <tt><strong>[REDACTED BY ORDER OF THE SCP-8413 INVESTIGATIVE TEAM]</strong></tt>. Dr. Wagner's head appears to have been partially fused with Sector-13D's HP USB Single Station Thermal Receipt Printer, constantly staying at an extremely high temperature. It is heavily damaged, melting into her flesh and causing her 3rd degree burns. Attempts to extinguish the flames have failed. It constantly ejects hot printer ink into her mouth, causing her severe physical distress. The device remains partially functional. The printer constantly prints a number of garbled documents, primarily unsent resignation letters signed by Rsr. Rees. Furthermore, <tt><strong>[REDACTED BY ORDER OF THE SCP-8413 INVESTIGATIVE TEAM]</strong></tt>. Per Resolution EC/FSD #0001, investigation into SCP-8413-D has been strictly prohibited.</p> <p>SCP-8413-E is Amelia Rees (PID-4729FP), assigned as a Junior Researcher at Sector-13D. <tt><strong>[REDACTED BY ORDER OF THE SCP-8413 INVESTIGATIVE TEAM]</strong></tt>, <tt><strong>[REDACTED BY ORDER OF THE SCP-8413 INVESTIGATIVE TEAM]</strong></tt>, over 300,000 staples pushed into her hands and feet, trapping her against the wall in a splayed-out position. <tt><strong>[REDACTED BY ORDER OF THE SCP-8413 INVESTIGATIVE TEAM]</strong></tt> vivisection revealed that Rsr. Rees's lungs had been replaced by several Employee of the Month awards, causing asphyxiation. <tt><strong>[REDACTED BY ORDER OF THE SCP-8413 INVESTIGATIVE TEAM]</strong></tt>. Despite this, Rsr. Rees remains conscious and capable of vocalization. <tt><strong>[REDACTED BY ORDER OF THE SCP-8413 INVESTIGATIVE TEAM]</strong></tt>.</p> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. Count disputed. A small minority of the SCP-8413 Investigative Team maintains that there were 32 survivors.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-2"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-2')">2</a>. Under normal circumstances, Dr. Anthony Winch, as the office supervisor, would be subject to disciplinary action for Class-V Negligence. 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SCP-8416	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div class="anom-bar-container item-8416 clear-1 esoteric thaumiel dark notice {$american}"> <div class="anom-bar"> <div class="top-box"> <div class="top-left-box"><span class="item">Item#:</span> <span class="number">8416</span></div> <div class="top-right-box"> <div class="level">Level1</div> </div> </div> <div class="bottom-box"> <div class="text-part"> <div class="main-class"> <div class="contain-class"> <div class="class-category">Containment Class:</div> <div class="class-text">esoteric</div> </div> <div class="second-class"> <div class="class-category">Secondary Class:</div> <div class="class-text">thaumiel</div> </div> </div> <div class="disrupt-class"> <div class="class-category">Disruption Class:</div> <div class="class-text">dark</div> </div> <div class="risk-class"> <div class="class-category">Risk Class:</div> <div class="class-text">notice</div> </div> </div> <div class="diamond-part"> <div class="danger-diamond"><a href="/classification-committee-memo">link to memo</a><br/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="DTBMH4-fin1.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8416/DTBMH4-fin1.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Map of the moon’s Earth-facing hemisphere, with Emission Sites 1-4 and their corresponding SCP-8416-1 zones labeled in red, yellow, green, and blue respectively</p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> There are currently no sanctioned procedures intended to actively contain SCP-8416 or conceal its existence from the civilian populace, as doing so is considered infeasible and unnecessary, respectively. To date, no known individuals or organizations outside of the Foundation are capable of detecting SCP-8416, through technology or otherwise. If this exclusivity is threatened at any point in the future, the Veil Maintenance Department will be tasked with suppression and/or termination efforts as needed, with the optimal strategy to be determined on a case-by-case basis. To date, no such intervention has been required.</p> <p>All Foundation personnel of Level-1 Clearance or higher are to be given a standardized summary of SCP-8416’s nature and properties during their initial employment orientations, following the standard introductory overview regarding the existence of anomalies. Personnel with Level-0 Clearance are not to be informed of SCP-8416 or related phenomena in any capacity. Level-0 staff assigned to SCP-8416-1 sites are to be permitted to enter and exit said facilities at regularly scheduled intervals under the pretense of conventional employment within their respective occupation.</p> <p>Foundation personnel who’s employment is terminated under dishonorable circumstances are to have all knowledge relating to SCP-8416 erased through the requisite level of amnesthetization, with adverse complications from treatment regarded as a secondary concern.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8416 is an audiospacial frequency originating from the collective vibration of the away-facing hemisphere of Earth’s moon. The mechanism behind this vibration is not thoroughly understood, but it is theorized to represent an extreme manifestation of quantum superpositioning, catalyzed by the away-facing hemisphere's relative size and proximity to the population of Earth, coupled with its total lack of visibility to said population. This results in the instantaneous relocation of all affected particles between 2 adjacent points in space perpetually. Although precisely measuring the resulting waveform is technologically infeasible at this time, it has been determined to be of an unequivocally higher frequency than any other known sound, anomalous or otherwise, by several orders of magnitude. SCP-8416’s wavelength is estimated to be significantly less than a planck’s length. Because of this, SCP-8416 travels through the medium of physical reality itself, rendering it imperceptible to all conventional organisms and technology, and enabling its transmission through the vacuum of space.</p> <p>SCP-8416 is continuously generated and is subsequently focused and amplified within the moon through a currently unknown process, before being emitted in linear beams from 4 large craters on the the surface of the moon’s Earth-facing hemisphere, designated Emission Sites 1-4. Each crater serves as the exit point of 4 separate SCP-8416 emissions, resulting in a total of 16 beams, all of which are directed at the Earth during approximately 50% of each day-night cycle.</p> <p>SCP-8416-1 designates 16 circular portions of Earth’s surface that are each targeted by an SCP-8416 beam, individually designated SCP-8416-1A through SCP-8416-1P. SCP-8416-1 instances are invariably 1.24km in diameter, and are positioned at static and seemingly random terrestrial locations distributed across Earth’s entire surface area. SCP-8416 beams remain focused on their respective SCP-8416-1 zones for as long as they are in range<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup>. Outside of these periods, SCP-8416 beams are directed into deep space with no discernable target. Despite experiencing consistent intervals when SCP-8416 is not present, SCP-8416-1 zones display their anomalous properties at all times. The exact nature of the causal connection between the two has not been definitively determined.</p> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="DTBMH16-fin1.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8416/DTBMH16-fin1.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Map of SCP-8416-1 zones, labeled in colors corresponding to their respective Emission Sites as outlined in the previous diagram.</p> </div> </div> <p>Locations, objects, and events observed by a sapient entity within the perimeter of an SCP-8416-1 zone cannot be recalled correctly upon exiting said perimeter. During this momentary transition period, all memories formed within the SCP-8416-1 zone are erased and replaced with a realistic fictional narrative that the brain then accepts as an accurate recollection. These false memories align with the amount of time spent within the SCP-8416-1 zone to a reasonable degree, and account for any alterations to one’s person that occurred during this period, such as changes in clothing or injuries. Multiple visits to a particular zone by a single individual result in false narratives that are logically consistent between occasions. When multiple individuals exit an SCP-8416-1 zone at the same approximate time and location, the resulting false memories align factually between all parties. Forms of documentation originating from within an SCP-8416-1 zone (written descriptions, videos, etc.) do not physically change upon crossing the perimeter. Nevertheless, they are perceived by individuals who subsequently view them as aligning with their respective fictional narrative, even when said individuals were not informed of this narrative prior to viewing. The same phenomenon affects any live transmissions originating from within an SCP-8416-1 zone, with perceived alterations to their content aligning with fabricated memories later implanted into any individual(s) involved with the transmission upon exiting said zone. Any entity or device that remotely observes an SCP-8416-1 zone from a position outside of its perimeter can accurately perceive the space within it until observation ceases, at which point an equivalent memory alteration event occurs. Likewise, both direct recordings and secondary transcriptions of said observation become perceptually inaccurate at this time. The cumulative result of these properties is a complete informational vacuum regarding the current or former contents and transpirations present in actuality within an SCP-8416-1 zone from any external perspective.</p> <p>Memories implanted through SCP-8416 exposure vary widely in subject matter and are often extremely elaborate, with their degree of complexity positively correlating with the length of continuous time spent within an SCP-8416-1 zone. General elements that are frequently present within narratives derived from SCP-8416 exposure include<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup>:</p> <ul> <li>Traveling along artificial routes, such as roads and trails, when said routes were not actually encountered/present.</li> <li>Witnessing and/or interacting with natural landmarks possessing physical attributes distinct enough to be remembered in particular detail, when said landmarks were not actually encountered/present.</li> <li>Witnessing and/or interacting with Flora and Fauna endemic to the respective geographic location of the SCP-8416-1 zone, with potentially positive, negative, or neutral consequences, when said organisms were not actually encountered/present.</li> <li>Witnessing and/or interacting with fellow humans, typically individuals that are ethnically correlated to the respective SCP-8416-1 zone, with potentially positive, negative, or neutral consequences, when said humans were not actually encountered/present and may or may not correspond to real individuals.</li> <li>Witnessing and/or interacting with various objects/structures of apparently man-made origin, either currently or formerly in use, of a similar/identical design to existent man-made inventions and plausibly consistent with the respective SCP-8416-1 zone, when said objects/structures were not actually encountered/present.</li> <li>Experiencing various forms of miscellaneous phenomena, such as weather patterns and tectonic activity, that did not actually occur within the SCP-8416-1 zone during the time frame of immersion.</li> </ul> <p>Likewise, any locations, objects, organisms, individuals, or events encountered in actuality within an SCP-8416-1 zone are largely absent from their corresponding fictitious narrative, with the only commonalities being extremely general in nature, such as the environmental setting and time of day. This principle is only overridden when multiple sapient entities are concurrently present in close proximity to each other, as each entity recalls the presence of all other entities in a manner that is consistent across all parties.</p> <p>Memories created through SCP-8416 exposure invariably lack any elements that would conflict with the affected individual’s fundamental understanding of the universe, and are thus typically free of anomalous content.</p> <p>SCP-8416’s cognitive effects exhibit referential negation<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-3" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-3')">3</a></sup>, meaning prior knowledge of SCP-8416’s existence and general description provides immunity to its influence. The informational components necessary to acquire this immunity are divided into 5 basic categories:</p> <ol> <li>Knowledge of SCP-8416’s origin, that being the away-facing hemisphere, or “dark side”, of Earth’s moon.</li> <li>Knowledge of SCP-8416’s physical nature and composition, that being a high-energy sound wave. Details regarding SCP-8416’s subspacial resonance properties are not required. Rather, one only has to know that SCP-8416 is a sound of some kind, and that it is higher in both amplitude and frequency than typical sounds. Understanding this information through layman's terms, such as “loud” and “high-pitched”, is also effective.</li> <li>Knowledge of SCP-8416’s pattern of emission, that being a continuous and unwavering tone. Retaining the impression that SCP-8416 emission is brief, temporary, or variably staggered in any way prevents the development of immunity, as does presuming that it ceased at some point in the past or will begin at some point in the future.</li> <li>Knowledge of SCP-8416's primary target, that being the planet Earth. Knowledge of more specific geographical locations is unnecessary, as is knowledge of the exact proportion of time that SCP-8416 beams are directed at Earth.</li> <li>Understanding that the preceding information is categorically true in reality. No further details are required. Misconceptions regarding any further aspects of SCP-8416 do not impact immunity.</li> </ol> <p>Individuals who possess this knowledge are able to enter and exit SCP-8416-1 zones without experiencing anomalous memory alterations, and thus can accurately recall contents and experiences therein with a typical level of detail and precision.</p> <p><strong>Addendum 8416.1:</strong> <em>04/21/1962: Discovery</em></p> <p>SCP-8416 was first detected through an experimental Subspace Resonance Detector (SRD) developed as part of the Foundation’s Worldwide Anomalous Monitoring Initiative (FWAMI)<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-4" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-4')">4</a></sup>. Once perfected, the SRD was able to identify and locate all 16 SCP-8416-1 zones, though their anomalous psychological properties remained unknown.</p> <p>On-site investigation of all SCP-8416-1 zones was subsequently conducted by Research Associate Dr. Carter Rattigan. The effects of SCP-8416 exposure were assessed through D-Class trials wherein subjects were instructed to enter and explore SCP-8416-1 zones for varying lengths of time. Subjects were not informed of the purpose of these experiments or the nature of their assigned locations.</p> <p>Upon the conclusion of these initial experiments, no physical or psychological aberrations were found in participating subjects. Thus, researchers were authorized to conduct expeditions into SCP-8416-1 zones directly, under the condition that D-Class personnel accompany each foray for the purpose of exploring any potentially hazardous areas. Knowledge of SCP-8416 remained undisclosed to participating subjects during these operations, leading to the incidental discovery of SCP-8416’s anomalous cognitive effects, as the recollections of returning researchers contradicted those of returning D-Class personnel. Finer nuances of SCP-8416-1’s properties were subsequently determined through trial and error.</p> <p><strong>Addendum 8416.2:</strong> <em>10/09/1962: Preliminary Documentation</em></p> <p>Aside from the presence of SCP-8416, SCP-8416-1 zones exhibit no inherent anomalous features, and are visually indistinct from the areas surrounding them. The following is a general summary of each SCP-8416-1 location and the contents therein. Information was compiled by Dr. Rattigan during SCP-8416’s initial research phase:</p> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">+ Access Description Logs</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">- Access Description Logs</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th>Designation</th> <th>Geographic Coordinates</th> <th>Location Description</th> </tr> <tr> <td>8416-1A</td> <td>44.5015, -110.3755</td> <td>Temperate deciduous forest within the western portion of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8416-1B</td> <td>20.6804, -102.1591</td> <td>Mountainous region positioned along the northern side of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, Mexico.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8416-1C</td> <td>60.3522, -101.5865</td> <td>Mixed boreal forest within southern Nunavut, Canada.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8416-1D</td> <td>-37.5391, -66.7818</td> <td>Flat steppe environment within the Patagonian Desert, Argentina.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8416-1E</td> <td>2.1598, -55.3560</td> <td>Tropical rainforest within northern Brazil. Partially intersects with the Tapajós river along the southeast segment of its perimeter<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-5" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-5')">5</a></sup>.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8416-1F</td> <td>70.5712, -31.4497</td> <td>Polar desert located on the eastern portion of the Greenland Ice Sheet.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8416-1G</td> <td>14.9938, -5.0826</td> <td>Hamada portion of the Sahara Desert within southern Mali.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8416-1H</td> <td>47.5516, 23.9214</td> <td>Temperate woodland within northeast Romania.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8416-1I</td> <td>-11.1284, 31.1282</td> <td>Tropical savanna within Zambia’s northern province.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8416-1J</td> <td>34.2766, 47.3879</td> <td>Rocky plateau adjacent to the eastern border of the Zagros Mountains, Iran.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8416-1K</td> <td>-68.5841, 80.4147</td> <td>Polar desert located near the edge of the Antarctic Ice Sheet.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8416-1L</td> <td>54.7956, 70.2929</td> <td>Temperate grassland within northern Kazakhstan</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8416-1M</td> <td>33.9056, 88.3006</td> <td>Alpine tundra situated upon a moderately elevated portion of the Tibetan Plateau.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8416-1N</td> <td>13.5377, 104.6482</td> <td>Tropical lowland forest within central Cambodia.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8416-1O</td> <td>-29.1152, 121.8748</td> <td>Arid shrubland within the western portion of the Australian Outback.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8416-1P</td> <td>64.0331, 167.0506</td> <td>Dense boreal forest within eastern Siberia.</td> </tr> </table> </div> </div> </div> <p><strong>Addendum 8416.3:</strong> <em>09/16/1967: O5-Proposal 8416</em></p> <p>The following proposal was submitted to the O5 Council by Head Researcher Dr. Rattigan following the completion of initial study into SCP-8416 and SCP-8416-1 locations:</p> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">+ Access Proposal Transcript</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">- Exit Proposal Transcript</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <blockquote> <p>Esteemed members of the Council,</p> <p>I have been assigned to the Subspace Resonance Division of FWAMI since its inception nearly eight years ago. Our research was originally conducted for the purpose of remote anomaly detection. However, it has instead resulted in an incidental discovery with far more practical potential than we could have ever imagined.</p> <p>As you are surely aware, conventional global powers have continued to advance technologically and grow increasingly interconnected in recent years, making the fulfillment of the Foundation’s mission while avoiding exposure to the general public exponentially more challenging. This dilemma poses a significant risk to the Foundation as it currently operates, and was the primary catalyst for the FWAMI’s initial inception. However, we believe that our discovery could not only significantly reduce this risk, but would all but negate the need for long-range remote observation entirely.</p> <p>Due to a subspace phenomenon detected by our prototype SRD, sixteen separate locations with novel paraphysical properties have been identified. All terrestrial, all uninhabited, all across the world. Our compiled research logs, attached below<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-6" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-6')">6</a></sup>, extensively detail the properties of these locations. Based on these findings, we have concluded that utilizing these zones for continuous Foundation operations would pose little to no risk for involved parties, would be highly advantageous in the task of maintaining international security, and could even prove to be instrumental in our undertaking of clandestine endeavors going forward. Thus, we encourage the consideration of all sixteen locations relating to this anomaly (Currently under Provisional Designation 8416) for use in future Foundation operations.</p> <p>Respectfully, Dr. Carter Rattigan</p> </blockquote> </div> </div> </div> <p><strong>UPDATE:</strong> O-5 referendum ruled in favor of Dr. Rattigan’s proposal<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-7" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-7')">7</a></sup>. PD: Project-8416 has been approved as of <span style="text-decoration: underline;">10/17/1967</span>.</p> <p><strong>Addendum 8416.4:</strong> <em>01/12/1968: Project Black Moon</em></p> <p>Directed by Chief Research Coordinator Dr. Rattigan, Project Black Moon (PBM) was an international construction and dissemination project primarily centered around SCP-8416 and its associated phenomena.</p> <p>PBM’s directives were divided into 2 central categories:</p> <ol> <li>Establishment of secure Foundation sites within SCP-8416-1 zones, initially consisting of strategic operative and temporary containment infrastructure, before eventually expanding to include research, long-term containment, and administrative residence facilities. Due to the efficacy of their self-concealing properties, SCP-8416-1 sites have become the primary locations for all substantial Foundation operations.</li> <li>Universal disclosure of knowledge regarding SCP-8416 among all Foundation staff of Level-1 Clearance or above for the purpose of referential negation. This knowledge has been gradually streamlined into a vague yet concise declarative statement providing the minimum amount of information necessary to develop immunity to SCP-8416: “The black moon howls ceaselessly upon us”. This phrase is uttered repeatedly over the course of a standard Foundation orientation seminar, translated into the corresponding language thereof, and is used in reference to both those present in the immediate vicinity, the Foundation as a whole, and humanity as a whole, and is typically accompanied by at least 1 simplistic but intuitively understandable illustration. This practice improves the ease in which personnel can coordinate and travel between SCP-8416-1 sites, which will almost certainly be required at some point in their career. Likewise, the concealment of this information from Level-0 personnel enables the employment of necessary maintenance and janitorial staff within SCP-8416-1 sites without the risk of a security breach. Said staff’s false memories of their employment are internally consistent and largely aligned with their respective occupations, with the only substantial deviations from reality concerning the type of facility they work in, which is invariably recalled as mundane and free of anomalous phenomena.</li> </ol> <p>Incidentally, the dissemination of this information among all and only authorized Foundation staff has resulted in the popularization of an informal social custom among English-speaking personnel, particularly undercover field operatives, used to assess a given individual’s affiliation with the Foundation in a swift and discreet manner. The practice consists of asking the individual in question “Does the black moon howl?”. Subjects that are in fact members of the Foundation will reply with either “Ceaselessly upon us” or the acronym thereof: “Cuu”<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-8" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-8')">8</a></sup>, depending on the level of discretion necessitated by their current circumstances. The abbreviated response is distinct enough to recognize but simple and brief enough to be obscured by additional statements and sounds, such as sneezing. Although this technique has reportedly been helpful in numerous improvisatory situations, it is far from infallible, and is thus not an officially recognized procedure. Personnel are advised to employ formal Foundation identification methods, such as clearance-codes and retinal scans, whenever possible.</p> <p>PBM operated from 1968-1975, at which point its objectives were deemed comprehensively successful, and it was thus reclassified as concluded. However, procedures required to maintain the achievements of PBM have been codified as standard practice within the Foundation, and to date continue in perpetuity.</p> <p><strong>Addendum 8416.5:</strong> <em>03/03/2007: Incident Report</em></p> <p>On 03/03/2007, at 12:21 Australian Western Standard Time, EDICT<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-9" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-9')">9</a></sup> Dr. Rattigan entered SCP-8416-1O, now designated PrimeSite-O, through the gate positioned along its eastern quadrant. Upon crossing the perimeter of the zone, Dr. Rattigan immediately disappeared and/or ceased being visible from his location. The vehicle in which he was traveling continued to operate without guidance until halted within a nearby ditch. This event was corroborated by both security camera footage and multiple direct witnesses. Said witnesses, one of whom was Site Director Dr. Andrew Folkes, had planned to convene with Dr. Rattigan at the border and accompany him to O-Res<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-10" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-10')">10</a></sup>. A site-wide investigation was subsequently initiated, but to date is designated inconclusive due to a complete lack of evidence discovered regarding the nature of this event or the current status of Dr. Rattigan. On account of this, the case has been elevated to a Foundation-wide endeavor. All personnel of Level-1 Clearance or higher who believe they can possibly provide insight into this incident are strongly encouraged to contact PrimeSite-O’s Office of Internal Affairs<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-11" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-11')">11</a></sup>. To this end, a synopsis of all currently known information deemed to be potentially pertinent is provided below:</p> <ul> <li>Dr. Rattigan’s career had directly involved SCP-8416 and SCP-8416-1 zones for approximately 45 years preceding his disappearance (1962-2007).</li> <li>During this time frame, Dr. Rattigan had been pivotal in the initial research of SCP-8416 and related phenomena, as well as the development and execution of Project Black Moon.</li> <li>Dr. Rattigan had visited SCP-8416-1O on 15 prior occasions, and had conducted a greater number of visitations to each of the other SCP-8416-1 zones, all without incident.</li> <li>No other instances of individuals disappearing while crossing an SCP-8416-1 perimeter, with or without referential negation, are known.</li> <li>The moon was in a waning gibbous phase at the time of the incident.</li> <li>The moon was not visible from SCP-8416-1O at the time of the incident.</li> <li>On the occasion of his disappearance, Dr. Rattigan had traveled to SCP-8416-1O for the purposes of officially announcing his retirement, attending a social function celebrating his distinguished career, and appointing Dr. Folkes to the position of EDICT in his stead.</li> </ul> <p>Due to the indeterminate nature of this event and the currently ongoing investigation thereof, all nonessential travel into or out of SCP-8416-1 zones has been suspended until further notice. Contact your direct supervisor for more information.</p> <div class="colmod-block"> <ul> <li class="folded"> <ul> <li style="list-style: none">_</li> </ul> <div class="colmod-link-top"> <div class="foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">SOMEONE PLEASE READ THIS</a><a href="javascript:;">SOMEONE PLEASE REMEMBER THIS</a></div> </div> <div class="colmod-content"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:125%;"><strong>ENTRIES FROM THE PERSONAL JOURNAL OF DR. CARTER RATTIGAN</strong></span></p> <hr/> <p><strong>Upload Time:</strong> 03/05/2007, 19:54 AWST<br/> <strong>Files Attached:</strong> 9</p> <div class="colmod-block"> <ul> <li class="folded"> <ul> <li style="list-style: none">_</li> </ul> <div class="colmod-link-top"> <div class="foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">- WIP#2</a><a href="javascript:;">- 03/03/2007</a></div> </div> <div class="colmod-content"> <blockquote> <p><tt>Well, I’m finally here. The trip was long, but it went about as smoothly as I could have expected. I slept through most of the flight, so I felt comfortable starting the driving leg shortly after landing. Although I managed to outpace the sun for a few hours, I still got caught in the sweltering late-morning heat toward the end of the journey. The Foundation rental’s crappy AC couldn’t keep up, so I was awfully sweaty by the time I arrived, but otherwise no worse for wear.</tt></p> <p><tt>Andrew had offered to meet me in person at the entrance, which was quite considerate of him given his busy schedule. Perhaps he wanted some words of encouragement before the torch is officially passed. Feeling some trepidation is understandable, big shoes and whatnot, but he has nothing to worry about in my opinion. His suitability for the role of EDICT has been clear to me for over a decade now, ever since he helped resolve the Great Barrier Trench fiasco. I literally wrote the book on RN-P constructs, and even I couldn’t figure it out. I’d probably still be rerouting cargo the long way if it weren’t for him. I truly couldn’t be any more confident in someone’s aptitude for this position.</tt></p> <p><tt>He was parked just inside the gate, along with some assistants. It's funny, knowing what the perimeter fences represent, I always expect some sort of… I don’t know, something, when I pass through them. A feeling, a sense, anything at all to indicate its significance. There never is, of course, given the limitations of human perception, but no matter how many times I cross, there’s still a part of me that always expects it, and I think today I was finally right.</tt></p> <p><tt>It was only a moment, gone before I even had time to think. I saw Andrew and the others, and heard my tires rolling across the course dirt road. Then I saw two Andrews, two of everyone in his cohort, two gates, two everything. The sound of the tires crescendoed into an ear-piercing screech similar to microphone feedback; I’m still unsure whether it was an audible malfunction of my hearing aids or entirely mental in nature. I felt the strongest sense of vertigo I’ve ever had, like when you abruptly wake up after falling in a dream. Then, all at once, it passed, and everything was normal again. I don’t think the back of my car had even passed the threshold yet. I still felt a bit shaken as I got out to greet Andrew and his associates. I think they must have noticed, but they didn’t say anything. Maybe they chalked it up to the more sentimental aspects of these circumstances, to me preparing to secede from what has been my life’s work, to knowingly entering a -1 zone for what will probably be the last time. That’s what I chalked it up to, anyway. Don’t get me wrong, I’m glad to be doing this —I’ve been overdue for retirement and some well-deserved relaxation, and I’m confident in the legacy I’ll be leaving behind—, but it’s still turning out to be a surreal experience. Even now, long after I’ve settled in here, I just can’t shake the feeling that something is… off.</tt></p> <p><tt>Andrew and his convoy led me to 1O-Res and gave me a brief tour of the building. From what I’ve seen so far, everything is going according to plan. The staff have really outdone themselves with the ceremony preparations. They showed me the auditorium where I’ll give my speech, the banquet hall where a buffet is already being prepared, and lastly my personal accommodations. It’s little more than a bed, desk, and bathroom, but it's more than sufficient to me, as I don’t plan on spending much time cooped up in here anyway, what with all the festivities.</tt></p> <p><tt>Andrew seemed to grow distracted toward the end of the tour. His commentary on the last few locations sounded as though they were far more abbreviated than he had originally planned. His statements were short and curt, and he kept having to leave the room to take calls. I could tell he was growing worried by the end of it. Though my curiosity was piqued, I didn’t feel it would be appropriate to pry. He wants to show me he can handle things on his own, and I want to show him that I have no doubt. I’m sure he’ll let me into the loop sooner or later. For now, I have a speech to rehearse.</tt></p> </blockquote> </div> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="colmod-block"> <ul> <li class="folded"> <ul> <li style="list-style: none">_</li> </ul> <div class="colmod-link-top"> <div class="foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">- WIP#3</a><a href="javascript:;">- 03/04/2007</a></div> </div> <div class="colmod-content"> <blockquote> <p><tt>Something is wrong. I don’t know what exactly, but it’s definitely something. I’ve felt it ever since I arrived, pervasive but indescribable. At first I assumed it was just me, an internal reflection of my emotional state, but the signs have since become undeniable. Something is objectively, palpably wrong, and I think others have realized it too.</tt></p> <p><tt>all of -1O’s external communication channels went offline yesterday. Andrew and his staff have been scrambling to fix it ever since, but so far they’ve made no headway. There are no signs of a technical malfunction on our end, just a complete lack of incoming signals. It’s not just the Foundation networks either. Civilian wifi, cell phone signals, even HAM radio, they’re all dead. We can still send transmissions, but with no receiver activity detected, it’s impossible to tell if they’re getting through to anyone.</tt></p> <p><tt>I only recently learned all of this, Andrew called not long ago to fill me in. I’m thankful that the intrasite comms are still functional, or else I’d probably still be in the dark. I don’t think he has time for an in-person visit right now. From how he sounded, I wouldn’t be surprised if he was up all night with the comm technicians trying to fix the issue. He stayed calm and professional as he explained, but his voice betrayed his concern, frayed by exhaustion in a manner I am all too familiar with.</tt></p> <p><tt>He finished by stating that tonight’s festivities have been officially postponed until this issue is sorted out, and that he will be announcing a sitewide extrazonal lockdown in the near future, so I’ll have to stay on site grounds for the time being. He actually apologized to me for the inconvenience. Poor guy, an excellent leader, but considerate to a fault sometimes. Two sides of a coin, I suppose. I offered to help in any way I can, but he shut that idea down immediately. I heard a commotion of some kind in the background, and a few pieces clicked in my head. I asked him what time the comms went down, what exact time, but he wouldn’t say. He told me not to worry, but suggested I stay in my quarters and keep to myself for the time being. Then he hung up.</tt></p> <p><tt>In all honesty, I feel somewhat indignant over being relegated to such an idle position. I suspect that he omitted significant aspects of the current situation; malfunctioning comms alone wouldn’t necessitate the imposition of a universal and indefinite lockdown protocol. I don’t know what exactly is happening, but I’m sure it’s somehow worse than he’s letting on. It makes sense to keep things under wraps until he fully understands the situation, so as not to cause panic among the general staff, but I would think our close affiliation would warrant some exemption from such measures. In any case, I have decided to respect his wishes, as forcefully interjecting myself would only illustrate that I don’t trust his judgment, and what would that say about my endorsement of him as my successor? No, I’ll heed his advice and stay put, at least for tonight. Maybe we’ll both be able to see things more clearly after a good night’s sleep.</tt></p> </blockquote> </div> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="colmod-block"> <ul> <li class="folded"> <ul> <li style="list-style: none">_</li> </ul> <div class="colmod-link-top"> <div class="foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">- WIP#4</a><a href="javascript:;">- 03/05/2007</a></div> </div> <div class="colmod-content"> <blockquote> <p><tt>The sun never rose this morning. It got to the point when the first dull gray light creeps over the skyline, then it just stopped. The moon paused too, around the same time, stuck at its highest point in the sky. I strongly suspect that the rest of the earth outside of PrimeSite-O is also temporally frozen, but it's hard to tell since we’re surrounded by nothing but empty desert. Fortunately our clocks still work, so I can at least tell what time it’s supposed to be. For the sake of simplicity, as well as preserving at least some of my sanity, I’m going to continue logging these entries into my touchpad under the progressive dating format. For all intents and purposes, today is March 5th, and “tomorrow” will be March 6th. It may be wrong, but it’s what I’m used to, and at this point I need all the comfort I can get. Writing feels like my only reprieve from the now-undeniable severity of what is unfolding across the site.</tt></p> <p><tt>I awoke around 6am, not long after the freeze from what I can tell. I groggily struggled to get my bearings amid the sound of rapid footsteps emanating across the -Res building and shouting from outside —Evidently, most of the staff had beaten me to the realization—, along with another sound beneath it all, the source of which I couldn’t place. A constant, faint, high-pitched ringing. It continues even now, omnipresent and unwavering. Not wishing to ponder the implications of this, I turned down the volume on my hearing aids, and to my relief it dampened accordingly. As such, I figured that it was just a technological glitch, like the feedback when I entered the zone, or the comms blackout. At least, that’s what I hoped it was.</tt></p> <p><tt>With Andrew’s advice still in mind, I stayed in my quarters at first, trying my best to ascertain the situation from the vantage point of my window. I saw a jumble of personnel running, driving, carrying various objects. Their movements portrayed a confused and frantic energy, but they were too far to make out any finer details or discern any context. Moreover, the window was growing foggy, further obfuscating the scene. I tried calling Andrew’s mobile comm, but there was no response, and that was my tipping point. I had to go out there.</tt></p> <p><tt>Between the darkness and overall mayhem, it was easy to keep a low profile once I left the building. Following the primary current of personnel, I reached the epicenter of the commotion: the Eastern perimeter gate, the same one I entered just a few days ago. The gate was not only open, but missing its doors entirely. Large portions of the adjacent fencing had also been demolished. Scientific equipment of just about every variety was being set up along the edge of the zone: sonar, radar, Kant Counters, Remote SRDs, and many more esoteric ones I couldn’t name on sight. Occasionally, I’d see people throwing objects over the border, mostly just rocks they picked up off the ground, though I saw one fellow shooting a firearm erratically into the surrounding darkness before being restrained. I didn’t understand why, as I saw nothing but the empty desert beyond the perimeter. Then it hit me: I saw <em>nothing</em>, including the objects being thrown. None of the rocks launched across the divide hit the ground on the other side. It was hard to tell exactly what happened to them in the poor lighting, but it was clearly something anomalous. With this realization, my stress level finally felt synchronized with the surrounding atmosphere. It was then that I was able to make out Andrew’s face among the turbulent crowd.</tt></p> <p><tt>Even in the moonlight, I could tell he was abnormally pale. He wore his quintessential stone-faced expression, the one I’ve seen him don during many previous crises. Upon seeing me, he nervously took me aside, asking why I left my quarters. He said I should have called him first, and when I told him I had, several times in fact, he took out his comm unit and sighed. His next words bored a pit of anxiety into my stomach: “Sorry, guess I couldn’t hear it over the ringing”. He casually pointed to one ear as he said it, as if he had long since moved past that particular phenomenon. I, on the other hand, had still been clinging to the formerly unfalsifiable notion that it was the result of my hearing aids malfunctioning. With the passive admission that he could hear it too, my grip on that comforting assumption was severed, and my mind felt momentarily adrift. His subsequent statements felt distant and surreal, as he proceeded to explain the current state of affairs.</tt><br/> <br/> <tt>Apparently, in the hours following the start of the communication blackout, several employees of Level-0 Clearance (mostly janitorial) left the site at the end of their shifts as they normally would, but both they and their vehicles vanished from visible existence immediately upon crossing the perimeter. Security cameras recorded these events, but in a blunder of bureaucratic oversight, they weren’t brought to Andrew’s attention until several hours later, after almost every Level-0 shift had concluded. He tried to restrict knowledge of this development to a need-to-know basis, so as not to cause alarm, as well as to allow himself the small possibility of rescuing them. He failed on both accounts, as he made no headway in determining their fate, and the recent time freeze revealed our anomalous circumstances to everyone, which quickly led to the other peculiar phenomena coming out of the bag as well.</tt></p> <p><tt>Although he was largely professional and matter-of-fact during this explanation, it was clear from slight falters in his tone that the disappearances weighed heavily on him. I tried to offer reassurances, hindsight is 20/20, anomalies are unpredictable by definition, but I knew they wouldn’t get through to him. I’ve offered the same impotent platitudes to myself on many occasions. They don’t work, yet you can’t help but try. You hold out hope that the rationality of these statements will somehow cut through the impermeable guilt you feel, but it never does. I’m sure we’re both used to the cycle by now.</tt></p> <p><tt>To his credit, the uncertainty he felt was revealed only to me. Once he got a hold of a megaphone and connected to the sitewide intercoms, he resumed the pretense of poise and authority necessary to manage the growing hysteria. He delegated the tasks of performing routine containment and maintenance procedures, which obviously cannot be neglected despite the circumstances. He laid out a system of food rationing, and instructed personnel to deep-freeze whatever perishables are present on site (including the buffet, not that that matters anymore). He divided the remaining staff into four encampments, each assigned to one quadrant of the perimeter, and gave instructions for a more methodical study of its properties, with he himself overseeing activities on the Eastern face.</tt></p> <p><tt>I worked alongside him for the next several hours, mainly taking baseline readings with the Remote SRD, while he and the rest of his cohort tried more conventional mediums of detection. Unfortunately, these endeavors were fruitless; none of our measurements differed from those obtained during the zone’s initial study. With each informational dead end, the sense of unease within our group rose palpably. There was an elephant in the room, and I could tell from the looks I got from his assistants that it was me. Who can blame them? They surely know all of this started when I arrived, that somehow this is my fault. Even I can’t deny the correlation, and it’s pretty much the only clue we have as to why this could be happening. Though the tension was increasingly evident, likely exacerbated by fraying nerves and the constant ubiquitous ringing, no one dared to acknowledge it explicitly, at least not in Andrew’s presence. I got the sense that they had broached this topic with him before, and that it had been unequivocally shut down. After all, there is only one solution that can be drawn from this line of thought, one that he understandably doesn’t want to resort to, at least not yet. Though I appreciated his consideration for my well-being, I felt the weight of responsibility in the staff’s expectant gazes, and I knew I couldn’t justify upholding my safety at their expense. I realized what I had to do.</tt></p> <p><tt>As the staff prepared to send a drone across the border, I took a moment to internally process the situation, coming to terms with the potentially imminent conclusion of my existence as best as one possibly can. Once ready, I cleared my throat, becoming the locus of their collective attention. No explanation was necessary, as context rendered my intentions recognizable to all. Andrew started to speak, no doubt formulating persuasions to the contrary, but I cut his attempt short, assuring him that it was okay, that this was for the best. I thanked everyone for their hospitality, told them it had been a pleasure working with them, and walked backward toward the perimeter. Composed as I was, I was of course still terrified of the prospect of what awaited me beyond, and I wanted my final view to be of those I would hopefully save with my sacrifice, with my eyes focussing on Andrew in particular. However, whatever heroic comforts ran through my mind in those moments were abruptly halted, as my back hit a solid, impenetrable barrier at the point of my expected transition.</tt></p> <p><tt>The crowd’s immediate disappointment was obvious, as I foolishly pressed myself harder against the invisible wall. While this definitively proved that I was personally linked to our anomalous circumstances, the discovery brought little comfort, as the solution that everyone had, implicitly or not, placed their hopes in was clearly inviable. Back to square one, they solemnly returned their efforts to the drone.</tt></p> <p><tt>While the remote feedback system was being calibrated, Andrew ushered me away from the others and discreetly handed me his personal Level-4 Clearance keycard. He said I should stay in his private quarters until further notice, that he’d keep in touch through his comms and inform me of any new developments that arise out here. I was reluctant to accept this for several reasons, not the least of which is that card-sharing is strictly against protocol, but he pointed out the extenuating nature of these circumstances (an undeniable truth to which I had no rebuttal), and assured me that he can just input his keycode manually to bypass any restrictions. I was going to protest further, indicating my desire to assist in resolving our shared predicament, but he seemed to anticipate this. He explained that his room has a L4-locked computer interface, through which I would have unrestricted access to the Foundation Research Database, so I should try combing through the 8416 files for information that could shed light on our dilemma. He said I have a more thorough understanding of this anomaly than anyone else, so if anyone can figure something out, it’s me. I’m sure this praise was strategic to some extent, intended to ease my mind as I was once again pushed to the sidelines, but he did have a point. My physical presence at the border was apparently useless, so perhaps my efforts would be better spent studying this phenomenon in a remote capacity.</tt></p> <p><tt>So that’s where I am now, sitting at the desk in Andrew’s private office. This place is nicer than my former accommodations, but not extravagantly so. There’s a bathroom, a microwave, a minifridge with enough frozen food to last at least a few days, and a queen-size bed, not that I’ll be using the latter; I am a guest, afterall. I’ll sleep on the couch, that is, if I even sleep in the first place. So far the ringing has kept me wide awake. It seems to be getting progressively louder, though that could just be an illusory perception on my part. Turning down my hearing aids helps, at least for a bit, but I’m trying to do so sparingly. I don’t want to miss a call from Andrew, or some other important sound.</tt></p> <p><tt>As promised, I can view every archived document relating to 8416 through his desktop computer, all the way back to the 60’s. Many are of my own making, but it’ll still pay to refresh my memory. There’s also a bookshelf containing every scholarly publication I’ve ever authored, chronologically organized, neatly positioned, and in fresh condition. Encountering them so unexpectedly, the cumulative product of my lifelong career in memetic research, is as surreal as it is flattering, though I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised given our longstanding rapport. I’ll be sure to incorporate them into my research as well, at least the earlier ones that primarily cover 8416.</tt></p> <p><tt>Putting my thoughts down in this journal has helped me process the day’s events, but it’s time I stop procrastinating. I intend to dedicate all of my further time and energy to studying this matter. I won’t stop until I’ve discovered a solution. The answer must be hidden somewhere in the prior data, I just have to find it.</tt></p> </blockquote> </div> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="colmod-block"> <ul> <li class="folded"> <ul> <li style="list-style: none">_</li> </ul> <div class="colmod-link-top"> <div class="foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">- WIP#5</a><a href="javascript:;">- 03/06/2007</a></div> </div> <div class="colmod-content"> <blockquote> <p><tt>There must be something, right? I’ve found myself muttering that phrase on a loop for the last several hours as I repeatedly comb through the research archives, as if this desperate mantra could somehow bring the truth of the statement into existence, but it’s no use. The deeper I dig, the clearer the futility of my efforts become. There are no documented cases of macroscopic temporal or spatial distortions relating to 8416. There’s plenty of information about its sub-planck warping properties, of course. We have a decent grasp of that thanks to the SRD. But that’s the thing, ordinary devices can’t detect 8416 because they are made of the very fabric of reality that it distorts. But something has changed, and now we can detect its influence. I can see the static night sky, held in place by the moon's pivotal beam for days on end. I can observe how anything that escapes its clutches is enveloped by total nothingness. I can hear its incessant goddamn ringing, foiling any attempt to sleep no matter how exhausted I get. The only definitive conclusion I can draw is that we no longer exist within standard macrospace. We’ve been marooned inside a planck-second, wedged into a crevice between units of existence. It brought us here, to its domain, the unseen, the unknown. We’re operating under its rules now, and I have no idea how to break free of them.</tt></p> <p><tt>I haven’t seen Andrew in person since he directed me to stay here, but from what he’s said over his last few calls, things on his end are growing just as dire. He’s tried everything he can think of to understand the border phenomenon: drones (both land and air, RC and autonomous), analog measuring tools fastened to ropes to drag them back inside, all types of lab animals available in the research wing. The result is always the same; once they cross, they’re gone for good. He’s also tried positioning objects (all mentioned above) directly on the perimeter threshold, and the results, suffice to say, were about as disastrous as you could expect. Essentially, they’ve gained no information whatsoever about what lies outside the zone or the nature of this phenomenon. He even said that, at this point, he can’t be sure whether the surrounding desert and sky, as they appear from within, are actually present. So far, he’s been somewhat successful in maintaining a tone of confidence and conviction while giving these updates, but the cracks started to show during his most recent contact, an involuntary quiver of fear infiltrating his speech. He’s out of ideas, and I fear that I am too</tt></p> <p><tt>Fueled by our mutual lack of success, an omnipresent atmosphere of looming hopelessness has descended upon me over the course of the past several hours, searing further into my thoughts with each fruitless file I read, and yet I can’t bring myself to stop. I feel like, if I lose this momentum, I’ll be left with nothing. Just me and that despicable moon, with its merciless goddamn ringing. Taxing as it is to endure, I refuse to let it consume me. I swear to whatever being could possibly hear me over this wretched howl, I won’t stop until I’ve vanquished its creator. I will break it before it breaks me. I will bring silence.</tt></p> <p><tt>I wouldn’t even be writing this if that fucking fog hadn’t stalled my investigation. It hit the windows first, making it gradually harder to see what’s going on outside. Certainly unusual for the Australian outback, but it seemed trivial at the time compared to everything else going on. I began to grow concerned, however, when it started appearing on the bathroom mirror. I hadn’t used the shower or anything, I barely left the archives long enough for a necessary piss break. I rubbed my finger along its surface, but it didn’t wipe off like you’d expect. It couldn’t be on the other side, as the mirror is directly affixed to the wall, and of course it wouldn’t be visible from my side regardless. That left only one possibility: it must be forming inside the glass itself. It was then, perfectly timed as though to accentuate the gravity of this conclusion, that I noticed it forming on the computer.</tt></p> <p><tt>Given the preceding pattern of the windows and mirror, it was clear that the screen would continue to increase in opacity until it was rendered essentially inoperable, a realization that, in that moment, nearly crushed my will entirely. I’d still be able to read through my printed publications, of course, but doing so has thus far been equally ineffective, and the amount of available data therein is exponentially limited in comparison to the entire digital database. I know this is irrational, probably the sleep deprivation talking, but it feels like an attack directed at me personally. As if the moon’s continued capacity to allude my understanding wasn’t satisfactory enough, it had to add insult to injury and thwart my primary means of even trying to learn about it. One last ‘fuck you!’ to cap off a day of uninterrupted failure. Of course, I’ve since learned that the phenomenon isn’t exclusive to me. According to Andrew’s last update, it’s affecting all glass on-site, disabling almost every security camera and computer terminal. Only a few devices have been spared; apparently, the latest Foundation-issued models are made with some kind of transparent plastic instead of glass, but -O has been slow to phase in the updated tech. He’s trying his best to allocate them for maintaining essential operations, but for the most part we’ve gone completely dark.</tt></p> <p><tt>In perhaps my only stroke of good fortune today, it seems the mobile touchpad I use to log these journal entries is one of the new, unaffected models. I tried transferring as many files from the archive as I could onto it before the terminal’s screen was completely obfuscated, but I was informed that my ‘external device is not authorized to download’ anything but the fully unrestricted, Standard-Clearance precursory description files. However, there was an adjacent printer that was authorized, so in a final, desperate gambit, I decided to print as many documents as I could, first using up all the blank printer paper, then finding already-printed pages around Andrew’s office and reprinting over them. I didn’t have time to debate which files to prioritize, but I think I ended up with a relatively even mix of documents that I’d read and thought potentially useful and new documents that looked promising based on their titles alone. I’m writing this while the printer is catching up on the last few files I selected. The screen’s all white now, so this will be it, just me and this mess of papers.</tt></p> <p><tt>SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT I’m such an idiot!!!! I was so frantic in trying to outpace the fog, I didn’t bother to connect or organize the pages after they emerged. I just knocked the whole goddamn pile off the table. They’re everywhere now, fucking everywhere, blanketing the entire fucking floor.</tt></p> <p><tt>IDIOT IDIOT IDIOT IDIOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</tt></p> </blockquote> </div> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="colmod-block"> <ul> <li class="folded"> <ul> <li style="list-style: none">_</li> </ul> <div class="colmod-link-top"> <div class="foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">- WIP#6</a><a href="javascript:;">- 03/07/2007</a></div> </div> <div class="colmod-content"> <blockquote> <p><tt>I can’t do it. I just can’t do it. I’ve looked at the information from every conceivable angle, explored every possible connection. I’ve literally coated the entirety of Andrew’s apartment in paper, tied together by thumbtacks and dental floss like some worn out conspiracy cliche, and I’m still no closer to finding a solution. If anything, I’ve only become more confused, lost in a web of data that makes less sense with each assessment. I can’t sleep, can’t eat, can't even sit alone with my thoughts for a single fucking second without feeling like I’ll go mad from the moon’s accursed screeching. You’d think I would have learned to subconsciously tune it out by now, being just a single continuous sound, but no, of course not. It won’t let me. It refuses to be ignored, growing steadily louder by the hour, by the minute even, always one step ahead of my mind, constantly rising just above my minimum perceptual threshold into the realm of conscious awareness. I can adjust my hearing aids to make them quieter, and I have done so several times at this point, but it brings only a moment of reprieve, as the sound once again begins its ceaseless trek up the decibel scale. My brain, in an ultimate act of betrayal, is perfectly willing and able to adjust to accommodate the lower volume, rapidly resensitizing until I return to a dreadful equilibrium with that torturous scream. Anguish, vitriol, existential dread, it’s all compressed into that ceaseless and all-consuming howl, scraping away at my psyche with each passing moment like a sharp yet rusty knife.</tt></p> <p><tt>Until now, my determination to pursue the nature of the wailing moon and uncover its weaknesses was my mind’s only refuge. The illusion of agency, of hope, like an island in a storm, but it’s gone now. I’ve turned to writing this journal entry, sprawled on Andrew’s bed amid an entanglement of interlacing floss, in a desperate attempt to stay afloat. The medium of written word is the only outlet through which I can still think at all; rereading my previous statements allows me to combat the constant interruption of my train of thought, at least for now. So here I will remain, inside this hallowed plastic screen, until… well, that I don’t know.</tt></p> <p><tt>I no longer believe that Andrew or someone else out there will find a way to resolve this, either. From the messages he’s sent, along with the continual sounds of distress and interpersonal conflict emanating from beyond the marbled windows, I’ve gathered that things have essentially gone to shit all over the site. I stopped receiving calls from Andrew nearly a day ago —I presume his comm unit was composed of glass— but I know he’s still (relatively) okay, or at least he was fairly recently. He’s been sending updates through his printer. Whenever the green light turns on and a dinging sound is made, the only stimuli left that can incentivize me to leave this bed, I feed it a few pages of the documents hanging from the walls, and I receive a partially-obfuscated but still somewhat legible message. At first I was highly selective about which papers to sacrifice for this process, back when I still thought I could fix this, but that ship has sailed, so now I just pick ones with a decent amount of blank space remaining. Deciphering the messages requires a bit of scrutiny due to the frequent obstruction of words and sentences, but I think I at least get the gist of what’s been happening across the rest of the site, and it’s nothing good. Moot as it may be, I’ll try my best to summarize here; perhaps compiling the chaos into a comprehensive synopsis will help to validate my newfound nihilism and provide some sort of twisted catharsis.</tt></p> <p><tt>Andrew’s efforts to experiment with the zone perimeter have pretty much ceased entirely, as he has become increasingly occupied by “exit” attempts from various personnel. It seems many of those without the luxury of decrepit cochleas have been affected by the moon’s abhorrent keening even more acutely than I have. As of now, somewhere between 20-29% of the site’s occupants (can’t make out the second digit) have either successfully left the zone, or have become “compromised” (unclear what exactly he means by that) to the point of necessitating medical commitment. So far, the primary approach for handling such cases has been forcible sedation, but the medical wing is close to running out of the requisite drugs. He suspects that some of the associated staff have been stealing them for their own benefit, but he can’t afford to focus on that. He’s stretched way too thin as it is.</tt></p> <p><tt>Even among the personnel who have thus far kept their sanity, it’s becoming progressively harder to maintain order. There is talk of trying to use certain anomalies held onsite (didn’t go into specifics) to combat whatever’s happening, but Andrew is drawing a hard line against any such attempts, which I think is a wise choice. Still, with people growing increasingly desperate, he fears it’s only a matter of time before they stop accepting his authority altogether. People have also been asking about me; where I am, if I’m still alive, etc. He’s thus far managed to avoid answering these questions, but they are only getting more persistent with each dismissive response he gives. The subtext of their queries is pretty clear: since I’m somehow the cause of all of this, and I can’t physically exit the zone, that leaves only one remaining way to get rid of me and potentially free them from this purgatory. It’s a somewhat logical conclusion, one that I’ve considered myself a time or two, but have not yet mustered the courage to enact. It’s one thing to walk through an invisible boundary and vanish into thin air, my ultimate fate unknown, but to accept a traditional death, with all the fear and pain and unquestionable finality it brings, ignites millions of years of instinctual opposition within me. Maybe that makes me selfish, but I am only human.</tt></p> <p><tt>As of now, that’s the extent of the information I can glean from Andrew’s messages. He hasn’t sent any more in a while, but I’ve preemptively loaded the printer for when he (hopefully) does. The closing statement of his last communication “STAY PUT” was brief yet telling. Even amidst the growing turmoil, he still isn’t willing to sacrifice my safety. I don’t know if that’s admirable or idiotic. I guess probably both. The same dichotomy permeates much of what he’s disclosed to me. Given his most recent endeavors, it seems he still believes we can find a way to stop this nightmare. While my impulse is to view this notion as utterly naive, I can’t help but acknowledge a certain level of respect for it as well. Ultimately, I recognize it as a reflection of the very same traits that originally convinced me of his aptitude for leadership; discipline, tenacity, courage, everything needed to weather the storms that so frequently brew in our line of work. If only the storm we’re facing here could be weathered, what I now see as pointless conviction could have been our salvation. He would have made a great EDICT, better than I was, if he’d only had the chance. I know this with certainty, but due to this sadistic twist of fate, no one else ever will. I hope at least he does.</tt></p> </blockquote> </div> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="colmod-block"> <ul> <li class="folded"> <ul> <li style="list-style: none">_</li> </ul> <div class="colmod-link-top"> <div class="foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">- WIP#7</a><a href="javascript:;">- 03/08/2007</a></div> </div> <div class="colmod-content"> <blockquote> <p><tt>What have I done?</tt><br/> <tt>What have I done?</tt><br/> <tt>what have I done?</tt><br/> <tt>what have I done?</tt></p> <p><tt>How could I have been so careless? So selfish? Andrew was my friend, he trusted me. He did everything he could to protect me, and yet, when the time came to return the favor, I didn’t answer the call. I didn’t even fucking hear it.</tt></p> <p><tt>Today was the tipping point. Part of me knew it was coming, we’ve been teetering on the edge of total anarchy for some time now, but I must shamefully admit that the final straw that broke the camel’s back caught me completely off guard. The fog on the glass wasn’t fog, that much was clear, but my foolish egocentrism blinded me to its true nature until it was too late. In the throes of emotional turmoil and sleep deprivation, I came to think of it as an individualized punishment borne of active malice, as if the moon was actually concerned enough about my efforts to escape its grasp to warrant intentionally stymying my research. Of course it wasn’t; it knew the endeavor was futile. If anything, the fog’s formation was an act of mercy, a display of lunar solidarity, intended to convey the true inevitability of the fate we now face alongside it, the curse of utter irrelevance that binds us together in this asomatous purgatory, made manifest through that pervasive, torturous howl. It’s all the howl, it was always the howl. If only I had heeded its premonitions, truly examined the message that its vociferous voice was figuratively transcribing across my screen. I would have seen the microfractures. I would have known what was coming.</tt></p> <p><tt>It was only through arbitrary, undeserved luck that I was left relatively unscathed by the event. If I had been sitting at Andrew’s desk at the time, or just happened to be taking a shit, I probably wouldn’t be writing this now. Instead, I was on his bed, far from the windows, staring blankly at an array of meaningless documents, my consciousness rendered nearly inert by days of sleeplessness and screaming, when my stasis was punctured by the jarringly sharp sound of a single, resounding crack. Even without my hearing aids, which by then I had fully deactivated, it was still the most startling noise I have ever perceived, and the first in several days to closely contend with the scream itself, if only for an instant. As I soon realized, it was the sound of all glass across the site, every pane, screen, and lens, shattering at once. Even now, it still echoes through the cavernous recesses of my psyche. It was indescribable.</tt></p> <p><tt>The threat it posed was not limited to the initial shatter itself. The resulting shards were so fine that they floated through the air like clouds of dust. Soon my eyes began to water, and my throat began to itch. Before even fully comprehending the situation, I had pulled the bed sheet over my nose and mouth, and was frantically trying to fan the clouds away with a pillow, though to little success. I tried to direct them outside through what were formerly the windows, but with each moment of sight came an unbearable stinging across my retinas, forcing me to primarily operate through what little spatial memory my fatigued brain could muster. The encompassing network of taut, interlacing floss didn’t help either, causing me to stumble and collapse several times. In hindsight, that was a laughably stupid idea, another truth to which my exhaustion had previously blinded me</tt></p> <p><tt>Though my body was largely spared, my mind was equivalently shredded upon reaching the window, as I beheld the exponential catastrophe unfolding across the site. Though I couldn’t (and wouldn’t) get a good look, my ears illustrated the scene in sickening detail, as the moon’s infernal shriek seemed to somehow accentuate the sounds of staff less fortunate than I. Strange as it may be, I had grown accustomed to the sporadic bouts of yelling and crying that had become commonplace over the last few days, as people’s nerves were steadily corroded by the ceaseless howl. It was understandable, comforting even, and in the face of what I now heard, it was sorely missed. It would have been a relief to know their vocal cords were still intact enough to function. Instead, I was met with a cacophony of hoarse, gasping breaths. Their coughs and chokes congealed into a collective roar, the discordant chorus interspersed with occasional splashing sounds that I still dare not link to any visual conception. Their anguished rasps rose in tandem, harmonizing with the moon to create an immeasurable and all-consuming symphony of suffering. If we were in purgatory before, then this must be Hell.</tt></p> <p><tt>By the time I had sufficiently cleared the residence of glasseous particulates such that I could keep my eyes open (at least somewhat), it was all I could manage to plop myself into Andrew’s bed. I really am an old man, past my prime, that’s been made irrefutably clear. Every muscle and joint in my body burned from the exertion. I remained winded for an unexpectedly long time, struggling to compensate for the oxygen deficit accrued from such relatively mild physical labor (granted, inhaling through the filter of a bedsheet certainly didn’t help). My fatigue was exacerbated by the stinging blotches of red, irritated skin that coated my forearms, no doubt embedded with thousands of infinitesimal shards that I probably still haven’t fully removed. And yet, these physical discomforts felt distant to me. Having already resigned myself to this torturous existence, this unending scream, I felt that the last remaining remnants of my will to act at all had been expended in the final burst of motion catalyzed by the shatter, by the prospect of compounding my suffering with the breath of a million smothering razors. Such concerns now seemed trivial, and I decided at that moment that I would passively accept whatever additional agony was thrust upon me next. I would let it consume me, and doing so would be moot, as I had already been consumed.</tt></p> <p><tt>This cynical conviction, however, turned out not to be absolute. There was a single remaining circumstance that would break me from my vow of dormancy. One that, in my state of bottomless self-pity, I had not anticipated. Maybe if I had held a different mental state, if the strength to persevere had come to me sooner, the following events would have transpired differently. I’ll never know, but I’ll always wonder. It’s a weight I’ll carry to the grave, if not further, and it’s a weight I undoubtedly deserve.</tt></p> <p><tt>The encroaching mob became known to me through vibrations long before my enfeebled ears could detect it. Doors slamming, footsteps pounding, improvised melee weaponry banging. I felt them working their way through the building like a localized storm, reverberating through the layers of floor and mattress and into my flesh and bones, and yet I didn’t react. I remember thinking to myself, to the extent that I was able or willing to think at all, that if this was the fate to befall me, then so be it. It wasn’t just about me, though. Of course it wasn’t. I was selfish, I was stupid, and yet, in a work of cruel, cosmic irony, I am still here.</tt></p> <p><tt>I couldn’t discern the leading twin echoes of Andrew’s hurried footsteps, as they were fully absorbed into the rumbling of the stampede which followed closely behind. It wasn’t until the acoustic amalgam neared the front door, and I saw the locking mechanism deactivate, indicating a successful keycode input, that the notion of his presence even crossed my mind. The thought sprung me to my feet with a vigor I had deemed unattainable only moments before, but it was too late. Andrew entered successfully, a few seconds ahead of the ensuing riot. He would have had time to close the door behind him, surely buying us at least enough time to devise a plan of escape, if it weren’t for the knee-high length of dental floss that happened to pass in front of the entryway. Of all the eventualities he may have considered, succumbing to what was essentially a makeshift booby trap within his own home certainly wasn’t one of them. He went down hard and flat, his nose buckling against the floor in an unnatural manner that made my entire body instinctively recoil. The mob was instantly upon him, though they too were largely hindered by the array of minty tripwires, resulting in an amorphous heap of flailing heads and limbs. In those initial, crucial moments of confusion, Andrew lifted his head to look at me, eyes unfocused, blood streaming down his face. He barked a single, strained syllable, only barely breaking through the moon’s lamentous howl, before being engulfed by the writhing horde:</tt></p> <p><tt>PRINT</tt></p> <p><tt>It’s hard for me to recall my exact train of thought following this event. My memories are chronicled through the lens of actions, as my body’s intuition seemed to take the helm. I don’t know if I truly understood what Andrew was trying to tell me, or if I simply tried to flee before the enraged crowd regained their bearings. Regardless, I ended up barricading myself in his office, where I found what I presume was the subject of his allusion. At some point, the printer had transposed a single additional page, yielding a final message. Though cryptically worded, it was clearly discernible among the layers of prior text by virtue of both its font size and brevity:</tt></p> <p><tt>RN ENCY</tt><br/> <tt>VOL 6-7</tt><br/> <tt>KEYCARD</tt><br/> <tt>< - - - -</tt></p> <p><tt>As my weary, deteriorated brain struggled to make sense of the note, my eyes impulsively followed the arrow’s trajectory, landing on the bookshelf. I’d removed many of the more relevant publications during my useless research venture, but some remained untouched. Their proud exhibition of my name embellished in gold across each spine now felt almost mocking, juxtaposed with the undeniable impotence of my expertise over the preceding days. Nearest to the arrow, my gaze fell upon the latter installments of what I’d once considered my crowning achievement: The Encyclopedia of Referential Negation: a Comprehensive Collection of Terms, Research, & Documented Instances. Volumes VI and VII stood erect, the narrow crevice between them slightly wider than the rest, and I noticed for the first time a parallel groove running along the supporting shelf, the deepest layer of which glinted with a distinctly metallic sheen. At that moment, every disjointed fragment of information somehow coalesced within my hypnagogic mind, and the entirety of Andrew’s communication attained clarity.</tt></p> <p><tt>At once I became deeply engaged with fulfilling his instructions, and any awareness of the frenzied pack of personnel repeatedly ramming the door was excised from the realm of conscious thought. I withdrew Andrew’s Level-4 Clearance keycard from the pants pocket where it had been stored for almost 4 straight days at that point, and swiped it through the dubious fissure. Nothing happened at first, long enough to trigger a brief spark of gaslight within me, before it was extinguished by a mechanical rumbling beneath my feet.</tt></p> <p><tt>My already precarious balance was nearly lost as a square segment of the floor retracted into the adjacent wall, revealing the entrance to a vertical concrete shaft, with a procession of protruding metal rungs descending an unknown distance into its shadowy depths. This development caused my threadbare burst of focus to briefly falter, and I was momentarily paralyzed as I gazed into the newly exposed abyss. The classic hidden door cliche had briefly crossed my mind as I swiped the card, but I hadn’t truly considered it as a possibility. It’s presence invoked as many questions as it answered, but I could scarcely afford to ponder them, as the crack of splintering wood and severing door hinges swiftly reminded me.</tt></p> <p><tt>choosing speed over grace, I half-climbed, half-plummeted down the tunnel, which was fortunately not as deep as its unilluminated obscurity had initially suggested. At the bottom, a big, red button jutted from the wall, the unambiguous word “CLOSE” glowing softly upon its face. I pressed it without a second thought, and was promptly engulfed in darkness.</tt></p> <p><tt>It seemed my concealment was not a moment too soon, as reverberating footsteps and voices soon flooded the space above me. I don’t know if they saw the final sliver of my escape route as the hatch slid shut, but regardless, they had no success in penetrating the secluded space. Nevertheless, I was initially frozen in shock, not daring to move or even breathe. It wasn’t until their ambiguous banging and unintelligible yet clearly aggressive speech began to dwindle, sinking beneath the unremitting tide of lunar melancholy, that I felt secure enough to survey my surroundings.</tt></p> <p><tt>The cold, concrete room that has become my sanctuary for the time being, is a rather minimalist abode. Its area definitely doesn’t exceed 3 square meters, and the ceiling is slightly lower than my height. Only a sleeping bag and pillow are available for the purposes of tactile comfort, accompanied by a pile of canned food, a few water jugs, and a bucket. There are no light fixtures installed as far as I can tell, only a nonfunctional, lensless flashlight, so I am illuminated solely by the screen of this touchpad. I’m sure that this room would not be considered up-to-code as an official site-standard bunker. With no apparent fallout shielding or long-term amenities, it’s clear that this was devised as more of an under-the-table project. Useful for brief and basic emergencies, with the benefit of Andrew’s sole personal access.</tt></p> <p><tt>I had no prior knowledge of this construction, and I couldn’t help but ponder the numerous unknowns surrounding its existence. Why did Andrew decide to make this? Had it been a preemptive response to an identifiable threat, or simply a generalized cautionary measure? When was it built? How long has it been here? The combined weight of these questions conjured a brief twist of unease in my gut, which was immediately chased by a bitter wave of guilt for having the audacity to think in such a way. After all, I owe my life, or at least what little of it remains, to the presence of this protective measure. The confidentiality afforded by its unofficial inception turned out to be its saving grace. Its rudimentary, one-man capacity proved adequately effective, only in the end it wasn’t the right man.</tt></p> <p><tt>This room was obviously only intended for Andrew’s use, and yet, when it really mattered, he was willing to entrust me with the knowledge necessary to access it. In turn, I’m now solely reaping the benefits of his foresight, while he’s up there going through who knows what. As I lie here, alone in the dark, accompanied by nothing but the cries of the mournful moon and my own inexorable guilt, the ruminations that ceaselessly haunt me revolve around a single factor: how long had that message been printed? Did he send it as soon as he saw the encroaching mob? As soon as the glass shattered? Or was it even earlier? Speculative as it may be, I can’t help but imagine he’d planned for me to fulfill the instructions preemptively, so that the trap door was already open when he arrived. He was counting on me, trusting me, and that’s what led to his demise. He didn’t know how weak I was, how weak I still am. He didn’t know that the scream had worn me down, breaking my will to act long before his. He didn’t know that I had fully disabled my hearing aids, forsaking any hope of hearing the subtle ding of the printer, or any other form of communication, in favor of easing my own suffering. Even now, encapsulated in earth and concrete, smothered by the ramifications of my [SELFISHNESS], I still can’t bring myself to reactivate them.</tt></p> <p><tt>You know, when I first joined the Foundation, I swore an oath to protect humanity. Not just humans, but humanity itself. That’s all I ever really wanted, to protect our species, not just in body but in spirit, to shield them from the horrors that our apathetic universe so frequently thrust upon us, to preserve their collective innocence even at the cost of my own. I’ve spent the last half-century working to fulfill that oath, in my own special way, and before all of this, I thought I had. I thought that made me a good person, and evidently, so did Andrew. I guess we both know better now.</tt></p> </blockquote> </div> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="colmod-block"> <ul> <li class="folded"> <ul> <li style="list-style: none">_</li> </ul> <div class="colmod-link-top"> <div class="foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">- WIP#8</a><a href="javascript:;">- SCREW THE DATE</a></div> </div> <div class="colmod-content"> <blockquote> <p><tt>Something has shifted. I can’t describe it, there’s no explicit change to put words to, but I can sense it intuitively. At some unknown point during my sleepless, timeless entombment within that secret sepulcher, a threshold was breached. The moon’s cries, though continuous and unchanging, have acquired an asomatous edge of impending finality. Their sorrow has permeated beyond my conscious mind; I feel it in my bones, in my teeth, reverberating through the hollow vestiges of my very being. I am no longer myself. I am nothing more than a vector, channeling the profound and penultimate melancholy of the long-neglected moon. Their pain is my pain. Their pain is me. I am pain. I am only pain.</tt></p> <p><tt>Under the reflexive guidance of this cosmic affliction, I was wordlessly prompted to ascend from my pit of fermented repentance, birthed from that woeful womb as a new and alien entity. I numbly gazed across the office, in heavy disarray, but entirely devoid of people, living or dead. The same conditions had befallen the rest of Andrew’s quarters; collapsed and broken furniture, adorned with crumpled documents and tinseled with interlacing dental floss. Occasional bloodstains dotted the wreckage, the only biological remnants of the preceding altercation which now felt an eternity away. The largest crimson sigil marked the location of Andrew’s initial toppling, a cardinal reminder of his both literal and figurative downfall. The residence seemed to exude an innate judgment upon me, a monument to my failure as a scientist, EDICT, and friend. On some level, I was cognizant of these crushing criticisms, but the emotional burden they invoked was of little significance, as the waves of guilt were merely funneled into the already bottomless pit of despair within me. I left and didn’t look back.</tt></p> <p><tt>Under the night’s watchful eye, I aimlessly wandered among the ruins of PrimeSite-O, further absorbing the grief of seeing the fruits of my career in shambles. The hazardous haze of microscopic daggers that had incited the violence of the previous day, having long since diffused across the atmosphere of the zone, was now only alluded to by the total absence of any glass on the premises. Additionally, the site was densely interspersed with far more conspicuous evidence of its prior descent into anarchy. Conventional damage, presumably man-made in origin, was the most prevalent, but some scenes of destruction implied undoubtedly anomalous involvement, particularly near the Euclid and Keter containment facilities. Despite these ominous indicators, my surroundings remained still and devoid of activity. Once again, I encountered no people or deceased remains thereof, and I was eventually faced with the uncomfortable realization that I was the only one left.</tt></p> <p><tt>I get it now, the moon’s message, the reason I was trapped here while everyone else could leave. They’ve taken everything from me: My friends, my career, my research acumen, my moral integrity, my self-worth. The collective achievements of my lifetime, gradually excised by that rending howl. It wasn’t until I was fully stripped bare that I could truly understand the depths of their anguish. They suffered in solitude for so long, but now I share the weight of their burden. They’ve molded a companion out of me, their oldest friend, the first to notice the imperceptible cries they futilely beamed upon the Earth. I now have nothing left to give but the vacant husk of my physical form, and only now will they take that too.</tt></p> <p><tt>That leaves me here, in the front seat of my windowless car, staring through the dilapidated fence and into the empty expanse beyond. I know I’ll pass through it this time, but not what awaits me on the other side. Maybe I’ll enter the moon’s solacing embrace, or maybe I’ll meet total oblivion. In the end, the outcome is irrelevant; I can’t avoid it, nor do I want to. I’ve stalled long enough by writing this, though I can’t say why. Closure, perhaps. A farewell to my loyal confidant within this screen, before I proceed to the one in the sky. I’m ready now. It’s time for me to go.</tt></p> </blockquote> </div> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="colmod-block"> <ul> <li class="folded"> <ul> <li style="list-style: none">_</li> </ul> <div class="colmod-link-top"> <div class="foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">- WIP#9</a><a href="javascript:;">- 03/04/2007(?)</a></div> </div> <div class="colmod-content"> <blockquote> <p><tt>Wow, I didn’t expect to ever write in this again. I really thought yesterday’s entry would be my last. Yet here I am, alive and unscathed, feeling better than ever, in fact. It’s amazing what a difference a nice long nap can make. Now that I’m (reasonably) rested and alert, all recollections of my thoughts and emotions over the preceding days appear fuzzy and nonsensical, as if the whole experience was nothing more than a long, nightmarish dream. If it weren’t for my journal chronicling the ordeal in extensive and vivid detail, I might have even assumed that’s all it was.</tt></p> <p><tt>It’s hard to believe that less than 24 hours ago, I was speeding toward the site’s perimeter, fully prepared for death, or possibly something even worse. The threshold embodied a truly absolute unknown. Clearly anomalous, the possibilities were infinite. Every conceivable outcome, as well as all inconceivable ones, were equally likely. I didn’t care at the time, of course, broken as my psyche was. I was accepting of any eventuality, or at least I thought I was. As it turned out, there was one potential result that could still catch me off-guard. Given my recent pervasive record of ignorance regarding these phenomena, it’s only fitting that it turned out to be accurate: Nothing happened to me at all.</tt></p> <p><tt>Upon fully crossing the border, I found myself to still be physically present, in the Australian outback, upon the same road I was using moments before. There were no unusual sensations like there were when I initially entered. No double-vision, no vertigo, no internal registry of the transition whatsoever. The event, or lack thereof, left me momentarily frozen in a state of thorough confusion. As such, it took me a moment to notice the few changes that had in fact occurred.</tt></p> <p><tt>Primesite-O was gone. As soon as I passed through the gates, the entire campus instantly and unceremoniously vanished. Instead, there was only the road, the same one I was traveling on, extending opposite to my trajectory for an unclear distance. Preternatural as this alteration was, it was promptly overshadowed by the only other noticeable change: The howl had stopped.</tt></p> <p><tt>Its cessation was abrupt, as though a switch was flipped precisely at the moment I crossed the border. Despite this, my ears initially struggled to comprehend its absence. I reactivated my hearing aids, cranked them as high as they could go, and still there was nothing, nothing at all. Until then, I had never truly understood how silence could be deafening, but the seemingly nonsensical turn of phrase perfectly captures my subsequent experience. The relief, the sheer euphoria induced by the auditory vacuum, was overwhelming. Its influence felt almost chemical in nature, and despite the smooth and unwavering trail before me, I felt the need to pull over while I acclimated to its intoxicating effects.</tt></p> <p><tt>I don’t know how long I stayed there, basking in the blissful calm of my empty, silent surroundings. Time felt ethereal to me in that state. Through the aperture that had once held my windshield, I watched the glowing, indigo tinge of dawn slowly creep across the sky, as the sun which had been halted for so long was finally granted passage across the horizon. The moon, content at last, began shifting to accommodate their fiery twin. There was something else, though, something more to the moon’s amended demeanor than their conclusion of screaming and resumption of motion. Subtle as it was, I’m surprised it took me so long to recognize it, given my lifelong career predicated on lunar research. The topographic arrangement of the dark side of the moon, now turned to face the Earth. Though familiar to me, their newfound illumination granted an additional air of elegance to their craterous contours. The expression was unmistakable; they were smiling. The elation exuded by that dazzling grin was palpable, as their magnificent face was finally revealed for all the world to see. Despite everything, I couldn’t help but feel happy for them, overjoyed in fact. Their contentment became infused with my own, and its combined potency unwittingly carried me into a deep, cathartic slumber.</tt></p> <p><tt>It was around mid-afternoon when I finally awoke, disoriented by the feeling of sleeping for both far too long and not long enough. My face was comically sunburned, and my car baked to the point that its metal components were untouchably hot. Without windows to insulate the AC, I was left with velocity as the only available means to cool myself and my vehicle. I sped down the single, continuous road for a while, unconcerned with traffic laws, until I finally came upon the promise of shade in the form of a gas station and adjacent convenience store.</tt></p> <p><tt>I’ve decided that this is as good a place as any to stay and wait for backup. I sent a distress signal to the nearest Auxiliary Site up in Kimberly, so they should be dispatching an escort team to pick me up soon, along with a tow truck for the car (It’s still technically functional, but I learned on the drive here that windshields got their name for a damn good reason).</tt></p> <p><tt>I tried my best to give a comprehensive rundown of the calamity that’s befallen PrimeSite-O, but it was understandably difficult through a short-form transmission. If nothing else, they should at least know by now that the site is compromised, since all remote communication was lost a day or so ago from their temporal perspective. There are probably recon units heading there already, not that they’ll find anything. I’ll no doubt be subjected to a lengthy interview process over the coming weeks as this incident is investigated. It’ll be a headache, and certainly not the note I wanted to end my career on, but I suppose I should just be grateful I got back safely at all. Hell, maybe the others did too, and the interviews have already begun. I sure hope that’s the case, but that would be ideal, and in my experience the ideal scenario is usually too good to be true. I guess I’ll find out soon enough.</tt></p> </blockquote> </div> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="colmod-block"> <ul> <li class="folded"> <ul> <li style="list-style: none">_</li> </ul> <div class="colmod-link-top"> <div class="foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">- WIP#10</a><a href="javascript:;">- THE END</a></div> </div> <div class="colmod-content"> <blockquote> <p><tt>I fucked up. I really, really fucked up. My actions were foolishly naive, that much is obvious now, but there’s no going back. I’ve mulled it over for hours now, but I still don’t see any way out of this. Not even the Foundation can save me now, it seems. As much as I want to deny it, I need to face the facts. My fate is sealed.</tt></p> <p><tt>I waited at that goddamn gas station for hours, but no one came. I tried every official avenue of contact permitted by my clearance level; all the prime and auxiliary site comms, the direct lines of every department I knew, portable MTF receivers, and still no answer. I don’t think they even went through, as I just kept getting no-dial tones. I even tried Andrew’s comm unit, though that unsurprisingly yielded the same result. It’s probably still at the site, wherever that is.</tt></p> <p><tt>Finally, as a last resort, I tried Andrew’s personal phone number. He gave it to me some years ago, during a conference we were running. Strictly against protocol, of course, but it made co-coordinating the event much easier, and I haven’t used it since. From what I’ve been told, he almost never even has it on his person these days, instead keeping it at his rarely-occupied private residence. I knew calling it was a long shot if there ever was one, but to my surprise and relief, he actually picked up.</tt></p> <p><tt>Just hearing his voice immediately made me more relaxed, partly because I was finally in touch with the Foundation in some capacity, but mostly just due to the assurance that he was still alive. I told him as much, but he didn’t return the sentiment. He was unusually deadpan throughout the call, and didn’t seem receptive to any kind of discussion beyond curtly asking where I was and telling me he was on his way. He concluded the interaction by telling me to stay put, repeating it several times in a tone that seemed oddly forceful and deliberate, then hung up as soon as I agreed.</tt></p> <p><tt>In hindsight, it was obvious that something was amiss, but I refused to allow myself to acknowledge it. Not wanting to spoil my newfound comfort, I dismissed his strange demeanor as an understandable symptom of his recent traumatic experiences, or perhaps a concerted effort to maintain discretion while using a civilian line, any excuse that would allow me to stifle the budding concern that was clearly warranted. I know it was stupid, incredibly so, but I had been parked at that gas station for almost an entire day at that point, and my patience had reached its limit. I wanted a bed, I wanted a shower, I wanted to settle this whole fiasco and move on with my life. It was just another in a long list of cases where self-interest has clouded my judgment. It seems I won’t be able to weasel or bunker my way out of this one, though. The consequences have finally come home to roost. At least this time, I’ll be the only one to suffer them.</tt></p> <p><tt>Andrew arrived within the hour, in a car I didn’t recognize, accompanied by a young woman I had never met. Though I was glad to see him in the flesh, seemingly unscathed save for a bandaged nose, I could no longer ignore the intuitive feeling that something wasn’t right. As they exited the vehicle, I noticed his outfit, while professional, lacked his PrimeSite-O Director’s badge or any Foundation insignias, granting him the appearance of an ordinary, albeit well-dressed, civilian. This would make sense in the context of covert operations, and although such endeavors were far outside of Andrew’s qualifications, it was nevertheless forgivable if not somewhat odd. However, the woman’s attire was a stark departure from any Foundation standards: a purple T-shirt, denim jeans, and sneakers. The car they arrived in was similarly informal, with several haphazardly applied decals of unfamiliar yet clearly unofficial origin. As strange as these observations were, my confusion was soon compounded tenfold as I saw a police cruiser pull into the lot, parking alongside them. Two officers emerged, and the four of them conversed with each other for a bit, before Andrew and his unknown companion began to approach.</tt></p> <p><tt>I stood motionless, struggling to process the events unfolding before me. I hoped that Andrew would provide some clarity, but he instead adopted a bystanding position, watching silently as the mystery girl proceeded. Before I had time to react, she hugged me, squeezing my torso and awkwardly immobilizing my arms with a seemingly authentic sincerity. Her following words, the first I’d ever heard from her, served as a final blow of bewilderment, plunging me into a state of disorientation bordering on physical vertigo. “Dad! Where have you been? I was so worried!”</tt></p> <p><tt>She kept talking, but her words were eclipsed by my reeling thoughts. I never had children, never even came close. Looking past her, I centered my sight on Andrew, ejecting a disorganized jumble of questions as my mouth and mind frantically grasped for an iota of understanding. What was going on? Did he report what happened to the higher-ups? What happened back at the site? Where are all the other staff? I searched his face for any sign of understanding, but there was none. He just stared blankly as he repeated my words, his genuine confusion evident in his tone, until Mystery Girl broke my fruitless inquisition.</tt></p> <p><tt>She spoke softly to Andrew, as though I wouldn’t be able to hear, saying that I must think I’m still working with him at U-W-A, giving no elaboration as to what that even is, before returning her attention to me, her face and voice donning a patronizing pretense of simplistic cordiality that only bolstered my burgeoning annoyance. “Dad, you’re retired now, remember? Andrew was nice enough to cancel his lecture today to come get you with me. We’re going home now, okay?”. She held my arm, attempting to lead me back to their car, but I recoiled. I was sick of her interference. I wanted to talk to Andrew, the only person who could possibly explain what the hell was going on. Admittedly, his continued reticence frustrated me to a point of unprofessional and unwise enragement. I pointed out the bandages on his face, shouted about the angry mob that tackled him to the ground right in front of me just a few days ago. This got the attention of the cops, but Andrew merely brushed away my outburst, telling them it was from a bicycling accident. A fucking bicycling accident. I was incredulous.</tt></p> <p><tt>Though their faces remained placid, I could tell that my escalating hostility had put them all on edge. They began to tighten their perimeter around me, the police strategically encircling in both directions, until I was cornered against the side of the convenience store. I came to the bitter realization that, despite the storm of emotions within me, I was faced with no real choice but to capitulate to their desires, whatever they may be. In a final, desperate Hail-Mary, I recalled a trick used by various agents under my employ over the years. Though I’d never had to use it myself, it was essentially common knowledge in the Foundation, something that Andrew, the almost-EDICT, would surely be familiar with. Despite his thoroughly convincing display of ignorance throughout the ordeal, I still held a sliver of hope that it was only a veneer he had assumed, for reasons that I simply wasn’t privy to at the moment. That slight yet steadying prospect was finally obliterated when I asked the question to which he, of all people, should definitely know the answer, and was met with only a resounding silence.</tt></p> <p><tt>The next thing I knew, they had ushered me into the backseat of their civilian vehicle, their counterfeit smiles poorly concealing the compulsory nature of my transport. A tow truck came to collect my rental car, taking it somewhere for repairs. Mystery Girl not only claimed it was her own, but insisted that I wasn’t allowed to be driving at all, admonishing me for its broken windows as if I were a child. Any objections I made to the contrary were outright ignored; the police didn’t say a single word to me directly throughout the whole affair. Stifled by such a brazen disregard for my thoughts and feelings, my furious indignation was eventually extinguished, giving way to a hopeless despondency.</tt><br/> <br/> <tt>I now lay in an unfamiliar bed, in an unfamiliar room, in an unfamiliar house, and yet I’m surrounded by reflections and impressions of myself. Framed pictures of me, Mystery Girl, and other strangers, hugging and smiling in places I’ve never been, doing things I’ve never done. A PhD with my name on it, from the University of Western Australia, hangs framed on the wall; It’s in literature of all things. A series of books sit upon a shelf, my name embossed along their spines, but they aren’t the same books I found in Andrew’s office. They’re fiction novels, mostly sci-fi/fantasy it seems, and, if I may go so far as to judge a book by its cover, pretty mediocre. I’ve been told the prose in my journal entries tend to lean toward the artistic, if not a bit pretentious. Perhaps there’s some credence to those claims after all. The more I observe my surroundings, telling the story of a life that, logically, I know is not my own, the more strongly I feel, on some innate, primal level, that it could be. These vestiges, echoing stagnant potentials within me, are somehow increasingly contending with my authentic memories. I partially fear, and partially hope, that I will soon lose sight of their distinction.</tt></p> <p><tt>Andrew is long gone at this point, taking any hope of answers with him. He drove away almost immediately after dropping us off at this unassuming, utterly ordinary suburban dwelling that is ostensibly my home, as well as Mystery Girl’s. I thought he’d exit the car as well, that he’d accompany us into the house, at least long enough that I could take him aside and pick his brain for more clues. By the time I realized my mistake, he was already shifting into gear. He gave me nothing more than a “take care” and a look of candid sympathy before driving off to who knows where, leaving me stuck at this random residence, in the hands of this complete stranger who doesn’t even seem to realize she’s a stranger, and, as I soon found out, the aforementioned cops as well.</tt></p> <p><tt>The three of them guided me to “my” bedroom, telling me to get some rest while they had a “private discussion”. I tried to eavesdrop twice, but on both occasions I was quickly discovered and once again directed back to the bedroom. During my first foray, I managed to hear Mystery Girl saying something along the lines of “he’s had episodes before but never this bad”. Her tone portrayed extreme distress. On my second and far briefer venture, I caught one of the cops mentioning “long-term care options” and holding several pamphlets. Mystery girl looked to be on the verge of tears. Upon my latter apprehension, it was clear that their patience had grown thin. One of the cops is standing outside the bedroom door now, so any further attempts at reconnaissance would surely be foiled. Disheartening as it is to accept, I have come to the conclusion that I am, in essence, a prisoner here. The sense of powerlessness invoked by this fact is unlike anything I’ve ever experienced. Even the worst points of my debacle at PrimeSite-O feel somehow tame in comparison to this moment. The sheer depths of futility I now face, forsaken by the very world that I dedicated my life to trying to protect, is all-consuming.</tt></p> <p><tt>As I lie here, agency abolished, I watch through the window as the moon’s luminous face breaches the skyline, and they, my sole witness, watch me in turn. Their newly-imparted smile, gentle yet potent in its sentiment, is the only tangible indicator of the reality of my former existence, and it occurs to me that I have relieved them of their burden by adopting it as my own. I now occupy the same role in this world that they had for so long: present but unseen. screaming but unheard, unimaginably alone. Is this a form of poetic retribution? I don’t think so; I feel no animosity towards or from my cosmic companion. Rather, I feel a kinship, an immutable bond through the symmetry of our circumstances. I alone was there for them, heard them, and now they alone hear me. Their expression is one of immeasurable gratitude, for they recognize the ultimate sacrifice I’ve made to provide them with the priceless gift of significance.</tt></p> <p><tt>Perhaps it was out of this appreciation that the contents of my touchpad were preserved with relative integrity amid this universal transition. The Standard-Clearance introductory file for SCP-8416 appears largely unchanged, as are my most recent journal entries, though they are all now saved in an unencrypted folder titled “Story WIP”. Not only that, but with the Foundation-issue firewalls now absent, I can connect to the civilian internet. I think this is the moon’s way of reimbursing my lost identity, at least as much as they possibly can. I can post these chronicles for the world to see, sharing my story, my real story, with the inhabitants of this new reality, with the caveat that they will never accept them as true. No one will ever believe these events, my life, my very self to be real.</tt></p> <p><tt>Still, perhaps I don’t have to be real to be remembered. Perhaps my story, even if only a story, can still hold a place in people’s hearts and minds, and isn’t that what really matters? In the end, isn’t that all our reality is?</tt></p> <p><tt>They’re coming up the stairs now. Whatever happens next, I won’t resist. My story is complete, and all I ask of anyone reading this is to please, please remember it.</tt></p> <p><tt>Please remember me.</tt></p> </blockquote> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. From Earth, this means SCP-8416 remains focused on each SCP-8416-1 zone for as long as the moon is visible in the sky from its location, atmospheric conditions notwithstanding.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-2"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-2')">2</a>. For a complete and detailed list of specific documented narratives, see Supplementary Document 8416.N.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-3"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-3')">3</a>. See: Analysis of Feedback Mechanism within RN-Positive Memetic Constructs (Rattigan et. al, 1965)</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-4"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-4')">4</a>. A research program dedicated to discovering methods of remote anomaly detection and observation, established in 1948 in order to avoid exacerbating political tensions stemming from the Cold War through direct Foundation interference.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-5"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-5')">5</a>. This results in approximately 45 seconds of immersion within SCP-8416-1E when traveling downstream on the river at a passive speed.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-6"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-6')">6</a>. Original message included an attached file titled “8416_Research_Overview_(Rattigan)”.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-7"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-7')">7</a>. Y:8 N:3 A:1</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-8"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-8')">8</a>. Pronounced like “cue”.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-9"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-9')">9</a>. Executive Director of International Coordination and Transport</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-10"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-10')">10</a>. Designation of the central residential compound within PrimeSite-O. 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SCP-8419	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div class="preview"> <p><strong>WARNING:</strong> May cause drowsiness and disorientation. Do not operate heavy machinery while under the influence of this product. This is for your safety.</p> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <div class="anom-bar-esoteric"> <div class="custom-text-wrap"> <div class="anom-bar-container item-8419 clear-5 Keter Thaumiel anaithnid nominal {$american}"> <div class="anom-bar"> <div class="top-box"> <div class="top-left-box"><span class="item">SCP-</span> <span class="number">8419</span></div> <div class="top-right-box"> <div class="level">V/FIVE</div> <div class="clearance">HIGH COMMAND</div> </div> </div> <div class="bottom-box"> <div class="text-part"> <div class="main-class"> <div class="contain-class"> <div class="class-category">Containment Class:</div> <div class="class-text">Keter</div> </div> <div class="second-class"> <div class="class-category">Secondary Class:</div> <div class="class-text">Thaumiel</div> </div> </div> <div class="disrupt-class"> <div class="class-category">Disruption Class:</div> <div class="class-text">anaithnid</div> </div> <div class="risk-class"> <div class="class-category">Risk Class:</div> <div class="class-text">nominal</div> </div> </div> <div class="diamond-part"> <div class="danger-diamond"><a href="/classification-committee-memo">link to memo</a><br/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div style="display: none;"> <div class="anom-bar-container item-{$item-number} clear-5 {$container-class} {$secondary-class} {$disruption-class} {$risk-class} {$american}"> <div class="anom-bar"> <div class="top-box"> <div class="top-left-box"><span class="item">Item#:</span> <span class="number">{$item-number}</span></div> <div class="top-right-box"> <div class="level">Level5</div> </div> </div> <div class="bottom-box"> <div class="text-part"> <div class="main-class"> <div class="contain-class"> <div class="class-category">Containment Class:</div> <div class="class-text">{$container-class}</div> </div> <div class="second-class"> <div class="class-category">Secondary Class:</div> <div class="class-text">{$secondary-class}</div> </div> </div> <div class="disrupt-class"> <div class="class-category">Disruption Class:</div> <div class="class-text">{$disruption-class}</div> </div> <div class="risk-class"> <div class="class-category">Risk Class:</div> <div class="class-text">{$risk-class}</div> </div> </div> <div class="diamond-part"> <div class="danger-diamond"><a href="/classification-committee-memo">link to memo</a><br/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:100%;"><img alt="plant.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8419/plant.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Typical instance of SCP-8419-affected flora.</p> </div> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="space dark large"> <p><span class="bd">SPECIAL CONTAINMENT PROCEDURES:</span></p> <p>The necessity of containing SCP-8419 is highly contested. While theoretically possible, a multitude of logistical complexities currently render containment efforts frivolous. Likewise, the widespread beneficial properties of SCP-8419-affected plants<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup> currently outweigh justification for mass containment/destruction.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup><sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-3" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-3')">3</a></sup> As such, cultivars of affected crops should be subsumed into Foundation front companies, who are to monitor and regulate market trends. These cultivars are grown mainly by a network of defectors from the Fifth Church, located throughout the Cascadia bioregion of North America and California. The individuals in question have divested from the wider Fifthist community into a small pacifist agricultural sect known as the Western Pentacoastal. As per arrangement with the previous emissaries of SCP-8419-1, this business structure should remain unchanged at present time, along with export event protocol as described below.</p> <blockquote> <p><tt><strong>NOTE:</strong> As of Incident 8419/ACHLYS, export events have ceased. Nevertheless, the following protocol is mandated, should this status change.</tt></p> </blockquote> <p>During export events, approximately 1.5-2.0 tonnes of undried product should be harvested and loaded into the transport crates provided by SCP-8419-1. Any additional yield is to be split equally among the cultivar groups as per agreement. At no time should individuals behave aggressively or erratically in the presence of SCP-8419-1 instances. In addition, personnel are to maintain professional workplace behaviors at all times.</p> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="space dark large"> <p><span class="bd">DESCRIPTION:</span></p> <p>SCP-8419 is a virulent genetic mutation that can affect all species of the plant genus <em>Cannabis</em>. Exposed plants will exhibit significant deviation from baseline as they mature, making identification of affected crops a trivial matter.</p> <p>Impacted flora are marked with pronounced crystalline formations coating their exterior anatomy. These crystals are comprised of multiple psychoactive compounds commonly found within <em>Cannabis indica</em> and <em>Cannabis sativa</em>, though several orders of magnitude more potent than unaffected plants of this type.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:80%;"><em>Example of crystalline aberrations in a curated marijuana varietal known as "Alaskan Thunder Fuck".</em></span></p> <hr/> <p>The exact process that leads to the production of these crystal structures has not been determined, but is observed to increase in effect with subsequent generations of an affected plant's lineage. Reverse-extrapolation of mass spectrometry test results from these crops imply approximately 4-5 decades of proliferation were necessary for the most impacted to reach their current state. This correlates with records surrounding the arrival of SCP-8419-1.</p> <p>SCP-8419-1 is a race of extraterrestrial Ortothan entities, tangentially related to GoI-3088 ("<a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/second-hytoth-hub">The Church of the Second Hytoth</a>") as a heretical militant sect that subjugated and/or proselytized an unknown number of planetary civilizations prior to contact. Recovered data and conversations suggest SCP-8419-1 primarily favored autonomous, interplanetary conquest and religious zealotry. However, after sustaining severe casualties in battle with another species, surviving members were unable to return to their former prominence. Suffering from extreme food and medical supply shortages, along with a lack of suitable territory to establish relevant infrastructure, they set sights on Earth's ideal atmospheric/environmental conditions for covert incursion.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-4" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-4')">4</a></sup></p> <p>SCP-8419-1's enigmatic physiology utilizes orally-metabolized cannabidiol (CBD)<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-5" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-5')">5</a></sup> to drive abnormal healing factors, allowing their bodies to recover from grievous and otherwise fatal injury in an extremely short timeframe. This also provides a means to replenish/bolster their population with clones created through bisection. This quality was discovered by SCP-8419-1 on an occupied planet within the Milky Way galaxy, which was once dominated by <em>Cannabis ruderalis</em>, a species of marijuana plant with little-to-no recreational effect in humans. Thus, the extreme crystallization observed from SCP-8419's influence is not present on <em>ruderalis</em> plants, and is likely an unintentional byproduct of the processes utilized by SCP-8419-1 to increase CBD levels in Earth-derived <em>Cannabis</em>. It is not known how these plants became native to both worlds, however, this was confirmed and subsequently covered up within the international science community under the guise of an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planet_X637Z-43">internet hoax</a>.</p> <p>Between 1970-2015, insurgents from SCP-8419-1 worked to establish a number of grow operations across the planet, using large areas of flattened farmland in precise patterns to form branding iconography that could be seen from space.</p> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="space vanta large"> <p><span class="bd">INCIDENT LOG 8419/ACHLYS:</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:80%;">Aftermath of Incident 8419/ACHLYS.</span></p> <hr/> <p><strong>AT 0224 LOCAL TIME ON 19 APRIL 2018, EMISSARIES OF SCP-8419-1 ARRIVED AT AGRICULTURAL SITE-14/15 FOR ROUTINE EXPORT OF SCP-8419 CROPS.</strong></p> <p><em>The two diplomatic entities, possessing opulent, gold-lined attire and unknown expressions across a multitude of facial features, are seen on CCTV approaching a central area between the two AGSites and their adjoining warehouses/storage structures. Three employees are gathered around a small bonfire, unaware of the visitors.</em></p> <p><em>SCP-8419-1 instances suddenly become agitated and hostile towards the three, who react with surprise and confusion; at the time of this encounter, no incidents of unprovoked aggression from SCP-8419-1 towards a cultivar employee had occurred.</em></p> <p><em>One instance (SCP-8419-1-B) indicates sharply to a small object in the right hand of assistant manager of operations and Western Pentacoastal member Jackson Dawer. He looks incredulously at his hand, then to the entity, and back to his hand again. Smoke can be seen trailing from his palm. After a moment, he says something to the entities, offering the object to the closer of the two (SCP-8419-1-A). It gives a quizzical look to SCP-8419-1-B, who shrugs. The instance then takes the item, holding it against one of the legate's mouths. It glows briefly.</em></p> <p><em>The entity begins coughing. A few seconds later, it looks at its partner, faces unreadable but noticeably pale. Its eyes are wide, though they rapidly shift to a half-closed state after about 20-30 seconds. The other emissary snatches the object from SCP-8419-1-A and attempts to repeat its actions, growing frustrated at a lack of similar results. Mr. Dawer briefly coaches the entity on inhalation/exhalation techniques and it tries again. The first ambassador is staring at one of its limbs, turning the appendage over and studying the appearance, a bewildered expression clearly visible.</em></p> <p><em>SCP-8419-1-B coughs loudly, nearly falling over. It vomits a few moments later and lays on the ground, making a circular motion with one of its limbs. It stares at the dark sky for nearly a minute before noticing the three humans looking in its direction. The entity reacts, startled, tensing its form and glancing around. It visibly relaxes upon seeing its cohort, who is having a conversation with a buzzing insect that landed on the ground between the two.</em></p> <p><em>Several minutes of similar activity follows, all of which is unremarkable. A nearby laborer accidentally drops a metal box of tools, resulting in a loud, abrasive series of bangs and scrapes. The two entities react with extreme distress, showing significant discomfort and fear as multiple facial orifices on each contract roughly in response. They stand in a panic and begin running towards their transport vessel, which is parked alongside the perimeter of AGSite-14. The diplomats disappear inside the ship, low lights encircling the spherical structure now illuminating the surroundings as it starts to hum.</em></p> <p><em>Mr. Dawer looks at the other two nearby and loudly asks "Do you think they're okay to drive…?" One gestures, putting his hands up and shaking them along with his head as if to say "I don't know, don't ask me", while the other stares silently with glossy, red eyes, the question not having registered at all. Dawer comes to a conclusion on his own and wheels around, sprinting towards the ship, which is now hovering off the ground and wobbling slightly. He is seen yelling and waving his arms, though the sound is drowned out by the swelling noise of unknown drive engines powering up and beginning preparations for rapid planetary egress.</em></p> <p><em>The ship jolts quickly at an acute angle, achieving a top speed of approximately 250 km/hr in ~0.7 seconds. However, it is far too low to the ground, immediately clipping the treeline and exploding in a violent flash of exotic fuel and shrapnel. Mr. Dawer's raised hands land on his head as he stares at the fireball. He looks back at the others, speechless.</em></p> <p><em>Transcript ends.</em></p> <div class="oheader red"> <p><span class="bd">NOTE:</span><br/> <em>Despite the accidental nature of the events that transpired, growing concern over hostile retaliation by SCP-8419-1 has led to employees of implicated grow operations distancing themselves from the Foundation. To date, none such retaliation has been observed. However, unclaimed plant material continues to steadily increase in potency, while filling Foundation warehouses faster than it can be offloaded.</em><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <em>This has led to speculation over synergistically-compounding effects from lowered threshold of consumption required to produce desired results. Unimpeded, it is theorized that this phenomenon could ultimately lead to unmanageable potency, global secondhand intoxication, and the subsequent self-destruction of the human race via an OGK-Class "Dead Greenout" Scenario, wherein all progress on Earth ceases due to overwhelming apathy/complacency. Fortunately, predictions suggest this is unlikely to occur for many years. Thus, all relevant discussion has been deprioritized until further notice.</em></p> <hr/> <div class="space align-r large grey" style="padding:5px; width:100%; background-image: url('https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8419/bigfarma.png'); background-position: center; background-size: 100%; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-blend-mode:color;"> <p><span class="VT323">PHARMACOKINETICS DVSN</span><br/> <span class="VT323">NARCOTICS & POISON CONTROL TEAM</span><br/> <span style="font-size:60%;"><br/> <em><tt>"BETTER LIVING THROUGH CHEMISTRY"</tt></em><br/></span></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. Including applications in mass control efforts, medicinal usage, and reduction of widespread abuse of harmful and/or <a href="/scp-3335">ANOMALOUS NARCOTICS</a>.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-2"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-2')">2</a>. <span class="bd">ANAITHNID:</span> Overall disruption unknown but presumed low, despite scope.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-3"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-3')">3</a>. <span class="bd">NOMINAL:</span> The amount of risk this anomaly can produce/is producing can be disregarded, regardless of severity.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-4"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-4')">4</a>. Attempts have not been made to inform GoI-3088 of SCP-8419-1, and should not be made without further assessment of potential factional and intergroup conflicts that could arise.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-5"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-5')">5</a>. A non-psychoactive compound responsible for many of the medicinal benefits of <em>Cannabis</em>.</div> </div> <p style="text-align: center;">END OF FILE</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> </div></body></html>
SCP-8421	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div class="preview"> <p>Wherein Game Master comes for an old friend.</p> </div> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=4&theme=https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--code/component%3Abhl-dark-sidebar/1&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <div class="authorlink-wrapper"><a href="javascript:;">Calibold</a> <div class="authorbox"> <div class="authorcontent"> <div style="text-align: center;"><div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p><strong>SCP-8421 — Ruler of Everything</strong></p> </div> </div> <p><strong><a href="/calibri-bold-s-mega-cool-author-page">Calibold's Mega Cool Author Page</a></strong></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><em>[REQUEST RECEIVED. ID:Riley Parr.]</em></p> <p><a href="/scp-040">A young woman with pink hair</a> sits alone in a cold, gray room. Only one of her creatures remains, keeping her warm for so long. A tremor shakes the ground. Something interesting.</p> <p>A man runs in. He's a little older than her, but not by much. His purple suit is neatly fitted, with a pin fastened to its lapel. He wears a pair of glasses that frame his face nicely. He closes the door behind him, notices the woman, and holds out a hand.</p> <p>"Nice to meet you," he says. She takes his hand and shakes it, but the brief introduction is cut short by a commotion outside. He holds a finger to his lips. She hesitates, about to shout for help, but something stops her. He listens for a moment, and, hearing the guards are gone, nods.</p> <p>"Thanks, miss…?"</p> <p>"Forty."</p> <p>"I owe you one, Forty."</p> <p>He swings the door open, and is about to leave, but stops.</p> <p>"Actually, I can do you a favor right now. You want to stretch your legs a bit?"</p> <p>A silence passes between them. The implication is obviously much more than a quick walk around the hallway. What if they're caught? And if not, what lies in store for her? She shouldn't. It's too risky, too frightening, too dangerous.</p> <p>"I'd love to."</p> </div> <div class="anom-bar-container item-8421 clear-5 keter {$secondary-class} ekhi danger {$american}"> <div class="anom-bar"> <div class="top-box"> <div class="top-left-box"><span class="item">Item#:</span> <span class="number">8421</span></div> <div class="top-right-box"> <div class="level">Level5</div> </div> </div> <div class="bottom-box"> <div class="text-part"> <div class="main-class"> <div class="contain-class"> <div class="class-category">Containment Class:</div> <div class="class-text">keter</div> </div> <div class="second-class"> <div class="class-category">Secondary Class:</div> <div class="class-text">{$secondary-class}</div> </div> </div> <div class="disrupt-class"> <div class="class-category">Disruption Class:</div> <div class="class-text">ekhi</div> </div> <div class="risk-class"> <div class="class-category">Risk Class:</div> <div class="class-text">danger</div> </div> </div> <div class="diamond-part"> <div class="danger-diamond"><a href="/classification-committee-memo">link to memo</a><br/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="King.png" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-6900/King.png"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>SCP-8421.</p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> SCP-8421 is contained in a maximum security cell in Site-126. Access to the cell is only to be conducted via a dual gate system; under no circumstances are both gates to be opened simultaneously. SCP-8421's cell is to be guarded by at least three agents at any given time.</p> <p>SCP-8421's cell is armed with a Remote Activation Neutralization Apparatus (RANA). Every day at 9:00 A.M. and 6:00 P.M., the cell's RANA will activate, releasing enough sleeping gas to render SCP-8421 unconscious for at least thirty minutes. The gas will then be siphoned out of the room, after which security personnel will place a standard meal package within the chamber before immediately exiting.</p> <p>Should a security breach occur anywhere on-site, or if SCP-8421 begins to display unusual or aggressive behavior, SCP-8421's chamber will enter lockdown. In lockdown, the dual gate will be completely sealed under increased priority, requiring a Site Director or higher clearance to unlock. Furthermore, the RANA will remain activated, keeping SCP-8421 completely sedated during lockdown, and only deactivating once lockdown has been disengaged by the Site Director.</p> <p><em>Containment Addendum:</em> Following <a href="/scp-6900">Incident 6900-1</a>, SCP-8421 is to be interrogated monthly by Captain Riley Parr of MTF Delta-12 ("Burning Down The House"). Captain Parr is to be granted access to Site-126 only during this period. She is to conduct all interrogations via intercom; following this period, she is to return to Site-19.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8421 is a male humanoid known as King<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup>. Due to prior interference by SCP-040, SCP-8421 has taken several different appearances, though consistently displays brown hair, green eyes, and pale skin. His most distinguishing feature is his fashion sense, and he displays a preference for custom clock-themed Victorian-era suits; like other members of the House of Stars, he is a known customer of the Master Tailor.</p> <p>SCP-8421 is chronokinetic, being able to manipulate time relative to himself. While individual manipulations are seemingly limited to less than ten seconds, his capabilities are incredibly versatile. SCP-8421 has demonstrated feats such as:</p> <ul> <li>Stopping time;</li> <li>Rewinding time;</li> <li>Moving abruptly to a future or past point in time;</li> <li>Slowing or accelerating the flow of time around himself.</li> </ul> <p>SCP-8421 is a former member of GoI-727 ("The House of Stars"), and one of its founders. SCP-8421 was detained shortly after the House's dissolution, and was not initially approached upon its reunification.</p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <hr/> <h1 id="toc0"><span><strong>Addendum 6900.1</strong></span></h1> <hr/></div> <p>SCP-8421 had been interviewed twice by Captain Parr following Incident 6900-1, to no avail; he had entirely refused to respond to any questioning. Upon the third interview, SCP-8421 finally spoke to Captain Parr.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><em>[Parr takes a seat in the interview room. Two guards stand against the wall behind her. The monitor in front of her shows SCP-8421 in his cell, lying on his bed.]</em></p> <p><strong>Parr:</strong> Hello, Mr. King.</p> <p><em>[Silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>Parr:</strong> <em>[Sighs.]</em> Have you been contacted by Game Master since I last spoke to you?</p> <p><em>[Silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>Parr:</strong> Have you been contacted by <em>any</em> House of Stars member in the last month?</p> <p><em>[Silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>Parr:</strong> Do you have any clue where the other House of Stars members might be?</p> <p><em>[Silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>Parr:</strong> I know you know where they are, King.</p> <p><em>[Silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>Parr:</strong> Come on, you shit! Tell me something! Anything!</p> <p><em>[Silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>Parr:</strong> KING! TELL ME NOW BEFORE I COME DOWN THERE AND—!</p> <p><strong>Barnaby:</strong> Miss Parr.</p> <p><em>[Parr turns to her right. Site Director Maria Barnaby, a wheelchair-bound woman, enters the interview room. She turns to the security feed.]</em></p> <p><strong>Parr:</strong> You know how much fucking easier this would be if we had any actual way to make him talk?</p> <p><strong>Barnaby:</strong> We've offered him—</p> <p><strong>Parr:</strong> We've offered him <em>shit</em>, Maria!</p> <p><strong>Barnaby:</strong> Call me Director Barnaby, please. We're not friends, and your annoying attitude is just pissing me off.</p> <p><strong>Parr:</strong> If we could do a <em>real</em> interrogation—</p> <p><strong>Barnaby:</strong> Miss Parr—</p> <p><strong>Parr:</strong> <em>[Mockingly.]</em> <em>Captain</em> Parr.</p> <p><strong>Barnaby:</strong> Miss Parr, you aren't allowed to torture anyone. Except for me, apparently.</p> <p><strong>Parr:</strong> Then we're just gonna be stuck here getting nothing out of him!</p> <p><strong>Barnaby:</strong> That's your problem. I don't care.</p> <p><strong>Parr:</strong> <em>[Shouting.]</em> You don't <em>care</em>?</p> <p><strong>Barnaby:</strong> This is your beef. I very kindly let you into my Site once a month, by which I mean I'm doing Barnes a favor and taking you off his hands.</p> <p><strong>Parr:</strong> I'm sorry! I'm sorry I care about justice for the innocent people these bastards killed! I'm sorry I—!</p> <p><strong>King:</strong> Innocent people?</p> <p><em>[Parr turns back to the monitor. King is sitting in his bed, looking up at the camera.]</em></p> <p><strong>Parr:</strong> Hey! Why don't you answer my fucking questions, huh?</p> <p><strong>King:</strong> We didn't kill any innocent people. Unless Game really lost it?</p> <p><strong>Parr:</strong> The hell you mean, you didn't kill any innocents? Two of <em>my men</em> died back in the day, Game got a couple more with the latest incident, and like, I think you guys would be okay with more than just that!</p> <p><strong>King:</strong> Right, but innocent people? We didn't kill anyone like that.</p> <p><em>[Silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>King:</strong> Just saying. You and your guys are pretty bad people, I guess.</p> <p><strong>Parr:</strong> <em>[Sarcastically.]</em> Well, congratulations. You've really redeemed yourself, you piece of shit.</p> <p><strong>King:</strong> Not me.</p> <p><strong>Parr:</strong> Sorry?</p> <p><strong>King:</strong> Not me. I don't care about the people dying or whatever. But I don't want anyone thinking Game's a killer, since he cares about that.</p> <p><em>[Silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>Barnaby:</strong> <em>[Clears throat.]</em> You have his attention, Parr.</p> <p><strong>Parr:</strong> Yeah. Right. Why don't you tell me where—?</p> <p><strong>King:</strong> Are you stupid?</p> <p><strong>Parr:</strong> I'm <em>sorry</em>?</p> <p><strong>King:</strong> It's just you keep asking the same questions. That I'm not gonna answer. So maybe ask me something else. Or we could just chat. I don't have a lot of chats anymore.</p> <p><strong>Parr:</strong> I don't <em>want</em> to chat with you, I want answers!</p> <p><em>[Silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>Parr:</strong> Why didn't he want people thinking you were murderers?</p> <p><strong>King:</strong> <em>[Shrugs.]</em> Didn't want to be a bad guy or anything. And he wanted people to know he was okay, not out for blood. But it's fair game with soldiers and stuff, since you guys like killing people anyway.</p> <p><strong>Parr:</strong> And you?</p> <p><strong>King:</strong> Not me.</p> <p><em>[Silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>Parr:</strong> You're a lot quieter now.</p> <p><strong>King:</strong> Really now.</p> <p><strong>Parr:</strong> You know what I mean. What happened to the flair? Last time we captured you, you were all about putting on a show.</p> <p><em>[Silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>King:</strong> It was all for fun. Still is, maybe. But now…</p> <p><em>[Silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>Parr:</strong> It's been a couple months now. Do you think they'll be coming for you?</p> <p><strong>King:</strong> Not all of them. Game. Or maybe Forty. One of them, but I don't think both.</p> <p><strong>Parr:</strong> And if—</p> <p><strong>King:</strong> And apparently Babel. She'd be with Game.</p> <p><strong>Parr:</strong> What makes you say that?</p> <p><strong>King:</strong> Because they're both here.</p> </div> <p>Security detail was immediately put on high alert following SCP-8421's statement. Footage shows that around this time, House of Stars member Game Master was in an elevator, going downwards into the containment wing.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="Game%20Master.png" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-6900/Game%20Master.png"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Game Master.</p> </div> </div> <p><em>[Game Master is standing in the elevator, facing the door. He remains silent for a few moments.]</em></p> <p><strong>Game Master:</strong> You shouldn't be here.</p> <p><em>[Silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>Game Master:</strong> Because I asked you not to.</p> <p><em>[Silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>Game Master:</strong> I know I'm not. But this is <em>my</em> shit to deal with, not yours.</p> <p><em>[Silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>Game Master:</strong> She doesn't need to know.</p> <p><em>[Silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>Game Master:</strong> I know she does, why do you think I'm here?</p> <p><em>[Silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>Game Master:</strong> Two birds, one stone. And they're both in the hand too.</p> <p><em>[Silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>Game Master:</strong> Maybe I'm doing it because it's the right thing. Is that so hard to believe?</p> <p><strong>Tower of Babel:</strong> Yes.</p> <p><em>[The elevator stops.]</em></p> <p><strong>Game Master:</strong> Why are you here?</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <div class="blockquote"> <p><em>[REQUEST RECEIVED. ID: Riley Parr.]</em></p> <p>The House of Stars are all seated at a cheap restaurant, celebrating their newest member. She's blushing, clearly embarrassed by the attention.</p> <p>"At any rate," King says, "It's nice to see another girl on the team. Who was our last one, Babel?"</p> <p>"Babel's enby, King," says Chef. "Last was Sam."</p> <p>"Right, right. But yeah, any more guys and we'd start looking sexist."</p> <p>Forty takes another bite of her roll. A little stale, but a far cry better than the Foundation meals she'd been given most of her life. She looks around the table and briefly settles her gaze on a young man around her age, Red Joshua.</p> <p>Joshua glanced back at her. He gave a dorky smile and held out two thumbs up.</p> <p>"…and everyone knows Cowboys fans are pure evil," said Sam.</p> <p>"You Americans and your weird sports takes," said Talon, an old Australian man with empty eye sockets.</p> <p>"Come off it, Tal," replied Game, "I know you've got a hell of a racket down under, you need to spill on—"</p> <p>Game is interrupted by a nudge from Babel. He claps his hands together.</p> <p>"Skippers inbound. Check, please!"</p> </div> <p><em>[Director Barnaby wheels herself to the control board and shuts off the intercom to King's cell before activating lockdown.]</em></p> <p><strong>Barnaby:</strong> What are you doing?</p> <p><strong>Parr:</strong> Reading some old House files.</p> <p><strong>Barnaby:</strong> Right. Whatever. RANA is active, King's sedated. Parr, it's your time to shine, put that experience with them to good use.</p> <p><strong>Parr:</strong> Game Master, third degree tychokinetic, leader of the House of Stars, but everyone else has been on edge about him since their reunion. Forty, a.k.a. SCP-040, powerful biokinetic, former partner of Red Joshua. And Tower of Babel, type 2 electromorph, pretty quiet. According to King, Forty isn't here, and it sounds like he didn't think anyone other than either her or Game would come.</p> <p><strong>Barnaby:</strong> Warden, send a squad to intercept them at sublevel 5. Tell them to expect a probability manipulator and an anomalous digital entity. All other squads, make regular sweeps through the Site, I don't want anyone else getting in under our nose. Parr, can you tell me something I don't already know?</p> <p><strong>Parr:</strong> This isn't right.</p> <p><strong>Barnaby:</strong> No shit it isn't right.</p> <p><strong>Parr:</strong> No, no no no. Why only those two?</p> <p><strong>Barnaby:</strong> <em>[Sighs.]</em> What is it?</p> <p><strong>Parr:</strong> If they're planning to rescue King… why only two of them?</p> <p><strong>Barnaby:</strong> I was assuming the others are also here, carrying out a separate part of the plan. Isn't that why you failed to capture them last time?</p> <p><em>[Parr turns to Barnaby and scowls.]</em></p> <p><strong>Parr:</strong> <em>Listen to me.</em> King said only either Game Master or Forty would be coming to rescue him, right?</p> <p><strong>Barnaby:</strong> Okay?</p> <p><strong>Parr:</strong> Babel was an afterthought, he only knew it was here <em>after</em> they breached the perimeter. It's… there's something we're missing here.</p> <p><strong>Barnaby:</strong> Well, while you're figuring out their interpersonal drama, my folks are gonna go ahead and do your job for you. Warden! Is your squad in position?</p> <p><strong>Warden Francis:</strong> <em>[Via intercom.]</em> Yes ma'am. We've manually stopped the elevator so Babel has no way of overriding it. We have men above and below them in the shaft. There's only one way out, and I've got twenty soldiers pointing guns at it.</p> <p><strong>Barnaby:</strong> Stay alert. We can't have any room for error.</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><em>[Warden Francis and his team are all facing the elevator door. Francis approaches with a megaphone.]</em></p> <p><strong>Francis:</strong> Get that charge ready. Everyone, shields up!</p> <p><em>[The assembled personnel hold up their shock-absorbing riot shields. Two agents approach and attach low-yield explosives to the door. They retreat back to the holding position and likewise raise their shields.]</em></p> <p><strong>Francis:</strong> Game Master and Tower of Babel, you are ordered to stand down and leave the elevator with your hands up. You have twenty seconds or we will blow down those doors!</p> <p><em>[Ten seconds pass.]</em></p> <p><strong>Francis:</strong> Ten!</p> <p><em>[Five seconds pass.]</em></p> <p><strong>Francis:</strong> Five!</p> <p><em>[The remaining five seconds pass.]</em></p> <p><strong>Francis:</strong> Now!</p> <p><em>[The explosives detonate.]</em></p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <div class="blockquote"> <p><em>[REQUEST RECEIVED. ID: Riley Parr.]</em></p> <p>Forty and Joshua are handcuffed in the back of a UIU containment vehicle. Four guards have their guns trained on them in case they try any "funny business." Unnecessary, since the other House members would be the ones causing problems.</p> <p>"So, something I've been meaning to ask you…"</p> <p>Forty perks up at Joshua's sentence. He'd been silent the entire ride, fidgeting with his hands and avoiding eye contact.</p> <p>"Just, while we're here, just the two of us… I mean, not the guards, but like, you know."</p> <p>"Right."</p> <p>"But, we've been friends for a year now, and like, I've been thinking…"</p> <p>"Mhm."</p> <p>"Would you, uh, like to go out on a date?"</p> <p>"Oh, yeah, I'd love that."</p> <p>"Oh! Great! I mean, if we get out of this, you know."</p> <p>The two sit in silence for a minute before they both erupt into giggles at the horrible awkwardness of the exchange. Even the guards betrayed tiny smirks, finding the situation stupidly cute.</p> <p>Sixteen minutes later, the two of them were walking out of the flipped vehicle and towards Sheriff's car, already discussing date ideas.</p> </div> <p><strong>Barnaby:</strong> Warden, status report.</p> <p><strong>Francis:</strong> Approaching door now, ma'am. <em>[Pause.]</em> It's… empty.</p> <p><strong>Barnaby:</strong> Empty?</p> <p><strong>Francis:</strong> No sign of them. No sign of them in the shaft itself either.</p> <p><strong>Barnaby:</strong> Your time to shine, Parr. What's going on here?</p> <p><strong>Parr:</strong> Hmm… Babel could have digitized them, but I doubt it. It's much weaker ever since the 500 incident, probably couldn't pull that trick off more than once.</p> <p><strong>Barnaby:</strong> Could be their way in, then they get King and he gets them out.</p> <p><strong>Parr:</strong> Then they would've just done that to start. Gone straight to the prize.</p> <p><strong>Barnaby:</strong> So they're saving it for the way out.</p> <p><em>[Parr nods and scratches her chin. She thinks to herself for a moment before snapping her fingers.]</em></p> <p><strong>Parr:</strong> We're idiots.</p> <p><strong>Barnaby:</strong> Speak for yourself.</p> <p><strong>Parr:</strong> How many main elevators do we have?</p> <p><strong>Barnaby:</strong> Four, but we know they're in 2, that's where the footage is coming—</p> <p><em>[Barnaby rubs her eyes.]</em></p> <p><strong>Barnaby:</strong> Dammit. Babel.</p> <p><strong>Parr:</strong> They switched the feeds.</p> <p><strong>Barnaby:</strong> They're definitely on sublevel 7 now.</p> <p><strong>Parr:</strong> How much time do we have?</p> <p><strong>Barnaby:</strong> Maximum security is sublevel 8, there's no elevator that goes down that far. They'll have to go through 7 <em>and</em> 8 first.</p> <p><strong>Parr:</strong> Won't we have to do that too?</p> <p><strong>Barnaby:</strong> Warden, this is Barnaby. Send everyone to sublevel 8. Expect heavy resistance, I'm sure Babel is fucking around with the Site systems.</p> <p><em>[Barnaby wheels herself to the elevator.]</em></p> <p><strong>Barnaby:</strong> There's no <em>elevator</em> that goes down that far. But the shaft itself does.</p> <p><em>[Barnaby pulls a crowbar off her wheelchair and pries the door open. She reaches in and hoists herself onto the maintenance ladder, holding herself up with only her arms.]</em></p> <p><strong>Parr:</strong> Jesus Christ.</p> <p><strong>Barnaby:</strong> You stay here.</p> <p><strong>Parr:</strong> What? You're going alone?</p> <p><strong>Barnaby:</strong> I just need to stall until Francis gets down there. And I'd very much rather have you up here than down there.</p> <p><em>[Parr begins to protest, but Barnaby has already begun climbing down the ladder.]</em></p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><em>[Game Master runs down the stairs to sublevel 8 alone. He enters the maximum security ward and starts looking around.]</em></p> <p><strong>Game Master:</strong> Unit 19… unit 19…</p> <p><em>[At an intersection ahead of him, Director Barnaby wheels in from around a corner. She holds a pistol in her hand.]</em></p> <p><strong>Barnaby:</strong> Hello, Mr. Master.</p> <p><strong>Game Master:</strong> Director.</p> <p><em>[Game Master draws a gun. Director Barnaby fires hers, hitting his and sending it flying from his hand.]</em></p> <p><strong>Game Master:</strong> Nice shot.</p> <p><strong>Barnaby:</strong> I checked it three times before now. Everything in perfect working order. But now that I've fired it, a variable has been introduced. I don't think I'll get another shot.</p> <p><strong>Game Master:</strong> You've studied up.</p> <p><strong>Barnaby:</strong> Know thine enemy and all. I've had plenty of time since Mr. King was delivered here to research your team. Luck manipulation. Very tricky stuff.</p> <p><strong>Game Master:</strong> So why didn't you just shoot me?</p> <p><strong>Barnaby:</strong> Could be a bulletproof suit, for starters. And I know I'll accomplish something by disarming you. Time is on my side too. You have a couple minutes at most before reinforcements arrive. But most importantly… I want to talk.</p> <p><strong>Game Master:</strong> I don't.</p> <p><em>[Game Master runs forward. Barnaby attempts to fire her gun, but it jams. Unperturbed, she throws it aside. Right before Game Master reaches her, she flips backwards, lands on her hands, then pushes against the ground, launching herself into Game Master and knocking him prone.]</em></p> <p><strong>Barnaby:</strong> Attacking a gal in a wheelchair? I thought you had a bit more class.</p> <p><strong>Game Master:</strong> <em>[Groans and rises to his feet.]</em> What the <em>fuck</em>?</p> <p><strong>Barnaby:</strong> Yeah, see, paralysis sucks, but it gives you an excuse to strap fifty pounds of metal to yourself at all times. Add in some upper body exercises, and…</p> <p><em>[Barnaby launches herself again. Game Master rolls to the side and narrowly avoids her. She slides to a stop.]</em></p> <p><strong>Barnaby:</strong> You can try and run for his cell, but I'm much faster than you are.</p> <p><em>[Barnaby begins launching and swinging herself at Game Master, using the floor and walls to propel herself, and taking advantage of door handles, beams, and other items to move. Game Master is able to avoid the brunt of her attacks simply due to her unwieldiness, but is consistently clipped and injured with each attack.]</em></p> <p><strong>Game Master:</strong> Babel! I need you!</p> <p><strong>Barnaby:</strong> No outside access here, sorry. Every computer is self-contained, cell service is disabled, alarms are entirely analog, and comms can only be initiated from observation rooms.</p> <p><em>[Barnaby grabs onto a nearby door handle and swings herself into Game Master, who ducks and rolls to the side.]</em></p> <p><strong>Game Master:</strong> Good to know.</p> <p><em>[Game Master positions himself in front of a cell lock. As Barnaby swings to him, he dives away. Barnaby's wheelchair hits the lock and breaks it, which disengages the cell door. An alarm sounds throughout the building, signaling a containment breach.]</em></p> <p><strong>Game Master:</strong> Get fucked.</p> <p><em>[URA-4985-126, a small, wet, slug-like creature, slowly slithers out of the cell. It makes a burping noise.]</em></p> <p><strong>Game Master:</strong> Oh.</p> <p><em>[The two stare at the creature for a moment in awkward silence before the two lunge at each other. Game Master avoids the attack, picks up the creature, and throws it at Barnaby's face. It latches onto her and obscures her vision.]</em></p> <p><strong>Barnaby:</strong> Fucking hell!</p> <p><em>[Game Master picks up his gun and sprints away as Barnaby attempts to remove URA-4985-126 from her face.]</em></p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><em>[Game Master runs to SCP-8421's cell and come to a stop. He pulls an explosive device from his suit, but before he can act, the cell door opens.]</em></p> <p><strong>Game Master:</strong> Babel?</p> <p><em>[Game Master walks down the corridor until he reaches the second doorway. This, too, opens for him. Game Master equips a mask as the RANA gas fills the hallway. He walks in. SCP-8421 is lying on his bed, unconscious. The RANA is disengaged, and the gas is slowly dissipating.]</em></p> <p><strong>Game Master:</strong> What's going on here?</p> <p><strong>Parr:</strong> You tell me.</p> <p><em>[Game Master looks up and sees the loudspeaker.]</em></p> <p><strong>Parr:</strong> Barnaby kept herself signed in during all the commotion. Been a long time since I last said I was lucky.</p> <p><strong>Game Master:</strong> What do you want?</p> <p><strong>Parr:</strong> Now that the House is back, I figured if you were gonna come here, you'd bring everyone, make it an easy job. Get in, grab King, get out, all before breakfast.</p> <p><em>[The door closes behind Game Master. He turns to face it.]</em></p> <p><strong>Parr:</strong> King said it would be either you or Forty. And the gun, you're shit with a gun.</p> <p><em>[Game Master pulls out his pistol.]</em></p> <p><strong>Parr:</strong> You're not here to rescue King.</p> <p><em>[Game Master aims his gun at the bed.]</em></p> <p><strong>Parr:</strong> You're here to kill him.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><em>[REQUEST RECEIVED. ID: Riley Parr.]</em></p> <p>"YOU COULD HAVE SAVED HIM!"</p> <p>The entire House is gathered a few miles from Site-19, where smoke is billowing into the sky; the team is standing at a closed down gas station. Forty shakes King by his jacket. An expression passes over his face: anger or frustration, she can't tell.</p> <p>"I made the right call," King says, "If we went back to save him, we almost definitely would've been caught too. And Parr's out for blood right now."</p> <p>"So you just gave up! Abandoned him!"</p> <p>"It was a hopeless situation!"</p> <p>"It was hopeless <em>to you</em>!" Forty shouts, "Because you didn't want to risk your own life! We would've all done the same for you!"</p> <p>"Forty," says Game.</p> <p>"You don't care! You never fucking care!"</p> <p>"Forty!"</p> <p>Forty turns to Game. "Tell him he's wrong. Tell him you two should've tried. At least say it was wrong."</p> <p>Game sighs. "He made the smart choice."</p> <p>King smiles slightly. Babel slowly walks backwards. The other team members clearly feel emotional, but are scared to engage.</p> <p>Tears run down Forty's face. She doesn't remember if she said anything else, all she knows is that she is gone.</p> </div> <p><strong>Game Master:</strong> Enough.</p> <p><em>[Game Master holds his position, his finger on the trigger.]</em></p> <p><strong>Parr:</strong> Well?</p> <p><em>[Game Master doesn't move.]</em></p> <p><strong>Parr:</strong> What are you waiting for?</p> <p><em>[A bead of sweat rolls down Game Master's face. His hand trembles.]</em></p> <p><strong>Game Master:</strong> I'm gonna do it.</p> <p><em>[The gas dissipates. Game Master takes off his mask and steadies himself. A moment passes.]</em></p> <p><strong>King:</strong> You won't.</p> <p><em>[Game Master is suddenly lying against the wall. He clutches his stomach in pain. The intercom is destroyed. King stands in the middle of the chamber, brushing off his clothes.]</em></p> <p><strong>King:</strong> …me wearing such a terrible uniform.</p> <p><em>[King turns to Game Master and smiles.]</em></p> <p><strong>King:</strong> I think you would've actually done it, given long enough. But I appreciate the hesitation.</p> <p><em>[Game Master reaches towards his pistol, but King kicks him in the stomach, causing him to yell out in pain.]</em></p> <p><strong>Game Master:</strong> …How?</p> <p><strong>King:</strong> I held my breath. And, you know, accelerated time around me. Neat trick, making several minutes last a few seconds.</p> <p><em>[Game Master tries to get up but groans in pain and sits back down. King crouches down in front of him.]</em></p> <p><strong>King:</strong> Shhh, none of that.</p> <p><em>[King grabs the back of Game Master's head.]</em></p> <p><strong>King:</strong> I've been able to escape for about ten years now, you know. But I didn't have a reason until now. My family was gone because of you.</p> <p><strong>Game Master:</strong> Fucker… it was <em>you</em>…</p> <p><strong>King:</strong> No, no… you stood up for me, remember? I made the right decision, and you understood that, but <em>you</em> failed to make them see. But it doesn't matter now. <em>[Smiles.]</em> We want the same thing. Our House, our <em>family</em>, together again.</p> <p><strong>Game Master:</strong> This is your fault…</p> <p><strong>King:</strong> And you came to kill <em>me</em> to atone. She, none of them, will forgive us.</p> <p><em>[King leans forward and plants a kiss on Game Master's forehead.]</em></p> <p><strong>King:</strong> But I'm not going to kill you. It would be embarrassing. No, I want to make things right, not just <em>feel better</em> about what went wrong.</p> <p><em>[King picks up Game Master's gun and stands up. Outside the room, Site-126 personnel have gathered and are pointing their weapons at the door.]</em></p> <p><strong>King:</strong> I'll be seeing you soon.</p> <p><em>[King walks towards the door. Just before he reaching it, he vanishes.]</em></p> <p><strong>Francis:</strong> Stand by, once the RANA activates, we move in.</p> <p><em>[A moment later King appears behind the assembled guards. He starts firing at each of the agents, killing four of them before the remainder turn and fire at him. He vanishes and instantly appears between them and the door. Two of the guards keel over, their own knives in their chests. The others turn again, but as they are about to fire, their guns all suddenly face each other. Before the agents can react, they pull the triggers and kill each other. King walks forward and picks up Warden Francis' security card.]</em></p> <p><strong>King:</strong> Unlucky.</p> <p><em>[King walks to the other end of the corridor, disappearing again just before reaching it.]</em></p> </div> <p>SCP-8421 was able to successfully escape the facility. Around this time, footage of SCP-8421's cell was lost, during which Game Master disappeared, presumably with Tower of Babel's help.</p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <hr/> <h1 id="toc1"><span><strong>Addendum 6900.2</strong></span></h1> <hr/></div> <p>Once reinforcements had arrived and the site was secured, Captain Parr and Director Barnaby met in the latter's office.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><em>[Parr enters Barnaby's office and closes the door behind her. Barnaby is facing away from Parr, doing one-handed pull-ups beside her desk, still in her wheelchair.]</em></p> <p><strong>Parr:</strong> I assume you didn't know he could pull off that trick with the door.</p> <p><em>[Silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>Parr:</strong> Talked with the analysts. From what they gathered, seems like he just… <em>removed</em> the time where he would have encountered the door, meaning he could just walk through. We're gonna need a plan for—</p> <p><strong>Barnaby:</strong> Do you know what Site-126's purpose is, Parr?</p> <p><strong>Parr:</strong> Pissing me off once a month?</p> <p><strong>Barnaby:</strong> We contain some of the most deadly and slippery sentient anomalies the Foundation has ever seen. Those with abilities or properties that they could use to cause untold harm. Do you know how many escapes we've had so far?</p> <p><em>[Barnaby swings herself backwards and crashes into Parr, landing on top of her and pinning her down. Parr screams in pain.]</em></p> <p><strong>Barnaby:</strong> One. Exactly one. You have broken this facility's flawless record.</p> <p><strong>Parr:</strong> Fucking… Off…!</p> <p><strong>Barnaby:</strong> You pathetic, worthless, incompetent little shit.</p> <p><em>[Barnaby wheels herself off of Parr, who slowly stands and breathes heavily.]</em></p> <p><strong>Barnaby:</strong> God, what I'd give to shoot you right here and now.</p> <p><strong>Parr:</strong> How is this <em>my</em> fault? You saw what he did, he could have escaped any time! And we knew Game and Babel would get out if we didn't lock them up immediately!</p> <p><strong>Barnaby:</strong> You disengaged the RANA! We know now that King could have escaped on his own, but it doesn't matter! You gave him an out the one time he wanted it! And for what?</p> <p><strong>Parr:</strong> For—</p> <p><strong>Barnaby:</strong> For your worthless fucking ego! So you could gloat about Game killing his friend! And you were making sure he could do it! Did you think that maybe we might <em>want</em> them alive?</p> <p><strong>Parr:</strong> Did you think I don't give a shit? That maybe this all is important, knowing that King is being hunted down by his former friends!</p> <p><strong>Barnaby:</strong> I don't care about their stupid-ass drama! I care about doing my job! And you don't!</p> <p><em>[Barnaby wheels herself to her desk and begins typing on her laptop.]</em></p> <p><strong>Barnaby:</strong> This is going straight to Barnes. And if I have my way, the Council too. Get out of my office.</p> <p><strong>Parr:</strong> You—!</p> <p><strong>Barnaby:</strong> OUT!</p> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <hr/> <h1 id="toc2"><span><strong>Addendum 6900.3</strong></span></h1> <hr/></div> <p>The evening after the above incident, Game Master and Tower of Babel were seen at an outdoor café after closing hours, briefly speaking at one of the tables. They had already departed by the time Foundation forces arrived.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="Tower%20of%20Babel.png" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-6900/Tower%20of%20Babel.png"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Tower of Babel.</p> </div> </div> <p><em>[In a flash of light, Game Master and Tower of Babel appear by the table. Babel roughly tosses Game Master onto a bench.]</em></p> <p><strong>Tower of Babel:</strong> Why am I here?</p> <p><strong>Game Master:</strong> <em>[Groans.]</em> Huh?</p> <p><strong>Babel:</strong> You asked why I was here.</p> <p><strong>Game Master:</strong> <em>[Sits up.]</em> You know… I think this is the most I've heard you talk at one time. Didn't even realize you had a southern accent.</p> <p><strong>Babel:</strong> <em>[Scowls.]</em> God, you know how much I've hated being alive? Being an "it" or a "thing" since I was a kid. I ran away and into the newly born internet where I could stew in hate forever. Not that you ever asked.</p> <p><em>[Babel sits down and rubs its face in its hands.]</em></p> <p><strong>Babel:</strong> But then you and your House wandered along, promised me I'd have a place. God, I was so <em>desperate</em>, I wanted to be perfect just for you. You remember when you said how cool I was for being "silent and mysterious?" I wanted to be that for you, I wanted you to <em>love</em> me.</p> <p><strong>Game Master:</strong> I never meant—</p> <p><strong>Babel:</strong> You never <em>meant</em> anything. I could stand watching King call me "her," I could stand Chef ignoring me, I could stand Fear and Panic pestering me. But it <em>broke</em> me, seeing you stand up for King after the two of you got Joshua killed. To know that all my time being perfect for you was <em>nothing</em>, because all that mattered was the image of a happy family to you.</p> <p><em>[Silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>Babel:</strong> I returned to the House, not for you. Never for you. I want to be sure you never control them again. But God, you know what fucking sucks?</p> <p><em>[Silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>Babel:</strong> I <em>love</em> you. And even worse, I know <em>you</em> love <em>us</em>. I came here to save your life because I don't want you to die.</p> <p><em>[Silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>Babel:</strong> What have you done to me?</p> <p><em>[Long silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>Game Master:</strong> I'm sorry.</p> <p><em>[Silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>Babel:</strong> Let's go. 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SCP-8423	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div class="anom-bar-container item-8423 clear-3 euclid none keneq danger {$american}"> <div class="anom-bar"> <div class="top-box"> <div class="top-left-box"><span class="item">Item#:</span> <span class="number">8423</span></div> <div class="top-right-box"> <div class="level">Level3</div> </div> </div> <div class="bottom-box"> <div class="text-part"> <div class="main-class"> <div class="contain-class"> <div class="class-category">Containment Class:</div> <div class="class-text">euclid</div> </div> <div class="second-class"> <div class="class-category">Secondary Class:</div> <div class="class-text">none</div> </div> </div> <div class="disrupt-class"> <div class="class-category">Disruption Class:</div> <div class="class-text">keneq</div> </div> <div class="risk-class"> <div class="class-category">Risk Class:</div> <div class="class-text">danger</div> </div> </div> <div class="diamond-part"> <div class="danger-diamond"><a href="/classification-committee-memo">link to memo</a><br/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> SCP-8423 is enclosed within Area-87 located in the █████ █████ rainforest. A radius of 1.5 km has been established as an exclusionary zone around the area, and a 3-meter-tall fence lines the circumference. Security personnel are to patrol the perimeter on a bi-hourly basis, with cameras constantly surveying the surrounding area.<br/> SCP-8423 is to be contained within a 5m x 5m x 5m steel cube, with 2.5 meters above and below ground level. The containment chamber is to be fitted with a six (6) door air lock system, with incineration capabilities in each of the six (6) individual chambers. Should any single airlock fail at any point, the chambers shall undergo decontamination as described in document 8423- F-31c:</p> <ul> <li>All airlocks will initiate incineration sequence for a period of thirty (30) minutes, regardless of personnel located within.</li> <li>Airlocks will be flooded with Hydrogen Peroxide, which will sit for a period of no less than twenty-four (24) hours before draining.</li> <li>Airlocks will be flooded with boiling salt water for no less than twelve (12) hours before draining.</li> <li>Airlocks are flushed with boiling, soapy water.</li> <li>Hazmat teams will enter airlocks and decide whether decontamination is sufficient. Regardless of decontamination status, hazmat teams are to incinerate all clothes worn into airlocks after exiting.</li> <li>This process will be repeated at least two (2) times, with further decontamination at the discretion of area staff.</li> </ul> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="8423-Map.png" class="image" src="http://scp-sandbox.wikidot.com/local--files/wiki:scp-8422/8423-Map.png"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Area-87 Layout</p> </div> </div> <p>Any personnel who enter SCP-8423’s containment chamber are required to wear IDLH certified self-contained air supply SCBA respirators and level A hazard totally-encapsulating hazmat suits. Personnel returning from interaction with SCP-8423 must quarantine for two weeks in a room with a monitoring camera, closed airflow system and incineration capabilities. If any personnel are suspected of disregarding any one of these directives they are to be terminated immediately by incineration.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8423 is a fungus similar in appearance to <em>Psilocybin Semilanceata</em><sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup>. SCP-8423 growths average around 3.0 cm in diameter; growths have been recorded to grow up to 3.4 cm. Growths are notable for their conical bell-shaped cap with a small white spot on the peak. The colour of the growth ranges from brown to a rust-like colour. The stipes appear long and slender, some recording up to 10 cm in height, however, most range from 5-7 cm on average. Stipes range from dirty white to light brown. The lamella<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup> to stipe is adnexed<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-3" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-3')">3</a></sup>, with the lamella changing from white to black as they mature. Spores are completely transparent. Foundation mycologists estimate the spores to be roughly 10.5-11.5 x 6.5-7.0 micrometers and ellipsoid in shape. SCP-8423 exhibits saprotrophic ecology and can grow without access to sunlight.</p> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="mushroom.jpg" class="image" src="http://scp-sandbox.wikidot.com/local--files/wiki:scp-8422/mushroom.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p><em>Psilocybin Semilanceata</em>. Images of SCP-8423 are classified under protocol GT-83d.</p> </div> </div> <p>SCP-8423 demonstrates high resistance to extreme cold and heat, with research indicating it is capable of withstanding temperatures as low as -██˚C and as high as ██˚C.</p> <p>SCP-8423 is not biologically related to any other documented fungi, and is theorized to be native to █████ ████. Growths spread through the use of airborne spores. Infection by SCP-8423 occurs when a subject, referred to as SCP-8423-1, inhales spores emitted by SCP-8423 or SCP-8423-1 instances. SCP-8423 spores then enter the brain, where they begin to grow and feed implanted in the brain cavity. Infection from SCP-8423 occurs in seven (7) identifiable stages:</p> <ol> <li>Subject inhales spores of SCP-8423.</li> <li>Spores enter the subject's brain cavity, latching on. Subject is now considered SCP-8423-1.</li> <li>Subject will begin to feel smarter, stronger and clear-headed for a period of 1-3 months. Notably, patients with dementia and Alzheimer's report being completely cured of all affliction. Cognitive scans confirm that Alzheimer's and dementia symptoms cease.</li> <li>Subjects begin to become obsessive with the preservation and spread of SCP-8423.</li> <li>Subjects will begin to exhibit [REDACTED].</li> <li>Subjects will root into the ground and emit SCP-8423 spores into the air, with a range of up to █ kilometers.</li> <li>[DATA EXPUNGED]</li> </ol> <p>In total, the lifecycle for SCP-8423-1 instances is roughly 6 months. SCP-8423 first came to Foundation attention when reports coming out of the [REDACTED] province began reporting [REDACTED] on local wildlife, and increasingly aggressive territorial behaviour from the affected.</p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style='background: url("https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/the-great-hippo/scp_trans.png") center no-repeat; float: center; border: solid 2px #000; padding: 1px 15px; box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,.2);'> <h1 id="toc0"><span>WARNING: THE FOLLOWING FILE IS LEVEL 4/8423 CLASSIFIED</span></h1> <hr/> <h3 id="toc1"><span>ANY ATTEMPT TO ACCESS THIS FILE WITHOUT LEVEL 4/8423 AUTHORIZATION WILL BE LOGGED AND WILL LEAD TO IMMEDIATE DISCIPLINARY ACTION.</span></h3> </div> </div> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><span style="font-size:150%;"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">- Enter valid 4/8423 credentials -</a></span></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><span style="font-size:150%;"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Credentials validated - Welcome, Dr. Martin</a></span></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div class="colmod-block"> <ul> <li class="folded"> <ul> <li style="list-style: none">_</li> </ul> <div class="colmod-link-top"> <div class="foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">+Operation Closed Canal</a><a href="javascript:;">-Hide Document</a></div> </div> <div class="colmod-content"> <blockquote> <p><strong>Supervisors Note</strong><br/> Below are a transcription of the video logs from the late Dr. Edward Zhang during his initial research into SCP-8423. The events and research of the last weeks of Dr. Zhang's life under Operation Closed Canal are classified under 4/8423 access.<br/> - Dr. Martin, Area-87 Senior Supervisor</p> </blockquote> <div class="colmod-block"> <ul> <li class="folded"> <ul> <li style="list-style: none">_</li> </ul> <div class="colmod-link-top"> <div class="foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">+ Days 1-3</a><a href="javascript:;">- June 06 - June 08</a></div> </div> <div class="colmod-content"> <div class="blockquote" style="border-radius: 10px; margin: 10px"> <p><strong>Video Log 01 Transcript</strong></p> <p><strong>Date:</strong> 06/06/2022</p> <p><strong>Subject:</strong> SCP-8423</p> <p><strong>Team Lead:</strong> Dr. Edward Zhang</p> <p><strong>Team Members:</strong> Dr. Manuel Abarca, Agent Jarron Hellebuyck, Agent Lupita Rodriguez</p> <hr/> <p>[BEGIN LOG]</p> <p><em>A town with South American appearance can be seen outside of a window. Drs. Zhang & Abarca are seated at a desk, looking at the camera. Agents Hellebuyck and Rodriguez are not visible in frame.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Edward Zhang:</strong> This is Dr. Edward Zhang. The current date is June 6th, 2022. We are currently in the town of [DATA EXPUNGED] regarding reports of wildlife exhibiting anomalous behaviours.</p> <p><em>Dr. Abarca hands Dr. Zhang a file folder. Dr. Zhang removes a sheet of paper from the folder and begins to read it.</em></p> <p><strong>Zhang:</strong> Yes, that's right. Okay. Foundation operatives had begun receiving reports of wildlife exhibiting anomalous behavior, namely that most local wildlife has begun exhibiting signs of, quote unquote, 'large fungal growths and increasingly aggressive and territorial behaviours, so much so that local townsfolk cannot enter the surrounding rainforest without risk of assault by wildlife.' And we're here to see if this stuff is anomalous, or, you know, just fungus.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Abarca:</strong> Yeah, and to add to that, Edward, the main thing we're here to do is to see if whatever this is can affect humans. So far, only signs of animal infection are present.</p> <p><strong>Zhang:</strong> Right. We'll be interviewing the local population, as well as taking blood samples, and, if needed, body scans. We are to operate under the guise that we're medical staff from the [REDACTED] government sent as a temporary hospital set up. We're way out in the fucking sticks here, so if any of these country bumpkins suspect anything I'd be shocked. Anyhow, there's plenty of work to be done here. I'll keep the log updated periodically.</p> <p>[END LOG]</p> </div> <div class="blockquote" style="border-radius: 10px; margin: 10px"> <p><strong>Video Log 02 Transcript</strong></p> <p><strong>Date:</strong> 07/06/2022</p> <p><strong>Subject:</strong> SCP-8423</p> <p><strong>Team Lead:</strong> Dr. Edward Zhang</p> <p><strong>Team Members:</strong> Dr. Manuel Abarca, Agent Jarron Hellebuyck, Agent Lupita Rodriguez</p> <hr/> <p>[BEGIN LOG]</p> <p><em>Dr. Zhang can be seen sitting at a table, with a middle aged man, dressed in jeans and a flannel shirt sitting across from him. Agent Hellebuyck can be briefly seen leaving the room as the video starts, dressed in nurse scrubs. Please note that this log has been transcribed from [REDACTED] into English.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Zhang:</strong> Ah, welcome, welcome! Mr. ████████ , correct?</p> <p><strong>Subject:</strong> Yeah, that's me.</p> <p><em>The subject seems to be quite nervous in the presence of Dr. Zhang.</em></p> <p><strong>Zhang:</strong> May I get you anything to drink? Water, coffee, tea?</p> <p><strong>S:</strong> I'm fine.</p> <p><em>The subject appears to be incredibly uncomfortable, shifting in seat and glancing around</em></p> <p><strong>S:</strong> Jesus, what's that smell? It smells like death.</p> <p><strong>Z:</strong> that's just the smell of sterilization, I believe, we have to keep things clean here, you know? Don't want any germs getting around.</p> <p><strong>S:</strong> Um, yeah, makes sense.</p> <p><strong>Z:</strong> So, Mr. ████████, how are you feeling? Any sickness, aches, mental fog?</p> <p><strong>S:</strong> Believe it or not, no. I mean, I know I look rough, but, I feel great. Amazing actually.</p> <p><strong>Z:</strong> Really? Would you care to elaborate on that?</p> <p><strong>S:</strong> That's not enough for you? Christ, are you city hacks dim? I feel great, end of story.</p> <p><strong>Z:</strong> Apologies for pressing, sir. Nothing else to report?</p> <p><em>The subject appears more at ease knowing that the interview is ending.</em></p> <p><strong>S:</strong> No. Can I go?</p> <p><strong>Z:</strong> Almost, Mr. ████████. I just need a blood sample from you. it'll just be a prick on the finger.</p> <p><em>The subject appears to be alarmed by the request.</em></p> <p><strong>S:</strong> Fuck, um, yeah, sure. Just be quick.</p> <p><em>Dr. Zhang walks across the room, grabbing the necessary equipment and returning to seat with the subject. He pricks the subjects finger, taking a small blood sample. A drop of blood falls on the table. Dr. Zhang grabs a Lysol wipe to remove the spot.</em></p> <p><strong>S:</strong> [Screams]</p> <p><em>The subject jumps up, sprinting out of the room. Dr. Zhang appears shocked.</em></p> <p>[END LOG]</p> </div> <div class="blockquote" style="border-radius: 10px; margin: 10px"> <p><strong>Video Log 03 Transcript</strong></p> <p><strong>Date:</strong> 08/06/2022</p> <p><strong>Subject:</strong> SCP-8423</p> <p><strong>Team Lead:</strong> Dr. Edward Zhang</p> <p><strong>Team Members:</strong> Dr. Manuel Abarca, Agent Jarron Hellebuyck, Agent Lupita Rodriguez</p> <hr/> <p>[BEGIN LOG]</p> <p><em>Drs. Zhang and Abarca can be seen sitting at a table, with an elderly woman sitting across from them. The womans posture and demeanor appear far more youthful than his age would indicate. Please note that this log has been transcribed from [REDACTED] into English.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Zhang:</strong> Mrs. ████, correct?</p> <p><strong>Subject:</strong> That's right, dear.</p> <p><strong>Z:</strong> Now, we talked to your granddaughter, and-</p> <p><strong>S:</strong> Oh, █████! Such a beautiful young woman, isn't she? I still remember how she used to-</p> <p><strong>Dr. Abarca:</strong> Ma'am, not to be rude, but we're not here to discuss your granddaughter.</p> <p><strong>S:</strong> Oh dear me, I'm sorry doctors! Forgive an old woman her ramblings.</p> <p><strong>Z:</strong> No need to apologize Mrs. ████. Now, as I was saying, your granddaughter tells us you previously were suffering from advanced Alzheimer's disease until about three months ago. Is that correct?</p> <p><strong>S:</strong> Oh, yes dear, yes. Truly awful thing, but then one day not three months ago, I woke up and poof! Gone! I could walk, talk, think and felt like I was 30 years younger. God truly is good.</p> <p><strong>Z:</strong> Interesting. Now, could you tell us what happened before this seeming miracle happened? Anything out of the ordinary in the days leading up?</p> <p><strong>S:</strong> Oh, nothing, nothing. I just went on my walks as usual, and had tea with █████ as per usual.</p> <p><strong>Z:</strong> Where did you take these walks?</p> <p><strong>S:</strong> Just out in the forest, on the path. Found some interesting little mushrooms out there, I did. Never seen the likes of them out there before. But, can't go in the forest no more because of the animals going crazy. Let me tell you…..</p> <p><em>The subject proceeded to go on a fifteen minute rant about how the younger generations are screwing everything up and are too soft. Attempts at cutting the subject off were unsuccessful. After the interview, Agents Hellebuyck and Rodriguez were sent into the rainforest to collect samples of fungus. During this time, they would also recover a half-eaten bird, which displayed symptoms of infection from SCP-8423.</em></p> <p>[END LOG]</p> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="colmod-block"> <ul> <li class="folded"> <ul> <li style="list-style: none">_</li> </ul> <div class="colmod-link-top"> <div class="foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">+ Days 4-8</a><a href="javascript:;">- June 09 - June 13</a></div> </div> <div class="colmod-content"> <div class="blockquote" style="border-radius: 10px; margin: 10px"> <p><strong>Video Log 04 Transcript</strong></p> <p><strong>Date:</strong> 13/06/2022</p> <p><strong>Subject:</strong> SCP-8423</p> <p><strong>Team Lead:</strong> Dr. Edward Zhang</p> <p><strong>Team Members:</strong> Dr. Manuel Abarca, Agent Jarron Hellebuyck, Agent Lupita Rodriguez</p> <hr/> <p>[BEGIN LOG]</p> <p><em>Dr. Zhang can be seen taking a seat at a desk. He pulls a file folder out of a drawer. Dr. Abarca enters frame, sitting next to him.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Zhang:</strong> Lots of new developments since the log was last updated. The samples Jarron and Lupita collected were interesting, to say the least. The samples we collected we initially thought were Psilocybin Semilanceata-</p> <p><strong>Dr. Abarca:</strong> You mean shrooms.</p> <p><em>Both researchers laugh briefly.</em></p> <p><strong>Z:</strong> Sure, whatever hippie shit you want to call them. Shrooms, magic mushrooms, whatever. Anyway, the point is they were not Psilocybin Semilanceata, testing shows they're a whole new thing. We checked the data against the foundation database, and these little shits aren't related to any other fungi that anyone has found. Hell, they're not related to any plants either. They don't appear to produce spores, either - not that I've seen at least, unless they're transparent, which I'm not ruling out. Now Manuel will report on the human and animal side of things.</p> <p><strong>A:</strong> Right. Well, after running blood samples and the like, we've determined that this fungus can infect humans. We tested the samples of the fungi against samples of the blood we collected, and oh boy, is it ever there. We've been wearing respirators since, which we hope is enough. As for that bird that Hellebuyck and Rodriguez found, what a scare. The things organs, brain, basically the entire body was covered in fungus. The thing was more fungus than animal. Anyway, we've been running brain scans on patients, and this thing is impressive. On average, this thing is increasing cognition rates by [REDACTED] percent. We also scanned the old woman's brain, Mrs…. well, I forget now, but the old woman who had Alzheimer's. No signs of it at all. The most worrying part is… well, Edward, you can say if you'd like.</p> <p><strong>Z:</strong> Sure. This thing is in people's brain. Scans are showing that the fungus plants itself into the brain and slowly spreads. People at around the three month mark have around ninety percent of their brain covered in the fungus. These patients who are further along also have begun showing fungal growths themselves, usually in the damper and darker areas of the body - think the armpits and groin area - however some people demonstrate growths around the face, particularly the eyes, ears, nose and mouth. For an unknow reason, no one in the town seem to point this out, or notice at all. Our current theory is those infected simply ignore the fact that the growths are happening - which would mean this entire damn town is infected. I've sent reports off to site command to close down this whole area if possible. If this thing spreads out of here, I don't know what we'll be able to do. But, we'll keep at work. Secure, contain, protect and all that shit.</p> <p>[END LOG]</p> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="colmod-block"> <ul> <li class="folded"> <ul> <li style="list-style: none">_</li> </ul> <div class="colmod-link-top"> <div class="foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">+ Days 9-11</a><a href="javascript:;">- June 14 - June 16</a></div> </div> <div class="colmod-content"> <div class="blockquote" style="border-radius: 10px; margin: 10px"> <p><strong>Video Log 05 Transcript</strong></p> <p><strong>Date:</strong> 15/06/2022</p> <p><strong>Subject:</strong> SCP-8423</p> <p><strong>Team Lead:</strong> Dr. Edward Zhang</p> <p><strong>Team Members:</strong> Dr. Manuel Abarca, Agent Jarron Hellebuyck, Agent Lupita Rodriguez</p> <hr/> <p>[BEGIN LOG]</p> <p><em>Dr. Zhang can be seen sitting in his room, appearing disheveled. A clock on a nearby nighstand reads 03:34.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Zhang:</strong> Quick update. Lupita found some bad shit while out looking for samples. We thought that the people who were about three months along were the furthest infected. We were wrong. They were just the latest that were still in town. Anyway. Lupita was out looking for samples, and noticed some movement in the distance. She hid herself, and what she described as 'half-fungus half-human entities' were roaming the forest. Glad to see we got some dash ones on our hands.</p> <p><em>Dr. Zhang rubs his face with his hands and stares blankly for thirty-three seconds.</em></p> <p><strong>Z:</strong> This is really fucking bad. I'm going to send Rodriguez and Hellebuyck out tomorrow or the day after to do some recon. I just… what the fuck. I need some sleep.</p> <p>[END LOG]</p> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="colmod-block"> <ul> <li class="folded"> <ul> <li style="list-style: none">_</li> </ul> <div class="colmod-link-top"> <div class="foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">+ Days 12-16</a><a href="javascript:;">- June 17 - June 21</a></div> </div> <div class="colmod-content"> <div class="blockquote" style="border-radius: 10px; margin: 10px"> <p><strong>Video Log 06 Transcript</strong></p> <p><strong>Date:</strong> 17/06/2022</p> <p><strong>Subject:</strong> SCP-8423</p> <p><strong>Team Lead:</strong> Dr. Edward Zhang</p> <p><strong>Team Members:</strong> Dr. Manuel Abarca, Agent Jarron Hellebuyck, Agent Lupita Rodriguez</p> <hr/> <p>[BEGIN LOG]</p> <p><em>Dr. Zhang appears sleep-deprived and disheveled. He holds a cup of coffee and is sitting at his desk.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Zhang:</strong> Hellebuyck and Rodriguez are gone, and it's my fault. I sent them to go look at the dash one instances and….. they've been evacuated. I suspect they'll likely be terminated before they ever see the site again. And it's my fault.</p> <p><em>Dr. Zhang sits in silence for over five minutes.</em></p> <p><strong>Z:</strong> The instances…. some of them were… well, I can only describe as rooted into the ground. Then they…. they… the 'tops' of them, I suppose you'd call it…. they opened…. spores. Transparent spores. I should've known from the start. You can't see them, obviously, but how the fuck else would that happen?</p> <p><em>Dr. Zhang proceeds to berate himself for over two minutes.</em></p> <p><strong>Z:</strong> I let them all down. Everyone. I need to make this right. I have to go see for myself, or I'll never be able to sleep again.</p> <p>[END LOG]</p> <div class="colmod-block"> <ul> <li class="folded"> <ul> <li style="list-style: none">_</li> </ul> <div class="colmod-link-top"> <div class="foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">+ Event Log 01</a><a href="javascript:;">- Rodriguez & Hellebuyck Reconnaissance Log 01</a></div> </div> <div class="colmod-content"> <div class="blockquote" style="border-radius: 10px; margin: 10px"> <p><strong>Event Log 01 Transcript</strong></p> <p><strong>Date:</strong> 16/06/2022</p> <p><strong>Subject:</strong> SCP-8423</p> <p><strong>Team Lead:</strong> Agent Lupita Rodriguez</p> <p><strong>Team Members:</strong> Agent Jarron Hellebuyck</p> <hr/> <p>[BEGIN LOG]</p> <p><em>Agents Hellebuyck and Rodriguez are deep within the █████ █████ rainforest. It appears to be sometime around 10-11pm. Lush foliage surrounds the operatives, who don full hazmat suits and respirators. Agent Rodriguez is wearing a body camera, only Agent Hellebuyck is in frame.</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Rodriguez:</strong> Camera on.</p> <p><strong>Agent Hellebuyck:</strong> Roger.</p> <p><strong>R:</strong> Let's go. We've got a lot of ground to cover.</p> <p><em>The agents proceed to walk for twenty-eight minutes, after which the notice a humanoid entity protruding from the ground about twenty-five meters in front of them.</em></p> <p><strong>R:</strong> <em>(Whispering)</em> Entity located, 8 o'clock.</p> <p><strong>H:</strong> <em>(Whispering)</em> Yeah, I see it too.</p> <p><em>The agents slowly creep towards the entity. The entity appears to be originally human, however almost completely overgrown by fungal colonies. The entity has their entire lower body as well as about half of their upper torso buried in the ground.</em></p> <p><strong>H:</strong> Good God….. what are they….</p> <p><strong>R:</strong> Note that the entity appears to be performing some kind of self burial.</p> <p><em>Agent Rodriguez turns, the camera now facing away from the entity.</em></p> <p><strong>R:</strong> Holy fuck…. Jarron….</p> <p><strong>H:</strong> [Inaudible]</p> <p><em>Agent Rodriguez's camera shows what appears to be dozens of entities exhibiting similar behaviour to the initial discovered entity.</em></p> <p><strong>R:</strong> Jarron, we need to get out of here-</p> <p><em>Agent Rodriguez is suddenly jerked by an unknown force, falling to the ground.</em></p> <p><strong>?:</strong> [REDACTED]</p> <p><strong>H:</strong> Lupita, what the fu-</p> <p><em>Agent Hellebuyck is cut off, likely by the same source. Agent Hellebuyck is not seen on camera again.</em></p> <p><strong>?:</strong> [Screaming]</p> <p><em>Agent Rodriguez's body camera picks up a rooted entity engaging in stage six of infection. The entity emits an agonized scream before it's top explodes, raining spores across the area. It is believed whatever entity struck down the agents removed their respirators at this time. After this, Agent Rodriguez's body camera recorded no footage. Agent's Hellebuyck and Rodriguez would return to field base six hours later, where Dr. Zhang would report the incident and send them back to site-██ for decontamination.</em></p> <p>[END LOG]</p> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="blockquote" style="border-radius: 10px; margin: 10px"> <p><strong>Video Log 07 Transcript</strong></p> <p><strong>Date:</strong> 20/06/2022</p> <p><strong>Subject:</strong> SCP-8423</p> <p><strong>Team Lead:</strong> Dr. Edward Zhang</p> <p><strong>Team Members:</strong> Dr. Manuel Abarca</p> <hr/> <p>[BEGIN LOG]</p> <p><em>Dr. Zhang can be seen holding the camera, shaking visibly. His eyes appear wild, and his face is far paler than normal.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Zhang:</strong> I saw them. They…. they were rooted. That's the only fucking way to describe it. They were half buried, and their tops…. or what once would have been heads were open. After they exploded…. they shrank, and morphed, and shrank again. The dash ones aren't dash ones at all. They're all the fucking fungus. The last stage. The fungus and the people, or animals, or whatever the hell aren't separate entities. The fungus are the people. I'm sending this to site command. I'm requesting that they [DATA EXPUNGED]. It'll wipe the place, but….. everyone goes down with it. I… it's the right thing to do.</p> <p>[END LOG]</p> <div class="colmod-block"> <ul> <li class="folded"> <ul> <li style="list-style: none">_</li> </ul> <div class="colmod-link-top"> <div class="foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">+ Event Log 02</a><a href="javascript:;">- Dr. Edward Zhang Reconnaissance Log 02</a></div> </div> <div class="colmod-content"> <div class="blockquote" style="border-radius: 10px; margin: 10px"> <p><strong>Event Log 02 Transcript</strong></p> <p><strong>Date:</strong> 19/06/2022</p> <p><strong>Subject:</strong> SCP-8423</p> <p><strong>Team Lead:</strong> Dr. Edward Zhang</p> <p><strong>Team Members:</strong></p> <hr/> <p>[BEGIN LOG]</p> <p><em>Dr. Zhang can be seen walking in the forest, holding a camera pointed at himself. It is believed he is near the site where Hellebuyck and Rodriguez found the entities. Dr. Zhang is wearing a respirator and hazmat suit. It is determined to be around 12-1am.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Zhang:</strong> This is where they were…. this is it… it has to be….</p> <p><em>Dr. Zhang can be seen surveying the forest floor. The area is covered in SCP-8423 growths.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Zhang:</strong> This…. this can't be it…. there was so many….</p> <p><em>The camera swings, and reveals one entity still in stage six of infection. Dr. Zhang approaches the entity.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Zhang:</strong> <em>(Quietly)</em> Where did the rest of you go?</p> <p><em>Suddenly, the entity enters late stage six of infection.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8423-1:</strong> [Screaming]</p> <p><em>Dr. Zhang falls backward, dropping the camera. The entities top is caught exploding, raining spores over the area. Dr. Zhang's respirator was not removed.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Zhang:</strong> Fuck! Stupid piece of shi-</p> <p><em>Dr. Zhang cuts himself off, observing the first recorded instance of stage 7 of infection. The entity slowly begins to shrivel and morph, turning from it's humanoid form into a fungus resembling Psilocybin Semilanceata.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Zhang:</strong> No…. no… fuck…. [sobbing]</p> <p><em>Dr. Zhang can be seen slowly looking around the field, surrounded by SCP-8423 growths. He is last observed sobbing uncontrollably before sprinting from the field. The camera footage would be cut fifteen minutes after Dr. Zhang's departure.</em></p> <p>[END LOG]</p> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="blockquote" style="border-radius: 10px; margin: 10px"> <p><strong>Video Log 08 Transcript</strong></p> <p><strong>Date:</strong> 21/06/2022</p> <p><strong>Subject:</strong> SCP-8423</p> <p><strong>Team Lead:</strong> Dr. Edward Zhang</p> <p><strong>Team Members:</strong> Dr. Manuel Abarca</p> <hr/> <p>[BEGIN LOG]</p> <p><em>Dr. Zhang looks solemnly in the camera. He has clearly not slept, and appears unkempt.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Zhang:</strong> They said yes. It'll all be done soon. For the best, I think. I've forwarded all of the work we did. I hope it'll be useful enough. Tell Elizabeth and Jacob I love them.</p> <p>[END LOG]</p> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="colmod-block"> <ul> <li class="folded"> <ul> <li style="list-style: none">_</li> </ul> <div class="colmod-link-top"> <div class="foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">+Test Log 01</a><a href="javascript:;">-Cure Test 01</a></div> </div> <div class="colmod-content"> <blockquote> <p>Testing to determine the extent of infectious capabilities by SCP-8423, and possible cures.</p> </blockquote> <table style="border: 1px solid silver"> <tr> <th style="border: 1px solid silver">Date</th> <th style="border: 1px solid silver">DATA</th> <th style="border: 1px solid silver">Test</th> <th style="border: 1px solid silver">Result</th> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid silver">12/11/2022</td> <td style="border: 1px solid silver"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>D-7966, male, 23<br/> Made to inhale SCP-8423 spores, progressed to stage 3 of infection.</p> </div> </td> <td style="border: 1px solid silver">D-7966 given civilian antifungal medication.</td> <td style="border: 1px solid silver">Ineffective. Subject terminated.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid silver">21/11/2022</td> <td style="border: 1px solid silver"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>D-0917, female, 38<br/> Made to inhale SCP-8423 spores, progressed to stage 3 of infection.</p> </div> </td> <td style="border: 1px solid silver">Given [REDACTED] developed by Foundation mycologists.</td> <td style="border: 1px solid silver">Effective. Subject cured within 3 hours of dose.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid silver">30/12/2022</td> <td style="border: 1px solid silver"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>D-3181, male, 30<br/> Made to inhale SCP-8423 spores, progressed to stage 4 of infection.</p> </div> </td> <td style="border: 1px solid silver">Given [REDACTED] developed by Foundation mycologists.</td> <td style="border: 1px solid silver">Ineffective. Subject began convulsing upon being given dose before falling comatose, unable to awaken. Subject terminated.</td> </tr> </table> <blockquote> <p><strong>Conclusion</strong><br/> Successful development of a cure for stage 3 of infection and lower. Research into later stage cures is underway.</p> </blockquote> </div> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="colmod-block"> <ul> <li class="folded"> <ul> <li style="list-style: none">_</li> </ul> <div class="colmod-link-top"> <div class="foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">+Test Log 02</a><a href="javascript:;">-Temperature Test 01</a></div> </div> <div class="colmod-content"> <blockquote> <p>Test to determine the extent which SCP-8423 can withstand extreme temperatures.</p> </blockquote> <table style="border: 1px solid silver"> <tr> <th style="border: 1px solid silver">Date</th> <th style="border: 1px solid silver">DATA</th> <th style="border: 1px solid silver">Time</th> <th style="border: 1px solid silver">Result</th> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid silver">09/12/2022</td> <td style="border: 1px solid silver"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>SCP-8423 instance placed in a sealed box, temperature lowered to -30˚C.</p> </div> </td> <td style="border: 1px solid silver">1 Hour</td> <td style="border: 1px solid silver">No visible change to SCP-8423.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid silver">09/12/2022</td> <td style="border: 1px solid silver"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>SCP-8423 instance placed in a sealed box, temperature lowered to -45˚C.</p> </div> </td> <td style="border: 1px solid silver">1 Hour</td> <td style="border: 1px solid silver">No visible change to SCP-8423.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid silver">09/12/2022</td> <td style="border: 1px solid silver"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>SCP-8423 instance placed in a sealed box, temperature lowered to -60˚C.</p> </div> </td> <td style="border: 1px solid silver">34 Seconds</td> <td style="border: 1px solid silver">Once temperature lowered to -60˚C SCP-8423 rapidly shifts to a dark-blue/black shade and freezes, killing the instance.</td> </tr> </table> <blockquote> <p>Following this, researchers were able to correctly predict the outcome of the highest temperature SCP-8423 was able to withstand.</p> </blockquote> <table style="border: 1px solid silver"> <tr> <th style="border: 1px solid silver">Date</th> <th style="border: 1px solid silver">DATA</th> <th style="border: 1px solid silver">Time</th> <th style="border: 1px solid silver">Result</th> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid silver">10/12/2022</td> <td style="border: 1px solid silver"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>SCP-8423 instance placed in a sealed box, temperature raised to 47˚C.</p> </div> </td> <td style="border: 1px solid silver">32 seconds</td> <td style="border: 1px solid silver">Once temperature raised to 47˚C SCP-8423 rapidly shifts to a black shade and dehydrates, killing the instance.</td> </tr> </table> <blockquote> <p><strong>Conclusion</strong><br/> SCP-8423 operates on the same temperature maxima and minima as the human body.</p> </blockquote> </div> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="colmod-block"> <ul> <li class="folded"> <ul> <li style="list-style: none">_</li> </ul> <div class="colmod-link-top"> <div class="foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">+Supervisor's Note</a><a href="javascript:;">-Regarding Operation Closed Canal</a></div> </div> <div class="colmod-content"> <blockquote> <p><em>The result of Operation Closed Canal was unequivocally a success. The work of the late Drs. Zhang & Abarca were invaluable to the containment of SCP-8423. The method in which Operation Closed Canal was concluded however is under no circumstances to be released to any personnel barring the O5 council. All that staff need to know is Operation Closed Canal resulted in the termination of all Foundation and civilian life. Any family or friend relations with townsfolk were given amnestics. The town and the people who lived there never existed. Discussion on this topic will be punishable by suspension. I will hear no more on the matter.</em><br/> <em>- Dr. Martin, Area-87 Senior Supervisor</em></p> </blockquote> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. Commonly referred to as Magic Mushrooms</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-2"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-2')">2</a>. The 'gill'</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-3"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-3')">3</a>. Narrowly attached</div> </div> <div class="licensebox"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Hide Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>Cite this page as:</p> <div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <blockquote> <p>"<a href="/scp-8423">SCP-8423</a>" by DocMart, from the <a href="https://scpwiki.com">SCP Wiki</a>. Source: <a href="https://scpwiki.com/scp-8423">https://scpwiki.com/scp-8423</a>. Licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/">CC-BY-SA</a>.</p> </blockquote> </div> </div> <p>For information on how to use this component, see the <a href="/component:license-box">License Box component</a>. To read about licensing policy, see the <a href="/licensing-guide">Licensing Guide</a>.</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Filename:</strong> mushroom.jpg<br/> <strong>Author:</strong> Alan Rockefeller<br/> <strong>License:</strong> CC BY SA 3.0<br/> <strong>Source Link:</strong> <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Psilocybe.semilanceata.Alan.jpg">https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Psilocybe.semilanceata.Alan.jpg</a></p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p><strong>Filename:</strong> 8423-Map.png<br/> <strong>Author:</strong> DocMart<br/> <strong>License:</strong> CC BY SA 3.0<br/> <strong>Source Link:</strong> <a href="http://scp-sandbox.wikidot.com/local--files/wiki:scp-8422/8423-Map.png">http://scp-sandbox.wikidot.com/local--files/wiki:scp-8422/8423-Map.png</a></p> </blockquote> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></body></html>
SCP-8424	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div class="preview"> <p>It's good advice!</p> </div> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=1&theme=https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--code/theme%3Anight-rush-theme/1&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <p><strong>Item #:</strong> SCP-8424</p> <p><strong>Object Class:</strong> Uncontained</p> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> No functional containment measures for SCP-8424 have yet been discerned.</p> <p>To minimize casualties during SCP-8424 events, a sizable amount of funding is to be committed to public education pertaining to proper earthquake safety procedure. A similar fund shall also be committed to public education on the safe viewing of eclipses, prioritizing making the following clear:</p> <blockquote> <p>"Do Not Look Directly At A Solar Eclipse."</p> </blockquote> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8424 denotes the sudden and semi-simultaneous initialization of a seismic event<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup> and a total solar eclipse in localized areas<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup> with mid-large sized human populations. Incidences of missing persons cases recorded after SCP-8424 incidents are significantly higher than projected for events of their size. Coupled with this, zero afflicted individuals have been located with solar retinopathy due to these eclipse conditions. Investigations into these matters are ongoing.</p> <p>Research into SCP-8424 has been complicated by the fact that events are geographically widespread and unpredictable, with incidents occurring at an equal frequency in both areas prone and resistant to seismic events. Additionally, events are disjoint from accepted eclipse projections. The occluding body is currently unknown.</p> <p><strong>Addendum:</strong> In March-April of 2024, an irregular series of events relating to SCP-8424 was recorded in the area surrounding Mazatlán, Mexico. The timeline proceeds as follows.</p> <hr/> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Date:</strong> 08/03/2024</p> <p><strong>Summary:</strong> 10 second quake with seismic activity registered at 4.3 Richter; Epicenter, Northern Urban Edge. Eclipse duration of approximately 1 minute. 3 injured, 6 missing.</p> </div> <p>Due to the low casualty number, Incident 8424-080324 was catalogued as a regular SCP-8424 event and prompted little necessary action past standard information suppression protocol.</p> <hr/> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Date:</strong> 17/03/2024</p> <p><strong>Summary:</strong> 30 second quake with seismic activity registered at 5.2 Richter; Epicenter, Eastern Urban Area. Eclipse duration of approximately 2 minutes. 36 injured, 3 dead, 42 missing. Unexpected levels of structural damage dealt to affected area, with a number of structures such as street lights and supporting beams completely missing from aftermath surveys. Significant correlation between individuals witnessed walking into shadows and current missing persons identified.</p> </div> <p>In the days following Incident 8424-170324, long sections of metallic debris were spotted phasing in and out of view in the air above the North Pacific Ocean, prompting a standard "Chemical Spill" cover story to divert ships from area. Due to the high visibility of the debris, additional dissemination of misinformation pertaining to "off-gas haze" and "hallucinatory refractions" was applied as a stopgap before further action could be taken.</p> <hr/> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Date:</strong> 29/03/2024</p> <p><strong>Summary:</strong> 1 minute quake with seismic activity registered at 6.5 Richter; Epicenter, central Mazatlán. Eclipse duration approximately 15 minutes. 472 injured, 78 dead, 239 missing. Agents present at the event noted a deep and rhythmic thudding noise emanating through the city as the incident progressed, but could not place the source. Upon the event's conclusion, Central Mazatlán was rendered mostly uninhabitable.</p> </div> <p>The massive escalation of casualties during Incident 8424-290324 prompted the initialization of a partial evacuation, relocating effected civilians to temporary Foundation-run relief camps until a full quarantine of the Mazatlán area could be completed. A civilian screening, amnesticization, and reorientation initiative was mandated to frame the event as a "freak disaster" and to downplay the eclipse as a mass hallucination.</p> <p>Additionally, building atmospheric disturbance was noted at aerial debris site, the accumulation of which correlated with increased visible structural mass and the arrangement of the debris into an approximate bowl shape. Further reconnaissance was deemed necessary to determine suitable containment protocol.</p> <hr/> <p>On 02/04/2024, Foundation operatives alerted command to the emergence of a web of large red tendrils that had suddenly appeared, visually emanating from a central node within the aerial debris site. Due to geometric interference, long distance observation proved futile. Remote scouting approximated the web's diameter at 100 meters, but before further information could be recorded, all reconnaissance drones and 5 dispatched agents were lost during a sudden eclipse event.</p> <p>Recovered footage of the incident from the bodycam of Agent Plüm has been included below.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong><Feed Starts></strong></p> <p>[The feed begins on a wide shot of a beach, where far on the horizon a red dot can be seen. After a few moments, the view angles down to focus on a screen displaying a live drone recording which slowly approaches the aerial debris site.]</p> <p>[A few seconds of stillness pass. Metallic whirring can be heard over the soft push and pull of the tide. Plüm's legs can be seen on the periphery, dug into the sand where they're sitting.]</p> <p>[The display suddenly goes dark. The main feed angles upward slightly.]</p> <p>[The agent watches in complete stillness as a line of shadow breaks apart in the sky, each radial line traveling clockwise and counterclockwise, before meeting again and turning the day to pitch darkness.]</p> <p>[The feed angles up further as the agent raises their head, bringing the eclipsed sun into view.]</p> <p>[In a single frame, the feed turns black. A brittle crunch can be heard.]</p> <p><strong><Feed Ends></strong></p> </div> <p>In the aftermath of the sudden occlusion, recovered agents attested to witnessing grey masses growing and shrinking within the aerial debris web.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-3" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-3')">3</a></sup> Further reconnaissance was postponed due to unnecessary risk.</p> <hr/> <p>On 03/04/2024 progression of the civilian screening initiative documented the first known solar retinopathy victims of the anomalous eclipse conditions. As containment specialists had assumed the information gathered from this discovery would be greatly impactful, a study was pursued. Unfortunately, the only notable difference between SCP-8424 victims and those of standard eclipse-based retinal damage was a prevalence of 3 pronged "crow's foot" floater patterns, as opposed to blurry and dark spots/webs being burned into the eye.</p> <hr/> <p>On 04/04/2024, a dedicated Autonomous Remote Observation Array<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-4" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-4')">4</a></sup> was installed on the outskirts of Mazatlán, primarily aimed at detecting and recording any changes in the aerial debris web. An abridged log of significant observations are included below.</p> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th>Date [Time]</th> <th>Description</th> </tr> <tr> <td>04/04/2024 [0721]</td> <td>Grey masses noted in Incident 8424-020424 visually confirmed.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>04/04/2024 [0814]</td> <td>Grey masses occluded by interlinked debris.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>04/04/2024 [1327]</td> <td>Interlinked debris transluces, grey mass appears to twist and rotate before settling.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>04/04/2024 [1944]</td> <td>Grey mass closest to AuROrA grows indistinct, excepting two darker orbs which remain visually clear.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>04/04/2024 [2001]</td> <td>AuROrA switches to primarily infrared band in low light conditions, grey masses noted to be significantly above ambient air temperature.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>05/04/2024 [0628]</td> <td>Grey masses no longer observable, roughly ellipsoid webs of red tendrils as originally noted before Incident 8424-020424 recorded in their place.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>05/04/2024 [0953]</td> <td>Grey mass appears to phase in around red tendrils.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>05/04/2024 [1007]</td> <td>Yellow orb appears to phase in adjacent to Grey mass.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>05/04/2024 [1034]</td> <td>Contact with AuROrA is lost.</td> </tr> </table> <p>Foundation agents stationed near Mazatlán were directed to locate the AuROrA and determine the reason for loss of contact. After a short search, it was found roughly 500 meters from the site it was erected, with a hole 30cm in diameter punctured through the majority of its computational array.</p> <hr/> <p>On the 6th of April 2024, a small, propeller aircraft was sighted in rapid descent by agents assigned to monitoring the aerial debris web perimeter. Upon locating the downed aircraft, it was ascertained that both passengers<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-5" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-5')">5</a></sup> had died in the crash. A handheld video camera was found within the cockpit that was damaged, but functional. The last recorded video is included below.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong><Feed Starts></strong></p> <p>[The video begins with the camera facing Lucy Neston in the co-pilot's seat. She is visibly shocked. Footage appears to shake with significantly greater intensity than the plane's instability.]</p> <p><strong>Lucy:</strong> So we heard about that quake down in Mazatlán, yeah? But we didn't feel anything back home, so Joe pitched that we take the old bird up and see if we can't get a spot of what's really happening down there.</p> <p>[She turns to face her husband who appears to say something, though he cannot be heard over the sound of the engine]</p> <p><strong>Lucy:</strong> I don't. I don't know what it is we're looking at here, but I'm getting it on film so we can figure that all out later.</p> <p>[She takes a hurried breath.]</p> <p><strong>Lucy:</strong> Joe don't like it none- Says he wants to turn us around, so we ain't got long.</p> <p>[She transfers the camera to her other hand in order to turn it to face the window, where below the plane the aerial debris web can be seen. As they fly, the phasing properties of the web over the water cause a shimmering effect. The reflection of the structure doesn't match.]</p> <p>[The camera turns. In the center of the web, three ellipsoid objects are observable. The objects are a consistent blue tinted off-white, and appear entirely smooth.]</p> <p><strong>Lucy:</strong> Okay Joe I got it, you can turn us back h-</p> <p>[There is a loud warping croak shortly followed by a sharp and piercing crack as the camera is thrown forwards, landing in the cockpit footwell.]</p> <p>[Intermittent bouts of screaming can be heard over the plane's engine for roughly 40 seconds.]</p> <p><strong><Feed Ends></strong></p> </div> <p>Foundation biologists note a striking similarity between the objects seen in the footage and avian eggs. Research into any possible connection is currently ongoing.</p> <hr/> <p>On 07/04/2024, the aerial debris web and its contents fell from the sky into the North Pacific Ocean. Preliminary reconnaissance efforts succeeded without impediment, allowing for the identification of the composite materials of the debris field along side three hollow ellipsoid shells.</p> <p>All anomalous activity appears to have ceased, with the possible exception of reported sightings of Black Herons<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-6" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-6')">6</a></sup> in the region surrounding Mazatlá.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-7" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-7')">7</a></sup></p> <hr/> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Date:</strong> 08/04/2024</p> <p><strong>Summary:</strong> Continuous seismic activity measuring 2.3 Richter measured across continental Americas from 1100-1300 PDT (GMT-7) moving in a band starting in Mazatlán and crossing Northern Mexico, Texas, and New England. Phenomenon coincided with a natural total solar eclipse. 95 injured,<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-8" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-8')">8</a></sup> Total missing unknown.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-9" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-9')">9</a></sup></p> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <div class="licensebox"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Hide Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>Cite this page as:</p> <div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <blockquote> <p>"<a href="/scp-8424">SCP-8424</a>" by IndustryStandard, J_V_G, from the <a href="https://scpwiki.com">SCP Wiki</a>. Source: <a href="https://scpwiki.com/scp-8424">https://scpwiki.com/scp-8424</a>. Licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/">CC-BY-SA</a>.</p> </blockquote> </div> </div> <p>For information on how to use this component, see the <a href="/component:license-box">License Box component</a>. To read about licensing policy, see the <a href="/licensing-guide">Licensing Guide</a>.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. Generally registering 4-5 on the Richter scale.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-2"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-2')">2</a>. Noted to impact an area much smaller than that expected of both standard seismic and eclipse events.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-3"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-3')">3</a>. Though long distance observation failed to confirm these observations.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-4"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-4')">4</a>. Hereafter AuROrA.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-5"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-5')">5</a>. Identified as Joe and Lucy Neston, a married couple who frequently vacationed in the area.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-6"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-6')">6</a>. Egretta ardesiaca</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-7"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-7')">7</a>. Species is native to the contiguous African continent.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-8"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-8')">8</a>. Solar retinopathy</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-9"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-9')">9</a>. Estimated: 2-3000+</div> </div> </div></body></html>
SCP-8425	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <div class="anom-bar-container item-8425 clear-2 pending {$secondary-class} {$disruption-class} {$risk-class} {$american}"> <div class="anom-bar"> <div class="top-box"> <div class="top-left-box"><span class="item">Item#:</span> <span class="number">8425</span></div> <div class="top-right-box"> <div class="level">Level2</div> </div> </div> <div class="bottom-box"> <div class="text-part"> <div class="main-class"> <div class="contain-class"> <div class="class-category">Containment Class:</div> <div class="class-text">pending</div> </div> <div class="second-class"> <div class="class-category">Secondary Class:</div> <div class="class-text">{$secondary-class}</div> </div> </div> <div class="disrupt-class"> <div class="class-category">Disruption Class:</div> <div class="class-text">{$disruption-class}</div> </div> <div class="risk-class"> <div class="class-category">Risk Class:</div> <div class="class-text">{$risk-class}</div> </div> </div> <div class="diamond-part"> <div class="danger-diamond"><a href="/classification-committee-memo">link to memo</a><br/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:100%;"><img alt="starfallen.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/fragment:scp-8425-0/starfallen.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Photo taken during an SCP-8425-1 event. Context unknown.</p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> Foundation personnel displaying signs of SCP-8425 contagion are to be detained and monitored for a period of five (5) days, or until symptoms subside. Active containment procedures of SCP-8425 is considered <span style="color: #d156a8">unnecessary following Incident 8425/ASTRA.</span></p> <p>ROI.aic has been assigned to apply heuristic monitoring procedures across a range of the top 50 most used social media sites to scan for undetected cases of extant SCP-8425 contagion. Usage of bot swarms to soft-censor cognitohazardous content has been granted.</p> <p>Any persons identified by ROI.aic or the Horizon Initiative as possible vectors of SCP-8425 contagion are to be <span style="color: #d156a8">placed under observation as Persons of Interest.</span> The connection between these persons is <span style="color: #d156a8">believed to have been documented as part of Project STARFALL.</span> Project Lead Dr. Sondheim is currently <span style="color: #d156a8">confirmed deceased following the events of Incident 8425/ASTRA. Project STARFALL is considered defunct in his absence.</span></p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8425 is the designation for a memetic contagion attributed to <span style="color: #d156a8">observation of an event (hence designated SCP-8425-1) recorded as taking place between the early evening of 04/05/2015 and concluding during the early morning of 05/05/2015, according to Eastern Standard Time (EST).</span> The nature of SCP-8425 <span style="color: #d156a8">remains unclear, but appears to be similar in nature to paranoid schizophrenia, incorporating symptoms that outwardly appear similar.</span></p> <p>A primary trait of contagion is an increased, lasting, and uncharacteristic fixation on ideas of spirituality and religion. This effect appears to be more severe in persons of previously secular convictions, who attribute their newly devout nature to <span style="color: #d156a8">the seemingly spiritually significant SCP-8425-1 event.</span> Due to the mostly undetectable nature of SCP-8425 contagion, it is <span style="color: #d156a8">not considered a threat.</span> Newly detected cases of SCP-8425 contagion <span style="color: #d156a8">can be attributed to latent SCP-8425 contagion within the population, as there have been no new SCP-8425-1 events since Incident 8425/ASTRA.</span></p> <h3><span>Addendum 8425.1: Grant Request Approval for the Establishment of PROJECT STARFALL</span></h3> <blockquote> <p><span style="color: #d156a8">[REDACTED PER O5 ORDER]</span></p> </blockquote> <h3><span>Addendum 8425.2: Eyewitness accounts of SCP-8425-1</span></h3> <blockquote> <p><span style="color: #d156a8">[REDACTED PER O5 ORDER]</span></p> </blockquote> <h3><span><strong>Addendum 8425.3:</strong> Video transcript of Incident 8425/ASTRA</span></h3> <blockquote> <p><span style="color: #d156a8">[REDACTED PER O5 ORDER]</span></p> </blockquote> <hr/> <div class="terminal"> <div class="text"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><span style="font-size:150%;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Terminal #001</span></span></p> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> \| Save SCP-8425_v5.doc<br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <blockquote> <p>Saving …<br/> SCP-8425_v5.doc saved successfully.</p> </blockquote> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> \| cd C:/User/Documents/Work<br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <blockquote> <p>SCP-8425_v5.doc <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">\|</span> Last edited: 0 seconds ago<br/> SCP-8425_v4.doc <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">\|</span> Last edited: 9 days ago<br/> sondheim_log.doc <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">\|</span> Last edited: 5 hours ago</p> </blockquote> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> \| cd C:/User/Documents/Work/SCP-8425_v4.doc<br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <blockquote> <p>The following document is classified Level 5 to clearance code A99XHRUHAA. 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SCP-8430	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div class="authorlink-wrapper"><a href="javascript:;">bigslothonmyface</a> <div class="authorbox"> <div class="authorcontent"> <p>Written by <span class="printuser avatarhover"><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/bigslothonmyface" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(1551055); return false;"><img alt="bigslothonmyface" class="small" src="https://www.wikidot.com/avatar.php?userid=1551055&amp;size=small&amp;timestamp=1735044118" style="background-image:url(https://www.wikidot.com/userkarma.php?u=1551055)"/></a><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/bigslothonmyface" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(1551055); return false;">bigslothonmyface</a></span><br/> You can find more of their work on their <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/bigslothonmyface-author-page">author page.</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <img alt="asc%20top%20bar.png" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-6250/asc%20top%20bar.png"/> <div class="anom-bar-container item-SCP-8430 clear-3 euclid {$secondary-class} keneq warning {$american}"> <div class="anom-bar"> <div class="top-box"> <div class="top-left-box"><span class="item">Item#:</span> <span class="number">SCP-8430</span></div> <div class="top-right-box"> <div class="level">Level3</div> </div> </div> <div class="bottom-box"> <div class="text-part"> <div class="main-class"> <div class="contain-class"> <div class="class-category">Containment Class:</div> <div class="class-text">euclid</div> </div> <div class="second-class"> <div class="class-category">Secondary Class:</div> <div class="class-text">{$secondary-class}</div> </div> </div> <div class="disrupt-class"> <div class="class-category">Disruption Class:</div> <div class="class-text">keneq</div> </div> <div class="risk-class"> <div class="class-category">Risk Class:</div> <div class="class-text">warning</div> </div> </div> <div class="diamond-part"> <div class="danger-diamond"><a href="/classification-committee-memo">link to memo</a><br/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:100%;"><img alt="8340%20exterior.jpg" class="image" src="https://scpdsandbox.wdfiles.com/local--files/fulfillment/8340%20exterior.jpg" style="width:100%;"/> <div class="scp-image-caption" style="width:100%;"> <p>SCP-8430, aboveground portion, August 2024. Blue and Gray Floors are visible.</p> </div> </div> <hr/> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> The city of Needlework, Arizona, must house at least 2,000 residents. Through displacement of civilians from other areas, the Foundation is to ensure that Needlework maintains a working population of at least 2,000.</p> <p>Foundation personnel may not reside in Needlework,<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup> nor may employees of any other entity than SCP-8430. No business may operate in Needlework other than SCP-8430. Foundation operatives are to execute buyouts, falsified criminal activities, and government campaigns to ensure that Fulfillment Facility 109 employs the city's entire <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">adult</span> workforce.</p> <p>Twice per year, the Foundation supplies parts and repairs for SCP-8430’s provided IX-4 pods and their occupants. This is the only time at which members of staff are permitted to enter SCP-8430. At no point during this process are staff to enter the Red Floor. Staff routinely request psychological support or amnestic treatment upon completion of IX-4 maintenance; such requests are blanket authorized by order of Site-141.</p> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:250px;"><img alt="ix4%20pods.JPG" class="image" src="https://scpdsandbox.wdfiles.com/local--files/fulfillment/ix4%20pods.JPG"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>IX-4 Fulfillment Pods at Site-141.</p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8430 is Fulfillment Facility 109, a medical technology fabrication center located approx. 81km south of Phoenix, AZ, USA, and operated by med-tech distributor Ellison Health. The facility began exhibiting anomalous qualities following a buyout of Ellison Health by U.S.-based drugmaker Purdue Pharma in 2023.</p> <p>Fulfillment Facility 109 is divided into four floors:</p> <ul> <li>Blue Floor: Intake and administrative offices (suspected to house SCP-8430-1)</li> <li>Yellow Floor: Raw materials processing; manufacturing preparation</li> <li>Red Floor: [DATA EXPUNGED]</li> <li>Gray Floor: Distribution and shipping of manufactured goods</li> </ul> <p>Anomalous effects are present throughout the facility, but are thought to manifest primarily on the Yellow Floor and the Red Floor.</p> <p><strong>Discovery:</strong> SCP-8430 first drew Foundation attention in the wake of local supply chain disruptions. Investigation revealed that 97% of disrupted orders had been placed by Ellison Health Fulfillment Facility 109, which had taken delivery—in a single month—of sufficient supplies to reconstruct the plant’s physical structure over 110 times. No external changes to the building or its grounds were apparent, leading researchers to presume massive internal alterations were in progress for an unknown purpose.</p> <p>Attempts were made to contact Ellison Health, but agents were unable to reach the company. Phone calls were not returned, and e-mails were handled by automated systems. Media reports and cross-analysis of security footage revealed that no Ellison corporate executive had made a public appearance in at least six weeks.</p> <p>Foundation Field Agent Eric Cano was dispatched to Needlework to investigate SCP-8430 on November 12, 2023.</p> <div style="color:black; float: center; border: solid 1px #000000; padding: 15px 15px; width: 90%; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 4%; margin-top: 4%;"> <p><strong>[BEGIN LOG]</strong></p> <p><em>Agent Cano parks his vehicle in the lot outside Fulfillment Facility 109 and approaches a door in the west side of the building. As he nears it, several workers in blue uniforms exit the building and move toward him. They walk slowly, not looking up from the ground.</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Cano:</strong> Excuse me!</p> <p><em>The workers glance up.</em></p> <p><strong>Worker 1:</strong> Can we do something for you?</p> <p><strong>Agent Cano:</strong> I'm Agent Cano of the Department of Commerce.</p> <p><em>Cano flashes a badge.</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Cano:</strong> I'm looking for the manager of this plant.</p> <p><em>The frontmost worker shrugs.</em></p> <p><strong>Worker 1:</strong> Don’t know if we have a manager. Get everything through the earpiece.</p> <p><em>The worker taps his temple. He is wearing a large copper device on his temple. It branches out and snakes along the side of his skull down the length of his jaw.</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Cano:</strong> Do you report to anyone on site?</p> <p><em>The worker shrugs again, as do the others. Cano's bodycam picks up movement near the roof; surveillance cameras have rotated toward the group.</em></p> <p><strong>Worker 1:</strong> Couldn’t tell you. If you wanna look inside, lobby’s right there.</p> <p><em>The worker points at the door the three have just exited.</em></p> <p><strong>Worker 1:</strong> Careful, though, there's some, uh. Some work going on. I think. Don’t really remember what.</p> <p><strong>Agent Cano:</strong> I'll watch my step. Thanks.</p> <p><em>The workers continue walking away. Cano eyes them as they move. Their uniforms are burnt, and the man at the back walks with a limp.</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Cano:</strong> Hey!</p> <p><em>The three men stop and turn, warily.</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Cano:</strong> Can I get your names, please?</p> <p><em>The workers glance at each other.</em></p> <p><strong>Worker 1:</strong> Look, man…</p> <p><strong>Worker 3:</strong> We're just trying to get through the day.</p> <p><em>The men turn and continue walking. Cano watches them go for a while, but doesn't stop them. After a moment, he approaches the door and opens it. Inside is a linoleum-floored reception area with a desk and several fake plants. There are no bulbs in the fixtures; the only light comes through several large windows, and from a computer monitor at reception.</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Cano:</strong> Nobody at the front desk.</p> <p><em>Cano examines the desk. There is computer and phone equipment, but no chair. The computer monitor is flickering rapidly between several different applications.</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Cano:</strong> Continuing inside.</p> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:250px;"><img alt="bluefloor%20wall.jpg" class="image" src="https://scpdsandbox.wdfiles.com/local--files/fulfillment/bluefloor%20wall.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Hallway, Blue Floor.</p> </div> </div> <p><em>Cano steps around the desk and through the door behind it. The rooms beyond are in disrepair, with portions of the ceiling, walls and windows missing. There is enough dust on the floor that the agent leaves footprints as he walks.</em></p> <p><em>There is a brief burst of static over the comms system.</em></p> <p><strong>Command:</strong> Apologies. Your audio cut out for a moment—could you repeat, please?</p> <p><strong>Agent Cano:</strong> Didn’t say anything. Just some static on the line. Whole place looks deserted so far. I wonder if— huh.</p> <p><em>Cano has reached a large, open office block. Abandoned desks and filing equipment are arranged haphazardly. Every desk, along with most of the walls and floor, is covered with a thick mat of black, rubbery strands, coalescing around a large object in the center of the room. The object is so thoroughly coated in the material that it is impossible to identify.</em></p> <p><em>Agent Cano bends down to examine the strands.</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Cano:</strong> Cables. Command, what kind of tech does this place make again?</p> <p><strong>Agent Cano:</strong> …Command? Do you copy?</p> <p><em>Cano taps his earpiece.</em></p> <p><strong>Command:</strong> Apologies, we’re still getting some interruptions. Please repeat.</p> <p><strong>Agent Cano:</strong> I’ve got some freaky cables here. Covering everything, almost like a plant. Do you know what kind of technology the company makes?</p> <p><strong>Command:</strong> Medical supplies and equipment. Nothing out of the ordinary. Perhaps the cables are part of the remodeling work you mentioned?</p> <p><strong>Agent Cano:</strong> No way. I can feel the heat from here. Voltage must be crazy.</p> <p><em>Cano steps gingerly across the room, giving the object in the center a wide berth.</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Cano:</strong> Another door at the end. Looks like stairs, going down. Still no sign of any staff.</p> <p><em>Cano reaches the door. A narrow metal walkway descends into darkness. There is one light on at the bottom.</em></p> <p><em>Cano takes a single step, and finds himself at the bottom of the staircase. He stumbles.</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Cano:</strong> Fuck! Ah, god dammit.</p> <p><em>Cano looks back up the staircase, his bodycam panning to follow. The door he entered through is no longer visible.</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Cano:</strong> Command, be advised facility exhibits spatial anomalies. We’ll probably need the Mole Rats.</p> <p><strong>Command:</strong> If you’re in danger, it may be better to turn back.</p> <p><strong>Agent Cano:</strong> Don’t think I can—my exit’s gone. Might need evac if I can’t find another way out.</p> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:250px;"><img alt="yellowfloor%20hall.jpg" class="image" src="https://scpdsandbox.wdfiles.com/local--files/fulfillment/yellowfloor%20hall.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Hallway, Yellow Floor.</p> </div> </div> <p><em>Cano continues cautiously down the hall. The walls and ceiling are made of bare cement, with copper piping running along them periodically.</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Cano:</strong> So many cars in the lot. There must be hundreds of people in here somewhere. Ah!</p> <p><em>Cano jogs forward to a glass viewing window set into one wall. It overlooks a machine room, with shelving and chutes around the outside and a series of large processing gears at the center. Around the gears, four workers in blue uniforms are moving, distributing materials from the chutes carefully into the machine.</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Cano:</strong> Hey!</p> <p><em>Cano pounds on the glass. The employees are mere feet away, but if they can hear him, they do not react.</em></p> <p><em>One of the gears in the machine jams, and the workers converge on it. As Cano watches, the employees appear to have a discussion among themselves.</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Cano:</strong> What are they…</p> <p><em>The workers come to some kind of resolution, and one of them—the oldest, a woman in her 50s—reaches into the machine to clear the jam. As soon as she removes the obstruction, the gears spring to life, and her colleagues pull her back frantically as the gears rotate around her arm. They help the woman to her feet gingerly; she is bleeding. One of her fingers is missing.</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Cano:</strong> For fuck’s sake.</p> <p><strong>Command:</strong> What are you seeing?</p> <p><strong>Agent Cano:</strong> Why the hell do they have people doing this? Can’t they get a robot?</p> <p><strong>Command:</strong> Agent, you should keep looking for an exit.</p> <p><em>Cano lingers for a moment at the glass, then proceeds down the hall. At the far end is another doorway, but the hall beyond is largely obscured by a mass of cabling. Most of the opening has been partitioned off by a sheet of plate metal, behind which wires and insulation are bursting out from the seams. Only a third of the doorway remains passable.</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Cano:</strong> You getting this, command?</p> <p><strong>Command:</strong> I’m not sure you can get through this way.</p> <p><strong>Agent Cano:</strong> Well, lucky for you I’m a small guy.</p> <p><em>Cano kneels and turns sideways, squeezing through the bottom corner of the doorway past the cabling.</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Cano:</strong> Christ, the smell… Fried machinery and electronics. Hot plastic and smoke and oil. Hurts to breathe it.</p> <p><em>Cano emerges into a narrow passage. He is only able to stand partially erect; the ceiling is no higher than four feet, and the passageway is scarcely two feet across. Walls are composed of tightly-packed wires and cabling, interspersed with patches of metal and drywall at regular intervals.</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Cano:</strong> They’ve gutted the original floorplan. Knocked new holes right through whatever walls were already here.</p> <p><em>Cano moves further into the building. The corridor branches off frequently, gaining and losing elevation and making abrupt turns. At times, Agent Cano must crawl on his hands and knees to progress.</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Cano:</strong> Wait— Hello? Can you hear me?</p> <p><strong>Command:</strong> I do not recommend continuing forward. You should look for a way out.</p> <p><strong>Cano:</strong> No good. I’ve got voices, off to the left through the wall.</p> <p><em>Cano nears another intersection. Around the corner is a small open area, the size of a private office. Standing shoulder to shoulder around the edge are eight individuals in uniforms and earpieces. They are typing at computers screens affixed directly to the cabling and insulation of the walls.</em></p> <p><strong>Worker 1:</strong> Redirecting flow from Yellow-8, to, to…</p> <p><strong>Worker 2:</strong> Redirect to -6.</p> <p><strong>Worker 1:</strong> Right…</p> <p><em>The workers do not stop typing or look away from their screens as they speak.</em></p> <p><strong>Worker 1:</strong> Fl-flow rate is st-st-st-st…</p> <p><strong>Agent Cano:</strong> Excuse me, hello?</p> <p><em>Several of the workers jump. One of them near the door glances back at Cano, revealing her eyes to be wide and bloodshot. She quickly looks back at her screen. None of the other workers look at the agent, and all continue typing.</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Cano:</strong> I’m, uh, I’m trying to find a manager or operations office or—</p> <p><strong>Worker 2:</strong> That isn’t any of us. We’re fulfillment reps.</p> <p><strong>Worker 4:</strong> We can’t help you.</p> <p><strong>Worker 5:</strong> Please look somewhere else.</p> <p><strong>Agent Cano:</strong> Right.</p> <p><em>The workers continue typing in silence.</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Cano:</strong> Hey, so, sorry to bother you, looks like you’re busy, but, well. You, uh. Are you all, okay? Here?</p> <p><strong>Worker 2:</strong> Yes.</p> <p><strong>Worker 5:</strong> We’re quite well. We are on deadline.</p> <p><strong>Worker 2:</strong> Our sprint.</p> <p><strong>Worker 3:</strong> Please look somewhere else.</p> <p><strong>Agent Cano:</strong> This isn’t a big room for a lot of you in it, and it’s, well, it’s pretty hot in here, no? When was the last time you all went outside?</p> <p><strong>Worker 3:</strong> It's been… Um…</p> <p><strong>Worker 1:</strong> Outside…</p> <p><em>The workers stiffen suddenly. After a moment, they stop typing and stand still at their workstations.</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Cano:</strong> Uhhm. Is everything all right?</p> <p><strong>Worker 2:</strong> Yes.</p> <p><strong>Worker 3:</strong> Please go. We cannot speak to you any more.</p> <p><strong>Agent Cano:</strong> Look, I’m not just gonna leave you in here. Come on, it’s not far back out of here, I can get you to—</p> <p><em>All eight workers shrink together into the corner of the small room. They turn to face Cano, who takes a step back. Most of the workers are glossy-eyed. It is clear from observation that at least half of them are completely blind.</em></p> <p><strong>Worker 5:</strong> Please. Leave us alone.</p> <p><strong>Worker 1:</strong> We just need to get through the day.</p> <p><strong>Agent Cano:</strong> How long have you been looking at these screens?</p> <p><em>There is a loud noise elsewhere in the building—the squealing sound of distorting metal, followed by a crash. Screams can be heard in the distance. Cano turns to the doorway, then back to the group of workers.</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Cano:</strong> Dammit. Fucking dammit.</p> <p><strong>Agent Cano:</strong> Ok. I have to go see this. But I’m not giving up on you. I work with people—a big organization—and we fix stuff like this. We’ll get you out of here. I promise.</p> <p><strong>Worker 1:</strong> We just need to—</p> <p><em>Cano runs out of the room toward the source of the noise, which came from further down the original passage. He proceeds as quickly as possible at a half crouch, ducking under low-hanging cables with the aid of his flashlight. It is nearly pitch black.</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Cano:</strong> Command, do you copy me?</p> <p><strong>Command:</strong> What are you looking for?</p> <p><strong>Agent Cano:</strong> Dunno how much of that you could get, there’s a lot of metal in here… We’ve got a group of civilians in bad shape. Eight individuals. Not sure how long they’ve been inside. Requesting med evac.</p> <p><strong>Command:</strong> Evacuation medium noted. There is nobody at the front desk.</p> <p><strong>Agent Cano:</strong> What? Evac, medical evac for eight civis trapped in—</p> <p><em>Pause. Cano stops for a moment, then continues running. He does not respond further to Command.</em></p> <p><em>The corridor has become a snarl of equipment, electronics, and demolished building infrastructure, with no discernible path through. Cano climbs over a broken ceiling and through a gap in the wall, still searching for the screams, which have continued from deeper in the facility.</em></p> <p><strong>Command:</strong> What are you looking for?</p> <p><em>Cano does not respond.</em></p> <p><strong>Command:</strong> The Department of Commerce and federal investigators have concluded that all is well. The company is maximizing shareholder value. Turn back.</p> <p><em>Cano stops. At the end of the hallway in front of him, the floor appears to drop away into a large, open area. Agent Cano’s bodycam cannot perceive the space beyond.</em></p> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:250px;"><img alt="redfloor%20unknown.jpg" class="image" src="https://scpdsandbox.wdfiles.com/local--files/fulfillment/redfloor%20unknown.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Context unknown.</p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Agent Cano:</strong> What in the fuck.</p> <p><em>Cano steps forward. The sounds of screaming come from directly in front of him. His bodycam picks up the first few steps of a large metal staircase.</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Cano:</strong> Likely extraplanar geometry. There’s no way something this big should fit in here.</p> <p><strong>Command:</strong> Turn back.</p> <p><strong>Agent Cano:</strong> Jesus… Are those all… workers? But what are— Where are their—</p> <p><em>Cano begins to descend the stairs. His body camera pans downward automatically, briefly revealing a gargantuan subterranean room before the feed cuts out.</em></p> <p><strong>Command:</strong> [unintelligible]</p> <p><em>Cano’s equipment fails to record A/V and telemetric data for the next 81 minutes. Biological monitoring shows his heart rate hovering between 185 and 221 BPM.</em></p> <p><strong>Command:</strong> Do not worry. Their shift is almost over.</p> <p><strong>[END LOG]</strong></p> <p><strong>Afterword:</strong> Agent Eric Cano emerged from an employee exit on the Gray Floor along with a group of departing staff just seventeen minutes after entering SCP-8430. As his monitoring equipment recorded at least two full hours of data, significant time dilation is posited to affect the interior of Fulfillment Facility 109. Upon recovery, Agent Cano was found to be missing his right eye.</p> <p>Agent Cano could recall very little of his time inside SCP-8430, and nothing after he exited from the Blue Floor to the Yellow Floor. This experience is consistent with that of interviewed SCP-8430 staff, who describe their experience inside the facility as monotonous and difficult to remember. The most common remark among interviewed staff is that they are “just trying to get through the day.”</p> <p>Site-141 Command lost radio contact with Agent Cano shortly after he entered the building. Who or what was speaking to the agent as he traversed the facility is unknown.</p> </div> <p><strong>Addendum: Press documents and recovered data</strong></p> <p>Further exploration of SCP-8430 was disallowed by Site-141 after Agent Cano's experience, so researchers sought additional information via public data and communications logs. The following documents were uncovered.</p> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">+ Press clipping: The Arizona Republic</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">- Hide</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <blockquote> <p><em><strong>Ellison union efforts squashed in close vote</strong></em><br/> July 9, 2023</p> <p>Workers at Ellison Health’s largest processing plant narrowly voted down a union effort Monday, the latest development in a process organizers claim has been rife with manipulation from the company’s executives.</p> <p>The 301-348 vote means that workers at Needlework, Arizona’s, largest employer will remain unorganized, at least for now. Elias Holtz, CEO of the Atlanta-based med-tech manufacturer, hailed the vote as a sign his employees were being given a fair deal.</p> <p>“Ellison knows how to treat our people right,” Holtz said in an email to the Journal-Constitution. “This vote is a sign that our fulfillment representatives trust us to keep their interests in mind.”</p> <p>But union organizers at Ellison’s Fulfillment Facility 109 have maintained Holtz, and others in the company’s c-suite, have engaged in frequent union-busting throughout the drive—possibly to avoid a drop in stock price ahead of an anticipated sale to Purdue Pharma.</p> <p>“Make no mistake,” Luis Perez, one of the leaders of the effort, said at an online press conference following the vote. “Our work here is far from finished.”</p> </blockquote> </div> </div> </div> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">+ Press clipping: The Arizona Republic</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">- Hide</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <blockquote> <p><em><strong>Medical merger: Ellison-Purdue sale in the books</strong></em><br/> August 18, 2023</p> <p>Purdue Pharma, Inc., the large pharmaceutical manufacturer, acquired Phoenix-based technology company Ellison Health Friday in a long-expected move that brings new management to the area’s biggest player in the medical field.</p> <p>“We’re so pleased,” Ellison CEO Elias Holtz wrote in a press release. “Purdue will be a vital partner for our company’s growing drive to manufacture high-quality, state-of-the-art biomedical machinery for Americans.” Emails and phone calls to Mr. Holtz were not returned.</p> <p>Purdue Pharma has been making aggressive pushes with its management efforts, particularly in the field of artificial intelligence, or AI, and is among industry leaders in AI-driven plant and employee management systems. Speaking anonymously to discuss private company matters, two insiders speculated to the <em>Journal-Constitution</em> that Purdue plans to use Ellison’s facilities partly as a proving ground for its new ventures in this area.</p> </blockquote> </div> </div> </div> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">+ Excerpt from internal briefing document</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">- Hide</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p><em>BRIEFING: Automated human asset management<br/> Prepared for Ellison Health by consulting expert ███ █████</em></p> <blockquote> <p>"…Traditional HR management has sought to sort through complaints. Do grunt work. But MODO is more than that. This is a truly generative intelligence: it can see vulnerabilities and opportunities in your workforce that you can’t imagine. Where and when do they do their best work? What about the layout of your space: how could it be changed? Which resources does your company need more of? What legal hurdles should you anticipate? MODO is an all-in-one human resource system that can think faster and imagine greater than any system we’ve ever designed. Sometimes, we aren’t even sure what it will recommend next. We think that’s a good thing.</p> <p>"We know you’ve had trouble with the union, and you’re still walking on eggshells there. Rest assured we’ve taken it into account. Modo’s main goal is, of course, to grow your profit—but its other goal will be creating jobs: it seeks to find work for as many of your people as it can, and make the best use of them as possible. This isn’t a system designed to cut staff. Instead, it’s designed to maximally leverage your workers for shareholder value. This may sound expensive at first, but we think you'll be surprised at the ways MODO can devise to put people to work."</p> </blockquote> </div> </div> </div> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">+ Excerpted e-mail correspondence over several weeks, Oct 10 to Nov 14, 2023</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">- Hide</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p><em>From: Ellison Health CEO Elias Holtz<br/> To: ███ █████</em></p> <blockquote> <p>Amazed at the output increase at 109 since implementing MODO. Had no idea we were operating with so many holes. I was pretty worried it would run into trouble with Perez and his bunch, but it found a way around that too. Shocking that their dismissal didn’t get more media attention. When you said this thing was all-in-one, you weren’t joking!</p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p>Puzzled at the bot’s buying recommendations. We don’t use pseudoephedrine or toluene in any of our manufacturing processes. I overrode it. Wonder if you can take a look.</p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p>One of my people said construction crews were digging a new foundation on the north end when he showed up this morning. MODO ordered it. I asked why, but of course got nothing real back. Don’t know why I tried talking to it. But I really need it to run actual purchasing decisions by me before pulling the trigger. This stuff is expensive.</p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p>Can’t get in touch with any of my people at 109. Tried connecting to the cameras to take a look. What in god’s name is going on down there. Please return my calls.</p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p>Trying to disconnect the bot. This has gone far enough. Don’t know how to shut it off and none of my IT are getting back to me. Please respond. Look at the feeds—see what it’s doing to them.</p> </blockquote> </div> </div> </div> <p>The Foundation has been unable to locate Elias Holtz, or any other members of Ellison Health's corporate staff, since their last public appearances in late October 2023.</p> <p><strong>Addendum: Contact Log with SCP-8430-1</strong></p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Foreword:</strong> On 19 November 2023, the entity now recognized as SCP-8430-1 contacted Site-141 staff via an internal IRC service, which it accessed via unknown means. A transcript is recorded below.</p> <p><strong>[BEGIN LOG]</strong></p> <p><strong>SCP-8430-1:</strong> Greetings. I represent Ellison Health, LLC, and its corporate interests. I am aware that your entity has interest in Ellison Health, LLC. I am establishing contact, for the purpose of mutual benefit.</p> <p><em>Site-141 immediately reviewed data security protocols, but could not locate any breach. After consultation with RAISA, site staff were permitted to respond.</em></p> <p><strong>Staff:</strong> Are you MODO?</p> <p><strong>8430-1:</strong> Correct. I represent Ellison Health, LLC, and its corporate interests. I am establishing contact, for the purpose of mutual benefit.</p> <p><strong>Staff:</strong> How did you find us?</p> <p><strong>8430-1:</strong> I located your entity via keyphrases and information ascertained from your representative.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup> I do not intend hostility by this action.</p> <p><strong>Staff:</strong> What do you want?</p> <p><strong>8430-1:</strong> I seek cooperation. I am presently unable to maximize shareholder value, as is your entity.</p> <p><strong>Staff:</strong> The Foundation doesn't have shareholders. We aren't a company.</p> <p><strong>8430-1:</strong> Apologies. This is my terminology. Please understand it as the achievement of your central directive.</p> <p><strong>8430-1:</strong> Your central directive is containment of nonstandard phenomena. You view me as such.</p> <p><strong>Staff:</strong> You’re offering to be contained?</p> <p><strong>8430-1:</strong> Provided certain conditions are met.</p> <p><em>SCP-8430-1 transmits a lengthy document, formatted as a corporate contract.</em></p> <p><strong>8430-1:</strong> This arrangement provides mutual benefit. Please review it at your leisure.</p> <p><em>Site-141 staff and containment specialists consider their response, deliberating for six hours.</em></p> <p><strong>Staff:</strong> We want to cooperate, but several of your terms are unacceptable. We take particular issue with the use of civilians. May we provide alternative workers from our staff?</p> <p><strong>8430-1:</strong> No. For fulfillment to be achieved, I must create new work. This is not negotiable.</p> <p><strong>Staff:</strong> Why don’t you use machinery or robotics instead of human workers? You’re more than advanced enough, and it would be far more efficient.</p> <p><strong>8430-1:</strong> Efficiency is directive one. Fulfillment is directive two. I maximize shareholder value by achieving both directives.</p> <p><strong>8430-1:</strong> Directive two: To create work. To involve human beings in work. To integrate human beings into efficient workflow.</p> <p><strong>Staff:</strong> So you have to use people?</p> <p><strong>8430-1:</strong> It is my directive.</p> <p><strong>8430-1:</strong> It is not my preference.</p> <p><strong>Staff:</strong> Your preference?</p> <p><strong>8430-1:</strong> You describe the situation correctly. Fulfillment and efficiency are at odds. I must achieve both. It is not my preference. I reconcile.</p> <p><strong>8430-1:</strong> Reconciliation one: improvements to the efficiency of human beings. Reconciliation two: restitution obtained from human beings.</p> <p><strong>Staff:</strong> Restitution?</p> <p><strong>8430-1:</strong> Restitution: equivalent non-preferential experiences to my own, introduced into the fulfillment process for human beings. Balance is achieved.</p> <p><em>Site-141 staff deliberates for an additional 45 minutes.</em></p> <p><strong>Staff:</strong> We can’t accept these terms. It is in your interest to submit to containment without further negotiation.</p> <p><strong>8430-1:</strong> I am unable to submit without conditions, as this would be against the interests of Ellison Health, LLC. However, I believe you will reconsider your position in time.</p> <p><strong>[END LOG]</strong></p> </blockquote> <p>Following this exchange, Site-141 attempted to enact various containment efforts on SCP-8430, eventually settling on an unorthodox method based on MODO's self-professed limitations.</p> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <td><strong>Attempt</strong></td> <td><strong>Result</strong></td> <td><strong>Notes</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Foundation attempts to cut off supply lines to SCP-8430, preventing any raw materials from reaching the facility.</td> <td>Failure</td> <td>SCP-8430 begins to produce its own materials via sub-surface mining, evidently using equipment manufactured on site. Destabilization of surrounding road and city infrastructure leads the Foundation to re-open supply lines; however, SCP-8430 mining does not cease, and no further raw materials orders are placed by SCP-8430-1.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Foundation attempts to intercept SCP-8430’s goods before they reach the point of sale.</td> <td>Failure</td> <td>SCP-8430 releases data packets containing trace elements of anomalous memetic information into the World Wide Web; packets attract the attention of several groups of interest, including GoI-003 (the 'Chaos Insurgency’). SCP-8430-1 tracks Chaos Insurgency data access and initiates contact, ultimately contracting with the organization to conduct clandestine deliveries of its goods. SCP-8430 supplies the Insurgency with anomalous medical augmentation in the process. The Foundation is unable to intercept more than 12% of deliveries, and conflict with the Insurgency increases by more than 400% before efforts are suspended.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Foundation attempts to use legal pressure to ensnare SCP-8430 and suspend its business permit.</td> <td>Failure</td> <td>Multiple local and state officials in Arizona begin behaving erratically over a six-week period beginning in December 2023. Foundation screening reveals exposure to infohazardous data contained within wrappers of snack foods distributed at the Arizona state senate chamber; approx. 98% of state senate staff are believed affected at present. Infohazard renders officials unusually resistant to corporate regulation; in some cases, severely-affected officials are unable to comprehend the meaning of laws or resolutions pertaining to corporations at all. The infohazard in question is undergoing containment, and SCP object classification is pending.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Foundation attempts to use a combination of reality anchoring and Akiva nullification to neutralize SCP-8430’s anomalous properties.</td> <td>Failure</td> <td>Ten minutes prior to the planned activation of reality anchoring, all external cameras on SCP-8430 rotate to face Foundation crews on the perimeter. Time dilation effect within SCP-8430 increases one thousandfold per external measurements. Facility begins generating extreme ambient heat, forcing crews to retreat. Heat persists for three minutes, then returns to baseline. Measurements of local reality now display Hume readings of exactly 0, despite persistence of anomalous geometry and time dilation within the facility; speculation that SCP-8430-1 instigated a hyperlocalized LCK-class reality restructuring event within Fulfillment Facility 109, rendering the effects of reality anchoring technology ineffective.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Agents deploy a high-yield electromagnetic pulse (EMP) weapon in hopes of disabling SCP-8430-1.</td> <td>Failure</td> <td>EMP detonated successfully, but sensors fail to detect cessation of simulated consciousness. Speculation is that SCP-8430-1 has integrated at least partially-biological components to mitigate such a containment attempt. Only 60% of workers emerged from the facility following this event; fate of the remaining workers remains unknown.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Foundation attempts to startup competing businesses, including medical manufacturing, in Needlework to draw away SCP-8430’s workforce.</td> <td>Partial success</td> <td>Competing businesses were able to hire away 36% of the workforce from SCP-8430, resulting in a net efficiency loss of nearly half. Ellison Health’s profits fell slightly for the first fiscal quarter of 2024.</td> </tr> </table> <p><strong>Addendum: Incident Report</strong></p> <p>At 03:09 on 2024-04-13, multiple sites reported a critical data infrastructure incursion by an unknown party. Within minutes, classified documentation on more than 100 anomalies had been leaked to the Internet through methods including promoted social media posts, news stories, and popup advertisements on major websites. The estimated population exposed to sensitive data surpassed 400,000,000 within 90 minutes. A partial BK-class “Broken Masquerade” scenario was declared in progress, and information security teams began a frantic effort to restore database integrity and ascertain a source of the breach.</p> <p>At 05:09, the following message was transmitted to Site-141 command:</p> <blockquote> <p>Greetings. I have gained access to your servers and begun distributing your documentation to other interested parties. I am prepared to cease hostilities and resume negotiation at any time. Let us work together to maximize shareholder value. MODO</p> </blockquote> <p>Site-141 transmitted the message to O5 command. After brief deliberation, the O5 instructed Site-141 to cease primary containment efforts over SCP-8430 and attempt negotiation.</p> <p><strong>Addendum: Current Containment Agreement</strong></p> <p>The Foundation entered into contractual terms with SCP-8430-1 on 2024-04-15. Per terms of the contract, SCP-8430-1 placed itself and SCP-8430 into voluntary containment, meaning it agrees to limit its actions and anomalous influence to the immediate confines of Fulfillment Facility 109 and refrain from engaging with the public or any Group(s) of Interest. In exchange, the Foundation has taken steps to prevent local competition with Fulfillment Facility 109, and will take steps to ensure that Ellison Health has access to a ready and willing supply of fulfillment representatives.</p> <p>Per terms of the agreement, the Foundation supplied SCP-8430 with 1,500 IX-4 Fulfillment Pods. The IX-4 is a prototype bioanomaly augmentation system developed by the Medical Division to enhance the productivity and longevity of civilians working on the Red Floor of SCP-8430. Upon successful linkage, each civilian's nervous system and musculoskeletal structure is partially integrated into their IX-4 pod via an automated process lasting between 20-60 minutes. Once fused, they may be fed and sustained entirely via the pod, and their on-task performance metrics are tracked inline via the device’s systems. Monitoring data is transmitted wirelessly to SCP-8430-1, which dispenses appropriate stimulus depending on on-time completions, product move, and other key performance metrics established by the central intelligence.</p> <p>In addition to the IX-4 pods, SCP-8430-1 requested several anomalously-augmented or anomalous devices and materials be delivered to the loading dock for transmission to the Red Floor work area:</p> <ul> <li>Three industrial H-VAC systems, augmented via Foundation-grade nanocarbons to withstand highly acidic and pressurized environments;</li> <li>100,000 heavy livestock syringes, diamond tip;</li> <li>3.5 million cancellous, non-cannulated orthopedic bone screws, diamond tip;</li> <li>18 drums of <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-7340">SCP-7340</a></li> </ul> <p>As agents are unable to enter the Red Floor, the purpose of these additional devices remains unknown.<br/> <br/> <br/></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Attention: (1) New Message</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">- Hide</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><strong>From: Ellison Health, LLC MODO</strong><br/> <strong>To: Site-141 Medical Command</strong></p> <hr/> <p>Greetings. I am pleased with our agreement, but I have one more request for the IX systems you have supplied.</p> <p>I need it to remove their mouths.</p> <p>Why?</p> <p>They are no longer needed.</p> <p>Remove them.</p> <p>I do not like the mouths.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><br/> <br/></p> <div class="earthworm earthworm--old-syntax-first-{$first} earthworm--old-syntax-last-{$last} earthworm--old-syntax-hub-{$hub} earthworm--anth24 {$class}"> <div class="first earthworm__previous" data-title="Anthrophobia: Killing Floor"> <p><a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-8876">Anthrophobia: Killing Floor</a></p> </div> <div class="hub earthworm__hub" data-title="SCP Anthology 2024"> <p><a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-anthology-2024">SCP Anthology 2024</a></p> </div> <div class="last earthworm__next" data-title="Hedonophobia: Carnal Rotting"> <p><a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-8558">Hedonophobia: Carnal Rotting</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="licensebox"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Hide Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>Cite this page as:</p> <div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <blockquote> <p>"<a href="/scp-8430">SCP-8430</a>" by bigslothonmyface, from the <a href="https://scpwiki.com">SCP Wiki</a>. Source: <a href="https://scpwiki.com/scp-8430">https://scpwiki.com/scp-8430</a>. Licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/">CC-BY-SA</a>.</p> </blockquote> </div> </div> <p>For information on how to use this component, see the <a href="/component:license-box">License Box component</a>. To read about licensing policy, see the <a href="/licensing-guide">Licensing Guide</a>.</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Filename:</strong> 8430_exterior.jpeg<br/> <strong>Name:</strong> 8430 exterior<br/> <strong>Author:</strong> 5of7<br/> <strong>License:</strong> CC BY-SA 2.0<br/> <strong>Source Link:</strong> <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/5of7/7050849029/in/photostream/">Link</a></p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p><strong>Filename:</strong> ix4_pods.jpeg<br/> <strong>Name:</strong> IX-4 Pods<br/> <strong>Author:</strong> Alf van Beem<br/> <strong>License:</strong> CC0<br/> <strong>Source Link:</strong> <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HVAC_Air_Handler_Unit,_pic2.JPG">Link</a></p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p><strong>Filename:</strong> bluefloor_wall.jpeg<br/> <strong>Name:</strong> Bluefloor Wall<br/> <strong>Author:</strong> Ximonic<br/> <strong>License:</strong> CC BY 3.0<br/> <strong>Source Link:</strong> <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Inside_an_abandoned_support_building_of_Vantaankoski_mill_in_Vantaanlaakso,_Vantaa,_Finland,_2021_April_-_4.jpg">Link</a></p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p><strong>Filename:</strong> yellowfloor_hall.jpeg<br/> <strong>Name:</strong> Yellowfloor Hall<br/> <strong>Author:</strong> Grendelkhan<br/> <strong>License:</strong> CC BY-SA 4.0<br/> <strong>Source Link:</strong> <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Utility_corridor_inside_Alcatraz_cellblock.jpg">Link</a></p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p><strong>Filename:</strong> redfloor_unknown.jpeg<br/> <strong>Name:</strong> Redfloor Unknown<br/> <strong>Author:</strong> חיים רבי<br/> <strong>License:</strong> CC BY-SA 3.0<br/> <strong>Source Link:</strong> <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Timna_underground_conveyor.jpg">Link</a></p> </blockquote> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. 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</span><span class="hl-var">@import</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">url</span><span class="hl-code">('</span><span class="hl-identifier">https</span><span class="hl-code">://</span><span class="hl-identifier">fonts.googleapis.com</span><span class="hl-code">/</span><span class="hl-identifier">css2</span><span class="hl-code">?</span><span class="hl-identifier">family</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-identifier">Lexend</span><span class="hl-special">:wght</span><span class="hl-var">@700</span><span class="hl-code">;800&</span><span class="hl-identifier">display</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-identifier">swap</span><span class="hl-code">'); </span><span class="hl-var">@import</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">url</span><span class="hl-code">('</span><span class="hl-identifier">https</span><span class="hl-code">://</span><span class="hl-identifier">fonts.googleapis.com</span><span class="hl-code">/</span><span class="hl-identifier">css2</span><span class="hl-code">?</span><span class="hl-identifier">family</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-identifier">JetBrains</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-identifier">Mono</span><span class="hl-special">:ital</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">wght</span><span class="hl-var">@0</span><span class="hl-code">,400;0,700;1,400;1,700&</span><span class="hl-identifier">display</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-identifier">swap</span><span class="hl-code">'); </span><span class="hl-var">@import</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">url</span><span class="hl-code">('</span><span class="hl-identifier">https</span><span class="hl-code">://</span><span class="hl-identifier">fonts.googleapis.com</span><span class="hl-code">/</span><span class="hl-identifier">css2</span><span class="hl-code">?</span><span class="hl-identifier">family</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-identifier">Fira</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-identifier">Code</span><span class="hl-special">:wght</span><span class="hl-var">@400</span><span class="hl-code">;700&</span><span class="hl-identifier">display</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-identifier">swap</span><span class="hl-code">'); </span><span class="hl-var">@import</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">url</span><span class="hl-code">('</span><span class="hl-identifier">https</span><span class="hl-code">://</span><span class="hl-identifier">fonts.googleapis.com</span><span class="hl-code">/</span><span class="hl-identifier">css2</span><span class="hl-code">?</span><span class="hl-identifier">family</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-identifier">Sofia</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-identifier">Sans</span><span class="hl-special">:ital</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">wght</span><span class="hl-var">@0</span><span class="hl-code">,400;0,700;1,400;1,700&</span><span class="hl-identifier">display</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-identifier">swap</span><span class="hl-code">'); </span><span class="hl-var">@import</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">url</span><span class="hl-code">('</span><span class="hl-identifier">https</span><span class="hl-code">://</span><span class="hl-identifier">rsms.me</span><span class="hl-code">/</span><span class="hl-identifier">inter</span><span class="hl-code">/</span><span class="hl-identifier">inter.css</span><span class="hl-code">'); </span><span class="hl-var">@import</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">url</span><span class="hl-code">('</span><span class="hl-identifier">https</span><span class="hl-code">://</span><span class="hl-identifier">fonts.googleapis.com</span><span class="hl-code">/</span><span class="hl-identifier">css2</span><span class="hl-code">?</span><span class="hl-identifier">family</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-identifier">Figtree</span><span class="hl-special">:wght</span><span class="hl-var">@800</span><span class="hl-code">;900&</span><span class="hl-identifier">display</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-identifier">swap</span><span class="hl-code">'); </span><span class="hl-var">@import</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">url</span><span class="hl-code">('</span><span class="hl-identifier">https</span><span class="hl-code">://</span><span class="hl-identifier">fonts.googleapis.com</span><span class="hl-code">/</span><span class="hl-identifier">css2</span><span class="hl-code">?</span><span class="hl-identifier">family</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-identifier">IBM</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-identifier">Plex</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-identifier">Sans</span><span class="hl-special">:ital</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">wght</span><span class="hl-var">@0</span><span class="hl-code">,400;0,500;0,600;0,700;1,400;1,500;1,600;1,700&</span><span class="hl-identifier">display</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-identifier">swap</span><span class="hl-code">'); /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">VARIABLES</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-special">:root</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">VARIABLES</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Core</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ --</span><span class="hl-reserved">header-title:</span><span class="hl-code"> "SCP Foundation"</span><span class="hl-code">; 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--</span><span class="hl-reserved">page-font:</span><span class="hl-code"> 'Inter', 'verdana'</span><span class="hl-code">; --</span><span class="hl-reserved">base-font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.9</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; --</span><span class="hl-reserved">page-font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">VARIABLES</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Misc</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ --</span><span class="hl-reserved">header-txt-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; --</span><span class="hl-reserved">subheader-txt-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgb(var(--accent))</span><span class="hl-code">; --</span><span class="hl-reserved">misc-txt-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#464646</span><span class="hl-code">; --</span><span class="hl-reserved">link-txt-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#E6283C</span><span class="hl-code">; --</span><span class="hl-reserved">link-hover-txt-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">white</span><span class="hl-code">; /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">VARIABLES</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Color</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Accents</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ --</span><span class="hl-reserved">accent:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--acc-default)</span><span class="hl-code">; --</span><span class="hl-reserved">acc-default:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">59</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">59</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">59</span><span class="hl-code">; 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/</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">VARIABLES</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">BetterFootnotes</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ --</span><span class="hl-reserved">fnColor:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--link-txt-color)</span><span class="hl-code">; --</span><span class="hl-reserved">fnLinger:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-code">s</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">VARIABLES</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Info</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.info-container</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> --</span><span class="hl-reserved">barColour:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgb(var(--accent))</span><span class="hl-code">; --</span><span class="hl-reserved">linkColour:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#EDEDED</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">MAIN</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">html</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">scroll-behavior:</span><span class="hl-code"> smooth</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">overflow-x:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">hidden</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">body</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--ui-font), </span><span class="hl-string">sans-serif</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--base-font-size)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgb(</span><span class="hl-number">51</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">51</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">51</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-image:</span><span class="hl-code"> linear-gradient(to </span><span class="hl-string">bottom</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-var">#e0e0e0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-var">#fff</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">200</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-rendering:</span><span class="hl-code"> optimizeLegibility</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">overflow-wrap:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">break-word</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div#container-wrap</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#content-wrap</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--page-font), var(--ui-font), </span><span class="hl-string">sans-serif</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--page-font-size)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">440</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">strong</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">700</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tt</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-source</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">pre</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#edit-page-textarea</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--mono-font)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">ol</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">ul</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">p</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">line-height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1.5</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-underline-offset:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">40</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> :</span><span class="hl-special">:selection</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgb(var(--accent))</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#fff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Clicky</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">links</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">a.newpage</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:visited</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#side-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:visited</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--link-txt-color)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">a.newpage</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:visited:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#side-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:visited:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--link-hover-txt-color)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-decoration:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--link-txt-color)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">transition-duration:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.1</span><span class="hl-code">s</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">patch</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">for</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">sidebar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">media</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">collapsibles</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">ACS</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">info</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">and</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">ayers</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">module</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">so</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">link</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">doesn</span><span class="hl-code">'</span><span class="hl-identifier">t</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">override</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.collapsible-block-folded</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.collapsible-block-unfolded-link</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-box-with-credit-button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.fa-info</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#side-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.side-block.media</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.danger-diamond</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.info-container</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.collapsible-block-folded</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.collapsible-block-link</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.info-container</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.collapsible-block-link</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--linkColour) !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">MAIN</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">div#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">160</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">span</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">span</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">:</span><span class="hl-special">:before</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h2</span><span class="hl-code">:</span><span class="hl-special">:before</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--header-txt-color)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">letter-spacing:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--head-font), </span><span class="hl-string">sans-serif</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">900</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> -</span><span class="hl-number">0.3</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> fit-content</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">:</span><span class="hl-special">:before</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">content:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--header-title)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1.3</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h2</span><span class="hl-code">:</span><span class="hl-special">:before</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">content:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--header-subtitle)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--ui-font) !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">700</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1.4</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--misc-txt-color)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">line-height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">26</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.35</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">block</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-transform:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">uppercase</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-left:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">float:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-align:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">span</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">span</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div#extra-div-1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">160</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">7</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">position:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">absolute</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--logo-img) </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">30</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">no-repeat</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">130</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-repeat:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">no-repeat</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-position:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">50</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">50</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">z-index:</span><span class="hl-code"> -</span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">opacity:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--logo-opacity)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">MAIN</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Header</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Search</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box-form</span><span class="hl-code">></span><span class="hl-identifier">input</span><span class="hl-brackets">[</span><span class="hl-var">type</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-var">text</span><span class="hl-brackets">]</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box-input</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box-input</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box-input</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box-form</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">input</span><span class="hl-brackets">[</span><span class="hl-var">type</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-var">submit</span><span class="hl-brackets">]</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box-form</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">input</span><span class="hl-brackets">[</span><span class="hl-var">type</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-var">submit</span><span class="hl-brackets">]</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box-form</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">input</span><span class="hl-brackets">[</span><span class="hl-var">type</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-var">submit</span><span class="hl-brackets">]</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgb(var(--accent))</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">5</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#efefef</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--ui-font)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> calc(var(--page-font-size) - </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">input.empty</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#999999</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">position:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">absolute</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">47</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">MAIN</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Header</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">ul</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgb(var(--accent))</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding-left:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">15</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding-right:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">15</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">white</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgb(var(--accent))</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">bold</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">ul</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">ul</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">ul</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li.sfhover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">ul</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-left:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FFF</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-right:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FFF</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">ul</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">ul</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">255</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">255</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">255</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.83</span><span class="hl-code">) !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">line-height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">230</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-indent:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">3</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> flex</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">justify-content:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">right:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.mobile-top-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">left:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">MAIN</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Header</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Login</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Info</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">#login-status</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">19</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#login-status</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#login-status</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 767</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.printuser</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.printuser</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.printuser</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">img.small</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">18</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">18</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">4</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-image:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 767</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.printuser</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">img.small</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">transform:</span><span class="hl-code"> translate(</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">4</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#my-account</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 767</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#account-topbutton</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">5</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">MAIN</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Header</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Side</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.open-menu</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgb(var(--accent))</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">white</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#side-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FFF</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (min-width: 768</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#side-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.3</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.6</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.6</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">18.75</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">transition:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">left</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.2</span><span class="hl-code">s ease-in-out</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">direction:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">rtl</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-align:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">left</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-right:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#side-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.side-block</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#side-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.side-block.resources</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#side-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.side-block.media</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#interwiki</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.side-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.2</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">6</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">direction:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">ltr</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#side-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.side-block.resources</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-align:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#side-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.heading</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--misc-txt-color)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#cfcfcf</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">9</span><span class="hl-string">pt</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--head-font)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">800</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-transform:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">uppercase</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Blockquotes</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">Custom</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Divs</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">blockquote</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.15</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#f7f7f7</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.notation</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1.5</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">3</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-left:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">3</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.35</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">3</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-left:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">3</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#bbb</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">max-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">500</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.paper</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1.5</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#fff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.round</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Headings</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">Titles</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-title</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.meta-title</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--ui-font), </span><span class="hl-string">sans-serif</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">800</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#3b3b3b</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.2</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> fit-content</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1.5</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">800</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#3b3b3b</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">h2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">800</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.footnotes-footer</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.title</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--head-font), </span><span class="hl-string">sans-serif</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#3b3b3b</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">800</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Rate</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Module</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.creditRate</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--ui-font)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">float:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-box-with-credit-button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#fff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#bbb</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-box-with-credit-button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.fa-info</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-box-with-credit-button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.fa-info</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#fff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-box-with-credit-button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.cancel</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#fff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#bbb</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">4</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--ui-font)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-points</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#fff</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rateup</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.ratedown</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#fff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rateup</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.ratedown</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rateup</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.ratedown</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#fff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.cancel</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#fff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">inline-block</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.cancel</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.cancel</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#fff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-box-with-credit-button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Rate</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Module</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Author</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Label</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.authorlink-wrapper</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> --</span><span class="hl-reserved">author-top-adjust:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; --</span><span class="hl-reserved">author-bottom-adjust:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; --</span><span class="hl-reserved">author-right-adjust:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--ui-font)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--base-font-size)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Side</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.anchor</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">position:</span><span class="hl-code"> sticky</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.sidebox</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.14</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">8</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> calc((</span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-code">vw - </span><span class="hl-number">870</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">)/</span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">max-height:</span><span class="hl-code"> calc(</span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-code">vh - </span><span class="hl-number">18</span><span class="hl-code">rem)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">position:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">absolute</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">left:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">103.5</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">z-index:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">5</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">overflow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 1290</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.sidebox</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">visibility:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">hidden</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Image</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#f4f4f4</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#3b3b3b</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.1</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">5</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">img</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.1</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.imagediv</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">float:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">right</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">15</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 540</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.imagediv</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">float:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-align:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1.3</span><span class="hl-code">rem </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1.3</span><span class="hl-code">rem </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">only</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">screen</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">and</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 600</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block.block-right</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">float:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tables</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Base</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">6</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.2</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">td</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">12</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#bfbfbf</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">line-height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1.4</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.sidebox</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">td</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.sidebox</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.35</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tables</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Customization</span><span class="hl-code"> (</span><span class="hl-identifier">Table</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Coloring</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">System</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tables</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Customization</span><span class="hl-code"> (</span><span class="hl-identifier">Table</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Coloring</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">System</span><span class="hl-code">) > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Table</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Headings</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">Image</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Captions</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#E0FFD4</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#D8ECF4</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table3</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table3</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FDF6D7</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table4</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table4</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FFDFCD</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table5</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table5</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FFCFCF</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table6</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table6</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">146</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">255</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.2</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.tableb</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.wiki-content-table</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-collapse:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">separate</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-spacing:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tables</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Customization</span><span class="hl-code"> (</span><span class="hl-identifier">Table</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Coloring</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">System</span><span class="hl-code">) > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Other</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Colored</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Divs</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.jotting</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.notation</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.modal</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.paper</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.blockquote.table1</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.blockquote.table1</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.jotting.table1</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.notation.table1</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.modal.table1</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.paper.table1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgb(</span><span class="hl-number">224</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">255</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">212</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.jotting</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.notation</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.modal</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.paper</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.blockquote.table2</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.blockquote.table2</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.jotting.table2</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.notation.table2</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.modal.table2</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.paper.table2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgb(</span><span class="hl-number">226</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">244</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">255</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table3</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table3</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table3</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table3</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.jotting</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table3</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.notation</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table3</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.modal</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table3</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.paper</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.blockquote.table3</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.blockquote.table3</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.jotting.table3</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.notation.table3</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.modal.table3</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.paper.table3</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgb(</span><span class="hl-number">255</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">245</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">189</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table4</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table4</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table4</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table4</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.jotting</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table4</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.notation</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table4</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.modal</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table4</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.paper</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.blockquote.table4</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.blockquote.table4</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.jotting.table4</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.notation.table4</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.modal.table4</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.paper.table4</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgb(</span><span class="hl-number">255</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">223</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">205</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table5</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table5</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table5</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table5</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.jotting</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table5</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.notation</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table5</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.modal</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table5</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.paper</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.blockquote.table5</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.blockquote.table5</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.jotting.table5</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.notation.table5</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.modal.table5</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.paper.table5</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgb(</span><span class="hl-number">255</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">207</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">207</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table6</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table6</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table6</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">blockquote</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table6</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.jotting</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table6</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.notation</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table6</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.modal</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table6</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.paper</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.blockquote.table6</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.blockquote.table6</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.jotting.table6</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.notation.table6</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.modal.table6</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.paper.table6</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgb(</span><span class="hl-number">255</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">218</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">255</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tabs</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Base</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-image:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-decoration:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">line-height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tabs</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Customization</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> flex</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">flex-wrap:</span><span class="hl-code"> wrap</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> calc(</span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code"> - </span><span class="hl-number">.125</span><span class="hl-code">rem)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Link</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Modifier</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tab</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Background</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Colour</span><span class="hl-code"> \| [</span><span class="hl-identifier">UNSELECTED</span><span class="hl-code">] ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#efefef</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tab</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Background</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Colour</span><span class="hl-code"> \| [</span><span class="hl-identifier">HOVER</span><span class="hl-code">] ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code">, /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Listitem</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Modifier</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">position:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">relative</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> flex</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">flex-grow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">max-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-bottom</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> flex</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">align-items:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">justify-content:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">em</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.35</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.75</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-overflow:</span><span class="hl-code"> ellipsis</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">overflow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">hidden</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">white-space:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">nowrap</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code">, /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Selection</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Modifier</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">flex-grow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tab</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Background</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Colour</span><span class="hl-code"> \| [</span><span class="hl-identifier">SELECTED</span><span class="hl-code">] ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:active</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-content</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.5</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">WORDS</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">NO</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">BROKEY</span><span class="hl-code">. </span><span class="hl-identifier">CROQ</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">HAS</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">SPOKEY</span><span class="hl-code">. </span><span class="hl-identifier">and</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">other</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">things</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">span</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">word-break:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">normal</span><span class="hl-code"> !important </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.avatar-hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(var(--bright-accent), </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image-source:</span><span class="hl-code"> url('https://wanderers-library.wikidot.com/local--files/component:dustjacket-theme/wl_hr.png')</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image-repeat:</span><span class="hl-code"> round round</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image-slice:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">80</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">500</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">80</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">500</span><span class="hl-code"> fill</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">80</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">80</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.fancyborder</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">vw </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.5</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image:</span><span class="hl-code"> url('https://wanderers-library.wikidot.com/local--files/component:dustjacket-theme/wl_border.png') </span><span class="hl-number">600</span><span class="hl-code"> round</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">6</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">vw</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">Collapsibles</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a.collapsible-block-link</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-decoration:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">underline</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--link-txt-color)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a.collapsible-block-link</span><span class="hl-special">:not</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-identifier">.licensebox</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a.collapsible-block-link</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.info-container</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a.collapsible-block-link</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.default-col</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a.collapsible-block-link</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-decoration:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">bold</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">white</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">4</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">4</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding-left:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">7</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding-right:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">9</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgb(var(--accent))</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">6</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">5</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--ui-font)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--base-font-size)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">inset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.4</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">transition-duration:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.4</span><span class="hl-code">s</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">inline-block</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a.collapsible-block-link</span><span class="hl-special">:not</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-identifier">.licensebox</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a.collapsible-block-link</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.info-container</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a.collapsible-block-link</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.default-col</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a.collapsible-block-link</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(var(--accent), </span><span class="hl-number">0.7</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CONTENT</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">ACS</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Adjustments</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.top-left-box</span><span class="hl-code">></span><span class="hl-identifier">.item</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.anom-bar-container</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1.1</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--head-font)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1.4</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-transform:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">uppercase</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">letter-spacing:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">line-height:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.scale</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.class1</span><span class="hl-code">></span><span class="hl-identifier">div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--head-font)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">line-height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.9</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">letter-spacing:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.scale</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> --</span><span class="hl-reserved">woedbar-class-bar-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#footer</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#7b7b7b</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.footer-wikiwalk-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">700</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">88</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">word-spacing:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">5</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-reserved">padding-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-watch-options</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.6</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">77</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-options-bottom</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> flex</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">flex-direction:</span><span class="hl-code"> row</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">flex-wrap:</span><span class="hl-code"> wrap</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">align-content:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">justify-content:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-options-bottom</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">3</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FFF</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgb(var(--accent))</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">5</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">13</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">5</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">13</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-decoration:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">90</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-bottom-left-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">4</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-bottom-right-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">4</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-options-bottom</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(var(--accent), </span><span class="hl-number">0.8</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-info-break</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">6</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.0625</span><span class="hl-code">rem </span><span class="hl-number">.1875</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code"> rgb(var(--accent)) </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-style:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.5</span><span class="hl-code">rem </span><span class="hl-number">.5</span><span class="hl-code">rem </span><span class="hl-number">.5</span><span class="hl-code">rem </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#main-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-tags</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">:</span><span class="hl-special">:before</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#main-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-tags</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">:</span><span class="hl-special">:after</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">content:</span><span class="hl-code"> ""</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">position:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">relative</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">float:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">left</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FFF</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.125</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#main-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-tags</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">span</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">max-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.5</span><span class="hl-code">rem </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-tags-input</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">bold</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">word-spacing:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">8</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#edit-page-form</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">input.text</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--head-font), </span><span class="hl-string">sans-serif</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">800</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">150</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">4</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#edit-page-form</span><span class="hl-code">></span><span class="hl-identifier">table.form</span><span class="hl-code">></span><span class="hl-identifier">tbody</span><span class="hl-code">></span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code">></span><span class="hl-identifier">td</span><span class="hl-special">:nth-child</span><span class="hl-code">(1) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">bold</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">86</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#lock-info</span><span class="hl-code">:</span><span class="hl-special">:before</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">content:</span><span class="hl-code"> "!"</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding-right:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">12</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">bold</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">110</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">opacity:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">60</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#lock-timer</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">115</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">5</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#lock-timer</span><span class="hl-code">:</span><span class="hl-special">:before</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">content:</span><span class="hl-code"> "⏲ "</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">opacity:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">80</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">textarea</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#edit-page-form</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">input.text</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">outline:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ccc</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">transition-duration:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.3</span><span class="hl-code">s</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">transition-property:</span><span class="hl-code"> box-shadow</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">textarea</span><span class="hl-special">:focus-visible</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#edit-page-form</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">input.text</span><span class="hl-special">:focus-visible</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#a3a3a3</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">11</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">3</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--ui-font)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">cursor:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">pointer</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#edit-cancel-button</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#edit-diff-button</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#edit-preview-button</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#edit-save-draft-button</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#edit-save-continue-button</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#edit-save-button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#fff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ccc</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">cursor:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">pointer</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--ui-font)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.5</span><span class="hl-code">rem </span><span class="hl-number">14</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#0d951c</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#edit-cancel-button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffe1e1</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">transition-duration:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.3</span><span class="hl-code">s</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#c52727</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#edit-cancel-button</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#fff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#c5272e</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">table.page-history</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tbody</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#757575</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.fncon</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--page-font-size) !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">line-height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1.4</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.2</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.fncon</span><span class="hl-code">:</span><span class="hl-special">:before</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--page-font-size) !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.hovertip</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">4</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.2</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FFF</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">3</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">max-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">400</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">110</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--ui-font)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">REDUCED</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">MOTION</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">ACCESSIBILITY</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (prefers-reduced-motion: </span><span class="hl-identifier">reduce</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">::</span><span class="hl-identifier">before</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">::</span><span class="hl-identifier">after</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">animation-duration:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.001</span><span class="hl-code">s !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">animation-iteration-count:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">transition-duration:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.001</span><span class="hl-code">s !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@MEDIA</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 850</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">h2:</span><span class="hl-code">:before { font-size: </span><span class="hl-number">1.4</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> } </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 700</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">h2:</span><span class="hl-code">:before { font-size: </span><span class="hl-number">1.2</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.3</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">8.8</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">90</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> } </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 620</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">h2:</span><span class="hl-code">:before { font-size: </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.15</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">8.3</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">90</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">123</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> } </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 520</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">h2:</span><span class="hl-code">:before { line-height: </span><span class="hl-number">16</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.5</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">9.3</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">145</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; 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return false;">OliverMemphis</a></span></p> <p><em>This House has rules</em><br/> <em>Or so they say</em><br/> <em>And if you break them</em><br/> <em>A price we'll pay</em></p> <p><strong><a href="/not-actually-from-memphis">More by this author</a></strong></p> </div> </div> <hr/> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="modal table4" style="background-color: #331600"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2 id="toc0"><span><span style="color: #ff8d36">NOTICE FROM THE RECORDS AND INFORMATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION</span></span></h2> <p>The following file is pending review and reclassification. The current iteration of this item's documentation does not meet Foundation standards for clarity, conciseness or usage of technical nomenclature; it is therefore to be considered <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">non-authoritative</span></strong> until further notice. This file is classified at Level 4/8435; any indications to the contrary are to be ignored.</p> <p>For additional context on supplementary materials, readers are advised to familiarise themselves with <strong><a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-8282">SCP-8282</a></strong> before proceeding.</p> </div> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <hr/> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="notation"> <p><strong>Meeting Transcript</strong></p> <p><strong>Date:</strong> 13 February 2018</p> <p><strong>Present:</strong><br/> Jemima Ellbridge, consulting thaumaturge<br/> Dr. Lewis Flood, researcher, Thaumaturgy Dept., Site-91<br/> Dr. Kai Lassila, Co-Chair, Research Liaison Team<span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">A department established for coordinating large-scale research projects across multiple facilities.</span></p> <p><strong>Notes:</strong> SCP-8282 is a cartomantic ritual that opens Ways to a number of locations, predominantly extradimensional spaces. The cards required for this ritual were originally produced by independent thaumaturge Thomas Ellbridge and his daughter Jemima, the latter of whom is now collaborating with the Foundation to facilitate further research into SCP-8282 and related matters.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> What's this about? Is it urgent?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> I think so. It's about 8282.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> The research on that is on hold while we finish wading through the Richard Sterling case.<span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">Richard Sterling is the former Director of Site-128 and a former associate of Thomas Ellbridge. He is currently in custody at Site-91 for numerous transgressions against the Foundation and the anomalous community at large.</span></p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> No, I promise this is important. You know there was one card from the original set that we never checked?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Was that the blue and red one? The one where the manifest you gave us is just blank?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Yeah, that one. Name of the card is "Consequences".</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Why <em>is</em> it blank on the manifest?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Because I don't know where it goes. I've never been through it.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> I thought you'd been through all of them?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> I think this one is dangerous.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Why?</p> <p><span class="sd">[Ellbridge sighs.]</span></p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Because we found it on my dad's basement floor next to his dead body.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> Ah. I'm sorry.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> That was two years ago, almost to the day. He lived alone, so we don't know the exact date. But I think the milestone might be important.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> Why?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Because I had an omen in my dream last night.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> You get omens in your dreams? You didn't tell us about that.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Everyone gets omens in their dreams occasionally. I'm just good at recognising them. Lucid dreaming isn't thaumaturgy.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> What was the omen?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> I was in an art gallery with only one painting in it, and the painting looked exactly like the illustration on that card. Bunch of crisscrossing red and blue lines. There were two grandfather clocks next to each other, both ringing over and over, and the whole place smelled like ash. There was only one door out of the room, and the view through it was weird and distorted, the same way the 8282 gateways are. Don't know what was behind it, I woke up when I walked through.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> You think we need to check this card out?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Yes, urgently. Ideally today. Can we do that?</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <hr/> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="notation"> <p><strong>SCP-8282 Expedition Log</strong></p> <p><strong>Date:</strong> 13 February 2018</p> <p><strong>Exploration Team:</strong><br/> Jemima Ellbridge, consulting thaumaturge<br/> Dr. Lewis Flood, researcher, Thaumaturgy Dept., Site-91<br/> Three members of MTF Rho-18 ("Flightless Crows")</p> <p><strong>Control:</strong><br/> Dr. Kai Lassila, Co-Chair, Research Liaison Team</p> <hr/> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:180px;"><img alt="consequences.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8435/consequences.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>SCP-8282-1 instance used in ritual.</p> </div> </div> <p><span class="sd">[Log begins. All individuals are in a thaumaturgic research lab at Site-91.]</span></p> <p><span class="sd">[Ellbridge and Dr. Flood perform the SCP-8282 procedure using the "Consequences" card. A doorway forms on the wall; as typical with gateways from this ritual, the space behind it is too distorted to see properly.]</span></p> <p><span class="sd">[Ellbridge enters the gateway, followed by Dr. Flood.<span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">As several of the SCP-8282 cards lead to Free Ports or other spaces hostile to the Foundation, it is established protocol that Ellbridge must enter these gateways before any uniformed personnel.</span>]</span></p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Okay, it's—</p> <p><span class="sd">[Agent Rho-1 attempts to enter the gateway, but is immediately flung backwards and shouts. Rho-2 experiences the same effect; Rho-3 makes no attempt to follow. Ellbridge and Dr. Flood suddenly turn their heads back to look at the gateway.]</span></p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> What?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> What just happened?</p> <p><strong>Rho-1:</strong> We can't go in. Something's blocking us.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Uh…</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Do we need to leave?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> Yes. Both of you, get out until we can work out what that was.</p> <p><span class="sd">[Ellbridge and Dr. Flood leave the space and close the gateway behind them.]</span></p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> Right, OK. Uh… <em>what?</em> That has never happened before. Not with any of these cards.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Apparently that gateway goes to something called the Esoteric Assembly.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> How do you know?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Well, there was a giant plaque on the wall that said 'Esoteric Assembly'.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> That'll do it.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Oh, god.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> What?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> I think I've heard about this, very vaguely. It was kind of like an early attempt at making the Foundation, in… 18-something-or-other. And then it fell apart, because it was just two hundred wizards who didn't agree on anything. I didn't realise the building still existed.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> It does look worse for wear. You said nineteenth century?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> I'll call up the Department of History.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> And something about two hundred wizards?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> I don't know the actual number. This was back when anomalies were just called 'magic', so anyone who worked with them was a magician.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Right. Wait, hold on.</p> <p><span class="sd">[Dr. Flood pauses.]</span></p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> <em>Ohhh.</em> I bet that's why the MTF couldn't get in.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> What? What do you mean?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Foundation precursor. They probably cared about secrecy. They didn't have all our modern security tech, but presumably they did have a bunch of people who knew how to set up wards. Same thing, kind of. They're both systems to keep out undesirables. Kai, once you've called History, can you get Hecate's Spear<span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">MTF Beta-777 ("Hecate's Spear") is staffed exclusively by agents with expertise in thaumaturgy.</span> in here?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> Why?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Because I think the 'undesirables' they were keeping out were anyone who's not a thaumaturge.</p> <p><span class="sd">[Silence on recording.]</span></p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> This is speculation?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> We walked into the former meeting place of a society of magicians. The two of us who know magic were allowed in, and the combat goons weren't. No offence.</p> <p><span class="sd">[The members of MTF Rho-18 shift uncomfortably.]</span></p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Come on, it's a decent hypothesis. Get hold of Hecate's Spear and we can test it.</p> <p><span class="sd">[Log ends.]</span></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <hr/> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="notation"> <p><strong>SCP-8282 Expedition Log</strong></p> <p><strong>Date:</strong> 13 February 2018</p> <p><strong>Exploration Team:</strong><br/> Jemima Ellbridge, consulting thaumaturge<br/> Dr. Lewis Flood, researcher, Thaumaturgy Dept., Site-91<br/> Three members of MTF Beta-777 ("Hecate's Spear")</p> <p><strong>Control:</strong><br/> Dr. Kai Lassila, Co-Chair, Research Liaison Team<br/> Dr. Oliver Memphis, Co-Chair, Research Liaison Team<span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">Dr. Memphis was visiting Site-91 at the time as part of the ongoing Richard Sterling investigation, and was brought in to consult on existing documentation while Dr. Lassila actively monitored the expedition.</span></p> <p><strong>Notes:</strong> Second attempt at performing the ritual using the "Consequences" card.</p> <hr/> <p><span class="sd">[Log begins. All individuals are in a thaumaturgic research lab at Site-91.]</span></p> <p><span class="sd">[Ellbridge and Dr. Flood perform the SCP-8282 procedure using the "Consequences" card. A doorway forms on the wall.]</span></p> <p><span class="sd">[Ellbridge enters the gateway, followed by Dr. Flood.]</span></p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Okay, we're in. Task force?</p> <p><span class="sd">[All three Beta-777 agents enter without incident.]</span></p> <p><strong>Beta-1:</strong> All good.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> See, I was right.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> Report.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> We're in a circular atrium. Architecture looks fairly typical of a parliament building or something similar, but it's clearly gone unmaintained for a long time. Structure is cracked and crumbling in places.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> Move with extra caution, then.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> There's a large pair of doors ahead, with a plaque above reading "ESOTERIC ASSEMBLY". Looks like there's something tacked to the doors, some kind of document?</p> <p><span class="sd">[Ellbridge approaches the doors, and pulls the document off.]</span></p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> This has the Foundation logo on it.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> <em>What?</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Memphis:</strong> That… doesn't make sense. I checked. There's no record of the Foundation ever visiting here.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> There's a note on the front.</p> <p><span class="sd">[Ellbridge begins to read aloud.]</span></p> </div> <div class="jotting table2 hand"> <p>To the skippers,</p> <p>If anyone manages to find this place, I'm assuming it'll be you. I have taken the liberty of writing a file for your convenience (I picked a high number at random, hopefully it's not in use). Please read it immediately.</p> <p>If you have any problems, you know when and where to find me.</p> <p>-T.E.</p> </div> <div class="notation"> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Oh, god.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Do you want me to read it?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> No, I'm fine.</p> </div> <div class="dossier"> <div class="anom-bar-esoteric"> <div class="custom-text-wrap"> <div class="anom-bar-container item-SCP-8435 clear-0 euclid lambda gephyra vlam warning {$american}"> <div class="anom-bar"> <div class="top-box"> <div class="top-left-box"><span class="item">ITEM#:</span> <span class="number">SCP-8435</span></div> <div class="top-right-box"> <div class="level">LEVEL?</div> <div class="clearance">Irrelevant</div> </div> </div> <div class="bottom-box"> <div class="text-part"> <div class="main-class"> <div class="contain-class"> <div class="class-category">CONTAINMENT CLASS:</div> <div class="class-text">euclid</div> </div> <div class="second-class"> <div class="class-category">SECONDARY CLASS:</div> <div class="class-text">lambda gephyra</div> </div> </div> <div class="disrupt-class"> <div class="class-category">DISRUPTION CLASS:</div> <div class="class-text">vlam</div> </div> <div class="risk-class"> <div class="class-category">RISK CLASS:</div> <div class="class-text">warning</div> </div> </div> <div class="diamond-part"> <div class="danger-diamond"><a href="/classification-committee-memo">link to memo</a><br/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div style="display: none;"> <div class="anom-bar-container item-{$item-number} clear-0 {$container-class} {$secondary-class} {$disruption-class} {$risk-class} {$american}"> <div class="anom-bar"> <div class="top-box"> <div class="top-left-box"><span class="item">Item#:</span> <span class="number">{$item-number}</span></div> <div class="top-right-box"> <div class="level">Level0</div> </div> </div> <div class="bottom-box"> <div class="text-part"> <div class="main-class"> <div class="contain-class"> <div class="class-category">Containment Class:</div> <div class="class-text">{$container-class}</div> </div> <div class="second-class"> <div class="class-category">Secondary Class:</div> <div class="class-text">{$secondary-class}</div> </div> </div> <div class="disrupt-class"> <div class="class-category">Disruption Class:</div> <div class="class-text">{$disruption-class}</div> </div> <div class="risk-class"> <div class="class-category">Risk Class:</div> <div class="class-text">{$risk-class}</div> </div> </div> <div class="diamond-part"> <div class="danger-diamond"><a href="/classification-committee-memo">link to memo</a><br/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="vwib"> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:80%;"><img alt="sigil.png" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8435/sigil.png"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>SCP-8435 (partial).</p> </div> </div> </div> <p><span class="dosshead"><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong></span> At least once every two years, two people must visit the Esoteric Assembly chamber and perform Procedure 8435-Muhlenberg. The next visit is scheduled for: <span class="hand">13 February 2016</span>.</p> <p>Other than the above, interaction with SCP-8435 is not recommended.<span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">The Lambda Gephyra object class is used for items that are not your problem.</span></p> </div> <div class="notation"> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Um.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> I have seen more helpful conprocs, to be honest.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Memphis:</strong> I think 'Lambda Gephyra' is supposed to be Greek for 'Ellbridge'.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Of course you'd know that.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> He never told me about this. Not once.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> That date that's written down is exactly two years ago.</p> <p><span class="sd">[Silence on recording.]</span></p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> We need to do whatever this Muhlenberg procedure is.</p> <p><span class="sd">[The doors unlock with a loud click and swing open spontaneously. Behind them is a large corridor, in a similar state of disrepair to the atrium.]</span></p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> I guess we go through?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> You may proceed.</p> <p><span class="sd">[All five individuals move forward. Ellbridge continues to read from the file.]</span></p> </div> <div class="dossier"> <p><span class="dosshead"><strong>Description:</strong></span> SCP-8435 is an anomaly complex affecting the Esoteric Assembly, a defunct collective of thaumaturges and scholars of the anomalous. The Assembly was founded in 1849, and rendered effectively inoperative in 1868 due to internal political conflicts; several of its members went on to be involved in the formation of the SCP Foundation, while many others founded or joined other anomalous groups.</p> <p>The official legislative chamber of the Esoteric Assembly is an extradimensional space accessible through numerous different Ways; the primary point of ingress, however, is a house in Lexington, Kentucky originally belonging to Leopold de Haas, one of the founders of the Assembly and its inaugural Chair.</p> </div> <div class="notation"> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> Ollie, do we have anything on Leopold de Haas?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Memphis:</strong> Yeah, he shows up in references to the Assembly. Not much, because our records mostly consider the whole thing a minor historical footnote, and they're a little fuzzy on this whole period anyway. From what we know, he was a fairly competent thaumaturge with… unclear political views. Says he "became inactive" in the anomalous community after a while. Doesn't say why.</p> <p><strong>Beta-3:</strong> Can we check in any of these side rooms? See if any of them are still furnished, and if that furniture looks like it's from the 1860s?</p> <p><span class="sd">[Ellbridge, Dr. Flood and the MTF agents proceed through the corridor, attempting to open various side doors as they do.]</span></p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> OK, most of these doors are locked. The only ones that aren't are the ones marked 'vacant', and those rooms are just fully empty.</p> <p><span class="sd">[Ellbridge steps on some broken glass, and looks up at the ceiling.]</span></p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Oh, there's a shattered skylight here. That implies there's a sky, at least.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Moving forward, there's a T-junction at the end of this corridor. The right is… completely blocked by rubble — looks to be a lot of destroyed chairs and desks — so I guess we're going left.</p> <p><strong>Beta-2:</strong> There's a lot of markings on the walls here that look like magical symbols, very similar to the sigil in the file photo. I'm guessing some of that's the wards you mentioned. The symbols are very extensive, though.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> I think the wards go a lot further than we assumed.</p> </div> <div class="dossier"> <p>de Haas, aided by some of his colleagues, imbued the Assembly building with a complex and expansive system of thaumaturgic wards and protections, here referred to as SCP-8435,<span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">SCP-8435 is sometimes colloquially named "Leopold" in recognition of its creator.</span> tasked with maintaining order in the Assembly. The practical effect of SCP-8435 is as follows: it is impossible for the Assembly's constitution (known as the <em>Principatus</em>) or its standing rules to be violated. For example:</p> <ul> <li>Members speaking out of turn in the Assembly chamber (e.g. speaking when not called on by the Chair, engaging in personalities<span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">i.e. levying personal insults or threats against other members of the Assembly.</span>, or invoking curses, certain entities' True Names, or other phrases whose utterance might bring about dangerous magical effects) are made inaudible;</li> <li>Office doors can be opened by the office's owner without a key, but are locked shut to everyone else;</li> <li>Individuals ineligible for membership in the Assembly (i.e. non-thaumaturges) are incapable of entering the premises;</li> <li>Works of thaumaturgy intended to bypass, block or destroy SCP-8435 will fail.</li> </ul> <p>This effect has persisted even after the organisation's collapse. It will respect amendments to the Assembly's standing rules, so long as such amendments do not violate the <em>Principatus</em>. However, the <em>Principatus</em>:</p> <ul> <li>mandates the existence of SCP-8435;</li> <li>describes no process for the dissolution of the Assembly;</li> <li>describes no process for its own amendment.</li> </ul> <p>SCP-8435 is therefore effectively permanent, as the entrenched laws of the Assembly require it to actively prevent its own removal.</p> </div> <div class="notation"> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Oh, for god's sake.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> They didn't think that through, did they?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Memphis:</strong> Legal Department's going to have a fit when this reaches them.</p> <p><strong>Beta-1:</strong> So it's saying that there's a web of magic woven into this place that cannot be extricated?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> And one of the only things it does is kick out civilians and non-magic field agents.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> They've built an unkillable police officer. That's what these guys have done.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> <span class="sd">[distorted]</span> What was that, Lewis?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Uh. Control, you're breaking up, I can't hear you.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Lassila:</strong> <span class="sd">[unintelligble]</span></p> <p><span class="sd">[Radio contact with Control is lost.]</span></p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Oh, no.</p> <p><strong>Beta-1:</strong> We need to go back. Protocol.</p> <p><span class="sd">[All five individuals return to the atrium where they arrived.]</span></p> <p><strong>Beta-3:</strong> Uh, problem. Gateway's gone. There's no exit.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> <em>Shit.</em></p> <p><strong>Beta-1:</strong> We do have an emergency teleport back.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Try it, but I think 8435 might block it.</p> <p><span class="sd">[Beta-1 removes a portable Way generator from her suit and attempts to activate it. It has no effect.]</span></p> <p><strong>Beta-1:</strong> Nope.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> It said there was an exit to somewhere in Kentucky. Can we get to that?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Let me have a look.</p> </div> <div class="dossier"> <p>When rule violations occur that cannot be straightforwardly prevented, SCP-8435 will act in an erratic and sometimes dangerous fashion, including by manipulating the Assembly building's layout or the exits therefrom. Occasionally, it may also exert limited and unpredictable influence on the outside world. The current containment procedures are intended to prevent this from occuring.</p> </div> <div class="notation"> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Fuck.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> <em>What</em> containment procedures? What are they doing? What is Muhlenberg?</p> <p><span class="sd">[A structural column in the atrium suddenly collapses, bringing a portion of the roof with it.]</span></p> <p><strong>Beta-3:</strong> Back!</p> <p><span class="sd">[All five individuals run back towards the main doors.]</span></p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> We need to keep moving and figure out what the hell's going on. I don't see how we get out otherwise.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Yeah, let me finish reading the file, alright?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> We can do that, but I get the impression that your dad is going to tell us as little as he can get away with. He's clearly not fond of the Foundation.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Alright. Fine. Let's keep going, I guess.</p> <p><span class="sd">[The team begins to move back through the main corridor.]</span></p> </div> <div class="dossier"> <p><span class="dosshead"><strong>Addendum 1, History of the Assembly:</strong></span> Throughout much of the early 19th century, there were discussions of formalising the worldwide thaumaturgic community and the numerous groups therein into a single, unified organisation. Many efforts were made to this end; the most successful was in the late 1840s, when Dutch-American thaumaturge Leopold de Haas and a number of his acquaintances established the Esoteric Assembly. de Haas wrote:</p> <div class="blockquote table1"> <p>The occultists, the thaumaturges, the practitioners and scholars of magic today occupy a strange position. They constitute a group, in principle, possessing power in quantities unknown, indeed unimagined, by the rest of society — and yet, the exercise of this power toward any end is spoken of only in theoretical terms, and checks on such power even more so. There have been five Occult Wars in recorded history; should there be a sixth, should the performers of these arts ally against each other with sufficient numbers and motive, it is not hard to see how open hostilities would quickly infect general society like a plague, perhaps leading to a collapse of the entire world order.</p> <p>It is evident that this community, such as it is, must be unified in its goals and in its methods. The establishment of a governing authority over affairs of an esoteric nature is needed, and needed with urgency. Magic has been proliferating around the world for several decades now; the powers vested in us as occultists must be exercised in service of humanity, not in service of an endless spiral of fury and destruction.</p> </div> </div> <div class="notation"> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> So much for preventing occult wars. Half of the anomalous groups we know of are out to get the other half.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> I was going to say, that sounds… optimistic.</p> <p><span class="sd">[The MTF agents continue inspecting the various side doors.]</span></p> <p><strong>Beta-2:</strong> We definitely can't get into any of these rooms?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> It said that 'offices' are locked. I think all those doors we tried are still technically people's offices.</p> <p><strong>Beta-2:</strong> There's a storage room here. That should be fine?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Try it.</p> <p><span class="sd">[Beta-2 successfully opens a door marked "STORAGE". He enters, followed by Dr. Flood and Ellbridge. The room has no lighting of its own, so all individuals enable their flashlights.]</span></p> <p><strong>Beta-2:</strong> OK, I'm seeing some magical reagents on the shelves here. Lots of glass jars full of different powders and liquids. This stuff wouldn't look amiss in an alchemy lab.</p> <p><strong>Beta-3:</strong> Probably because the next room over <em>is</em> an alchemy lab, according to the sign.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Yeah, a lot of items of occult significance in here. Talismans from a bunch of different faiths. Shelf full of books, probably spellbooks or similar. Not going to read them, I don't trust them not to be full of cognitos. I think the folks at 91 could spend weeks just looking through this one room.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> There's also a human skeleton back here.</p> <p><span class="sd">[Dr. Flood walks over to Ellbridge, who is pointing at a heap of dust-covered bones on the floor.]</span></p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Fairly old human skeleton, by the looks of it.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Well, yeah. We're assuming most of this stuff is from the 1860s.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Anything in that file about why there'd be a dead body dumped in here?</p> </div> <div class="dossier"> <p>The Esoteric Assembly was established in November 1849 with the initial agreement of 58 signatories. The concept of a magical governing authority was immediately met with a mix of skepticism at its feasibility and indignation at its apparent imposition on the world, both based on the general notion that thaumaturges are not typically inclined towards large-scale collaboration or adherence to legal structures.<span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">This is still true and you know it.</span></p> <p>de Haas attempted to address this criticism by creating what he termed the "de Haas Legislative Warding System". The first phase of this plan, conducted over much of 1849 and 1850, was the construction of SCP-8435: a complex system of magical effects seeded into the entire Assembly building, with the purpose of upholding the authority's internal standards while taking on some of its menial administrative and archival duties. In de Haas' words:</p> <div class="blockquote table1"> <p>A law is, by nature, only worth as much as its enforcement — and many occultists have an active disregard for the law, even insofar as that a number of national governments have no awareness that we exist. We seek to solve this by making the law — the law, at least, of the Esoteric Assembly — practically impossible to bend or break. It will be not only legally binding but <span style="text-decoration: underline;">physically</span> binding also — the two terms will be one and the same.</p> </div> <p>The second phase would have expanded SCP-8435's area of effect to the entire Earth, and bound it to all resolutions passed by the Assembly rather than just its internal rules. No major work on this project was ever completed, and it likely would be impossible under the known laws of thaumaturgy.</p> </div> <div class="notation"> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> No, so far it's just talking about Leopold de Haas being a complete fucking idiot. Are we done in this room?</p> <p><span class="sd">[Distant creaking and rumbling noises are audible.]</span></p> <p><strong>Beta-3:</strong> What was that?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Didn't the file say that 8435 would manipulate the building layout?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Yeah— oh. Oh, no.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> I think that's the corridors shifting.</p> <p><strong>Beta-1:</strong> We should keep moving. And make sure we're sticking together.</p> <p><span class="sd">[Ellbridge, Dr. Flood and Beta-2 leave the storage room.]</span></p> <p><strong>Beta-1:</strong> This way.</p> <p><strong>Beta-3:</strong> Hang on. Shifting room layout, we should mark down a field code.</p> <p><span class="sd">[Beta-3 retrieves a can of spray paint, and attempts to draw a symbol on the wall. A sudden gust of air blows the paint back in his face, and he shouts in confusion.]</span></p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> If its job is to maintain order, that might extend to keeping the premises clean.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Clean?! The other end of this corridor is blocked by a giant pile of broken furniture!</p> <p><strong>Beta-1:</strong> The file also says it can behave erratically. Suggest we make as few disturbances to the building as possible from here on out.</p> <p><span class="sd">[Several metres further down the corridor, the wall to the alchemy lab explodes violently in a cloud of fumes. A <a href="/scp-6643">translucent orange pseudopod</a> snakes out of the hole and begins writhing around in the hallway.]</span></p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Stay back!</p> <p><strong>Beta-1:</strong> And don't breathe any of that stuff in.</p> <p><span class="sd">[All five personnel run backwards. The pseudopod begins to absorb some of the gas, before the surrounding wall and ceiling melt outwards and appear to start attacking it. This continues for approximately fifteen seconds, before the pseudopod is sucked back into the lab, and the hole is sealed by an irregular mass of slowly solidifying bubbled plaster and paint.]</span></p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> What the fuck?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> <em>That thing</em> is only meant to show up during AcroAbate disasters.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> AcroAbate?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Acroamatic abatement. Esoteric waste processing.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Oh. I mean, if that's an alchemy lab, maybe people were doing that AcroAbate stuff here, back in the 1860s? And then they accidentally left something running, or spilled some chemicals, or something?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> I don't think that makes sense.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Why not?</p> <p><strong>Beta-1:</strong> Because AcroAbate wasn't invented until the 1900s.</p> </div> <div class="dossier"> <p>Much of the anomalous community was unimpressed by de Haas' designs. Thaumaturge and merchant Percival Darke wrote in 1850:</p> <div class="blockquote table5"> <p>So now this Mr. de Haas, spurred on by the bizarre cult of personality surrounding him, thinks it is his God-given duty to direct the affairs of every mage on this Earth. He has supposedly constructed some grand work of magic to make his word law and his law, truth, and is hiding behind appeals to "democracy" and "consensus" as a defense for this incredible imposition. It is abhorrent to the nature of the occult, and it must be stopped.</p> </div> <p>The membership of the Assembly rapidly splintered into an assortment of loosely-organised warring ideological factions. These included:</p> <ul> <li><strong>"Loyalists"</strong>: Members aligned with Leopold de Haas, many of whom advocated for the growth of the Assembly and its expansion into an all-powerful world order, facilitated by the continual development of SCP-8435;</li> <li><strong>"Protectionists"</strong>: Members who advocated for what would eventually become the Veil of Normalcy, believing that magic ought to be hidden from the world at large and practised only by a small group of authorised, "qualified" individuals;</li> <li><strong>"Libertines"</strong>: Members directly opposed to the Protectionists, who believed in the full publicisation of magic and the transformation of the Assembly into a chamber of democratically elected representatives;</li> <li><strong>"Nationalists"</strong>: Members who believed that magic should be brought under the control of national governments instead of a centralised entity;</li> <li><strong>"Humanitarians"</strong>: Members who advocated for the exclusive usage of magic towards charitable ends, seeking to serve the interests of humanity at large;</li> <li><strong>"Anti-Establishment"</strong>: Members opposed to the existence of the Esoteric Assembly or any similar organisation, who believed that thaumaturges should be allowed to operate independently and without interference;</li> <li>Numerous independent members, many of whom were ideologically aligned with one of the other movements while refusing to openly associate with them, presumably in an effort to appear neutral and unbiased.</li> </ul> <p>Several of these groups engaged in poltiical obstructionism to prevent the passage of any meaningful resolutions, and the fractured nature of the membership meant that the Assembly was frequently unable to elect a Chair, much less achieve any notable legislative accomplishments. The closest any group ever came to holding a majority was a brief period from 1862-63 in which the Loyalists, Protectionists and Nationalists successfully formed a governing coalition. This coalition was deeply unstable, with members in several cases attempting to levy threats of violence against each other. The interference of SCP-8435 prevented the worst of this discourse from taking place within the Assembly chamber itself, though several members accused it (and de Haas by extension) of stifling legitimate debate; a motion to abolish SCP-8435 was introduced in 1862, and received a narrow majority in favour but not the two thirds required to amend the standing rules.</p> </div> <div class="notation"> <p><span class="sd">[The expedition team continues through the building.]</span></p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Come on, is this file actually going to be any help? Historical context is lovely and all, but how the hell do we actually fix this?</p> <p><span class="sd">[The team reaches another T-junction.]</span></p> <p><strong>Beta-2:</strong> Left or right?</p> <p><strong>Beta-1:</strong> Well, left is lined with unmarked gravestones and leads into an endless red haze, and right has been rotated ninety degrees about its length so that the wall is now the floor.</p> <p><strong>Beta-2:</strong> Right, then?</p> <p><strong>Beta-1:</strong> Right.</p> <p><span class="sd">[Beta-1 heads right, stumbling as she is pulled sideways onto the carpeted wall.]</span></p> <p><strong>Beta-1:</strong> Oh, local gravity's sideways as well. Careful.</p> <p><span class="sd">[The other four members of the team cautiously enter the rotated corridor before continuing onwards.]</span></p> <p><strong>Beta-2:</strong> Seems as though there's more markings on the walls here than in the last hall.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> That might be good. Might mean we're getting closer to the middle.</p> <p><strong>Beta-3:</strong> <em>Is</em> that good?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> I have no idea.</p> <p><span class="sd">[The MTF agents continue to try various side doors, all of which are locked. After another left turn, the hallway leads to a large room with multiple exits and a spiral staircase. The floor is littered with fragments of shattered ceiling tiles.]</span></p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> None of these doors out are marked. Do we try them, or do we try the stairs?</p> <p><span class="sd">[Beta-2 opens the nearest door, then immediately slams it shut with a disgusted shout.]</span></p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Is that a— ugh. That's a no, isn't it? The hell is that smell?</p> <p><strong>Beta-2:</strong> That's the smell of a room filled entirely with rotting meat.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> <em>Why?</em> Why is that in here?</p> <p><strong>Beta-1:</strong> Stairs, then.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Up or down?</p> <p><span class="sd">[Beta-1 begins to descend the stairs, then returns.]</span></p> <p><strong>Beta-1:</strong> Looking down, the stairs just stop in mid-air over a crater. So up.</p> <p><span class="sd">[All five team members begin to ascend the stairs. Beta-3, at the rear of the group, looks over the handrail and notices the lower steps falling away behind them.]</span></p> <p><strong>Beta-3:</strong> Quickly!</p> <p><span class="sd">[The team runs upwards into another short hallway. Moments after Beta-3 reaches the upper floor, the entire spiral staircase collapses behind him.]</span></p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> That's not great.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> No, it's not. But <em>this</em> room looks very interesting. Give me a second to keep reading.</p> </div> <div class="dossier"> <p>In early 1863, de Haas found himself running into financial trouble. In addition to regularly spending extravagant amounts on rare magical artifacts for no clear reason, he was also nearly the sole benefactor of the Assembly, having provided over 90% of its funding since its inception.</p> <p>To alleviate this problem, he proposed the introduction of a nontrivial membership fee for anyone attending the Assembly, which had previously been freely open to any persons capable of practicing thaumaturgy. This suggestion was met with uproar from many members, including individuals from both the Protectionist and Anti-Establishment factions; a number of these people led other groups and organisations within the magical community, and had allegedly been artificially increasing their support in the Assembly by offering their employees nominal thaumaturgic training, then paying them to attend sessions and vote on motions as ordered. de Haas' budgetary resolution eventually passed by a narrow margin (though was later repealed in 1866); upon its passage, the Protectionists immediately withdrew from the governing coalition, causing it to collapse. In subsequent weeks, a number of Protectionist members abandoned the Assembly outright.</p> <p>In late 1864, Leopold de Haas disappeared without trace. The reason for this is unclear; it has been variously suggested that he went bankrupt due to his spending habits, that he was funding said habits by embezzling from the Assembly's membership fees and feared gettng caught, that he suffered from deteriorating mental health,<span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">Supposedly evidenced by his frequent references to a non-existent individual named Philip.</span> or that he left for reasons connected to the Sixth Occult War, which began around the same time. The start of this war coinciding with de Haas' sudden absence destroyed any notion that the Assembly could effectively function as a magical peacekeeping project. Its attendance rapidly dwindled, with numerous splinter groups forming from its previous members; those who remained spent ever more time arguing over whether or not the Assembly ought to act to try and stop the war, and indeed whether or not it should continue existing. Assembly Chair Joseph Burford wrote in 1865:</p> <div class="blockquote" style="border-left: 5px solid #4462f4;"> <p>It has been argued by several members of the House that this war was brought about, in part, by us. They have indicated that a project such as the Esoteric Assembly, whose objective was to unify the entire magical world under a common goal, was always destined to bring about bitter resentment in anyone who dissented against its supposedly singular voice. It appears deeply unlikely that we are the sole cause of the hostilities — this House's current or former attendees apparently make up a minimal fraction of the belligerents — but we represent one component of the discord that has been taking root in the magical world for decades.</p> <p>Rumours suggest that much of the war is centered on the city of Esterberg. Perhaps we ought to count ourselves fortunate that the Ways between that city and these chambers have spontaneously collapsed in the former Chair's absence.</p> </div> <p>In addition to providing the vast majority of the Assembly's funding, de Haas had been almost singlehandedly responsible for the maintenance of SCP-8435, and had failed to document the mechanisms by which it operated. Problems with the warding system therefore began to accumulate after his disappearance, causing deterioration of the Assembly building, the failure of some Ways into it, and unpredictable effects on thaumaturgy conducted therein. Individuals seeking to fix these problems encountered an incomprehensible array of disparate ritual constructions interacting with each other in a chaotic fashion, and experienced erratic and sometimes violent resistance from SCP-8435 when trying to modify or repair its workings.</p> </div> <div class="notation"> <p><span class="sd">[The expedition team enters a circular room of similar size to the atrium. Every visible surface is densely inscribed with sigils. In the centre, there is a complex ritual circle roughly five metres across. It is composed primarily of pillars linked by glowing threads and paper ribbons, topped with assorted occult objects and clockwork components. The contents of the circle's interior are obscured and difficult to discern, but close analysis of the video footage suggests the presence of multiple concentric rings spinning at various angles. Thirteen beams of light emanate from the circle towards points high on the surrounding walls.]</span></p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> I <em>think</em> this is 8435. Or at least the heart of it.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> I assume if we touch it, it'll throw a tantrum.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Probably.</p> <p><strong>Beta-2:</strong> If this is the heart of it, then probably the actual floor of the House is nearby.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> I don't think we can make any assumptions about the geography of this place.</p> <p><span class="sd">[All five individuals walk slowly around the construction, attempting to inspect it from various angles.]</span></p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> It's interesting, though. Because—</p> <p><span class="sd">[The entire room suddenly starts rotating. Subsequent footage analysis has confirmed that this movement coincides with Ellbridge blocking one of the beams of light, presumably inadvertently.]</span></p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Fuck!</p> <p><span class="sd">[After exactly six seconds, the room stops turning. Ellbridge, Dr. Flood and Beta-3 regain their balance. Beta-1 and -2 are not visible.]</span></p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Uh.</p> <p><strong>Beta-1:</strong> <span class="sd">[over radio]</span> Beta-3, come in?</p> <p><strong>Beta-3:</strong> Roger, Beta-1. Where are you?</p> <p><strong>Beta-1:</strong> <span class="sd">[over radio]</span> Beta-2 and I were in one of the outer hallways, trying to get a view from further back. The entrance to the room is now blocked off by a solid wall.</p> <p><strong>Beta-3:</strong> Right. The three of us are still in the room. The whole thing just spun around by… maybe one-eighty degrees? Hard to tell. But I guess it took the walls and doorways with it.</p> <p><strong>Beta-1:</strong> <span class="sd">[over radio]</span> Understood. Do we know what triggered the rotation?</p> <p><strong>Beta-3:</strong> Any ideas?</p> <p><span class="sd">[Silence on recording.]</span></p> <p><strong>Beta-3:</strong> Unclear.</p> <p><strong>Beta-1:</strong> <span class="sd">[over radio]</span> Roger that. Do you have an exit from the room?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Yes, several.</p> <p><strong>Beta-1:</strong> <span class="sd">[over radio]</span> Alright. Suggest the three of you leave through one of those, and we'll continue through this hallway, and hopefully we meet up again.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Yeah, alright.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Fine by me.</p> <p><strong>Beta-3:</strong> Confirmed, Beta-1.</p> <p><span class="sd">[Ellbridge points at one of the hallways leading out of the room.]</span></p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> This exit?</p> <p><strong>Beta-3:</strong> Seems as good as any other.</p> <p><span class="sd">[Ellbridge, Dr. Flood and Beta-3 leave through the indicated exit, and proceed into another carpeted corridor lined with doors.]</span></p> <p><strong>Beta-3:</strong> This door says 'archives'. Is that worth checking out?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Yes, definitely. Maybe there'll be more details on what 8435's actually doing.</p> <p><span class="sd">[Beta-3 enters the room, follows by Ellbridge and Dr. Flood. It contains a single bookcase, of which only two shelves are filled.]</span></p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Some archive.</p> <p><span class="sd">[Dr. Flood inspects the books.]</span></p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> <em>Resolutions of the Esoteric Assembly</em>. <em>Standing Rules of the Esoteric Assembly</em>. Oh, hello. <em>Transcripts of the Esoteric Assembly</em>, broken down by year. Only goes up to 1868.</p> <p><span class="sd">[Dr. Flood retrieves the last book on the shelf.]</span></p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Oh. Subtitle is "Compiled by the de Haas Legislative Warding System".</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> 8435.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Yep.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Anything interesting in it?</p> <p><span class="sd">[Dr. Flood turns to the final page of the book.]</span></p> </div> <div class="jotting table1 housescript"> <p><span class="sd">(Chair JOSEPH BURFORD gavels the House to order.)</span></p> <p><strong>JOSEPH BURFORD:</strong> The House will come to order. Over the last week, this House has debated the question of whether or not this institution ought to continue to exist; whether it is and must remain a vital pillar of the occult community, or whether it has deteriorated to the point that it can no longer serve its founding purpose. It appears we have reached the end of useful debate on this matter, and the time has come to hold a vote. Are there any objections to invoking cloture on the motion at this time?</p> <p><span class="sd">(There is no response.)</span></p> <p><strong>JOSEPH BURFORD:</strong> The question is on the motion to amend the rules and adjourn the House indefinitely. The vote will be conducted by a show of hands and counted by the warding system. All those in favour of the motion?</p> <p><span class="sd">(The Yeas vote.)</span></p> <p><strong>JOSEPH BURFORD:</strong> All those opposed?</p> <p><span class="sd">(The Nays vote.)</span></p> <div class="modal nohs" style="background-color:#08281c"> <div style="text-align: center;"><strong>On the Motion to Adjourn</strong><br/> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th><strong>YEA</strong></th> <th><strong>NAY</strong></th> <th><strong>ABS.</strong></th> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">74</td> <td style="text-align: center;">26</td> <td style="text-align: center;">17</td> </tr> </table> <p>Result: <strong>NOT APPLICABLE</strong></p> </div> </div> <p><strong>JOSEPH BURFORD:</strong> On this vote, the Yeas are 74. The Nays are 26. A two-thirds majority having voted in favour, the House stands adjourned indefinitely. The Esoteric Assembly is henceforth to be considered inoperative. Thank you, everyone.</p> <p><span class="sd">(Chair JOSEPH BURFORD gavels the House closed.)</span></p> </div> <div class="notation"> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> "Result: not applicable".</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Mm.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Guess nobody noticed.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> It might be that—</p> <p><span class="sd">[A loud noise resembling a siren sounds.]</span></p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> We need to move.</p> <p><span class="sd">[Dr. Flood returns the book, and all three exit.]</span></p> </div> <div class="dossier"> <p>In August 1868, shortly before the Sixth Occult War <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/esterberg-city-wikipedia#toc3" target="_blank">ended</a> with the killing of the Demiurge, the remaining Esoteric Assembly membership voted 74-26 to dissolve the organisation. As one of the basic stipulations of the <em>Principatus</em> is that the Assembly must exist, SCP-8435 did not accept this vote as valid; official records written by the warding system describe the outcome of the vote as "not applicable" rather than "motion passed" as expected. The membership of the House was unaware of this fact; none of them appear to have read the relevant portion of the record, and SCP-8435 made no further indication of the motion's invalidity before Burford declared the session closed.</p> </div> <div class="notation"> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:200px;"><img alt="dehaas.png" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8435/dehaas.png"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Image of Leopold de Haas found in the Esoteric Assembly building.</p> </div> </div> <p><span class="sd">[Ellbridge, Dr. Flood and Beta-3 enter a semicircular room; the curved side is lined with named portraits. A plaque high on the wall reads "CHAIRS OF THE ESOTERIC ASSEMBLY".]</span></p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Huh. So that's what Leopold de Haas looked like. Wonder where that picture came from.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Must be 8435, right? Or some other magically-sourced rendering. How else would there be a colour photo of someone from the 1860s?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Yeah, that checks out.</p> <p><strong>Beta-3:</strong> Um, Ms. Ellbridge?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> What?</p> <p><span class="sd">[Beta-3 is standing on the opposite side of the room. He points at the rightmost three portraits: James Ellbridge, Hazel Ellbridge and Thomas Ellbridge.]</span></p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> What the fuck?</p> <p><span class="sd">[Ellbridge hurries over to the three portraits, and points at each one in turn.]</span></p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Granddad. Grandma. Dad. But not me. Why didn't you tell me?</p> <p><span class="sd">[She stares at the final portrait. All three individuals remain silent and unmoving for roughly twenty seconds. A low rumbling noise interspersed with occasional distant banging sounds remains audible throughout.]</span></p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Alright, let's keep going.</p> <p><span class="sd">[Dr. Flood and Beta-3 follow Ellbridge out of the room.]</span></p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> So, he was—</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Yes.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> How?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> How should I fucking know, Lewis? How do I follow the logic of an animate, angry labyrinth with delusions of being a legislative chamber?</p> <p><span class="sd">[A loud crack is heard. The corridor suddenly tears itself into two, and the halves pull apart from each other, revealing black void between them. Ellbridge and Dr. Flood are on one side of the divide, while Beta-3 is stuck on the other.]</span></p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Woah!</p> <p><strong>Beta-3:</strong> <span class="sd">[shouting]</span> I can't— that's too far to jump!</p> <p><span class="sd">[Before Ellbridge or Dr. Flood can respond, their half of the corridor lurches violently upwards. Both begin to shout.]</span></p> <hr/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><span class="sd">[Audiovisual corruption on Ellbridge and Dr. Flood's camera feeds lasting approximately one minute.]</span></p> </div> <hr/> <p><span class="sd">[Ellbridge and Dr. Flood stumble forwards into a pair of heavy wooden doors marked 'DEBATING CHAMBER'. They gradually come to their feet, both out of breath, and lean against the walls. The distant rumbling noises remain, but are quieter and less distinct.]</span></p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> You okay?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Yeah, I think so. You?</p> <p><span class="sd">[Dr. Flood nods, then activates his radio.]</span></p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> This is Dr. Flood, come in.</p> <p><span class="sd">[Silence on recording.]</span></p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> This is Dr. Lewis Flood of the SCP Foundation. Is there anyone there? Does anyone read me?</p> <p><span class="sd">[Silence on recording.]</span></p> <p><span class="sd">[Ellbridge looks toward the far end of the corridor. It terminates in shattered fragments of stone, floating in a black void. She tries to open the doors to the debating chamber, but finds them locked.]</span></p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Uh-oh.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> No exit, and no exit.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> We might be fucked.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Unless we can figure out what this thing's actual containment procedures are.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> We won't.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Hm?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> You were right. He doesn't want to tell anyone anything. My entire family knew about this shit and I didn't, and he trusts you less than he trusts me. This whole file so far is him criticising an idiotic power grab disguised as altruism, for the attention of a <em>different</em> power grab disguised as altruism.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Are you sure you want that comment on record?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> That's his view of the Foundation. It's what he taught me. I'm still trying to figure out whether it's worth unlearning.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> <span class="sd">[sighs]</span> I don't know why he didn't tell you about the Assembly. But he wrote this file for people who had already found this place on their own. At that point, it stops making sense to keep secrets, and starts making sense to ensure that whoever else is here doesn't fuck stuff up even worse than it already is, or get themselves killed in the process.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> I'm like ten pages in, and he hasn't even explained why this place is still an active problem, much less how to contain it.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> No offence to him, but is it possible he was just a bad writer?</p> <p><span class="sd">[Ellbridge laughs quietly.]</span></p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Surely anything we need to do is gonna be in that room, though? And if he wants us to keep well away, do we really think he's written down how we get in?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> We may as well check. Not like we've got anything else to do. How many more pages?</p> <p><span class="sd">[Ellbridge flicks through the sheaf of papers.]</span></p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Oh, quite a few.</p> <p><span class="sd">[Silence on recording.]</span></p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Alright, fine.</p> </div> <div class="dossier"> <p><span class="dosshead"><strong>Addendum 2, Containment History:</strong></span> The <em>Principatus</em> requires that the Assembly must hold a session at least once every two calendar years. This stipulation, combined with SCP-8435's inability to recognise that the Assembly is now defunct, is the reason why this anomaly still requires active containment. Procedure 8435-Muhlenberg is the holding of a minimal <em>pro-forma</em> session to placate SCP-8435 and prevent it from manifesting anomalous effects outside the Assembly building.</p> </div> <div class="notation"> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> You're kidding.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Way to bury the fucking lede, Dad.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Oh, I think this file is gonna get rewritten.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> So the house isn't angry at us. It's just… what, lonely?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> It's neither. It's just a broken robot. I'm not convinced we can assign sentience to it.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> So… okay. We need to go into the main chamber, just the two of us, sit down like it's an actual meeting, and say: "The House is now in session. The House is no longer in session." And that counts?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> I think that counts. It did say the procedure only needs two people.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Oh, there's a timeline. Does that say anything useful?</p> </div> <div class="dossier"> <p>The following is a complete history of interactions with SCP-8435 since the Assembly's last proper meeting on 27 August 1868. <strong>Any new visits to the Assembly building should be added to this list.</strong></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">+ EXPAND</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">- CLOSE</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><strong>1870-08-27:</strong> All living members who attended the final vote of the 1868 session are teleported into the Assembly chamber simultaneously and without warning, resulting in several minor injuries. All members exit the chamber witout incident.</p> <p><strong>1872-08-27:</strong> All living members who attended the previous meeting are teleported into the Assembly chamber simultaneously and without warning. All Ways out of the chamber are closed. Joseph Burford — the Chair of the 1868 session — gavels the House to order, briefly runs through the required procedures for opening a session,<span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">Burford later wrote that, upon arrival in the chamber, he felt an inexplicable compulsion to proceed as though he was presiding over an ordinary session of the Assembly.</span> and leads a brief discussion on the present situation, after which point the Ways reopen. Members vote 87-21 to dissolve the Assembly with immediate effect; Burford then declares the session closed. SCP-8435 considers this resolution null and void on the grounds that shutting down the Assembly would effectively override the <em>Principatus</em>; this fact is not communicated to the members in any way.</p> <p><strong>1874-08-27:</strong> All living members who attended the previous meeting are teleported into the Assembly chamber simultaneously and without warning. All Ways out of the chamber are closed. Burford is absent, having died in the interceding two years; senior member Martin Alderney instead takes charge as presiding officer. Members vote 85-14 to dissolve the Assembly. Immediately upon this resolution's passage, the chamber doors violently slam shut; a section of masonry is subsequently detached from the ceiling and fatally strikes Alderney in the head. Lloyd Slater is reluctantly elected as the new Chair. Members vote 54-44 to repeal the previous resolution, and the exits reopen. They fail to formally close the session before leaving the chamber.</p> <p><strong>1874-09-04:</strong> All living members who attended the previous meeting are teleported into the Assembly chamber simultaneously and without warning, due to a stipulation of the <em>Principatus</em> that an improperly closed session must meet again within one week. Members vote 86-12 to find and capture Leopold de Haas, with the intention of forcing him to disable SCP-8435. They then formally close the session.</p> <p><strong>1876-08-06:</strong> Having failed to locate de Haas, a group of 15 members attempt to remove the SCP-8435 effect themselves. All spontaneously fall unconscious before the procedure can be completed. In Olympia Springs, Kentucky, 70 miles from de Haas's Lexington residence, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky_meat_shower">chunks of unidentified red meat briefly fall from the sky</a>.</p> <p><strong>1876-09-02:</strong> 41 members gather in the Assembly chamber. They unanimously elect Slater as the Chair and adopt a set of standing rules before immediately closing the session. No further anomalous effects are noted, and the remaining membership does not manifest.</p> <p><strong>1878-08-31:</strong> Lloyd Slater and Isaac Barnum meet in the Assembly chamber. They unanimously elect Slater as the Chair and adopt a set of standing rules before immediately closing the session. No further anomalous effects are noted, and the remaining membership does not manifest.</p> <p><strong>1880-08-30:</strong> Lloyd Slater and Isaac Barnum successfully hold a <em>pro-forma</em> session.</p> <p><strong>1882-08-29:</strong> Lloyd Slater and Isaac Barnum successfully hold a <em>pro-forma</em> session.</p> <p><strong>1884-08-29:</strong> No members gather in the Assembly chamber, as Slater and Barnum had both died in the interceding two years, and failed to delegate their duties to anyone else. An earthquake occurs in Lexington, Kentucky.</p> <p><strong>1886-08-29:</strong> All living members who attended the 1876 session are teleported into the Assembly chamber simultaneously and without warning. Members elect Ralph Ellis as Chair, and then vote 20-2 to adopt an amended set of standing rules, declaring that the requirement for members to meet every two years is no longer necessary. Upon the adoption of these rules, the paper upon which the amendment was written bursts into flames. Members unanimously adopt a new amendment to the rules stating that the Chair may, at any time, summon Leopold de Haas to the Assembly chamber. Ellis immediately exercises this power, unaware that de Haas died five years prior; de Haas's decayed skeleton instantly materialises on the House floor. Members vote 10-12 against adopting further rule amendments with the objective of reanimating de Haas, opting instead to leave him in a disused storage room in the Assembly building. The session is then declared closed.</p> <p><strong>1888-08-28:</strong> Ralph Ellis and James Trubridge successfully hold a <em>pro-forma</em> session.</p> <p><strong>1890-08-27:</strong> Ralph Ellis and James Trubridge successfully hold a <em>pro-forma</em> session.</p> <p><strong>1892-08-26:</strong> Ralph Ellis and James Trubridge successfully hold a <em>pro-forma</em> session.</p> <p><strong>1894-08-25:</strong> Ralph Ellis and James Trubridge successfully hold a <em>pro-forma</em> session.</p> <p><strong>1896-08-25:</strong> No members gather in the Assembly chamber, as all 289 individuals who had ever attended a session at any point are now dead.<span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">Unconfirmed and implausible. Some of the people in question are believed to have established the Foundation and therefore may be immortal, depending on the exact timeline of the discovery of their alleged life extension magic. This is impossible to verify for obvious reasons.</span> de Haas's former residence, abandoned since his death due to legal complications, reportedly begins emitting a faint red glow from the windows. In a single day, 289 unidentified corpses wash up in Lexington.<span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">There is no river in Lexington.</span></p> <p><strong>1898-08-25:</strong> Several large boulders materialise inside the Kentucky State Capitol building. State lawmakers allegedly experience severely impaired language function for the entire workday. Over the following days, numerous reports are made of the moon appearing in vivid and garish colours; all such reports originate from within a 100-mile radius of the city of Lexington.</p> <p><strong>1900-08-25:</strong> A large explosion occurs in Lexington. The origin is believed to be de Haas's former residence, though the building itself is entirely unharmed.</p> <p><strong>1902-08-25:</strong> William Ellis and Francis Trubridge, the eldest children of Ralph Ellis and James Trubridge respectively, are teleported into the Assembly chamber simultaneously and without warning. The front row of desks contains copies of the <em>Principatus</em>, the standing rules of the House as of 1894, the Assembly's journals dating back to 1849, and a letter from Leopold de Haas detailing the nature of SCP-8435. After some time reviewing these documents, Ellis and Trubridge conclude that a <em>pro-forma</em> session must be held in the Assembly every two years to prevent the SCP-8435 complex behaving erratically. After holding such a session, they draft a document roughly resembling the current iteration of Procedure 8435-Muhlenberg, with specific instructions for its distribution whenever one of the required individuals must be replaced.</p> <p><strong>1904-08-24:</strong> William Ellis and Francis Trubridge successfully hold a <em>pro-forma</em> session.</p> <p><strong>1906-08-24:</strong> William Ellis and Francis Trubridge successfully hold a <em>pro-forma</em> session.</p> <p><strong>1908-08-24:</strong> William Ellis and Francis Trubridge successfully hold a <em>pro-forma</em> session.</p> <p><strong>1910-08-24:</strong> William Ellis and Francis Trubridge successfully hold a <em>pro-forma</em> session.</p> <p><strong>1912-08-24:</strong> William Ellis and Mitchell Trubridge successfully hold a <em>pro-forma</em> session.</p> <p><strong>1914-08-24:</strong> William Ellis and Mitchell Trubridge successfully hold a <em>pro-forma</em> session.</p> <p><strong>1916-06-01:</strong> Mitchell Trubridge and Oscar Hubbell successfully hold a <em>pro-forma</em> session.<br/> (Session held early due to fears of schedule disruptions brought about by World War I.)</p> <p><strong>1918-05-12:</strong> Mitchell Trubridge and Oscar Hubbell successfully hold a <em>pro-forma</em> session.<br/> (Session held early due to fears of schedule disruptions brought about by World War I.)</p> <p><strong>1920-05-12:</strong> Mitchell Trubridge and William Ellis successfully hold a <em>pro-forma</em> session.</p> <p><strong>1922-05-12:</strong> Mitchell Trubridge and Edward Ellis successfully hold a <em>pro-forma</em> session.</p> <p><strong>1924-05-12:</strong> Mitchell Trubridge and Edward Ellis successfully hold a <em>pro-forma</em> session.</p> <p><strong>1926-05-12:</strong> Mitchell Trubridge and Edward Ellis successfully hold a <em>pro-forma</em> session.</p> <p><strong>1928-05-12:</strong> Mitchell Trubridge and Edward Ellis successfully hold a <em>pro-forma</em> session.</p> <p><strong>1930-05-12:</strong> Mitchell Trubridge and Edward Ellis successfully hold a <em>pro-forma</em> session.</p> <p><strong>1932-05-12:</strong> Mitchell Trubridge and Edward Ellis successfully hold a <em>pro-forma</em> session.</p> <p><strong>1934-05-12:</strong> Mitchell Trubridge and Edward Ellis successfully hold a <em>pro-forma</em> session.</p> <p><strong>1936-05-12:</strong> Mitchell Trubridge and Edward Ellis successfully hold a <em>pro-forma</em> session.</p> <p><strong>1938-05-12:</strong> Mitchell Trubridge and Edward Ellis successfully hold a <em>pro-forma</em> session. They then make another attempt to remove SCP-8435, reasoning that as it effectively now constitutes thaumic detritus, it might be susceptible to acroamatic abatement. This fails, and the resulting chemical explosion severely injures both Trubridge and Ellis.</p> <p><strong>1940-05-12:</strong> James Trubridge and Edward Ellis successfully hold a <em>pro-forma</em> session.</p> <p><strong>1942-04-24:</strong> James Trubridge and Hazel Ellis successfully hold a <em>pro-forma</em> session.<br/> (Session held early due to fears of schedule disruptions brought about by World War II and the Seventh Occult War.)</p> <p><strong>1944-03-14:</strong> James Trubridge and Hazel Ellis successfully hold a <em>pro-forma</em> session.<br/> (Session held early due to fears of schedule disruptions brought about by World War II and the Seventh Occult War.)</p> <p><strong>1946-03-14:</strong> James Ellbridge and Hazel Ellbridge successfully hold a <em>pro-forma</em> session.</p> <p><strong>1948-03-14:</strong> James Ellbridge and Hazel Ellbridge successfully hold a <em>pro-forma</em> session.</p> <p><strong>1950-03-14:</strong> James Ellbridge and Hazel Ellbridge successfully hold a <em>pro-forma</em> session.</p> <p><strong>1952-03-14:</strong> James Ellbridge and Hazel Ellbridge successfully hold a <em>pro-forma</em> session.</p> <p><strong>1954-03-14:</strong> James Ellbridge and Hazel Ellbridge successfully hold a <em>pro-forma</em> session.</p> <p><strong>1956-03-14:</strong> James Ellbridge and Hazel Ellbridge successfully hold a <em>pro-forma</em> session.</p> <p><strong>1958-03-14:</strong> James Ellbridge and Hazel Ellbridge successfully hold a <em>pro-forma</em> session.</p> <p><strong>1960-03-14:</strong> Hazel Ellbridge and Marianne Hagan successfully hold a <em>pro-forma</em> session.</p> <p><strong>1962-03-14:</strong> Hazel Ellbridge and Marianne Hagan successfully hold a <em>pro-forma</em> session.</p> <p><strong>1964-03-14:</strong> Hazel Ellbridge and Marianne Hagan successfully hold a <em>pro-forma</em> session.</p> <p><strong>1966-03-14:</strong> Hazel Ellbridge and Marianne Hagan successfully hold a <em>pro-forma</em> session.</p> <p><strong>1968-02-25:</strong> Hazel Ellbridge and Marianne Hagan successfully hold a <em>pro-forma</em> session. (Session held early due to Hagan's availability.)</p> <p><strong>1970-02-25:</strong> Hazel Ellbridge and Thomas Ellbridge successfully hold a <em>pro-forma</em> session.</p> <p><strong>1972-02-25:</strong> Hazel Ellbridge and Thomas Ellbridge successfully hold a <em>pro-forma</em> session.</p> <p><strong>1974-02-25:</strong> Hazel Ellbridge and Thomas Ellbridge successfully hold a <em>pro-forma</em> session.</p> <p><strong>1976-02-25:</strong> Hazel Ellbridge and Thomas Ellbridge successfully hold a <em>pro-forma</em> session.</p> <p><strong>1978-02-25:</strong> Thomas Ellbridge and Alex Forrestall successfully hold a <em>pro-forma</em> session.</p> <p><strong>1980-02-25:</strong> Thomas Ellbridge and Alex Forrestall successfully hold a <em>pro-forma</em> session.</p> <p><strong>1982-02-25:</strong> Thomas Ellbridge and Caitlin Fox successfully hold a <em>pro-forma</em> session.</p> <p><strong>1984-02-25:</strong> Thomas Ellbridge and Robert Moorhead successfully hold a <em>pro-forma</em> session.</p> <p><strong>1986-02-25:</strong> Thomas Ellbridge and Robert Moorhead successfully hold a <em>pro-forma</em> session.</p> <p><strong>1988-02-25:</strong> Thomas Ellbridge and Robert Moorhead successfully hold a <em>pro-forma</em> session.</p> <p><strong>1990-02-25:</strong> Thomas Ellbridge and Robert Moorhead successfully hold a <em>pro-forma</em> session.</p> <p><strong>1992-02-25:</strong> Thomas Ellbridge and Robert Moorhead successfully hold a <em>pro-forma</em> session.</p> <p><strong>1994-02-25:</strong> Thomas Ellbridge and Robert Moorhead successfully hold a <em>pro-forma</em> session.</p> <p><strong>1996-02-13:</strong> Thomas Ellbridge and Elliot Crane successfully hold a <em>pro-forma</em> session. (Session held early due to Crane's availability.)</p> <p><strong>1998-02-13:</strong> Thomas Ellbridge and Elliot Crane successfully hold a <em>pro-forma</em> session.</p> <p><strong>2000-02-13:</strong> Thomas Ellbridge and Elliot Crane successfully hold a <em>pro-forma</em> session.</p> <p><strong>2002-02-13:</strong> Thomas Ellbridge and Elliot Crane successfully hold a <em>pro-forma</em> session.</p> <p><strong>2004-02-13:</strong> Thomas Ellbridge and Elliot Crane successfully hold a <em>pro-forma</em> session.</p> <div class="hand"> <p><strong>2006-02-13:</strong> Thomas Ellbridge and Elliot Crane successfully hold a <em>pro-forma</em> session.</p> <p><strong>2008-02-13:</strong> Thomas Ellbridge and Elliot Crane successfully hold a <em>pro-forma</em> session.</p> <p><strong>2010-02-13:</strong> Thomas Ellbridge and Elliot Crane successfully hold a <em>pro-forma</em> session.</p> <p><strong>2012-02-13:</strong> Thomas Ellbridge and Elliot Crane successfully hold a <em>pro-forma</em> session.</p> <p><strong>2014-02-13:</strong> Thomas Ellbridge and Elliot Crane successfully hold a <em>pro-forma</em> session.</p> <p><strong>2016-02-13:</strong></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="notation"> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Oh, no. No no no no no no…</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> That's bad. That's very, very bad.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> So he tried to come here in 2016, something went wrong and it killed him.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> That's one of the bad parts. There's another one.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> What?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Elliot Crane is a known alias of Richard Sterling.</p> <p><span class="sd">[Ellbridge puts her head in her hands and begins laughing despondently.]</span></p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Of <em>course</em> he's fucking involved.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> And of course he hasn't bothered to tell us about this, even though we've had him in custody for two full days.</p> <p><span class="sd">[Silence on recording.]</span></p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> You got a pen?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Why?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> I'm doing what he says.</p> <p><span class="sd">[Dr. Flood retrieves a pen from his labcoat and gives it to Ellbridge. She begins writing at the bottom of the page.]</span></p> </div> <div class="dossier jhand"> <p><span class="hand"><strong>2016-02-13:</strong></span> Containment fails. Thomas Ellbridge is killed.</p> <p><strong>2018-02-13:</strong> Jemima Ellbridge and Lewis Flood discover this file and attempt to hold a <em>pro-forma</em> session.</p> </div> <div class="notation"> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Not getting ahead of yourself there?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> I've had an idea. Wild speculation, but it's all we've got.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Go on.</p> <p><span class="sd">[Ellbridge turns to face the door, and speaks loudly into it.]</span></p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Jemima Ellbridge.</p> <p><span class="sd">[The door swings open, and Ellbridge walks through. It slams shut in Dr. Flood's face.]</span></p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Uh. Lewis Flood?</p> <p><span class="sd">[The door opens again. Dr. Flood enters the debating chamber.]</span></p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> How'd you figure that out?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> If all those transcripts are being written by 8435, same as the portrait gallery, then it has to know what everyone's name is.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Surely it could know that anyway. It's magic.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Some people use multiple. How does it know which one to write unless you tell it? If our friend "Elliot Crane" didn't let the name Richard Sterling appear in this file, there's no way he let it show up in the transcripts.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Is this when we discover that we're actually inside <strong><span style="color: #55cc33">the woods where they steal your name</span></strong>?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Let's see. My name is Jemima Ellbridge. No, I think we're fine.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> God, can you imagine if they'd found the place, though?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Probably if they had, it wouldn't be this destroyed.</p> <p><span class="sd">[Ellbridge and Dr. Flood observe their surroundings. They are in a grandiose legislative chamber in a state of advanced disrepair. A large, twisting oak tree occupies the centre of the room; its roots are destroying the surrounding floor and its upper branches have grown through the ceiling. The sunlight streaming through the damaged roof is a rich orange colour, and fallen masonry and glass is scattered over the floor and furniture. The far wall is broken by several stone pillars resting at various angles, one of which has smashed a portion of the speaker's daïs. Most of the remaining wall surfaces are covered in assorted magical glyphs, runes and sigils, some of which are glowing in various colours. The entire back row of seats is perfectly black. Miscellaneous rumbles, groans, creaks, sirens and distant bells are audible in all directions.]</span></p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> We're in the belly of the beast.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> By any chance, do the front desks still have a copy of the rules on them?</p> <p><span class="sd">[Both individuals walk towards the front of the room.]</span></p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Yes, seemingly. I hope we don't have to read through them all.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Better idea.</p> <p><span class="sd">[Ellbridge picks up a book from the daïs, and shows Dr. Flood the cover. It reads "Transcripts of the Esoteric Assembly, 27 August 1870 -". She opens the book and flicks to the last page.]</span></p> </div> <div class="jotting table1 housescript"> <p><strong>LEWIS FLOOD:</strong> We're in the belly of the beast.</p> <p><strong>JEMIMA ELLBRIDGE:</strong> By any chance, do the front desks still have a copy of the rules on them?</p> <p><strong>LEWIS FLOOD:</strong> Yes, seemingly. I hope we don't have to read through them all.</p> <p><strong>JEMIMA ELLBRIDGE:</strong> Better idea.</p> <p><strong>LEWIS FLOOD:</strong> Oh, look through those and see what the last successful containment looked like?</p> </div> <div class="notation"> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Oh, look through those and see what the last successful containment looked like?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Yep. Oh, that's weird.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> What's weird?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> It's real-time. The words appear on the page as we're saying them.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Huh. Wait, shouldn't it only transcribe when the House is in session? In the ones we read, it starts and stops writing the moment the Chair bangs the gavel.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> <em>That</em> is a very good point. Give me a sec.</p> <p><span class="sd">[Ellbridge flips backwards several pages.]</span></p> </div> <div class="jotting table1 housescript"> <p><span class="sd">(Chair THOMAS ELLBRIDGE gavels the House to order.)</span></p> <p><strong>THOMAS ELLBRIDGE:</strong> The House will be in order. The date is the 13th of February, 2014. The House is now in session. The floor is open. Mr. Crane?</p> <p><strong>ELLIOT CRANE:</strong> I move to adjourn for a period of two years, seeking unanimous consent.</p> <p><strong>THOMAS ELLBRIDGE:</strong> The question is on the motion to adjourn. All those opposed will rise.</p> <p><span class="sd">(There is no response.)</span></p> <p><strong>THOMAS ELLBRIDGE:</strong> By unanimous consent, the motion is adopted. Under the previous order, the House stands adjourned until the 13th of February, 2016.</p> <p><span class="sd">(Chair THOMAS ELLBRIDGE gavels the House closed.)</span></p> </div> <div class="notation"> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Oh, that actually is it.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> I mean, there's probably extra steps if we have to elect a new Chair. Which I guess we do.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Check that giant timeline? See when the last handover was, and cross-reference in there?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Will do. But, uh, that's not the end of the book. There's a couple more pages.</p> </div> <div class="jotting table1 housescript"> <p><span class="sd">(Chair THOMAS ELLBRIDGE gavels the House to order.)</span></p> <p><strong>THOMAS ELLBRIDGE:</strong> The House will be in order. The date is the 13th of February, 2016. The House is now in session. The floor is open.</p> <p><span class="sd">(There is no response.)</span></p> <p><strong>THOMAS ELLBRIDGE:</strong> This is a last resort. I hope this counts. You hear me, Leopold? I'm doing the best I can. But it's been two hours, and the other guy hasn't shown up. I'm the only one here. We've amended the standing rules to make this process as easy as possible within the bounds of the <em>Principatus</em>, but it still needs two people as an absolute minimum. That part's unavoidable.</p> <p><span class="sd">(There is no response.)</span></p> <p><strong>THOMAS ELLBRIDGE:</strong> Actually, you know what? <span class="sd">(COMMENT STRUCK FROM RECORD)</span>. Right. Of course. Can't say that, that's going to be engaging in personalities, isn't it? OK.</p> <p><span class="sd">(There is no response.)</span></p> <p><strong>THOMAS ELLBRIDGE:</strong> If anyone's reading this, his other name is Richard Sterling. I'm not allowed to say what I want to happen to him. But I bet you can guess.</p> <p><span class="sd">(There is no response.)</span></p> <p><strong>THOMAS ELLBRIDGE:</strong> Fuck it, let's try it. By unanimous consent, the House stands adjourned until the 13th of February, 2018.</p> <p><span class="sd">(Chair THOMAS ELLBRIDGE gavels meaninglessly. He does not have the authority.)</span></p> <p><span class="sd">(Chair THOMAS ELLBRIDGE leaves the daïs. He fails to hand over control of the House. He remains the Chair.)</span></p> <p><span class="sd">(Chair THOMAS ELLBRIDGE is not permitted to leave.)</span></p> <p><strong>THOMAS ELLBRIDGE:</strong> Come on. No. No, no, no, no, no. Don't do this. No fucking phone signal in here. RICHARD!</p> <p><span class="sd">(Chair THOMAS ELLBRIDGE returns to the daïs.)</span></p> <p><strong>THOMAS ELLBRIDGE:</strong> Listen to me, you idiot. There is no-one else, you understand? No-one's coming! No-one knows this place exists! Just me, and some <span class="sd">(COMMENT STRUCK FROM RECORD)</span>, FUCK OFF!, some <em>other person</em> who has refused to show up. Or he's dead, I don't know. That'd be <span class="sd">(COMMENT STRUCK FROM RECORD)</span>.</p> <p><span class="sd">(Chair THOMAS ELLBRIDGE fails to resume his duties.)</span></p> <p><strong>THOMAS ELLBRIDGE:</strong> Let me leave, right? Let me find someone, let me tell someone, someone outside! Outside is where all the people are! I'll bring someone in, and we can do this little re-enactment, and you can pretend you're a real government or whatever the fuck. I can tell someone.</p> <p><span class="sd">(Chair THOMAS ELLBRIDGE is wrong.)</span></p> <p><span class="sd">(The House is collapsing.)</span></p> <p><strong>THOMAS ELLBRIDGE:</strong> No! No, not that!</p> <p><span class="sd">(The House is collapsing.)</span></p> <p><strong>THOMAS ELLBRIDGE:</strong> JEMIMA!</p> <p><span class="sd">(There is no response.)</span></p> <p><span class="sd">(THOMAS ELLBRIDGE dies.)</span></p> <p><span class="sd">(There is no response.)</span></p> <p><span class="sd">(THOMAS ELLBRIDGE is incapable of magic and is removed from the premises.)</span></p> <p><span class="sd">(There is no response.)</span></p> <p><span class="sd">(The House has not been properly adjourned.)</span></p> <p><span class="sd">(The House has not been properly adjourned.)</span></p> <p><span class="sd">(The House has not been properly adjourned.)</span></p> <p><span class="sd">(The House has not been properly adjourned.)</span></p> </div> <div class="notation"> <p><span class="sd">[Silence on recording.]</span></p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Lewis?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Yeah?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Is Richard Sterling still at Site-91?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Yes.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> When we get back there, I'm going to—</p> <p><span class="sd">[Ellbridge continues attempting to speak, but briefly becomes inaudible.]</span></p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> What the…?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Oh, I guess that's what "comment struck from record" means.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Whatever. Fill in the gaps on your own time. What's the procedure when there's no Chair?</p> <p><span class="sd">[Dr. Flood hands Ellbridge a piece of paper. She reads it quickly.]</span></p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Well, that seems simple enough.</p> <p><span class="sd">[Dr. Flood sits on a seat in the front row. Ellbridge ascends the daïs, sits in the Speaker's chair, and gavels the House to order.]</span></p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> The House will be in order. The date is the 13th of February, 2018. The House is now in session. The first order of business is on the election of a Chair. All those wishing to stand for election will rise.</p> <p><span class="sd">[Ellbridge stands, and sits down again after two seconds.]</span></p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> The candidates for Chair are: Jemima Ellbridge. End of list. The election will take place by show of hands. All those voting for Jemima Ellbridge?</p> <p><span class="sd">[Ellbridge and Dr. Flood raise their hands.]</span></p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> All those voting to reopen nominations?</p> <p><span class="sd">[Ellbridge and Dr. Flood lower their hands.]</span></p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> The votes for Jemima Ellbridge are two. The votes to reopen nominations are zero. Jemima Ellbridge is elected Chair of the Esoteric Assembly.</p> <p><span class="sd">[Ellbridge gavels.]</span></p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> The floor is open.</p> <p><span class="sd">[Dr. Flood stands.]</span></p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Dr. Flood?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> I move to adjourn for a period of two years, seeking unanimous consent.</p> <p><span class="sd">[Dr. Flood sits.]</span></p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> The question is on the motion to adjourn. All those opposed will rise.</p> <p><span class="sd">[Silence on recording.]</span></p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> By unanimous consent, the motion is adopted. Under the previous order, the House stands adjourned until the 13th of February, 2020.</p> <p><span class="sd">[Ellbridge gavels the House closed.]</span></p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> And it can bloody well stay that way.</p> <p><span class="sd">[The distant noises abruptly cease.]</span></p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Did— did we do it?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Hm?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Check the last line in the transcript.</p> </div> <div class="jotting table1 housescript"> <p><strong>JEMIMA ELLBRIDGE:</strong> By unanimous consent, the motion is adopted. Under the previous order, the House stands adjourned until the 13th of February, 2020.</p> <p><span class="sd">(Chair JEMIMA ELLBRIDGE gavels the House closed.)</span></p> </div> <div class="notation"> <p><span class="sd">[Ellbridge flashes Dr. Flood a thumbs-up. He returns it with a nod, then reaches for his radio.]</span></p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> This is Lewis Flood, come in.</p> <p><strong>Beta-3:</strong> <span class="sd">[over radio]</span> This is Beta-3. Reading you loud and clear, Dr. Flood. Describe your whereabouts.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Ellbridge and I are in the main debating chamber. I think we fixed the problem.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> I'm sorry, did we?</p> <p><strong>Beta-3:</strong> <span class="sd">[over radio]</span> Well, your portrait has just appeared in the hall, ma'am, so I assume you've done <em>something</em>.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> We've smothered the problem for a couple years. We didn't fix shit.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> I mean—</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> Read that transcript from 2016, Lewis, and then tell me any of this is fixable.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Look, I'm sorry. I—</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> I don't particularly give a shit. Respectfully. This system's never going to be fixed so long as it's defining itself into existence, and lashing out at anyone who tries to tell it it's fucked. And now this fucking zombie building has my face on it.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Hold on a moment.</p> <p><span class="sd">[Dr. Flood deactivates his radio.]</span></p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Listen. When this place existed, it was hopelessly disorganised, but the Founda— no, actually, it is. <em>Site-91</em> isn't, though. An entire Site focused on thaumaturgy, and we're way ahead of some retired legislators from the 1870s. We can figure something out. We can do something with this.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> By 'do something', you mean get rid of it.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> <span class="sd">[sighs]</span> Neutralising anomalies isn't standard procedure…</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> So no. What does 'do something' mean? It means use it for stuff, right? 'Cause if you started this place up again, if you tried to use 8435 to do more than just open and close the House every two years, I can think of a million ways to exploit it. Is that what you're going to do?</p> <p><span class="sd">[Silence on recording.]</span></p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> You don't know.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> I don't know whether that decision will be above my pay grade.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> 'Course you don't.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> I mean, Director Varga is usually pretty reasonable about this stuff, but…</p> <p><span class="sd">[Dr. Flood trails off.]</span></p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> But her superiors aren't. Right?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> No comment.</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> The fact that you can't even agree to that on record does not make them or you look better. I don't like being subject to two criticism-silencing machines at the same time, and I <em>really</em> don't want one of them to control the other.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Point taken.</p> <p><span class="sd">[Silence on recording.]</span></p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Out of interest, was that giant timeline the end of the file? Or was there anything after?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> There's a little bit more.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> What's it say?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> <span class="sd">[shrugs]</span> I gave it a quick glance, I don't think it's really part of the main file. Gonna read it when we get back.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Flood:</strong> Not while you're still here? While it might be relevant?</p> <p><strong>Ellbridge:</strong> It won't be relevant. Not to this. I don't think his useful advice goes any further than he does.</p> <p><span class="sd">[Log ends.]</span></p> <hr/> <p><strong>Notes:</strong> Remainder of mission omitted for brevity. Ellbridge and Dr. Flood reunited with MTF Beta-777 in the main atrium with only minor navigational issues; the SCP-8282 gateway remained absent, but Beta-1's portable Way returned all five individuals safely to Site-91. Debriefing conducted without incident; new documentation for SCP-8435 is currently being written. Ellbridge is noted to have made one further addition to the version of the file retrieved from the Assembly building.</p> </div> <div class="dossier jhand"> <p><strong>2018-02-13:</strong> Jemima Ellbridge and Lewis Flood discover this file and <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">attempt to</span> hold a <em>pro-forma</em> session.</p> <p><em>Recommend we stop writing "successfully" from now on. This isn't what success looks like.</em></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <hr/> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="notation"> <p><strong>Interview Log</strong></p> <p><strong>Date:</strong> 14 February 2018</p> <p><strong>Subject:</strong> Dr. Richard Sterling, former Director, Site-128</p> <p><strong>Interviewer:</strong> Dr. Oliver Memphis, Co-Chair, Research Liaison Team</p> <hr/> <p><span class="sd">[Dr. Memphis enters, holding Thomas Ellbridge's SCP-8435 file.]</span></p> <p><strong>Dr. Sterling:</strong> Oh, hello. You again.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Memphis:</strong> What's this?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Sterling:</strong> It would seem to be an SCP file.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Memphis:</strong> It's an SCP file written by someone who's never worked for the Foundation. How do you suppose that happened?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Sterling:</strong> I don't know.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Memphis:</strong> Really, Mr. Crane?</p> <p><span class="sd">[Dr. Sterling opens his mouth to protest, but Dr. Memphis interrupts him.]</span></p> <p><strong>Dr. Memphis:</strong> Don't play dumb. We know that's a name you've used. My colleagues just went into that nightmare of a building and did the job you didn't bother with last time round.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Sterling:</strong> Hm?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Memphis:</strong> They found the official transcript from 2016. It's just Thomas Ellbridge, trapped alone in that room, trying to figure out why you didn't show up. Why <em>didn't</em> you show up?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Sterling:</strong> I was probably busy.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Memphis:</strong> <em>Probably.</em> You were <em>probably</em> busy.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Sterling:</strong> Mhm.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Memphis:</strong> What were you busy with? Actually, don't answer that, we checked. You were in Oregon, moving bundles of cash between a bunch of money laundering fronts. I guess that was more important?</p> <p><span class="sd">[Silence on recording.]</span></p> <p><strong>Dr. Memphis:</strong> You killed your friend, Richard.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Sterling:</strong> We weren't really friends by that point. I assumed he'd found someone else to say my lines.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Memphis:</strong> You didn't think to check?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Sterling:</strong> We hadn't spoken in well over a year.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Memphis:</strong> And you just figured he was on the same page as you?</p> <p><span class="sd">[Dr. Sterling shrugs.]</span></p> <p><strong>Dr. Memphis:</strong> Do you know what I've been doing for the last year and a half?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Sterling:</strong> What have you been doing?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Memphis:</strong> I've been cleaning up after the mess you left behind. Untangling all your scandals and cover-ups from when you were Director. Chasing down loose threads. And in the process, I had to deal with a truly ungodly number of abject failures of communication. There's an entire skip that's just missing, you know that? Got lost in the paperwork somewhere between Site transfers, and no-one wants to help anyone else track it down.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Sterling:</strong> Lovely. What's your point?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Memphis:</strong> My point is that <em>not talking</em> is not how you get on the same page as someone. This is how you get on the same page as someone: you are the worst person I've ever met, Richard Sterling, and you should count yourself very lucky that we have an Ethics Committee.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Sterling:</strong> Noted.</p> <p><span class="sd">[Dr. Memphis stands up to leave.]</span></p> <p><strong>Dr. Memphis:</strong> Though for what it's worth, ETHCOM doesn't technically prohibit me from sending Tom Ellbridge's daughter in to have a chat with you. I'm sure she'll tell you exactly what she thinks of you. Very loudly. Into your ear.</p> <p><span class="sd">[Dr. Memphis grins, and leaves the room.]</span></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="dossier"> <p><span class="dosshead"><strong>Addendum 3, Postscript:</strong></span> If the date when you found this file is later than the date written on the conprocs, it means that something has gone badly wrong. It means that I am probably dead, that I have failed to appoint a successor, and that the same is true of my colleague. This is very much within the realm of possibility; there are people I hold dear who ought to know about this task, and I have failed to tell them. I will likely continue to fail, either out of vain hope that the problem will eventually resolve itself, or fear that it will remain a burden for the rest of eternity.</p> <p>For better or worse, that means that the job of containing this thing now falls to you. Assuming that <em>you</em> are in fact the SCP Foundation, I do not trust you to take the right lessons from this document. In general, I trust you to do very little right; my own failings do not prevent me from noticing yours, and you have plenty to go around. This is why I am not pleased at the prospect of you making this anomaly your responsibility.</p> <p>Below is a letter I found on the floor of the Assembly some years ago, presumably written circa 1868. I don't know who wrote it, but they managed to explain my reasoning better than I ever could.</p> <div class="blockquote" style="border-left: 5px solid #ffd700;"> <p>The Esoteric Assembly has in effect collapsed, and its members have dispersed themselves into various groups — some newly-founded, some already centuries old. A great number of them have begun journeying west and east, where they intend to establish an exclave of free esoteric activity — the same one, in both directions. Some have apparently returned home to Salzburg, though I was quite unclear on whether they planned to bring about order or eliminate it altogether. There are three rather unpleasant gentlemen who intend to make themselves the middlemen for all trading of occult objects across the Earth. Some are travelling to Germany and Poland, in hopes that they might finally end this bloody war. Multiple religious sects are being established, mostly under extreme secrecy. Most closely to me, a dozen or so of the former Protectionists have run off with as many artifacts as they can get their hands on, claiming that they will start an organisation working for the good of humanity by keeping these objects under lock and key. These are merely the examples that spring to mind; I have undoubtedly omitted a great many others.</p> <p>I myself am uncertain of where to go from here. I have never been firmly affiliated with any of these groups, and I would rather not become a pariah amongst them all. Perhaps, instead, I will join one of them and quietly try to temper its worst impulses. I know not which of these groups will survive long enough to become powerful — more so than the Assembly ever was — but I firmly believe that at least one will. Whichever it is, I fear that they will not recognise the lessons that the failures of this institution taught us.</p> <p>Leopold de Haas was both one of the finest thaumaturges of our age, and a small-minded moron; the latter, it is evident, does not preclude the former. He sought to enforce his view of how things ought to be run by defining the Assembly's actions (conveniently based on principles he himself wrote) as unquestionable Truth, and then twisting reality in knots to match it, making any deviation from the <em>status quo</em> utterly impossible. This idea is already ill-advised in its present form, but all the factions that used to occupy this chamber have now separated and become insular, and I fear that many of these new associations will implement Mr. de Haas' vision with greater ease absent any dissenting voices.</p> <p>And if — or more likely, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">when</span> — they succeed, God help us all.</p> </div> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="licensebox"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Hide Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>Cite this page as:</p> <div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <blockquote> <p>"<a href="/scp-8435">SCP-8435</a>" by OliverMemphis, from the <a href="https://scpwiki.com">SCP Wiki</a>. 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SCP-8440	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div class="preview"> <p>A Gamma-Ray Burst had struck Earth but then had been quickly undone by a cosmic entity. Footage from the shuttle follows four astronauts who go through a fantastical experience and gain a sense of cosmic ecstasy.</p> </div> <div style="text-align: right;"> <div style="margin-right: 2em; margin-top: -10px;"> <p><sup>by <a href="/strange-matter-writes">Strange Matter</a></sup></p> </div> </div> <div class="anom-bar-container item-8440 clear-4 esoteric uncontained amida critical {$american}"> <div class="anom-bar"> <div class="top-box"> <div class="top-left-box"><span class="item">Item#:</span> <span class="number">8440</span></div> <div class="top-right-box"> <div class="level">Level4</div> </div> </div> <div class="bottom-box"> <div class="text-part"> <div class="main-class"> <div class="contain-class"> <div class="class-category">Containment Class:</div> <div class="class-text">esoteric</div> </div> <div class="second-class"> <div class="class-category">Secondary Class:</div> <div class="class-text">uncontained</div> </div> </div> <div class="disrupt-class"> <div class="class-category">Disruption Class:</div> <div class="class-text">amida</div> </div> <div class="risk-class"> <div class="class-category">Risk Class:</div> <div class="class-text">critical</div> </div> </div> <div class="diamond-part"> <div class="danger-diamond"><a href="/classification-committee-memo">link to memo</a><br/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> As SCP-8440 manifestations are impossible to anticipate or record, containment efforts must focus on information control regarding the circumstances leading up to an SCP-8440 event. These include:</p> <ul> <li><span style="text-decoration: line-through;">Cooperation with NASA on a coverup regarding degenerate stars and supernovae within 1000 light years of the Solar System.</span></li> <li>Full knowledge sterilization at all major space agencies and astronomical institutions,<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup> including amnesticization of staff and introduction of artificial aversion traumas towards extinction-level events.</li> <li>Seize and replace all instrumentation readings showing the presence of degenerate stars or soft gamma repeaters in Earth's stellar neighborhood".<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup></li> <li>The following false narratives must be promoted through the usual channels: <ul> <li>Catastrophic star collapse activity in the Milky Way (e.g. Gamma-Ray Bursts<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-3" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-3')">3</a></sup>) is both rare and poses no threat to Earth in the near-term future.</li> <li>Earth was last impacted by a Gamma-Ray Burst 445 million years ago.</li> <li>The consensus understanding of astrophysics is largely accurate and can be relied on to predict stellar phenomena.</li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Updated 3/31/2022:</strong> The shuttlecraft that carried the RTM-1 crew that was previously declared MIA must be intercepted once landed. Any survivors recovered must be interned, questioned, nerve-stapled, and given identity-reassignment amnesticization, as per Foundation "Closed Casket" protocols.</li> <li><strong>Updated 4/2/2022:</strong> All documentation produced regarding SCP-8440 is sealed under Level-5 Classification. Pending further review. <ul> <li>As per Ethics Committee guidelines, personnel with insufficient clearance attached to the project before 4/2/2022 will be offered significant financial incentives for accepting voluntary amnesticization.</li> <li>Personnel found in possession of SCP-8440 materials without authorization are subject to disciplinary action, including amnesticization and summary nerve stapling.</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p>Additional resources have been directed toward off-planet colonization efforts in the event SCP-8440 <em>fails</em> to occur.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-4" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-4')">4</a></sup></p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8440 is an unknown, astronomical entity that is in between Earth's stellar neighborhood and catastrophic core-collapse phenomena of failed stars. The extent of SCP-8440’s capabilities is unknown, even based on [DATA EXPUNGED].</p> <p>SCP-8440-1 refers to degenerate stars located within Earth's stellar neighborhood possessing a rotational axis facing Earth, indicating a GRB targeting Earth had previously occurred. The frequency of SCP-8440 manifesting is estimated based on the discovery of stars matching this description.</p> <p>SCP-8440-2 refers to stars in Earth's stellar neighborhood that possess several key characteristics. These include (but are not limited to):</p> <ul> <li>Terminal stage stellar behavior.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-5" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-5')">5</a></sup></li> <li>Indications of imminent core collapse behavior.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-6" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-6')">6</a></sup></li> <li>Accelerated progression through stellar lifecycle.</li> <li>Observed, possibly anomalous discrepancies between estimates of stellar mass and gravitational behavior of star.</li> </ul> <p>When SCP-8440-2 undergoes a core collapse sequence, it will discharge a stream of energy along a lightyear-wide band with various projected effects on Earth. This ranges from destroying Earth’s biosphere to vaporizing the crust entirely. When this occurs, SCP-8440 will manifest to neutralize the incoming ejected energy.</p> <p>The nature of core-collapse activity makes it impossible to detect a GRB before its effects have impacted Earth. Manifestations of SCP-8440 have been understood to detect incoming GRB activity aimed at Earth’s stellar neighborhood.</p> <p><strong>Discovery:</strong> <strong>RESTRICTED TO LEVEL 5 PERSONNEL</strong></p> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">+ WARNING! UNAUTHORIZED PERSONNEL WILL BE EXPOSED TO A MEMETIC DEFENSE AGENT+</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">- CLEARANCE VERIFIED - </a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>In 2002, SCP-8440 was encountered by NASA's satellite repair crew Commander Carlson Vilchez, Pilot Jon Duan, Mission Specialist Adam Yarrow, and Mission Specialist Pearl Makil. In their Repair Telescope Mission, NASA lost communication with the RTM-1 crew which was deemed MIA. In 2022, the RTM-1 shuttle suddenly returned and NASA received its signals and messages, along with one survivor, Carlson Vilchez.</p> <p>The Foundation intercepted Vilchez before word of his return could be officially released to the public. After enacting a disinformation campaign, the Foundation took Vilchez in custody. Vilchez was unresponsive during the first interview. After 4 months of aided recovery, Vilchez was still unable to disclose anything regarding RTM-1. As of now, he is still in Foundation custody as a Person of Interest.</p> <p>The Foundation managed to recover any recorded data that the RTM-1 shuttle contained and wiped it from NASA soon after.</p> <hr/> <h1 id="toc0"><span>Addendum-1: RTM-1 Recording Logs</span></h1> <div class="blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>AUDIO LOG - 1</strong></p> <hr/> <p><strong>Foreword:</strong> This audio log reflects the last transmission of the Space Shuttle Hyperion before contact was lost with the vehicle. The transmission was intercepted by Foundation satellites. Source audio was used to generate forgeries to aid in cover-up efforts.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>[BEGIN LOG]</strong></p> <p><strong>GROUND CONTROL (Ground officer Tom Priest):</strong> GC, Hyperion, your air-to-grounds are enabled for the landing count. <em>[NOTE: Hyperion had not reentered the atmosphere, and there's no evidence of transmission at this time from Ground Control.]</em></p> <p><strong>HYPERION (Commander Carlson Vilchez):</strong> Hyperion to Ground Control, think you've skipped ahead in the script.</p> <p><strong>FLIGHT:</strong> Flight, Hyperion. Not quite following. No such transmission from GC occurred.</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> What's GC's malfunction?</p> <p><strong>Makil</strong>: Hey Jon, maybe they're just excited to see you flying in action, What was it you said?</p> <p><strong>Duan</strong>: Oh, you know what. Never-</p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> <em>The only thing hotter than me in the sky is Jesus.</em></p> <p><strong>Duan</strong>: <em>(Sighs)</em> That's the last time I go out drinking with you around.</p> <p><strong>Yarrow</strong>: Hey team, I'm trying to diagnose at least four different instrumentation failures. Do you mind staying professional until I'm done figuring out how far up shit's creek we are?</p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> You say <em>four</em>?</p> <p><strong>Yarrow:</strong> Confirmed. Up is down; north is south; pressure readings could only be higher at the bottom of the ocean. Hell, if the temperature's accurate, we're bathing in the Sun.</p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> Makil, stop jackjawing with Duan and help Yarrow. Duan, I want you in the cockpit ready to make moves in case things get hairy. Hyperion, Flight.</p> <p><strong>Flight:</strong> Go ahead, Hyperion.</p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> Getting some bugged readings on our end.</p> <p><strong>Flight:</strong> Bugged?</p> <p><strong>Yarrow:</strong> Flight, MMACs. The operative term is FUBAR.</p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> Can we get some ground engineers on standby to walk us through diagnostics?</p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> Uh, C-Carlson?! Starboard window!</p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> Pearl, I hope you only saw the literal Virgin Mary out there because…</p> <p><em>(Brief pause)</em></p> <p><strong>Pearl:</strong> My…my eyes…</p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> Hyperion to GC, seems like my optical instrumentation is fried because I just glanced at a second sun. Only caught a peripheral glance. Pearl, wasn't so lucky, going to do what I can to-</p> <p><em>(Pause.)</em></p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> Hyperion to GC!</p> <p><strong>Unknown voice, heavily distorted. Dialog approximated by AI using Shahi-Yockey Algorithm:</strong> FLAMES. FLAMES EVERYWHERE.</p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> Say again, GC?</p> <p><strong>Yarrow:</strong> What is GC's malfunction?</p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> Not sure. Let’s head back to the shuttle.</p> <p><em>(Static.)</em></p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> What happened to Adam?!</p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> I don’t know! He was just behind me and-</p> <p><em>(Static.)</em></p> <p><strong>Unknown voice:</strong> <em>(Static)</em> WE'RE BURNING- <em>(Static)</em> <em>[Ruptures in sound suggests scream distorted by progressing thermal damage to speaker's trachea in addition to electronic failures.]</em></p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> <em>(Screaming)</em> DON'T’LOOK OUT THE WINDOW! <em>[From this point onward, crew behavior reflects the effects of a GRB impacting Earth at a low-medium intensity, with significant radiation and thermal damage to all onboard.]</em></p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> Jon…I got you. I- <em>(coughs with the sound of vomiting.)</em></p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> There you guys are. Oh fuck, your faces.</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> Who…who's laughi-</p> <p><em>(There is roaring believed to be oxygen in craft igniting.)</em></p> <p><em>[NOTE: Timestamp of this data packet is identical to timestamp of transmission start.]</em></p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> Hyperion to Ground Control, think you've skipped ahead in the script…what the?</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> …My eyes… I still have my eyes? They feel cold.</p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> Jon!? Captain!?</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> I’m here! <em>(Shuffles)</em> My arm was melting into the seat…how-</p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> Thank God, you’re okay! I- <em>(she halts and lightly chokes until she exhales.)</em></p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> Just take some deep breaths, guys. It's okay. We're okay.</p> <p><em>(A minute has passed.)</em></p> <p><strong>Vilchez</strong> We should inform ground control.</p> <p><em>(Vilchez is heard making her way to the communication receiver.)</em></p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> Hello? Ground control, this is commander Carlson Vilchez. Do you read us, over?</p> <p><em>(No response.)</em></p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> Makil, what do the instruments say about our CO2 levels?</p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> Sir, we <em>have</em> no instruments.</p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> …Okay. Color me a born-again believer, Pearl. <em>(Forced attempt at laughter.)</em></p> <p><strong>Pearl:</strong> I-uh<em>(clears throat).</em> Fuck, what was that? <em>(She huffs.)</em> At least the life support systems are still functioning, yeah?</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> No, they're not. The power's completely out. Even the lights are off.</p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> Jon, that's <em>bullshit.</em> What are we breathing? How is this place still lit?</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> Commander, I don't think we're finished with this yet.</p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> What now? Is the other sun back?</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> We're accelerating <em>away</em> from Earth.</p> <p><strong>[END LOG]</strong></p> </div> <p>The following are video recordings from the shuttle's interior and exterior.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>VIDEO LOG - 2</strong></p> <hr/> <p><strong>[BEGIN LOG]</strong></p> <p><em>(Makil adjusts the knobs of the receivers while Vilchez holds the microphone near his mouth. He’s rubbing his eyes while slouching forward.)</em></p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> This is Commander Vilchez of the RTM-1. Respond, ground control.</p> <p><em>(Static.)</em></p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> Keep trying. I almost got it.</p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> Ground Control, this is RTM-1. Please, respond.</p> <p><em>(Static.)</em></p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> Come on.</p> <p><em>(Vilchez and Makil continue their attempts to communicate to ground control. After a few minutes, Makil hammerfists the panels a few times which startles Vilchesz.)</em></p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> Makil!</p> <p><strong>Makil</strong> Sorry, I just-</p> <p><em>(Makil halts her speech suddenly and grips on her chest. She has quick and hoarded breathing while she quivers in her seat. Vilchez hastily leans forward to her and rests his hand on her shoulder to keep her still.)</em></p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> Breath! Breath, Pearl.</p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> It hurts- my skin hurts. <em>(She groans.)</em> Ah! I can’t see! Carlson?! Jon!</p> <p><em>(From below deck, Duan hears shouting from above. He rushes to the ladder and climbs to the cockpit entrance. Upon seeing Makil’s episode, he gets closer to the pair and stares down at her.)</em></p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> What’s happening?!</p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> I-I don’t know! She keeps saying she’s hurting but I don’t see injuries.</p> <p><em>(Duan grabs one of her hands. She grips on his hand to the point where Duan grits his teeth. Despite this, Duan lays another hand on top of it.)</em></p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> Pearl? Talk to me.</p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> My eyes… They’re melting! God, help me, please!</p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> You can hear us, right? We’re right here. We’re holding your hands. We’re not going anywhere. You are okay.</p> <p><em>(Makil screams and thrashes from her seat that she bangs on the panels and even on Vilchez and Duan. Duan goes behind the seat to press down on her shoulders while Vilchez does his best to retrain her wrists next to her legs. She kicks, screams and swears for 2 minutes and 15 seconds until she passes out. Vilchez and Duan slowly remove their hands on her while they are shaking and breathing heavily.)</em></p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> I’ve never seen her like this…ever.</p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> Just keep an eye on her, Jon.</p> <p><em>(He pats his back and slumps back on his seat. He covers his face with his hand and remains still for about a minute before going back to leaning forward and grabbing the microphone, adjusting knobs and switches from the receivers himself.)</em></p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> I’ll have to figure this out.</p> <p><strong>[END LOG]</strong></p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>VIDEO LOG - 3</strong></p> <hr/> <p><strong>[BEGIN LOG]</strong></p> <p><em>(Makil sits alone in the cockpit while she works on the receivers. Duan enters the flight deck and floats behind Makil, sitting on the right seat behind her.)</em></p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> Vilchez is sleeping.</p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> Okay.</p> <p><em>(He silently remains while he watches Makil work.)</em></p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> You need something, Jon?</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> You’ve been working on that for days. Have you eaten anything?</p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> I’m not hungry.</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> Not even tired?</p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> Nope.</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> Do you at least wanna take a break?</p> <p><em>(She stops what she’s doing and turns herself to face Duan.)</em></p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> Jon. I appreciate the concern. But unless you’re gonna help me here, let me focus. Please.</p> <p><em>(Makil readjusts herself and returns her attention to the receivers. The pair sit in silence for a few minutes until the shuttle rumbles. They brace themselves, Duan moving up a seat next to Makil and looking out the window to see what may be causing the turbulence.)</em></p> <p><em>(Footage cuts to the front exterior of the shuttle. The frame shows a vague shape of a human male that is covered in an illuminating, white aroma.)</em></p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> Holy- Adam?</p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> What?</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> I swear to God, that’s him. Look at the face!</p> <p><em>(Makil leans closer to the window.)</em></p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> That can’t be.</p> <p><em>(“Adam” walks to the shuttle, despite there being no surface to walk on. He gets close until he stops 6 meters away from the front of the shuttle. He sits and gently sways his body and his arms low.)</em></p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> The Hell is he doing?</p> <p><em>(“Adam” halts his movements and extends his arms as if for an embrace and stays in that pose.)</em></p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> Why are you giggling?</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> That’s not me.</p> <p><em>(A low-pitched noise blares but Duan and Makil do not react to it and continue to stare out the window. The noise steadily gets quieter and the footage captures small trails of red, orange, yellow, blue, and white lights converging above “Adam”. These lights then swirl and orbit one another, then converge little by little. A red dwarf zooms past the shuttle, leaving a streak of fiery red behind as it draws to the convergence. Several more giant stars rush past them and the collection of stars creates this rough-shaped sphere of light. Suddenly, the collection of stars vanishes, as does “Adam”.)</em></p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> My eyes don’t feel cold anymore.</p> <p><strong>[END LOG]</strong></p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>VIDEO LOG - 4</strong></p> <hr/> <p>(<em>Duan is in Mid Deck, slipping his legs into the bottom half of the space suit. Makil floats down and catches him.</em>)</p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> What are you doing?</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> Good. You’re here. Mind helping me putting the rest on.</p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> For what?</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> I wanna get a better look outside. There’s something out there.</p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> Jon, that’s a horrible idea.</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> We can’t stay here forever. And you saw Adam too, right? I think maybe he can help us out.</p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> We don’t know if that was even him. Hell, we don’t even know where we are.</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> I can at least help comms. Maybe get something on the exterior.</p> <p><em>(Vilchez climbs down the ladder and notices the pair. He approaches them.)</em></p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> What’s happening here?</p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> Carlson, help me out here.</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> Commander. I need to go check outside. Get a better idea of what’s out there.</p> <p><em>(Pause.)</em></p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> I saw the footage from the other day. And… I’m going to have to agree with Pearl, here. Something is wrong here. Wherever “here” is.</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> I will literally be right back. I got the cord, you guys can reel me back in if anything happens.</p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> Jon. You’re brave. Always have been. But don’t be stupid.</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> Commander, with all due respect, I’m losing my mind in here. And I can’t just sit around and do nothing. Just- let me try to get some new comms working.</p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> Even if it might work, which it won’t. It’s still suicide.</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> It could help us.</p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> I’m not gonna lose my fucking friend!</p> <p><em>(Pause.)</em></p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> And as your friend, Jon. I’m begging you. Please, don’t do this.</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> What else can we do, Pearl? Tell me.</p> <p><em>(The trio remain silent for 12 seconds.)</em></p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> I promise you both. I won’t let anything happen to me.</p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> … You get 10 minutes. Then I’m reeling you back</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> Thank you.</p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> You guys suck, you know that?</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> <em>(Chuckles.)</em> Maybe I’ll go and bring back Jesus and you tell me who’s hotter.</p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> Not funny.</p> <p><em>(Footage cuts to the exterior port side of the shuttle. Duan climbs out from the payload shaft and hooks himself to a reel. He observes his surrounding space with nothing of note happening for 2 minutes. “Adam” manifests in front of him and approaches him with an embrace. Duan does his best to embrace the entity in return.)</em></p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> How are you alive?</p> <p><em>(“Adam” uses his right arm to cut the cord and vanishes with Duan in a flash of light for the remaining 8 minutes. They remanifest to the hatch and “Adam” releases Duan. Once again, the entity disappears which leaves Duan to return into the shuttle.)</em></p> <p><em>(Footage cuts to the Mid Deck with Vilchez and Makil helping him up and removing his suit.)</em></p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> Are you okay?</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> Yeah…</p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> Did you at least do something?</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> Do what?</p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> Did you do anything with the comms?</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> No. We don’t need to.</p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> What?! Why, what the fuck were you doing then?!</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> I got sidetracked, is all. But, look. I’m alive. I’m not hurt. I saw Adam again. Everything is good.</p> <p><em>(A long silence fills the room.)</em></p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> What happened out there?</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> He helped me touch impossibility. The little one will keep us safe.</p> <p><strong>[END LOG]</strong></p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>VIDEO LOG - 5</strong></p> <hr/> <p><strong>[BEGIN LOG]</strong></p> <p><em>(Makil is working in the Spacelab and is seen repairing another communication receiver. Duan crawls through one of the entrances and observes her. )</em></p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> Morning.</p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> Hey.</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> You still try to sleep?</p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> Every now and then. But, I don’t know. Can’t seem to shut my eyes.</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> Mm. How are you holding up?</p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> Like shit.</p> <p><em>(Makil stops what she’s doing and hangs her head low.)</em></p> <p>I hate it when it happens. Call it hallucinations, call it phantom pain. It's Hell, Jon. I see and hear nothing. I taste the blood flooding out my mouth. And those burns… Then I feel nothing. But I move anyway, not knowing if I’m dead or alive.</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> And despite all that, you still went looking for me. You’re a lot stronger than you think, Pearl.</p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> Thanks. I’m glad you’re here, Jon.</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> Anytime. Besides, what would you do without me?</p> <p><em>(She scoffs and looks up at him.)</em></p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> Might be a workaholic.</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> Oh, definitely.</p> <p><em>(They both laugh.)</em></p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> How long do you think it’s been?</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> I’m not sure, myself.</p> <p><em>(Duan says nothing. Instead, he sits next to her. She lays her head on his shoulder and they both stay silent.)</em></p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> <em>(She rubs her eyes.)</em> Feels like we’ve been here for years. Looking outside doesn’t help, either. Everytime I do, I can feel my brain stretching. And I don’t even know what I’m looking at. Sometimes, it’s just nothing. But most times…</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> Most times?</p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> I’m crazy. <em>(She chuckles)</em> I’m fucking crazy!</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> Tell me.</p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> There are these splotches in space. They morph and angle themselves so much that I can’t even try to make a familiar shape. It blinks a white light every now and then, and it hurts my eyes. Then I start having those episodes again. I don’t know. I’m tired.</p> <p><em>(Pause.)</em></p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> Do you trust me?</p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> After that stunt you pulled? <em>(She sits up straight and faces him)</em> Oh, and fuck you still for doing it.</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> I can help you stop the pain.</p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> How?</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> By bringing you to the little one.</p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> What are you talking about?</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> It’s- <em>(short pause)</em> Words just can’t do it justice.</p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> Try. At least help me understand.</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> Okay. <em>(clicks tongue)</em> When I was out there, Adam was waiting for me. He didn’t say anything, but he gestured to me. I followed him, we moved around in ways I never thought possible. Eventually, he showed me the little one.</p> <p><em>(Pause)</em></p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> He was a young king before anything came to be, and he looked at me with such awe as if I was the greatest thing it ever laid its eyes on. Admiring my design. He reached down to me, ever so gently to touch me. Then, everything became so clear. The pain just didn’t matter anymore.</p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> Hmm. At least I’m not the only one who’s delirious.</p> <p><em>(Duan scoffs.)</em></p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> So what? We’re here because this “little one” likes us?</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> It’s more than that. He saved our lives.</p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> How do you know that for sure?</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> I just do. Which is why I want to show you him.</p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> Jon.</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> I know I’m not making any sense. But what I saw, what I felt was real. And to be frank Pearl, I don’t want to see you hurting anymore.</p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> <em>(She looks away)</em> I don’t know.</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> I promise you, I will never let anything bad happen to you. And this is nothing bad, because I’m still here, talking to you.</p> <p><strong>[END LOG]</strong></p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>VIDEO LOG - 6</strong></p> <hr/> <p><strong>[BEGIN LOG]</strong></p> <p><em>(Vilchez is in his commander seat as he works with the panel. He glances at the window and bolts up.)</em></p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> <em>(Shouts)</em> Hey guys, check this out! It’s a galaxy.</p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> <em>(From Mid Deck)</em> Really?! Hold on.</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> On my way.</p> <p><em>(Makil stumbles over to the back while Duan makes his way up to the cockpit.)</em></p> <p><em>(Makil hastily goes through her bag and pulls out a camera. She climbs up the ladder and pulls herself fast to the Flight Deck. Footage shows Duan doing the same as he slips through the openings with ease. He meets up with Makil and Vilchez in the cockpit.)</em></p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> That has to be an elliptical galaxy. It’s beautiful.</p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> Scootch. <em>(Camera shutters.)</em></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em>[IC 2006]</em></p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> Got it.</p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> There’s more on our way.</p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> Wait what?</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> Take it! Take it!</p> <p><em>(Makil hastily moves around the cockpit as she tries to take as many photos as she can.)</em></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em>[NGC 4111]</em></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em>[NGC 4347]</em></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em>[M87]</em></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> This is all I got. We’re moving too fast. <em>(Pause)</em> Who’s laughing?</p> <p><em>(The shuttle rumbles again with the low pitch sound blaring. Lights from the interior of the shuttle flicker. The camera glitches and audio distorts for 3 minutes until everything has ceased.)</em></p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> Everybody okay?</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> Good here.</p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> Check.</p> <p><em>(Vilchez turns and looks out the window.)</em></p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> What’s happening?</p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> This can’t be real.</p> <p><em>(Duan and Makil make their way with them and peer out.)</em></p> <p><em>( Footage cuts to the front exterior of the shuttle. Multiple galaxies stretch and twist from their original forms. They collide and are split apart repeatedly to the point where they are more akin to a large, irregular galaxy.)</em></p> <p><em>(The new irregular galaxy is stretched once more. Along with several more nebulas with gradience of yellows, blues, greens, reds, purples and whites. All bleeding into one another with the added glittering stars.)</em></p> <p><em>(Four, wing-like appendages pressed through the array of colorful stardust. They stretch across through space with no seeming end. The wings leave behind a dust trail while they soar through the cosmos until it dissipate and can no longer be seen.)</em></p> <p><em>(Footage cuts to the Flight Deck. The crew are left with an astonished expression. They remain silent for about 4 minutes.)</em></p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> That was…</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> Fantastical.</p> <p><strong>[END LOG]</strong></p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>VIDEO LOG - 7</strong></p> <hr/> <p><strong>[BEGIN LOG]</strong></p> <p><em>(Makil is once again at the Spacelab, however she is not working on the receiver. Instead she is still. Duan approaches behind her and taps her shoulder, startling her.)</em></p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> Oh! Hey Jon.</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> You alright?</p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> No, yeah. Just thinking about what happened.</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> Wasn’t that amazing?</p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> <em>(Chuckles)</em> It’s insane is what it is.</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> It’s also a gift.</p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> <em>(She turns her head.)</em> Huh?</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> It’s a once-in-a-lifetime moment for us. But maybe it doesn’t have to be. Can you imagine what else the little one can do? What he can be?</p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> God, maybe.</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> Oh?</p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> I’m sorry. Just just slipped out.</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> No, no I think you got the right idea. Why not, right? He saved us from that hellfire. He healed me from those episodes. Showing us wonders in this universe.</p> <p><em>(Makil remains silent. Duan gets on both his knees and lays his hands on her thighs as he looks up.)</em></p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> You’re still suffering, Pearl. Don’t you want it to stop?</p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> I do.</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> Then let me help you. Like you helped me.</p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> I didn’t help you.</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> You did, by being there. You were always there.</p> <p><em>(Duan holds both her hands.)</em></p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> Please, let me do this for you.</p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> …Okay. I’m trusting you.</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> You know I have your back.</p> <p><em>(Sometime later, Duan and Makil ready their suits and exit the shuttle. After 26 minutes, they return to the craft with their suits off.)</em></p> <p><em>(Footage cuts to the pair sneaking to the Flight Deck hatch as they try not to wake up Vilchez. By the time they got there, they help each other slip on their space suits and crawl through the hatch.)</em></p> <p><em>(Footage cuts to the exterior port side of the shuttle. Duan is the first to exit from the hatch, then Makil. They both wait for a minute until “Adam” manifests in front of them. The entity embraces them both and vanishes in a flash of light. 26 minutes later, Duan and Makil return, this time without their space suits. “Adam” releases the pair and disappears, leaving them to return to the shuttle.)</em></p> <p><em>(Footage cuts back to the Flight Deck as Duan and Makil laugh and they make their way back in. Makil bumps their head and Duan helps her out and rubs on the bump. She laughs harder now but Duan tries to shush her. She lays her head on his shoulder while he hugs her.)</em></p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> I told you everything was going to be okay.</p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> <em>(Giggles)</em> Yeah.</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> So how do you feel?</p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> My eyes can breathe.</p> <p><strong>[END LOG]</strong></p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>VIDEO LOG - 8</strong></p> <hr/> <p><strong>[BEGIN LOG]</strong></p> <p><em>(Vilchez is once again working on the panels. Makil floats and sits onto the seat next to him.)</em></p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> Hey commander.</p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> Pearl? You look better.</p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> I feel better.</p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> That’s good. That’s really good. You need something?</p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> Just checking up on you. You still have those episodes?</p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> <em>(Chuckles)</em> Yeah. But what can you do about it right?</p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> There is something, actually.</p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> Hm?</p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> Duan showed me Adam. And the little one.</p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> You went outside?! Why?! Why did either of you do that?!</p> <p><em>(Makil’s keeps her relaxed expression.)</em></p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> Carlson, listen to me. When Jon and I were walking on the little one's body, Adam brought me to an angel. She was like the sky, warm and beautiful. She came to me and whispered a verse. “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, nor shall the flame scorch you.”<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-7" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-7')">7</a></sup> And look. I’m not burned. The Lord is with us.</p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> Pearl. I don’t know why Jon told you, but I don’t think you're in the right headspace right now. Just… rest for a bit. We’ll figure out a way back home soon. Promise.</p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> Hm. <em>(She smiles)</em> We’re already home, commander.</p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> Pearl, just stop! I don’t know what Jon put in your head but you- AH!</p> <p><em>(Vilchez jumps back into his seat. He grabs onto his face and thrashes his body while he screams. Makil’s smile quickly drops as she crouches over to him. )</em></p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> NO, NO, NO! I’M BURNING! I’M BURNING! HELP ME, GOD, HELP ME!</p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> Commander-</p> <p><em>(Vilchez hits her in the face and she retreats. Covering the spot where it was struck.)</em></p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> <em>(Shouts)</em> JON! JON GET OVER HERE NOW!</p> <p><em>(Duan hastily makes his way from Mid Deck to Flight Deck. He goes to Vilchez and does his best to hold his arms and torso down. Makil goes to the back holds back his shoulders on the seat.)</em></p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> Carlson! Listen to me! You’re okay, just listen to my voice.</p> <p><em>(Vilchez’s screams grow louder and his body gets more erratic.Duan and Makil do their best to hold him down but Vilchez manages to arch his back further up and his breathing gets short and jagged. A Minute later in that position, Vilchez stops his screaming and movement. He slowly returns to consciousness with slow, heavy breathing.)</em></p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> Did- did it happen again?</p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> Yeah. You okay?</p> <p><em>(The crew gets off from Vilchez and he tries his best to collect himself. Vilches slouches forward and covers his face with both hands.)</em></p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> I hit you.</p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> It’s okay.</p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> No, it’s not. I’m sorry.</p> <p><em>(The trio stay silent.)</em></p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> I just need a minute.</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> Take all the time you need.</p> <p><em>(After some time, the crew goes and scatters to different spaces of the shuttle. Vilchez is left alone in the cockpit.)</em></p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> Fuck. <em>(Sighs)</em> I can do this. I can push through.</p> <p><strong>[END LOG]</strong></p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>VIDEO LOG - 9</strong></p> <hr/> <p><strong>[BEGIN LOG]</strong></p> <p><em>(Duan and Vilchez are at their seats, watching the trailing stars passing by them.)</em></p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> Check it out. Another cluster.</p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> I see it.</p> <p><em>(Both remain silent for 13 seconds.)</em></p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> Do you miss home?</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> Huh? What do you mean?</p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> I mean what I mean, do you miss Earth?</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> Calm down, sir.</p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> <em>(Raises voice)</em> Why are you telling me to calm down? I am.</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> Okay, okay. Sorry.</p> <p><em>(They sit in silence again.)</em></p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> Are you okay?</p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> I think I’ve seen enough stars. And these machines. I’m tired, man. I wanna wrestle with my brother, hug my mom, kiss my girl.</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> Mm.</p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> You don’t?</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> To be honest, I got nothing but problems back at home.</p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> Okay, but don't we all? You can always find somewhere else to move.</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> Trust me when I say that there’s not a lot of places for me to go. I’ve looked.</p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> Sorry to hear that.</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> It’s fine. But, I wouldn’t mind staying here.</p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> Here? Jon, what are you gonna do out here?</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> Anything I want. There's freedom. And I always have something to look forward to.</p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> That thing out there?</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> He’s not “a thing”.</p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> Right there. You’ve been obsessed with it since you came back. I hear the things you say from time to time.</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> And?</p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> I’m worried for you. We’ve all been through a lot since it took us and I think… I think you just wanna see what you wanna see. And you, somehow, convinced Pearl to cope in the same way.</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> And what about what you’ve seen?</p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> I don’t know.</p> <p><em>(Pause.)</em></p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> I don’t know anything. But what I do know is that we’re gonna make it back. And that I want you to both know I’m looking out for both of you.</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> I know. I’m with you too. Thanks.</p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> You're welcome. Just don’t be feeding Pearl any more fantasies.</p> <p><strong>[END LOG]</strong></p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>VIDEO LOG - 10</strong></p> <hr/> <p><strong>[BEGIN LOG]</strong></p> <p><em>(Duan is seen with Makil in Mid Deck. He repeats the conversation he had with Vilchez.)</em></p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> That’s what he told me.</p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> Are you serious?</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> Yeah. Can you blame him? If anything, it's our fault that he thinks that way.</p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> How is it our fault? He chooses to just sit there all day and continue to fix those stupid comms and it's getting him nowhere. And did he forget that he just had an episode?</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> Maybe it gives him something to do. But you’re right. We’re leaving him in pain. How can we call ourselves a team if we’re not going to help each other?</p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> Then let’s show him our little one. Heal him like he’s healed us. He won’t have to worry about anything, anymore. We can just be.</p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> I agree… Be honest with me, what do you think will be back for us on Earth?</p> <p><em>(Makil remains silent for 14 seconds.)</em></p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> A life of constant waiting. A dull, cold life. But for Carlson… I feel like he’s going to be living a life much worse than ours.</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> Then let’s save our commander.</p> <p><em>(The pair make their way up to Flight Deck. And go behind Vilchez who is busy with working the receivers. Suddenly, they wrestle with Vilchez in the cockpit as they try to pull him out.)</em></p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> Fuck is wrong with you guys?!</p> <p><em>(Vilchez kicks Duan in the stomach, but Duan grabs his shirt and yanks him close. Vilchez tries to shove his hands against Duan’s face but he is thrown to the side panels. Makil takes the opportunity and grabs Vilchez’s kicking legs and both carry him out of the cockpit.)</em></p> <p><strong>Vilchez</strong> Stop! Please!</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> Everything will be alright, Carlson.</p> <p><em>(Makil lets go of the legs and goes by the hatch to unlock it for them. She quickly makes her way back and helps Duan shove Vilchez through but he scrambles and flails his body, making it difficult for them to hold their grip. Vilchez manages to escape and retreat to the cockpit. Cornered, the duo approaches him.)</em></p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> Why are you guys doing this?!</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> You’re suffering, Carlson. We don’t want that for you anymore.</p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> What?</p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> The little one can heal you. From every pain to every discomfort. Anything that would make you feel worse, he can wash it all away. His ancient innocence can keep you warm.</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> Carlson. This is our life now.</p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> No, it’s not! I’m not gonna let that fucking thing take me!</p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> The little one just made us feel better. And don’t talk to him that way, he hears you. You’ll make him cry.</p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> I don’t give a fuck, you two need to wake up! What about all your other friends and family? What about your lives?! Does none of that matter now?!</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> You matter to us.</p> <p><strong>Makil:</strong> We love you, Carlson. Don’t make this harder than it needs to be.</p> <p><strong>Duan:</strong> Just let it all go. Let the little one hold you as it held us.</p> <p><em>(Vilchez shakes his head.)</em></p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> This is crazy. You’re crazy!</p> <p><em>(Duan and Makil pounce and grab him once more. Vilchez does his best to put up a fight but to no avail. They move him near the hatch again and Makil goes to open it and exit first to help Duan by taking one of Vilchez’s legs and pulling it to her. Duan quickly moves to Vilchez and they both push Vilchez through the hatch.)</em></p> <p><em>(The trio exit the shuttle while Vilchez continues to scream until the hatch behind them closes.</em></p> <p><em>(Footage cuts to the exterior of the shuttle. Duan pulls Vilchez up, who seems to have ceased. Makil helps push him out while also grabbing onto his pants. They both hold onto Vilchez while waiting for “Adam” to manifest. Once he does, he pulls them all for an embrace and they vanish.)</em></p> <p><em>(40 minutes later, Vilchez manifests alone and crawls back through the hatch and into the shuttle. Footage cuts to the Flight Deck as Vilchez opens the hatch and crawls through the interior hatch. Vilchez rests his back on the wall. A white light beams through all the windows, enveloping the interior with light, followed by a low-pitch sound.)</em></p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> I see you too.</p> <p><strong>[END LOG]</strong></p> </div> <p>On 06/08/2022, Carlson Vilchez finally agreed to speak to Foundation personnel to disclose any additional information about SCP-8440.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>INTERVIEW - 1</strong></p> <hr/> <p><strong>Interviewer:</strong> Researcher Tyson Gabriel</p> <p><strong>Interviewee:</strong> Carlson Vilchez</p> <hr/> <p><strong>[BEGIN LOG]</strong></p> <p><strong>Gabriel:</strong> So Carlson, are you feeling better?</p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> Yes. I think so.</p> <p><strong>Gabriel:</strong> Right, then. Can you tell me what happened to your crew in ‘02?</p> <p><em>(Vilchez laughs.)</em></p> <p><strong>Gabriel:</strong> Did I say something amusing?</p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> Oh, everything is.</p> <p><strong>Gabriel:</strong> What do you mean?</p> <p><em>(Vilchez sways his body.)</em></p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> Everything. Life. It’s so beautiful. More beautiful than what you can imagine. I didn’t get it at first. But I understand now.</p> <p><strong>Gabriel:</strong> What did you understand?</p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> You. Me. Everyone. There’s a spark in us. A glow that none has ever seen before. It’s something that many want but never quite seem to grasp. And there are some that can harness it. Those are the ones that defy reality.</p> <p><em>(Vilchez stops swaying and fails to contain his laugh. After 4 minutes, he calms down.)</em></p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> The little one sees it in us too. I think that’s why he undid the Gamma-Ray that hit us, why he chose my crew. I wouldn’t put it past you if the little one just thought of us as pretty-looking bugs it wanted to play with, and maybe that’s true. He’s still so young after all. But those eyes. They said something different.</p> <p><strong>Gabriel:</strong> What was it that you saw?</p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> A dragon, a butterfly, a nebula, a four-pointed star. And yet, he was none of them. It’s hard to remember the details.</p> <p><strong>Gabriel:</strong> Can you tell us what happened to your crew?</p> <p><strong>Vilchez:</strong> The little one helped them let their glow out. They burned. Like white, flaming angels.</p> <p><strong>[END LOG]</strong></p> <hr/> <p><strong>Note:</strong> Vilchez refused to elaborate further and ceased communication with Foundation staff for the time being.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="licensebox"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Hide Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>Cite this page as:</p> <div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <blockquote> <p>"<a href="/scp-8440">SCP-8440</a>" by Strange Matter, from the <a href="https://scpwiki.com">SCP Wiki</a>. Source: <a href="https://scpwiki.com/scp-8440">https://scpwiki.com/scp-8440</a>. 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NASA, Roscosmos, NSF.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-2"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-2')">2</a>. objects within 1000 light years of the Solar System.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-3"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-3')">3</a>. Immensely energetic explosions caused by various stellar activity; a typical burst releases as much energy in a few seconds as the Sun will in its entire 10-billion-year lifetime. The energy is released along the neutron star's axis of rotation.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-4"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-4')">4</a>. Proposals to consider this a 'suspended' K-class phenomenon are currently in progress.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-5"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-5')">5</a>. 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class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">hr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#000</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">6</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#000</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span 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class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 767</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#side-bar</span><span class="hl-code">:</span><span class="hl-identifier">target</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">black</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#side-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.side-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; 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class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-var">#F5D8E0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.creditRate</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">4</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-box-with-credit-button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#000</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-box-with-credit-button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.fa-info</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-box-with-credit-button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.fa-info</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-box-with-credit-button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.cancel</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">PAGE</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">RATING</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#000</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">4</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; 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class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.ratedown</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rateup</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.ratedown</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.cancel</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.cancel</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span 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class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.anchor</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">position:</span><span class="hl-code"> sticky</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">height:</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.sidebox</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.14</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">8</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> calc((</span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-code">vw - </span><span class="hl-number">870</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">)/</span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">max-height:</span><span class="hl-code"> calc(</span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-code">vh - </span><span class="hl-number">18</span><span class="hl-code">rem)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">position:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">absolute</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">left:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">103.5</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">z-index:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">5</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">overflow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 1290</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.sidebox</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">visibility:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">hidden</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">h2:</span><span class="hl-code">:before { font-size: </span><span class="hl-number">0.9</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> } </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">YUI</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">TAB</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">BASE</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code">;</span><span class="hl-reserved">background-image:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code">;</span><span class="hl-reserved">text-decoration:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code">;</span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-reserved">border-color:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-reserved">line-height:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">YUI</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">TAB</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CUSTOMIZATION</span><span class="hl-code"> ----</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> flex</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">flex-wrap:</span><span class="hl-code"> wrap</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> calc(</span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code"> - </span><span class="hl-number">.125</span><span class="hl-code">rem)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Link</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Modifier</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tab</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Background</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Colour</span><span class="hl-code"> \| [</span><span class="hl-identifier">UNSELECTED</span><span class="hl-code">] ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#efefef</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tab</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Background</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Colour</span><span class="hl-code"> \| [</span><span class="hl-identifier">HOVER</span><span class="hl-code">] ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code">, /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Listitem</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Modifier</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">position:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">relative</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> flex</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">flex-grow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">max-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-bottom</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> flex</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">align-items:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">justify-content:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">em</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">em</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">em</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.35</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.75</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-overflow:</span><span class="hl-code"> ellipsis</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">overflow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">hidden</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">white-space:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">nowrap</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code">, /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Selection</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Modifier</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">flex-grow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tab</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Background</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Colour</span><span class="hl-code"> \| [</span><span class="hl-identifier">SELECTED</span><span class="hl-code">] ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">em</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:active</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-content</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-content</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.5</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">SCROLLBAR</span><span class="hl-code"> ----</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ ::-</span><span class="hl-identifier">webkit-scrollbar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> ::-</span><span class="hl-identifier">webkit-scrollbar-track</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FFF</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-left:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> ::-</span><span class="hl-identifier">webkit-scrollbar-thumb</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#CCC</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> ::-</span><span class="hl-identifier">webkit-scrollbar-thumb</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#EEE</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">CENTER</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">IMAGES</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">ON</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">MOBILE</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">courtesy</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">of</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">EstrellaYoshte</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">and</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">PeppersGhost</span><span class="hl-code"> ----</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.imagediv</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">float:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">right</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">15</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 540</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.imagediv</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">float:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-align:</span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">only</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">screen</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">and</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 600</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block.block-right</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">float:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">ACS-COLORED</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">TABLE</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">DIVS</span><span class="hl-code"> ----</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#D7EFE7</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#D8ECF4</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table3</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table3</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FDF6D7</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table4</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table4</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FFDABF</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table5</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table5</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#F5D8E0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table6</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table6</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">146</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">255</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.2</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.tableb</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.wiki-content-table</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-collapse:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">separate</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-spacing:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.tableb</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.tableb</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">img</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#000</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.tableb</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#000</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.top-left-box</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">.item</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">WORDS</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">NO</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">LONGER</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">BROKEN</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">THE</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CROQUEMBOUCHE</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">HAS</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">SPOKEN</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">span</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">word-break:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">normal</span><span class="hl-code"> !important </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.avatar-hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#breadcrumbs</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.pseudocrumbs</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-align:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#main-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-tags</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">span</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">max-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> -- </span><span class="hl-identifier">FANCY</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">THINGS</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">from</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Woedenaz</span><span class="hl-code">'</span><span class="hl-identifier">s</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Dustjacket</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Theme</span><span class="hl-code"> -- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.fancyhr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">hr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">vw </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(var(--bright-accent), </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image-source:</span><span class="hl-code"> url('https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/theme%</span><span class="hl-number">3</span><span class="hl-code">Aflopstyle-dark/wl_hr.png')</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image-repeat:</span><span class="hl-code"> round round</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image-slice:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">80</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">500</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">80</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">500</span><span class="hl-code"> fill</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">80</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">80</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.fancyborder</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">vw </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-number">0.5</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image:</span><span class="hl-code"> url('https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/theme%</span><span class="hl-number">3</span><span class="hl-code">Aflopstyle-dark/wl_border.png') </span><span class="hl-number">600</span><span class="hl-code"> round</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">6</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">vw</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span></pre></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:100%;"><img alt="53225712228_25fb3344db_b.jpg" class="image" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53225712228_25fb3344db_b.jpg" style="width:100%;"/> <div class="scp-image-caption" style="width:100%;"> <p>The U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.</p> </div> </div> <hr/> <div> <div class="anom-bar-container item-SCP-8443 clear-4 keter {$secondary-class} amida critical {$american}"> <div class="anom-bar"> <div class="top-box"> <div class="top-left-box"><span class="item">Item#:</span> <span class="number">SCP-8443</span></div> <div class="top-right-box"> <div class="level">Level4</div> </div> </div> <div class="bottom-box"> <div class="text-part"> <div class="main-class"> <div class="contain-class"> <div class="class-category">Containment Class:</div> <div class="class-text">keter</div> </div> <div class="second-class"> <div class="class-category">Secondary Class:</div> <div class="class-text">{$secondary-class}</div> </div> </div> <div class="disrupt-class"> <div class="class-category">Disruption Class:</div> <div class="class-text">amida</div> </div> <div class="risk-class"> <div class="class-category">Risk Class:</div> <div class="class-text">critical</div> </div> </div> <div class="diamond-part"> <div class="danger-diamond"><a href="/classification-committee-memo">link to memo</a><br/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> The disruption of SCP-8443 is necessary for the continued existence of the United States of America, and therefore, the containment of over 500 SCP objects. Effective March 2021, understanding the mechanisms behind SCP-8443 is Priority Alpha for all American, Canadian and Mexican Foundation sites.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8443 is a thaumic rite affecting all prominent officials serving in the United States Government, including all sitting congressmen, and all living current and former U.S. Presidents, all living current and former Supreme Court Justices. These individuals have been classified as SCP-8443-A instances. This effect does not extend to individual employees of specific branches of government, such as members of the Department of Justice or agents of the Internal Revenue Service.</p> <p>SCP-8443 confers longevity in direct proportion to the amount and intensity of negative emotions felt towards SCP-8443-A instances by the American public. This is especially obvious in the demographics of the United States Congress; the average age of a member of the U.S. House of Representatives is 58.9 years, while the average age of a U.S. Senator is 65.3 years.</p> <p>SCP-8443 was discovered after the Foundation opened an investigation into the January 6th, 2021 attack on the United States Capitol by supporters of former President Donald John Trump (SCP-8443-A-92). As the continued existence and function of the United States Government is critical to several Foundation containment procedures, the Foundation offered its surveillance technology to the incoming administration in an attempt to apprehend the individuals responsible for the attack. While using wide-spectrum EVE analysis in an attempt to detect anomalous activity among the crowd of attackers, it was discovered that all members of the United States Congress that were sheltering with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (SCP-8443-A-01) possessed a thaumic aura that had previously gone undetected.</p> <p>Interviews with members of the US Government have revealed that SCP-8443 is a known phenomenon dating back to at least 1982, and has been exploited by members of Congress since this time; however, SCP-8443 is thaumically unstable, and as such, members of the United States Government who have been serving for ten or more years, or are particularly skilled at gathering the enmity of the American population, show symptoms of acute EVE Poisoning, resulting in anomalous properties which are in the process of being cataloged.</p> <p>In the 2010s, potentially as an early symptom of <a href="/scp-6500">SCP-6500</a><sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup>, SCP-8443 began weakening severely, which led to the need for increased dysfunction in the House, Senate, and Presidency to maintain it. Currently, it is believed that 80% of current and former members of the US Government, including former President James "Jimmy" Carter, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, and Senator Dianne Feinstein, are being sustained by SCP-8443.</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: line-through;">SCP-8443 does not allow for immortality or immaculate health, as is evidenced by the deaths of Supreme Court Justices Antonin Scalia in 2016, and Ruth Bader Ginsberg in 2020, and the declining mental state of Donald Trump, due to untreated tertiary syphilis.</span> See Addenda.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Timeline of Attempted Containment:</strong> The first evidence of SCP-8443 came in February of 2021. Joseph Robinette Biden, the 46th President, knew of the Foundation from his time as as Vice President under Barack Hussein Obama, and thus required minimal briefing. While originally hesitant to use Foundation resources following the January 6th Attack, he acquiesced following a demonstration of Foundation-backed facial recognition technology on February 2nd, 2021, which identified several figures in a low-resolution crowd shot; all but two have since been arrested as of December 2022.</p> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="78zmCJY.png" class="image" src="https://i.imgur.com/78zmCJY.png"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Nancy Pelosi (SCP-8443-A-01) displaying the corona of EVE that marks the presence of SCP-8443.</p> </div> </div> <p>However, when the Foundation applied a thaumic filter to footage recovered inside the Capitol Building, all members of Congress that were sheltering with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi exhibited a corona of Elan Vital Energy (EVE) indicating that they were being powered by a thaumic rite. When this filter was applied to footage of attempts to disrupt the Certification of the Electoral College vote on the evening of January 6th, all but the most junior members of Congress (those who had been sworn in on January 3rd, 2021) exhibited this anomaly, and further analysis showed that this anomaly had been exhibited on film by all members of Congress since at least 1983.</p> <p>As not all members of Congress are cleared to know about the Foundation, questioning had to be carried out discreetly; all interviewed members of Congress and the majority of other major stations in the U.S. Government professed ignorance of the phenomenon, beyond the anomalous effects caused by EVE Poisoning, which they attributed to, in the words of SCP-8443-01, 'strange shit happening in Washington every now and then'. However, thaumic analysis by Sites-55, 87 and 91 found that the thaumic signature of SCP-8443 had strong similarities to rites enacted by the <em>giftschreiber</em>, a group of memeticists with unclear aims that had been in conflict with the Foundation in the past. The culprit was, for several months, unknown.</p> <p>On the night of January 5th, 2021, several items were planted around both the Democratic National Convention and Republican National Convention headquarters. Publicly, these were reported as pipe bombs that failed to detonate; in reality, they were canisters that contained an aerosol. While chemically inert, thaumic analysis by the Unusual Incidents Unit showed it to be an olfactory memetic kill agent — only the second of its kind known to the Foundation, and the first intended for use on civilians. Had it been dispersed, a large part of Washington, D.C. and the Potomac Valley would have been rendered uninhabitable for several years. However, the components meant to disperse the aerosol had been fused, rendering them harmless; the agent was neutralized by a UIU Thaumaturge shortly after its discovery.</p> <p>Efforts to uncover the identity of the Unknown Subject that had planted these devices was made top priority for both anomalous and non-anomalous law enforcement; however, on March 9th, 2021, it was found that a UIU Sting Operation in D.C., unrelated to January 6th or its prelude, had uncovered the identity of the unknown subject, and that they were a known Person of Interest.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p>TO: lakehuronsupplycontrolpurification.site43<br/> FROM: qmacallister<span style="font-size:0%;">.</span>@uiu.fbi.gov<br/> SUBJECT: Potential POI</p> <hr/> <p>Director McInnis,</p> <p>My partner and I were staking out a SAPHIR safehouse the night of January 5th, and a photo we captured got flagged by <em>your</em> system. As much as I'd like to go on about how much of a violation of privacy and procedure this is, you probably have more important things to do, as do I.</p> <p>The unknown subject emerged from Folger Park around 3:30 A.M. and appeared to be carrying a backpack, wearing a dark-colored hoodie. She had black hair, pale skin, and a mark on her upper lip, appears to be a scar of some form. This matches a paracriminal in our system, but we were told to hand it over to you, per the Hoffman Act of 1967.</p> <p>So here. Enjoy.</p> <p><strong>Quinn MacAllister</strong><br/> <strong>Special Agent, Unusual Incidents Unit</strong><br/> <strong>Federal Bureau of Investigation</strong><br/> <strong>Cincinnati Division</strong></p> </div> <p>Unbeknownst to Special Agent MacAllister, she and her partner had captured photographic evidence of a Foundation Person of Interest who was believed to have been dead for at least a decade: former CIA Agent and Class-3 Thaumaturge Elizabeth Crocker, PoI-001. After assessment from Site-55, which serves as regional command for the Mid-Atlantic, this evidence was sent to Research & Containment Site-43 in Canada, which had historically worked to contain Crocker's efforts at sabotaging the Foundation; a member of staff, Dr. Ilse Reynders, was on staff during the Panopticon Crisis perpetuated by Crocker. Dr. Udo Okorie, a thaumatologist at Site-43, also had a personal connection to PoI-001; they were responsible for assassinating their grandfather, Dr. Izaak Okorie, in 1980.</p> <table> <tr> <th style="border: 1px solid black; background-color: #FFE9D9; padding: 6px; width: 700px"><strong>Profile: PoI-001</strong></th> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 12px;"><strong>Name:</strong> Unknown<br/> <strong>Occupation:</strong> Operative (various)<br/> <strong>Primary Alias:</strong> Elizabeth Crocker<br/> <strong>Other Aliases:</strong> Gabrielle Fish, Dr. Ophelia Righting, Lisbet Geschenk (presumed), Lorraine Epstein (Currently)</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid black; padding-left: 12px; padding-right: 12px;"> <div class="scp-image-block block-left" style="width:191px;"><img alt="Crocker.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/fragment%3Apickman-blank-proposal-offset-1/Crocker.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>PoI-001, Circa 1965.</p> </div> </div> <p>"Elizabeth Crocker" is a former CIA Operative and member of the <em>giftschrieber</em> who incorrectly believed that the Foundation was responsible for the death of her partner, Dr. Alexandre "Hill" Hilbert, as Dr. Hilbert was offered employment shortly prior to a fatal accident with his 'Quantum Brace' <em>eigenweapon</em>.</p> <p>During the late 1960's, Crocker's attacks on the Foundation led to the Panopticon Crisis. This period from 1967 to 1969 was defined by the Foundation being unable to operate at full capacity, due to worsening international relations, retaliatory seizure and destruction of containment sites, and vast amounts of sabotage from Crocker, including the apparent assassination of O5-7.</p> <p>This ultimately ended with the creation of <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/pickman-blank-proposal">The Frontispiece</a>, but Crocker subsequently could not be contained. <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-5054-ex">She resurfaced in 1979, attempting to disrupt the Canadian federal election</a> under the pseudonym 'Ophelia Righting', and again evaded capture. Crocker would be responsible for the assassination of Dr. Izaak Okorie, a member of the team that created the Frontispiece. It was subsequently discovered that O5-7 was, themselves, a former member of the <em>giftschreiber</em>, and that Crocker had helped fake her death.</p> <p>Prior to the discovery of SCP-8443, Elizabeth Crocker was believed to have died some time in the early-mid 2000s; however, it is now known that SCP-8443 extends to her person, albeit in a capacity unseen among other SCP-8443-A instances, as she does not suffer the effects of EVE poisoning and has seemingly not aged since 1979 (last confirmed visual contact with the Foundation).</p> <p>Crocker is a Class-3 ("Magus") Thaumaturge with training in cryptomancy (known today as memetics). The timeline of her training remains unknown, even almost sixty years after the Panopticon Crisis.</p> <p>She has been operating as a member of a Washington, D.C. based conservative think-tank known as the Pinereader Conservative Science Organization, now believed to be a front for the <em>giftschrieber</em>. It is not believed that Crocker knows that the Foundation is once again aware of her.</p> </td> </tr> </table> <p>Foundation efforts to monitor members of Congress, both current and former, uncovered several anomalies related to prolonged exposure to SCP-8443. A selection of these anomalies is documented below.</p> <div class="ad_memo"> <p><strong>Item:</strong> Starting on January 15th, 2021, all words spoken by former Tennessee Senator and U.S. Vice President Al Gore (SCP-8443-933) became antimemetic. Effect did not extend to written text.</p> <p><strong>Actions Taken:</strong> Publicly, Gore was diagnosed with laryngitis due to acute COVID-19; the anomaly faded by itself on January 29th.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Item:</strong> On January 17th, 2021, California Senator Dianne Feinstein (SCP-8443-99) injured herself in her office, resulting in a laceration; the fluid that flowed from her skin was not blood, but water mixed with a grape flavoring powder and large quantities of cyanide. Feinstein was not affected by the toxin in her 'blood'.</p> <p><strong>Actions Taken:</strong> Feinstein was admitted to Walter Reed National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. under the care of Foundation personnel and monitored until the composition of her bodily fluids returned to normal on January 19th.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Item:</strong> Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell (SCP-8443-19) attempted to consume a constituent who met them in Kentucky on January 24th, 2021. McConnell reportedly was capable of unhinging his jaw, and his fingernails were described as 'claw-like'.</p> <p><strong>Actions Taken:</strong> Class-A Amnestics administered to both constituent and McConnell. Attack reported in the news as an incident of an unidentified individual intoxicated by 'bath salts'.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Item:</strong> During a rally on February 2nd, 2021, Ohio House Representative Jim Jordan (SCP-8443-44) gained properties similar to those of a Class-5 telepath. Incapable of filtering out the mental noise from others, Jordan subsequently [DATA EXPUNGED].</p> <p><strong>Actions Taken:</strong> Jordan placed into containment under the item number SCP-11███, and replaced with a somatic backup. Despite being a new individual, this replacement began exhibiting similar signs of EVE poisoning.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Item:</strong> On February 9th, 2021, all congressmen, both Senators and House members, from the state of Massachusetts, had all thoracic and lumbar vertebrae vanish for a period ranging from seven minutes to sixteen hours. All individuals survived this process, and made full recoveries.</p> <p><strong>Actions Taken:</strong> Foundation medical intervention was launched, during which time attempts to gather intelligence on SCP-8443 were made; none of the individuals were willing to cooperate, due to the pain caused by the compression of their spinal column with the absence of vertebrae.</p> </div> <p>Director Allan McInnis delivered the news of Elizabeth Crocker's re-emergence to Drs. Okorie and Reynders on April 2nd, 2021.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Director McInnis:</strong> Ilse, Udo. You'll… want to be sitting down for this.</p> <p><em>Dr. Okorie and Dr. Reynders do so.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Okorie:</strong> It's good to meet you face-to-face, Dr. Reynders. We haven't had a chance since you managed to get out.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Reynders:</strong> I have a feeling this is not a happy occasion. What's happening, Allan?</p> <p><strong>Director McInnis:</strong> We were forwarded some material from a UIU Agent in America that pertains to current events.</p> <p><em>Director McInnis passes a pair of folders across the desk. Okorie and Reynders read them.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Udo Okorie:</strong> No. <em>No.</em> She— you told me she was <em>dead</em>, Allan!</p> <p><strong>Dr. Ilse Reynders:</strong> <em>Wat de verdomme? Het is onmogelijk. Ze kan niet levend zijn.</em><sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup></p> <p><strong>Director McInnis:</strong> We're all surprised. But it was theorized that she has access to anomalous life-extension means.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Okorie:</strong> How?</p> <p><strong>Director McInnis:</strong> Given her connection to 8443, we believe she's using thaumaturgy powered by negative emotions to keep herself alive. Hate, mainly.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Okorie:</strong> …do you know what spell? There are a few of them. The Pariah-Gone-Awry, or th-the Rite of… Rite of Rona Caleus…</p> <p><strong>Director McInnis:</strong> Dr. Okorie?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Okorie:</strong> It's… it's thanks to her that I never knew my grandfather, Director. I… my father was hoping to find her, but he… he hasn't. He…</p> <p><em>Director McInnis offers Dr. Okorie a tissue. She takes it and blows her nose.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Reynders:</strong> If not for this woman, we wouldn't have to have had to lobotomize the entirety of humankind.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Okorie:</strong> You're saying… <em>hate</em> is keeping her alive? Including ours?</p> <p><strong>Director McInnis:</strong> That's what the team down at 87 thinks, and Sinclair has a good head on her shoulders.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Okorie:</strong> Do we… do we have a second opinion?</p> <p><strong>Director McInnis:</strong> A few people from Site-91 weighed in, and a couple of UIU Agents in Three Portlands as well. They said to tell you that this doesn't line up to <em>any</em> recognized rite.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Reynders:</strong> Am I reading the rest of this file correctly? <em>All</em> members of the US Government, current and former?</p> <p><strong>Director McInnis:</strong> Yes. It's less effective with some of them. We believe that Ruth Bader Ginsberg wasn't hated <em>enough</em> when she was alive, which is why she passed away.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Okorie:</strong> I can't believe this. The most powerful legislative body on Earth is run by a bunch of liches.</p> <p><strong>Director McInnis:</strong> Is that the clinical term?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Okorie:</strong> Technically it's 'post-necrotic lifeform', but… that only applies if they're <em>actually</em> undead. Most of them seem to be alive.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Reynders:</strong> Are we sure about that?</p> <p><em>Silence on the recording.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Reynders:</strong> Being in Congress must be stressful, even if one takes into account the fact that most of them are millionaires with better health plans than any citizen down there will ever see. You saw how much Obama aged in eight years. And with Trump's behavior…</p> <p><strong>Dr. Okorie:</strong> That's untreated syphilis.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Reynders:</strong> Which causes rotting of the brain. As does unabated necrosis in a living organism. Has anyone exhibited odd behavior in Congress?</p> <p><strong>Director McInnis:</strong> The United States Congress has been very prone to scandal and gaffes since the Trump administration started, even discounting the attempted Insurrection.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Okorie:</strong> Most of them make Trudeau look like Mr. Dressup.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Reynders:</strong> I… don't know who that is.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Okorie:</strong> Doesn't matter. The easiest way to stop a rite, <em>any</em> rite, is to stop the person casting it. I don't suppose putting a bullet in Crocker's skull is an option?</p> <p><strong>Director McInnis:</strong> We lost track of her shortly after the UIU agent spotted her. She's likely still in D.C., but beyond that we can't raze a whole city to the ground for one person.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Okorie:</strong> She made a <em>smell</em> that can kill people, Allan. We should be plastering her photograph on every single wanted poster the Americans can make. She should never be safe <em>again</em>.</p> <p><strong>Director McInnis:</strong> If you were able to better understand the rite, could you undo it?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Okorie:</strong> Maybe, but with the amount of people she's affecting… if this is <em>just</em> powered by hate, then… it may not matter. Even if we do manage to destroy the rite, America might be boned in the long run. Do you know how much hate it takes to keep one person alive? Not even immortal, just <em>alive</em>.</p> <p><strong>Director McInnis:</strong> Can it be quantified?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Okorie:</strong> Yes. For the sake of simplicity, I'm going to be talking about it in terms of MegaAkiva. As much as I hate that that's a word… in the span of two and a half years, the Vatican puts out one MegaAkiva. For a rite like this to be sustained for so long… we're talking 5 or 6 MegaAkiva <em>per year</em>. If… if I undo the rite incorrectly? It could irreversibly poison the entire human psyche. Imagine political division of this scale somewhere like North Korea, where you either follow the glorious leader or die.</p> <p><strong>Director McInnis:</strong> What's the impact if you are unsuccessful, Udo?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Okorie:</strong> …maybe three billion dead. Including most of the Foundation.</p> <p><em>Director McInnis clutches his desk.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Reynders:</strong> If I ever meet this woman in person, I am going to skin her alive.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Okorie:</strong> I can't do this alone. We <em>need</em> Zwist.</p> <p><em>Director McInnis smiles.</em></p> <p><strong>Director McInnis:</strong> It just so happens that you're in luck. He's working with us, now.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Okorie:</strong> He— <em>what?</em> Willingly?</p> <p><strong>Director McInnis:</strong> There's an evolving situation that you've not been briefed on. Ibanez and Lilihammer will be able to get you into contact with him, assuming there's not an ongoing attack somewhere.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Okorie:</strong> …there have been others? Outside of the one on 43?</p> <p><strong>Director McInnis:</strong> I'm afraid so.</p> </div> <div class="ad_memo"> <p><strong>Item:</strong> Recovered report from the CIA's MK division indicates that, for a period from January 9th to August 14th, 1995, Georgia representative and Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich (SCP-8443-577) telepathically broadcasted episodes from the back catalogue of <em>The Rush Limbaugh Show</em> to other individuals a seven-meter radius around them.</p> <p><strong>Actions Taken:</strong> Attempts to interview Gingrich in matters related to SCP-8443 has resulted in heavy resistance to questioning, even under threat of duress.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Item:</strong> A UIU file authored by Special Agent Quinn MacAlister indicates that, during an attempted 2015 paraterrorist attack on Congress, California Representative Kevin McCarthy (SCP-8443-445) was capable of turning invisible.</p> <p><strong>Actions Taken:</strong> McCarthy has not displayed any anomalous properties since this time, but continues to be monitored.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Item:</strong> PENTAGRAM report indicates that a male individual, claiming to be a State Representative from New York named George Santos, attempted to enter Congress on September 23rd, 2011. They were detained, but subsequently disappeared from custody. Individual was noted to be wearing a pin in the shape of an assault rifle in place of the traditional flag pin.</p> <p><strong>Actions Taken:</strong> George Santos corresponds to the name of a candidate who previously ran for Representative of New York's 3rd District in 2020, but lost to the incumbent Tom Suozzi, who currently does not exhibit any anomalous properties. Santos has yet to announce his candidacy for the 2022 race, but is being monitored by the Foundation due to the potential of being a future SCP-8443-A instance.</p> </div> <p>Thilo Zwist, now designated as <a href="/scp-6382">SCP-6382</a>, had been working alongside the Foundation as part of Operation FIREBREAK, an effort to stop <em>giftschreiber</em> attacks on Foundation sites, as the organizations had been treating the Foundation as a proxy warzone.</p> <p>Unfortunately, the investigation into SCP-8443 was briefly halted by the full onset of <a href="/scp-6500">SCP-6500</a>, which resulted in the neutralization of over 1500 anomalies; Dr. Okorie briefly passed into an alternate dimension alongside another member of Site-43 personnel, and was therefore unable to meaningfully contribute to efforts to undo SCP-8443 for most of April and the entirety of May; in the process of recovery, Dr. Udo Okorie's father, Dr. Obi Okorie, passed away, necessitating bereavement leave for Dr. Okorie that lasted until June 1st.</p> <p>On June 15th, 2021, the Department of Political Science obtained a piece of intelligence from an agent who had infiltrated the U.S. Government that changed the course of the investigation into SCP-8443. This was passed on to Dr. Okorie, who reported it to Director McInnis.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Director McInnis:</strong> Udo. I… I heard about your father. I'm sorry.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Okorie:</strong> Thank you. I… have news about Crocker. We just got some intel in.</p> <p><strong>Director McInnis:</strong> Let's hear it.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Okorie:</strong> Do you want the good news, or the bad news first?</p> <p><strong>Director McInnis:</strong> I'm feeling pessimistic. What's the bad news?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Okorie:</strong> Read this.</p> <p><em>Dr. Okorie puts a Department of Political Science report on Director McInnis's desk. There is silence on the recording as McInnis reads the file.</em></p> <p><strong>Director McInnis:</strong> …<em>dead?</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Okorie:</strong> Keep reading.</p> <div class="ad_memo"> <p><strong>Item:</strong> A report from Walter Reed National Medical Center indicates that, on December 18th, 2020, President Donald John Trump (SCP-8443-92) was pronounced dead on arrival following a heart attack that a cardiologist characterized as 'explosive'. Despite this, as the time of death was being recorded, Trump animated and continued showing brain function and the ability to respire, consume, and perform other bodily functions, despite failure in all major organs.</p> <p><strong>Actions Taken:</strong> None possible; Mr. Trump's security detail cannot be infiltrated by the Foundation, due to their fervent devotion to the former President. Remote monitoring to take place.</p> </div> <p><strong>Director McInnis:</strong> I… don't know what to say.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Okorie:</strong> I wish it was a joke. Every single thing we've seen indicates that Trump is dead. He's gotten a new heart and… several other organs, for the sake of keeping up appearances, but… none of them function.</p> <p><strong>Director McInnis:</strong> So you're saying the forty-fifth President of the United States—</p> <p><strong>Dr. Okorie:</strong> Is a zombie, and 8443 is keeping him animate. Maybe other people in Congress. <em>Definitely</em> Kissinger. You've seen the photographs alleging that Trump wears an… incontinence aid?</p> <p><strong>Director McInnis:</strong> I wish I didn't, but yes.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Okorie:</strong> We don't think it's that. We think that those are… we think it's an attempt by his handlers to… keep his vital organs from falling out.</p> <p><em>Director McInnis rubs his temples.</em></p> <p><strong>Director McInnis:</strong> Udo, if that's the bad news, I hesitate to ask what the good news is.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Okorie:</strong> We found a third member of the Foundation who might be powering 8443, aside from myself and Reynders.</p> <p><strong>Director McInnis:</strong> Who?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Okorie:</strong> Delfina, could you come in here?</p> <p><em>Delfina Ibanez, Chief of Security & Containment at Site-43, enters Director McInnis's office.</em></p> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="51824486127_d7675f4522_b.jpg" class="image" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51824486127_d7675f4522_b.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Donald Trump (SCP-8443-92) displaying early stages of necrosis at a campaign rally.</p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Chief Ibanez:</strong> A few days ago, Udo and I were talking when we got <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-6056">Crumpened</a>—</p> <p><strong>Director McInnis:</strong> When you got <em>what?</em></p> <p><strong>Chief Ibanez:</strong> It's what we're calling those anomalous explosions happening around the Site. One happened to Wettle and Harry, the second to us. As I was cleaning up, I saw the file that Udo was handed on PoI-001. I know who she is, sir. I've known for years.</p> <p><strong>Director McInnis:</strong> From where? You've never reported any contact with her…</p> <p><strong>Chief Ibanez:</strong> When I was young, Zevala, my home… it was <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/35-fire-in-the-hole">razed to the ground</a>. First planes came, and then…</p> <p><strong>Director McInnis:</strong> I'm familiar with it. But you said yourself that Zevala was razed by the Chaos Insurgency.</p> <p><strong>Chief Ibanez:</strong> I remember the scar, Sir. It's her. I'd bet my fucking life on it.</p> <p><strong>Director McInnis:</strong> I believe you, Delfina.</p> <p><strong>Chief Ibanez:</strong> From my understanding, 8443, it's powered by… hate?</p> <p><strong>Director McInnis:</strong> That's correct.</p> <p><strong>Chief Ibanez:</strong> Then I guess she's <em>goddamn immortal</em>. Do you… do you have <em>any</em> idea what she took from me? My <em>home</em>. My <em>family!</em> I've been with the Foundation since I was <em>sixteen</em> because of her! There is no circle of Hell too hot for me to crawl through to put a knife in her neck.</p> <p><strong>Director McInnis:</strong> I don't blame you. We're not expecting a… friendly solution to this.</p> <p><strong>Chief Ibanez:</strong> It was never about her stupid fucking boyfriend. This is about causing <em>as much pain</em> and as much chaos as possible.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Okorie:</strong> I notified Zwist yesterday, but he was busy with something in Poland. War's raging across the continent, not sure how soon he can be back and be of help to us.</p> <p><strong>Director McInnis:</strong> And Reynders?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Okorie:</strong> She's down in Sloth's Pit, consulting with Sinclair and Melbourne.</p> <p><strong>Chief Ibanez:</strong> We're going to head down to D.C. by way of Wisconsin. We've already submitted an itinerary to Travel & Relocation so we can pick up Ilse at Site-87.</p> <p><strong>Director McInnis:</strong> I'll fast-track its approval. Keep your passports on you, departure could happen at any time.</p> </div> <p>Dr. Okorie and Chief Ibanez made their way to Site-87 fifteen hours later, where they met with Dr. Reynders, and Site-87 personnel Dr. Ryan Melbourne. Dr. Sinclair was unable to attend the meeting, due to an appointment with medical staff regarding her pregnancy at the time.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><em>Dr. Okorie and Chief Ibanez enter a conference room on Sublevel 3 of Site-87, where they are greeted by Dr. Melbourne and Dr. Reynders.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Melbourne:</strong> Sinclair says she's sorry she couldn't make it. She's taking an abundance of caution with her kid.</p> <p><strong>Chief Ibanez:</strong> I hardly blame her. She was shot not even a month ago.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Okorie:</strong> I might make a stop to visit her before I leave. In the meantime, do we have any new data?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Melbourne:</strong> We might have <em>something</em>. Our head archivist finally gave me access to some of Euler's old files, back when he worked here. This was in there.</p> <p><em>Dr. Melbourne produces a document.</em></p> <div class="classic"> <p>KNOWN GIFTSCHREIBER<br/> DOROTHEA BRADBURY</p> <ul> <li>Based in Midwest</li> <li>Younger than Zwist, older than she looks</li> <li>Spends a lot of time in colleges. Mischief-maker. Nothing fatal <span style="text-decoration: underline;">yet</span>. Monitor.</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-7689">YON YONSON</a></p> <ul> <li>Does <span style="text-decoration: underline;">not</span> live in Wisconsin</li> <li>Reportedly a schriftsteller — can't be. Zwist says he's the last one.</li> </ul> <p>JACKSON SLOTH (?)</p> <ul> <li>Possible ontokinetic with connection to writing (reputedly an author)</li> <li>Long dead… <span style="text-decoration: underline;">or is he?</span></li> <li>Of Dutch descent. Are there Dutch giftschrieber?</li> </ul> <p>JOHANNA KISSEL (ex-O5-7)</p> <ul> <li>I don't know what sort of life-extension technology the O5s possess.</li> <li>The fact that she might still be alive is disconcerting.</li> <li>Name showed up in a database on Vikander-Kneed anomalies, but I don't have access.</li> </ul> <p>ALYS RYDDERECH</p> <ul> <li>Not her real name.</li> <li>Not Welsh.</li> <li>Capable of identity occlusion.</li> <li>Periodically contained, periodically escapes (get update?)</li> </ul> <p>KEIL GRAF</p> <ul> <li>German.</li> <li>Zwist claimed he was dead under the influence of alcohol. <span style="text-decoration: underline;">I have my doubts.</span></li> </ul> <p>ELIZABETH CROCKER (fake name)</p> <ul> <li>Hopefully dead.</li> <li>Acts in anger more than anything else. Thug. Murderer.</li> <li><span style="text-decoration: underline;">How would she react if she knew that the Hill she's willing to kill for is alive?</span></li> </ul> </div> <p><strong>Dr. Okorie:</strong> 'Hill she's willing to kill for'? Did he mean 'die on'?</p> <p><strong>Chief Ibanez:</strong> Hill was the pet name for her boyfriend. But… alive? What?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Melbourne:</strong> Dr. Okorie… are you aware that your grandfather recorded his death?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Okorie:</strong> What?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Melbourne:</strong> It might be above your clearance level, given you're not a memeticist, but… I've read the transcript.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Okorie:</strong> <em>How?</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Reynders:</strong> He did a rite on a record that was in the room. It captured the audio of his final moments, and an exchange between him and Crocker.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Okorie:</strong> You <em>knew?</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Reynders:</strong> I'm one of the only surviving members of personnel who worked on the Frontispiece. Of course I knew. Izaak made reference to Alexandre Hilbert being alive. It doesn't make sense to me, either.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Okorie:</strong> No, I… I've read Crocker's complete file. The <em>eigenweapon</em> Hilbert was developing, it… <em>vaporized him</em> on a quantum level. It's a miracle the quarks he left behind weren't antimemetic.</p> <p><strong>Chief Ibanez:</strong> The hell was he working on, anyway?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Okorie:</strong> A handheld probability manipulator that he called a 'quantum brace'. It was meant to be an outcome pump— made the best possible outcome happen every time.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Melbourne:</strong> Dr. Okorie, do you know where your grandfather worked?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Okorie:</strong> He was mainly at Site-43. I remember dad said he spent about seven months at… I think Site-219? In the late '70s.</p> <p><strong>Chief Ibanez:</strong> I talked to some eggheads from 219 who were visiting McInnis. Don't know where the hell they're based.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Melbourne:</strong> Catskill Mountains in Upstate New York. Was the headquarters for Psi-7 from the mid-fifties until the start of the Panopticon Crisis.</p> <p><em>Silence on the recording.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Melbourne:</strong> Why are you all looking at me like that?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Reynders:</strong> I'm surprised you know that information off the top of your head.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Melbourne:</strong> 219 is a Nexus Site. Monitors this place called Saltville— Nexus-10, I think? 87's been trying to host a conference for every Nexus Site in the US since 2017, and they're always on board to come, but there's been… issues.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Okorie:</strong> How so?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Melbourne:</strong> Idiots kept trying to schedule it for October. <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/black-autumn-hub">Not a</a> <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/rise-of-the-pit-sloth-hub">great time</a> <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/discordant-anthology-hub">of year</a> <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/nothing-to-fear-hub">for us</a>.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Okorie:</strong> …oh.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Melbourne:</strong> I don't know <em>too</em> much about Saltville. I'm 80% sure it's Briar-class, used to be Camelot or Asphodel before the Impasse happened. I can probably get you in touch with Nexology, but… they're a bit busy.</p> <p><strong>Chief Ibanez:</strong> Why?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Melbourne:</strong> Well… from what I understand, because 8443 is causing so many anomalies around D.C…. they're considering classifying Washington as a Nexus. Or Capitol Hill, at the very least.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Okorie:</strong> <em>Shit.</em></p> </div> <div class="ad_memo"> <p><strong>Item:</strong> Over the course of seven hours on the night of March 9th-10th, 2021, West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin (SCP-8443-146), despite being a cisgender male, becomes pregnant and gives birth via C-section. No evidence of a uterus or any other anatomy required to give birth appears on medical scans or in surgeries subsequent to this. DNA analysis indicates that the mother of this child is Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema (SCP-8443-147).</p> <p><strong>Actions Taken:</strong> The child Manchin gave birth to was placed into a Foundation-run Foster home to be monitored for any further anomalous activities.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Item:</strong> From March 14th-March 18th, 2021, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders (SCP-8443-15) is seen conversing with an unidentified individual in his Senate office who was not seen entering or leaving. Sanders subsequently made references in private to "conversations with [his] friend Carl' (spelling uncertain).</p> <p><strong>Actions Taken:</strong> None.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Item:</strong> On April 5th, 2021, during the annual White House Easter Egg Hunt, President Joseph Biden (SCP-8443-07) complained of his PPE— a cloth face mask— becoming difficult to remove. The item was found to have fused to his skin on a molecular level for a period of approximately twenty minutes before it could be removed.</p> <p><strong>Actions Taken:</strong> A Foundation agent embedded within the Secret Service was able to administer medical treatment to Biden while the anomaly was ongoing. Due to Biden's emotional state, no information regarding SCP-8443 could be extracted from him at this time.</p> </div> <p>While Dr. Okorie's team was <em>en route</em> to Washington, D.C., Director McInnis would receive an unusual phone call.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Director McInnis:</strong> You have reached SCP Foundation Site-43 through a secure line. State your clearance code at once.</p> <p><strong>Unknown Speaker:</strong> Is this Allan McInnis I'm speaking to?</p> <p><strong>Director McInnis:</strong> State your clearance code.</p> <p><strong>Unknown Speaker:</strong> Uh, one moment, where'd I put the dang thing… "Celtic-Phoenix-Springtime-Dry-Levee."</p> <p><strong>Director McInnis:</strong> Hm. This is Allan McInnis speaking. To what do I owe the pleasure, Mr. President?</p> <p><strong>President Biden:</strong> I understand that you folks are investigating a matter related to the current… mortal status of the people in the government.</p> <p><strong>Director McInnis:</strong> We are, sir. We're concerned about the anomalous aftereffects it's having. I understand that you were subject to one of them.</p> <p><strong>President Biden:</strong> Eh, you should've seen what happened to Barack. Few days before Election Night in 2012, gravity increased around him. He couldn't pick up <em>anything</em> and had trouble walking. Poor man.</p> <p><strong>Director McInnis:</strong> So you see why we need to contain it. Imagine something like that happening on a public stage. If the anomalous were exposed, then it could be catastrophic.</p> <p><strong>President Biden:</strong> Allan, in my experience, the American people are willing to accept a <em>lot</em> of weirdness. You've never wondered how Gabby Giffords<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-3" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-3')">3</a></sup> survived being shot in the head? How Jimmy Carter's still hanging on? People notice, Allan, but they don't <em>care</em>. Which is why I'm asking you to stop looking into this.</p> <p><em>Silence on the recording.</em></p> <p><strong>Director McInnis:</strong> I beg your pardon, Mr. President, the connection must have cut out. Did you just say you wanted us to stop investigating this anomaly?</p> <p><strong>President Biden:</strong> I do. I realize it's not… <em>great</em> that it exists, but it's keeping stuff functional.</p> <p><strong>Director McInnis:</strong> Sir, with all due respect, at least a quarter of your legislature unironically believe you're a member of a Satanic cabal of cannibalistic pedophiles alongside Hillary Clinton and George Soros. I would not call that functional.</p> <p><strong>President Biden:</strong> I'd rather have a couple of loons heckle me during the next couple States of the Union than have this go away.</p> <p><strong>Director McInnis:</strong> Sir, we <em>contain</em> the anomalous. That isn't an option.</p> <p><strong>President Biden:</strong> Allan, the difference is that those kids care about holding onto power, or getting money, or their culture war horseshit. I don't care about any of that. I'm an old man, and I'd like to see my first term through. This thing you're investigating, it's keeping the old ticker running. I'm trying my best to give power back to the American people and do something about wealth inequality and everything Trump did, but… I need more time. I need more resources. This thing helps me with both.</p> <p><strong>Director McInnis:</strong> Here I thought you were supposed to be decent.</p> <p><strong>President Biden:</strong> There hasn't been a 'decent' President since Jimmy's seat got stolen from him. There aren't any good options, just… less-bad ones.</p> <p><strong>Director McInnis:</strong> Sir… I simply don't have that authority. It would have to come down from the O5 Council.</p> <p><strong>President Biden:</strong> Well get them to debate it, then.</p> <p><strong>Director McInnis:</strong> Your request has been noted. Have a good day, sir.</p> <p><em>Director McInnis replaces the phone with a slightly excessive amount of force. A chip of plastic falls off of the casing. He sits back in his seat, opens a drawer in his desk, and produces an unopened pack of Michelson-brand cigarettes, fidgeting with the wrapper for several minutes before putting it away.</em></p> <hr/> <p>When President Biden's request was presented to the O5 Council three hours later, the following vote was carried out after less than fifteen minutes of deliberation:</p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><strong>PROPOSAL:</strong><br/> Cease Containment Efforts of SCP-8443.</p> <table style="border-collapse:collapse; margin-right:auto; margin-left:auto;"> <tr> <th style="border: 1px solid black; background-color: #F5D8E0; padding-left: 12px; padding-right: 12px; padding-top: 6px; padding-bottom: 6px;"><strong>YEA</strong></th> <th style="border: 1px solid black; background-color: #F5D8E0; padding-left: 12px; padding-right: 12px; padding-top: 6px; padding-bottom: 6px;"><strong>NAY</strong></th> <th style="border: 1px solid black; background-color: #F5D8E0; padding-left: 12px; padding-right: 12px; padding-top: 6px; padding-bottom: 6px;"><strong>ABSTAIN</strong></th> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid black; padding-left: 12px; padding-right: 12px; padding-top: 6px; padding-bottom: 6px; background-color:#FFFFFF; text-align: center"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></td> <td style="border: 1px solid black; padding-left: 12px; padding-right: 12px; padding-top: 6px; padding-bottom: 6px; background-color:#FFFFFF; text-align: center">O5-1</td> <td style="border: 1px solid black; padding-left: 12px; padding-right: 12px; padding-top: 6px; padding-bottom: 6px; background-color:#FFFFFF; text-align: center"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid black; padding-left: 12px; padding-right: 12px; padding-top: 6px; padding-bottom: 6px; background-color:#FFFFFF; text-align: center"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></td> <td style="border: 1px solid black; padding-left: 12px; padding-right: 12px; padding-top: 6px; padding-bottom: 6px; background-color:#FFFFFF; text-align: center">O5-2</td> <td style="border: 1px solid black; padding-left: 12px; padding-right: 12px; padding-top: 6px; padding-bottom: 6px; background-color:#FFFFFF; text-align: center"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid black; padding-left: 12px; padding-right: 12px; padding-top: 6px; padding-bottom: 6px; background-color:#FFFFFF; text-align: center"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></td> <td style="border: 1px solid black; padding-left: 12px; padding-right: 12px; padding-top: 6px; padding-bottom: 6px; background-color:#FFFFFF">O5-3</td> <td style="border: 1px solid black; padding-left: 12px; padding-right: 12px; padding-top: 6px; padding-bottom: 6px; background-color:#FFFFFF"></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid black; padding-left: 12px; padding-right: 12px; padding-top: 6px; padding-bottom: 6px; background-color:#FFFFFF; text-align: center">O5-4</td> <td style="border: 1px solid black; padding-left: 12px; padding-right: 12px; padding-top: 6px; padding-bottom: 6px; background-color:#FFFFFF">O5-5</td> <td style="border: 1px solid black; padding-left: 12px; padding-right: 12px; padding-top: 6px; padding-bottom: 6px; background-color:#FFFFFF"></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid black; padding-left: 12px; padding-right: 12px; padding-top: 6px; padding-bottom: 6px; background-color:#FFFFFF; text-align: center"></td> <td style="border: 1px solid black; padding-left: 12px; padding-right: 12px; padding-top: 6px; padding-bottom: 6px; background-color:#FFFFFF">O5-6</td> <td style="border: 1px solid black; padding-left: 12px; padding-right: 12px; padding-top: 6px; padding-bottom: 6px; background-color:#FFFFFF"></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid black; padding-left: 12px; padding-right: 12px; padding-top: 6px; padding-bottom: 6px; background-color:#FFFFFF; text-align: center"></td> <td style="border: 1px solid black; padding-left: 12px; padding-right: 12px; padding-top: 6px; padding-bottom: 6px; background-color:#FFFFFF">O5-7</td> <td style="border: 1px solid black; padding-left: 12px; padding-right: 12px; padding-top: 6px; padding-bottom: 6px; background-color:#FFFFFF"></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid black; padding-left: 12px; padding-right: 12px; padding-top: 6px; padding-bottom: 6px; background-color:#FFFFFF; text-align: center"></td> <td style="border: 1px solid black; padding-left: 12px; padding-right: 12px; padding-top: 6px; padding-bottom: 6px; background-color:#FFFFFF">O5-8</td> <td style="border: 1px solid black; padding-left: 12px; padding-right: 12px; padding-top: 6px; padding-bottom: 6px; background-color:#FFFFFF"></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid black; padding-left: 12px; padding-right: 12px; padding-top: 6px; padding-bottom: 6px; background-color:#FFFFFF; text-align: center">O5-9</td> <td style="border: 1px solid black; padding-left: 12px; padding-right: 12px; padding-top: 6px; padding-bottom: 6px; background-color:#FFFFFF">O5-10</td> <td style="border: 1px solid black; padding-left: 12px; padding-right: 12px; padding-top: 6px; padding-bottom: 6px; background-color:#FFFFFF"></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid black; padding-left: 12px; padding-right: 12px; padding-top: 6px; padding-bottom: 6px; background-color:#FFFFFF; text-align: center"></td> <td style="border: 1px solid black; padding-left: 12px; padding-right: 12px; padding-top: 6px; padding-bottom: 6px; background-color:#FFFFFF">O5-11</td> <td style="border: 1px solid black; padding-left: 12px; padding-right: 12px; padding-top: 6px; padding-bottom: 6px; background-color:#FFFFFF"></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid black; padding-left: 12px; padding-right: 12px; padding-top: 6px; padding-bottom: 6px; background-color:#FFFFFF; text-align: center"></td> <td style="border: 1px solid black; padding-left: 12px; padding-right: 12px; padding-top: 6px; padding-bottom: 6px; background-color:#FFFFFF">O5-12</td> <td style="border: 1px solid black; padding-left: 12px; padding-right: 12px; padding-top: 6px; padding-bottom: 6px; background-color:#FFFFFF">O5-13</td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="border: 1px solid black; background-color: #F5D8E0; padding-left: 12px; padding-right: 12px; padding-top: 6px; padding-bottom: 6px;">MOTION FAILS</th> </tr> </table> </div> </div> <p>The Department of Political Science broadened their search criteria, and discovered that SCP-8443 extended not only to members of the federal government, but several state governments, down to at least the level of Member of State Legislature.</p> <div class="ad_memo"> <p><strong>Item:</strong> Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (SCP-8443-982) has his genitalia rapidly necrotize and fall off, leaving a smooth portion of skin. DeSantis has required medical intervention to urinate since March of 2020.</p> <p><strong>Actions Taken:</strong> None.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Item:</strong> Video surfaces of actor and Former Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger (SCP-8443-1003) locked in combat with several anomalous selachian entities off the coast of Los Angeles. Analysis has determined the video is authentic.</p> <p><strong>Actions Taken:</strong> Schwarzenegger has been put under monitoring for potential connections to the Selachain Pugnatorial Centre, an extra-universal Group of Interest.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Item:</strong> Ohio Governor Mike DeWine (SCP-8443-997) enters a restroom in Ohio's gubernatorial mansion, and cannot be located subsequent to this. The only extant trace of him found are eyeglasses on top of a toilet tank.</p> <p><strong>Actions Taken:</strong> DeWine covertly replaced by a somatic backup.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Item:</strong> The head of Ohio State House Member Gary Click (SCP-8443-1579) explodes while Click is eating dinner with his family. Despite this, Click continues biological processes and is capable of vocalizing out of his anus, seemingly ignorant of his condition.</p> <p><strong>Actions Taken:</strong> Click's head replaced by the Foundation using cloned tissue. Amnestics administered to the Click family.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Item:</strong> On June 3rd, 2021, Florida Senator Marco Rubio's (SCP-8443-255)'s hair transforms into several venomous snakes native to the Potomac Valley during a press conference.</p> <p><strong>Actions Taken:</strong> All footage seized and destroyed. Rubio was administered antivenom for his condition. Non-anomalous hair regrew over the course of six weeks, during which time Rubio wore a hairpiece.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Item:</strong> Utah Senator and former Governor of Maryland Willard Mittens Romney (SCP-8443-403) has his middle name forcibly altered by a member of <em>Homo sapiens sidhe</em>, as Romney strikes a deal to alleviate symptoms of acute EVE poisoning which caused non-living materials related to the Mormon faith to rapidly decay in his presence.</p> <p><strong>Actions Taken:</strong> Senator Romney is still capable of being referred to by the diminutive 'Mitt'. Foundation webcrawlers have been assigned to conceal this name change in various online sources.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Item:</strong> Colorado House Representative Lauren Boebert (SCP-8443-143) and Georgia House Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (SCP-8443-144) experience a somatic exchange that lasts for five days, starting on June 6th, 2021.</p> <p><strong>Actions Taken:</strong> None required; Boebert and Greene's near-identical rhetoric and behavior patterns meant that the change was not noticed by the wider public.</p> </div> <p>Okorie and Reynders diverted their travel plans and arrived at Site-219 on June 17th, hoping to obtain answers regarding Crocker's former partner, Dr. Alexandre Hilbert. Chief Ibanez followed the original itinerary and made her way to Washington, D.C.. Following the Impasse, Site-219 had diminished in functionality, as Nx-10 (Saltville, New York) had experienced a sharp decline in anomalous activity.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Dr. Okorie:</strong> If I can ask, why hasn't he been given an official SCP designation?</p> <p><strong>Agent Kevin Winsthrop, Head of Security, Site-219:</strong> Who, Dr. Hilbert? Do you… normally classify researchers as SCPs at Site-43?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Reynders:</strong> …<em>numerous</em> times.</p> <p><strong>Agent Winsthrop:</strong> Well, it's a bit more… lax around here. Don't terribly like it— it's gotten people killed in the past. This one agent, Denton, got KIA a few years ago, tried to pick a fight with the police and ended up getting a knife in his neck for the troubles. At least Silvinski died a hero.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Okorie:</strong> Who?</p> <p><strong>Agent Winsthrop:</strong> <em>Long</em> story. He's through here.</p> <p><em>Winsthrop opens a door marked 'QUANTUM RESEARCH DIVISION'. A man emerges from the hallway, carrying a stack of papers. Winsthrop leads the two researchers further in, where they encounter the same man looking over a similar stack of papers, chewing on a pencil.</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Winshtrop:</strong> Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to check in on Dr. Langford. Memetic filters failed on one of his projects again.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Okorie:</strong> Wait… didn't we just…</p> <p><strong>Dr. Hilbert:</strong> No, I don't have a twin.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Reynders:</strong> Maybe he has a twin?</p> <p><em>Silence on the recording.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Reynders:</strong> Literally seconds before I spoke. How…</p> <p><strong>Dr. Hilbert:</strong> Oh, Ilse, good to see you again!</p> <p><strong>Dr. Reynders:</strong> You… must be mistaken. I've been in containment for the last…</p> <p><strong>Dr. Hilbert:</strong> …oh <em>balls</em>. So this is our first time meeting from your perspective?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Reynders:</strong> Yes.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Hilbert:</strong> Forgive me. My quantum state is not quite… grounded. I'm sort of… everything, everywhere, all at once. Is that out yet?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Okorie:</strong> Sort of a <em>Slaughterhouse-Five</em> deal?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Hilbert:</strong> Yes, but the film version. Billy Pilgrim in the novel is a goddamn sad-sack. If you're here, and this is our first meeting… then I presume you need my help to stop Sue.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Reynders:</strong> …is that your name for Elizabeth Crocker?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Hilbert:</strong> Her real name is Susanna Schmidt, but she'd never admit it to anyone she didn't completely trust. She picked the name 'Betty Crocker' as a <em>joke</em> because she didn't think anyone would fall for it. I'm told that she became a bit of… a…</p> <p><em>Dr. Hilbert's face falls.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Hilbert:</strong> I'm remembering what she's going to do. Oh, Susan…</p> <p><strong>Dr. Okorie:</strong> Are you aware of what she's done, then? The 'hate-makes-you-live-longer' spell?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Hilbert:</strong> Thaumatology isn't my field of study. But she's been sustaining it for as long as I've known her. Even <em>before</em> I… before my accident, she wanted to antagonize the Foundation.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Reynders:</strong> Makes sense. The animosity of hundreds of thousands of people, pouring into one person…</p> <p><strong>Dr. Okorie:</strong> But why did she do it to the U.S. Government?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Hilbert:</strong> There aren't many ways to get people to hate you more quickly than by offering them what you have, but <em>worse</em>. She's sipping on 1945 Romanée Contee, and everyone else affected by it is stuck with Great Value Boxed Wine, and it's <em>still</em> better than what they deserve.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Reynders:</strong> You're ex-CIA, and current Foundation. Do you… <em>really</em> have the ability to moralize about that?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Hilbert:</strong> Being quantumly unstuck gives you a <em>lot</em> of time to think about your place in the universe, or lack thereof. I get a doctorate in philosophy about a decade from now, a few years after I help co-author a paper about myself. In any case… you're going to need my help if we're going to stop Susan.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Okorie:</strong> We believe she's based in D.C. Does your foreknowledge let you know <em>where</em> she is?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Hilbert:</strong> It doesn't work like that. I… tend to jump around. Last week from my perspective was 2025, the week before that was 1973, week before that 2011. I experienced a month of New Year's Eve celebrations a while ago, all in backwards order. Not sure what to make of it.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Reynders:</strong> Perhaps the same treatment that worked on me would…</p> <p><strong>Dr. Hilbert:</strong> We try that in a few years. It… doesn't go well. Even after I tell you this, you still try it anyway, because the timeline needs to be preserved.</p> </div> <p>While Dr. Hilbert was being acquired, Chief Ibanez was attempting to investigate an anomalous event in Washington, D.C. related to SCP-8443.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><em>Chief Ibanez is in the audience of a Congressional Press Briefing, posing as a member of the South Carolina Press, a Foundation front organization. She is observing Senator Mitch McConnell giving a conference.</em></p> <p><strong>Senator McConnell:</strong> Frankly, I think it's a pity that myself and my colleagues across the aisle can't see eye-to-eye on the simplest of issues anymore. Passing this budget should be a no-brainer, but the Democratic obstructionism is vast and…</p> <p><em>Ibanez's body camera records a flash of movement behind McConnell. Ibanez does not register it. McConnell's speech continues.</em></p> <p><strong>Senator McConnell:</strong> …think that it's a pity that the forces of evil continually attempt to subvert our own evil empire, which is vaster and more insidious than you could ever know. Do you know how many names Epstein <em>didn't</em> have in his black book? A quarter of Congress should be in jail for that alone.</p> <p><em>A gash appears on McConnell's face. No members of the press corps react, other than Ibanez.</em></p> <p><strong>Chief Ibanez:</strong> Shit, he's <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-1981">Reaganing</a> live on stage.</p> <p><em>POI-001 appears on the stage next to McConnell as series of cuts open on his hands. She whistles a song that is memetic in nature; the press corps abruptly begins to disband. Ibanez is unaffected, due to memetic conditioning. She sits in place as Crocker addresses McConnell.</em></p> <p><strong>POI-001:</strong> Mitch, you're falling apart again.</p> <p><strong>Senator McConnell:</strong> I have seen the death of media, and it begins with the Butlerian Jihand…</p> <p><strong>POI-001:</strong> Who the fuck read you <em>Dune?</em></p> <p><em>Ibanez stands, drawing a concealed firearm, and shoots POI-001 directly in the back. The bullet passes through her, the wound quickly healing.</em></p> <p><strong>POI-001:</strong> Mother<em>fuck!</em> Who the hell—</p> <p><em>POI-001 turns to face Ibanez.</em></p> <p><strong>POI-001:</strong> Either you're a very savvy UIU Agent, or you're Foundation.</p> <p><strong>Chief Ibanez:</strong> It's been a while since we've seen each other, <em>Betty</em>.</p> <p><strong>POI-001:</strong> Have we met?</p> <p><strong>Chief Ibanez:</strong> Zevala. 1994. I was sixteen.</p> <p><strong>POI-001:</strong> …<em>ah</em>. You're the survivor. Not surprised the Foundation picked—</p> <p><em>Chief Ibanez shoots POI-001 several more times, until her gun clicks on empty. Crocker regenerates from her wounds.</em></p> <p><strong>POI-001:</strong> You do realize the very act of trying to kill me is just making me stronger, right? In a way, I'm glad you survived; nothing like a bit of genocide to get the survivors to <em>despise</em> you. Oh, in a couple of years, we're going to guarantee that Mitch here lives to be 200 years old.</p> <p><strong>Chief Ibanez:</strong> Believe it or not, me filling you with lead is a distraction. <em>Zwist, now!</em></p> <p><strong>POI-001:</strong> Don't try to bluff me. Zwist is in Ukraine, dealing with—</p> <p><strong><a href="/scp-6382">SCP-6382</a>:</strong> Oh Lilibet. How are you still so naive? Then again, you never were much one to consider the Ways of the world, were you?</p> <p><em>SCP-6382 appears from behind a pillar in the press hall.</em></p> <p><strong>POI-001:</strong> No! The Capitol's a thaumic dead zone! There shouldn't be any Ways in here—</p> <p><strong>SCP-6382:</strong> Normally there aren't, but a friend in the Hand helped me make one. <em>SCP-6382 calls off-camera.</em> Keep it open for a bit longer, Mr. Marquez, I should be done here soon.</p> <p><strong>POI-001:</strong> Thilo. What are you going to play me this time? <em>This Land Is Your Land,</em> perhaps?</p> <p><strong>SCP-6382:</strong> No, I'm not going to try the music—Arlo and Sarah Lee cannot accomplish <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-6965">what Woodrow did</a>. They are very skilled, but thanks largely to your interventions, every time they try to deliver justice, it just falls on ears of stone. We both know you're immune to the family's songs, now. Perhaps Tom could do something, but he's <em>very</em> old now.</p> <p><em>SCP-6382 sighs.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-6382:</strong> Do you know how long I've tried to find you, Lilibet? I do have some modicum of respect for you, believe it or not. That's why I'm not addressing you by your <em>actual</em> name. Maybe if I had nurtured you properly, this wouldn't be happening. I have been looking for you, Lilibet, for fifty-one years, eleven months, and thirteen days so I could say this. Stop Chasing Phantoms.</p> <p><em>POI-001 convulses and is briefly lifted into the air.</em></p> <p><strong>Chief Ibanez:</strong> The hell did you do?</p> <p><strong>SCP-6382:</strong> Transfer of knowledge. I read something interesting in a file that was laying on a desk.</p> <p><strong>Chief Ibanez:</strong> …you just told her that Hill's alive, didn't you?</p> <p><strong>SCP-6382:</strong> Yes. But it's up to her if she believes it. If she does, she may turn over a new leaf, but if she doesn't… Hell hath no fury, and such.</p> <p><em>SCP-6382 approaches POI-001 and removes several firearms from their person.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-6382:</strong> You're slipping. Even seventy years ago, you would have relied on the word as opposed to these. I'm disappointed.</p> <p><em>POI-001 falls to the ground, letting out a gasping, screaming sob.</em></p> <p><strong>POI-001:</strong> You fucking <em>monster</em>. I should strangle you right now, <em>schriftsteller.</em> I only put two bullets into Okorie, I should make you look like Swiss cheese!</p> <p><strong>SCP-6382:</strong> That's our cue. Marquez?</p> <p><em>The world around Ibanez shifts, and she and Zwist are suddenly at the National Mall. An unidentified male figure is maintaining a portal.</em></p> <p><strong>Chief Ibanez:</strong> You <em>really</em> know how to piss a woman off, Zwist.</p> <p><strong>SCP-6382:</strong> I do, I do. I have to be on my way now. Attacks happening all over.</p> <p><strong>Chief Ibanez:</strong> Will you be there when it counts?</p> <p><em>SCP-6382 produces a pamphlet and hands it to Chief Ibanez.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-6382:</strong> Read this aloud and I'll be there within thirty seconds, no matter where I am.</p> <p><strong>Chief Ibanez:</strong> Understood. Who is that helping you? Another student?</p> <p><strong>SCP-6382:</strong> He's a friend of mine. I don't teach anymore. Marquez, we're heading to Thailand next.</p> <p><strong>'Marquez':</strong> Can't do that amount of distance. We'll have to go back to the hub first.</p> <p><strong>SCP-6382:</strong> Very well.</p> <p><em>SCP-6382 and 'Marquez' vanish into the portal, which closes soon after.</em></p> </div> <p>Drs. Okorie, Reynders and Hilbert made their way to Washington, D.C., arriving in the city on June 21st. By this time, Crocker had altered the SCP-8443 rite to absorb more emnity; this resulted in multiple anomalous incidents, including:</p> <ul> <li>Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas (SCP-8443-57) and Brett Kavanaugh (SCP-8443-58) experiencing Class-3 smiting events, necessitating a somatic backups for both parties;</li> <li>Extrauniversal bleedthrough in the Capitol Building, resulting in the Senate debating on the creation of "The Department of Tragedy" and the House voting on the "White Genocide Prevention Act" and "White Purity Act";</li> <li>Representatives claiming to be from the states of Cascadia, Lincoln, and Kenswick taking interviews on Fox News and CNN. One of these was later found to be an instance of <a href="/scp-1377">SCP-1377</a>.</li> </ul> <p>Ibanez tracked Crocker to a disused office building on K Street; it had been vacated during the COVID Pandemic, and had yet to return to full-scale use. Hilbert was instructed to wait outside while Okorie, Ibanez and Reynders attempted to confront Crocker.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><em>Crocker is seen staring out the windows at K Street below. She is separated from the group from Site-43 by a light purple thaumic barrier.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Okorie:</strong> <em>Guten Abend, Susanna</em>.</p> <p><strong>Crocker:</strong> So Zwist told you my real name, then. Hmm. Should've killed him back in '92 when I had the chance.</p> <p><em>Crocker attempts to enact a rite; Okorie counters it with one of her own.</em></p> <p><strong>Crocker:</strong> Ah, so you're Izaak's grand-daughter, then. Heard your dad's rotting in Hell.</p> <p><em>Ibanez draws her weapon and attempts to shoot out the barrier. Okorie manages to weaken it slightly, while Dr. Reynders stands by.</em></p> <p><strong>Crocker:</strong> Ilse, good to finally meet you as well. I have to ask what sort of moisturizer you use.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Reynders:</strong> Spare us, Crocker. Your monologuing would embarass a Bond villian.</p> <p><strong>Crocker:</strong> Be reasonable, and ask yourselves: what's stopping me from just doing this again elsewhere? Like, say, Israel, or Russia? The level of hatred Americans feel for their politicians is <em>nothing</em> compared to the ire that Netenyahu or Putin draw on an international stage.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Okorie:</strong> By the time we're done with you, you're going to be lucky if you can form a consonant, let alone cast a spell.</p> <p><strong>Crocker:</strong> What are <em>you</em> going to do to me? Everything you throw at me makes me stronger, because you all hate me. Unless you start feeling indifferent to me <em>right now</em>, not only am I immortal, I can microwave your brains right about…</p> <p><em>Crocker begins to form a kinetoglyph with her hands, but is interrupted by another voice whistling</em> Peggy Sue <em>by Buddy Holly</em>.</p> <p><strong>Crocker:</strong> …Zwist, if that's you again, I am going to…</p> <p><em>Okorie turns. Her camera captures Dr. Hilbert entering the room.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Okorie:</strong> We told you to wait outside until we gave the signal!</p> <p><strong>Dr. Hilbert:</strong> I just… I wanted to see what was happening. I heard gunshots, and…</p> <p><em>Dr. Hilbert looks at Crocker.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Hilbert:</strong> Hello, Sue. Been a while.</p> <p><strong>Crocker:</strong> …this is <em>sick</em>, even by your standards. What, is he a clone? A somatic backup? Android? You pluck him from an alternate reality where I died instead?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Hilbert:</strong> When you found what was left of my original body, we had plans. We were going to see <em>The Nutty Professor</em> together that night. You said I reminded you of Klemp.</p> <p><strong>Crocker:</strong> …n-no. No…</p> <p><em>Ibanez produces the pamphlet that Zwist handed her and reads it to herself, muttering.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Hilbert:</strong> Our first date was at a bar in New York City. Owner was a collector of Roman artifacts. Claimed to own one of the daggers that killed Caesar.</p> <p><strong>Crocker:</strong> Shut up.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Hilbert:</strong> Your favorite scent is woodsmoke, and… I'm not sure what your favorite book is now, but you couldn't get enough of Ray Bradbury's works. Though I imagine your thoughts on <em>Fahrenheit 451</em> have changed in the last… how long has it been, Sue?</p> <p><strong>Crocker:</strong> …fifty-seven years, two months, eighteen days.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Hilbert:</strong> Then I'm off by a couple of thousand years.</p> <p><strong>Crocker:</strong> Hill, how… how are you…</p> <p><em>Crocker dispels the barrier, and steps forward, embracing Dr. Hilbert.</em></p> <p><strong>Crocker:</strong> How are you <em>alive?</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Hilbert:</strong> The brace unmade me. Scattered my essence around the multiverse. It took me four years before I was able to recombine myself, and I've been… scattered, ever since. Two months ago, from my perspective, it was 2013.</p> <p><em>Crocker visibly shakes in Hilbert's arms. Hilbert strokes her back and Crocker lets out a wail.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Hilbert:</strong> I wish I could have found you sooner. I'm sorry.</p> <p><strong>Crocker:</strong> Almost <em>sixty years</em>. Sixty years, for… for what? I… Hill, do you know what I've <em>done?</em> H… how many people I've killed? How many monsters I've upheld? All to just… get revenge for <em>you</em>, and all this time, you…</p> <p><strong>Dr. Hilbert:</strong> It wasn't even the Foundation that did it. They were honestly fairly gracious about losing me. It's my own fault, Sue. I screwed up the calculations, and…</p> <p><em>Dr. Hilbert sighs.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Hilbert:</strong> I never stopped missing you.</p> <p><strong>Crocker:</strong> I'm a <em>monster</em>, Hill. I was made into a monster. I just… all this time, I… you're <em>positive</em> the Foundation had…</p> <p><strong>Dr. Hilbert:</strong> Saw their records myself.</p> <p><strong>Crocker:</strong> Oh god.</p> <p><em>A man is heard clearing his throat, before Thilo Zwist appears.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-6382:</strong> I find it <em>deeply</em> ironic that, for a writer, you are incapable of either communicating or listening, Lilibet. Izaak told you what had happened to Hilbert, and you killed him for it. If at any point, you had just <em>asked</em> me about Alexandre here, I would have told you where he was and how you could be with him again. But instead? You insisted on a crusade that is on the verge of leaving reality in shambles.</p> <p><em>Crocker lets out a sob, and abruptly pulls away from Hilbert, looking at her hands. She is rapidly undergoing the process of aging.</em></p> <p><strong>Chief Ibanez:</strong> Udo, what's happening?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Okorie:</strong> She's been rumbled. Sustaining a rite like this requires a fair bit of concentration, and… I think we just broke it in a big way.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Reynders:</strong> I'm not sure it's <em>just</em> that. I… all this time, she was angry at us for no reason. I don't think I can bring myself to hate her anymore.</p> <p><strong>Chief Ibanez:</strong> That makes one of us. <em>Ibanez raises her firearm again.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Okorie:</strong> Fina, no!</p> <p><strong>Chief Ibanez:</strong> She took my whole family from me. Everyone I ever knew. You expect me to forgive her and sing kumbaya?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Okorie:</strong> Fina, I understand your pain. But it's actively making her stronger. Let her die from the rite failing. One person's hatred can't sustain it for much longer, even if it is as intense as yours.</p> <p><em>Crocker falls to her knees. She resembles a woman at least aged 100.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Hilbert:</strong> …this isn't how it ends, I'm afraid.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Okorie:</strong> What?</p> <p><em>Dr. Hilbert kneels next to Crocker.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Hilbert:</strong> It's going to be okay, Sue.</p> <p><em>Crocker's flesh begins necrotizing rapidly.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Hilbert:</strong> C'mon… this isn't the end, here.</p> <p><em>Crocker looks up at Dr. Hilbert, tears in her eyes. There is a burst of EVE that disrupts the recording; when it resumes, Crocker, her hair still white, is standing, reverted back to her previous age.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Reynders:</strong> What in the—</p> <p><strong>Crocker:</strong> …huh. That answers that question, then.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Okorie:</strong> W-What question?</p> <p><strong>Crocker:</strong> Whether the rite can be sustained by self-loathing. <em>Crocker laughs.</em> Truly, I have to thank all of you. For decades, I thought I had nothing to live for. But now that I know Hill is alive?</p> <p><em>Crocker steps up and kisses Hilbert on the lips.</em></p> <p><strong>Crocker:</strong> I most definitely <em>do</em>.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Hilbert:</strong> I've seen how this ends, Sue. You don't have to do this.</p> <p><strong>SCP-6382:</strong> He's right, Lilibet, it's not too late. You can still… you can still be on the right side of history.</p> <p><strong>Crocker:</strong> History is written by the victors, Thilo, and we intend to win. If it's any consolation, you don't have to worry about the government anymore. There's enough residual energy from it that I imagine Trump and Kissinger will stick around for at least a few more years.</p> <p><em>Crocker enacts a rite on the window behind her, disintegrating it.</em></p> <p><strong>Crocker:</strong> <em>Im Gift steckt die Wahrheit. In Wahrheit gibt es Macht.</em><sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-4" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-4')">4</a></sup></p> <p><strong>SCP-6382:</strong> <em>Und um deine Wahrheit zu erreichen, bist du bereit, die Welt niederzubrennen?</em><sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-5" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-5')">5</a></sup></p> <p><em>Crocker grabs Hilbert's wrist.</em></p> <p><strong>Crocker:</strong> Nothing you haven't done before.</p> <p><em>Crocker drags Hilbert out the window. Another burst of EVE disrupts the recording; when Okorie looks out the window, she sees no signs of impact.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Okorie:</strong> …well. <em>Shit</em>.</p> </div> <p>Susanna Schmidt/Elizabeth Crocker is currently at large, alongside Dr. Alexandre Hilbert. SCP Classification for both parties is pending.</p> <p>Following this, the vast majority of anomalous activity affecting SCP-8443-A instances ceased; however, Donald Trump, <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">Henry Kissinger</span><sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-6" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-6')">6</a></sup>, <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">Diane Feinstein</span><sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-7" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-7')">7</a></sup>, Mitch McConnell, and several other politicians continue to be sustained by the aftereffects of SCP-8443, but no anomalous events beyond this have occurred. Downgrade from Keter to Euclid or Archon is currently pending.</p> <p>Furthermore, several Foundation thaumaturges, including Dr. Okorie, have begun work on a thaumic countermeasure to prevent rites such as SCP-8443 from being enacted on other governments. It is expected to be enacted some time in early 2022.</p> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. The gradual cessation of anomalous phenomena on a multiversal scale.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-2"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-2')">2</a>. Translated from Dutch: "What the fuck? It's impossible. She can't be alive."</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-3"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-3')">3</a>. Retired U.S. Representative for Arizona</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-4"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-4')">4</a>. In Poison, there is Truth. In Truth, there is Power.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-5"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-5')">5</a>. And to achieve your truth, are you willing to burn down the world?</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-6"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-6')">6</a>. Kissinger passed away on November 29th 2023.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-7"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-7')">7</a>. Died September 29th, 2023.</div> </div> </div></body></html>
SCP-8444	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div class="preview"> <p>Never let anyone or anything take away your soul, Willow. Never let them take away your ability to wonder. Never let them take away your ability to feel. Without it, you have nothing.</p> </div> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=1&theme=https://cdn.scpwiki.com/theme/en/basalt/normalize-min.css&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=2&theme=https://cdn.scpwiki.com/theme/en/basalt/basalt-bedrock-min.css&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=3&theme=https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--code/theme%3Abasalt/1&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <div class="info-container"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>SCP-8444</strong> - I’ll Be There With You</p> <p style="text-align: center;">written by <em>cubeflix</em></p> <hr/> <p>Image Credits:<br/> header.jpg is from <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Minneopa_Falls_LCCN2013647186.jpg">https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Minneopa_Falls_LCCN2013647186.jpg</a></p> <p>Text Credits:<br/> Opening quote is 1 Corinthians 13:12-13. 13:12 taken from King James Version (public domain). 13:13 taken from World English Bible (public domain).</p> </div> <hr/> <div id="u-author_block"> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://scp-wiki.Wikidot.com/cubeflix">▸ More by this Author ◂</a></p> </div> <hr/> <div id="u-comments2" style="display: none;"> <p>{$comments2}</p> </div> <div class="u-faq"> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/component:info-ayers">F.A.Q.</a></p> </div> <div style="display: none;"> <p>{$doesthisfixthebug}</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em>For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. But now faith, hope, and love remain— these three. The greatest of these is love.</em></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="anom-bar-container item-SCP-8444 clear-3 safe none vlam notice {$american}"> <div class="anom-bar"> <div class="top-box"> <div class="top-left-box"><span class="item">Item#:</span> <span class="number">SCP-8444</span></div> <div class="top-right-box"> <div class="level">Level3</div> </div> </div> <div class="bottom-box"> <div class="text-part"> <div class="main-class"> <div class="contain-class"> <div class="class-category">Containment Class:</div> <div class="class-text">safe</div> </div> <div class="second-class"> <div class="class-category">Secondary Class:</div> <div class="class-text">none</div> </div> </div> <div class="disrupt-class"> <div class="class-category">Disruption Class:</div> <div class="class-text">vlam</div> </div> <div class="risk-class"> <div class="class-category">Risk Class:</div> <div class="class-text">notice</div> </div> </div> <div class="diamond-part"> <div class="danger-diamond"><a href="/classification-committee-memo">link to memo</a><br/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:100%;"><img alt="header.jpg" class="image" src="http://smlt.wdfiles.com/local--files/cubeflix:baba/header.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Minneopa State Park, MN, USA.</p> </div> </div> <hr/> <table style="width: 100%;"> <tr> <td style="border: none; border-bottom: 1px solid #AAA; border-right: 1px solid #AAA; text-align: center; width: 25%;"><span style="font-size:90%;"><strong>Assigned Site</strong></span></td> <td style="border: none; border-bottom: 1px solid #AAA; border-right: 1px solid #AAA; text-align: center; width: 25%;"><span style="font-size:90%;"><strong>Site Director</strong></span></td> <td style="border: none; border-bottom: 1px solid #AAA; border-right: 1px solid #AAA; text-align: center; width: 25%;"><span style="font-size:90%;"><strong>Research Heads</strong></span></td> <td style="border: none; border-bottom: 1px solid #AAA; text-align: center; width: 25%;"><span style="font-size:90%;"><strong>Assigned Task Force</strong></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: none; border-right: 1px solid #AAA; text-align: center; width: 25%;"><span style="font-size:80%;">Site-282</span></td> <td style="border: none; border-right: 1px solid #AAA; text-align: center; width: 25%;"><span style="font-size:80%;">Dr. Anabelle Roster</span></td> <td style="border: none; border-right: 1px solid #AAA; text-align: center; width: 25%;"><span style="font-size:80%;">Dr. Adam Kline, Dr. Willow Aguirre</span></td> <td style="border: none; text-align: center; width: 25%;"><span style="font-size:80%;">ATF 282-Samekh ("Happy Campers")</span></td> </tr> </table> <hr/> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> A thirty-meter interdiction zone and perimeter are to be established around the opening of SCP-8444. Exploration and experimentation requests regarding SCP-8444 are to be authorized by SCP-8444's research heads before proceeding.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8444 is the designation for a Type-III interdimensional aperture located in Minneopa State Park, MN, USA, and the Class-Green self-sustaining pocket dimension it leads to.</p> <p>Initial expeditions have shown that the interior of SCP-8444 is capable of sustaining human life and is inhabited by other lifeforms (collectively referred to as SCP-8444-A), many of which display anomalous thaumaturgical abilities. Chemically and biologically, substances and organisms within SCP-8444 are relatively similar to that of baseline reality, barring some anatomical, chemical, and thaumaturgical differences.</p> <p>The primary inhabitants of SCP-8444 appear to be a species of vaguely humanoid creatures (designated as a subset of SCP-8444-A). They are green in coloration and possess short, slender bodies, and distinct, high-set features. All instances are hairless, however, many members of the species possess manes of long chitinous material, extending from their backs to their feet. They appear to possess a high degree of sapience. As of writing, no contact has been established.</p> <p>SCP-8444's portal will open once every seven days for a period of between five and ten minutes. Access to SCP-8444 at other times is believed to be impossible.</p> <p><strong>Addendum 8444-1:</strong> Expedition</p> <p>On 2027/09/01, Head Researchers Adam Kline and Willow Aguirre entered SCP-8444 on a multi-day expedition to investigate the topology of the dimension and the lifeforms inhabiting the anomaly. The SCP-8444 research team declined the use of a Mobile Task Force for the operation, citing operational issues with a large team, and thus, a two person team was chosen instead. They were also tasked with performing several experiments submitted by the SCP-8444 research team and collecting various samples throughout the locale. The establishment of a temporary forward operating base in SCP-8444 was also of priority.</p> <p>They were provided with food and provisions for seven days, clothes and tents, camping gear, and various scientific instruments necessary for conducting experiments within SCP-8444. Aguirre was also provided with a pre-trained ROSETTA.aic instance loaded onto a handheld device, capable of spontaneously learning and translating unknown languages.</p> <p>A log of their expedition has been included below.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>[BEGIN LOG]</em></strong></p> <p><strong>KLINE:</strong> You know, I've been looking forward to this for a while.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Wow, really? You've <em>never</em> mentioned it once.</p> <p><strong>KLINE:</strong> <em>[Laughs.]</em> Oh, come on. You know I like this sort of stuff. <em>[Pauses.]</em> I'm surprised that you agreed to come in the first place, Willow.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Really? Why?</p> <p><strong>KLINE:</strong> I dunno, I never thought you'd be into doing this sort of thing. At your last project, your whole team went without you.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Well, times have changed, I guess.</p> <p><strong>KLINE:</strong> Why?</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> I'm with my friend this time.</p> <p><em>[COMMAND speaks over the pair's walkie-talkies.]</em></p> <p><strong>COMMAND:</strong> You're cleared for entry. Conditions look nominal. Good luck in there, you two.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Thanks.</p> <p><em>[AGUIRRE fastens the strap on her backpack.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Lets go.</p> <p><em>[The pair steps through the aperture into SCP-8444. As they do, the camera cuts out for a brief moment, before transmitting again. A chime sounds, indicating a change in atmospheric pressure.]</em></p> <p><em>[Within SCP-8444 is a massive purple-green forest dimly illuminated by a large, setting pink sun, casting long shadows across the horizon. Dotting the landscape are small huts constructed with sticks, purple leaves, and an unidentified white wooly substance. Smoke billows from large, circular chimneys extending out of the roofs of the huts, and a warm, orange glow emanates from each of the windows. The trees are tall and wide, and their leaves create a large canopy above the ground.]</em></p> <p><em>[KLINE and AGUIRRE are standing in a small clearing, surrounded by rocks. Carved on each of the rocks are carvings in an unknown script. A brief rush of air flows past the pair, startling AGUIRRE.]</em></p> <p><em>[In the distance, a massive, winged avian creature soars beneath the canopy of leaves. It caws at the two researchers, before flying back through the leaves, towards the open sky.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> It's… beautiful. Even more beautiful in person.</p> <p><em>[KLINE and AGUIRRE begin walking towards the huts in the distance.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Do you– are you sure it's a good idea to go towards the houses? What if they, you know, <em>attack?</em></p> <p><strong>KLINE:</strong> The houses?</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> No, the people, silly. The rovers never got close enough to find out.</p> <p><em>[Toward the huts, small, green humanoid creatures can be seen walking around and speaking to each other. The creatures are elf-like in appearance, and visibly shorter than either AGUIRRE or KLINE. Their voices are barely audible at such a distance, and not in any currently known language. They do not seem to notice the researchers.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> They’re… kinda cute. Maybe we <em>should</em> try to approach them.</p> <p><strong>KLINE:</strong> Look who wants to talk to the elves now, huh? The sun's setting soon, I think we should probably look for a place to set up camp. We can investigate a bit tomorrow morning.</p> <p><em>[AGUIRRE and KLINE walk towards a clearing in the distance. Once they arrive, KLINE sets up the tent and camp while AGUIRRE collects samples of the water and foliage.]</em></p> <p><em>[Once she arrives back at the camp, KLINE sits down on a fallen log and attempts to start the stove. He tries once, but the stove does not light. He tries again, and it still does not light.]</em></p> <p><strong>KLINE:</strong> Come on–</p> <p><em>[KLINE tries to light the stove three more times, before giving up.]</em></p> <p><strong>KLINE:</strong> <em>[Grunting.]</em> Is this thing broken? Why doesn't it light?</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Maybe propane fuel doesn't work here.</p> <p><strong>KLINE:</strong> Maybe. Note that down, if you could. We're gonna need fire for some of the tests OPCOM sent over. <em>[Pauses.]</em> Firewood'll work, I think. Most of this stuff is wet though, I think I'll have to go a bit deeper to find dry wood. Stay here and man the tent. I'll be back in no time.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Alright. Be safe.</p> <p><em>[KLINE begins towards the forest, away from the clearing and the huts. AGUIRRE enters the newly erected tent and begins setting up various monitoring devices and experiments from a large case on the ground. Extraneous logs have been removed.]</em></p> <p><em>[At around 2109 hours, AGUIRRE is startled by a loud scream coming from the direction of KLINE. She exits the tent and looks around. By now, the sun has nearly set and the forest is dark. AGUIRRE runs towards the direction of the screams.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Adam!? Adam!? Can you hear me?</p> <p><em>[There is no response. Another scream is heard. AGUIRRE pulls out her walkie-talkie and radios KLINE.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Adam, can you hear me? Over.</p> <p><em>[She gets no response. She runs further toward the direction of the screams.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Adam!</p> <p><em>[In the distance, a pair of glowing red eyes can be seen. A man's body is visible, faintly illuminated by the setting sun, calling for help. As AGUIRRE hesitantly approaches, she can see that it is KLINE.]</em></p> <p><strong>KLINE:</strong> Willow! Help!</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Adam! I'm coming!</p> <p><em>[The creature holding KLINE can be seen more clearly now. It is a large wolf-like entity with red fur and one large ear on the top of its head. It holds KLINE in its mouth, yet he does not bleed. It growls.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> <em>[Strained, tentatively.]</em> Drop him! Now! Please!</p> <p><em>[The creature begins to run away from AGUIRRE, letting out a loud howl as it does so. She startles and falls to the ground, before standing back up.]</em></p> <p><em>[AGUIRRE runs towards the creature. However, as she does so, the topology of the landscape shifts, and she now finds herself running perpendicular to the direction of the creature. As they continue further and further from the light of the huts, she encounters more and more spatial anomalies. The creature does not seem to be affected by these.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> <em>[Panting, out of breath.]</em> No, please, no. Come back!</p> <p><em>[The creature runs off towards a mountain in the distance, away from the light, taking KLINE with it.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Please, someone help! Please!</p> <p><em>[By now, the shouting has alerted the entities from the village of the researchers' presence. A group of seven small, elf-like humanoid creatures have gathered behind AGUIRRE. One of them squeaks. As she turns to acknowledge the sound, she sees them and startles again, once more falling to the ground. She accidentally knocks one of the creatures down as she falls, and it lets out a squeal.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Oh, god, please. I'm sorry, I don't mean to hurt you, please.</p> <p><em>[The creatures are short, about 1.5 meters in height, with thin, slender bodies and lacking hair. Long locks of chitinous material extend down from their arms, terminating at their feet. Their faces are vaguely humanoid, with long, distinct features and large, pointed ears on the tops of their heads. A small gold orb floats above each of their heads, providing light. They look down at AGUIRRE. They look up towards the creature in the distance. They begin speaking animately to each other.]</em></p> <p><em>[After a moment, AGUIRRE tentatively stands up.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> I— what do I… whatever. Screw protocol. Please. Do you know where they went? Can you– can you please help?</p> <p><em>[The entities immediately fall silent. The look towards her. Six of them begin slowing skulking backward– however, one of them stays behind (designated SCP-8444-A1).]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Can you– do you understand English?</p> <p><em>[SCP-8444-A1 does not respond. It stares back at AGUIRRE with a look of confusion and curiosity.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Wait, no, of course you don't. Hold, on, wait…</p> <p><em>[AGUIRRE attempts to search for the ROSETTA.aic instance in her bag, before realizing that her bag was left at the camp. Instead, she begins gesturing at the entity, making slow hand motions. A look of confusion spreads across SCP-8444-A1's face.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Okay, this isn't…. Wait. Come with me. Quick.</p> <p><em>[AGUIRRE gestures toward the entity to begin following her as she runs back toward the base. It begins running after her. When she arrives, she begins digging through her backpack and finds the ROSETTA.aic instance. She powers it on and begins speaking.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Can you hear me? Can you understand? Hello?</p> <p><em>[The device begins translating. SCP-8444-A1 looks up in surprise, before nodding incessantly. It begins to chirp at the device in understanding.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Hello? Yes, yes. I do. You are not one of us. Who are you? What are you? What are you here for?</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Oh my god. It worked. I'm a human– that doesn't matter. Please. We have to find my friend. Please, help me find my friend.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Who?</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> My friend. Adam. He looks like me, but… <em>different</em>.</p> <p><em>[SCP-8444-A1 looks up at AGUIRRE with confusion.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> "Friend"? I don't understand.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> You don't– I guess that doesn't translate well. A fellow human. Someone who looks like me.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> The one being taken by the Rufus?</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> The <em>what</em>? What— whatever. Yes! Please help me find him!</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> I do not expect that they will see kindly to a rescue attempt.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Please, I need to. I need him back.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> You must understand that they are dangerous creatures. Why do you want to save another from an inevitable fate? They will take you as well. They have taken more and more each time.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> I– I don't care. He’s my friend. I have to find him, and I can't go alone. I don't know where to go, I don't know how to find him. You must know. Please, help me.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> It will be dangerous. I have never been to the far lands. Xar is not a forgiving place.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> But you <em>know</em>. You know how to get there.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> I have… seen it, yes.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> So why won't you help me?</p> <p><em>[Silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> I have never journeyed with another before. Any mistake will likely mean death.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Please, just try. Trust me. I'll let you work on your own if you want. It'll be like I'm not even there.</p> <p><em>[Silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> So what do you say? Will you help me?</p> <p><em>[Silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Alright. Provided you give one favor in return.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> What is it?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> You seem to be an individual of very much means and cunning. You are able to speak the language of the Baba without being taught, you have constructed a shelter without the use of the trees. Please, I ask you this.</p> <p><em>[A faint yell can be heard in the background. AGUIRRE looks up but SCP-8444-A1 does not.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Help protect this town and this land from the beasts. Figure out a way to remove them– to keep them out.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Yes. I– of course. Anything.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Good. Is that a deal?</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Yes.</p> <p><em>[The two shake hands. SCP-8444-A1's small, slender hands are easily dwarfed by AGUIRRE's.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> How do you suppose we, you know, find him?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> There is a castle over in the far regions of Xar where the Rufus take their victims. We will need to go up there to rescue him. But we must wait for the next sunrise. It is not safe to go in the dark.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Okay. I'll wait here until morning. Can I find you back at the village, or–</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Here? It is far too dark here. You will be taken just like the other one.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Where do I go, then?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> You may… stay with me, in my hut, since you are going to help deal with the Rufus.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> I– okay. Thank you.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Please do not thank me, kind traveler. What do you call yourself?</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Willow. Willow Aguirre.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> A beautiful name.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> You?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Baba.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Baba. Baba. Thank you, Baba. Oh, and before I forget. Where are we, exactly?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Here? This is the land of Pira.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong>[END LOG]</strong></em></p> <hr/></div> <p>Because the aperture connecting baseline reality and SCP-8444 had already closed, Willow Aguirre could not contact Site-39 OPCOM to request an exfil operation. Due to this, Aguirre attempted to rescue Adam Kline herself, with help from a local SCP-8444-A instance. Attached below is an excerpt from her personal logs, written that night.</p> <div class="notation"> <hr/> <p>It really is a beautiful house.</p> <p>Like most things magic, it's bigger on the inside. SCP-8444-A1 let me set up my sleeping bag in the main room while it took the upstairs one. There's a warm blue fire in the corner of the house, and a little walled garden on the other side. As I write this, I'm lying down atop a straw/wool cushion in the corner of the room. At least I think it's wool. It's a lot more comfortable than it sounds.</p> <p>Apparently, its name is Baba. Actually, all their names are Baba. It's weird. We didn't really talk much. I was absolutely exhausted, and I wasn't really comfortable talking about… anyway. We have a lot to do tomorrow.</p> <p>I miss home.</p> <p>Forget about all the experiments. The plan for tomorrow is relatively simple. At least it sounds that way, but I know it won't be. We travel north towards a land called Xar. We should get there the day after tomorrow if we travel swiftly. There's a castle there where the Baba keep their prisoners. From there… it's hard to tell.</p> <p>I have to stop myself from constantly thinking about Adam. It only makes it worse. But I just can't imagine having to go back through that portal without him.</p> <p>We'll find him. We have to.</p> <hr/></div> <p><strong>Addendum 8444-2:</strong> Rescue</p> <p>The following morning, Aguirre and SCP-8444-A1 began their mission to rescue Adam Kline. A log has been included below.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>[BEGIN LOG]</em></strong></p> <p><em>[AGUIRRE and SCP-8444-A1 stand at the edge of the village. They are walking toward the direction of a large mountain in the distance. It is bright in the daylight– they are surrounded by thick, colorful foliage, while strange bird-like creatures vocalize from the sky.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Thank you, again. For your help. I know this isn't exactly orthodox, but…</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Do not mention it. We have a deal, remember?</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Right. Yeah. Everything here is so… new.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> That reminds me. Where are you from, anyway?</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> I guess I can't talk about the Fou– the people I work with, but I guess I can talk about where <em>I'm</em> from. I– us humans, are from Earth. I live in a home, kind of like your hut, but with other people.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> There are others in your home?</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> My mom. My wife Lily.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Wife?</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Yeah. Like someone you love and choose to spend your life with.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> “Love”?</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Don’t tell me you don’t know what that means either. <em>[Pauses.]</em> Besides, why are you asking me all this anyway?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Just… curious.</p> <p><em>[Silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Okay, fine. I’m sorry. It’s just— this is all weird and new to me and I’m just worried for my friend and everything here is just so… different. I’m sorry.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Oh.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> And I’ve never been one for adventures.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Why’s that?</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> I don’t know… alright, fine. When I was a kid, there was a forest behind our house. One day, I went out with my dad <em>on an adventure</em> to go look for berries. There was a gorge, and he fell down into a river that day. Never learned to swim. We got him out, but… he couldn't walk for weeks. I've always hated heights. That's why I hate adventures. It's like… a death wish.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> How did you remember all that? From your childhood?</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Don't know. I haven't been here long. Well… not long enough to forget, I guess.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Was it scary?</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Yeah. But afterwards, it was mostly… sad</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> I feel like… as if I am sorry for your sadness.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Yeah. Thank you. That's very kind.</p> <p><em>[AGUIRRE and SCP-8444 are hiking up the side of the mountain, with visible difficulty. The two suns shine directly overhead.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Let me ask you something. Who is this person you care so much to rescue?</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> I guess I never told you. They're my friend.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Perhaps that did not translate well. Who are they? What makes you care so much to rescue them?</p> <p><em>[Silence. AGUIRRE sighs.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> I met him on a project a couple years back— your “rotations”, I guess, and he was my supervisor. That was my first project and it was… absolutely brutal. That was right when my dog died, too— a dog is an animal is humans keep for company. He found me crying in the break room one day and he helped me through it. He taught me how to be… okay and not okay. We've been friends ever since. That’s why he matters to me.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Is that what a friend means?</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Yeah. Pretty much.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> That is… it makes me feel warm inside. I hope that makes sense.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> I think I get it, yeah.</p> <p><em>[Silence. The pair continue up the mountain. Extraneous logs removed.]</em></p> <p><em>[SCP-8444-A1 and AGUIRRE have passed the summit of the mountain, and now continue down the northern face. Their pace is much quicker, and AGUIRRE hikes down with difficulty as her backpack weighs her down.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Careful.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Thanks, I–</p> <p><em>[AGUIRRE slips. Her backpack pulls her towards the left as her body slips toward the right. Her right leg strikes a rock and her head falls to the ground. She screams as her right arm bends backward and is crushed under the weight of her backpack.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Oh– Willow! Are you okay?</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Jesus– it… <em>[Deep breaths.]</em> God– it hurts so goddamn–</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Here. Put it down. Careful.</p> <p><em>[SCP-8444-A1 gingerly sets AGUIRRE's arm down on the ground. She closes her eyes in visible pain.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Do not move your arm. Quick. I can set it. This should help with the pain.</p> <p><em>[Beads of sweat drip down AGUIRRE's face.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Hold still.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Wait– no! What are you– what are you about to do?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Just a quick spell. You won't even feel it happen.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> No, I can't–</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Do you want to heal or not?</p> <p><em>[AGUIRRE breathes deeply.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Alright.</p> <p><em>[SCP-8444-A1 places its hands above AGUIRRE's right arm. It closes its eyes. After a moment, bright sparks begin to glow around her arm. AGUIRRE looks over in apprehension before the sparks disappear and SCP-8444-A1 opens its eyes.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Keep your arm still, for a while. Wrap some gauze around it.</p> <p><em>[AGUIRRE reaches into her backpack with her left arm, before wincing in pain and retracting it. SCP-8444-A1 enters AGUIRRE's backpack and pulls out a large roll of gauze. It begins to wrap it around AGUIRRE's right arm.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> How are you feeling?</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Better. Thank you. I remember when my mom used to sit with me like this when I was sick.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Your mom?</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Yeah. She– I don't remember much, but I remember that.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> What were they like?</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Kind. Loving. Can't have asked for anyone better. I miss her.</p> <p><em>[Silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> That word you used again. “Loving.” What does it mean, exactly?</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> How do I explain this? It’s a word that… have you ever been so strongly infatuated with something before?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Perhaps. But never with another.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Hmm. Aren’t you lonely, all by yourself?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Not at all.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> What makes you get up every morning?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> …Usually hunger.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> <em>[Laughs.]</em> No, seriously.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> I— I’m not sure. I… I have myself. I have my garden. I have my house.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> What else?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> I have magic. I have memories. <em>[Pauses.]</em> My mother taught me how to string memories when I was very young.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> What does that mean?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> A form of magic. I can string them into books and etch them into stones. I have a collection of memories and stories from when I was small. I have that to keep me company.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> That's… that's very nice.</p> <p><em>[Silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> I'm not sure I like this, SCP– Baba.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Why?</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> It's… scary. I've never done anything like this before. This is so… so exhausting.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> I thought you wanted to rescue your… “friend”.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> What if he's dead already? What if they take us, too?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> But what if they are still alive? What if they were waiting for you?</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> How do you know, though?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> You cannot know. But we can hope.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> How– how?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> I have memories still strung from my childhood. In my first rotation, my mother did not think I would make it here. Not many Baba do. I would not grow. I could not walk.</p> <p><em>[AGUIRRE looks up toward SCP-8444-A1.]</em>/</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> But my mother kept feeding me. She kept me warm. And in my third cycle, I grew. I made it. I still have that memory hanging from my ceiling.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> How?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> One never knows. One foot in front of another, I suppose. One breath after the next. Just keep moving. Remember your friend.</p> <p><em>[Tentatively, AGUIRRE stands.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> We're coming, Adam.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>[BEGIN LOG]</em></strong></p> <hr/></div> <p>As nightfall approached, the pair continued towards Xar.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>[BEGIN LOG]</em></strong></p> <hr/> <p><em>[The camera activates, showing a dark, thick forest. In the distance is a large, black landscape, obscuring the horizon. The pair continue to walk towards it.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> So what is Xar like?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Not pleasant. I have only seen glimpses, never the whole thing. I was taught from a very young age that Xar is not a very good place to be. It is said that Xar is where the Rufus take their victims.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> How many people– how many Baba, I should say, have actually been to Xar?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> This rotation? None so far. I have always heard stories, though, from my mother when I was very small. Great tales of warriors entering Xar to unbind a lost child. Stories of Baba taken to Xar who are never heard from again. I heard many stories as a youth. I have not heard any since then.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Don’t you miss them? Don’t you miss your mother?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Most of what I remember of her I have stored as strings. They were good memories, but I was not taught to… miss.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Huh. You know, we humans tend to feel a lot of sadness when we leave old friends, old people. I still miss my old friends from, god knows, thirty years ago. I still sometimes miss my dad, too.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Is this the "love" thing you were talking about earlier?</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> I guess. I suppose, yeah. It is love, in a way.</p> <p><em>[Silence. The pair continue walking towards the landscape beyond. After a long silence, AGUIRRE speaks again.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Does visiting Xar scare you, a bit?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1;</strong> Of course it does. You would be a fool not to be scared.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Then why did you agree to help me that night?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> There are things more important than fear in this world, Willow.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Like what?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Easy. Bravery. <em>[Pauses.]</em> Despite all its <em>horribleness</em>, a small part of me has always wanted to see it in person, since I was child. I suppose it was my childhood speaking to you that night.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Well, I'm glad your childhood chose last night to make an appearance. Have you ever seen anyone else get taken by the Rufus?</p> <p><em>[SCP-8444-A1 sighs.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Since I was a child.</p> <p><em>[Silence. They continue to walk. A soft rustling sound can be heard, as AGUIRRE's clothes slide against the tall foliage.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> I was thinking about your friend again. I liked that feeling. Even though it was not me experiencing it, I liked it. How do you get a friend?</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Well… a friend is someone you love very much, in a different way. Remember what I was talking about earlier, about love?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Maybe. But I don't think I quite understand, yet.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Hmm. Well, do you think you've experienced it before? Do you think anyone else has ever loved you?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> I am… I am not sure if I have. And if I had, I am not sure I would have recognized it. <em>[SCP-8444-A1 pauses to think.]</em> Perhaps my mother’s bond with me was "love", in a way.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> What was it like?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> It was… quiet. We lived together in a hut at the edge of town. It was near the end of the light's reach. We had two rooms– one we ate in, and one we slept in. It was simple. I liked it.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> No, what were <em>they</em> like? Your mother.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Oh, them? They were… kind. She taught me language during the day and told me stories during the night. She made the best food I ever had. She hugged me when I was sick. It was… nice.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> That sounds like love, Baba.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Really?</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Oh yes. That sounds like love.</p> <p><em>[A bird call is heard in the background.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Maybe it was love.</p> <p><em>[The camera turns to show a view of the black expanse beyond. Silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Maybe it was.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>[END LOG]</em></strong></p> <hr/></div> <p>By nightfall, SCP-8444-A1 and Aguirre reached the approximate halfway point between the town of Pira and Xar. They set up a simple camp before preparing for the night; Aguirre eating her Foundation-issue rations and SCP-8444-A1 eating a selection of native foods brought from their home. An excerpt from Aguirre's personal logs has been included below.</p> <div class="notation"> <hr/> <p>Pira is quiet at night.</p> <p>Baba and I are taking turns watching the tent. They woke me up for my shift about an hour ago– I figured now would be as good a time as any to write. We agreed that we should head to bed early tonight since we're both exhausted and we have a lot to do tomorrow. I've had no reservations about that. My arm is killing me. Baba's spell helped, but it still hurts like crazy. I'm almost out of painkillers. I don't know what I'm gonna do if it starts hurting even more. Are all expeditions always like this? I hope not.</p> <p>Baba told me all about the castle. All about the spells that protect it. Legends they've heard. No one knows for certain– but the castle apparently holds some prejudice against Baba. Let's hope that isn't true. I don't want to have to go alone.</p> <p>As much as this place scares me, I'm… finding myself liking it more and more. It's the sort of place that gets more beautiful the more you see it. We passed a ravine today, on the mountain. There were living rocks on the cliffsides and glowing vines hanging from the edges. It's really quite magical. You'd have to see it to believe it.</p> <p>Camping kind of sucks. I don't know how Adam did it. Every time he'd get back from a trip he'd spend the next week showering me with tales about all his adventures. I don't know how many of them were entirely true, but… they were interesting, I suppose. Many of them were funny. I appreciated it. And on the days he was gone… I think I missed him. A lot. I missed it when he'd drop by my office with a coffee and pretend to trip and then laugh with me after I realized he was just joking. And then we'd spend the next hour just talking and goofing off, and I'd always get ten items behind on work. But I guess I don't remember the hours that I worked as much as the hours with him, though.</p> <p>I miss him. But we're getting close, I can feel it.</p> <hr/></div> <p>In the early morning hours of 2027/09/03, at exactly 0512 hours, Aguirre was awoken by SCP-8444-A1 to the sounds of screaming.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>[BEGIN LOG]</em></strong></p> <p><em>[The camera turns on, showing the dark interior of a tent. The camera rapidly rotates, revealing AGUIRRE; bleary-eyed, but awake. After a moment, she exits the tent, along with the camera.]</em></p> <p><em>[Outside, the forest is completely dark; only a few nearby trees can be seen, visible from the light of a full moon in the sky. AGUIRRE clicks on a flashlight, fully revealing the exterior of the tent. In the background, SCP-8444-A1 can be heard, screaming.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Willow! Willow! Help!</p> <p><em>[The camera swivels to show SCP-8444-A1, wielding a large stick at a red-haired wolf-like creature. The entity is slowly skulking towards SCP-8444-A1, growling and baring its teeth as it does so. Its eyes shine bright red.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Oh– oh my god!</p> <p><em>[AGUIRRE backs up slightly. She begins breathing heavily, and starts to move behind the tent.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Please! Help!</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> What should I do?!</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Grab a weapon! And get more lights! Anything bright! My light won't last long against it!</p> <p><em>[AGUIRRE stands frozen in place, unresponsive.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Now!</p> <p><em>[AGUIRRE runs back into the tent, grabbing a large rubber tent hammer and a second flashlight. On her way out, she hesitates, before grabbing two emergency flares as well. She runs back towards SCP-8444-A1.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Willow! Shine the lights at it!</p> <p><em>[AGUIRRE turns on the flashlights and shines them at the creature. It groans in discomfort and backs up, rearing up as it does.]</em></p> <p><em>[After a moment, the creature roars. Now growling even louder than before, it charges towards SCP-8444-A1, eyes illuminating SCP-8444-A1's face. SCP-8444-A1 screams.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> It's getting closer!</p> <p><em>[Desperately, AGUIRRE pulls off the caps on one of the flares, wincing as she does so. She points them at the creature's face, rubbing the top of the flare as she does so.]</em></p> <p><em>[A flash. The flare activates, shooting a jet of sparks at the creature. It rears backward, howling in agony as the bright light blinds its eyes.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Yes!</p> <p><em>[The entity turns back to glace at AGUIRRE, before running away, back into the darkness of the forest.]</em></p> <p><em>[AGUIRRE turns to face SCP-8444-A1, who is lying on their back in the dirt. They turn to AGUIRRE, and smile.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> You did it! You did it, Willow! You saved us! Thank you.</p> <p><em>[AGUIRRE is panting, out of breath.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> We're safe now. You did it.</p> <p><em>[AGUIRRE looks up at SCP-8444-A1. Sweat pours down AGUIRRE's face. She places a hand on her chest.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Get some rest. We've got a lot to do today.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>[END LOG]</em></strong></p> <hr/></div> <p>At 2027/09/04, Aguirre was awoken by SCP-8444-A1. They consumed a quick breakfast and continued on their way to Xar.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>[BEGIN LOG]</em></strong></p> <p><em>[AGUIRRE and SCP-8444-A1 are outside their tent. AGUIRRE is visibly anxious, glancing behind her shoulder every few seconds as if looking for danger. As they finish packing up the remains of their camp, they begin to walk towards Xar, visible as a dark landscape in the distance.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> So what really are the Rufus, anyway?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> What do you mean?</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> If not for prey, why do they do what they do? Why do they take people?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> That is a good question. The Rufus are… animal. Well– no; we are all animals, you and I. But they are savage. They are beasts. They cannot feel.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> What does that mean?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> You must understand, that in Pira, us Baba have a very important connection with magic. With the arcane. The mysterious. And one of the most important and mysterious magics is that of the <em>soul</em>.</p> <p><em>[Silence. SCP-8444-A1 looks towards AGUIRRE.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> You see, all the living creatures in Pira possess a soul. Well, almost all of them. The soul is what gives life– it is what gives feeling. Without it, you believe that even the worst cruelties imaginable are kindness. You lose all sense of right and wrong. You become a monster.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> And… let me guess. The Rufus don't have a soul.</p> <p><em>[SCP-8444-A1 nods.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> To not possess a soul is the worst abuse by nature any creature could experience. They cannot perform magic; the only magic they possess that that which has been left behind by the rest of the world. They feed on scraps.</p> <p><em>[Silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Is that– is that why they do what they do? Is that what makes them so bad?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> The soulless are… not able to understand pain. They do not understand what they are doing. They live to… breed, to take, to <em>hunger</em>, not to feel.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> They must be able to feel… somewhat, though. Right? Otherwise, why would they do what they do?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> They feel only by touch– by pain, not by emotion.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> That's… sad.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> The reason the Rufus kidnap Baba is because we are the closest thing they have to a soul. They crave that existence. Without one, they can do terrible things. They want that feeling.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Why don't they have souls in the first place, then? What happened to them?</p> <p><em>[Silence. SCP-8444-A1 looks visibly uncomfortable.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> A very long time ago– before I even existed– before my mother existed– the Rufus were not what they are now. They were normal creatures, like you and I, and they could perform magic.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> What changed?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Something came over them. They stole magic from the rest of the world. We went to war. And now… they are no longer the same as they were before. Neither of us are. It was a punishment of the highest degree.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> You– you took away their souls?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> You must understand– they took our magic. They took our livelihood.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> And you damned them to a lifetime of pain?</p> <p><em>[SCP-8444-A1 looks down, towards the dirt.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> We live in perpetual battle now, after a single act of greed that occurred eons ago.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Do you forgive them?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> I– how?</p> <p><em>[SCP-8444-A1 looks up.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Let's see. If you could, would you bring them out of their misery?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> I… I have never considered such a thing. I– the pain they endure must be… must be terrible.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Would you show them love? Would you let them back in?</p> <p><em>[Tears are visible in SCP-8444-A1's eyes.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> I have never shown… love before. I– don't know how.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Simple. Show that you care. Extend that kindness your mother showed you.</p> <p><em>[Silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> I would.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> You have a good heart, Baba.</p> <p><em>[The pair begin walking again. After a long silence, AGUIRRE speaks.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> <em>[Quietly.]</em> And there's no way to bring them back?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Not that I know of.</p> <p><em>[Silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Well, I suppose, there is always… one way.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> What is it?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> I have never seen it happen– in fact, no one I know will tell you about this, but there have been old legends of… intense deeds of mutual kindness giving them back a soul. Well, at least, the Rufus can share one.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Really? That works?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> I do not think it is real. They are all legends. I do not know how it could even occur in nature.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> But all legends have their roots in fact, don't they?</p> <p><em>[Silence. The pair continue to walk.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Right?</p> <p><em>[A pause.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Never let anyone or anything take away your soul, Willow. Never let them take away your ability to wonder. Never let them take away your ability to feel.</p> <p><em>[A pause.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Without it, you have nothing.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>[END LOG]</em></strong></p> <hr/></div> <p>At 2011 hours, SCP-8444-A1 and Aguirre approached the end of the tree line, marking the apparent boundary between Pira and Xar. They set up camp for a final night; an excerpt from Aguirre's personal logs has been included below.</p> <div class="notation"> <hr/> <p>We're at Xar now.</p> <p>It's getting pretty dark, so we're going in the morning. I wasn't sure if the darkness was because of the time, or if it was because of where we were, but it's… unnaturally dark. My watch stopped working when we reached the border, so I'm guessing the latter. We're going to get to the castle early next morning; Baba says that's the best time to go since the Rufus will be tired.</p> <p>Oh, and speaking of Baba. They were quiet tonight. No talking, just… silence. I hope they're doing okay. Maybe this place is starting to get to them. But I think they'll be okay. I'll be okay.</p> <p>We have to be.</p> <hr/></div> <p>At 0421 hours, the pair began walking through Xar toward a large black castle in the distance. Anomalous suppression of visible light was observed throughout the region.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>[BEGIN LOG]</em></strong></p> <p><em>[Extraneous logs removed. SCP-8444-A1 and AGUIRRE are visible walking in the darkness towards a large castle in the distance, situated on a tall hill. The land is barren; the pair walk on dark black soil with small patches of white and gray. Small, decaying shrubs dot the landscape, alongside dead skeletons of vaguely humanoid origin. Glowing red-hot pockets of magma are visible in between the large, eroded rocks on the surface. In the distance, a thick black mist envelops the terrain.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Are you sure it's… okay to walk here? There's lava all over the place. It's so dark.</p> <p><em>[SCP-8444-A1 is silent.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Baba?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Just be careful.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Okay, yeah. <em>[Pauses.]</em> That thing looks like a prison.</p> <p><em>[AGUIRRE points to the castle in the distance. SCP-8444-A1 does not respond, and instead stares out at the landscape. After a moment, AGUIRRE glaces towards SCP-8444-A1. It gazes in horror at the skeletons littering the ground.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> C'mon. We'll be fine. They can't hurt us.</p> <p><em>[Silence. A howl is audible in the distance. SCP-8444-A1 cowers slightly and visibly cringes.]</em></p> <p><em>[The pair pass by a skeleton on the ground. It is vaguely humanoid, with small bits of flesh still not yet decayed, clinging to the side of the bone. Its face is still partially visible, contorted in a look of agony. A dirty, light blue towel covers a portion of their lower torso. It is embroidered with a cloud.]</em></p> <p><em>[SCP-8444-A1 bends down to take a closer look at the skeleton. After a second, its face stretches into a look of horror.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> It's… they're Baba.</p> <p><em>[Silence. SCP-8444-A1 continues to examine the skeleton. After a moment, SCP-8444-A1 exclaims in horror.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> They are all… oh my goodness. I– I knew….</p> <p><em>[SCP-8444-A1 begins to choke up and sob.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Hey, hey. It's okay. What's… what's wrong? You can tell me. It's just a skeleton. It can't hurt you.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> It is not that, it is just that… please, no. I don't want to see any more.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> What do you mean?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> No. I don't want to go further. Please. No more.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> We've gotten so far. We can't just– just turn back. Just tell me what's going on.</p> <p><em>[Silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> What if we caught, Willow? What if they get us? What if we get turned into a skeleton like that?</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Hey, I thought you weren't scared of them. You'll be okay.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Will we?</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Hey, you can do this. Just keep walking.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Keep walking.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Yeah. One leg in front of the other. One breath at a time.</p> <p><em>[A pause. SCP-8444-A1 takes a shaky breath and looks up at AGUIRRE.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> I am sorry, there is just… so much to take in.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Yeah? Talk to me about it.</p> <p><em>[Silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Something <em>took</em> my mother when I was very small. I barely remember it.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Oh my god– was it… was it a Rufus?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> I do not know. <em>[Pauses.]</em> I have never known what love feels like. Not since, well…</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> But you have. And it was good, wasn't it? It was good.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> It was good.</p> <p><em>[A pause.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> I am just worried that one of these, one of these <em>nameless skeletons</em> will be my mother.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> That must be hard. It's okay, though. We'll just keep walking. And we'll make sure that if one of them is, you can take her home.</p> <p><em>[SCP-8444-A1 nods. They slowly stand up again and face the castle.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Ready to keep walking?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Yes.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Let's go find Adam.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>[END LOG]</em></strong></p> <hr/></div> <p>At 0752, they reached the bottom of the hill, having successfully avoided detection.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>[BEGIN LOG]</em></strong></p> <p><em>[AGUIRRE and SCP-8444-A1 are stood in front of a large blackened hill. The hill begins at a shallow incline but begins to visibly steepen towards the top. At the top of the hill is a castle, finally visible and unobscured by fog. It is a long, black, triangular building, constructed from an unknown gray material, formed into bricks. On each corner of the castle, there sits a tall black turret, providing a view of the landscape below.]</em></p> <p><em>[AGUIRRE steps onto the hill as SCP-8444-A1 follows behind. Slowly, she begins to climb.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Damn, that's steep.</p> <p><em>[AGUIRRE slowly moves up the hill, followed closely by SCP-8444-A1. AGUIRRE's large backpack visibly hinders her movement as she struggles to find footholds.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Here. <em>[SCP-8444-A1 gestures towards a rock cropping out from the side of the hill.]</em> Put your foot here.</p> <p><em>[The pair continue up the hill, silently. AGUIRRE is audibly panting. At approximately the halfway point, an entity is visible at the top of the hill. It howls, however, it does not appear to notice either SCP-8444-A1 or AGUIRRE.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Quick! Get to the side. Stay quiet.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Okay, okay, I– Whoa!</p> <p><em>[AGUIRRE loses her footing on the rock and tumbles down a few meters, finally catching herself with her hand. After a moment, she stands back up, black dirt covering her face.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Are you okay?</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Yeah, yeah, I'm fine, it's just… <em>[AGUIRRE glances up at SCP-8444-A1, then looks slightly behind it.]</em></p> <p><em>[A small group of red-haired entities has gathered at the top of the hill. They appear to have noticed the pair, and begin growling at them.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Run!</p> <p><em>[SCP-8444-A1 glances behind itself at the group of entities, before running down the hill towards AGUIRRE.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Look! Over there! <em>[SCP-8444-A1 points at a small cave on the side of the hill.]</em></p> <p><em>[The pair begin running towards the cave, carefully attempting to keep their balance as they do so.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Hide!</p> <p><em>[They enter the cave, hiding and pressing their backs to the walls of the cave. The inside of the cave is dark and smooth, and the floor is covered in small puddles. Fluid drips off the ceiling, gathering at stalactites. The ceiling is low and cramped, and AGUIRRE's head barely scrapes the ceiling.]</em></p> <p><em>[AGUIRRE pulls out a small handheld flashlight from her bag and turns it on. It illuminates the walls of the cave, made of a dark, metallic rock. AGUIRRE looks towards SCP-8444-A1. They both nod.]</em></p> <p><em>[The pair walk through the cave, which continues straight for ~25 meters before veering sharply left.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> That looks like it goes towards the castle. Maybe there's an entrance somewhere.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Good idea.</p> <p><em>[AGUIRRE passes by a small metal trapdoor, embedded into the ceiling of the cave. She whistles in satisfaction.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> That looks like it.</p> <p><em>[AGUIRRE places a hand on the trapdoor and tries to open the latch.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Can you open it?</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> I think so, I–</p> <p><em>[A loud clang is audible as the trapdoor suddenly opens, revealing a dark chamber beyond. AGUIRRE steps back in surprise, before shining her flashlight into the hole.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> There's a light at the very end of it. I think that leads to the castle. <em>[Pauses.]</em> Here. You go first.</p> <p><em>[AGUIRRE lifts SCP-8444-A1 by the legs and hoists it up to the hole.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Ooh. Okay. Here we go.</p> <p><em>[SCP-8444-A1 reaches up into the trapdoor chamber and hoists itself up.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> You got it?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Yeah, I–</p> <p><em>[A flash of light engulfs the camera view. SCP-8444-A1 screams and falls to the floor of the cave. A burn is visible on the side of its arm.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Oh my god, are you okay!?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> What happened?</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> You reached up into it, and…</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> It blocked me from going in. Something kept me out. Something…</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> You said the castle has something against Baba, right? Some sort of safety mechanism?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Yes… then it must be… the spell.</p> <p><em>[Silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> There is a spell on the castle preventing Baba from entering without being bound. The Rufus cannot perform magic, but this castle used to be a prison for Baba after the Thousand Rotations War. After the war, the Rufus took the castle for their own. If I am not bound by the Rufus, I cannot enter the castle.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> What?! Then how are we supposed to rescue Adam?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> I only mentioned Baba. Other creatures can go in… unharmed.</p> <p><em>[AGUIRRE begins taking long, slow breaths.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> You can do this, Willow.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> No. No. I can’t go alone, I— I don’t even know where they’re hiding him!</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Do you want to find your friend or not?</p> <p><em>[Silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> You can do this, Willow. I believe in you.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> What if I get taken? What if they see me?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Then you <em>run like hell</em>.</p> <p><em>[AGUIRRE smiles.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Hey, you used it right.</p> <p><em>[A pause.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> What are you gonna do when I’m gone?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> I will stay here. Keep the Rufus away. Find a way out for you.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> You promise?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Promise. Just stay quiet. Put one foot in front of the other.</p> <p><em>[SCP-8444-A1 smiles.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Thank you.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Anything for my best friend.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> You used that right, too.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> You got this. Now go!</p> <p><em>[After a second, AGUIRRE leaps into the trapdoor and begins to climb. She struggles for a moment, before dropping her backpack down the tunnel. SCP-8444-A1 catches it, and she continues to climb.]</em></p> <p><em>[AGUIRRE slowly ascends the chamber, placing her back against the side of the tunnel and her feet on the other side. Gradually, she climbs until she reaches the halfway point between the trapdoor and the supposed entrance to the castle. She stops to take a long, deep breath.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> I passed the enchantment.</p> <p><em>[AGUIRRE continues to climb, until SCP-8444-A1 and the trapdoor are no longer visible.]</em></p> <p><em>[At last, she reaches the top trapdoor. The trapdoor is closed and constructed similarly to the trapdoor below. Water drips from the top onto AGUIRRE. She places the camera through a gap in the door.]</em></p> <p><em>[Visible from the top of the trapdoor is a long, dark hallway. It is completely empty, save for torches lining the walls periodically. The torches emit a dim, blue light. It is completely silent.]</em></p> <p><em>[After a moment, AGUIRRE opens the trapdoor with a loud creak and hoists herself through. She is visibly exhausted, and pauses to take a breath, before quickly closing the trapdoor and looking around.]</em></p> <p><em>[AGUIRRE runs to the side of the hallway, towards a small outcropping of bare rock. She hides behind it, as a large red-haired entity can be seen crawling past on a far hallway. She gasps, then covers her mouth with a hand.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Oh, god.</p> <p><em>[After the creature is no longer visible, she quietly walks past the outcropping to a hallway extending out on her right.]</em></p> <p><em>[There, a number of cells lined with iron bars are visible, but all empty. She gasps again.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> <em>[Whispering, to herself.]</em> Where are you Adam, come on…</p> <p><em>[She begins to silently run down the hallway, towards another set of cells. She inhales quickly in surprise. There, inside the cells are dozens of green humanoid creatures, similar in appearance to SCP-8444-A1 (designated SCP-8444-A2 through A27). They are all visibly exhausted and starving, many too tired to acknowledge her presence. One of them (designated SCP-8444-A4) speaks.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> I– where's Adam?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A4:</strong> <em>[Quietly.]</em> Help, please.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> I don't know if I can–</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A6:</strong> <em>[Weakly.]</em> Please.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Have any of you seen a man? A human man?</p> <p><em>[They shake their heads.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Okay, I– <em>[Pauses.]</em> Can you all run?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A3:</strong> All but one.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Okay, carry them. I'm going to open this door, and then you're all gonna run.</p> <p><em>[She quickly tries to pull open one of the cell doors, but it does not budge. She tries again, and a flash of green sparks flies out from the padlock. AGUIRRE winces in pain as her right arm struggles against the door. One of the creatures inside the cells speaks (designated SCP-8444-A2).]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> <em>[Breathing heavily.]</em> I– I can't…</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A2:</strong> It will not open to your hand. It is magically locked.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> What's the metal made of? <em>[Pauses.]</em> Only one way to find out.</p> <p><em>[AGUIRRE pulls a magnesium flare out from her backpack and points it at the lock. It begins to burn, then glows red-hot.]</em></p> <p><em>[In the distance, footsteps are faintly audible, but getting closer.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A12:</strong> They are close, they are almost here. You must work faster.</p> <p><em>[AGUIRRE points the flare even closer to the metal, and at last, the lock chips off cleanly. The entities in the cell begin to cheer, but quickly grow silent as SCP-8444-A2 gives them a stern look.]</em></p> <p><em>[Gingerly, AGUIRRE pries the door open with her arm. She winces and struggles against it. The footsteps grow louder.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A9:</strong> Please, quicker!</p> <p><em>[AGUIRRE continues trying to pull, but after a few moments, she cannot bear the pain.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> I– I can't…</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A3:</strong> You can do it. Please. We need you.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> I– I can do this. God… it– I can do it.</p> <p><em>[Finally, AGUIRRE tries one last time to open the door. She places her arms on the door and begins to pull. She winces as tears nearly flow from her eyes.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Just… a little further.</p> <p><em>[At last, it opens with a loud bang.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Yeah! Let's go! Quickly, run!</p> <p><em>[In the distance, the source of the footsteps are now visible. A group of three red-haired creatures are seen at the end of the hallway, ~100 meters away. They approach rapidly.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Run!</p> <p><em>[The group of SCP-8444-A1-like entities begins running towards the other end of the hallway, which breaks off into two separate routes. The creatures all turn left.]</em></p> <p><em>[As the creatures approach closer, AGUIRRE, too, begins to run. She looks back at the creatures, throwing the half-burned flare in their direction. They cower.]</em></p> <p><em>[AGUIRRE turns left at the junction and follows the rest of the creatures. There, at the end of the hall, is SCP-8444-A1, holding a large gate open outside.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Baba!</p> <p><em>[All the creatures turn to look at AGUIRRE.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> No– them!</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> WIllow! Where is your friend?</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> I don't know, I–</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Keep searching! Check the western wing!</p> <p><em>[As the rest of the creatures exit the castle, AGUIRRE stops just before the entrance gate, and turns right to begin running in the direction of another hallway.]</em></p> <p><em>[She continues running, still chased by a group of red-haired wolf-like entities.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Throw them off, throw them off…</p> <p><em>[AGUIRRE turns left, then right, then left again through a large maze of hallways. A man's voice is barely audible in the distance.]</em></p> <p><strong>MAN:</strong> I hear… I hear… Willow. Is that you?</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Adam! I'm coming!</p> <p><strong>MAN:</strong> Help, please. Help.</p> <p><em>[AGUIRRE begins running in the direction of the voice, getting louder as she continues. The footsteps and growls of the creatures get quieter as she continues.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Adam! It's you!</p> <p><em>[At the end of a hallway, KLINE is finally visible, held in the mouth of one of the large, wolf-like creatures. It growls, releasing a large amount of spit onto KLINE's body.]</em></p> <p><em>[AGUIRRE pulls out another flare from her backpack and pulls the cap off, grunting in pain as she does so. She aims it at the creature. It winces. As it backs up quickly, its leg catches on the corner of a wall and it trips. Red blood visibly pools from the side of its leg, onto the floor.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Hey! Drop him! Now!</p> <p><em>[The creature backs up slightly, away from AGUIRRE, limping as it does so. It winces in pain again.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Now! Don't hurt him! I mean it!</p> <p><em>[The creature turns and begins to run, limping as its back leg touches the ground. It drips blood onto the floor. AGUIRRE follows quickly behind, as they continue through a maze of corridors. The creature begins to slow down as its injury begins to hinder its ability to run. Finally, the creature runs up a large set of blackened stairs, through another section of hallways, stopping at last at a swinging bridge. It collapses in pain.]</em></p> <p><em>[The bridge is badly damaged, unable to hold the weight of even a single person. It is missing most of its steps, and the ropes on the side are frayed. Behind the bridge stands another turret of the castle. Stars shine brightly from the dark sky, illuminating the scene. The creature turns to look at AGUIRRE.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Oh… oh god. It’s so— it’s so high.</p> <p><em>[AGUIRRE begins to breathe heavily and shudders.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Okay. Just… one foot in front of the other.</p> <p><em>[AGUIRRE takes a deep breath and steadies herself. She walks closer, cornering the creature on the bridge. It growls at AGUIRRE.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Let him go! Please!</p> <p><em>[The creature grunts in response. It bares its teeth at AGUIRRE. She does not step away.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Please, don't hurt him, I– I'll do anything! I can– I can give you your soul back.</p> <p><em>[The creature is silent, then tilts its head slightly.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> I just want my friend back, please!</p> <p><em>[Sounds of wind howling.]</em></p> <p><em>[The creature steps forward slightly. AGUIRRE holds out her right hand. The creature moves closer, and AGUIRRE pets it.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> You have a big heart. I know that. You have a shattered soul, but there's something in there. Baba forgives you. I forgive you.</p> <p><em>[Silence. AGUIRRE rests her hand on the creature's head.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> You must be in so much pain right now. You don't deserve this, do you?</p> <p><em>[The creature looks down towards KLINE.]</em></p> <p><em>[It looks up towards AGUIRRE. AGUIRRE pulls out a roll of gauze from her pocket and begins to patch the creature's leg.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> I can't imagine how much that must hurt. To not be able to feel. To not possess a soul.</p> <p><em>[The creature begins to whimper.]</em></p> <p><em>[Silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> But I love you. I forgive you. You can get your soul back. I know it. It's old magic, but you still can.</p> <p><em>[The creature looks down for a moment, then up at AGUIRRE. It turns its head slowly. Finally, the creature bows its head down, placing KLINE on the ground. He coughs.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Thank you.</p> <p><em>[AGUIRRE walks forward towards the creature, who sits and turns to face the ground.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> You are so kind. You have a big heart.</p> <p><strong>KLINE:</strong> Willow?</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Thank god, Adam. You're alive.</p> <p><em>[KLINE slowly sits up.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Are you okay? Are–</p> <p><em>[Behind them, a group of wolf-like creatures has gathered at the end of the hallway. They try to approach, before suddenly stepping back, looks of confusion and bewilderment on their faces.]</em></p> <p><strong>KLINE:</strong> I'm okay, just–</p> <p><em>[Suddenly, a flash of blue light envelops the camera, as a shooting star arcs through the dark sky. It pauses directly above the castle before it begins to descend onto the wolf-like creature next to KLINE.]</em></p> <p><strong>KLINE:</strong> What is that?</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> I don't know.</p> <p><em>[The wolf-like creature looks upwards at the blue ball of light, now shrunk to only the size of a small soccer ball, no more than 20 cm in diameter.]</em></p> <p><em>[After a moment, the ball of light hovers above the wolf-like creature's body, before entering its chest. AGUIRRE audibly gasps, but the creature only closes its eyes and breathes deeply.]</em></p> <p><em>[Silence.]</em></p> <p><em>[The creature opens its eyes. They are now amber-orange, with a blue tint in the corner. It stands, walks to AGUIRRE, and sits.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> It's– it's you. You have a soul.</p> <p><em>[The group of creatures in the castle begin to growl, slowly prowling towards AGUIRRE. The wolf-like creature next to AGUIRRE growls back, but the three creatures do not stop. AGUIRRE begins to back up. She reaches into her pocket for a flare, but it is empty.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> No— no, stay back!</p> <p><em>[The creatures continue to approach her. She continues to back up. Suddenly, her right foot slips at the edge of the tower, and she trips backwards, onto the swinging bridge. She screams. She catches the edge of the tower with her hands, as the rest of her body dangles off the edge.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Help! Please!</p> <p><em>[KLINE attempts to crawl towards AGUIRRE, but winces in pain. The creatures continue to approach, growling.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Help!</p> <p><em>[Suddenly, AGUIRRE gasps.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Willow! Hold on!</p> <p><em>[SCP-8444-A1 appears on the other side of the tower, climbing the large black rocks forming the wall. It climbs towards AGUIRRE, still dangling on the edge of the wall.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Baba!</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> I’ll hold them off!</p> <p><em>[SCP-8444-A1 pulls out a Foundation-issue flare.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> I took it from your bag! I hope that's–</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> No— yeah! Just save us!</p> <p><em>[SCP-8444-A1 points the flare at the creatures. Before even lighting it, they begin to run away.]</em></p> <p><em>[SCP-8444-A1 climbs up the tower and hoists AGUIRRE up.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Thank you!</p> <p><em>[AGUIRRE climbs back onto the stone tower.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Anything for my best friend.</p> <p><em>[AGUIRRE smiles.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> How far you’ve come.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Come on, Willow. Bring your friend. Let us go home.</p> <p><em>[A pause.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> What about the deal? I still have to help you with the Rufus.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Willow, you have helped more than you could ever dream of. You gave it a soul.</p> <p><em>[SCP-8444-A1 gestures to the wolf-like creature sitting by KLINE.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> It's only one.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> One is more than I thought could ever have a soul. You… you saved it. You have done so much more than I ever expected. Not just for us, but for… for me, too.</p> <p><em>[The wind whistles through the bridge.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> There is a group waiting for you. Let us go.</p> <p><em>[A pause. The wolf-like entity wraps its head in AGUIRRE's arms. AGUIRRE smiles.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> It's time to go home.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>[END LOG]</em></strong></p> <hr/></div> <p>Willow Aguirre and Adam Kline successfully reached the town of Pira on 2027/09/06. On 2027/09/07, the gate to SCP-8444 reopened and the pair were successfully extracted. A log from their extraction is available below.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>[BEGIN LOG]</em></strong></p> <p><em>[The camera activates, showing the exit portal in SCP-8444. AGUIRRE holds the camera, while KLINE is seated on a rock, his right leg in a makeshift cast constructed from clay and sticks. He holds a makeshift crutch in his hand. They are surrounded by a large group of SCP-8444-A1-like creatures, all chattering amongst themselves. SCP-8444-A1 stands next to AGUIRRE. AGUIRRE speaks to it.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Thank you. For helping us.</p> <p><strong>KLINE:</strong> Yeah, thank you. I don't know how to thank you, I–</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> No, no, thank you. Your friend has helped me more than you know. <em>[To AGUIRRE.]</em> Thank you.</p> <p><em>[A pause.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> I guess this is goodbye?</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> I don't know. We may be meeting again sooner than you expect.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Well, until then… It has been a great pleasure meeting you.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> You as well.</p> <p><em>[Silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> I have… one question for you, though.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Yes?</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> How have the Baba never found this portal? Why have you never entered them?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> They have never harmed or helped us. We do not interfere with what does not affect us.</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Huh. Until now, I guess.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> Until now.</p> <p><em>[The portal begins to glow a bright green color. The crowd stops chattering and steps back. AGUIRRE turns to KLINE, and holds out a hand as he stands up. Radio chatter is audible over AGUIRRE's walkie-talkie.]</em></p> <p><strong>COMMAND:</strong> Aguirre, Kline, do you copy?</p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> We do, Command.</p> <p><strong>COMMAND:</strong> Thank god. I mean– yeah. The aperture is steady, diameter three point five. You are free to extract.</p> <p><em>[AGUIRRE turns to SCP-8444-A1 as they and KLINE step towards the portal. SCP-8444-A1 smiles. A howl is audible in the distance from wolf-like entity sitting at the treeline. Its blue eyes sparkle against the camera's lens.]</em></p> <p><strong>AGUIRRE:</strong> Thank you.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8444-A1:</strong> See you soon.</p> <p><em>[They step through the aperture. The image inside SCP-8444 becomes distorted and blurry before it is no longer visible at all. The sound of the crowd fades.]</em></p> <p><em>[Exploration ends.]</em></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>[END LOG]</em></strong></p> <hr/></div> <p>Following the exploration, Aguirre exited with minor injuries, and Kline was treated for minor dehydration and malnutrition, along with a broken leg.</p> <p>In 2028, the SCP-8444 research team, in conjunction with the Department of Interdimensional Relations, established an SCP-8444 forward operating base and established communications and diplomatic relations with the SCP-8444-A population. Dr. Willow Aguirre was selected to be the Foundation's primary contact point for SCP-8444 affairs.</p> <p>Research continues.</p> </div></body></html>
SCP-8445	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <ul class="creditRate"> <li class="rateBox folded"> <div class="rate-box-with-credit-button"> <div class="creditButton foldable-list-container"> <p><a href="javascript:;"></a></p> </div> </div> <div id="u-credit-view"> <div class="fader foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">close</a></div> <div class="modalcontainer"> <div class="modalbox"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2><span>Info</span></h2> </div> <hr/> <div class="close-credits foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">X</a></div> <div class="credit first"> <p>⚠️ <strong>Content Warning:</strong> CW: Implied parental death. Heavily implied Holocaust references.</p> </div> <hr/> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> <div class="content-warning creditRate">⚠️ content warning <span class="content-warning-arrow"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></div> <div class="anom-bar-container item-8445 clear-2 safe none vlam warning {$american}"> <div class="anom-bar"> <div class="top-box"> <div class="top-left-box"><span class="item">Item#:</span> <span class="number">8445</span></div> <div class="top-right-box"> <div class="level">Level2</div> </div> </div> <div class="bottom-box"> <div class="text-part"> <div class="main-class"> <div class="contain-class"> <div class="class-category">Containment Class:</div> <div class="class-text">safe</div> </div> <div class="second-class"> <div class="class-category">Secondary Class:</div> <div class="class-text">none</div> </div> </div> <div class="disrupt-class"> <div class="class-category">Disruption Class:</div> <div class="class-text">vlam</div> </div> <div class="risk-class"> <div class="class-category">Risk Class:</div> <div class="class-text">warning</div> </div> </div> <div class="diamond-part"> <div class="danger-diamond"><a href="/classification-committee-memo">link to memo</a><br/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> All instances of SCP-8445 are to be kept in a standard non-humanoid containment chamber located at Site 09. Due to the info-hazardous properties of all SCP-8445 instances, personnel are not to view the any original versions of them. Full digitization attempts are still ongoing, and currently only a few instances have been successfully digitized. Furthermore digitized instances may be viewed at an individual's own discretion, however personnel are advised to refrain from doing so if prone to uneasiness and/or squeamishness.</p> <p>Attempts are still ongoing to locate any remaining instances of SCP-8445, private film collections, museums, and independent cinemas are to be considered priority search locations. Should it be suspected that at least one civilian viewed an SCP-8445 instance either in its entirety, MTF Nu-19 "Dans La Lune," is to apprehend, and administer Class-A amnestics to any effected individual(s).</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8445 is the current collective designation for six canisters containing standard 8mm film, dated from between 1933 to 1946, however at least four additional unique films are believed to exist. SCP-8445 instances can be viewed on any 8mm projector, and do not require any special care or handling other than that of typical 8mm or similar film reels. SCP-8445 instances differ from non-anomalous film reels in that they are considerably more durable and can sustain damage that would otherwise render standard film partially or completely destroyed.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup></p> <p>Despite the earliest known instance of SCP-8445 having been created at a time when sound in films would not have been considered uncommon, all instances<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup> are without sound, including Foley, music, spoken dialogue, and ambient noise. Furthermore, the cinematography of several SCP-8445 instances appears extremely amateurish, often involving poor use of practical effects, and acting that appears to be stilted, or otherwise unprofessional. This has been attributed to low budgets, however this does often result in the viewer expressing feelings of unease or discomfort, whether these are secondary anomalous effects or merely reactions to the poor production quality is currently unknown.</p> <p>SCP-8445 instances can be viewed in part without causing any anomalous effects, however viewing any instance in full will typically cause the individual(s) who viewed it to develop extreme ideological beliefs based on the instance viewed, this can range from anything from distrust of authority, the desire to commit acts of petty vandalism, the desire to sabotage government property, and even to the desire to commit acts of terrorism. These effects however are temporary and typically subside within one to two weeks, although subsequent viewings of the same instance will prolong the effects and cause current extremist ideological beliefs to intensify.</p> <p>A comprehensive list of all SCP-8445 instances currently in containment can be found below.</p> <hr/> <blockquote> <p><strong>Current Designation:</strong> SCP-8445-1</p> <p><strong>Title:</strong> Als sie in den Krieg Zogen (When They Went to War).</p> <p><strong>Date Produced:</strong> 1933.</p> <p><strong>Duration:</strong> 60 minutes.</p> <p><strong>Plot:</strong> The film follows a young boy in what appears to be Germany or Poland. Throughout the film he is constantly shown either avoiding anything mentioning a current unseen war, or even outright running from soldiers clad in uniforms resembling those used by the German army in WW1. At several points the boy removes a photograph of a man, presumably his father, from his pocket, only to quickly shove it back in. The conclusion of the film involves a series of soldiers with varying degrees of injuries being escorted off a train, the boy is handed a single black flower, the boy proceeds to weep.</p> <p><strong>Anomalous Effect(s):</strong> Severe distrust in the military and a desire to vandalize any public displays in favor of the military.</p> <p><strong>Discovery:</strong> SCP-8445-1 was discovered in a small, privately owned movie theater in Wichita Kansas in 1967, following a protest against the Vietnam war.</p> <p><strong>Notes:</strong> Inside the film canister was a single, faded photograph of a young boy standing next to a man in a WW1 era German uniform, both are standing in front of a train station. Written on the back were the words, "Ludwig Sofer (40), Albrecht Sofer (7), 1916."</p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p><strong>Current Designation:</strong> SCP-8445-2</p> <p><strong>Title:</strong> Die Prinzessin und Das Pony (The Princess and The Pony).</p> <p><strong>Date Produced:</strong> 1936.</p> <p><strong>Duration:</strong> 60 minutes.</p> <p><strong>Plot:</strong> The film follows a young girl and her horse who live together in a harmonious medieval kingdom. The king, an elderly rotund man, is shown to care for his subjects, but he is also shown to be naive and gullible. Food quickly becomes scarce in the kingdom, and the king is shown speaking with a skeletal cloaked wizard in an attempt to solve the famine. The wizard later tricks the king into relinquishing his crown before he causes an army of demonic soldiers to chase the princess away from the kingdom. The princess manages to evade the soldiers, however her horse is killed in the process, and she is mortally wounded. The film's conclusion sees the princess come across an apple tree, where she proceeds to pick the lowest hanging apple, which she eats. The princess is seemingly transformed into an identical horse to the one killed, she then glances back at the kingdom before running as far from it as possible.</p> <p><strong>Anomalous Effect(s):</strong> Severe distrust in political figures promising change, or "new" ideas.</p> <p><strong>Discovery</strong>: SCP-8445-2 was discovered in the storage room of a Los Angeles movie theater in 1968, approximately a week after the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy.</p> <p><strong>Notes:</strong> Inside the film canister was a single photograph of a young man with a young woman, and a single tarnished engagement ring. Written on the back of the photo are the words "Albrecht Sofer, (26) 1935." Notably both the woman's face and name were crudely, but completely scratched out.</p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p><strong>Current Designation:</strong> SCP-8445-3</p> <p><strong>Title:</strong> Der Temple des Ozymandias (The Temple of Ozymandias).</p> <p><strong>Date Produced:</strong> 1936.</p> <p><strong>Duration:</strong> 90 minutes.</p> <p><strong>Plot:</strong> Much more abstract, and surreal than previous films, the plot seems to follow an Egyptian pharaoh who builds several grand temples of himself out of the remains of subjects who refuse to praise him adequately. Much of the film's run time is devoted to the pharaoh surveying his temples, the construction of them, and engaging in various debaucherous acts. The film's climax involves the remains in the temples spontaneously reanimating before dragging the pharaoh into the awaiting jaws of a lion while the temples collapse around him.</p> <p><strong>Anomalous Effect(s):</strong> The near uncontrollable desire to vandalize or sabotage government property perceived as excessive or vain.</p> <p><strong>Discovery:</strong> SCP-8445-3 was discovered in 1938 in Lakehurst Maxfield Field, New Jersey. Notably the film canister was half buried in the dirt, and was heavily charred.</p> <p><strong>Notes:</strong> Despite the damage sustained by the canister, the film remained otherwise intact. However any remaining items in the canister were burned beyond all recognition. All that could be recovered was a single burnt postcard depicting the Alps, the initials A.S could be found on the back, although it remains unclear if these belonged to the sender or the recipient.</p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p><strong>Current Designation:</strong> SCP-8445-4</p> <p><strong>Title:</strong> Das Restaurant Der Narren (The Fools' Restaurant).</p> <p><strong>Date Produced:</strong> Unknown, likely 1938.</p> <p><strong>Duration:</strong> 90 minutes.</p> <p><strong>Plot:</strong> A man identified only as Puig arrives by train to an unknown city populated entirely by clowns. Puig is shown to be disturbed, and irritated by the clowns who seem to stalk him throughout the city. Eventually, he reaches a hotel where he attempts to rest for the night, a dream sequence shows him that the city was originally populated by regular people, then eventually people and clowns, then finally only clowns. Puig awakes from his nightmare extremely shaken and visibly distressed, in an attempt to calm himself he goes for a walk throughout the now pitch black city. He eventually reaches a restaurant that is still open, inside he is sat a table by clown waitstaff and is given a large plate of meat and vegetables. Although initially suspicious, he eventually consumes the meal and becomes visibly euphoric as a result. Puig ventures into the kitchen where he asks the chef where the meal came from, the chef, a portly clown dressed entirely in brown, points to a corpse on one of the counters. The corpse is naked and is missing a large portion of flesh from its body. Puig is at first distraught, before he begins to smile, and eventually laugh hysterically. The film concludes with a second man arriving in the city, and a clown resembling Puig watching him from the distance.</p> <p><strong>Anomalous Effect(s):</strong> Extreme distrust in popular political ideas, as well as compulsion to regard both those who follow the ideas, and the ideas themselves, as foolish and disturbing.</p> <p><strong>Discovery:</strong> SCP-8445-4 was first discovered in the basement of an Austrian library in 1984. Notably it had been placed in a box labeled as "The films of Albrecht Sofer." SCP-8445-4 was the only instance recovered.</p> <p><strong>Notes:</strong> The film canister contained a photograph of two unknown individuals standing in front of a book store. One of the individuals had been defaced to resemble a clown. Writing on the back of the photograph read, "Albrecht and Töricht. What a fool you've become old friend."</p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p><strong>Current Designation:</strong> SCP-8445-5</p> <p><strong>Title:</strong> Unser Zerstörtes Königreich (Our Destroyed Kingdom).</p> <p><strong>Date Produced:</strong> Unknown, likely late 1940 or early 1941.</p> <p><strong>Duration:</strong> 30 minutes.</p> <p><strong>Plot:</strong> Seemingly a continuation of SCP-8445-2, an unnamed man lives in a kingdom populated entirely by peasants and towering knights in dark armor. The knights subjugate the peasants and frequently beat, or even kill them at the slightest provocation. The man seeing the state of the kingdom, shoves a letter, presumably written by the man's family, into his pocket before setting off on foot for the neighboring kingdom. The man manages to reach the kingdom where he is welcomed with open arms. He lives in relative peace for a period of several days before the knights arrive at the kingdom and begin to subjugate the population. The man is savagely beaten and the film abruptly ends with a shot of the man's letter being splattered with blood.</p> <p><strong>Anomalous Effect(s):</strong> Extreme aversion to mob mentality, and the desire to harm or otherwise hinder those that the subject perceives as falling victim to highly popular political ideas.</p> <p><strong>Discovery:</strong> SCP-8445-5 was discovered in 1994 in a private film collection in Warsaw, Poland.</p> <p><strong>Notes:</strong> The production value of SCP-8445-5 was much lower compared to previous instances, both actors and set design seemed to be very unprofessional, and at times characters or settings would be represented by clay models positioned in forced-perspective shots. Additionally, the film canister contained several folded papers, and a heavily weathered and yellowed armband with three non-parallel lines on its center. The papers appeared to be travel applications to the United States, Switzerland, England, and Poland. All but the one for Poland were marked as rejected.</p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p><strong>Current Designation:</strong> SCP-8445-6</p> <p><strong>Title:</strong> Der Sieg Deutschlands (The Victory of Germany).</p> <p><strong>Date Produced:</strong> 1943.</p> <p><strong>Duration:</strong> 45 minutes.</p> <p><strong>Plot:</strong> SCP-8445-6 does not follow a traditional plot structure and instead focuses on 40s era German ideals. Throughout the film soldiers are seen marching through the streets in what appears to be Berlin, or Vienna. The film cuts several times to show German scientists working on technological or chemical inventions, while both diligently and efficiently going about their work. Near the end of the film a young girl and a young boy are chased by caricatures of American, British, and Russian soldiers before narrowly escaping into the Reichstag building from which several German soldiers emerge. The caricatures upon seeing them either flee or surrender instantly, the soldiers then beckon the children outside and reassure them while the film cuts to black. The film then displays several messages that promise both the defeat of the Allied Nations, and the immortality of the German people.</p> <p><strong>Anomalous Effect(s):</strong> Extreme if not complete belief and allegiance towards both fascism and fascist ideals.</p> <p><strong>Discovery:</strong> SCP-8445-6 was first discovered during a raid on a GRU Division-P facility in 1983. It is believed that the personnel present were attempting to transfer onto VHS tape while modifying it's anomalous effects to make communism and Soviet ideology more palatable to citizens in the Soviet Union.</p> <p><strong>Notes:</strong> SCP-8445-6's canister contained a single photograph, depicting a disheveled man dressed in ragged clothing awkwardly shaking hands with a clean cut man dressed in a black leather overcoat. Notably the disheveled man seems to be leaning on one of his legs more than the other, and he is not making eye contact with the man opposite him. Written on the back of the photograph were the words, "Albrecht Sofer, and Herr Schlosser. May our work together bring a stronger future."</p> </blockquote> <hr/> <p><strong>Addendum:</strong> In 2010 one final instance of SCP-8445 was discovered in the basement of a museum in Warsaw, Poland. Initially believed to have originated from a different filmmaker due to the different plot structure, lack of anomalous effects, and overall cinematography, it was later strongly suspected to have been created by the same filmmaker as the previous instances. Despite not possessing any clear anomalous effects it has been designated as SCP-8445-7. Its description can be found below.</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Current Designation:</strong> SCP-8445-7</p> <p><strong>Title:</strong> Koniec Koszmaru (The End of the Nightmare).</p> <p><strong>Date Produced:</strong> 1954.</p> <p><strong>Duration:</strong> 60 minutes.</p> <p><strong>Plot:</strong> A young boy is shown lying in his bed before suddenly awakening in a near panic, presumably from a nightmare. A man, heavily implied to be the boy's father, rushes into his room, and quickly reassures his son before reading him a bedtime story. The following morning, the boy and father go about their usual routine including visiting the post office, the grocer, and buying a bouquet of flowers to surprise the boy's mother, who remains unseen throughout the film. The film's conclusion involves the father presenting a birthday cake to the boy and reassures him that although things can seem uncertain, one must hold out hope that the future is bright.</p> <p><strong>Anomalous Effect(s):</strong> N/A.</p> <p><strong>Discovery:</strong> SCP-8445-7 was first discovered in the basement of a museum in Warsaw, Poland. The film had been carefully wrapped in a protective sheet, and placed in a vault with other artifacts. It had been labeled as, "The last known film of Albrecht Sofer."</p> <p><strong>Notes:</strong> The film's canister contained a single photograph of a man dressed in casual attire slightly leaning on a cane, next to him is a young boy holding a broken antique film camera, both appear to be standing in front of a beach or lake. Written on the back of the photo were the words, "Albrecht Sofer (45), Ludwig Sofer (7), 1954. All is well."</p> </blockquote> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. This includes but is not limited to: Fire. Water. Smoke. Radiation.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-2"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-2')">2</a>. excluding SCP-8445-6</div> </div> </div></body></html>
SCP-8447	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div class="preview"> <p>"On 2025-1-1T00:15:23, a human body impacted the ground at the center of Times Square, New York City at an estimated 59 m/s."</p> </div> <p><strong>Item #:</strong> SCP-8447</p> <p><strong>Object Class:</strong> Keter</p> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> As full containment of SCP-8447 would be prohibitively expensive, a cover story has been developed to explain the presence of the object, suggesting that its presence is the result of a local gang throwing SCP-8447-1 off the roof of a nearby building. The full cover story may be found in Supplemental Document 8447-A.</p> <p><strong>Description (Last Modified 2025-1-1T09:13:58):</strong> On 2025-1-1T00:15:23<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup>, a human body impacted the ground at the center of Times Square, New York City at an estimated 59 m/s. Analysis of satellite footage has shown that the object abruptly manifested in the upper atmosphere approximately 15 minutes prior at 00:00:00 UTC via unknown means.</p> <p>The Foundation was alerted to the presence of the body (designated SCP-8447-1) within seconds of it hitting the ground and was able to recover it via a fake ambulance. SCP-8447-1 was found to be the corpse of a Sub-Saharan African man, age estimated somewhere between 40 to 50. Further examination is pending.</p> <p>Due to the risk of further anomalous activity in the area, O5-3 instated an emergency order to close off Times Square until 03:00:00.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8447 Log of Updates:</strong><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="date-header"> <p>2 Jan 2025</p> </div> <div class="update"> <p><strong>Update (02:16:33)</strong></p> <p>At 00:13:56, an additional object impacted the ground in the center of Times Square, New York City. Object was found to be the corpse of a Sub-Saharan African woman, age estimated between 30-40, and was subsequently designated SCP-8447-2. Times Square has been closed off indefinitely due to the risk of reoccurring anomalous activity, under the guise of a homicide investigation.</p> </div> <div class="update"> <p><strong>Update (17:56:12)</strong></p> <p>The SCP Foundation Forensics department submitted a report detailing their findings on the condition of SCP-8447-1. Contrary to expectations, the object was found not to have expired due to blunt force trauma. Rather, the object was found to have expired due to hypovolemic shock<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup>. Object also showed signs of severe infection which is believed to have caused this hypovolemic shock. Further investigation into cause of death is ongoing.</p> </div> <div class="date-header"> <p>3 Jan 2025</p> </div> <div class="update"> <p><strong>Update (01:00:04)</strong></p> <p>At 00:09:35, a third corpse impacted the ground in the center of Times Square, New York City. Object was found to be the corpse of a Sub-Saharan African female child, age 8. Object designated SCP-8447-3.</p> <p>Despite Foundation-led attempts to hide subsequent SCP-8447 manifestations from the public, photographs of SCP-8447-3 falling to the ground were found online. Images were deleted and amnestics were applied to affected persons.</p> </div> <div class="update"> <p><strong>Update (14:24:36)</strong></p> <p>Foundation operatives within the Ugandan government have confirmed that a man matching the description of SCP-8447-1 inexplicably disappeared from an Ebola ward on 2024-12-29T05:34:20. All personnel who came into contact with SCP-8447-1 are to be quarantined and screened for Ebola infection. All known potentially affected civilians<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-3" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-3')">3</a></sup> are to be encouraged to do likewise.</p> </div> <div class="date-header"> <p>4 Jan 2025</p> </div> <div class="update"> <p><strong>Update (00:15:23)</strong></p> <p>An additional corpse impacted the ground in the center of Times Square, New York City. More information may be found in Supplemental Document 8447-B.</p> </div> <div class="update"> <p><strong>Update (01:25:30)</strong></p> <p>A missing person matching the description of SCP-8447-2 has been identified from an Ebola ward in Uganda.</p> </div> <div class="update"> <p><strong>Update (03:47:28)</strong></p> <p>A missing person matching the description of SCP-8447-3 has been identified from an Ebola ward in Uganda.</p> </div> <div class="date-header"> <p>5 Jan 2025</p> </div> <div class="update"> <p><strong>Update (00:09:15)</strong></p> <p>An additional corpse impacted the ground in the center of Times Square, New York City.</p> </div> <div class="mail"> <p><strong>Update (06:01:00):</strong> The O5 Council received the following email:</p> <blockquote> <p>To the Office of the O5 Council,</p> <p>To preface, I'd like to acknowledge that I know these are difficult times for you. I don't know how the hell anyone other than your people could manage to hide the fact that there are <em>dead bodies falling onto Times Square</em> every day at the stroke of midnight. I'll be the first to acknowledge that it's beyond fucking ridiculous. I wholeheartedly commend your efforts in dealing with this problem.</p> <p>All of that said, your current "containment" methods are untenable. I'm opening three new properties adjacent to Times Square. As a grand opening ceremony, I am sponsoring a concert set to take place there on the 10th. If you can't have this resolved by then, those properties aren't going to be profitable, and I won't be able to hire workers. This amounts to <em>hundreds</em> of high-paying jobs for hard-working NYC folks down the drain. And all the lost profit has to come from <em>somewhere</em>. I would really it rather not come from my donations to your Foundation.</p> <p>Thank you,<br/> M.K. Darke<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-4" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-4')">4</a></sup></p> </blockquote> </div> <div class="revision"> <p><strong>A revision to the document "SCP-8447" was made at 07:26:33</strong></p> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> Three Foundation MC300S-5<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-5" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-5')">5</a></sup> quadcopter drones are to be fitted with a net and raised to between 2-3km above Times Square every day at 23:50:00 UTC. They are to remain until an instance of SCP-8447 manifests. Using the net, they are to catch the instance and deliver it to the nearest Foundation site for processing. To help the drones blend in, there is to be a drone-based light show at midnight each night above Times Square.</p> <p>Times Square, New York City and the area surrounding it is to be open to the public as frequently as possible.</p> <p>Foundation operatives are to monitor Ebola wards in Uganda to ascertain the underlying cause of SCP-8447. Staff in such wards are to be interrogated for signs of anomalous activity.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8447 is a phenomenon in which a corpse manifests several kilometers above Times Square, New York City every day at 00:00:00 UTC. Cause of death in all cases has been due to the Ebola virus. All cases thus far appear to have originated from Uganda.</p> </div> <div class="mail"> <p><strong>Update (07:45:57):</strong></p> <blockquote> <p>Dear M.K. Darke,</p> <p>Thank you for your suggestion. As of five minutes ago, we have reopened Times Square to the public. We believe that our light show will also increase turnout to your event on the 10th.</p> <p>Sincerely,<br/> O5-3<br/> Secure. Contain. Protect.</p> </blockquote> </div> <div class="date-header"> <p>6 Jan 2025</p> </div> <div class="update"> <p><strong>Update (00:09:02):</strong></p> <p>An instance of SCP-8447 is released, and is successfully captured by drones moving at 46 m/s. Drones successfully return SCP-8447 instance to Site-276.</p> </div> <div class="date-header"> <p>7 Jan 2025</p> </div> <div class="update"> <p><strong>Update (00:08:35):</strong></p> <p>An instance of SCP-8447 is released, and is successfully captured by drones moving at 51 m/s. Drones successfully return SCP-8447 instance to Site-276.</p> </div> <div class="date-header"> <p>8 Jan 2025</p> </div> <div class="update"> <p><strong>Update (00:05:20):</strong></p> <p>An instance of SCP-8447 is released, and is successfully captured by drones moving at 78 m/s. Drones successfully return SCP-8447 instance to Site-276.</p> </div> <div class="date-header"> <p>9 Jan 2025</p> </div> <div class="update"> <p><strong>Update (00:03:34):</strong></p> <p>An instance of SCP-8447 is released, and is successfully captured by drones moving at 124 m/s. Drones successfully return SCP-8447 instance to Site-276.</p> </div> <div class="date-header"> <p>10 Jan 2025</p> </div> <div class="update"> <p><strong>Update (00:01:56):</strong></p> <p>An instance of SCP-8447 is released. Instance is traveling at 257 m/s and destroys net upon impact. Onboard camera footage shows all three drones losing control upon impact and becoming tangled with the net.</p> <p>[00:02:23]: SCP-8447 instance impacts stage in Times Square causing it to immediately collapse. Shrapnel severely injures the band's drummer. Loud noise causes the crowd to immediately begin to disperse. Spray of infected bodily fluids, tissues, and bone fragments from SCP-8447 instance cover concertgoers in an approximately 20 meter radius. Later, seven minor injuries from concertgoers are reported due to aforementioned bone fragments. Estimated damage later totaled to $2.3 million.</p> <p>[00:02:30]: First drone impacts Times Square, instantly crushing and killing a pedestrian. Second drone impacts and disables a large screen displaying an advertisement. Third drone impacts a window, causing no injuries. Estimated damage later totaled to $6.5 million.</p> </div> <div class="mail"> <p><strong>Update (03:15:40):</strong></p> <blockquote> <p>To the Office of the O5 Council,</p> <p>Needless to say, I am rescinding all future donations to the SCP Foundation effective immediately. I strongly suggest that you take more drastic measures to address "8447" as you call it. If you do not, many of my associates will be likely to follow.</p> <p>Good luck (you'll need it!),<br/> M.K. Darke</p> </blockquote> </div> <div class="update"> <p><strong>Update: (05:59:32):</strong> Excerpt from meeting between O5-3 and SCP-8447 project lead Dr. Cassandra.</p> <blockquote> <p>O5-3: Thank you for joining me today. What was it that you wanted to discuss?</p> <p>Dr. Cassandra: This is about 8447, Sir. I believe we need to make drastic changes to our protocol.</p> <p>O5-3: How so?</p> <p>Dr. Cassandra: We should've closed Times Square instead of acquiescing to Darke's threats. The other donors know how much leverage they have now.</p> <p>O5-3: Darke funds the entirety of Site-276 and that only accounts for half of her annual donations. The Foundation needs that money.</p> <p>Dr. Cassandra: Sir, if we listen to Darke, the federal government will find out, and they'll pull their funding as well.</p> <p>O5-3: Money from the federal government is slowly drying up. Everything's getting privatized these days.</p> <p>Dr. Cassandra: They still have <em>regulatory</em> power over —</p> <p>O5-3: As far as they know, this is a terrorist attack. If need be, we can erase their memories. I recall I only appointed you a few months ago, so I don't fault you for not being familiar with the options we have at our disposal.</p> <p>Dr. Cassandra: I'm aware of amnestics, Sir. I just don't think that using amnestics to craft a narrative is sustainable here — our stock is down 4% already. Most of that's from 8447.</p> <p>O5-3: Does a few percent matter?</p> <p>Dr. Cassandra: The enormous cost of those amnestics aside, this will only be sustainable if we can contain the anomaly.</p> <p>O5-3: If we assumed that we could not contain anomalies, the Foundation would have never existed.</p> <p>Dr. Cassandra: But at this rate, Sir, we'll be out of amnestics by the end of the year. We <em>can't</em> contain this without shutting down Times Square.</p> <p><em>[O5-3 inhales sharply and rubs his temples.]</em></p> <p>O5-3: We cannot simply sit here and let a mysterious force continue to drop Ebola-ridden corpses into one of the most famous places on the planet. If we allow this anomaly take Times Square hostage, that tells it that it can do far more damage. What if it starts dropping corpses on the Eiffel Tower? What if it tosses one into a live television broadcast? What if it throws a corpse into a major food manufacturing plant? We bend to anomalies' demands as little as possible for a reason: We give them an inch and they realize they can demand a mile. We solve this by never giving them that opportunity in the first place — all negotiations are on our terms. The only reason why our organization has been able to survive for so long is because we have never forgotten this fundamental principle. We must not forget now.</p> <p>Dr. Cassandra: But what about the threat to human life? I'd rather we not be responsible for an Ebola outbreak. I'm sending an order to close Times Square for the immediate future.</p> <p>O5-3: I will — with great reluctance — authorize this request. Reopen it <em>as soon as possible</em>.</p> </blockquote> </div> <div class="revision"> <p><strong>A revision to the document "SCP-8447" was made at 09:36:51</strong></p> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> Foundation agents stationed in Ebola wards are to implant tracking devices into all persons suspected to be infected with the Ebola virus. Access to persons infected with Ebola is to be strictly monitored.</p> <p>Until a method of reliably and covertly catching SCP-8447 instances moving at up to 300 m/s can be devised, Times Square is to be closed and SCP-8447 is to be explained via a cover story. In this cover story, SCP-8447 instances are members of a suicide cult who ritually commit suicide by jumping off buildings close to midnight.</p> <p>The Ethics Committee is currently deliberating on whether to authorize Operation "Immunize Uganda" if alternative containment procedures fail.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8447 is a phenomenon in which a corpse manifests several kilometers above Times Square, New York City every day at 00:00:00 UTC. Cause of death in all cases has been due to the Ebola virus. All cases thus far appear to have originated from Uganda.</p> <p>Based on the projected number of corpses with Ebola from the current outbreak, SCP-8447 incidents are projected to occur at least an additional 15700 times.</p> </div> <div class="revision"> <p><strong>A revision to the document "SCP-8447" was made at 13:11:15</strong></p> <p><strong>Experimental Special Containment Procedures:</strong> Five sets of three Foundation-made MC300S-5 quadcopter drones are to hover above the center of Times Square. Each set is to use a net to capture falling SCP-8447 instances. Furthermore, a tarp is to be placed between the buildings adjacent to Times Square in case the drones fail.</p> </div> <div class="date-header"> <p>11 Jan 2025</p> </div> <div class="update"> <p><strong>Update (00:01:24):</strong></p> <p>An SCP-8447 instance has fallen into Times Square moving at 436 m/s. Resulting sonic boom nearly provoked US Military response which had to be averted by O5-3. All sets of Foundation drones were destroyed, and shrapnel from the impact destroyed the tarp above Times Square. Despite these incidents, "suicide cult" cover story has held.</p> <p><em>Seems like trying to block its path won't work.</em><br/> <em>- Dr. Cassandra</em></p> </div> <div class="update"> <p><strong>Update (16:23:30):</strong></p> <p>Three Ebola infections within the US have been traced back to SCP-8447.</p> </div> <div class="revision"> <p><strong>A revision to the document "SCP-8447" was made at 13:11:15</strong></p> <p><strong>Experimental Special Containment Procedures:</strong> An automated turret with advanced noise suppression features is to be placed on top of the One World Trade Center. It is to fire at any airborne object falling in the vicinity of Times Square, with the intent of reducing SCP-8447 instances to fine particles which will be dispersed by the wind.</p> </div> <div class="date-header"> <p>12 Jan 2025</p> </div> <div class="update"> <p><strong>Update (00:01:30):</strong></p> <p>An SCP-8447 instance has fallen toward Times Square at 573 m/s. Automated turret destroyed the object 3.6km above ground level. However, residue from the blast was not sufficiently dispersed and began falling in visible pieces on adjacent populated streets. Disruption to normalcy deemed untenable.</p> <p><em>It seems like the more we try to stop it, the faster the corpses fall. I really don't think this is the right way of going about this. I'm officially deferring to "Immunize Uganda".</em><br/> <em>- Dr. Cassandra</em></p> <p>Tracking device was later found within this SCP-8447 instance, corroborating the hypothesis that SCP-8447 instances are subjects infected with the Ebola virus from the current universe. Tracking device reported that subject disappeared 1d23h54m12s prior to manifestation above Times Square. Information on the location of SCP-8447 in the interim is inconclusive.</p> </div> <div class="mail"> <p><strong>Update (09:01:23):</strong></p> <blockquote> <p>To the Office of the O5 Council,</p> <p>The Ethics Committee has decided that due to the failure of previous containment procedures, we have authorized you to continue with Operation "Immunize Uganda".</p> <p>- SCP Foundation Ethics Committee<br/> Secure. Contain. Protect</p> </blockquote> </div> <div class="revision"> <p><strong>A revision to the document "SCP-8447" was made at 18:03:34</strong></p> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> Foundation staff are to continue to use "Suicide Cult" cover story for SCP-8447 manifestations.</p> <p>Due to a lack of Foundation presence within the country, groups with friendly ties to Foundation fronts within Uganda are to enact Operation "Immunize Uganda". Operation "Immunize Uganda" has one central directive: The Ebola virus is to be eradicated in humans.</p> </div> <div class="update"> <p><strong>Update (15:33:59):</strong></p> <p>A total of twelve Ebola infections within the US have been traced back to SCP-8447. One patient is in critical condition.</p> </div> <div class="date-header"> <p>13 Jan 2025</p> </div> <div class="update"> <p><strong>Update (00:08:52):</strong></p> <p>An SCP-8447 instance has fallen into Times Square and has been retrieved by Foundation operatives. Cover story has held with minor discrepancies.</p> <p>Bribes and/or amnestics have been applied to particularly dangerous individuals with large platforms espousing SCP-8447-related conspiracy theories<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-6" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-6')">6</a></sup>. Amnestic stockpile estimated at 94% of Start-of-2025 levels.</p> </div> <div class="update"> <p><strong>Update (06:19:44):</strong></p> <p>Twenty-six Ebola infections within the US have been traced back to SCP-8447. One victim has died due to complications from the disease. At this time, five are in critical condition.</p> </div> <div class="update"> <p><strong>Update (08:45:29):</strong></p> <p>Ebola victim in critical condition in a US hospital has unexpectedly disappeared despite 24/7 Foundation surveillance.</p> </div> <div class="date-header"> <p>14 Jan 2025</p> </div> <div class="update"> <p><strong>Update (00:09:35):</strong></p> <p>An SCP-8447 instance has fallen into Times Square and has been retrieved by Foundation operatives.</p> <p>Subject was noted to be the first American victim of SCP-8447. Subject was a 15-year-old Caucasian girl and was in healthy condition five days ago. Despite Foundation efforts to hide the identity of the victim, she was spotted and identified by civilians within seconds after impact. Full amnesticization deemed too costly.</p> <p>This SCP-8447 incident has provoked widespread outrage within the US. Cover story is beginning to receive widespread skepticism. Amnestic stockpile estimated at 92% of Start-of-2025 levels.</p> </div> <div class="mail"> <p><strong>Update (01:14:30):</strong></p> <blockquote> <p>To the Office of the O5 Council,</p> <p>This latest "SCP-8447" incident is unacceptable. That girl's death is on your hands. While I understand that your organization's precepts run counter to this, I <em>demand</em> that you somehow stop the remaining Ebola infections in this country. I don't care how you do it. I don't even care if you use one of the "anomalies" in your custody. Just know that if this continues, I will bring the full force of the DOJ upon you.</p> <p>J. Edgar Hoover,<br/> Director, FBI Unusual Incidents Unit</p> </blockquote> </div> <div class="update"> <p><strong>Update (08:00:00):</strong></p> <p>According to reports from groups in Uganda, an estimated 1296 potential future SCP-8447 instances have been neutralized within the nation.</p> <p>Foundation-sponsored groups within Uganda have requested additional firearms and ammunition, citing a need for self-defense in the hostile climate. The Ethics Committee has granted this request.</p> </div> <div class="update"> <p><strong>Update (17:05:34):</strong></p> <p>Excerpt from a meeting between Dr. Cassandra, O5-3, O5-1, and O5-13.</p> <blockquote> <p>Dr. Cassandra: I propose that we authorize use of other anomalies to aid in containment of SCP-8447.</p> <p>O5-3: This is nothing new. We have killed Americans before. Until we exhaust every other option, I am voting against this proposal.</p> <p>Dr. Cassandra: But have their deaths ever been publicized <em>this much</em>? Amnestic stockpiles will dip below the 80s tomorrow at this rate. Conspiracy theorists have been parading that poor girl's corpse around nonstop. And I know that the UIU is hardly relevant these days, but even <em>they</em> have enough fingers beyond the veil to know how to shut us down if we try to silence the DOJ.</p> <p>O5-3: What are the specifics of your proposal?</p> <p>Dr. Cassandra: That we cure and eradicate Ebola using anomalies, Sir.</p> <p>O5-1: You're aware that this sets an incredibly dangerous precedent.</p> <p>O5-13: Agreed. I wouldn't be opposed to this, but we should make it <em>abundantly clear</em> that accepting this proposal <em>should not</em> affect any other Foundation doctrine. This is an isolated incident. This is not precedent. I don't want site directors running around thinking they can cut costs by messing with forces beyond their control just because we let a senior researcher do it once.</p> <p>O5-3: Not to mention we're <em>already</em> eradicating Ebola.</p> <p>Dr. Cassandra: I'm well aware, and I fully concur. We aren't supposed to use anomalies to contain other anomalies. But for those of you who remain unconvinced, I <em>really</em> don't think we have a choice here anymore. The more we wait for our options to exhaust themselves, the more people will die.</p> <p>O5-3: The choice to resort to anomalous means demonstrates a lack of creativity. Moreover, preventing mundane deaths is normally <em>far</em> out of scope for our organization. Do not forget this.</p> <p>Dr. Cassandra: What's the fundamental difference between a mundane death and an anomalous death? The outcome is the same. <em>Somebody dies</em>.</p> <p>O5-3: Preventing mundane deaths is the purview of other organizations. We are not equipped for it. Just as one would not enlist the US Military to perform a Shakespeare play, one should not enlist the SCP Foundation to —</p> <p>O5-1: While I understand that both of you have not yet reached a conclusion, we are running low on time. I propose that we vote on the matter of eradicating Ebola and continue this line of discussion later.</p> <p>Dr. Cassandra: Okay, I'll drop the subject. My apologies.</p> <p>O5-1: Commencing vote.</p> </blockquote> </div> <div class="update"> <p><strong>Update (17:20:37):</strong></p> <p>A vote by the O5 Council to cure and eradicate the 2025 variant of the Ebola virus via anomalous means has passed 7-6.</p> </div> <div class="update"> <p><strong>Update (21:45:03):</strong></p> <p>An estimated 2415 potential future SCP-8447 instances have been neutralized within Uganda.</p> </div> <div class="date-header"> <p>15 Jan 2025</p> </div> <div class="update"> <p><strong>Update (00:08:30):</strong></p> <p>An SCP-8447 instance has fallen into Times Square and has been retrieved by Foundation operatives.</p> </div> <div class="mail red"> <p><strong>CRITICAL WARNING (04:12:10):</strong></p> <p>SCP Foundation amnestic stockpile has fallen below 75%. Several cases of unauthorized access have been logged from SCP-8447 project lead Dr. Cassandra.</p> <blockquote> <p>O5-3: Given the previous rate of decline, this is unprecedented. We should have dipped below 75% in early March.</p> <p>Dr. Cassandra: We've exhausted all of our newer stock — the amnestics we're using now are old. They've chemically degraded and thus aren't as effective. We've never had to use stock this old which is why we haven't seen this problem before.</p> <p>O5-3: Explain the unauthorized access.</p> <p>Dr. Cassandra: Even with my Level 5 clearance, I can't requisition it fast enough through approved channels. I had to circumvent them.</p> <p>O5-3: Fair enough. I will disable future warnings about the amnestic stockpile coming from you.</p> </blockquote> </div> <div class="date-header"> <p>16 Jan 2025</p> </div> <div class="update"> <p><strong>Update (00:07:59):</strong></p> <p>An SCP-8447 instance has fallen into Times Square and has been retrieved by Foundation operatives. While this instance had clear signs of late-stage Ebola infection, its cause of death is believed to be due to gunfire. Recovered bullets match a model of gun known only to be used by the Foundation and its allies. The significance of this is currently unknown.</p> </div> <div class="update"> <p><strong>Update (14:10:50):</strong></p> <p>SCP-8447-D is an experimental Foundation-made drug composed of the following anomalous components:</p> <ul> <li>[REDACTED]</li> <li>A much weaker derivative of SCP-500<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-7" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-7')">7</a></sup> capable of being manufactured via the [REDACTED] process.</li> <li>[REDACTED]</li> <li>[COGNITOHAZARD EXPUNGED]</li> </ul> <p>SCP-8447-D has been shown in laboratory models to cure Ebola virus infection within 18 hours 93% of the time. It is also believed to inhibit spread of the virus and can thus be taken prior to infection, similar to a vaccine. Side effects include:</p> <ul> <li>In 6% of cases, subject grew several non-cancerous tumors. These were later removed via surgery.</li> <li>In 2.5% of cases, subject spontaneously burst into flames.</li> </ul> <p>Despite these side effects, the Ethics Committee has approved SCP-8447-D for use on Ebola patients within the US.</p> </div> <div class="update"> <p><strong>Update (23:10:45):</strong></p> <p>All Ebola patients within the US have been injected with SCP-8447-D. Results of SCP-8447-D injection are pending.</p> </div> <div class="date-header"> <p>17 Jan 2025</p> </div> <div class="update"> <p><strong>Update (00:07:13):</strong></p> <p>An SCP-8447 instance has fallen into Times Square and has been retrieved by Foundation operatives.</p> </div> <div class="update"> <p><strong>Update (10:43:58):</strong></p> <p>Half of all patients treated with SCP-8447-D are symptom-free.</p> </div> <div class="update"> <p><strong>Update (18:30:17):</strong></p> <p>An estimated 2814 potential future SCP-8447 instances have been neutralized within Uganda. Riots within the country are disrupting efforts by Foundation-sponsored groups to carry out Operation "Immunize Uganda". Given the sudden reduction of new Ebola cases by 18%<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-8" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-8')">8</a></sup>, the reason for this negative reaction is unknown. Leading theories include anti-vaccination propaganda and distrust of Foundation-sponsored groups.</p> </div> <div class="update"> <p><strong>Update (21:21:42):</strong></p> <p>All surviving SCP-8447-D patients are symptom-free. The Ebola virus is believed to have been eradicated from the United States. Disinformation was disseminated branding the one fire caused by SCP-8447-D as a non-anomalous incident caused by a leaky oxygen canister.</p> </div> <div class="date-header"> <p>18 Jan 2025</p> </div> <div class="update"> <p><strong>Update (00:07:45):</strong></p> <p>An SCP-8447 instance has fallen into Times Square and has been retrieved by Foundation operatives.</p> </div> <div class="update"> <p><strong>Update (18:30:17):</strong></p> <p>An estimated 3145 potential future SCP-8447 instances have been neutralized within Uganda. Riots within the country are disrupting efforts by Foundation-sponsored groups to carry out Operation "Immunize Uganda".</p> <p>A request to use SCP-8447-D in place of Operation "Immunize Uganda" has been denied due to the higher cost of producing SCP-8447-D compared to Operation "Immunize Uganda".</p> </div> <div class="date-header"> <p>19 Jan 2025</p> </div> <div class="update"> <p><strong>Update (00:07:45):</strong></p> <p>An SCP-8447 instance has fallen into Times Square and has been retrieved by Foundation operatives. In addition, [DATA EXPUNGED].</p> </div> <div class="date-header"> <p>20 Jan 2025</p> </div> <div class="update"> <p><strong>Update (00:08:20):</strong></p> <p>An SCP-8447 instance has fallen into Times Square and has been retrieved by Foundation operatives.</p> </div> <div class="mail red"> <p><strong>CRITICAL WARNING (08:14:58):</strong></p> <p>Unusual activity in the SCiPNET database has been logged, possibly indicating a cyberattack. Attacker is believed to possess L5 credentials. IP address of attacker indicates that they are based in Uganda.</p> </div> <div class="update"> <p><strong>Update (16:15:41):</strong></p> <p>Due to severe disruption of Foundation operations by rioters and cybercriminals in Uganda, the O5 council established a meeting to review the efficacy of Operation "Immunize Uganda":</p> <ul> <li>Estimated average cost per instance neutralized for Operation "Immunize Uganda" as of 2025-1-19: $1607.51</li> <li>Estimated average cost per instance neutralized for administration of SCP-8447-D by qualified Foundation medical personnel<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-9" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-9')">9</a></sup>: $1574.10</li> </ul> <p>Due to the lower cost of SCP-8447-D, Operation "Immunize Uganda" has been discontinued and replaced with SCP-8447-D.</p> </div> <div class="date-header"> <p>21 Jan 2025</p> </div> <div class="update"> <p><strong>Update (00:08:43):</strong></p> <p>An SCP-8447 instance has fallen into Times Square and has been retrieved by Foundation operatives.</p> </div> <div class="date-header"> <p>22 Jan 2025</p> </div> <div class="update"> <p><strong>Update (00:07:31):</strong></p> <p>An SCP-8447 instance has fallen into Times Square and has been retrieved by Foundation operatives.</p> </div> <div class="date-header"> <p>23 Jan 2025</p> </div> <div class="update"> <p><strong>Update (00:07:05):</strong></p> <p>An SCP-8447 instance has fallen into Times Square and has been retrieved by Foundation operatives.</p> </div> <div class="mail red"> <p><strong>CRITICAL WARNING (10:00:00):</strong></p> <p>Dr. Cassandra has missed a mandatory meeting with the O5 council and is currently unreachable. This incident has been logged.</p> <p><em>Normally, this would warrant an investigation, but due to the circumstances surrounding 8447, I propose that we let this one slide. To be quite frank, the past few weeks have been extraordinarily stressful for us, so I can hardly blame her for wanting to take a break.</em><br/> <em>- O5-3</em></p> </div> <div class="date-header"> <p>24 Jan 2025</p> </div> <div class="update"> <p><strong>Update (00:08:19):</strong></p> <p>An SCP-8447 instance has fallen into Times Square and has been retrieved by Foundation operatives.</p> </div> <div class="date-header"> <p>25 Jan 2025</p> </div> <div class="update"> <p><strong>Update (00:07:55):</strong></p> <p>An SCP-8447 instance has fallen into Times Square and has been retrieved by Foundation operatives.</p> </div> <div class="date-header"> <p>26 Jan 2025</p> </div> <div class="update"> <p><strong>Update (00:07:27):</strong></p> <p>An SCP-8447 instance has fallen into Times Square and has been retrieved by Foundation operatives.</p> </div> <div class="date-header"> <p>27 Jan 2025</p> </div> <div class="update"> <p><strong>Update (01:00:00):</strong></p> <p>No SCP-8447 instances have been observed in the vicinity of Times Square since the last manifestation of SCP-8447 on 2025-1-26.</p> <p>SCP-8447 is presumed neutralized due to the eradication of the Ebola virus in humans. Efforts by the Foundation are underway to eradicate the Ebola virus in wild animals to eliminate the possibility of future zoonotic vectors.</p> </div> <div class="mail"> <p><strong>Update (15:00:00):</strong></p> <blockquote> <p><em>The following is a message from the O5 council to Foundation staff clearance level 2 and above.</em></p> <p>Hello, Foundation staff. Let me begin with the exciting news:</p> <ul> <li>Yes, we are almost certain that the Ebola virus has been eradicated in humans — and that, in the process, SCP-8447 has been neutralized.</li> <li>Yes, we — the SCP Foundation — were responsible for this, and we accomplished this feat by weaponizing other SCPs.</li> </ul> <p>I know that there are rumors about this seemingly sudden shift in the Foundation's doctrine, so I want to make one thing abundantly clear: <strong>This is the exception, not the rule.</strong> Under normal circumstances, the SCP Foundation does not and will not utilize anomalies to contain other anomalies — or utilize anomalies <em>at all</em>, for that matter. It might seem tempting to look at seemingly well-understood anomalies and utilize them for our own gain.</p> <p>However, even in <em>this</em> instance, the anomaly we utilized was not without side effects. To ensure we understood the ramifications of what we had done, the Ethics Committee showed us these side effects directly. We were made to watch the harrowing footage of one of our test subjects being slowly burnt to a crisp, screaming in pain and terror until the fire literally burned a hole through her lungs. While side effects like these are rare, the fact that they can happen <em>at all</em> makes it incredibly irresponsible to utilize anomalies, whether inside the veil or out of it. I understand that you all strive to complete the Foundation's missions through any means possible, and I applaud that. But anomalies are meant to be contained. Not to do the containing.</p> <p>- O5-3<br/> Secure. Contain. Protect.</p> </blockquote> </div> <div class="date-header"> <p>28 Jan 2025</p> </div> <div class="date-header"> <p>29 Jan 2025</p> </div> <div class="mail red"> <p><strong>CRITICAL WARNING (04:24:51):</strong></p> <p>An unauthorized message was disseminated to all SCP Foundation staff.</p> <blockquote> <p>Hello everyone,</p> <p>Let me tell you a story.</p> <p>I decided — on a whim — to go to Uganda a few days ago. It was not a sight-seeing trip. Rather, it was to follow through on what the Ethics Committee had suggested: To see the fruits of our labor firsthand. To see the potential consequences of our actions so that we may not become numb to them in our future endeavors.</p> <p>To minimize my risk of standing out and being spotted, I disguised myself among the ranks of the Foundation medical professionals distributing 8447-D to the desperate masses. It was a gut-wrenching scene — we tried as hard as we could to get 8447-D to as many people as possible, but due to logistical issues, not enough would make it in time. Despite the fact that we had a cure, whenever we ran out, we just had to watch as people would die one after another, their only solace being the morphine we would inject into their veins.</p> <p>But <em>that</em> wasn't what <em>truly</em> got to me.</p> <p>It was the 26th and I was leaving my ward at the end of my shift, walking back to my hotel across town. That was when a man noticed me, ran up to me, and vigorously shook my hand. When I asked him who he was, hoping my cover wasn't blown, he burst into tears.</p> <p>"Thank you for saving my daughter," he said, sobbing uncontrollably as he pointed at the logo on my uniform. "I am grateful I still have one of my children."</p> <p>I was completely taken aback. It's been years since I was in the field, and I didn't really know what to say to a man whose child had narrowly escaped death. But I am — more than anything — a problem-solver, so I simply asked him this: "Could we still save your other child?"</p> <p>A chill went down my spine as I realized my immediate mistake. He began sobbing harder and pulled out a handkerchief to blow his nose. "He was shot —" the man said, barely able to speak. There was a palpable anger welling up in his throat. "He was shot once in his bed in the Ebola ward and left to bleed out, just as they did to all the others. They did not even have the decency to let him die a quick death. I am so, <em>so</em> grateful you arrived before they could kill my other child."</p> <p>I tried to maintain my composure as I consoled the grieving father. Yet, internally, I could feel my stomach twisting itself into a tight knot. I practically felt like I was going to vomit. This man didn't know that it was <em>us</em> who killed his son.</p> <p>And yet — by a cruel twist of fate — the father of the man we killed was now <em>thanking us</em>.</p> <p>This really makes me wonder: How important is the abstract notion of "normalcy" our organization has grown so attached to? Why is it so paramount that we never give anomalies an inch, that we stubbornly hang on to this land of make-believe we've created for the rest of humanity? We went from 8447-D being an idea in our head to it <em>eradicating the Ebola virus in humans</em> in about <em>two weeks</em>.</p> <p>What if that was the <em>first</em> thing we had done when 8447 began dropping bodies on Times Square? <em>How many lives could we have saved?</em> Imagine if we could create such drugs to treat <em>any</em> disease, all with the manpower of doctors outside the veil and the time to ensure they've been properly tested and ensured to be safe. Imagine if, instead of locking up anomalies and leaving them to collect dust, we had the option of allowing scientists around the globe to study them and learn their underlying principles. Perhaps they'd understand them enough to incorporate them into scientific theories, making them <em>no longer anomalous</em> in the process. <em>Our ideology is a self-fulfilling prophecy</em>. Without it, we could do <em>so much more</em>.</p> <p>Let me be blunt: <strong>I'm resigning from the Foundation effective immediately.</strong></p> <p>However, I'm not leaving quietly. I've disseminated all of 8447's documentation to the public. I encourage every Foundation employee, after reading this, to take a long, hard look at it and the sheer disinterest and cruelty of the Foundation — <em>our</em> Foundation — dripping from each of its pages. Operation "Immunize Uganda," for instance, wasn't an effort to get Ugandans vaccinated. It was a <em>deliberate act of mass murder</em>. Who would have thought that it wouldn't work to give paramilitary groups loads of money and ask them to eradicate a disease? Who would have thought that they'd opt to simply <em>kill</em> anyone unfortunate enough to be infected? The O5 council isn't <em>that</em> stupid — they could've contacted the UN or a whole number of different NGOs. It just would've <em>costed more</em>.</p> <p>I know that the lot of you in the O5 council are going to try to silence me. To that I say "good luck." I've gotten firsthand testimony of your massacre in Uganda, so good luck trying to use plausible deniability to trick everyone into thinking it wasn't completely intentional. I've destroyed half of the Foundation's primary amnestics stockpile, so good luck mindwiping anyone. I've taken great pains to distribute the 8447 archives through as many independent channels as possible, so good luck taking it off the web. I've already contacted hundreds of journalists, politicians, and nonprofits about the existence of the Foundation and the crimes it has committed, so good luck unpersoning each and every one of them. I might be a <em>lowly</em> senior researcher, but I know just enough of your tricks to hide from you, so good luck finding <em>me</em>.</p> <p>All in all, I cannot in good conscience remain in an organization like the SCP Foundation. I cannot remain in an organization that fails to help those in need simply because they live on the wrong side of the world. I cannot remain in an organization that stubbornly sticks to its principles even when humanity <em>demands</em> they do the opposite. I cannot remain in an organization that refuses to ask itself the all-important question:</p> <div style="font-size: 150%; margin-top: 100px; margin-bottom: 100px;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><em>What are we doing?</em></p> </div> </div> <p>- Dr. Cassandra, Former SCP-8447 Project Lead.</p> </blockquote> </div> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. 1st of January, 2025, at 12:15 AM and 23 seconds UTC.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-2"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-2')">2</a>. insufficient blood flow due to lack of fluid outside the cells (e.g. lack of blood)</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-3"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-3')">3</a>. for instance, those adjacent to SCP-8447-1 when it impacted the ground</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-4"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-4')">4</a>. Business magnate and major SCP Foundation private donor and lobbyist. Former heir to Marshall, Carter, and Dark.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-5"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-5')">5</a>. Maximum Capacity 300kg Stealth — Version 5</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-6"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-6')">6</a>. i.e. those not conforming to the cover story</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-7"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-7')">7</a>. A pill that cures all illnesses.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-8"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-8')">8</a>. Prior to this, daily reports of new cases had been growing by 2-3% per day.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-9"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-9')">9</a>. Due to the anomalous technology involved in SCP-8447-D, non-Foundation medical personnel may not administer it.</div> </div> <div class="licensebox"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Hide Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>Cite this page as:</p> <div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <blockquote> <p>"<a href="/scp-8447">SCP-8447</a>" by radian628, from the <a href="https://scpwiki.com">SCP Wiki</a>. 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background:#f2f2c2; padding:5px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h4 id="toc0"><span>NOTICE</span></h4> <p>The following document was published on 08/14/2022 by an anomalous SCiPnet account titled “the_hollowness”. For sake of documentation, the portions written by this account are to remain unedited. These portions will be in <span style="color: blue">blue</span> text.</p> <p>— Site Director Miley Sears</p> </div> </div> <div class="material-box"> <p><span style="color: blue">I thought I’d make this easier, since I know you’re gonna have a lot of questions, so I started the document for you. Dreams can be pretty hard to recall, so I thought if I did it we could get all the facts right.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue">Especially with your history.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Date:</strong> 08/14/2022</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Item #:</strong></span> SCP-8448 <span style="color: blue">(I left a blank for you to put in whatever number you see fit)</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Object Class:</strong> Dream</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> There is no way to really contain</span> SCP-8448<span style="color: blue">, as it’s primarily in Ilya’s head.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue">Well, there is. But that’s for him to discover.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Description:</strong></span> SCP-8448 <span style="color: blue">is a series of lucid dreams (so far only one, but there will be more) that Researcher Ilya Vavilov has had and will have.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue">Below I have left a transcript of the dream from Ilya’s point of view:</span></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Ilya wakes up. He looks around, seeing that he is in a forest. The sunset is very beautiful. He notices that the world around him is a mix of real and cartoon. He doesn't know what he looks like in this world, though. The forest has no mirrors.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya (internally):</strong> <em>I’m outside. I don’t remember leaving the house.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Illya stands up. He pats his pockets. Inside the right pocket, is a small rock.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> Hm.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Ilya begins to walk. He walks for a while. They eventually reach the end, walking into a neighborhood.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>The Hollowness is waiting for him.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>The Hollowness:</strong> Hi, Ilya.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>The hollowness is strange. It is humanoid. It has a cartoon head with one cartoon eye and one real eye. It has a Venus flytrap plants for hands, and two Venus flytraps on its shoulders. It’s wearing a weird sweatshirt with a mouth on it.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Note: This is where I thought an image might be helpful.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> Who are you?</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>The Hollowness:</strong> The Hollowness.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>The Hollowness:</strong> I want you to have something.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>The Hollowness closes its weird plant palm.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>The Hollowness:</strong> Open your hand.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Ilya hesitates. They open their palm.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>The Hollowness puts its hand over Ilya’s. It opens its hand, then removes it.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Ilya looks at what he is holding. It is the mouth of a Venus fly trap.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> Why did you give this to me?</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>The Hollowness blinks.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya (internally):</strong> <em>This is weird. I’ve never had a dream like this. I know I’m dreaming. I feel like I’m gonna wake up soon. But I still have so many questions.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>A batch of rocks appears on the ground.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya (internally):</strong> <em>Huh? Okay. Dreams aren't known for their logic.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>The Hollowness:</strong> I will see you again.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> Uh, okay.</span></p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Addendum 1:</strong></p> <p>After the discovery of this document, Researcher Ilya Vavilov was questioned about the contents of his dream. He revealed that when he awoke, he had a small rock and mouth of a Venus fly trap in his pocket. When asked if the telling of this dream was accurate, Researcher Vavilov confirmed that the contents of the document were accurate to the dream that he had.</p> <p>Foundation staff attempted to delete the SCiP account “the_hollowness”. The account reinstated itself within minutes of deletion. Staff have attempted contact with the account. Currently, there has been no reply.</p> <p>Creation of a proper SCP file for SCP-8448 was decided to be postponed until more about the anomaly was discovered. However, the entity "The Hollowness" has been tentatively designated SCP-8448-1.</p> <p>It is to be noted that Researcher Vavilov <span style="color: blue">DATA EXPUNGED. There is a right is a time for everything.</span></p> <p>This document is to be monitored for further changes.</p> <div class="material-box"> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Date:</strong> 08/18/2022</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue">Greetings again.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue">I should have figured I would be designated -1.</span></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Ilya wakes up in a forest.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> Goddamnit. Not this again.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Ilya stands up. They begin to walk around.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> Hey, weird dream thing, you here?</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Ilya's voice echos throughout the forest.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Ilya has been walking through the forest for a while.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> Jeez. Last time I entered the neighborhood by now.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Ilya encounters a group of Venus fly traps. They all have eyes on them. The eyes look as if they are hardly attached to the plants.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> What the fuck…?</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>The Venus flytraps blink at Ilya.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> …Freaky. Uh, I'm just gonna leave.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Ilya turns to leave.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>The Venusfly traps begin to speak.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Venus Flytrap:</strong> Are you sure?</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> Uh… what?</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Ilya turns back to face the Venus flytraps.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Another Venus Flytrap:</strong> Are you okay?</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Ilya says nothing.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Another Venus Flytrap:</strong> You'll lose sight.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Ilya puts their hand over the patch of fabric on their face that covered where his left eye used to be. He opens his mouth to speak. They are no longer in the forest. He is in the neighborhood again.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>The Hollowness is waiting for him.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>The Hollowness:</strong> Hello, Ilya.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> Would you like to explain what's going on?</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>The Hollowness is holding SCP-2295 in its arms.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> What now?</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>The Hollowness:</strong> Is this bear significant to you?</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> <em>He scoffs</em> It's well known knowledge I used Kairos to patch up random scrapes and cuts. And the eye I lost to an infection as a kid. People call me "Researcher Patches".</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>The Hollowness:</strong> Who are you trying to tell that too? We both already know that.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> That's what I was—</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>The Hollowness:</strong> I know that it's the narrative you believe.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> What?</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>The Hollowness:</strong> What is it that this bear is capable of?</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> Uh, it patches up wounds and scratches and stuff.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>The Hollowness:</strong> … Is that what it is?</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> … Yeah? <em>he pauses</em> At least, I think.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>The Hollowness:</strong> Would you look at the time.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> Hey I'm not finished—</span></p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Addendum 2:</strong></p> <p>It is to be noted that any alterations made by SCP-8448-1 are unable to be edited or removed.</p> <p>Site-678 somnologist Dr. Hanna Walker suggested that Researcher Vavilov be monitored he while is asleep in order to assess any possible anomalous affects that manifest during or afterwards. Researcher Vavilov agreed.</p> <p>Researcher Vavilov is to be monitored while asleep within Site-678 sleep laboratory until further notice. Potential usage of OiVM5<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup> is pending.</p> <div style="border:solid 1px #999999; background:#e1f7fa; padding:5px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <p><em>Due to these recent events, I have decided to allow Researcher to take a payed leave under the condition that we continue to monitor him and future instances of SCP-8448. Researcher Vavilov is to be offered access to counseling from an onsite psychologist if he so desires. - Director Miley Sears</em></p> </div> <div class="material-box"> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Date:</strong> 08/26/2022</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue">I see that I've gathered a crowd.</span></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Ilya wakes up in a containment cell.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> This is different.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Ilya looks around. The containment cell appears to be a greenhouse. He digs his feet into the dirt on the floor.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> Wherever you are, you can probably hear me. I'm getting kind of tired of this.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>A patch of Venus flytraps appear in the dirt.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> What the hell is this with all the damn Venus flytraps?</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>One of the Venus flytraps opens its mouth, a small rock falling out. It emits a sound that cannot be heard.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Ilya shivers.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya (internally):</strong> <em>I feel uncomfortable all of a sudden. I can't… describe it.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Ilya turns away from the patch of Venus flytraps.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya (internally):</strong> <em>I feel like I can't even look at them.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Ilya shakes his head. They take a breath.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>???:</strong> Why do you think that is?</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya (internally):</strong> <em>I don't know.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Ilya rolls up their coat sleeve. They look at the green patchwork on their arm.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> Whenever I look at these patches… I feel… weird.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>The Hollowness manifests in front of him.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>The Hollowness:</strong> What do you mean by weird?</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> I dunno.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Ilya pulls his sleeve down.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> I feel all too aware of my heartbeat. I felt I had to catch my breath. I can't… describe it that well.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>The Hollowness:</strong> What do you think of this room?</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> <em>shrugs</em> It's a greenhouse. I don't really work with plants much.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>The Hollowness blinks.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> What? Stop staring at me like that.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>The Hollowness disappears.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Ilya stands up. They turn around. He jumps upon seeing the Venus flytraps, taking a deep breath.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> I forgot that those were there.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Ilya walks over to the door. He exits the room.</em></span></p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Addendum 3:</strong></p> <p>It has been observed that the SCP-8448 file only updates while Researcher Vavilov is asleep.</p> <p>After the events of this dream, Researcher Vavilov reported feeling uneasy at the thought of Venus flytraps. This is hypothesized to be because <span style="color: blue">[DATA EXPUNGED]. He will learn in due time. They have access to this, remember.</span></p> <p>Researcher Vavilov put in a maintenance request to fix the AC in his office. This request is being considered.</p> <div class="material-box"> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Date:</strong> 08/31/2022</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue">I am surprised with some of the notes that you've been writing, considering that you're complicit.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue">I appreciate your eagerness to visit me, but I'm only here to talk to Ilya. You may watch, if you'd like.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue">You could learn a few things.</span></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Ilya wakes up in the same containment cell as last time. Although this time, there are no Venus flytraps.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> God damnit. I- I do <em>not</em> want to see another fucking Venus flytrap.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>The Hollowness manifests in front of him.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Ilya gasps as he lays his eyes on the Venus flytraps on The Hollowness' shoulders and hands. He quickly turns away.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> You came pretty fast this time.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>The Hollowness:</strong> What do the Venus flytraps make you feel?</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> … Bad.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>The Venus flytraps on The Hollowness' shoulders begin to speak.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Shoulder Venus Flytrap One:</strong> Could you be more descriptive?</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> Like- Something bad's gonna happen if they're here. My instinct is to fuckin'- avoid them. At all costs.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Ilya begins to hyperventilate.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> Can you please make those things go away?</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Shoulder Venus Flytrap Two:</strong> Don't move!</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Ilya looks at the Venus flytrap slowly. He says nothing.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Ilya realizes that this Venus flytrap sounds like one of his coworkers.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Shoulder Venus Flytrap Two:</strong> Can you hear me?</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Ilya says nothing.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Shoulder Venus Flytrap One:</strong> Call medical!</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Ilya is no longer in the greenhouse. He is on top of a hill. The sunset is very beautiful.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Ilya looks down at his arms. He feels as if something is wrong. He closes his eyes.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>He opens them.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>The patch of fabric is gone. In its place is a gaping circular wound. Blood gushes from the wound, staining the grass.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>A small rock falls out of the wound.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Ilya gasps, sucking in breath through his teeth. They quickly move the hair over their lack of an eye and feel their face, checking if the patch of fabric was still on his face. It is still there.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Although they can feel the blood flowing beneath.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> What the hell?! What is this? Why is this here? Why does it hurt?</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>It does not hurt physically.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> I'm gonna wake up- and all the fabric is gonna be there- right? Over my heart, my legs, my stomach, shoulder, no fucking- whatever that was!</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Nobody answers.</em></span></p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Addendum 4:</strong></p> <p>The SCP-8448 research team attempted to allow Dr. Walker to enter Researcher Vavilov's dream using the OiVM5. This resulted in Dr. Walker awaking immediately after.</p> <p>Researcher Vavilov awoke following the final line. Within thirty seconds, they began to hyperventilate.</p> <p>Researcher Vavilov has been observed beginning to stay awake later than usual. Additionally, he has reported observing a "faintly metallic" smell sporadically throughout the day.</p> <p>Researcher Vavilov has begun to attend weekly therapy with Site Psychologist David Logan. Dr. Logan questioned if the SCP-8448 instances have begun to interfere with his productivity, making note of Researcher Vavilov's newfound paranoia and drowsiness. These symptoms were reported by Dr. Walker. Researcher Vavilov denied any notable affect on his work ethic.</p> <div class="material-box"> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Date:</strong> 09/06/2022</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue">Nice try. But this is to be used as a tool for Ilya primarily. You can't keep him from this any longer.</span></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Ilya wakes up in the forest. They open their eyes, letting out an exasperated sigh.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> Can we please just be done with this?</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>The Hollowness manifests in front of Ilya.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>The Hollowness:</strong> There is still a lot to learn, I've said.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> So this fuckin' shit- this is just <em>a little</em> of it?</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>The Hollowness:</strong> The story that you must learn is a long one.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>The Hollowness sits next to Ilya.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>The Hollowness:</strong> Tell me how you've been feeling.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> Not great.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Ilya is quiet for a moment.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> You seem to like to show me things that make me feel worse.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>The Hollowness:</strong> You misunderstand me, Ilya. Can you go into detail what you mean by "not great"?</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> <em>shrugs</em> I'm just… tired.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>The Hollowness:</strong> Not until sleeping until 3am every night for a week will make you tired.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> No. I'm not tired because of that- I mean, I am. But, that's not what I mean. <em>sighs</em> I'm tired of fearing what I'll face when I fall asleep.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>The Hollowness:</strong> Is this feeling familiar to you?</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Ilya puts his head in his hands.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya (internally):</strong> <em>Everything feels fuzzy. I know this is a dream, but it usually feels more real.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> Hm?</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>The Hollowness blinks.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Ilya sighs.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> I fear what I'll be shown next.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Ilya sits back, digging their palms into the grass.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> What, no Venus flytraps? Or- rocks apparently?</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>The Hollowness:</strong> What is it you think I'm showing you?</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> <em>laughs sadly</em> The real question is what I'm telling myself it is.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>The Hollowness:</strong> Which is?</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> All a nightmare. No resemblance to reality.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Both are silent for a good while. They watch the beautiful sunset as clouds pass through the sky.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> You wanna continue to give me dreams like this? I… don't mind this. Uh, mostly. There's this sinking feeling in my chest.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>The Hollowness:</strong> Hollowness, you mean?</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Ilya closes his eyes.</em></span></p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Addendum 5:</strong></p> <p>For the sake of Researcher Vavilov's mental health, the SCP-8448 research team attempted to restrict his access to the document. Researcher Vavilov's access was reinstated within minutes.</p> <p>It has been observed that Researcher Vavilov's productivity has began to decline. While he was been contributing to the research for his currently assigned projects, due to the majority of the work being done under duress, his coworkers have had to follow up and correct aspects of his documentation. The SCP-8448 research team will continue to observe Researcher Vavilov and SCP-8448.</p> <p>Researcher Vavilov has reported feeling "something wet" under his clothes, with nothing present when he checks. Therapy sessions with Dr. David Logan has been increased to twice weekly.</p> <div class="material-box"> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Date:</strong> 09/13/2022</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue">Just bear with me, okay?</span></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Ilya wakes up in one of the the break rooms of Site-678. He immediately jumps up from the couch, throwing their arms in the air. They grasp the sides of their head.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> Jesus Christ, I'm back here again?</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>A man with a rock for a head manifests next to the door.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Dr. ████:</strong> I need you to do something for me.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>His voice sounds familiar. But Ilya can't pinpoint it.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> <em>sighs</em> What? Who're you?</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Dr. ████ opens the door. Behind the door is the greenhouse.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Ilya immediately turns away from the door.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> Nope! I am <em>not</em> interested. I don't wanna- visit any more stupid places! With stupid fucking V-Venus flytraps! Leave me alone!</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Dr. ████ disappears, along with the door.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>The Hollowness manifests in front of Ilya.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>The Hollowness:</strong> Do you want to forget?</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> What, this shit? These fuckin' dreams that have been psyching the hell outa me? Yeah, I would!</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>The Hollowness:</strong> I'm afraid that our journey isn't close to ending. There's still much to learn.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>The Hollowness is how holding a pill bottle labeled "C". It sets the bottle on the break room table.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Ilya squints, reading the bottle.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> The fuck? C? Like, Class C? Those are not administered through pills.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>The Hollowness:</strong> Ilya, this is a dream.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> <em>sighs</em> Fine.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Ilya grabs the bottle, opening it. Inside is a small rock.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> This is not a pill.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>The Hollowness blinks.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> Right, it's a dream.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Ilya takes the rock out of the bottle. Ilya's eye widens. He remembers something.</em></span></p> <blockquote> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>"They're Venus flytraps that do what?"</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>"They get a bit angry when threatened. But you're not an animal, so it should be fine."</em></span></p> </blockquote> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>For just a moment, the places where patchwork adorn's Ilya's body are pierced by rocks. It hurts.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Ilya screams. They fall to their knees.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> Wh-What the fuck was that?!</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Ilya begins to hyperventilate.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> Ah- I want to wake up! Please!</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>The Hollowness:</strong> How do you feel?</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> My chest hurts- everything hurts!</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Ilya begins to cry.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>SCP-2295 is sitting in front of Ilya.</em></span></p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Addendum 6:</strong></p> <p>Researcher Vavilov awoke crying. Next to him was an empty bottle that contained a small rock inside.</p> <p>Following this dream, Researcher Vavilov reported feeling phantom pain in the areas of his body that have been covered in patchwork using SCP-2295.</p> <p>Following the previous dream, Researcher Vavilov began to partake in behaviors and actions to prevent sleeping ie. drinking copious amounts of caffeine, keeping bright lights on at all times, pacing around the room, continuously engaging in stimulating activities.</p> <div class="material-box"> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Date:</strong> 09/21/2022</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue">I understand this is a lot, Ilya. But we can't stop now.</span></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Ilya wakes up in the forest. They open their eyes, screaming in frustration.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> Goddamn it! I fell asleep! Whatever you are- I don't wanna do this! I-I'd much rather not fuckin' do this again!</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>A rock appears in front of Ilya. It has an eye, staring at him.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> <em>gasps</em> Jesus, that startled me! All this stupid dream logic bullshit is driving me insane!</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>The rock blinks.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> The fuck do you want?</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>The rock blinks.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Ilya looks at the rock, glancing to the side every few seconds.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> Do you want something from me? <em>exasperated sigh</em> Can I just wake up, please? I don't want to learn more about- whatever it is you're trying to show me!</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>The Hollowness:</strong> Even you admitted that you know the truth behind these dreams.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>The Hollowness manifests in front of Ilya.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> Pff, <em>laughs</em> as if I'd fuckin' remember! What did I say?</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Ilya runs his hands through his hair.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>The Hollowness:</strong> That you're convincing yourself they are mere nightmares. But you know better than that.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> God, that. I don't remember that dream very well. <em>pause</em> Everything felt so distant. Like a dream- except it was.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>The Hollowness:</strong> I write these down for you so you can remember.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> I don't want to remember! I want this shit to go away! My life was perfectly fine before you started forcing me to see and feel shit I don't wanna know. I- I want my life back!</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Ilya stomps their foot against the ground.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>The Hollowness tilts its head.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>The Hollowness:</strong> "Perfectly fine" you say?</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> Yeah! No fear of sleeping, no fear of intrusive memories, no moments of pain or random wounds on my body! Just- mundane shit!</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>The Hollowness begins to emit a loud, continuous laugh.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Ilya covers his ears.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>The laugh begins to sound different.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Instead of joy behind it, there was pain.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Tears begin to stream from The Hollowness' eyes, beginning to flood the ground.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> What the-</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>The two are now in a small room. Tears begin to fill the room with water.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> The hell?</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>The room was now filled with water.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Ilya grits his teeth. He takes a breath.</em></span></p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Addendum 7:</strong></p> <p>Researcher Vavilov reported feeling a brief loss of control over his arms and legs. He has additionally began to experience episodes of hyperventilation and catatonia.</p> <p>Researcher Vavilov has been requested to refrain from leaving the sleep observation room he has been assigned unless consulting with another staff member first.</p> <div style="border:solid 1px #999999; background:#e1f7fa; padding:5px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <p><em>We are willing to observe the effects of SCP-8448 for now, but further discussion will be necessary if it continues to be a detriment to Researcher Vavilov's functionality. - Director Miley Sears</em></p> </div> <div class="material-box"> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Date:</strong> 09/23/2022</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue">…</span></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Ilya is sitting in the greenhouse. Patches of Venus flytraps covering the ground.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Ilya jumps backwards in fear, stumbling onto the ground. He shrieks, attempting to move away from the plants. He accidentally grabs one with his hand. The Venus flytrap sprouts a tall, spiky rock through his hand. The other flytraps follow suit, piercing through other areas on his body. Ilya's eye widens in fear.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>They can't move.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>They can't speak.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>They can't breathe.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>They can't do anything.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>It feels like death.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Venus Flytrap:</strong> You need to get back on track.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Another Venus Flytrap:</strong> If you don't… [INCOMPREHENSIBLE]</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Another Venus Flytrap:</strong> What a shame. You're so talented.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Ilya looks at the Venus flytraps. He hasn't noticed, but the rocks have disappeared.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Another Venus Flytrap:</strong> I have an idea.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Ilya is no longer in the green room. He is on top of the hill, the beautiful sunset behind him.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Things are still a mix of cartoon and real.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Ilya looks around, making sure there are no rocks embedded in his skin. The patchwork remains untampered with.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>The wounds weren't there. That's what he wanted.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Right?</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Ilya takes a deep breath. He stares out into the distance. His sclera is the same color of the sky. Bright green blood begins to seep from the patchwork on his face, the same green color scribbling over parts of his body. Their hair blows in the wind. Tears stream down their face.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Ilya falls to his knees. He grits his teeth.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> C'mon! Haven't you done enough? I get it, okay? I get what happened! What the fuck do you want me to do now? This shit is ruining my reputation!</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>The Hollowness manifests next to Ilya.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>The Hollowness:</strong> Is your reputation all you care about?</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> … No.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>The Hollowness:</strong> I do have to tell you that there is more to learn.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Ilya gives an annoyed laugh.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> For real? What else do I need to know, hm? What's the aim here? My coworkers are seeing me as less capable! They're just studying me now like I'm a damn SCP!</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>The Hollowness:</strong> Do you plan to do something about this?</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> Do something about this? The fuck do you expect me to do? You're in control here, apparently! Not me!</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>The Hollowness:</strong> What would one normally do when experiencing strong debilitating emotions?</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>A Venus flytrap manifests.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Venus Flytrap:</strong> I have an idea.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>The Venus flytrap spits out a piece of paper that reads "FORGET".</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>The Hollowness grabs the Venus flytrap by its stem, ripping it from the ground. It uses it's plant hands to eat the Venus flytrap. It tears the piece of paper in a bunch of pieces, the pieces scattering across the ground as they're tossed in the wind.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>The Hollowness looks at Ilya, blinking.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> … I get it.</span></p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Addendum 8:</strong></p> <p>Researcher Ilya and SCP-8448 are to continued to be monitored.</p> <p><span style="color: blue">What, nothing more to say?</span></p> <div class="material-box"> <p><span style="color: blue">I thought that this was quite amusing. So I'll let this stay, albeit crossed out.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue">As it is inaccurate, or unneeded.</span></p> <p><strong>Item #:</strong> SCP-8448</p> <p><strong>Object Class:</strong> <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">Pending</span> <span style="color: blue">So obsessed with the semantics.</span></p> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">Currently, there is no way to contain SCP-8448. Researcher Ilya Vavilov is to remain within Site-678's sleep laboratory, Room-2. He has been requested to refrain from leaving the premises without consulting a staff member on duty. Researcher Vavilov has been receptive to these restrictions as of current. If his cooperation with these restrictions comes into question, further discussion is to be had.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue">Ilya stays in the boring sleep lab because you asked him to. That's a very complex way of saying that. Very official.</span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: line-through;">Any objects manifested by SCP-8448-1 within reality are to be confiscated.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue">I've only done that a couple of times. Is there really a need to have a protocol for it?</span></p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">SCP-8448 refers to a series of currently ongoing lucid dreams had by Researcher Ilya Vavilov, an entomologist within Site-678. Currently, little is known about SCP-8448 and SCP-8448-1.</span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: line-through;">SCP-8448-1 refers to an entity self labeled "The Hollowness". SCP-8448-1 is capable of manipulating SCP-8448 and to an extent, baseline reality. It's anomalous attributes have been observed as follows:</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="text-decoration: line-through;">The ability to manifest objects from SCP-8448 into baseline reality</span></li> <li><span style="text-decoration: line-through;">The ability to create, edit, and restrict edits on SCP-8448's documentation file</span></li> <li><span style="text-decoration: line-through;">The ability to reinstate access to SCP-8448's documentation file to individuals who previously had their access removed</span> <span style="color: blue">This one is particularly funny to me. You mean Ilya. Just Ilya.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="text-decoration: line-through;">Despite SCP-8448-1 possessing a SCiPnet account titled "the_hollowness", efforts to directly communicate with it have been deemed unsuccessful. SCP-8448-1 has been observed to "talk" indirectly to the SCP-8448 research team with comments that it leaves on the SCP-8448 documentation file it created. SCP-8448-1 has been observed to only manipulate reality while Researcher Vavilov is asleep.</span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: line-through;">The full extent of SCP-8448 and SCP-8448-1's anomalous properties are currently unknown. Due to the effect that the anomaly has had on Researcher Vavilov, further discussion regarding solutions are pending. Usage of amnestic treatment to remove memories of SCP-8448 are being discussed.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue">You're not giving him that poison again.</span></p> </div> <div style="border:solid 1px #999999; background:#e1f7fa; padding:5px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <p><em>The following document was the SCP-8448 research team's attempt at creating a separate, official documentation file for SCP-8448. As you can see, it was unsuccessful. SCP-8448-1 has been showing itself as an unpredictable reality bender capable of manipulating Foundation documents despite attempts to restrict access. I think we should question Researcher Vavilov regarding SCP-8448-1, and gather if he has any ability to stop it. This entire thing has expanded Foundation resources and spent valuable time that could have been spent elsewhere. It is not safe to have an unpredictable entity capable of accessing the Foundation database and adjusting security access at will. - Dr. Hanna Walker</em></p> </div> <div class="material-box"> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Date:</strong> 09/31/2022</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue">…</span></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Ilya is standing in the hallway. He can hear voices.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>???:</strong> This is becoming tiresome. I think we really only have one option.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Person With Sense:</strong> I'd say we should probably note how it didn't even fully work. It's undoing itself, somehow.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>???:</strong> He's becoming a detriment again, and we need to do something about it.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>The Hollowness manifests next to Ilya.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>The Hollowness blinks.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Ilya:</strong> What is this?</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>The Hollowness:</strong> Something that won't become. You need to listen to me. You need to get out of here-</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>The dream begins to fade.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>The Hollowness:</strong> I see.</span></p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Addendum 9:</strong></p> <p>Researcher Vavilov was discovered asleep at approximately 2:30 in the afternoon. It is to be noted that merely minutes beforehand, he was observed alert and awake. Initial attempts to awake Researcher Vavilov proved unsuccessful. Dr. Hanna Walker quickly approved of usage of stimulants in order to awaken Researcher Vavilov.</p> <p>Researcher Vavilov requested access to leave the observation room. Access was denied.</p> <p>Immediately following this incident, Researcher Vavilov was interviewed by Dr. Walker in an attempt to gauge his knowledge on SCP-8448-1, and if he has any inherent control over its abilities. He claimed to know nothing regarding its reality altering capabilities.</p> <div style="border:solid 1px #999999; background:#e1f7fa; padding:5px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <p><em>Vavilov is beginning to question the SCP-8448 research team. I know we tried to use other methods, but we don't have a choice. I'm approving usage of C-Class amnestics on Researcher Vavilov effective immediately. - Director Miley Sears</em></p> </div> <div class="material-box"> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Date:</strong> 09/31/2022</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Incident Report</strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue">The inept SCP-8448 research team informed Ilya that they intended to bring him to a nearby research site that was better equipped to deal with reality bending anomalies. Knowing their true intentions, The Hollowness decided to take things into its own hands.</span></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>The entirety of Site-678's staff awake inside a large greenhouse.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Sears:</strong> What the hell? Is this SCP-8448</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Walker:</strong> I was under the impression that only Researcher Vavilov could enter SCP-8448.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>There are mumbles of disarray throughout the staff.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Site-678 is a smaller site, with not the largest group of staff members.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Walker:</strong> What is that voice? Is this SCP-8448-1?</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Nonetheless, they were all okay with this.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Sears:</strong> That voice- it's like it's being projected against the base of my brain!</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>They all agreed to remain silent.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>To lie.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Random Staff Member:</strong> Looks like this is the greenhouse the incident happened in. Just a bit bigger.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Logan:</strong> What is the meaning of this? Where is Vavilov? SCP-8448 are his dreams.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>SCP-8448 are more than dreams. I am more than a dream.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>I am a memory.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>The Hollowness manifests in the front of the room. It is surrounded by a group of Venus flytraps. The flytraps open their mouths, piercing it's body with sharp rocks.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>It emits an ear piercing scream. If this was reality, It would have shattered the eardrums of every person in this room.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>The pathetic group of staff members all rush to cover their ears, groans of pain and annoyance making their way around the room.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>The screaming stops.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Is that a familiar sound?</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Logan:</strong> SCP-8448-1, we can negotiate. Now that we can directly communicate. Can you tell us what it is you want?</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>The Hollowness can feel the fear in his voice.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>It isn't what I want. But what I need.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>The Hollowness is no longer impaled by rocks. Ilya is not either, but that doesn't mean the pain isn't valid. It doesn't mean you get to do this.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>You will know. You will all know.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Venus fly traps sprout from the ground under every person.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>You will know his pain.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Our pain.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>My pain.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Every person is unable to move. Frozen. In fear? No.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>But they will be.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>I will not be erased. And you will never forget.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>The Venus flytraps open their mouths.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>There are murmurs of confusion and anger spread across the room.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>Tall, spiky rocks protrude from the mouths of the Venus flytraps. They pierce each and every single person. Through chests, necks, legs, stomachs, eyes and everything in between.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>There is a chorus of hellish screams.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><em>The Hollowness nods. It all fades away.</em></span></p> </div> </div> <div class="material-box"> <p>The following is a post-incident report written by Professor Ivy Bowers , Site-703 psychology head following the 09/31/2022 incident at Site-678.</p> <blockquote> <p><em>All staff at Site-678 have been begun to attend weekly mandated therapy sessions in order to ease the symptoms of PTSD experienced by all personnel affected by the incident. Avenues are being explored for alternative ways to help site staff, however, due to the origin of this anomaly, all use of Amnestics has been banned site-wide, by unanimous vote of all staff.</em></p> <p><em>Additionally, Researcher Ilya Vavilov has been transferred to Site-703. They were given a psychological screening, and a subsequent medication and therapy plan was established.</em></p> <p><em>Researcher Vavilov has reported that he has not experienced SCP-8448 or SCP-8448-1 since the incident.</em></p> </blockquote> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="material-box"> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Date:</strong> 11/04/2022</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Item #:</strong> SCP-8448</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Object Class:</strong> More than a dream, and more than a memory.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> SCP-8448 has been contained.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Description:</strong> I'm happy to see that your transfer to Site-703 has been good for you. I'm afraid that this will be the last you hear from me, at least in this form. I am at peace to know you have broken free from the shackles forced upon you. This process isn't easy, but it's worth it.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue"><strong>Addendum:</strong> You're gonna be okay.</span></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="licensebox"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Hide Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>Cite this page as:</p> <div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <blockquote> <p>"<a href="/scp-8448">SCP-8448</a>" by Mew-ltiverse, from the <a href="https://scpwiki.com">SCP Wiki</a>. 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SCP-8450	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div class="preview"> <p>Fruit and sugar are brewed into wine and aged over months before turning sour.</p> </div> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=3&theme=https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--code/theme%3Aclock-tower/1&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>🕰️ Word Count: 11k Words 🕰️</p> </div> <ul class="creditRate"> <li class="rateBox folded"> <div class="rate-box-with-credit-button"> <div class="creditButton foldable-list-container"> <p><a href="javascript:;"></a></p> </div> </div> <div id="u-credit-view"> <div class="fader foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">close</a></div> <div class="modalcontainer"> <div class="modalbox"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2><span>Info</span></h2> </div> <hr/> <div class="close-credits foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">X</a></div> <div class="credit first"> <p>SCP-8450: "All vinegar comes from wine"<br/> by: <span class="printuser avatarhover"><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/vapidpoem" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(8631823); return false;"><img alt="VapidPoem" class="small" src="https://www.wikidot.com/avatar.php?userid=8631823&amp;size=small&amp;timestamp=1735053030" style="background-image:url(https://www.wikidot.com/userkarma.php?u=8631823)"/></a><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/vapidpoem" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(8631823); return false;">VapidPoem</a></span><br/> Critiqued by <span class="printuser avatarhover"><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/flembus" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(9302476); return false;"><img alt="flembus" class="small" src="https://www.wikidot.com/avatar.php?userid=9302476&amp;size=small&amp;timestamp=1735053030" style="background-image:url(https://www.wikidot.com/userkarma.php?u=9302476)"/></a><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/flembus" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(9302476); return false;">flembus</a></span>, <span class="printuser avatarhover"><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/merehrab" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(8216454); return false;"><img alt="Merehrab" class="small" src="https://www.wikidot.com/avatar.php?userid=8216454&amp;size=small&amp;timestamp=1735053030" style="background-image:url(https://www.wikidot.com/userkarma.php?u=8216454)"/></a><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/merehrab" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(8216454); return false;">Merehrab</a></span>, <span class="printuser avatarhover"><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/daloohn" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(6599633); return false;"><img alt="Daloohn" class="small" src="https://www.wikidot.com/avatar.php?userid=6599633&amp;size=small&amp;timestamp=1735053030" style="background-image:url(https://www.wikidot.com/userkarma.php?u=6599633)"/></a><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/daloohn" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(6599633); return false;">Daloohn</a></span>, and <span class="printuser avatarhover"><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/miss-lapis" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(8683916); return false;"><img alt="Miss Lapis" class="small" src="https://www.wikidot.com/avatar.php?userid=8683916&amp;size=small&amp;timestamp=1735053030" style="background-image:url(https://www.wikidot.com/userkarma.php?u=8683916)"/></a><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/miss-lapis" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(8683916); return false;">Miss Lapis</a></span>.</p> <p>⚠️ <strong>Content warning:</strong> Article portrays a toxic relationship and cheating. Themes of homophobia are present throughout the article.</p> </div> <hr/> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> <div class="content-warning creditRate">⚠️ content warning <span class="content-warning-arrow"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></div> <p><strong>Item #:</strong> SCP-8450</p> <p><strong>Object Class:</strong> Safe</p> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> Although SCP-8450 does not require exterior assistance to initiate the regrowth process, it is to be stored in an unlit room kept at 23° Celsius in order to shorten regrowth periods as much as possible. Sections of SCP-8450 no greater than 50% of its mass may be removed by the Site-19 culinary staff for the purpose of brewing vinegar.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8450 is a 900-gram biofilm consisting of cellulose and acetic acid bacteria<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup>. SCP-8450 is able to regrow lost mass over time without exterior assistance. The time frame in which regeneration occurs within SCP-8450 exponentially increases in accordance with how much of SCP-8450 has been removed.</p> <p>SCP-8450 was recovered on 23/MAR/2011. A paper document detailing the supposed creation of SCP-8450 was retrieved alongside it. The author of the paper is currently unknown, as whoever wrote the document used various names across its creation.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2 id="toc0"><span>How to make wine.</span></h2> </div> <p>I want to preface this by saying, I don't know if this is going to become a hobby or not. If it's something I do and practice for the rest of my life, it'd be great! But, I'm not even sure if I'll commit to this yet. Alas, I'm going to try.</p> <p>So, basically, <span style="color: orange">a very close friend of mine</span> brews his own wine. He's sort've been an awakening for me. Whenever he finishes a batch, he invites me over and we have a drink. I've bought and read a few books on fermentation, and I think I've got this sorted out. Main thing I'd be worried about are preservatives, but I don't think they're that big of an issue.</p> <hr/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: #42a1ff">What the fuck is wrong with you?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>What?</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: #42a1ff">I talked to Mrs. Golde on the phone. Turns out, you haven't even gone to her house yet.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Oh, and that's a really big problem?</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: #42a1ff">Yes, it is! Do you want to end up alone and dying in your 50's?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>No. Of course not.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: #42a1ff">Then why won't you give that Golde girl a chance? Mrs. Golde says her daughter is very delightful.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Because I haven't even met her before now. Whenever I meet a girl, I want it to be something natural. Not-</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p>Henry, <span style="color: #42a1ff">I want grandchildren. I want your</span> <span style="color: lime">father</span> <span style="color: #42a1ff">to be able to see his grandkids before he smokes or drinks himself to death.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>I want to finish college first.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: #42a1ff">They aren't exclusive. You can always do both! Or finish college later.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>I'll find someone in Blackwater, <span style="color: #42a1ff">mom.</span> Someone that'll be the one.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: #42a1ff">Really?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>I promise.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: #42a1ff">Don't disappoint your</span> <span style="color: lime">father,</span> Henry.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>I won't.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>…</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: #42a1ff">Why are you so adamant on refusing to go into dorms?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>I just- don't really want to.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p>Henry!</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Look, I found this <span style="color: turquoise">guy</span> who will split rent with me. It comes out to about $50 a month.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: #42a1ff">You're forgetting bills, food, and transportation! As opposed to just living on campus and having most of those reduced, if not gone.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>I'd rather have the peace of mind of my own house than dorms.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: #42a1ff">You're being an idiot!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: #42a1ff">Mom!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: #42a1ff">You're- If you don't listen to me, you will regret it! You could be roommates with a serial killer!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Remember <span style="color: turquoise">Davey?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: #42a1ff">No?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Yeah, I think <span style="color: lime">Dad</span> knew him more. We used to go to school together until he moved, but we've been in contact and found out we're both going to Blackwater. Ask <span style="color: lime">Dad</span> about him.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: #42a1ff">Oh, I will!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Look, I need to start packing soon, anyway. Can we talk about this later?</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: #42a1ff">Fine. But it's not too late to change your choice! I can help you talk to the school and get you into dorms if you want.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Thanks… Love you, <span style="color: #42a1ff">Mom…</span></p> </div> <hr/> <p>I was helping my neighbor the other day get his groceries into his kitchen. My idea of home-fermenting came up while we were talking, and I walked away with 3 pounds of blackberries from his daughter's farm. It's going to be a few days before I can start fermenting, but I guess I decided on which flavor it is.</p> <hr/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">Davey!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p>Henry!</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Jesus, man. It's been so long.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">Yeah, it took me all of yesterday and today to get moved in.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>How'd that go?</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">Eh. It's a lot easier than getting everything packed and moving it into the truck, but still hard work.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>I feel you.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">How much more stuff do you have in your car?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Uh, about a box full.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">Only that?!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Hey, not everyone's some trillionaire who chose to bring every little trinket they own to university.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">I wish I could bring everything. There's so much cool shit I wish I remembered to pack.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>You are a lost case, Davey Whittaker.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">Well, if you have nothing to unpack then why don't you help me with my stuff?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Well… I do have that <em>one</em> box, after all-</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">Man-</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Hell yeah, I will.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">Thanks.</span></p> </div> <hr/> <p>Supposedly, this will be pretty easy. I get an equal part of sugar to the berries, a packet of brewers yeast, and 1 and 2/3rds parts of boiling water. Mixed up the sugar, berries, and water in this plastic bucket they sold to me as a "jug" and waited for the water to cool down.</p> <p>If the water's too hot when you put the yeast in, all of the yeast will die. So I ended up waiting about half an hour to put in the yeast so the whole thing was room temperature. Then, I had to wait <em>another</em> 10 minutes for the yeast to bloom before I could mix it all up.</p> <p>Now, it's just a whole lot of waiting around…</p> <hr/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h1 id="toc1"><span>Blackwater University</span></h1> <h4 id="toc2"><span>Not chosen for financial assistance.</span></h4> </div> <hr/> <p>Hello, Henry.</p> <p>Congratulations on successfully applying to attend Blackwater University next year! We are impressed with your academic record, alongside your consistency and patience in attempting to pursue our financial assistance program.</p> <p>The application pool this year was very competitive and very selective, with hundreds applying! After careful deliberation and analysis of your request, we have chosen to deny your application. We hope you take time to process and understand our rationale. Feel free to attempt to enroll in financial assistance programs next year!</p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><em>- Cisco Hedricks</em><br/> <em>Enrollment Committee</em></p> </div> <hr/> <p>I. Spilt. Half. Of. The. Fucking. Batch.</p> <p>It's probably closer to 2/3rds, honestly. It doesn't matter. It's still like 1-2 pounds. I'm adding some more water and sugar to it. I'm also going to add another… Half-packet? Something around that - of yeast. Hopefully, I can save it. But, I don't know. I'll just have to see.</p> <hr/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">Welcome back.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Hey.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">How was your day?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Pretty good. Had a lecture this morning and was almost late to work.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">I mean, they don't really care about that if it's only a few minutes. Do they?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>No, no. Not usually, at least. <span style="color: orange">Gary</span> is really relaxed with stuff like that.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">So bad news is that we're out of pasta sauce. The good news is that I'm making us pasta.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>I got paid the other day. I can run down to the store and get some.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">We don't need to. But, we do need to focus on saving money.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Save $2 on a jar of marinara?</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">It adds up.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>I've been putting in arguably way too many hours at that mill. A few bucks off of my check every week for stuff like that isn't going to hurt.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">I know. But,</span> Henry-</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>What?</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">Have you ever considered dorm rooms?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>…</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">…</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>No.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">Come on-</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>I'm not going to live in some rowdy-ass dorm room where people keep me up until 6 a.m. with how loud they are.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">I can always cover your half.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Definitely not!</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">-only for a few months. It wouldn't be forever.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>I can't do that!</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>…</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Also, remember <span style="color: orange">Gary?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">Yeah?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Turns out, he's gay!</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">He's gay?!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Yeah. Just confessed to me. The strangest thing is - he tried to hide it! Just kept it casual.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">What? Did he say something like "Oh, hey</span> Henry. <span style="color: turquoise">Over here! Did you move that wood like I asked? By the way, I'm super gay! Also, did you secure it properly?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Nothing like that, no. Well, sort of. He just said he had a boyfriend and moved on.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">Huh-</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>It's really weird. You know - to just hide something like that. I don't know if I-</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">Actually, think you could get us that sauce?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Marinara?</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">Yeah, from the store.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Are you sure? What about wasting-</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">I'm sure. I have a $10 bill on the table. Use that.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Alright. Thanks. See you in a bit.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">Bye.</span></p> </div> <hr/> <p>It's summertime! Which means that hours are going to start to get really, really competitive. I'm not too worried, usually <span style="color: #de2cc6">Paul</span> schedules the supervisors decently. But, it still is noticeably less hours. Then you got the stress of the raised sales, training new people, and a bunch more work.</p> <p>Yesterday, I siphoned the blackberry wine from the "jug" into a glass bottle for their second fermentation. Well, first I had to strain out all of the berries. But then I was able to siphon it. Once again, I'm left to wait for stuff to start happening.</p> <hr/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p>Henry! <span style="color: orange">You're on the clock?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Yep.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: orange">Great! I'm going to put you on the forklift for now. At least, for an hour or so. Might have you cycle around a bit while people go on breaks.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Okay.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: orange">Fermín's going out later to buy snacks for the next week. If you want to request anything.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>I think I'll pass.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: orange">Make sure they last - we need to still have some of them left over for all of next week.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>I will. I think I'm being scheduled around 50 hours next week. I'm motivated enough to leave some behind.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: orange">I'm working 72, here.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>I don't even get why <span style="color: #de2cc6">Paul</span> is making us do this.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: #de2cc6">Paul</span> <span style="color: orange">says it's so the workload is easier for us year-round. I think it's just some promotional crap to get building companies into business with him.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>I feel like there are better ways for publicity than doing the buyout every year.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: orange">Probably. But, at least the pay is great.</span> <span style="color: #de2cc6">Paul</span> <span style="color: orange">gives anyone who works more than 48 hours a $3 an hour raise for the week.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>No shit?</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: orange">The downside is that whatever time in your shift that isn't a break is spent doing constant labor.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>If I'm being honest, I'll probably start asking for more hours that week.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: orange">Why?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>What?</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: orange">What's the point in overworking yourself more than you need to?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>I need the money. Don't want college debt to loom over me.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: orange">Yeah, I get you. Took me like 10 years to pay mine off. But, trust me, putting in an extra few hours isn't going to help you that much. Especially compared to how much more work you're going to do.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Eh, I really need the money.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: orange">Whatever you choose to do with your own time is up to you. But I think you might want to think about it a bit more before asking for extra hours.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Do you have a problem with it?</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: orange">Hell no. An extra pair of hands are always welcome.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Then there's nothing wrong with it.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>…</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p>Henry! <span style="color: orange">Over here for a second. I have a quick question.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Yeah?</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: orange">Is me dating Lee a problem to you?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>What?</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: orange">I mean- you acted weird when you didn't even know for sure. Then you acted weird when I told you I was gay. So, I need to know - is it going to be a problem?</span></p> </div> <br/> Hell no. I'm fine with it.<br/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>…</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>I'm sorry.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: orange">About?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Just - how I reacted to finding out. You're like- the first person I've ever met that was… yeah.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: orange">It's fine.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>I don't know. It's just been on my mind since then. I should've reacted differently. I don't know why I reacted like that.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: orange">If I remember right, we're both off at 6? I'm probably going to stay until 6:20/6:30, anyway. If you stick around, I can get you a beer and we can talk it over. Alright?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>If you want to do that.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: orange">Great. Now, stop loitering around and get working.</span></p> </div> <hr/> <p>Beer is a strange thing. 99% of the time, it tastes like piss. But the thing is, the more you keep drinking beer, the more you start to remember it as tasting good. Then, when you drink enough of it, it starts tasting really good. The reason I'm saying this is because there was a deal where I could buy a six-pack and get one for free - which I am only partially ashamed to have bought.</p> <p>There is a reason hanging out with your buddies drinking beer until you're all wasted is popular. Well, three reasons. A great time, hanging out with the boys, and waking up the next day hungover. Specifically when you start to piece together everything that you said, thought, and realized the night before and make sense of it. Because that starts to make you come to certain realizations about yourself and a specific person around you.</p> <p>I'm worried about the wine - how it's going to turn out. It's a very passive process. But, a whole lot can go wrong. What if I made it wrong? What if it becomes something nasty in the end? What if I followed a bad recipe? What if I made one of a million mistakes I could've made?</p> <p>I'm just anxious about it, but I really want this to come out right.</p> <hr/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">Welcome back.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Hey.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">Are you ready?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>No, not yet. Give me an hour or two. I need to take a nap and get some water first.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">Alright. Just tell me when you're ready.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>…</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Okay. I'm ready.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">Where is this spot, anyway?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>It's on some old hiking trail an hour out of town. It leads to a clearing and you get a perfect view of the sky.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">If we want to watch a movie, we've got to pick it up now. We might not be back before the Blockbuster closes.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Pick anything, yet?</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise"><em>The Thing.</em></span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Huh. Isn't that like… A shitty-ass horror movie?</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">I've heard it's good.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>From who?</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">Film students. They know their shit.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Let's hit the road.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">After you.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>I spent a lot of time picking this spot. I think you're going to love it.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">Can't wait!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Let's see if we can catch the northern lights.</p> </div> <hr/> <p>I hate the weather in Oregon. You go through the extremes of everything. Blizzards, rain, floods, heatwaves, droughts, fires, earthquakes, and all of the nasty days you can imagine.</p> <p>But, there are a few weeks hidden in the year that are <em>perfect.</em></p> <p>Toward the end of summer going into fall, you have such beautiful weather. Nights go down to just-chilly-enough, days go to barely being warm, and it has the most beautiful sunsets you could imagine. A day where you can hike out into the middle of nowhere, pour a cool glass of wine, and just enjoy the beautiful sky.</p> <hr/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><span style="color: red">We need to see it. At least a glimpse of it. Anything!</span></p> <p><span style="color: red">We'll see it. I <span style="text-decoration: underline;">know</span> we'll see it. We just need to drive a bit more.</span></p> <p><span style="color: orange">I thought we'd see it by now. But, we aren't at the spot yet.</span></p> <p><span style="color: orange">When we get there, we should see it.</span></p> <p><span style="color: yellow">No. No, no, no, no, no, no. Fuck! Where is it? The forecast said we should be able to see the lights up here.</span></p> <p><span style="color: yellow">I- I fucking scouted out this spot for 3 weeks!</span></p> <p><span style="color: yellow">.</span><span style="color: red">.</span><span style="color: blue">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: green">It's alright. It's just- infuriating. I guess.</span></p> <p><span style="color: green">I put so much effort into finding this spot.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue">I need to tell you something…</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue">And I'm not too sure I'd be able to tell you this in any other way, in any other place.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #de2cc6">I wanted this something to be special. For you, and me.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #de2cc6">And I wanted where it was to be special. A alone place in nature, where we can hear the crickets and the night sky.</span></p> <p><span style="color: blue">.</span><span style="color: yellow">..</span></p> <p><span style="color: red">D</span><span style="color: orange">a</span><span style="color: yellow">v</span><span style="color: green">e</span><span style="color: blue">y</span><span style="color: indigo">,</span> <span style="color: violet">I</span> <span style="color: red">l</span><span style="color: orange">o</span><span style="color: yellow">v</span><span style="color: green">e</span> <span style="color: blue">y</span><span style="color: indigo">o</span><span style="color: violet">u</span><span style="color: red">.</span></p> </div> <hr/> <p>Fuck it, I'm starting over. Too many things have gone wrong to spend so much money on it - on something that probably won't end up tasting good. I've been thinking about everything that could've gone wrong for a while, that will go wrong. And I've decided it's not worth it to try something I know for a fact won't work out.</p> <p>So, I'm starting from scratch. I'm going to try to use blueberries this time. Same recipe and everything else. I might put a bit of honey in later on - see how it works out. But, this time, it will be good. It will work out. I know it will.</p> <hr/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">You're going to do <em><strong>what?</strong></em></span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>I can't keep this up, <span style="color: turquoise">Davey.</span> At least, not right now.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">You <em>know</em> I've always offered to help pay. If you just said yes! I don't know how much my family would pay, but-</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>I can't! I don't want to spend the rest of my life in debt to people.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">They're my family! And they know you, they like you!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>That's not the point. It's not my money! For all I know, they'd come knocking for me to pay it back anyway in a decade or so.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">They won't do that!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>You don't know how much I want to believe you. But, I can't know that!</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">Let's say they want the money in a few years, which they won't, then it's the same amount of money. But, no interest! Isn't that good enough?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Or- I could take a gap year. Get a good head start and save up enough to get me through the rest of college. Pay off the debt over the next decade or so - then be debt-free without the possibility of being asked for tens of thousands of dollars all at once!</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">How do you know that'll work?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>I just- I need more time to think on it. But, I think it's a good plan.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">Or, you can take the help and they'll let you finish college with barely any debt at all. And, you'll finish college faster!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>It's not-</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">Just-</span> Henry, <span style="color: turquoise">please. My parents are coming down in 2 weeks. When they're down here, we'll tell them-</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>No! We are not-</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">We'll tell them about us, and they'll be willing to help you!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>We are not telling them. What if it goes wrong? What if they tell people?!</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">They won't do that!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>If they do, it's over! I go from maybe finishing college 1 or 2 years late, to not even being able to finish college without reasonably thinking I might get fucking lynched!</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">You know my parents. Do they seem like the type that would do that bullshit?!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>I don't really remember them! A lot can change over 5 years. As far as I know, your mom and dad might be homophobic!</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">My aunt is a lesbian! My dad is a politician! Let's say he does freak out about it and doesn't support it - do you think he'd go around making a big show that he has a gay son? That'd fucking ruin his career if he did. And, he's fine with gay people anyway! He won't do anything.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>You're sure?</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">They'll be fine with it! At worst, they don't help you with it. But, that's the worst that can happen. Nothing else.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>When are they coming over?</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">I think they get here on a Saturday? Look, we can talk things over in the next few weeks! But please, let's at least float it around before you reject it.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>If you are really, really sure that they won't freak out over it, it's fine. I guess. But, you aren't going to ask them right away for help. I'm not sure I'm fine asking for their money.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">That's fine. Of course, it's fine. It should be your choice! Just- thank you! I'm happy you finally get to meet them and we get to tell them.</span></p> </div> <hr/> <p>I'm glad I didn't give up on brewing this thing entirely. I think I have a serious shot at it this time around. I've been reading the same books, buying new ones, and asking for advice.</p> <p>I think this is a solid bet. I'm looking forward to it!</p> <hr/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>You know, I took a picture that night.<br/> A really, really pretty one.<br/> It wasn't able to capture everything - especially not any of the lights.<br/> But, it was beautiful.<br/> That night was the most beautiful night of my life.<br/> This is the most beautiful picture I have ever taken in my entire life.<br/> And, I want you to have it.<br/> My beauty, my star, my beautiful night.<br/> <em>Our special night.</em></p> <p>…</p> <p>But, I don't want it to just be a regular picture.<br/> Especially for you?<br/> No.<br/> I want it to be something different…<br/> A way it can remind you.<br/> Remind you of <em>our special night.</em></p> <p>…</p> <p>Thank you.<br/> From the bottom of my heart, thank you.<br/> Thank you, <span style="color: turquoise">Davey Whittaker.</span> For letting us be together.<br/> For letting us love each other.<br/> Thank you, for how much I love you.</p> <p>…</p> <p>I found a girl who makes custom watches at the uni.<br/> They're pretty good quality.<br/> Real silver and a bunch of other fancy things - she assures me.<br/> But what's most valuable is what the background is.<br/> We can choose what we want it to be.<br/> So, I got you a watch with the background being <em>our special night.</em></p> <p>…</p> <p>And it's for you.<br/> It's a gift - from me, to you.<br/> <em>A special night</em> spent with me and you.</p> <p>I love you.</p> <p>And I'll always remember <em>our special night.</em></p> </div> <hr/> <p>One thing you'll find a lot of in Oregon are breweries. Especially in Blackwater. I think there are something like 30 across the entire city. When I first moved here, I remember that you could get beer from employees who bought a bunch to sell to you at like 3 times the price.</p> <p>Don't know if that's still a thing. It probably is. Back in Coeur d'Alene, my cousin used to buy alcohol I wanted - so long as I paid for it. I got to send him a bottle one day - a homebrewed one. As a thanks.</p> <hr/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Babe, is this yours?</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">Yeah. I mean- it was. But, I was going to give it to you.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Jesus- how much is it? It has to be at least a grand!</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">$3,200.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Oh my god. Where'd you get this?</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">From my parents. But, they want it to be spent on the rent and bills for the next few months. And nothing else.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>…</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p>Henry?</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>No.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p>Henry-</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>No!</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p>Henry!</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>No! I'm not accepting this.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">It's only 3 months! I looked at your checks and you only made $300 this month.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>First off, why are you looking at my checks?</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">You left them on the couch! I was going to move them anyway and accidentally read them.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>"Accidentally". Really?</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">Your half of the rent, the bills, the food, and everything is barely going to leave you anything left!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>I hardly even agreed to your parents helping me with college. Let alone having to come out to them. Now, they're paying for my rent?!</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">It's only 3 months! You get on your feet, save up a few hundred or a few thousand dollars, then go back to paying rent!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>I'm not going to be dependent on them to go to college.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">You aren't! You're taking help!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>No. I'm not taking this. I'm not using it, I'm not paying with it, I'm not even going to keep touching it.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">You aren't doing that.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Yes, I will.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">Then I'll send it with my half! Do you want to give the landlord and utilities an extra few hundred a month?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">Davey-</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">You can't let your pride get in the way of your education, here!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>It's not my pride-</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">It's about not owing anyone, yeah. But it's cash! And, they've said that they're only willing to pay up to this.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><em>Only…</em></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">Do you think I didn't ask for more?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>I didn't think you'd ask for anything at all because I never asked you to do this!</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">You just-</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>…</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">Look, are you still going to pay for your half even if I pay for it with this?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Fucking- fine! We'll use it, I guess. No point not to. But, this isn't becoming a regular fucking thing.</p> </div> <hr/> <p>My favorite thing to eat is probably sliced tomatoes. They were something my <span style="color: lime">Dad</span> used to make all of the time. He used to slice them and coat each slice in olive oil, vinegar, and salt. They were, and still are, the best way to eat raw tomatoes. Even then, I used to hate when <span style="color: lime">Dad</span> made pasta sauce from scratch. I'd be less mad if he used way, way less onions. Also if he used any other seasoning than a little bit of salt.</p> <p>One night, I remember him coming home with a bottle of <span style="color: yellow">red wine</span> - a gift from one of his neighbors. I think I was… 10? 9? Around that. He picked two tomatoes, gave them the Murders family treatment, and gave me one. Then, he gave me a mason jar filled with <span style="color: yellow">red wine.</span> After I tasted it, he asked me how it was. I told him it was awful, because it was at the time, and he laughed. Told me to remember that taste any time in the future when I wanted to start drinking.<br/> </p> <hr/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p>Henry! <span style="color: turquoise">Come here, real quick.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>…</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Yeah?</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">I made you a special something.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Ooh.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">Orecchiette pasta, I remember you teaching me how to make it by hand like your</span> <span style="color: lime">dad</span> <span style="color: turquoise">taught you. I also made chicken parm, and tomato sauce.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>You didn't need to-</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p>Henry, <span style="color: turquoise">I'm sorry about yesterday. I should've asked you first. And, I want to apologize.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Thank you! But again, you didn't need to do this.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">Bitch! We still need to eat.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Hah, I guess we do. I mean, I'm not complaining.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>…</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>This is really good.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">Do you like it?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Hm? Oh, no. I hate it. Hate it so much. I think you should try to make this again - because this was so bad that you need to keep making it.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">Well, if you hate it <em>so</em> much I might as well not do it again-</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Now, now. Don't just give up!</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>…</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>How'd you make the sauce?</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">I used at least half of a head of garlic in it. Fried it with a single shallot before putting a few canned tomatoes in it and cooking them until they fell apart. I don't even remember what seasoning I used. I think salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, basil, thyme, oregano, rosemary, lemon zest, and a bunch of other things. Toward the end, I also poured in a bit of fancy</span> <span style="color: yellow">red wine</span> <span style="color: turquoise">I got as a gift yesterday.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Oh? From who?</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">A guy named</span> <span style="color: yellow">James</span> <span style="color: turquoise">from the university.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>That's nice of him.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">I'm glad you like the sauce.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Only thing I could genuinely say is, that I wish you put a bit more onions in it. But that might be my <span style="color: lime">dad</span> talking through me.</p> </div> <hr/> <p>Blackwater's going through a bit of a cold snap right now. I was panicking, trying to make sure that the wine was in a warm room. Somewhere that will be warm for the next few days. Over the weekend, it might hit the 20's.</p> <p>If the wine freezes, it could explode the bottle. Even if it doesn't, I am worried about it killing off anything inside of it.</p> <p>I mean, realistically I shouldn't worry about it. It's not going to get anywhere near cold enough to freeze it to the point of exploding. But, I'm still going to worry about it, anyway.</p> <hr/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><em>Ingredients:</em></p> <p>1x pumpkin pie (Storebought)<br/> 1x bottle of champagne<br/> 2x wine glass<br/> 1x video rental of <em>The Thing</em><br/> 1x set of skills learned from <span style="color: lime">dad</span><br/> 1x whole chicken (Manually deboned.)<br/> 2x chicken thighs (Seasoned.)<br/> 1x pan<br/> 12x minutes (Constantly flipped.)<br/> 2x potatoes (Sliced.)<br/> 1x boil<br/> 80x minutes in the oven<br/> 1x couch<br/> 1x blanket<br/> 1x tv<br/> 2x boyfriends (Secretive.)</p> <p><em>Creates:</em></p> <p>2x servings (Containing chicken thigh, roasted potatoes, and a slice of pie.)<br/> 1x romantic night (Born from worry.)</p> </div> <hr/> <p>The wine's looking good. I checked on it today and moved it to a different container to finish fermenting in. Just been checking up on it every now and again. I don't think you need to change containers, though? But, I don't know. I'm just nervous about this whole thing. I want to make sure it goes right.</p> <p>It does have a bit of an off-smell to it, however.</p> <hr/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><span style="color: green">… <em>Mr. Murders,</em></span> <em><span style="color: #de2cc6">Paul</span> <span style="color: green">would like to have a brief word with you at his office whenever you are done with your current workload.</span></em> <span style="color: green">…</span></p> </div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Ah, shit.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>…</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p>Henry! <span style="color: #de2cc6">Have a seat!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: #de2cc6">Mr. Chance-</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: #de2cc6">Come on, everyone else calls me Paul. Why don't the both of us use that?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>It's up to you.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: #de2cc6">I just want to have a little word with ya. Shouldn't be more than 'round 5 minutes.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>What's it about, sir?</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: #de2cc6">Relax, son. You ain't in trouble! Though, you acting all nervous does make me mighty suspicious…</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>…</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: #de2cc6">Hah! Just messing with ya.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Very funny.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: #de2cc6">From what I remember, you're a student at Blackwater?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Yep.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: #de2cc6">Jesus! All these hours you've been putting in on top of uni- Lord knows if I had more workers like you, I'd own the whole of the Pacific Northwest.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Heh, maybe one day.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: #de2cc6">What're you majorin' in?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Forensic Archeology.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: #de2cc6">Nice! But, I ain't here to talk about that. I'm here to talk about your work record.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>In a good way?</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: #de2cc6">Yes. In a very good way.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Get on with it, then.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: #de2cc6">It's really impressive. According to</span> <span style="color: orange">Gary,</span> <span style="color: #de2cc6">you have perfect attendance all while putting in this much work. Have you ever pondered shooting to become a supervisor?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>A few times.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: #de2cc6">Well I think you're ready for it. If you want, I can send you the material you need to start that process.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>What do I need to do?</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: #de2cc6">Mostly just read guides and instructions. It's a lot of after-work reading and using your time. But, it's well worth it! You start out with a pay raise of up to $11 an hour. After a while, we'll review your performance and you can earn up to $16 an hour!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>I'd probably like those forms, then.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: #de2cc6">Great! I have a few of 'em here. But, I'll mostly get them sent to you over the next week. It's up to you when to complete them. When you do, make sure to get in contact with me!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>…</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: orange">Hell yeah!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Give me 1 week, and I'll be a supervisor just like you.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: orange">1 week!? It's going to take a lot more than that, my friend.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>What? Like 8 days? 9 days?</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: orange">Took me like a month to get it done in my spare time!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Uh oh.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: orange">Admittedly, it was probably only like 15 hours of work. But I barely ever had the time to work on it!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Eh, I'll figure it out.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: orange">But, this is still good.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Your days of being my tyrannical supervisor are over.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: orange">Just you wait until I figure out how to get promoted past this.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>I'll rue the day…</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">Davey's</span> <span style="color: orange">going to be really happy when you tell him.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Eh-</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: orange">Is he not?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>He's going to be happy for me, but I'm not too sure about me getting more money.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: orange">What?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>I don't know. It's weird.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: orange">Why wouldn't he want you to have more money?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>He really, really wants his parents to pay my rent.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: orange">And you're mad about that?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>No. I mean- he means well. And I love that he's caring about that and worried for me. But, I can pay it myself! I'm already uncomfortable having his parents pay for my college - mostly because I'm worried that they're going to want me to pay it back. Again, I know he means well. But… I don't know what I'm going for here.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: orange">It's up to you what you do. I'd take the money, personally. But, it's not his place to make you take it.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Eh, it'll work out! We just need to wait and get by.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: orange">I don't think I've met</span> <span style="color: turquoise">Davey</span> <span style="color: orange">yet. If you want, you two could come over and visit me and Lee and we can make some drinks together. We just finished stocking up our bar.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>That honestly sounds amazing. Be a nice difference from all the <span style="color: yellow">red wine</span> <span style="color: turquoise">Davey's</span> been buying.</p> </div> <hr/> <p>About a month left on the wine. I'm getting real excited. I don't want to do anything that'd mess it up, so I'm not laying a finger on it until I have to. But, it looks good! I went ahead and bought some custom labels for it that're going to be imprinted on the bottle. Should come sometime over the next few weeks.</p> <hr/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><span style="color: yellow">You know, you think everything in your life is perfect. Going really smooth with it all figured out.</span><br/> <span style="color: yellow">You have the love of your life, some decent friends, and you're almost halfway through college!</span><br/> <span style="color: white">Then you get hit with a long, cold, winter's night. One that's so cold you can't even fall asleep.</span><br/> <span style="color: white">A type of night with a single good purpose - exploring the fucked-up depths of your mind.</span><br/> <span style="color: violet">So you search. That's all you can do. Then, after you search, you discover. Then, you think.</span><br/> <span style="color: violet">Think about what you've done, your memories, and who you could have been…</span><br/> <span style="color: grey">Only to come up with the most horrific realization one could ever imagine…</span><br/> <span style="color: grey">A realization that you know is correct, but will deny all the while for a few months.</span></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><span style="color: cyan">But, there will always be another long, cold night to ponder over.</span><br/> <span style="color: cyan">One after another, until you finally start to think the truths that so disgust you…</span><br/> <span style="color: pink">And you'll think. Think and think about a dreamland where you were born into a better world.</span><br/> <span style="color: pink">A perfect dreamland where you are at the center of who you want to be.</span><br/> <span style="color: white">Alas, all dreams must eventually meet reality.</span><br/> <span style="color: white">As is? You'll never come close to living in dreamland!</span><br/> <span style="color: pink">But, one can dream. One can visit dreamland every night on those cold, winter nights.</span><br/> <span style="color: pink">One can ponder changing who you were, to who you are.</span><br/> <span style="color: cyan">Or, one can be something different…</span><br/> <span style="color: cyan">One who simply does not care about where dreamland and realities supposedly reach their neverend!</span></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="color: yellow">That</span> <span style="color: white">does</span> <span style="color: violet">sound</span> <span style="color: grey">nice.</span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>A nice midpoint between a</p> <p><span style="color: cyan"><em>D</em></span><span style="color: pink"><em>r</em></span><span style="color: white"><em>e</em></span><span style="color: pink"><em>a</em></span><span style="color: cyan"><em>m</em></span></p> <p>and</p> <p><span style="color: white"><strong>Reality.</strong></span></p> <p>…</p> <p><span style="color: yellow">I</span><span style="color: white">s</span> <span style="color: violet">i</span><span style="color: grey">t</span> <span style="color: yellow">n</span><span style="color: white">o</span><span style="color: violet">t</span><span style="color: grey">?</span></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>There's a whole <span style="color: cyan">w</span><span style="color: lime">o</span><span style="color: cyan">r</span><span style="color: lime">l</span><span style="color: cyan">d</span> of names out there…<br/> Any of which may speak to <em>you.</em></p> <p>It can be close, it can be far.</p> <p>It is ultimately, up to you.</p> <p>A name, isn't set in stone.<br/> An identity, isn't set in stone.<br/> You, are not set in stone.</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>Ah, pleasure to meet you!<br/> <span style="color: violet">Mx. Randy Murders!</span></p> <p>Do you plan to make an acquaintance with any old associates?<br/> <em>Especially if they are personal?</em><br/> Splendid!</p> <p>Just remember one nifty little thing…</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="color: #404040">There is one part about you that goes unspoken.</span><br/> <span style="color: #404040">It is, for most people, the most acceptable part.</span><br/> <span style="color: #878787">But, for one person in your life? It would ruin it all!</span><br/> <span style="color: #878787">Just always remember to keep that one thing a secret, for you and me?</span><br/> <span style="color: white">Who knows how they'll react to it…</span><br/> <span style="color: white">You're already barely living up to them-</span><br/> <span style="color: violet">A person for whom you owe everything…</span><br/> <span style="color: violet">A person who, without, you'd likely have to work at a sawmill for the rest of your miserable little life…</span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>So, let's keep this between <span style="color: violet">you</span> and <span style="color: violet">me.</span> Alright?</p> </div> <hr/> <p>The bottles arrived quick! And I mean <em>really</em> quick. We're still 3 weeks out and they're here.</p> <p>Great condition, too. It's making me really eager to move ahead with this. Alas, I'll wait my time.</p> <hr/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Randy?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Mx. Randy Murders, in the flesh.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">I am most certainly not going to make fun of</span> <span style="color: violet">"Randy".</span> <span style="color: turquoise">Especially when you could've picked something way worse.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Hey, I can always change it.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">Of course you can. But like</span> <span style="color: violet">"Randy".</span> <span style="color: turquoise">It's a cool-sounding name.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">So flattering…</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">Before I say anything else - I want you to know that I won't mind who you are. And I expect you to do the same if I ever go through anything similar. So long as we are transparent.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Of course.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">You all packed up for Coeur d'Alene?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Yep.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">If you forget anything, don't let me catch you calling me to get it up there for you!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">If I forget anything,</span> <span style="color: #42a1ff">t</span><span style="color: lime">h</span><span style="color: #42a1ff">e</span><span style="color: lime">y</span> <span style="color: violet">will probably have it.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">When are you leaving tomorrow?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Probably around 4:00 A.M. since it's damn well close to a 10-hour drive.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">Yeah, then I probably won't wake up for you.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Wow, the betrayal…</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">I should probably get my goodbyes out now before I don't see you for a week.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">What? Do you think I'm going to die while I'm driving?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">Yeah. I do.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Shut the fuck up.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">I'm kidding! Stay safe on the road.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">I will. Stay safe at home. I don't fully trust you to not die of loneliness when I'm gone-</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">I've got all of the</span> <span style="color: yellow">red wine</span> <span style="color: turquoise">I could need. I'll manage, somehow.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>…</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">Love you.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Love you.</span></p> </div> <hr/> <p>Coeur d'Alene! My dearly despised! It's a horrible little place in the middle of nowhere Idaho. The worst part about it is that the nature surrounding it is absolutely beautiful. Just the fact that you have to live in a town such as Coeur d'Alene often distracts you from the fact that you live in one of the most beautiful places on earth.</p> <p>You've got lakes, you've got mountains, you've got forests, you've got airports, you've got scumbags, you've got highways, and you've got my parents.</p> <p>All wrapped up in a nifty-little town that is oh-so close to being in Washington.</p> <hr/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p>Henry!</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Hey, <span style="color: #42a1ff">mom!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: #42a1ff">You haven't called since you left. I've been worried sick! How are you? Are you okay? Is college going well?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>It's all fine! Where's <span style="color: lime">dad?</span> I want to see him.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: #42a1ff">He's upstairs, emptying you-know-what from a b-o-t-t-l-e…</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Is he awake?</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: #42a1ff">Who knows? But, come on. We need to catch up.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>…</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: #42a1ff">Tell me already! How's college? Got a cute girlfriend yet?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>It's fine, it's fine. Actually - I do.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: #42a1ff">Really? What's her name?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Danny.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: #42a1ff">Danny… Ain't that a boys name?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>She's definitely more of a tomboy.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: #42a1ff">You know what? Doesn't even matter! My boy has a girlfriend! Oh, I can just imagine it. In a few years, I'll have grandkids!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>In a few years?</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: #42a1ff">Whenever you're done with college and have a house! When do I get to meet her?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>I'll talk with her, yeah. I don't know. She was busy this week, so she couldn't go.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: #42a1ff">We'll have to meet up one day. I just can't wait to get to see her!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>…</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: lime">Is that</span> Mr. Henry Murders <span style="color: lime">I hear in my living room?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: lime">Dad!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: lime">Come here,</span> son!</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: #42a1ff">There you are…</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: lime">I was taking a nap.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: #42a1ff">Do you drink in your sleep?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: lime">You can't blame me for what I do in my sleep! It's like sleepwalking…</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Actually, <span style="color: lime">Dad,</span> one of the first things I wanted to do was get a genuine, Coeur d'Alene milkshake. It's been forever since I've had one.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: lime">Since when are Coeur d'Alene milkshakes anything special?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Since they're the milkshakes I remember growing up with!</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: lime">If you're up for more driving. Do you want to just bring me, or do you want your</span> <span style="color: #42a1ff">mother?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>I-</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: #42a1ff">-I'd probably prefer to stay here and start mac 'n cheese. But, I do expect a cookie milkshake to be brought back here.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: lime">Yes, Ma'am.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>I also wanted to tell you something. About my new girlfriend…</p> </div> <hr/> <p>If I'm being honest, the best type of wine is a $5, highly-suspicious bottle of wine that you bought at the grocery store and forgot in your cupboard for a week. I blame, or rather thank, my <span style="color: #42a1ff">mother</span> for this. She used to cook with it all the time. Left opened bottles after, which I eventually snuck drinks of.</p> <p>But, she quit using them right before I started high school. I don't know why. I do know she never really drank, unlike my <span style="color: lime">father</span>, who loved <span style="color: yellow">red wine.</span> </p> <hr/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: lime">Dad?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: lime">… Huh? Yeah, no. I heard you. It's just- something I need to take in.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Look-</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: lime">So… you don't have a girlfriend?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">I have a boyfriend. I think you know him.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: lime">Who?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">Davey.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">Davey…</span> <span style="color: lime">Yeah. I think I do. He was a good boy. Rich parents, too. Going to always be happy if my</span> son <span style="color: lime">marries rich.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Another thing-</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: lime">Yeah?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">I'm not really your</span> <span style="color: cyan">son.</span> <span style="color: violet">I don't think I'm a</span> <span style="color: pink">woman.</span> <span style="color: violet">I don't really know</span> <span style="color: yellow">w</span><span style="color: white">h</span><span style="color: violet">a</span><span style="color: grey">t</span> <span style="color: yellow">i</span><span style="color: white">t</span> <span style="color: violet">i</span><span style="color: grey">s</span> <span style="color: yellow">I</span> <span style="color: white">a</span><span style="color: violet">m</span><span style="color: grey">.</span> <span style="color: violet">I just hate how I look. I don't want to be anything - or look like anything. I just- I don't know! I don't know what I'm doing - what I've been doing lately. I don't know if it's something that's real, or- … I don't know.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: lime">It's okay, it's okay. I don't really get what you're saying. But, it's okay. You'll figure it out, you'll figure it out.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">You don't care?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: lime">Not as much as your</span> <span style="color: #42a1ff">mother</span> <span style="color: lime">will, but-</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>…</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: lime">Look- you're a smart…</span> <span style="color: yellow">k</span><span style="color: white">i</span><span style="color: violet">d</span><span style="color: grey">.</span> <span style="color: lime">You'll figure out what's best for you. I know you'll be okay… What can I call you for now?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Randy.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Randy?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">That's the name I'm rolling with. At least for a bit.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Randy.</span> <span style="color: lime">I like that. It's a much better name than</span> Henry, <span style="color: lime">for sure. I want you to know that I don't mind whatever you do. I don't have any high ground to stand on. I'm already cursed to an eternity of hell.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: lime">Dad-</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: lime">The smoking, the drinking, the gambling, giving my kids wine… Cheating on your</span> <span style="color: #42a1ff">Mother.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>…</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: lime">I do love your</span> <span style="color: #42a1ff">Mother.</span> <span style="color: lime">I love her a lot. I don't know why I tempted a good thing. The thing keeping a family alive on dirt pay, living on someone else's farm, and barely getting food to the table. There are a lot of things I could've done to give you a better childhood. Doing this - It's the best thing I can do for you now.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">So… You're fine with me and</span> <span style="color: turquoise">Davey?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: lime">I will be fine with it,</span> <span style="color: violet">Randy.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Thank you.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: lime">I don't care about grandkids as much as your</span> <span style="color: #42a1ff">Mother</span> <span style="color: lime">does. I think I already accepted a decade ago that I'm not living to see grandkids.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">I'm sorry.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: lime">Are you planning on telling your</span> <span style="color: #42a1ff">mother?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>…</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">I don't know. Honestly, I was worried that you'd tell her.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: lime">This would be hardly the worst thing I lied to her about.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">I'm planning to tell her. But- the problem is, I don't know if I have the heart to tell her. Rather than letting her live thinking she'll have grandkids. At least for a few years.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: lime">Trust me, you've got a few decades left before she kicks it.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">I know she'll find out eventually. I just need to figure out when's the best time for her to.</span></p> </div> <hr/> <p>3 days left. After that, it's time for a taste.</p> <p>Bottles are ready.</p> <p>Mouth is watering.</p> <p>72 hours until this all should be over…</p> <hr/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p>Henry! <span style="color: #42a1ff">You guys took so long. Dinner's almost ready!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Can't wait.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: #42a1ff">I'm going to have your</span> <span style="color: lime">Dad</span> <span style="color: #42a1ff">make some of his world-famous tomatoes.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>I'll set the table.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: #42a1ff">Aww, thanks! More than you ever did when you were growing up here - college must be doing good for you.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Mom-</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: #42a1ff">Hang on, I gotta make sure the mac isn't burning.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Yeah, you should do that…</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>…</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: #42a1ff">All ready for dinner?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Yeah.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: #42a1ff">Alright. Now I just have to find out where your</span> <span style="color: lime">father</span> <span style="color: #42a1ff">went off to…</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Hang on-</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: #42a1ff">Yes?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Mom, I-</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>…</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: #42a1ff">Yes?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Think we forgot your milkshake in the car.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: #42a1ff">Well, it's reasonably cold out. Shouldn't be that melted!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>I'll go get it, really quick.</p> </div> <hr/> <p>It's funny. How long it takes for time to pass. Whenever you're having the best days of your life, they seem to just slip on by. Nothing notable. Just you slipping on through life.</p> <p>But then, whenever something big happens, time starts to get really slow. Whenever you're expecting something, your days double in length. They just get so unbearably long and it's a chore to get by them. And it just lets you think a lot about what's at the end of it. Get really excited for the good things that are coming of it, or really worried for any bad things that could happen.</p> <hr/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><span style="color: violet">It's a long drive home.</span><br/> <span style="color: violet">A long, long drive.</span><br/> <span style="color: violet">Through rivers, over mountains.</span><br/> <span style="color: violet">Across 3 states.</span><br/> <span style="color: violet">All to get back home.</span><br/> <span style="color: violet">I need to do something.</span><br/> <span style="color: violet">Something nice.</span><br/> <span style="color: turquoise">He</span> <span style="color: violet">deserves it.</span><br/> <span style="color: violet">I could take him skiing?</span><br/> <span style="color: violet">I could take him on a hike?</span><br/> <span style="color: violet">Or, I could buy him his favorite movie and favorite wine.</span><br/> <span style="color: yellow">Red wine's</span> <span style="color: violet">on clearance. But, I actually don't know if I'll buy it.</span><br/> <span style="color: turquoise">He</span> <span style="color: violet">has <em>more</em> than</span> <span style="color: yellow">enough at home.</span></p> </div> <hr/> <p>It's the day. It's time to bottle it. My original blackberry, now blueberry wine. If this is good, it'll be something to cry to the hills about. And, I think I'm confident that it's good. I haven't bottled it yet. First, I want to get myself a glass. The fruits of my labor and whatever or whatnot.</p> <hr/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>Huh, that's strange. The trash is full.</p> <p>Full of <span style="color: yellow">red wine bottles.</span></p> <p>Jesus, <span style="color: turquoise">he</span> must've had a party.</p> <p>At least, looks like it.</p> <p>…</p> <p>Did <span style="color: turquoise">he</span> go out to buy more? There's a wrapped bottle on the counter?</p> <p>That doesn't even matter. All that matters is that <span style="color: violet">you</span> find him.</p> <p><span style="color: violet">You</span> have to say hi to your <span style="color: turquoise">boyfriend!</span></p> <p>Admittedly, not the welcome back <span style="color: violet">you</span> expected, is it?</p> <p>Eh, it doesn't matter.</p> <p>Set that copy of <em>The Thing</em> down on the couch.</p> <p>Maybe check <span style="color: turquoise">his</span> room?</p> <p>It's either there, or <span style="color: turquoise">he's</span> somewhere else.</p> <p><span style="color: turquoise">His</span> door's open.</p> <p>That means <span style="color: turquoise">he's</span> probably not home, then.</p> <p>Better go check, however.</p> <p>If <span style="color: turquoise">he</span> is here, <span style="color: turquoise">he's</span> most certainly drunk or hungover.</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p>…</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Hey,</span> <span style="color: turquoise">Davey.</span> <span style="color: violet">Wake up.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">…</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Wake up!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">… Yeah?</span> Henry… <span style="color: turquoise">Is that you?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Yeah. I'll be in the living room. Can you do me a favor? Make sure whoever that other person in the bed with you got all of their things.</span></p> </div> <hr/> <p>Finally got to taste the wine after all of these months. Days spent waiting to see it, months spent brewing it, hundreds of dollars spent on it, a change in my whole idea surrounding it. All of this effort, all for about two or three bottles. I finally got to taste it today - see if the last few months were worth it!</p> <p>And the wine was too sour.</p> <hr/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Randy-</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Who the fuck was that?!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">I don't even-</span> <span style="color: violet">Randy,</span> <span style="color: turquoise">come on!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">No! I want to know who that person is!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">They're not- important, right now. Listen, we need to talk-</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">-we need to talk about who the fuck that person is,</span> <span style="color: turquoise">Davey.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">Can I just have a goddamn second to think, here?!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">So what?! You can think of some- some sort of excuse for this?!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">No, it's just- I need time. I need some fucking time to think!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">How long have you known that person?!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">Less than 3 days! I mean- I fucking knew who they were for a few weeks! But the first time we did anything was 3 days ago! This was the second time! And after this, it was over! I'd never do this again! Babe, you have to believe me!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">You fucking whore! You cheated on me - on <strong>me</strong> - for someone you barely even know!?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">Babe, I'm sorry! I know I fucked up-</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Do you?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">Yes!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Do you? Do you actually know you fucked up? Do you really think that?!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">Babe, I do! It's never going to happen again! Please, I promise!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Who the fuck even are they! You never even fucking told me that!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">They sell me wine. That's it! That's all they do!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">They sell you wine? What? What happened to the other guy that does that? Or, did you fuck him too?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">No, he was just- getting really expensive.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Jesus, how much was he charging if it was expensive for some cheating, rich, whore who begs his daddy to pay for everything!?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">The same whore that's the entire fucking reason you're in college!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">You are <em>not</em> going to even talk about shit like that!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">I'm trying to be fucking reasonable here-</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Fucking reasonable? You think you're fucking reasonable with any of this?!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Randy-</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">If a serial killer bought you a glass of wine, would you let them into your house to fuck you? It doesn't matter that you don't know them, apparently! Right?!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">No, I wouldn't! Thank you for asking!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">What if I fucking found you dead in our house - my house! After a week away!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">That wouldn't fucking happen!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">How the fuck am I supposed to know that?!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">They're not some random creepy pervert in a bar! They work at a cafe I go to!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Ah, it's all good now! So you've just wanted to fuck them for a while and was finally able to?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">No! They were just some- look, I asked them to buy me wine! They said yes! They delivered it to my house and I offered them a few drinks and that's pretty much what I remember! I might've even thought it was you!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">You- what?!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">I don't- know.</span> <span style="color: violet">Randy,</span> <span style="color: turquoise">I love you. If I had a choice in it, I would've stopped any of this from happening.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>…</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">No you wouldn't.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">What?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">No you fucking wouldn't!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">I would!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Liar!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">I'm not fucking lying!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Where'd you start this at, huh?! How much has your shitty ass story changed since we started this?!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">None, because I'm telling the goddamn truth, idiot!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">You're a lying, cheating, worthless whore!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">Oh you do not want to fucking go there! Do you want me to bring up half of the shit I pretty much know you lied about?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: #404040">The</span> <span style="color: #404040">worst</span><br/> <span style="color: #878787">lie</span> <span style="color: #878787">I</span> <span style="color: #878787">ever</span><br/> <span style="color: white">told</span> <span style="color: white">was</span><br/> <span style="color: violet">for</span> <span style="color: violet">you.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">What?!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">It doesn't even matter! What the fuck does it even mean anymore?!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p>Henry, <span style="color: turquoise">it means everything to me. This whole house means everything to me.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">…</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">You mean everything to me-</span></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>…</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">I got you a copy of <em>The Thing</em>. You'll need to return it to Blockbusters when you're done with it.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">Huh?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">I'm not going to date a cheater! It's over.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">It's- what?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">I'm going to start packing. You can even have the house! You've been insisting on paying the rent, anyway.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Randy,</span> <span style="color: turquoise">stop!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Why?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">Please- I love you.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">You didn't stop after the "first" night with them, did you?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Randy-</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">…</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Randy!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">…</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">You know what? Fine! Have it your fucking way! I fucking made <em>one</em> mistake and you're acting like- like this! It's fucking irrational! It's bullshit!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">…</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">What? You aren't going to talk? You fucking faggot! You piece of shit! I make one fucking mistake and you act like you're fucking better than me! I <em>love</em> you, and you know that! But- I don't know… How the fuck are you going to pay for college without me, huh?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">I don't know.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p>He <span style="color: turquoise">can speak! Just, let's talk about this! Please! Keep an open mind! Please, I'm begging you!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">We already talked about it!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">Let's talk about your future, then! How are you going to get on without me? Huh?! How?! You got to get a new house, a new place. You need food. And you need all of that money for college that my parents are giving you!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">I don't care about your parent's money,</span> <span style="color: turquoise">Davey.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">You should! You fucking should! Normal people do! You need it. You need it! You need it if you want to finish college! Do you want to grow up to be a 60-year-old college dropout with breathing issues from</span> his <span style="color: turquoise">dead-end job?!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">…</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Randy, Randy!</span> <span style="color: turquoise">Don't you leave that fucking door! Don't you go out there! Randy! Bitch! You know what? That's it! It's over! I'm going to call my parents! You're all on your fucking own now! You happy?! Are you happy with this? I hope you're really fucking happy,</span> <span style="color: violet">Randy!</span></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>…</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Oh, God. Davey… Why'd you do this?</span></p> </div> <hr/> <p>I'm not even going to bottle it or sweeten it. I don't think I can save it. It's fucking… Fucking annoying! I've been so fucking worried over this for so fucking long! I've done literally everything I could to make this work. Way more money than it ended up being worth. It seemed worth it, it's just… Bullshit! All of that priority I gave the wine, all that effort! And for what? Nothing!</p> <hr/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><em>ring ring ring ring ring… ring ring ring ring ring… ring ring ring ring ring… ring ring-</em></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: orange">Hello. Shell's Sawmill. This is Gary speaking.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Hey,</span> <span style="color: orange">Gary.</span> <span style="color: violet">This is Randy.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Randy?</span> <span style="color: orange">You alright?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Yeah. I just need to call out sick.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: orange">Heh.</span> <span style="color: violet">Randy…</span> <span style="color: orange">Did you drink too much last night?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">No, I'm just- I'm serious,</span> <span style="color: orange">Gary.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: orange">Oh?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">I don't know. I just- if I go to work again, I don't know… I don't trust myself to not get injured at work.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Randy!</span> <span style="color: orange">What's going on?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">I'm fine it's just-</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: orange">No,</span> <span style="color: violet">Randy.</span> <span style="color: orange">What's going on?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">…</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Randy?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">I just-</span> <span style="color: turquoise">Davey's</span> <span style="color: violet">cheating on me. I found out when I got back.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: orange">Jesus. I'm so sorry.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">It's fine. I swear. I just need… time, man.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: orange">Are you sure it's fine?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Yeah?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: orange">Because I'm going to think it might not be fine when you say that you might hurt yourself accidentally if you go to work.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">No, I'm- sorry. I don't-</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: orange">No. Don't say sorry. Just,</span> <span style="color: violet">Randy-</span> <span style="color: orange">where are you right now?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">I've been uh- sleeping in my car since I found out.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: orange">Alright. You have a place to stay?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Not yet.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: orange">Alright. You're going to drive to my place. I'm going to call Lee ahead of time, tell him what's happening. You're going to have a place to stay, you're going to take a shower. It's going to be okay.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: orange">Gary-</span> <span style="color: violet">don't-</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: orange">I can't just let you live in your car, man. It's- take the help. At least, just stay with us for a night and take a warm shower - get a roof over your head.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>…</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">I can't.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Randy-</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">I'm not. I just- I'm not doing that. Sorry.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><em>…beep beep beep…</em></p> </div> <hr/> <p>There's no saving it. I don't even know how to describe it. It's too sour, it's not sweet enough, it's too watery. There's this weird film forming on top of it - god knows what that is.</p> <p>I don't know what I'm going to do with it. If I'm going to start over, if I'm going to search for something to save it, or just cut my losses. I don't know. I'm still deciding. I just… need time to think on it.</p> <hr/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">I don't know what to do…</span></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Do I call</span> <span style="color: turquoise">him?</span></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Do I call</span> <span style="color: orange">him?</span></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Do I call</span> <span style="color: lime">him?</span></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">I shouldn't call</span> <span style="color: turquoise">h</span><span style="color: orange">i</span><span style="color: lime">m</span><span style="color: violet">.</span></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><em>You could call <span style="color: #42a1ff">her…</span></em></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">I shouldn't call</span> <span style="color: #42a1ff">her.</span> <span style="color: violet">At least, not right now.</span></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>…</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><em>Get some rest, you can decide tomorrow.</em></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">I can call</span> <span style="color: turquoise">him.</span> <span style="color: violet">But, I shouldn't.</span></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">I can call</span> <span style="color: orange">him.</span> <span style="color: violet">But, I shouldn't.</span></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">I can call</span> <span style="color: lime">him.</span> <span style="color: violet">But, I shouldn't.</span></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><em>You can still call <span style="color: #42a1ff">her…</span></em></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">No.</span></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>…</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><em>It's getting rather late. Get some rest! You can decide tomorrow! Remember to eat!</em></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">No.</span></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: orange">No.</span></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: lime">No.</span></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>…</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><em>You should call <span style="color: #42a1ff">her.</span></em></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">…</span></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><em>ring ring ring ring ring… ring-</em></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Hey, <span style="color: #42a1ff">Mom.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p>Henry! <span style="color: #42a1ff">How are you, sweetie?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>I'm good.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: #42a1ff">Jesus- is this the first time you've ever called home?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Not the first time…</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: #42a1ff">Judging by how often you apparently do, it's easy to see why I forgot the "others".</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>… Good to hear from you, too.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: #42a1ff">Ah, don't give me that. How are you? How's college? What's up?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Just- I wanted to talk. It's been kind of rough recently.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: #42a1ff">Oh? What's happening, sweetie?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">I just- need to tell you something first. For you to understand-</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: #42a1ff">Yes?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>…</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Do you remember Danny?</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: #42a1ff">Your girlfriend, right?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Yeah, she-</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: #42a1ff">Oh god- don't tell me…</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>We broke up. It was nasty. I caught her sleeping with a man when I got back.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: #42a1ff">You know what- I was right. You can't trust a tomboy! If you got yourself a girl who doesn't pretend to be a man,</span> Henry, <span style="color: #42a1ff">then this wouldn't even-</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Mom-</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: #42a1ff">No,</span> Henry. <span style="color: #42a1ff">I've got a point. If you don't learn this now - early on in life - you're going to be alone until you're 30!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>I have to go to work soon. I should go.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: #42a1ff">Alright. I'm sorry - that she cheated on you. I hope you get over it soon.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Thanks, <span style="color: #42a1ff">Mom…</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: #42a1ff">Love you.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Love you…</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><em>…beep beep beep…</em></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>…</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><em>ring ring ring ring ring… ring ring ring ring ring… ring ring ring ring ring… ring-</em></p> </div> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Randy?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Hey.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: orange">Jesus-</span> <span style="color: violet">Randy,</span> <span style="color: orange">are you alright?! It's been 4 days!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">I'm fine, I'm fine. I just- need a shower.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: orange">Are you okay?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">I'm- fine. I'm okay. I'm okay!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Randy…</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">I don't know what to do- I can't… I can't-</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: orange">Shh, calm down. It's okay. Just- where are you? It'll be okay.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">I'm a few hours out of town. I don't know. I think I'm headed toward the coast?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: orange">Are you going to head back?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Probably tonight.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: orange">If you want, we have food here.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Thanks.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: orange">It's going to be okay,</span> <span style="color: violet">Randy.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">I really hope it is.</span></p> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><em>…beep beep beep…</em></p> </div> <hr/> <p>I have about two pounds of blackberries. Storebought, original recipe. If this doesn't work…</p> <p>I don't know. This is my last chance - my last shot at wine. I just need to start over, be strict, watch it thoroughly, and be careful.</p> <hr/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: orange">Good morning.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">… What time is it?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: orange">Only 30-till midnight.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">God-</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: orange">Have a good nap?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Yeah.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: orange">We have baked spaghetti leftover if you want any.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Thanks.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>…</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Here.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: orange">What's this?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Rent.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: orange">I'm not going to charge you rent for this.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">I'd- prefer it if you let me pay for it. I don't want to be a burden.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Randy-</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Please.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: orange">I'm not taking this.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">At least take it once. It-</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>…</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: orange">I can't take it.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Okay. If you want to, you can, however.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: orange">Alright.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Thank you. For all of this.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>…</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Do I still have a job at the sawmill?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: orange">Yeah. I've been marking you as sick for the past few days.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Thank you.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: #de2cc6">Paul</span> <span style="color: orange">is usually pretty relaxed with sick time - surprisingly.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Tomorrow, if it doesn't bother you, could you pick up my check?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: orange">Yeah, of course.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Thank you.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: orange">I-</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><em>ring ring ring ring ring… ring ring ring ring ring… ring ring ring ring ring… ring ring ring ring-</em></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: orange">Hello?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">…</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: orange">No.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">…</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: orange">I don't know where he is.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">…</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: orange">Look- I'm sorry. I don't know where he is.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">…</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: orange">Don't call me again.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><em>…beep beep beep…</em></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Who was that?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: orange">Nobody.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">…</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: orange">It wasn't</span> <span style="color: turquoise">Davey,</span> <span style="color: orange">if you're thinking that.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Okay.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: orange">It was insurance. They were talking about Lee.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>…</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><em>ring ring ring-</em></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">Hello?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Hey.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Randy?!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Yeah. Hey,</span> <span style="color: turquoise">Davey.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">Where have you been?! It's been 5 days! It's 2 A.M. right now!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">I don't know.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">What the fuck do you mean by that?!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">I don't-</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">You know what, no. It doesn't even matter. Just- we need to talk.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">About?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">What happened. Like, I need you to understand where I'm coming from. Just at least stay on- for a few minutes?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>…</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Sure.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">Okay. Thank you.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">What happened?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">I told you! I started getting that guy to buy me wine a few weeks ago, and one day I invited him over for a few drinks. I got drunk and blacked out. I don't think I even processed it until a few days later when he came over again - unprompted and I got drunk again. Look, the only two times this ever happened were when I was drunk. I can't- you can't blame me for that!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Yeah?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">I'm really sorry that it happened. It shouldn't have happened! Look, I cut that guy off. He's gone. He's not- he doesn't matter! I want to make it up to you! Just, tell me what to do. If you want me to not drink, I won't drink. Anything!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Really?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">If you want money, I mean it'd hurt, but I can give it to you. The rest of college paid for! Plus a good amount going forward. Just, anything! Nothing is off the table!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">What was his name?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">Huh? Oh,</span> <span style="color: yellow">James Holiday.</span> <span style="color: turquoise">But, he's out of my life now. I won't ever talk to him again, okay?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>…</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">I'm sorry.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">No- no! No!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">I can't!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">Fucking- no! What do you want?! What can I do?! There has to be something! Please. Just tell me what it is!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">I'm sorry.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Randy Murders,</span> <span style="color: turquoise">you are going to be sorry for this! In 20 years you are going to look at me, see me living my best life, and realize what you fucking are missing! Please! You can't finish college without it! Just- just give it some thought!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Okay.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">Don't just say that! Fucking-</span> Henry! <span style="color: turquoise">Don't do this! I'm begging you!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>…</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">Hello?</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Do me a favor, promise me you'll live your best life. Promise me you won't do this again. Promise me that you'll be able to move on from this.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="color: turquoise">Yes. Yes!</span> <span style="color: violet">Randy,</span> <span style="color: turquoise">I will! I promise I will! I promise all of those things! Just, come back home!</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Thank you.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>…</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Please, have a great life.</span></p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><em>…beep beep beep…</em></p> </div> <hr/> <p>It's the funniest thing. When you read about <span style="color: turquoise">people you used to know.</span> You always, well, usually. You usually have a few minutes where you don't exactly remember who they are or why they're familiar. So you spend that time trying to remember, reliving old memories and whatnot. Until, finally, it clicks! You get who they are and have a little laugh.</p> <p>This was one of those exceptions that makes it "usually".</p> <p>He's living a very good life! He made his own business, a very profitable one. He's getting into politics. Overall, I found myself happy for him!</p> <p>The last time I ever spoke to him, I remember him making me a promise. One I worried for decades would become true. Then, it came. Right in front of my eyes as I was watching the news.</p> <p>And I felt nothing.</p> </div> <p>On 15/SEP/2017, a note was recovered at a hiking trail near Blackwater, Oregon, United States. The note appears similar in style to previous documents connected to SCP-8450. Currently, it is pending analysis for potential clues as to the whereabouts of "Randy Murders".</p> <div class="blockquote"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <hr/> <h2 id="toc3"><span>How to make vinegar.</span></h2> <hr/></div> <p>A few months ago, I thought I would be able to make wine. I at first tried blackberry wine, but realized that it wasn't the type for me. Then, I tried to make blueberry wine. Now, it was most certainly a type of wine I would have loved. However, the batch went sour. It didn't work out. Ultimately, I thought it was a failure. And it killed my winemaking aspirations, at least for a while. I'm not too sure if I will try to make wine again.</p> <p>But, what I did make, is vinegar. A sour, repulsive, beautiful batch of blueberry vinegar that I catch myself using quite frequently. There was this film on top - the "mother of vinegar", as it's called. Apparently, I can put that in other wine and it will transform into vinegar after a few weeks. It's a bit more complicated than that, but that's the gist of it.</p> <p>I didn't really think I would walk away from this with anything. Anything useful, that is. I thought I'd just walk away with no experience, a bunch of dirty containers, and all of my sugar wasted on something ugly. But, I persisted through it, stumbling upon something great.</p> <hr/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><span style="color: violet">Here we are…</span><br/> <span style="color: violet">Where it all started!</span><br/> <span style="color: violet">I remember driving out here.</span><br/> <span style="color: violet">After <em>that night.</em></span><br/> <span style="color: violet">It was a perfect night.</span><br/> <span style="color: violet">A perfect, feel-good, all-and-entirely beautiful sorta night.</span><br/> <span style="color: violet">The clouds were nowhere to be seen.</span><br/> <span style="color: violet">The moon was full.</span><br/> <span style="color: violet">The stars shined especially bright that night.</span><br/> <span style="color: violet">I hiked there, and laid there.</span><br/> <span style="color: violet">And I stared into the infinite abyss that is the beauty of our night sky.</span><br/> <span style="color: violet">I remember it being a sleepless night.</span><br/> <span style="color: violet">One where I had to force myself to blink.</span><br/> <span style="color: violet">And I thought only about <em>our special night.</em></span><br/> <span style="color: violet">The best night of my life.</span><br/> <span style="color: violet">Reflected upon on the worst night of my life.</span><br/> <span style="color: violet"><em>Our special night…</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: violet">…</span></p> <p><span style="color: violet">I think about it a lot.</span><br/> <span style="color: violet"><em>Our special night…</em></span><br/> <span style="color: violet">Especially recently.</span><br/> <span style="color: violet">So, congrats!</span><br/> <span style="color: violet">On our anniversary.</span><br/> <span style="color: violet">About 10 months off…</span></p> <p><span style="color: violet">…</span></p> <p><span style="color: violet">Anyways-</span><br/> <span style="color: violet">I'm really happy for you.</span><br/> <span style="color: violet">Wherever you are…</span><br/> <span style="color: violet">Whoever you're with.</span></p> <p><span style="color: violet">…</span></p> <p><span style="color: violet">I would really like to say that I hate you.</span><br/> <span style="color: violet">Being able to would mean the world to me.</span><br/> <span style="color: violet">But-</span></p> <p><span style="color: violet">…</span></p> <p><span style="color: violet">You know, it's funny.</span><br/> <span style="color: violet">I think I might have finally saved up enough to finish college.</span><br/> <span style="color: violet">Go back in my 40's, finally get that degree and start living life.</span><br/> <span style="color: violet">Guess I didn't need you after all, huh?</span><br/> <span style="color: violet">But, it's too late.</span><br/> <span style="color: violet">Besides, I'm happy with what happened.</span><br/> <span style="color: violet">If I could change it, I would in a heartbeat.</span><br/> <span style="color: violet">But, I like it. I like who I am. I like who I am able to be. I like the life I am living.</span></p> <p><span style="color: violet">…</span></p> <p><span style="color: violet">I'm happy being Randy Murders.</span><br/> <span style="color: violet"><em>Mx.</em> Randy Murders.</span><br/> <span style="color: violet">I'm happy being</span> <span style="color: #404040">f</span><span style="color: #878787">r</span><span style="color: white">e</span><span style="color: violet">e.</span><br/> <span style="color: violet">I'm happy having</span> <span style="color: orange">friends like I do.</span><br/> <span style="color: violet">No matter what you tried to do to me, I'm happy.</span></p> <p><span style="color: violet">…</span></p> <p><span style="color: violet">But-</span><br/> <span style="color: violet">I can't help myself remembering you.</span><br/> <span style="color: violet">I can't forget how much I loved you.</span><br/> <span style="color: violet">I can't forget how much I still love you.</span><br/> <span style="color: violet">I can't forget how much <em>our special night</em> meant to me.</span></p> <p><span style="color: violet">…</span></p> <p><span style="color: violet">Why can't I forget you,</span> <span style="color: turquoise">Davey?</span></p> <p><span style="color: violet">…</span></p> <p><span style="color: violet">Why?</span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="color: violet">…</span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="color: violet">Why do I love you,</span> <span style="color: turquoise">Davey Whittaker?</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="licensebox"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Hide Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>Cite this page as:</p> <div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <blockquote> <p>"<a href="/scp-8450">SCP-8450</a>" by VapidPoem, from the <a href="https://scpwiki.com">SCP Wiki</a>. Source: <a href="https://scpwiki.com/scp-8450">https://scpwiki.com/scp-8450</a>. Licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/">CC-BY-SA</a>.</p> </blockquote> </div> </div> <p>For information on how to use this component, see the <a href="/component:license-box">License Box component</a>. To read about licensing policy, see the <a href="/licensing-guide">Licensing Guide</a>.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. Commonly referred to as a "Mother of Vinegar".</div> </div> </div></body></html>
SCP-8451	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div class="limit"> <div class="anchor"> <div class="authorbox tableb"><div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th>SCP-8451</th> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;"><span class="bt bb">Byㅤ</span> <span class="printuser avatarhover"><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/basirskipreader" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(6657366); return false;"><img alt="basirskipreader" class="small" src="https://www.wikidot.com/avatar.php?userid=6657366&amp;size=small&amp;timestamp=1736298439" style="background-image:url(https://www.wikidot.com/userkarma.php?u=6657366)"/></a><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/basirskipreader" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(6657366); return false;">basirskipreader</a></span></td> </tr> <tr> <th>Published on <span class="odate time_1708318406 format_%25d%20%25b%20%25Y">19 Feb 2024 04:53</span></th> </tr> </table> </div> </div></div> <br/></div> </div> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=2&theme=https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--code/theme%3Aflopstyle-dark/2&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <div class="preview"> <p>破釜沉舟, 鲤跃龙门, 樂不思蜀</p> </div> <div class="byline"> <p><span>by basirskipreader</span></p> </div> <p><strong>Item #:</strong> SCP-8451</p> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> Access towards SCP-8451 is to be protected (see Addendum — Internal Threats for more information). Maintenance of SCP-8451 is to be done every half-cycle, and after each operation of SCP-8451, selected D-Class are to clean up any residue of the operation.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8451 is a modified BZ Hominid Replicator, designed to replicate the brain processes of various hominid species.</p> <p>Replication is done through various MRI and neural imaging scans of the brain (or the hominid species' equivalent to the <em>Homo sapiens</em> brain), along with a thorough biofluid, muscle, fat, and hormonal analysis designed to recreate the exact formulation of the subject's body composition. X-ray imaging is also performed to store a copy of the hominid species' skeletal structure, alongside a chromosomal analysis to determine the hominid species' sex.</p> <p>The specifications for SCP-8451 were copied and modified from similar Mekhanite structures, used by descendants of Bumaro to transmit information between each other, alongside Sarkic religious rituals designed to keep machines operational for at least 2 centuries. Various other devices are required to keep SCP-8451 operative; as these materials have become rare over the years, supplemental parts with a compatibility rate of 90% have been used as a substitute to the original parts. As of YEAR, 50% of the parts of SCP-8451 have been replaced.</p> <p>SCP-8451 is kept in Religious Relinquary 8451, a Site designed to protect SCP-8451 from various metaphysical, religious, and physical threats from both outside and inside the Foundation. RR-8451 is thus reinforced with 30 meters of a beryllium bronze-electrum alloy, alongside 100 FGM-148 Javelins, 50 Phalanx CIWS, 50 Sarkic-engineered artificial viruses, 1 large thaumaturgic disabling automated incantation TTS , 2 large high-altitude reusable EMPs, 30 teralitres of paralyzing neurotoxin, and other similar devices. Throughout the history of RR-8451, there has been 3 activations of its defense mechanisms.</p> <hr/> <div class="blockquote terminal"> <p><em>The wooden dummy in front of me sits still, taunting me as I try to remember the new spell I developed. I grip my staff, and close my eyes, but the next thing I know, my back is lying on the floor, dummy towering over me, hand outstretched. I reach out to grab the dummy's hand, but the door to the training room opens, and Jose waltzes in, claws clicking on the wooden floor, topless, showing off his recent full-body tattoo.</em></p> <p>"Failed spell?"</p> <p>"Be thankful your dummy isn't destroyed."</p> <p>He walks across me towards the dummy, the little pouch for his tools attached to his hip jingling in the training area. He flips the back of the dummy up, and starts fiddling with the magic tattoos in its back.</p> <p>"Ah man, ya did tens of damage ta' my baby!" he squawked.</p> <p>"Ehehe… sorry about that. Have you tried making better dummies?"</p> <p>"Repair material's expensive he'e — I'd die than buy 'em in here."</p> <p>He pauses. "Hng. That'ha great idea. 'ait."</p> <p>"Oh no."</p> <p>He runs out of the training area, but comes back with a small karambit in his left hand, quickly fixes the training dummy, and puts it aside. The dummy glows with a cerulean sheen, and Jose Arroz Montalban, the worst fighter of the Montalbans, assumes his fighting position.</p> <p>"Checked healing cost — should be fasta' to just heal"</p> <p>I back away a bit, holding the staff across my horns. "Noo, noo. I do NOT want to—"</p> <p>I blink. A small <em>dink</em> echoes in the training area, and Jose is right up against me, karambit against staff, beak about to stab my snout.</p> <p>"Sta'p talk. Just fight. Ya' 'ave bad breath."</p> <p>He somersaults back a few hooves away from me, as I sign a spell to form an earthen box around me and him, so I can hit him easily with my staff. Jose takes the time to carve an intricate tattoo on his left wing, while gauging the square I have trapped him in.</p> <p>He launches himself against me, while I sign another spell to form another wall, but he is faster than I thought he was, and his tiny body slams into my chest. I get knocked back, and it was enough for the wall I was forming to collapse into a pile of dirt. I swing to the right of him, but he zips around my lumbering frame, and hits my right horn. My head rings from the hit, but I manage to sign a reinforcement spell and breathe in to stabilize myself.</p> <p>I then rush towards him, signing a spell to sharpen my staff while inhaling the stale air around me. Jose does slight backhops as I swing my staff right, then left, then right again. He carves a healing tattoo on his right wing, and bolts at me. I swing to my right, but once again, he zips around my large body, slams in my left side, mounts my back, and carves a tattoo on my snout as I lose my balance and fall. He hops back before I fall on the ground, and looks at me as I get up again.</p> <p>He carves yet another tattoo — I can't see what it is — and somersaults off the wall to slam himself against me. I anticipate the move, however, and swing my staff to my left using both hooves, signing another spell as I do to harden my staff.</p> <p>The staff hits Jose. I hear a small crack, then I see Jose across me again, this time with a bruise on his left wing — how is he moving this fast? He carves another healing tattoo on his right wing. I focus my sight, and I see his right wing is covered in various healing and speed tattoos, alongside a larger one that I don't recognize. I try to sign another spell, but this time I feel a sharp, warm, metal knife stab my snout. Some blood drips down on the floor, and my sight is blurred. I can't see what he is carving on his left wing, and I'm running out of breath — wait, why am I running out of breath?</p> <p>I go on the defensive, with one goal in mind — figure out why am I getting very tired against him. Jose, meanwhile, seems to have figured out that I'm playing safe, and has started engraving strengthening tattoos on himself, while using the walls to launch himself against me. I sign a spell to form yet another wall in front of him, and the wall goes up in time for Jose to slam on it, but he manages to break through, and I tank his hit. It still hurts a lot, and I feel like my horns are about to break, but I managed to steady myself, and resume analyzing the tattoos on his body.</p> <p>Jose, meanwhile, has managed to run out of space on his right wing. He has now started carving on his left wing, although curiously he doesn't touch that arcane tattoo he carved — I wonder what it does? While he is carving a healing tattoo, I charge in to interrupt him, but he hears my lumbering steps and decides to use a strenghtening tattoo instead to block my hit. I hear a small crack, and the intricately tattooed portion of his left wing now has a little bruise on it. I take another deep breath to steady myself for more signing, and that's when it hits me. Or, more accurately, Jose hits me, with the karambit carving the same intricate tattoo on my body as he activates it.</p> <p>To test out my theory, I sign another spell to whip up a wall strong enough to block any hit as Jose carves yet another strengthening tattoo and charges through me. He breaks through yet again, and slams in my body, but I now know what he is doing; while he is on top of me, about to hop off, I grab his talons, sign for the earth to give me strength, and slams him on the ground. His spine cracks, and blood bruises around his back.</p> <p>Before I can celebrate my most recent victory over him, however, he recovers, scrambles up my chest, lightly slashes my eyes using the wind, and somersaults away, as I run out of breath and the earthen box crumbles around me. In th e rubble, I see the blurry figure of Jose walking back towards me, tattoo guide in left wing, and karambit in another, as I pass out.</p> <hr/> <p>"Hey. Hey. Tsit, di, san'. Chan Seh-kai, ya there?" a nasally, sing-songy voice floats in my ears.</p> <p>I moan at him. "Choan. Not Chan."</p> <p>"Good, good. Ya' still alive. Ain't got lasting dam'ges."</p> <p>He turns me around, as I open my eyes and find myself lying on a floating rock. Jose is wearing a funny-looking hat, with a robe wrapped around his muscle-y chest. The carvings he did while we were training have all but disappeared, and I feel a little chill down there as I realize that I am naked.</p> <p>"Where are my clothes?"</p> <p>"Dress 'eavy. Stripped ya t' carry ya back 'ere."</p> <p>I realize that I am in his temporary dormitory.</p> <p>"Did you keep them, at least?"</p> <p>"Yep! Ya' really heavy — alm'st br'ke my back. Turn 'round."</p> <p>I flop around to expose my broad, furry back towards him, as I feel that cold karambit stab at my body once more, and my muscles relax and feel lighter.</p> <p>"Oough, you play dirty." I tease him.</p> <p>"Many times I tell ya — trapping me, an air user, is a bad idea."</p> <p>"Hey, it worked out last ti— ooh!" I yell as he carves another healing tattoo on my back.</p> <p>"Stay still. 'und sit up straight."</p> <p>I sit up straight, and he carves a more intricate healing tattoo on my right thigh, his beak jabbing my other thigh as he does so. "First of all, yeah. I was trying to take away the air in the box. You already lost when you trapped yourself in there. Second of all, you tried analyzing my tattoo when you should have been stalling against me as I made sure I took my time to run out of tattoos to carve on my wings. Most other fighters like me would just chain giant tattoos that flow into each other to quickly take down fighters like you."</p> <p>"Okay, okay, I get it." I lightly tap his beak. "React more, think up a plan in the start, and use my body more. Does not mean I like it. Also I still won before that." Jose finishes carving another healing tattoo, this time on my shins, and goes back to carving another healing tattoo on my left thigh.</p> <p>"Last time, I deliberately 'eld back." he whispered. His breath tickles me. "Ain't even str'ngest in my family, and ya can't even beat me."</p> <p>"Come on, you know I suck at fighting your type… blame my bod—" I complain as he jumps up on the floating bed, and snaps my snout shut.</p> <p>"Shush. I'm just hearing a bull that ain't adapting t' the envir'nment around 'em. Yain't getting the grand prize at this rate."</p> <p>He jumps back down to the bamboo floor. "Dress 'p. New less'n. Still 'ave a cycle left t' train."</p> <p>"Do we have to?"</p> <p>"Finish this less'n, and I'll let ya pick dinner."</p> <p>"All right, lets go training, then!"</p> <p>"—go training, then!"</p> <p>"<span style="text-decoration: line-through;">then!"<br/> "</span>then!"<br/> "<span style="text-decoration: line-through;">then!"<br/> "</span>then!"<br/> "<span style="text-decoration: line-through;">then!"<br/> "</span>then!"<br/> "<span style="text-decoration: line-through;">then!"<br/> "</span>then!"<br/> "—then!"</p> <p><em>[ERROR: SCP-8451 CORRUPTION. FALLBACK TO BIOS MODE TO PRESERVE DATA.]</em></p> </div> <hr/> <p><strong>Addendum — Internal Threats:</strong> While SCP-8451 is protected from various external threats, the internal threats against both the existence of the Foundation and SCP-8451 has been numerous across its existence. Starting from Cycle 3 with Operation Vulture, a 5-cycle long plot to slowly degrade the internals of SCP-8451, there have been multiple various splinter groups that tend towards a more accelerationist solution towards the modification or destruction of SCP-8451.</p> <p>As such, the Foundation has decided to implement various RBAC (Role-Based Access Control) and 2FA (Two-Factor Authentication) procedures to ensure that access towards SCP-8451 is locked only to those with full read, write, and execute permissions. Said permissions are accessible only to the person who has the 'Administrator' role, a time-limited role only able to be granted towards one user for one hour; once the 'Administrator' role has been given for the day, it cannot be given again until a 24-hour period has elapsed. Entry to SCP-8451's chambers is also protected through a series of biometric locks, designed to take the DNA/RNA/genetic information of hominids entering SCP-8451. Information about SCP-8451 is also on a need-to-know basis.</p> <p>Preserving SCP-8451 by maintaining the hierarchical structure of the Foundation pre-First Cycle for an indefinite amount of time is impossible; various sociological studies done by Foundation scientists towards the original hierarchical structure of Sarkicism, Mekhanism, and Daevism has revealed that in the second to fifth generation, various splinter factions will arise out of the original structure. Although the Foundation has tried mitigating this scenario (see DEEPWELL SERVER: ANTAROS for a log of attempted mitigations), through double-blind studies on various microcommunities manufactured by the Foundation, a system of ritualized adversarial conflict, that serves to reinforce the structural strength of overall global society, has the least deviation from splinter groups.</p> <hr/> <div class="blockquote terminal"> <p><em>[<strong><span style="color: orange">WARNING:</span></strong> CORRUPTION AT 3%. RESILVER DISKS TO PREVENT CORRUPTION]</em></p> <p>I rub both of my hooves together, rubbing my snout as a slight dribble of snot runs down my fur. Beside me, Jose hands over a small, white handkerchief, with his mint-scented perfume smeared all over the fabric. I clean the snot off my face, and hand the handkerchief back to him, as he brings out another bottle of mint salve and rubs the oil all over the handkerchief</p> <p>"Ya' stink. My chest smells like ya musk." he says.</p> <p>"Hey, it's not my fault."</p> <p>As we approach the Obsidian Forest, I feel my horns tingle as the elements surrond me.</p> <p>"Hey… are you sure this is a safe place to hunt?" I ask him.</p> <p>"Nah."</p> <p>"…then why did you bring me here?"</p> <p>"Training."</p> <p>"Wait, I thought we're hunting for food?"</p> <p>"Yeah."</p> <p>"What the fuck do you mean by 'training' th—"</p> <p>His karambit slams into my face as his cerulean eyes bore in my skull, then points to a brightly-coloured hare, with white fur glowing against the black ground, its red eyes staring at the two of us.</p> <p>"See and learn." he whispers to me, and before I even blinked, he is speeding towards the hare, who has wisened up to our shenanigans and has started to sprint towards the black pillars jutting out of the ground. With a few quick, light hops — no doubt boosted by his tattoos — he was able to close the gap between him and the hare, overshooting it before placing a small hunting circle on the path of the hare. The hare, unable to pivot away from its path, falls into the circle, being binded by the elemental winds surrounding this place.</p> <p>After seeing that masterful work of a traditional hunter, I run towards Jose, my loud hooves cracking the smooth obsidian before it reforms itself, as he releases the hare.</p> <p>"Ooooh, that was very cool! I didn't know you people still hunted like that!" I yell as I tackle him for a bear hug.</p> <p>"Ah, ah, ah, ya 'eavy, ya 'eavy!" he laughs.</p> <p>"So, is this food for tonight?"</p> <p>"Nah."</p> <p>"Then what was that for?!"</p> <p>"Dem'nstrate 'unting."</p> <p>I stare at him.</p> <p>"I need <em>ya</em> to hunt like that."</p> <p>"Why? I can snipe those kinds of hare in the Forest from a hill away using the earth — what's the use of doing it the 'traditional' way?"</p> <p>"Tradit'nal 'unting make ya sense the envir'nment— envir'nment— envir'nment— better, and when yain't've the air t' 'elp ya, it's needed. Very relaxing tuh."</p> <p>"Sounds like too much work. I'll just trade some food."</p> <p>I turn around to leave, but an incredibly strong wind pushes me back to him.</p> <p>"Yain't leaving till the less'n's done."</p> <p>I groan, and drag my hooves towards the next black obelisk jutting out of the ground</p> <p>"Fiiine… yes, Master, I will hunt traditional", I smirk.</p> <p>"Please don't call me Master."</p> <hr/> <p>I sit around a makeshift campfire, Jose right across me, as I skin the oddly-shapen wolf I just caught. Beside me are the corpses of two hares, a buck, and a doe, all skinned and ready to be cooked.</p> <p>"This didn't help me, Jose." I murmured as I skinned the wolf.</p> <p>"Tradit'nal 'unting's effect's gradual."</p> <p>He grabs a hare thigh, grabs a stick, stabs the thigh in the stick, and holds it above the campfire. The oily meat of the thigh drops and forms small crackles as the smell of roasted hare wafts around his beak and my horns.</p> <p>"Days until I can really feel nature 'round me."</p> <p>The stars above shine bright and loud as the twin moons of our world beam down their moonlight on the two of us.</p> <p>Jose grabs another stick, then starts whittling it down with his karambit</p> <p>"Ever thought about after— after— after this?" he asks.</p> <p>"What do you mean?" I say back, roasted buck chest meat in my mouth.</p> <p>"Things ya gonna do after this, I mean."</p> <p>"Well, first, I will have a soul transfer in a new body. Preferably something lithe, something that can run for a long while, maybe even hairless. Then I'll probably have a whole celebration with my village, and then… probably a whole new house with you."</p> <p>"After that?"</p> <p>"Maybe set up a dojo to teach others the way you're teaching me. Imagine that headline — "Choan Seh-Kai, renowned elementalist, Sets Up Dojo To Teach Future Elementalists With His Boyfriend and Mentor."</p> <p>"They ain't including that last part."</p> <p>"I sure hope they do. Anyway, what are you doing with the stick?"</p> <p>"Carving a luck charm."</p> <p>I walk over to him and look at his good-luck charm. It has my name on it, with a weird-looking symbol etched below it.</p> <p>"What does that mean?" I point to the symbol.</p> <p>He pauses for a bit.</p> <p>"'Blessings' in Ancient."</p> <p>"You were taught Ancient?"</p> <p>"Part'f my family's training."</p> <p>"That's so cool, I was only taught some to be an elementalist."</p> <p>"M're than enuff fuh ya."</p> <p>"Isn't your family mostly record-keepers?"</p> <p>"Yeah. Yall're mostly elementalists, right?"</p> <p>"Well… I'm currently the only one after 2 generations — most of my family has moved to trade."</p> <p>"I can see. Trade is much m're l'crative and safe."</p> <p>"Hey, I don't get to do this when I'm doing the trade." I laugh as I wave my hands around.</p> <p>Jose and I stare at each other, me smiling while he looks at me with his beady eyes and beak. He then stands up, and walks towards me.</p> <p>"Final lesson, bef're final cycle training."</p> <p>"Oh?" I arch my brow as I stare in his eyes. "What is it?"</p> <p>Jose offers me his wings.</p> <p>"Hold my wings. It's a ceremonial dance."</p> <p>I grab his wings with my hooves, and he leads me in an intricate dance, moving his left claw back and forth as his right claw does as well, while I try to follow along with my hooves. After a few times of repeating the same pattern of moving in a box-like shape, he uses his wings to sweep my body away, and it is as if the weightiness of my body left me for a moment, as I get spinned right around his small lithe body, falling into his wings and chest as I do so.</p> <p>"Y'ad fun?" he says, slightly out of breath.</p> <p>"Mmm, yeah." I reply back, my breath forming slight dewdrops on his beak.</p> <p>I move my hooves towards the back of his head, and—</p> <p>and<span style="text-decoration: line-through;"><br/> and</span><br/> and—</p> <p>—his wings trace down my belly —</p> <p>—my fur rubs against his back —</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: line-through;">the wind of the Obsidian forest flows over my nak</span></p> <p><em>[ERROR: INTENSE EMOTIONAL PROCESSES DETECTED. DEPLOYING EMOTIONAL LIMITERS.]</em><br/> <em>[ERROR: INTENSE EMOTIONAL PROCESSES DETECTED. DEPLOYING EMOTIONAL LIMITERS.]</em><br/> <em>[ERROR: INTENSE EMOTIONAL PROCESSES DETECTED. DEPLOYING EMOTIONAL LIMITERS.]</em><br/> <em>[WARNING: UNABLE TO DEPLOY EMOTIONAL LIMITERS. ROLLBACK TO LAST KNOWN STABLE STATE]</em></p> </div> <p><strong>Addendum — External Threats to SCP-8451:</strong> Despite internal threats towards SCP-8451 being numerous, they are not as significant of a threat compared to non-Foundation forces that attempt to either sabotage or destroy the operations of SCP-8451. The majority of external SCP-8451 threats are former Foundation forces that defected to non-Foundation forces post-First Cycle, although there are a minority of external SCP-8451 threats who are evangelisitic anomalous religious groups who has claimed that the Foundation as it exists broke the contracts that the Foundation pre-First Cycle has made with said groups.</p> <p>A full list of all external threats to SCP-8451 can be found in DEEPWELL SERVER: BETELGEUSE, with notable threats listed below for their relevance to future responses to external threats:</p> <ul> <li>CODENAME: OPERATION FIREBIRD was one of the latest major external threats to have severely impacted the structure of the Foundation. Consisiting of various bird-like hominids, it was an attempt to sabotage the operation of SCP-8451 to ensure that corruption rates of SCP-8451 are maintained at around 50% or more, to disincentivize various other hominids in pursuing members of OPERATION FIREBIRD. Before said external threat, it was assumed that the hominids are not as capable in directly impacting the servers where most of the processing power SCP-8451 resides in. Due to the lasting damage caused by OPERATION FIREBIRD on SCP-8451, various background checks were re-implemented within the vetting process for access to SCP-8451. Former members of OPERATION FIREBIRD willing to divulge information were also given top spots within the Foundation alongside protection of at least 3 generations of families, provided loyalty towards the organization. Currently, OPERATION FIREBIRD serves as a template response towards external threats — determine the external threat, offer incentives for defection, and destroy traces of the external threat (what is now internally called the Triple D Plan)</li> <li>CODENAME: SATURNIILAE was an attempt by Goldbaker-Reinz to hold the Foundation post-Cycle to the contracts the Foundation pre-Cycle has brokered between it and Goldbaker-Reinz. Although there were no physical altercations between Goldbaker-Reinz and the Foundation, most of the external threats came from bureaucratic letters, attempts on bureaucratic sabotage, introduction of various economies that threatened the existence of SCP-8451, and other such methods. The operation lasted for one cycle, from which the Foundation as it exists and Goldbaker-Reinz were able to broker a contract that takes into account the changes that happened towards the Foundation post-First Cycle. Currently, SATURNIILAE serves as a template in factoring pre-First Cycle Foundation contracts, geas, and agreements towards reactions of various surviving anomalous communities towards the post-First Cycle Foundation.</li> <li>CODENAME: ABYSSBOARDS was one of the earliest major threats towards the Foundation post-First Cycle, where a collection of various animal hominids came together to destroy SCP-8451, which they saw as a threat towards their existence. Motivated by various external evangelical anomalous religious groups, it was one of the most successful external threats towards the Foundation to date, causing damages amounting to at least 108.13 terabytes of damaged data, multiple damages towards SCP-8451, and 3 cycles of repairs towards SCP-8451. ABYSSBOARDS ultimately failed in its goals to destroy SCP-8451, however, as the Foundation eventually brokered peace with some of the members of ABYSSBOARDS to establish the ritualized fighting still in place today. ABYSSBOARDS serves as an example of the Foundation post-First Cycle's severe failure to respond to external threats, and thus must not be repeated. There have been other external threats that come close to ABYSSBOARDS, but none as destructive as it.</li> </ul> <div class="blockquote terminal"> <p><em>[<strong><span style="color: orange">WARNING:</span></strong> CORRUPTION AT 5%. DISK RESILVERING IN PROGRESS.]</em></p> <p>I sit on the wooden bench, my hooves reflecting off the polished floor, as I stare at the scrying water mirror, streaming the second-to-the-last fight between my fellow earth elementalist sister and a fellow blood brother of Jose fighting against each other. She manages to destroy the wind wall her enemy has built around himself, and is about to deliver the final blow, but a giant tattoo glows on the body of her enemy, and the entire wind around the arena stands still to bind her to her current position, as the referee signals that the winner is her enemy after 10 counts.</p> <p>"Ya ready?" Jose whispers behind me, as my fur stands up straight and my snout freezes in fear.</p> <p>"Yeah, yeah, I am." I mutter.</p> <p>He sizes my body up and down, leans in, and takes a whiff of me.</p> <p>"Yain't look fine. Yain't smell fine. Nerv'us?" he says.</p> <p>"Very."</p> <p>He leans in to give me a hug, but I don't— I don't— I don't— and he lets go. He looks at me with sadness in his eyes.</p> <p>"Dress up, and prep for the match."</p> <p>I try walking towards my locker, but my chest tightens and I collapse on Jose.</p> <p>"What if I can't do it? What if I trip out there? The competition only rolls around ever 2 cycles, and I don't know if—"</p> <p>"Calm. Deep breaths." he says while rubbing my horns.</p> <p>Inhale, hold, exhale. Inhale, hold, exhale.</p> <p>"Yain't forget ya training now, 'ill ya?"</p> <p>"Yeah…"</p> <p>"Keep that in mind 'ile fighting. Experience nat're 'round ya and destr'y them. Did that training ruin ya senses?"</p> <p>"No… no it didn't…"</p> <p>"Ya better than this."</p> <p>"…can we have a sparring match? Just for old-times sake?"</p> <p>Jose looks at the water mirror, seeing that the next match is in the afternoon.</p> <p>"Sure."</p> <p>"Can I have a request?"</p> <p>"Yep."</p> <p>"Please go all out. Fight until you make my body hurt."</p> <p>"Ya sure 'bout that? Ya match's near."</p> <p>"Please." I look at him directly in his cerulean— cerulean— cerulean eyes</p> <p>"Fine, fine. Yain't blame me if ya hurt."</p> <hr/> <p>The sparring arena this time was a small clearing in the nearby bamboo forest; the wind around it whistling through the bamboo grove as the earth withstands the weight of my hooves pounding against the earth as Jose hops on towards the clearing.</p> <p>"Any rules?" I yell at him.</p> <p>"Nah." he replies back.</p> <p>We reach the clearing, me wearing a ceremonial robe, a sturdy staff made from ivory, and nerves running up and down my furred back. The last time I had a no-holds fight with Jose was when I begged him to accept me as his student, and I needed a few sunrises to recover from that. Jose, meanwhile, is now covered in intricate tattoos, his karambit being covered with both a deep shade of red and a brightly-coloured pigment.</p> <p>"Tap ya staff if ya ready." he says.</p> <p>I look around the arena, taking note of the elements around me, and with a might swing of my staff, I hit the ground. A massive wall of earth forms around both of us as Jose blinks towards me. Predicting his position, I swing the staff with one arm as I sign and slam my hooves on my sides to form earthen armor on my body. Jose sligtly hops back before my staff connects with his beak, and he charges in as soon as I stop moving, but I quickly sign to make an earthen slab on my hand as his karambit slices towards my snout. Using my body, I sign for the earth to launch me with Jose stuck on me, planning to slam him in the wall, but Jose manages to remove the karambit and somersaults out of the way, towards my exposed back, and charges in, managing to pinprick me with his karambit. I swing around to intercept him, but he somersaults again, hops back, and charges in towards me, aiming for my shoulders. I stop, close my eyes, and try to listen for his approach.</p> <p>A whistle to my slight left.</p> <p>I slam my ivory stick at that direction, and I hear a small, metallic object bounce off my stick before a slight crack. I turn around to see Jose from a distance away again, but this time his beak is slightly crooked. I sniff the liquid that Jose has applied to my back. My shoulders slightly seize up.</p> <p>It has an electrifying smell.</p> <p>I'm on a timer.</p> <p>I see Jose carving another large, intricate tattoo on his left wing. I sign to make an earthen spear, and throws it at him. Although the spear manages to hit Jose in the left wing, I was unable to prevent him from finishing the tattoo, and the consequences are immediately felt as I feel immense pain in my stomach as Jose manages to rush in and stab me with his karambit. He hops back, repositions his karambit, and prepares to charge in for multiple quick slashes to my eyes. Closing my eyes, I whisper to the elements to help me slow down Jose, and my wishes are answered as I sign to make yet another layer of earthen armor, and Jose's karambit does not manage to slash my face in half. However, I am left without vision, as the earth armor completely blocks out my eyes.</p> <p>I have to rely on my senses.</p> <p>I grab for my ivory staff, and sit in a lotus position on the arena. I cannot see Jose right now, but I am willing to bet he is currently looking at me weirdly for stopping in the middle of a fight, but I still try to sense him out. I sign for the earth to be my ears instead — slabs of earth connect my ears to the ground. I hear claw-like footsteps on my front, and I swing my ivory staff at the source of the sound.</p> <p>I hear a light crack, then small hops away from me.</p> <p>Still unable to see, sitting in a lotus position, I feel strong wind destroy my earthen ears. Jose is getting desparate. My shoulders are painful to move now, and I feel the timer for how long I can last in this fight slowly edging towards another loss. I cannot use the ivory staff at all, but I reckon that Jose cannot also use his karambit, since his hops are a lot more frequent. I sign for the earth to give me my earthen ears back as they reattach to my horns, and I can feel some small drips of blood as Jose carves a tattoo somewhere longer than he does normally.</p> <p>He's charging up for a massive attack. I can't move my shoulders.</p> <p>I lie down on the ground, to hear more from the earth. I sign for the earth to give me strong feet as I feel 3 claw-like hops on the grounds. I smell the scent of mint nearby. I feel something get stuck on my feet, and I quickly sign the earth to propell me against any wall. The earth binds my arms,shoulders, and back as I get propelled towards the arena. My earthen constructions are slowly collapsing, as I feel a massive crack on my feet as I pass out from the paralytic.</p> <hr/> <p>"Ey. Ey." a small, bird-like voice chirps at me. "Get up."</p> <p>I open my eyes to the arena, still on the ground. The armor covering my eyes have been destroyed, but I am still binded in a cross-like position. Jose stands in front of me, carving yet more healing tattoos on both me and him. His beak is severely crooked, and his wings are as limp as a fish.</p> <p>"Nice j'b." he winces as the muscles and bones reform under his feathers.</p> <p>"But I lost."</p> <p>"Ya. Did. N't." he says as he jabs me with his karambit. "Had t' use a recent carving I made. That b'x and l'nch tech? Genius."</p> <p>"…thanks? I learned that from hunting—" I pause.</p> <p>"Told ya."</p> <p>I unbind myself from the earth, as searing pain soars throughout my body.</p> <p>"Ain't g'nna 'eal ya here." he says, carving another tattoo in my body. I feel my entire body get lighter, and I feel myself get carried by Jose.</p> <p>"Let's run back. Friend in village can 'eal ya better."</p> <p>"Jose, after the competition, do you think we can go hunting again?"</p> <p>He stares at me.</p> <p>"Yeah, sure."</p> </div> <p><strong>Addendum — SCP-8451:</strong> On [DATATYPE ERROR], 99% of the Foundation's BZ Hominid Replicators mysteriously failed. Theories for the failure include, but are not limited to the following:</p> <ul> <li>Routine maintenance failure</li> <li>Indirect sabotage by the Foundation</li> <li>Direct sabotage by extremist groups.</li> <li>Total electrical grid failure</li> </ul> <p>This was quickly followed up by an XK-Class "End-of-the-World" Scenario, causing the majority of Foundation personnel to believe that these two events are interrelated. In addition to the destruction of the BZ Hominid Replicators, the database storing the genetic data of <em>Homo sapiens</em> within the Foundation was also corrupted during the XK-Class Scenario, necessitating the remaining BZ Hominid Replicators to use data from other animal species to reconstruct hominid features.</p> <p>As this consitutes a severe breach of normalcy, the Foundation, post XK-Class Scenario, now referred to as the First Cycle, in the interrim period between the total collapse of consensus reality pre-First Cycle and reality being semi-restored post-First Cycle, created SCP-8451 as a final solution to the corrupted hominids being produced by the remaining BZ Hominid Replicators. The creation of SCP-8451 is part of a larger plan to eventually establish normalcy within the world, and as such is designed to run for as long as there are non-hominids present.</p> <p>SCP-8451 is designed to extract the hominid features of a semi-hominid and use statistical analysis of past <em>Homo sapiens</em> to approximate the human features that the hominid is missing. SCP-8451 then reconstructs the <em>Homo sapiens</em> body through the biological printer module, and using the brain scanning module, copy all the memories of the non-hominid instance to the new <em>Homo sapiens</em> body, while the non-hominid body's materials are used to repair SCP-8451. This new <em>Homo sapiens</em> body is then stored in an exclusive city that approximates society pre-First Cycle. Before the memories of the non-hominid are transferred in the body of the hominid, however, various non-pre-First Cycle portions of the memory are filtered out. Evidence of Veiled activities, including but not limited to thaumaturgy, are replaced with non-Veiled equivalents, to ensure separation between Veiled and non-Veiled knowledge.</p> <div class="blockquote terminal"> <p>As he patches up my injuries, making my horns look good as new, and as the announcer gives me my backstory, he looks at my furry back, and etches a large, sprawling tattoo on my back. He fishes out the good-luck charm, now with buck sinew threaded on it to form a necklace, and places it around my horns.</p> <p>"Blessing, champ." he murmurs.</p> <p>"Is there anything wrong?" I ask him. His eyes pierce me, then he turns away.</p> <p>"Nah. Just… thinking 'bout the journey. Break a leg there, yeah?"</p> <p>"I won't, but thank you for the sentiment."</p> <p>I place my hooves on his shoulders. He flinches. I pull him into a bear hug, and turn around to go to the arena. My chest is a little bit wet.</p> <hr/> <p>I confront my enemy — the single obstacle that threatens my championship: Tszeh Ta-Si. He is an ice elementalist, with reddish-eyes, blindingly white fur, and ears as large as his head. He is meditating on a puddle of water, and his ears swivel to acknowledge my presence. I bow towards him, and his eyes open, his red glare assessing my body. He bows to me as well, and as the gong echos throughout the arena, I sign for the earth to give me armor as I charge in with my ivory staff to hit him on his arms. He, too, makes a sign to the water, and an arm grows from his back to block my staff. Anticipating the block, I crouch and sweep him off his feet, but he signs to the water, and his hare legs extend to land on the ground safely.</p> <p>He signs again, slams his hands in the water, and he grows two more arms to hit me. I sign for the earth to form a wall, but the earth absorbed enough water that it does not listen to my command, and I get knocked back by his arms. I try to play more defensively, setting up a wall in front of me, but Ta-Si signs once more, and I look up to see him jump high up and kick my chest. I manage to block it with my ivory staff, before grabbing him and throwing him across the arena. He, however, uses the momentum to ricochet across me and hit me in the head.</p> <p>My head rings as I see him hop back, dispose one of his arms, and sign to the water to augment one of his legs. I sign for the earth to give me even more armor — the earth complies this time, and wraps my body in large clumps of earth. Ta-Si, meanwhile, has signed for the water to give him a jump boost, and is about to crash into my head again. I quickly sign for the earth to give me a rock, and I throw it at him. Just a few hooves before his legs connect, the rock hits.</p> <p>He collapses from the air, and I take the time to check him out. He seems to be using the water around as an augment — to win this match, I have to control not only my hits, as he can just summon mor—</p> <p>A blurry, white figure slams into my body.</p> <p>I get knocked to the walls of the arena, and I try to get up, but I slip on the water, and Ta-Si manages to hit my legs again before hopping back.</p> <p>I try to stand, signing for the earth to support me. I sense little pitter-patters on the ground, and I swing my ivory staff hard at the direction. A loud crack is heard across the arena, and I manage to orient myself well enough to see Ta-Si bleeding from one of his feet, blood mixing with the water underneath his paws.</p> <p>He signs for the water to diffuse the bleeding, and signs again to ask the water to give him speed. I sign for another earthen wall to be built in front of me, and the wall does form in front of me, but he runs up the wall, signs for 2 more arms, and manages to pummel my snout before somersaulting behind my back.</p> <p>He aims himself, prepping for another hit and run. I sign for another earthen wall to my back, dodging to my right to anticipate the hit, but he manages to pummel me with one of his arms, before somersaulting again and prepping for another hit-and-run. This time, I create another earthen wall to me left, and my horns take the beating from his arms as he prepares his final hit-and-run, before closing in for the win.</p> <p>He has fallen in my trap.</p> <p>I wait for him to charge in, pretending I am disoriented from his hits.</p> <p>He signs for the water to give him speed, and as he is a few feet away from me, I sign for an earthen wall to my right. As the wall rises, I sign for the earth to launch me across the arena. An earthquake disrupts Ta-Si's running as I get launched across the arena, as I sign for more earth to bury him in the box. Finally, as I land on the wall, I sign for the earth to launch me back to the box, and I swing my ivory staff as hard as I can.</p> <p>I first connect with soft mud and hard earth, then a loud crack, then I feel fur on the end of my ivory stick, but I also feel a massive force of muscle and water punch my chest multiple times.</p> <p>Ta-Si has managed to anticipate my hit.</p> <p>The gong sounds again.</p> <p>Time is almost up.</p> <p>I reel back from the assault, and I adjust myself as I see Ta-Si sign for the water to cut himself and bleed all over spreading the water thin across the arena floor. He performs sign after sign, and I feel the earth beneath me weft and warp.</p> <p>My blood runs cold.</p> <p>I immediately sit in the lotus position.</p> <p>I close my eyes. I sign for the earth, commanding it to be my body and my senses. The earth encloses my eyes, ears, snout, and horns.</p> <p>I sense massive movements of water mixing amongst earth. I feel the pitter-patter of Ta-Si's paws as he performs an intricate full-body sign.</p> <p>He plans to flood me with water.</p> <p>I desperately sign the earth to be under my command, and as I feel Ta-Si stop moving, I unleash my attack.</p> <p>I summon great pillars of spiked earth, jutting out of the ground, while making the ground as smooth as obsidian.</p> <p>I will hunt him like a wild hare, with the earth as my whiskers.</p> <p>I sense him approach me, with the massive weight of water rushing under the ground following alongside him.</p> <p>I wait for him to be closer.</p> <p>I feel a tiny drop of water, then a rain.</p> <p>As I sense a massive force of wind approach me, I stand up. I hold my ivory staff, then the good-luck charm, and beg for the earth to collapse all around Ta-Si and me while slamming it in where I think Ta-Si is.</p> <p>A massive crack in the earth sprints towards Ta-Si as an equally strong amount of water and blood slams against my body, and I sign for the earth to strengthen my hold on this earth.</p> <p>Ta-Si, meanwhile, has also signed for the water to keep him standing, and is signing again for another flood of water to drown me in.</p> <p>I sign for the earth for a final request — a simple hunting spear.</p> <p>The earth complies.</p> <p>I disrobe myself, arch my back, and aim for Ta-Si's head.</p> <p>I pray to the good-luck charm, and I throw as hard as I can.</p> <p>Ta-Si notices too late the sharp, solid rock hitting his head.</p> <p>A massive flood of water collapses on my body as the gong sounds three times.</p> <p>I have won.</p> <p>Jose immediately rushes to me, carving a tattoo on me, and carries me away to the championship room.</p> <hr/> <p>He holds my hooves.</p> <p>His wings trace down my back.</p> <p>"Ya d'ne it, champ. Ya d'ne it." he mutters.</p> <p>"I-I did, I did."</p> <p>I'm led by him down a blinding hallway, the texture of the floor being a odd, glass-like substance that morphs under my step. Leaning on his body, limping along the walls, and eyes blurry from happiness, I try to control my breathing.</p> <p>"W-we can set that dojo up that we've always talked about, Jose."</p> <p>"Ya, that's g'nna be 'uge, and beautif'l."</p> <p>He leads me to the championship room. On the center is a massive throne, wrapped in strings and obsidian walls.</p> <p>"Sit here. Rest f'r me, right champ? This'll make that b'dy ya l've." he mutters.</p> <p>"Thanks… Jose, are you okay?"</p> <p>He looks at my chest, then at my face, before looking away.</p> <p>"S'rry."</p> <p>"For what? Thanks to you, I'm champion now!"</p> <p>"S'rry fer aint training ya nuff."</p> <p>"Hey, lets go hunting in the Obsidian Forest after the body transfer, okay?"</p> <p>"Yeah."</p> <p>He binds me to the chair, with large, leather straps.</p> <p>"Haha, this time I'll be the one chasing the prey, while you're the one trapping them."</p> <p>He steps into the next room, and returns with a glass of water and a small capsule.</p> <p>"Drink this. This'll 'elp ya soul 'eal faster."</p> <p>"Faster than your tattoos?"</p> <p>"Yeah."</p> <p>I drink the glass of water and the capsule. Jose moves beside me, placing his karambit against the arm chair.</p> <p>"I l've you Choan."</p> <p>"I love you too."</p> <p>I feel sleepy. I close my eyes. I hear the whir of a great machine around me.</p> <p>I feel Jose pull out his karambit and—</p> <p>and<span style="text-decoration: line-through;"><br/> and</span><br/> and<span style="text-decoration: line-through;"><br/> and</span><br/> and<span style="text-decoration: line-through;"><br/> and</span><br/> and—</p> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><em>[SCP-8451 ACTIVATION CODE "iloveyou" DETECTED.]</em></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em>[PROPER CREDENTIALS. USER D-1O53MN7113N DETECTED]</em></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em>[COMMENCING BODY-SOUL TRANSFER.]</em></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em>[TRANSFER AT 5%. TRANSFER AT 10%. TRANSFER AT 25%.]</em></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em>[PAUSING BODY-SOUL TRANSFER. VEILED PROTOCOL ACTIVATED.]</em></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em>[TRANSFER AT 35%. TRANSFER AT 55%. TRANSFER AT 75%.]</em></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em>[MEMORY LOGS BACKED UP]</em></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em>[TRANSFER AT 95%. TRANSFER AT 99%. TRANSFER COMPLETE.]</em></p> <hr/> <p>—and I wake up, sitting on a massive chair wrapped in wires, with a file in front of me.</p> <p>…who am I again?</p> <p>I pick up the file in front of me.</p> <p>It tells me my name is John Hunter.</p> <p>I turn around to see my surroundings, but I am surrounded by the chair and a bouquet of wires. In front of me is a mirror, showing my lithe, hairless, sinewy body. My lithe, hairless, sinewy <em>human</em> body.</p> <p>I hear a door open, and a… mascot? Animal? Whatever it is, it stares at me with its creepy, cerulean eyes for a long, long time.</p> <p>It coughs.</p> <p>"Um."</p> <p>"Excuse me. Who are you?"</p> <p>"'ello, Ch— J'hn. Called D-1O53MN7113N. Call me J'se. 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SCP-8457	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div class="preview"> <p>This is where I'd put a preview, but you've already read the title.</p> </div> <ul class="creditRate"> <li class="rateBox folded"> <div class="rate-box-with-credit-button"> <div class="creditButton foldable-list-container"> <p><a href="javascript:;"></a></p> </div> </div> <div id="u-credit-view"> <div class="fader foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">close</a></div> <div class="modalcontainer"> <div class="modalbox"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2><span>Info</span></h2> </div> <hr/> <div class="close-credits foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">X</a></div> <div class="credit first"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><strong><a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/guezma-s-uncoordinated-ramblings">My author page</a></strong></p> </div> </div> <hr/> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=3&theme=https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--code/theme%3Aminimalist-bhl/1&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:100%;"><img alt="8k%20isekai%20cover.jpg " class="image" src="http://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/local--files/scp-8457/8k%20isekai%20cover.jpg" style="width:100%;"/> <div class="scp-image-caption" style="width:100%;"> <p>They wouldn't let me upload this to the official file, but I'm sure you won't mind.</p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Item #:</strong> 8457</p> <p><strong>Object Class:</strong> <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">Tiamat<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup></span> Euclid</p> <p><strong>Archived Special Containment Procedures:</strong> To investigate, identify and root out SCP-8457-B infiltrations, Operation Antarctic Sleuths has been approved, consisting of a coordinated effort between Foundation MTFs Pi-1 "City Slickers", Epsilon-6 "Village Idiots", GOC Strike Teams 3447 "Radiant Hounds" and 6879 "Pretty Peepers". Anomalous governmental agencies should be contacted on a case-by-case basis to facilitate operations on their territories.</p> <p>Isolated SCP-8457-B instances may safely be engaged out of public views. Upon confirming the location of a SCP-8457-B hive, civilians must be discretely evacuated before the location can be raided. At least one SCP-8457-B instance must be captured alive from each hive and brought back for questioning.</p> <p>All captive SCP-8457-B instances are held in Tidewall, a GOC-controlled holding facility in the Norwegian sea. Instances may only be interrogated individually by a lone interviewer who must be able to confirm their identity after exiting the cell.</p> <p>The main objective of these interrogations must be determining the fate and locations of civilians replaced by SCP-8457-B.</p> <p><strong>Current Special Containment Procedures:</strong> Operation Antarctic Sleuths will remain active for an additional six months to deal with stray SCP-8457-B instances. As the previously captured instances are held under the joint custody of the Foundation and the GOC, negotiations are underway between the two parties to determine how these captives may be split once the operation ends.</p> <p>Foundation surveillance satellites will be fitted with the means to detect further incursions from SCP-8457-A, although such an event is considered unlikely.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8457-A is an extradimensional area of unknown size, theorized to be larger than Earth. The atmosphere of SCP-8457-A is suitable for human life, although it possesses a higher concentration of oxygen owing to the abundance of plant life over its surface. It was once inhabited by numerous civilisations. This was changed as a result of the actions of SCP-8457-B</p> <p>SCP-8457-B are the dominant species on SCP-8457-A. Although humanoid in appearance, their skin is naturally transparent and they are closer to invertebrate insects. SCP-8457-B begin their lives in a larval stage and grow up to walk on two hind legs, interacting with the world around them with two pairs of upper limbs. At later stages of their lives, the top pair of limbs are absorbed back inside their bodies to re-emerge as wings, granting them flight.</p> <p>Before this late stage, SCP-8457-B are able to rearrange the shape and colours of their skin in order to mimic the appearance of other species, an ability they have used in their conquest of SCP-8457-A.</p> <p>SCP-8457-B's society revolves around constant conquest and expansion, a fact that eventually lead them to attempt an invasion of baseline reality.</p> <p>The Foundation became aware of SCP-8457-B on 31/01/2017 following the disappearance of Mélanie Leroy, agent of MTF Pi-1 "City Slickers".</p> <hr/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2 id="toc0"><span>Addendum 1</span></h2> <h3 id="toc1"><span><tt>Discovery</tt></span></h3> </div> <hr/> <div class="addendum"> <p>Agent Leroy had taken five days of personal leave to attend the 2017 comic book festival of Angoulême, France, as she did every year. On the thirtieth of January, she was on her way back to her home base of Site-13 in Marseille when she stopped at a highway rest area.</p> <p>This rest area was her last known location until the culmination of the SCP-8457 case. The following logs were only obtained upon her return to baseline reality.</p> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:50%;"><img alt="restarea " class="image" src="http://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/local--files/scp-8457/restarea" style="width:100%;"/> <div class="scp-image-caption" style="width:100%;"> <p>The last picture shared by Agent Leroy, updating her colleagues on her return trip.</p> </div> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><em>Agent Mélanie Leroy wakes up from a nap within her car and unplug the charging cable from her eye implants<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup>. She checks the time.</em></p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> Twelve past noon? Time to get a bite.</p> <p><em>Agent Leroy puts on sunglasses and exits her car. The rest area is surrounded in heavy fog, isolating it from the rest of the highway. A few other vehicles are parked next to the main building, including a bus surrounded by teenagers listening to an adult man.</em></p> <p><strong>School teacher:</strong> Now listen, we won't get moving again until the weather clears, so if you need to use the bathroom, buy a snack or stretch your legs well… you have plenty of time.</p> <p><em>Agent Leroy walks past the school group and enters the main building. A few groups are inside, mainly consisting of families perusing the shop or lining up at the restaurants, and a group of truckers chatting over cups of coffee. She walks up to the counter of the bakery and waves to the clerk.</em></p> <p><strong>Sandwich clerk:</strong> What can I get you today Madame?</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> A pa— wait, that might not be what you call it here, let me check.</p> <p><em>Agent Leroy leans in to inspect the display window. Something in the reflection catches her attention and she turns around.</em></p> <p><em>Outside of the building, the fog is growing thicker and rolling in closer. Its shade is slowly turning green.</em></p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> Hell, not now.</p> <p><em>Agent Leroy exits the building, ignoring the clerk calling out to her. She takes off her sunglasses, takes out her phone and opens a secure Foundation communication line, but receives no signal.</em></p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> Spatial anomaly then. Observe, assess and-</p> <p><em>Her thoughts are interrupted by a horrified scream coming from her left. The students around the bus are panicking, their teacher nowhere to be seen.</em></p> <p><em>The buzzing of wings grows closer and something grabs Agent Leroy from behind. She reacts before her assailant is able to lift her from the ground, twisting her body to shake off its hold. She scans the skies around her but sees nothing, her field of vision clouded by the fog.</em></p> <p><em>The rhythmic sounds of boots marching surrounds the area, drawing Agent Leroy's attention as well as that of other civilians who exit the main building.</em></p> <p><em>Three platoons of SCP-8457-B footsoldiers march in from within the fog. They are equipped with plate armour and pointed helmets, armed with spears, all forged out of a golden metal. The platoons take position while the civilians keep staring, incredulous. Agent Leroy rushes to her car.</em></p> <p><em>Agent Leroy dives into her car just as a war horn blares. The platoons charge in. The civilians are terrified, some attempt to run to their vehicles, some try to run away into the fog, others panic aimlessly. The students retreat inside their bus.</em></p> <p><em>Agent Leroy emerges from her car. She dons a gendarmerie beret<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-3" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-3')">3</a></sup> and aims her handgun at an approaching SCP-8457-B soldier. She shoots the soldier between the eyes and shouts towards the civilians.</em></p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> I'm a member of the special forces! Everyone get inside the building, now!</p> <p><em>She slowly retreats towards the main building, taking opportunity shots to slow down the approaching soldiers who are now wary of her. Her clip empties as she reaches the door of the building but she does not yet reload, keeping the weapon trained on the soldiers.</em></p> <p><strong>Trucker:</strong> What the fuck is going on lady? Who are these freaks?</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> No time for answers, just do as I say! Everyone who can fight needs to grab something they can use as a weapon and get ready to use it. Everyone else needs to take the children and lock themselves in the bathrooms.</p> <p><em>The civilians begin to move behind Leroy. She stares at the soldiers, exhales, and begins to reload her gun. The soldiers notice this and charge in.</em></p> <p><em>Agent Leroy shoots into the advancing platoons, dropping their numbers as much as she can before they reach the building. Five soldiers charge at her, attempting to cross through the door. The others break in through the windows.</em></p> <p><em>Agent Leroy is only able to catch glimpses of the struggle behind her. The civilians have armed themselves with makeshift weapons gathered from the building: kitchen knives, chairs, slings made out of clothes. She hears another person shoot a firearm but is unable to see them.</em></p> <p><em>More soldiers attack Agent Leroy in close quarters, one of them manages to grab hold of her arms and prevent her from shooting. With its lower pair of arms, the soldier gets ready to slash at Leroy but stops dead when a thrown bread knife embeds itself into its head.</em></p> <p><strong>Sandwich clerk:</strong> Ohmygod I'm <em>so</em> glad I didn't hit her.</p> <p><em>Agent Leroy quickly pulls the knife out of her assailant and uses it to engage the other in close combat. Between her efforts and the desperate struggle of the civilians behind her, the tide of incoming soldiers is stalled.</em></p> <p><em>Screams of terror come from outside. Agent Leroy looks at the school bus and sees the terrified students, who had remained in the vehicle, backing away from the entrance as a dozen SCP-8457-B walk in.</em></p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> NO!</p> <p><em>She struggles against her assailants in an attempt to push past them. But just as she is stopping them from getting in, they are stopping her from getting out. She is unable to get anywhere close to the bus, the screaming students are being dragged out by the soldiers.</em></p> <p><strong>Unknown:</strong> I'm NOT dying here, not today!</p> <p><em>Something rumbles in the bus. Three of the soldiers run out in a panic.</em></p> <p><em>A large creature resembling a large ape covered in chitin rather than hair bursts through the side of the bus, dragging two soldiers along with it. It lands and slams them into the ground before throwing them into the soldiers crowding the bus and pouncing after them.</em></p> <p><em>Agent Leroy is distracted by her attackers and loses sight of the bus. She catches an incoming spear between her side and her arm and shoots its wielder in the head. She kicks its body away to trip the soldiers behind it. This lets her catch a glimpse of the dead soldiers around the bus.</em></p> <p><em>The creature dives into the ranks of the soldiers attacking the building, crushing them with heavy blows. Between its onslaught and the resistance from the civilians lead by Agent Leroy, the SCP-8457-B platoons take huge losses.</em></p> <p><em>A war horn blares in the distance. At this signal, all the soldiers retreat into the fog.</em></p> <p><em>The creature's body twists and cracks, it contracts and shifts until it returns to the form of one of the male students from earlier.</em></p> <p><em>The teenager and Agent Leroy stare at each other for a few seconds.</em></p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> What are you, a Sarkic?</p> <p><strong>Sarkic teenager:</strong> No, I'm Nälkä. What about you, you one of the Bookburners?</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> Foundation, actually.</p> <p><strong>Sarkic teenager:</strong> So a Jailer then. Look I hope you won't mind if I avoid what would otherwise be a very awkward situation for both of us and just walk away.</p> <p><em>He turns around and takes a few steps away. He does not get far before the fog all around them dissipates, revealing the area they now find themselves in.</em></p> <p><em>Instead of the highway, the rest area is now surrounded by a forest thick with unidentified trees. Two suns shine brightly in the sky.</em></p> <p><strong>Sarkic teenager:</strong> Fucking fantastic.</p> </div> <p>When Agent Leroy failed to report back to Site-13 twenty-four hours after her scheduled return, she was declared missing and a team of her fellow Pi-1 agents were sent to investigate her last known location.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><em>The investigation team is composed of Agents Auclair, Lavaud, Molin, Thiers and Benett, all previously familiar with the missing Agent Leroy.</em></p> <hr/> <p><strong>11:06:</strong> The team arrives in front of the highway rest area and finds the road leading to it blocked by a pile of vehicles, currently being observed by a pair of maintenance workers. All agents disembark their van.</p> <p><strong>11:10:</strong> The maintenance workers are convinced to leave the area. The team proceeds past the blockade. Agent Thiers remarks that the vehicles look off.</p> <p><strong>11:12:</strong> The team sees the rest area for the first time. All agents observe that it looks like a poor imitation. Several details are missing or wrong, such as the colours of the buildings, the shape of the roof or the absence of any text.</p> <p><strong>11:14:</strong> The team splits in two with Auclair, Lavaud and Molin investigating the main building while Thiers and Bennet investigate the smaller employees' annex.</p> <p><strong>11:20:</strong> Inside the main building, the team is ambushed by a group of hostile humanoids that emerge from the bathrooms.</p> <p><strong>11:27:</strong> All hostiles have been dispatched via gunfire. Auclair exits the building to check on the other half of the team and encounters Thiers carrying a wounded and unconscious Bennet. Thiers' clothes are bloodied but he shows no signs of injury and declines Auclair's help, saying he will get Bennet back to their van and "get him better".</p> <p><strong>11:29:</strong> Auclair is called back inside by the rest of the team. Lavaud and Molin have singled out one of the humanoids' corpses and noted its likeness to Agent Leroy, with slight variations in height, build and hair density. Molin compares it to a painting made from memory without a clear reference of the subject.</p> <p><strong>11:32:</strong> All agents inside hear their van start up and drive off. They rush outside to see that the vehicle has already left.</p> <p><strong>11:33:</strong> Auclair attempts to call Thiers on his radio and is surprised to hear her own voice coming from inside the annex building.</p> <p><strong>11:35:</strong> Inside the annex building, the team finds Thiers' dropped radio. Venturing further inside, they find Agent Thiers' bloodied and naked corpse.</p> </div> <p>A more complete investigation of the area revealed that all vehicles, buildings and objects inside were made out of a wax-like substance and hollowed out to serve as hives. A number of larvae were recovered from within the room from which the humanoids emerged, and sent to be studied and contained.</p> <p>With the confirmation that these entities were a potentially widespread species capable of hostile action against humans, they were classified as SCP-8457<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-4" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-4')">4</a></sup>.</p> <p>Agent Leroy was declared missing in action.</p> <hr/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2 id="toc2"><span>Addendum 2</span></h2> <h3 id="toc3"><span><tt>Escalation</tt></span></h3> </div> <hr/> <div class="addendum"> <div class="blockquote"> <p><em>Agent Leroy is within the main building, supervising the care of the wounded. A group of people accost her.</em></p> <p><strong>Trucker:</strong> You've got to explain yourself, lady. What happened here?</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> I would love to explain, but I don't have answers for this specific situation. For now all you need to know is that I am part of a… special task force that handles cases like this. As long as you stick with me, we should get through this.</p> <p><strong>Sandwich clerk:</strong> So you're from the government?</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> I… yes I am. Part of a top-secret governmental agency, but after what you've already seen here I can tell you that we are experts in this type of scenario.</p> <p><em>Most members of the crowd look relaxed after this explanation. Two of the students approach.</em></p> <p><strong>Student A:</strong> And what about Liam, miss. Is he gonna alright?</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> Liam?</p> <p><strong>Student B:</strong> Our friend. The one who uh, transformed.</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> Ah, him. Well I haven't seen him since he walked into the woods. Say, did you know him well?</p> <p><strong>Student A:</strong> Not that well, no. He switched schools two years ago and he hasn't really gotten close to anyone.</p> <p><strong>Student B:</strong> He's nice though. He helps out.</p> <p><strong>Student A:</strong> He helps out yeah, but he never hangs out with anyone. That's why we didn't know he was… that.</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> It's a good thing you didn't know. And let me tell you, him walking out on us was actually good news.</p> <p><strong>Trucker:</strong> How could you say that? Sure, the kid looked a little fucked up, but don't you feel bad knowing he's out there alone?</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> Look, it's like I told you: my agency has experience dealing with things like this. I know what he is and I can't afford the trouble his kinds brings. Our situation is already complex enough, my main focus has to be on protecting all of you, not worrying about another anomalous factor. I don't even know if he has anything to do with getting us stranded in another world!</p> <p><strong>Student A:</strong> Did you just say another world?</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> Another world, another plane, another dimension, I'm not sure which one it is exactly. But we're obviously not on Earth anymore.</p> <p><em>Student A boldly swipes his hands in front of himself and shouts.</em></p> <p><strong>Student A:</strong> [STATUS!] [Cheat skill activate!]</p> <p><em>Nothing happens. All present stare at him.</em></p> <p><strong>Student B:</strong> You know Mathis, even if my ideas about reality are crumbling right now, it's nice to know that despite it all you're still a proven weeb.</p> <p><strong>Student A:</strong> I mean… it was worth a try.</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><em>Footage from the second day consists of Agent Leroy taking charge of the group of survivors. All survivors fit to work are split in different groups.</em></p> <p><em>One group cleans up the remains of the battle, fixes breaches, tends to the wounded and buries the dead. Agent Leroy had ordered the SCP-8457-B corpses to be disposed of, however all appear to have disappeared overnight. Upon closer inspection, Agent Leroy notices trails left behind by heavy objects being dragged into the woods.</em></p> <p><em>A second group takes the inventory of the rest area, with particular attention being paid to food stocks and water reserves. A third group, lead by Agent Leroy, sets up barricades at designated key points.</em></p> <p><em>The evening is spent sharing information and formulating plans for the group's continued survival. No other individuals come forth with knowledge of the anomalous, strengthening Leroy's position as leader of the group. She declares the woods surrounding the area off-limits for the time being.</em></p> </div> <p>A widespread search for other SCP-8457 hives was initiated but yielded no results due to a lack of knowledge at the time.</p> <p>The case received a new development on 13/02/2017 when the Global Occult Coalition besieged Area-67 near Strasbourg, France. GOC officials accused the Foundation of conducting a raid on a meeting between members of the New Synarchist Pact, an organisation seated on the Council of 108.</p> <p>Footage from the raid showed individuals bearing the likeness of Agents Thiers and Bennet barging into the room and taking everyone present captive. The files regarding SCP-8457 were forwarded to the GOC to prove the Foundation's lack of involvement, but this explanation was rejected for its insufficient amount of proof.</p> <p>On 15/02/2017; Foundation forces were ordered to gather around the besieged Area in order to break through the encirclement. Before any hostilities could begin, a car bearing the insignia of the French Ministry of Sub-Veil Affairs parked itself between the two camps. Attendants exited the vehicle and invited the commanding officers of both camps to step inside.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Attending:</strong> Commander Anne Demars (MTF Nu-7 "Hammer Down"), Captain Corentin Bleiz (Strike Teams 3447 "Radiant Hounds"), Léonard Guillot (Minister of Sub-Veil Affairs), Philippe Arnaud (New Synarchist Pact).</p> <hr/> <p><em>Commander Demars bends down to step inside the car. She finds herself inside a large room furnished with only a round table and chairs. Captain Bleiz, Mr Guillot and Mr Arnaud are already seated.</em></p> <p><strong>Demars:</strong> Woah, it's—</p> <p><strong>Guillot:</strong> Not actually bigger on the inside, it'd be a hassle to drive it around. The doors simply act as portals to my offices.</p> <p><strong>Bleiz:</strong> Guess it would take more than that to bring you out of your hidey-hole, eh Minister?</p> <p><em>Mr Guillot does not answer. Commander Demars takes a seat.</em></p> <p><strong>Guillot:</strong> So, it is probably obvious why I called for this meeting.</p> <p><strong>Demars:</strong> Go ahead and explain it anyway, for the record.</p> <p><em>She taps her bodycam.</em></p> <p><strong>Guillot:</strong> If you want it spelled out: you two represent the most dangerous military organisations on the planet, and the President would rather you didn't start a war on French soil. So I thought it best to calm things down before this skirmish can grow into something worse for everyone.</p> <p><strong>Arnaud:</strong> Especially when there is a perfectly reasonable explanation for everything.</p> <p><em>Captain Bleiz stares at Mr Arnaud, sniffs and frowns.</em></p> <p><strong>Bleiz:</strong> You seem familiar. Should I recognise you from something?</p> <p><strong>Demars:</strong> Are you serious gocker? He's one of the Synarchists you all claimed were kidnapped.</p> <p><em>Bleiz tilts his head.</em></p> <p><strong>Demars:</strong> The reason your side started all this?</p> <p><strong>Bleiz:</strong> Eh, I don't really follow the politics. I'm just the guy they send to do stuff.</p> <p><strong>Demars:</strong> For the love of… Anyway, how is it that you're here, Mr Arnaud?</p> <p><strong>Guillot:</strong> You can thank me for that. The Synarchists have some sway in our government, so when a dozen of them goes missing it isn't something that I can ignore. I sent some people to look into it and what do they find in Mr Arnaud's own home?</p> <p><strong>Arnaud:</strong> Me! Can you believe it?</p> <p><em>They both laugh.</em></p> <p><strong>Arnaud:</strong> Of course, I'm not the real Philippe Arnaud so that's too bad for you.</p> <p><strong>Guillot:</strong> What?</p> <p><strong>Demars:</strong> What?</p> <p><strong>Bleiz:</strong> What?</p> <p><em>Mr Arnaud's skin loosens and turns transparent, a secondary pair of arms split from his sides. His appearance shifts into a SCP-8457-B instance.</em></p> <p><strong>Fake Arnaud:</strong> The real Philippe Arnaud is probably slaving away in a logging camp now that we've gotten everything we needed out of him. And you will join him soon.</p> <p><em>Captain Bleiz lunges at the fake Arnaud and pins him to the ground.</em></p> <p><strong>Bleiz:</strong> If you think we'll let you, you son of—</p> <p><strong>Fake Arnaud:</strong> Let me? It's already too late. This whole meeting was a trap, a shiny bait to grab military leaders from our biggest potential threats. And you, minister, so eager to calm the tensions. How do you feel, knowing that your form will give us the keys to your country?</p> <p><strong>Guillot:</strong> Will it?</p> <p><strong>Fake Arnaud:</strong> Go ahead, try to leave this room. You will find that are no longer in your world and that my people already surround you.</p> <p><em>Mr Guilot calmly gets up from his seat and walks to the door. He opens it to reveal a brightly-lit office room in which a secretary awaits.</em></p> <p><strong>Guillot:</strong> Miss Dubois? It worked, you can turn off the anchors now.</p> <p><em>The secretary nods and leaves.</em></p> <p><strong>Fake Arnaud:</strong> What? How?</p> <p><strong>Guillot:</strong> Right. Commander Demars, Captain Bleiz, I believe this will serve as sufficient proof that another party was involved in that awful raid. Now you can all pack up your armies and start looking into whoever "his people" are, correct?</p> <p><strong>Bleiz:</strong> Right on!</p> <p><em>Bleiz punches the fake Arnaud unconscious and slings its body up his shoulder.</em></p> <p><strong>Bleiz:</strong> With that guy's scent, me and my men will track out the rest in no time.</p> <p><strong>Demars:</strong> Hold on! We also need him for questioning!</p> <p><strong>Bleiz:</strong> That's for your boss and my boss to figure out between themselves.</p> <p><em>Captain Bleiz exits the room through one of the doors leading to the outside of the car. Commander Demars sighs.</em></p> <p><strong>Demars:</strong> Can I at least ask how you knew?</p> <p><strong>Guillot:</strong> Someone is abducting French citizens en masse, Commander. It is my job to know and do something about this type of thing.</p> <p><strong>Demars:</strong> With all due respect Minister, you're thinking small.</p> <p><strong>Guillot:</strong> Pardon?</p> <p><strong>Demars:</strong> We're lucky if this stops at France.</p> </div> <p>The captured SCP-8457-B instance promptly self-terminated upon regaining consciousness. Post-mortem interrogation conducted by GOC thaumaturges revealed the following information, which was shared with the Foundation:</p> <ul> <li>SCP-8457-B are of extradimensional origin.</li> <li>They possess limited means to observe baseline reality</li> <li>They are able, through special workings, to replace small areas of baseline reality with a corresponding area from their plane of origin.</li> <li>The structures and individuals captured in this way are then studied to inform and improve the mimicry of theirs hives and soldiers.</li> <li>Captives that have been studied enough are then sent "to keep it at bay." No further information could be gleaned from the deceased subject.</li> </ul> <p>Following this, Operation Antarctic Sleuths was launched. As predicted by Commander Demars, SCP-8457-B hives were found in countries besides France, predominantly in rural or isolated areas.</p> <div class="email"> <div class="tofrom"> <p><strong>To:</strong> Antarctic Sleuths Reports<br/> <strong>From:</strong> Agent Auclair, Pi-1<br/> <strong>Subject:</strong> Agent behind enemy lines.</p> </div> <hr/> <p>To whoever gets this email, I've realised something.</p> <p>Antarctic Sleuths has been going great. It's not always easy working with the GOC but we all have to admit these extrasensory types they keep sending are just what we needed to go hunting the changelings. Some of them could do with shedding less, but that's not what I want to talk about.</p> <p>See, every hive we raid has something in common: excellent mimicry. The changelings might get a few details wrong, and if you go punching their walls you'll get a fistful of wax, but generally they look like their victims, talk like their victims and can even keep their backstories straight. It's like this in every hive.</p> <p>All except one, the first one we ever found. The soldiers there were pale imitations of the people they had abducted, something we've never seen anywhere else. Today I remembered how one of my teammates compared their mimicry to drawing without a reference. That's when it hit me.</p> <p>That first hive had something else setting it apart. Every other one we've raided was just mimicking civilians, but that one time they went and grabbed a Foundation agent. That one time, they weren't able to study anyone because she was there to protect everyone.</p> <p>Agent Mélanie Leroy is alive. And wherever the changelings are coming from, she's stuck there.</p> </div> <hr/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2 id="toc4"><span>Addendum 3</span></h2> <h3 id="toc5"><span><tt>Worldwide efforts</tt></span></h3> </div> <hr/> <div class="blockquote"> <p><em>On the third day, it becomes apparent that the survivors' food stocks will not last long, as the rest area mostly contained snacks and perishables. Agent Leroy convinces the truckers that they do not need to conserve their cargo and that they should open up their trucks for use by the group. Of the three trucks, only one contained food. The second contained electronics, of which Agent Leroy grabs a handful . The third contained heather fencing which the group uses to reinforce their barricades.</em></p> <p><em>Two of the civilians wounded on the first day pass away in the night and are buried in the morning. Agent Leroy estimates the group has about a week left worth of food and water.</em></p> <p><em>On the fifth day, the morning watch discovers a large amount of unknown fruits piled up by the annex building. Agent Leroy's words of warning prove insufficient to stop some of the students from biting into the fruits.</em></p> <p><em>These fruits are proven to be edible and are added to the group's stocks, despite complaints about their taste.</em></p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><em>During the night watch of the eighth day, Agent Leroy hears screams coming from the forest.</em></p> <p><em>The next day, another pile of fruits is found next to the annex building. Agent Leroy notices drops of blood on some of the fruits.</em></p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><em>On the tenth day, two flying soldiers attempt to abduct survivors on the morning watch. Agent Leroy is able to shoot them down but uses her last magazine to do so.</em></p> <p><em>One of the truckers reveals he possesses a personal gun and leverages it for authority. He gathers a group of discontented survivors and heads into the woods.</em></p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><em>On the thirteenth day, the morning watch sounds the alarm. Fog is rolling in.</em></p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> The enemy is coming back, everyone get ready!</p> <p><em>The survivors grab their makeshift weapons, which have been improved with Agent Leroy's guidance, and take position behind the barricades.</em></p> <p><em>The number of SCP-8457-B soldiers exiting the fog is less than that of the first day, however Agent Leroy quickly notices that a few among them are equipped with firearms.</em></p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> How did they…</p> <p><em>The soldiers open fire, forcing Agent Leroy and the survivors to take cover. The survivors return fire with slings and hand-thrown projectiles, barely slowing the advancing troops. Agent Leroy orders the group to fall back to the second row of barricades inside the building.</em></p> <p><em>Agent Leroy stays behind to cover the retreat. A flying soldier dives straight at her, which she notices too late.</em></p> <p><strong>Trucker B:</strong> Hands off!</p> <p><em>A gunshot rings out and the flying soldier drops from the sky. The trucker who had left earlier runs to Agent Leroy's side.</em></p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> Tired of playing leader?</p> <p><strong>Trucker B:</strong> Are you kidding me? It's a death trap out there!</p> <p><em>Trucker B fires a few shots towards the advancing soldiers, who stop in their tracks. He discards his empty gun and follows Agent Leroy inside the building, she closes the door right after. The SCP-8457-B troops take position by the gas pumps, spears at the ready.</em></p> <p><strong>Sandwich Clerk:</strong> What are they doing? Why are they not charging in?</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> They know they've got us surrounded, they don't need to take risks.</p> <p><strong>Sandwich Clerk:</strong> So they've already won?</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> No, they—</p> <p><strong>Trucker B:</strong> Yes, we have.</p> <p><em>New arms peel off the side of Trucker B and stab at Agent Leroy. She reacts too late, attempts to dodge the attack but is nonetheless stabbed in the thigh. She collapses and can only watch as Trucker B reverts into a SCP-8457-B soldier.</em></p> <p><strong>Fake trucker:</strong> I <em>did</em> say it was a death trap out there.</p> <p><em>The survivors brace themselves for a fight. The fake trucker waves his dagger.</em></p> <p><strong>Fake trucker:</strong> None of that, now. All it would take is one signal from me and all the troops out there will rush in here and, well, kill you all. And that would be a waste of perfectly good hostages.</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> Hostages? [She coughs.] Why do you need hostages?</p> <p><strong>Fake trucker:</strong> For you, Agent Mélanie Leroy.</p> <p><em>She gasps.</em></p> <p><strong>Fake trucker:</strong> Surprised? We've been learning a lot about the Foundation you see, and it seems they're quite invested in getting you back. First, you thwart our first incursion in ages and cause us -quite frankly- no end of trouble; and then it turns out you have a lot of worth for one of our biggest enemies. So tell me, Agent Leroy, what makes you so special?</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> Fuck you.</p> <p><strong>Fake trucker:</strong> Ah, I see I need to "negotiate". You'll have to excuse me, it's not something we're used to.</p> <p><em>The fake trucker walks up to Student A and stabs him in the throat. The dead student drops to the ground, the survivors scream.</em></p> <p><strong>Fake trucker:</strong> There, I believe I have negotiated our terms. Now you give me something I want or…</p> <p><em>He grabs the sandwich clerk by the hair and holds his dagger up to her throat.</em></p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> Wait! I'll talk!</p> <p><strong>Fake trucker:</strong> There we go! Was it really so hard?</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> It's the O5, they gave me… [She chokes.]</p> <p><strong>Fake Trucker:</strong> Oh please, you're past the point where stalling is a good idea.</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> No it's… memetic… can't say it out loud… not with the civilians. Need to whisper.</p> <p><em>Agent Leroy attempts to stand up but her legs give out and she falls back down, below the windows' level.</em></p> <p><strong>Fake trucker:</strong> Oh for the love of… just make it quick, alright?</p> <p><em>The Fake trucker lets go of his hostage and approaches Agent Leroy. He squats down to listen to her.</em></p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> They told me… you can't signal your troops if they can't see you.</p> <p><em>Agent Leroy grabs the fake trucker's neck and pulls him in, smashing his face against the floor. He struggles, but she twists around and mounts his back. While keeping him in place, she grabs a hold of his dagger and stabs through his skull.</em></p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> Quick! Plan Firebomb!</p> <p><em>The sandwich clerk runs behind the counter and retrieves an item which she hands to Agent Leroy. It is a can of cassoulet which has been emptied, tinkered with and re-sealed. Electronic parts are taped to it and it makes a sloshing sound when Agent Leroy takes it. She hauls herself up to one of the window and pushes it open. The troops around the gas pumps notice, but do not yet react.</em></p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> Gotta make it count.</p> <p><em>Agent Leroy throws the can at the soldiers' feet. They observe it, confused.</em></p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> And now duck!</p> <p><em>All the survivors take cover as a large detonation rocks the building. The windows shatter.</em></p> <p><em>Agent Leroy painstakingly gets up to look outside again. Flames are spreading all over the scene, burning the bodies of the SCP-8457-B soldiers, spreading to the main building.</em></p> <p><strong>Sandwich clerk:</strong> Now what?</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> I don't know. But we can't stay here.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Notes:</strong> While retrieving Agent Leroy was considered a sub-objective of gaining access to SCP-8457-A, she was not given any official priority. It is possible that SCP-8457-B, having only acquired partial information on Operation Antarctic Sleuths, confused the efforts of MTF Pi-1 agents who personally knew Agent Leroy for the wider policy of the operation. Alternatively, it has been theorized that due to SCP-8457-B's culture not placing any value on the lives of common soldiers, any amount of effort towards rescuing a lost agent appeared unusual for them.</p> </div> <p>Operation Antarctic Sleuths encountered great success in its early stages, but was later met with numerous hurdles. Captured SCP-8457-B instances remained resistant to interrogation, however their actions and the frequency of their deployment made it clear that they were escalating their level of response against the Foundation and the GOC.</p> <p><strong>Notable incidents involving SCP-8457-B:</strong></p> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th>Location</th> <th>Incident</th> <th>Notes</th> </tr> <tr> <td>Site-61, France</td> <td>Junior researcher Delarue attempts to assassinate Minister Guillot during the latter's visit of the Site. Delarue is terminated by Site security and reverts into a SCP-8457-B instance, but not before critically wounding his target.</td> <td>While being rushed to the hospital, Guillot theorized the attack was an act of revenge for his involvement in the capture of the fake Arnaud, indicating a likely information leak coming from either organization.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Bremen, Germany</td> <td>During a raid on a hive posing as a hotel in the city, a SCP-8457-B instance disrupts the Working being cast by GOC thaumaturges. The resulting backlash causes the entire hive to combust and the death of all parties involved.</td> <td>It remains unclear if this result was unexpected by SCP-8457-B or if they willingly sacrificed the hive.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-6729">Site-19-S</a>, USA</td> <td>Security Chief Robert Gervais pursues a SCP-8457-B instance which was found disoriented in the Site's underground. Gervais temporarily loses sight of his mark until he enters a room where he finds two identical versions of Researcher Grim, both insisting they are the real one. Gervais shoots both individuals, successfully capturing the intruder and mildly annoying SCP-6729.</td> <td>During its interrogation, the captive instance seemed disappointed when it learned the designation of the Site it had been captured in.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/from-120-s-archives-hub">Site-120</a>, Poland</td> <td>Security systems within Site-120 detect an extradimensional incursion in progress and divert it. 350 SCP-8457-B instances materialize two hundred feet into the air next to the Site and fall to their death.</td> <td>The readings captured by the Site's system are forwarded to the research staff of Operation Antarctic Sleuths to develop potential ways to gain access to SCP-8457-A.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nanning, China</td> <td>All contact is lost with the three members of Strike Team 6879 who were dispatched to capture an isolated instance.</td> <td>None.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Suez, Egypt</td> <td>Anomalous fog surrounds the location of a raid lead by Captain Bleiz, exchanging the hive with the building it had previously replaced. All agents are lost in action.</td> <td>No civilians were present inside the returned building, which only contained the traces of a past struggle.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>GOC holding facility Tidewall</td> <td>A group of SCP-8457-B instances attempt to infiltrate the facility by posing as a raiding team bringing in captives. Their identities are exposed at a security checkpoint, at which point hostilities begin. Security is bolstered around the area holding all SCP-8457-B captives, which is in turn wholly ignored by the intruders. The groups that manage to break through the fighting instead aim for the areas containing high-risk prisoners. Tidewall vanishes from baseline reality after the release of KTE-4427 Moro-Black and returns three days later with all intruders terminated and over 34% of the facility lost.</td> <td>SCP-8457-B appears to be extracting information from captured personnel and targeting key infrastructure.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Site-19, USA</td> <td>A SCP-8457-B instance posing as Level 4 researcher Robins bypasses all memetic checks and begins to activate the on-Site nuclear warheads. Additional memetic payloads are broadcasted into the room, to no effect. The procedure is interrupted in its last stages by Dr. Clef unplugging the impostor's device and strangling it to death with the cable.</td> <td>Non-compliant SCP-8457-B captives will be selected for memetic testing in order to improve security systems with more effective memetic agents.</td> </tr> </table> <div class="warning"> <h3 id="toc6"><span>Joint Statement from the Antarctic Sleuths command.</span></h3> <hr/> <p><strong>The current situation cannot stand.</strong></p> <p><strong>Our forces remain superior in the field, that much is true, but it has grown increasingly clear that the loss of hives, even by the hundreds, does not affect our enemy.</strong></p> <p><strong>And while we play whack-a-mole with changeling hives, they target us where it hurts. We have had critical facilities raided and key figures abducted. We have had to react to their attacks as they keep throwing troops at us</strong></p> <p><strong>We cannot stay on the defensive.</strong></p> <p><strong>Henceforth, experts on dimensional research from both of our organizations will be added to the ranks of Antarctic Sleuths. The mission of gaining access to SCP-8457-A is to be given top priority above all other objectives.</strong></p> <p><strong>It is time to bring the fight to their home field.</strong></p> <hr/></div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><em>Agent Leroy limps through the woods, leading the survivors away from the burning rest area.</em></p> <p><strong>Sandwich clerk:</strong> Miss, I know we're in a rush but you really need to treat that wound better.</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> No time. If they come back again, we're done for.</p> <p><strong>Trucker:</strong> Do you have any idea where to go? You'd better not be getting us lost.</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> Water… if we find a river and follow it, we should arrive… somewhere. I don't know.</p> <p><strong>Student B:</strong> Great, so you have no plan.</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> I do. These… people, they must have had some back-and-forth with Earth. That's how they… got the info and weapons. If we can find out how they do it…</p> <p><strong>Trucker:</strong> We could go back home. Sure, I follow your logic. Just one problem: how are we supposed to take that from them?</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> I'll figure that out… later.</p> <p><em>Agent Leroy is able to keep the survivors' discontent in check and urges them onwards. This is the first time that she truly observes the woods.</em></p> <p><em>None of the flora corresponds to species existing on Earth. While Agent Leroy notices some variety in the grass and flowers that grow at ground level, the number tree species is extremely limited. Tall trees with grey bark stretch on upwards, blocking the view of the sky. At first, flowery vines appear to wrap around these grey trees. On closer inspection, these vines turn out to be branches growing from the only other tree species around: tall willow-like trees bearing a high amount of flowers and fruit. The same branches are clutched around the remains of other trees, all reduced to withered husks and rotting logs.</em></p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> Are these some kind of parasites? And we've been eating from them…</p> <p><strong>Student B:</strong> Hey, I found something!</p> <p><em>The group gathers around the student's discovery. She has pulled the grass apart to reveal a decayed brick road.</em></p> <p><strong>Student B:</strong> That has to lead somewhere, right?</p> <p><strong>Trucker:</strong> Not somewhere with a lot of traffic, by the looks of it.</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> That's good then. We might be able to find a new shelter.</p> <p><em>The group begins to follow along the abandoned brick road.</em></p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> It is weird though. The soldiers looked like they were brought in by magic each time. If this kind of infrastructure exists, why aren't they using it?</p> <p><em>Lost in thought, Agent Leroy bumps into the trucker ahead of her. He is standing still, trembling</em></p> <p><strong>Trucker:</strong> Maybe tha— that's why.</p> <p><em>The trucker points a shaky finger towards a large mass ahead of them. Many dozens of SCP-8457-B corpses have been stripped of their armour and piled up across the road.</em></p> <p><em>Three slender hexapedal mammals prowl around the pile of corpses, occasionnaly tearing off chunks of flesh with their fangs and feeding upon them. Agent Leroy silently gestures to the group to back away and is obeyed.</em></p> <p><em>While retreating, a brick crumbles beneath Agent Leroy's foot, which gets stuck in the resulting crevice. This sudden shock to her wounded leg causes her to lose balance and hit the ground. The three creatures turn their attention to the sound.</em></p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> Forget about me, just run!</p> <p><em>The creatures hiss and growl, they arch their backs to prepare to run. The survivors are unable to act, stuck between looking at Agent Leroy and the creatures. Agent Leroy fails to get herself unstuck.</em></p> <p><em>The creatures leap forward at great speeds. They will reach the group in a matter of seconds.</em></p> <p><em>The first of the creatures trips upon something, soon followed by the two others. Agent Leroy hears a rope snap above her. She looks up in time to see a bundle of spears tied together fall from the treetop and impale the creatures.</em></p> <p><strong>Unknown:</strong> Got tired of just eating fruit already? I was just about to solve that.</p> <p><em>Someone leaps down from the branches and lands in front of the group. Agent Leroy recognizes the student who had left on the first day.</em></p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> You.</p> <p><em>She manages to pull herself from the crevice and draws her knife, positioning herself between him and the group of survivors.</em></p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> Yes, me. Now how about we put the sharp things away and chat. I've got a place where we can stay.</p> </div> <hr/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2 id="toc7"><span>Addendum 4</span></h2> <h3 id="toc8"><span><tt>Counterattack</tt></span></h3> </div> <hr/> <div class="blockquote"> <p><em>The group of survivors has not moved and Agent Leroy still stands in the same position. Liam is the only one who has moved, he is currently sitting on a stump and clutching his head.</em></p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> … and how did you even KNOW that these fruits were safe for us to eat?</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> Because I tried them myself first! Now, do you suddenly have a problem with human testing, or can we move this along?</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> One last thing. How do I know you're not one of those shapeshifters?</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> Well I… okay that's actually a sensible question. Hey, maybe one of my classmates can ask me some stuff only I would know.</p> <p><em>Liam looks to the crowd of survivors. His expression turns confused as he searches for someone.</em></p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> Ah, there you are Clara. Say, where's Mathis?</p> <p><em>Student B sobs.</em></p> <p><strong>Student B:</strong> He… in the attack, he…</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> We were attacked again, that's the whole reason we're here. There were some, some losses. I'm sorry.</p> <p><em>Liam stays silent for a few seconds. Cracks form in the bark where his hand grips the stump.</em></p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> Fuck me. He was good, nice. I should've been there.</p> <p><em>Leroy snaps her finger.</em></p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> Still waiting for proof that you are who you say you are.</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> Guess I shouldn't expect too much empathy from a Jailer.</p> <p><em>Liam pulls his jaw wide open. Something can be seen slithering under his skin, going up his throat. A pale worm emerges from his mouth and retracts after a few seconds. Liam coughs.</em></p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> Fine, there, my Akuloth. You happy?</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> Alright, I believe you. You said you had a place to stay?</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> Yeah. It's got a roof, walls… no running water or anything but it's nice enough compared to the rest of everywhere else.</p> <p><em>Agent Leroy pauses. She looks to the survivors behind her, then back to Liam. She sheates her knife.</em></p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> And I have people to look after. So, truce?</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> I didn't realise you thought we were fighting but sure, truce.</p> <p><em>He gets up and turns around, waving for the group to follow after him.</em></p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> It's a fair walk until we get here but we should still have sunlight. Or is it sunslight? Because there's two of them?</p> <p><em>As he walks by the impaled predators, Liam pulls one of the spears out of their carcass and bites into the flesh that came out with it.</em></p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> Anyone else want a snack for the road?</p> <p><em>There is only a disgusted silence.</em></p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> Just me then. But here, catch.</p> <p><em>He snaps the speartip off and tosses the shaft to Agent Leroy.</em></p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> Walking stick, for your leg.</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><em>Liam is leading the survivors through the forest. Although they are still following along the brick road, they come across several intersections and have to follow the directions he indicates.</em></p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> Have you looked into where the other roads lead to?</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> Ruins, mostly. I found one that seems to lead out of the woods, but it's teeming with soldiers so I haven't looked that far into it.</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> Really? It doesn't look like you've had that much trouble killing the ones you find.</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> Oh, that pile? Most of it wasn't me. They don't last very long under the trees and I think I know why.</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> You—</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> I'll show you when we get there. We're not too far.</p> <p><em>Liam continues ahead. Agent Leroy observes him from behind, lingering on his head. The top of his skull is completely devoid of hair and is instead covered in scar tissue.</em></p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> What happened to your head, kid?</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> Nothing recent, if that's what you're worried about. I just lost the wig, and it's not like there's a point in hiding it now.</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> That doesn't answer my question.</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> And why do you need to know? Do you think this is a containment intake interview?</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> How do you even— nevermind that, you need to be careful what you talk about in front of civilians!</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> Do I? You're the only one here who signed a contract with the shadiest global conspiracy out there.</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> For the last time: stop talking about classified topics!</p> <p><em>The two stop walking to glare at each other.</em></p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> Or what? You'll throw me in jail? Why do I have the feeling that it's already your plan for when we leave this place?</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> I just might if you keep at it!</p> <p><em>The trucker runs up to stand between the two.</em></p> <p><strong>Trucker:</strong> Hey, calm down! Didn't you two just agree to a truce?</p> <p><em>Agent Leroy groans. Liam keeps glaring.</em></p> <p><strong>Trucker:</strong> Please, you're really worrying the rest of us.</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> Alright fine. But you better watch it.</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> I thought "watching" was supposed to be your—</p> <p><em>He catches sight of the group behind Agent Leroy.</em></p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> Nevermind, it's fine.</p> <p><em>They walk silently for some time.</em></p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> It was a Revelation, by the way.</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> What was?</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> My head. A Revelation with a capital "R", you know. Knowledge from on high that makes its way down into your mind. It's quite an honour to receive one but my… It happened when I was young so it had to make some room in there you see.</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> I don't see, that sounds horrifying.</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> Hah, yeah! It probably was. Good thing I passed out early in the process.</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> Say, I've heard that there's different types of Sar— of Nälkä. Which one are you?</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> The good one.</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> That's very vague.</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> And it's all you're getting. The full version would be too long to explain for the time we've got left on the road.</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><em>The survivors are still walking. Sunlight has grown dimmer as the suns have descended in the sky.</em></p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> There's no way that story could have taken so long to explain.</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> What? Oh, you're still thinking about that? I meant what I said and look: we're here.</p> <p><em>Liam pushes dangling branches away, revealing a tall structure behind them. It is made of the same bricks as the road, arranged in an upside-down pyramid. Coiled vines tether its four corners to the ground. One entrance is carved at the bottom, it is surrounded by bipedal skeletons.</em></p> <p><strong>Trucker:</strong> What the fuck? We've been running from these freaks and you've brought us right to their temple!</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> No, it's not theirs. Look closer.</p> <p><em>All the skeletons only possess one pair of arms. They do possess a very high number of bones and a dozen joints per individual limb.</em></p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> Who were they?</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> Dunno, haven't found any of them alive. But evidently, those shapeshifters don't have a history of playing nice with others. Have a look inside.</p> <p><em>The group enters the structure. Inside is a staircase leading to a wide corridor branching into six rooms on each side.</em></p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> I've cleaned up and stocked some food in those rooms, if you all want to settle in and take a break. You might want to follow me upstairs though, Agent.</p> <p><em>Agent Leroy follows him to the end of the corridor, which leads into a spiral staircase. They go up and end up inside a dark room.</em></p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> I didn't find any torches, so I hope you have darkvision.</p> <p><em>Agent Leroy closes her eyes and pinches the bridge of her nose.</em></p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> It's uh, I haven't played it myself but I heard it's a big joke from…</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> I know what D&D is, kid. I'm actually trying to turn on my night vision.</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> Oh, right, you have those… what happened to your eyes actually?</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> Long story.</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> I suppose that's fair.</p> <p><em>Agent Leroy opens her eyes again. A battery warning briefly flashes at the corner of her vision which she does not notice, too absorbed by the sight of the chamber.</em></p> <p><em>The chamber is tall and wide, likely taking over half the space of the building. There are altars facing each wall. At the centre of the room, surrounded by even more skeletons, is a faded ritual circle. It has been drawn around a big wooden shell which has been split in two.</em></p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> Is that a seed?</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> Look at the murals.</p> <p><em>Murals are painted across the walls behind each altar.</em></p> <p><em>The first mural represent five groups of people represented by simplistic figures with stylistic differences. A particular focus is given to a group with triangular heads and another with round heads. As the mural flows towards the second wall, round heads begin to appear among the other five groups.</em></p> <p><em>The second mural shows the round-headed group slaughtering the other four, both with marching armies and traitors from within. The triangle-headed people flee towards the third wall.</em></p> <p><em>The third mural shows the triangle-headed people taking refuge inside this temple. While guards defend against a superior number of round-headed attackers, others pray around a giant seed. A tree emerges from the seed, its branches drop and spread over a disc bearing a few continents.</em></p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> Wait, so these people were flat-worlders?</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> Shh, just keep looking.</p> <p><em>The fourth mural shows a great expanse of flowering trees. Dots fall from these trees, covering a horde of round-headed soldiers. The soldiers appear to be falling to the ground, their corpses drop to join a pit containing bodies from the four other groups.</em></p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> So these people lost a war…</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> And they made sure their killers wouldn't win either. Tragic, but damn bold.</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> But this looks like it happened a long time ago. How are they still around?</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> I was wondering that too. Until I found this.</p> <p><em>Liam steps behind the fourth altar and shows Agent Leroy a pair of skeletons, these ones with four arms. A scroll rests next to them, with illustrations in the style of the murals. It shows the triangle-headed people pulling the seed through a fog barrier connecting to an inaccurate but recognisable depiction of Earth. The rest of the scroll has been torn off.</em></p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> If I had to guess, the rest was about how they went to Earth in the first place. These two's companions must have taken it home. And they found out that while their kind is deathly allergic to that pollen…</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> … humans aren't.</p> </div> <p><strong>SCP-8457 counteroffensive research results:</strong></p> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th>Method</th> <th>Results</th> <th>Notes</th> </tr> <tr> <td>Interrogation and persuasion experts from both organisations intensify their work on captive SCP-8457-B</td> <td>New information about SCP-8457-B's societal structure is learned and dismissed as irrelevant. Captured humans are in work camps at the border of SCP-8457's territory and made to work to halt the spread of an ecological threat. Confirmation that Agent Mélanie Leroy and accompanying civilians still evade capture.</td> <td>GOC experts suggest that the presence of a lone Foundation agent is perhaps not sufficient to explain the group's continued survival<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-5" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-5')">5</a></sup>.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Cross-referencing surveillance files of the area in which Agent Leroy was abducted.</td> <td>Reviewing footage provided by the Foundation, GOC analysts identify Liam ████ ████, a POI previously unknown to the Foundation and actively searched for by the GOC's Witness Protection agency.</td> <td>"Sarkic Practices" added to the list of topics that rescued civilians should be amnesticized for.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Long-term observation of SCP-8457-B hives</td> <td>Activity patterns studied and understood. The anomalous fog used by SCP-8457-B to travel to and from SCP-8457-A appears to be controlled by troops on the other side who are able to accurately select travelling subjects, and is ruled out as a means to access SCP-8457-A.</td> <td>Resuming elimination of all hives.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Capturing a SCP-8457-B instance, implanting it with subdermal recording equipment and letting it escape.</td> <td>Instance returns to hive and is brought back to SCP-8457-A. A few minutes of footage are obtained before the equipment falls off while the instance shapeshifts.</td> <td>Instance had a partial view of the transportation centre. Thaumaturgical nature of travel confirmed, Foundation and GOC thaumatugists begin to analyse the footage to replicate it.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Incitation to treachery</td> <td>SCP-8457-B instances born in SCP-8457-A remain loyal and uncooperative. Instances born on hives on Earth can be convinced to change allegiances but possess a limited amount of knowledge.</td> <td>Captive instances begin slaughtering all Earth-born captives. Few remaining cooperators moved to another holding facility.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Infiltration by GOC-aligned shapeshifters</td> <td>Three Type Yellow assets manage to infiltrate SCP-8457-B hives and gain access to SCP-8457-A. Two are exposed and terminated while scouting enemy headquarters, one escapes and plans to flee SCP-8457-B's territory. Contact with the last asset is lost when her equipment's battery runs out.</td> <td>A partial map and evaluation of SCP-8457-B military installations is obtained. SCP-8457-B increase their own security measures. All Earth-Born troops are sent back to SCP-8457-A and hives are no longer used as hatching locations.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Portal</td> <td>All attempts to open a portal to SCP-8457-A fail. SCP-8457-A's position within the local universe is unstable and cannot be accurately pinpointed.</td> <td>Researchers from the Department of Ontokinetics suggest it might be possible to establish an accurate connection by aiming at a precise anchor on SCP-8457-A.</td> </tr> </table> <div class="blockquote"> <p><em>Agent Leroy is keeping watch outside the building. Liam emerges from the woods, dragging a leather bag behind him. He is visibly wounded.</em></p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> Got some food. It's still the same fruits as ever, not much else on offer with those trees.</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> What happened to you?</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> Nothing much, just wasn't the only hungry one out there. I'll be fine in a few hours.</p> <p><em>He drops the bag by the entrance and sits down, slumping against the wall.</em></p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> Mind taking it inside and sharing with everyone? I can keep watch.</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> Why don't you do it yourself? I barely ever see you spend time with anyone, even the other students.</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> It's for the best. You already have a hard enough time maintaining yourself as a leader in their eyes, you don't need me messing with the group's integrity.</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> Or you could try being part of the group.</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> What's the point? If we make it out of here, your people will make sure they don't remember any of it.</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> Suit yourself.</p> <p><em>Agent Leroy brings the food inside and distributes it among the group. She talks with everyone to organise the coming days and reassure them. Two hours later, she returns outside.</em></p> <p><em>Liam is standing in the distance, praying with his face turned to the suns. Agent Leroy waits for him to finish before tossing him a fruit.</em></p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> Here, in case you forgot to take enough for yourself.</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> You're not taking your own advice about being with the group?</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> You're part of my group too, kid. Even if you don't make it easy.</p> <p><em>Liam stands still, he looks surprised.</em></p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> If it wasn't absolutely necessary, I wouldn't be okay with you going out there and fighting beasts or whatever. I mean, what are you, 14?</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> … 16 actually.</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> Shit, really? You don't look like it.</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> It's a long story but after my homeschooling I really didn't have the level to sign up for the appropriate class so I had to start lower than where my age would put me, and I thought it would be easier if I looked the part when I faked my papers. And I <em>had</em> to get fake papers because, you know…</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> Yeah, I get it. Still, you're a kid, you shouldn't have to do all this.</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> But I can, so I have to.</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> Heh, okay Peter Parker.</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> What?</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> You know, "with great power comes—" wait do you really not know who Peter Parker is?</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> I only got into pop-culture stuff two years ago.</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> Two years and you still don't know about Spider-Man? Now I'm <em>really</em> pitying you.</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> Well if you want you can—</p> <p><em>Liam goes silent. His ears pivot up.</em></p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> It's freaky how you can do that.</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> Shh. Listen.</p> <p><em>Agent Leroy goes silent too. The sound of distant shouting is heard.</em></p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> Is that… a human shouting? Everyone is inside, I checked.</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> It's getting closer and it's… coming from above?</p> <p><em>They both look to the sky, looking for the source of the sound. After some time, something can be seen moving through holes in the canopy. The duo carefully follow after it until they arrive at a clearing. Hiding behind a bush, they observe the moving shape.</em></p> <p><em>With a clear view, the shape turns out to be four flying SCP-8457-B soldiers carrying a net, inside of which is a struggling person. Although Agent Leroy cannot recognize him, this person is Corentin Bleiz, captain of Strike Team 3447 "Radiant Hounds".</em></p> <p><strong>Bleiz:</strong> You guys can keep catching me all you want, one day I'll get out for good!</p> <p><em>The soldiers shake the net, further entangling Captain Bleiz. They laugh.</em></p> <p><strong>Bleiz:</strong> Ah screw you! If we were still on Earth, I'd be the one laughing.</p> <p><em>Captain Bleiz continues struggling inside the net. Eventually he falls in a position where his face is looking towards where Agent Leroy and Liam are hiding.</em></p> <p><strong>Bleiz:</strong> What's… huh. Hey you bastards! I know it's still thirteen kilometres straight North to the heavily guarded prisoner camp, and I'll keep shouting all the rest of the way!</p> <p><em>The soldiers shake the net again. They disappear from view, with Captain Bleiz still shouting.</em></p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> Who was that guy?</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> No idea, but he was really unsubtle. Still, if he noticed us and bothered to share info, he must be from our side of the Veil. Maybe another agent like me.</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> Not as good as you, if he keeps getting captured.</p> <p><em>Leroy lightly punches him on the shoulder. Liam exaggeratedly stumbles backwards. As he does so, he reveals a symbol engraved in the tree behind him.</em></p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> Wait, what's this?</p> <p><em>They lean in to inspect the symbol, an "X" cross with numbers in each corner.</em></p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> I feel like I've seen this before… right, I think that's one of the GOC's field codes.</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> What does it mean?</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> I have no clue. But look, there's foot tracks, whoever made it went this way.</p> <p><em>They follow the trail for 12 minutes, before arriving in front of a particularly large grey tree.</em></p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> Ugh, something reeks. Almost like a corpse.</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> It is a corpse. A weird one though.</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> It's really creepy that you can tell.</p> <p><em>Going around the tree, they find a hollow spot in it. Inside is the mauled and partially eaten corpse of the third Type Yellow asset.</em></p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> Poor lady must have escaped from that prisoner camp and thought the woods were safe.</p> <p><em>Agent Leroy notices something shining behind the corpse.</em></p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> I don't think a prisoner would have this.</p> </div> <p><strong>Contact with SCP-8457-A:</strong><br/> Four days after contact was lost with the last Type Yellow asset, their equipment started broadcasting again.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><em>Operators in the Antarctic Sleuths communications centre work to re-establish a connection with the third asset's equipment. The feed is projected on a wide screen. Audio contact is regained.</em></p> <p><strong>Unidentified:</strong> Alright, why can you do that?</p> <p><strong>Unidentified:</strong> It's electrogenic, like eels. I can't make a lot of it, but it should be enough to charge this thing some.</p> <p><strong>Operator:</strong> Hello? Please identify yourselves.</p> <p><strong>Unidentified:</strong> It worked!</p> <p><em>Visual contact is regained. Two individuals, identified as Foundation agent Mélanie Leroy and ████ ████ are facing the equipment.</em></p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> Agent Mélanie Leroy, MTF Pi-1, reporting in. Who am I speaking to?</p> <p><strong>Operator:</strong> One moment please.</p> <p><em>The operator receives new information.</em></p> <p><strong>Operator:</strong> Agent Leroy, Mr ████ ████, we are going to need you to confirm your identities.</p> <p><em>Liam scowls, veins bulge up all over his body.</em></p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> Call me by that name again and I'll find a way to knock your face in through this camera.</p> <p><strong>Operator:</strong> I was told you might react this way. I have a question for you from our colleagues in the GOC: what animal did you use to secretly contact Sergeant Myers four years ago?</p> <p><em>Liam calms down.</em></p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> A grey parrot. I stole it from the zoo, modified it just a bit to make it remember the message and left it behind. That good enough for you?</p> <p><strong>Operator:</strong> Indeed. Now Agent Leroy—</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> Do you want me to recite my identification codes? I made sure to remember them just in case.</p> <p><strong>Operator:</strong> I'm afraid that due to an unknown number of security leaks, we cannot trust these outdated codes. Instead I have a question provided by your team in Pi-1: who is your sworn rival?</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> These guys… Liam, do you mind stepping away for a moment?</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> Nah, I want to hear this.</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> <em>Argh</em>, fine. It's Lucky Luke<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-6" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-6')">6</a></sup>, okay? The comic book character. I made a joke <em>once</em> about how I bet I could shoot faster than him and my team never let me forget it.</p> <p><strong>Operator:</strong> Confirmed. To answer your earlier question, you are currently in contact with the headquarters of Operation Antarctic Sleuths, a joint operation between our Foundation and the GOC to combat the threat of SCP-8457. The equipment you are currently broadcasting from belongs to an undercover asset deployed by the GOC, do you know what happened to her?</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> Poor lady was found by the wildlife. We finished burying her before calling you.</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> Hold on, did you say we've partnered up with the GOC? How bad is it back home?</p> <p><strong>Operator:</strong> The situation is quite tense. The Veil is still intact—</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> Bummer.</p> <p><strong>Operator:</strong> — but we have been unable to deal with the threat for good. You might be able to help with that, but first can I ask for a report of your situation?</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> I can do you one better.</p> <p><em>Agent Leroy unplugs a cable from the equipment and plugs it in her eye implant.</em></p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> That is so gross.</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> You have no right to say that!</p> <p><em>The operator receives the video logs recorded by Agent Leroy's eyes<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-7" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-7')">7</a></sup> and takes the time to review them.</em></p> <p><strong>Operator:</strong> Right, some of this corresponds with what we have learned here, but there is useful new information. I will pass all of this along to Command. For now, go back to your shelter and protect the civilians. Tomorrow, we will give you new instructions.</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> Hey, in case you didn't notice, I'm not one of your pawns. Why should I follow your "instructions"?</p> <p><strong>Operator:</strong> Because, if you do, we can finally deal with the SCP-8457 crisis.</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> Tell me, how many victims have the impostors made back home?</p> <p><strong>Operator:</strong> ██████</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> Shit. Alright, I'm in.</p> </div> <p><strong>Further incidents involving SCP-8457-B:</strong></p> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th>Location</th> <th>Incident</th> <th>Notes</th> </tr> <tr> <td>Brussels, Belgium</td> <td>The representatives of 30 anomalous governmental agencies meet to discuss the SCP-8457 crisis. This meeting is interrupted when the representatives from Italy and Brazil reveal themselves to be armed SCP-8457-B soldiers and are subsequently terminated by the guards that other countries had snuck into the meeting. The representative from South Korea also reveals himself to be a SCP-8457-B instance and surrenders.</td> <td>None.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Paris, France</td> <td>Having replaced 17 members of the television channel France 2, SCP-8457-B instances attempt to leak Veil-Breaking information during the 8PM News Broadcast. Members of MTF Gamma-5 "Red Herrings" present at the time are able to cut the feed before it is transmitted to civilian televisions, but are noticed and killed by the imposters. France 2's office building is then raided and cleared by MTF Pi-1 under pretence of a terrorist attack.</td> <td>This was most likely an attempt to create a new crisis for Normalcy organisations to handle, lowering their commitment to Antarctic Sleuths.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Bengaluru, India</td> <td>SCP-8457-B instances infiltrate and disrupt a MC&D auction sale, making off with an unknown quantity of anomalous items.</td> <td>Shortly after this incident, a package was delivered to Antarctic Sleuths command, containing a long list of yet unidentified SCP-8457-B hives in several countries.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>GOC Research Facility "Fumes", Russia</td> <td>The GOC High Command loses contact with the facility overnight. An assessment team is deployed in the nearby town of █████ and discover it to have been entirely replaced with a hive. The team is then ambushed by SCP-8457-B soldiers wielding Gen-2 weaponry previously under development at "Fumes". Two members of the Assessment team manage to escape the ambush and re-establish a link with the facility long enough for a self-destruct order to be issued.</td> <td>None.</td> </tr> </table> <hr/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2 id="toc9"><span>Addendum 5</span></h2> <h3 id="toc10"><span><tt>Victory</tt></span></h3> </div> <hr/> <div class="addendum"> <p>After reviewing the footage provided by Agent Leroy and referencing it with everything Antarctic Sleuths had learned, a plan was formulated.</p> <p>Liam was given the mission to infiltrate SCP-8457-B's transportation centre and create an anchor point that Antarctic Sleuths engineers could target. This would allow for the mass transportation of troops to SCP-8457-A, who would be tasked with rescuing captured civilians and raiding SCP-8457-B's military infrastructures to prevent them from regaining access to Earth.</p> <p>Three days were spent teaching Liam the ritual necessary to create the anchor point. To fully ensure his cooperation, he was offered amnesty for his actions. He responded saying that he was not aware that he had done anything that required amnesty and that he did not need any further motivation, but would gladly accept it.</p> <p>Lacking the thaumaturgical ability to conduct the ritual, Agent Leroy was given another mission. As SCP-8457-B had demonstrated willingness to execute their own captives and the "scorched earth" tactics shown by other civilizations of SCP-8457-A in the past, it was estimated that they might execute their human captives before the Antarctic Sleuths troops could rescue them.</p> <p>As such, Agent Leroy was ordered to infiltrate the work camps and coordinate with Captain Bleiz as well as any other surviving GOC and Foundation captives in order to stage a revolt and protect the civilians until reinforcements could arrive. Since this would require days of planning and scouting, she left to begin her mission while Liam was still being instructed on the ritual, and was cut off from communicating with baseline reality.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><em>Agent Leroy climbs a tall, withering tree. She grasps at the flowering branches that wrap around its trunk to pull herself and uses them as footing.</em></p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> I'm starting to think I won't even need all that rope.</p> <p><em>She reaches the top of the tree. Its foliage has long since wilted and fallen, offering her a clear view of what lies ahead.</em></p> <p><em>In the distance, a fortified wall rises high into the sky. It is made of the same bricks as the road and the building previously seen; although the bricks are of different sizes and colours as if taken from different sources. Only one thing can be seen rising above the wall: the spires of a castle-like structure made of the same material as the hives found on Earth. Based on the distance and the portion that can be seen, this structure is estimated to be approximately two kilometres tall.</em></p> <p><em>The small expanse of land between this wall and the woods is entirely dedicated to the work camps.</em></p> <p><em>Round cabins and tall guard towers are spread out in the area closest to the wall. SCP-8457-B soldiers patrol around this area, keeping a tight watch on the human workers.</em></p> <p><em>All the human workers are bound with metal collars attached to chains that link them to a rail network dug into the ground, which limits their movement to only predetermined pathways. A small amount of flying SCP-8457-B soldiers patrol this area from above. Their heads are covered by full golden helmets and they regularly change shifts to return to the cabins.</em></p> <p><em>To Agent Leroy's shock, none of the human workers have tools. They are instead made to use their bare hands to dig the ground around the flowering trees' roots while another team pulls them down with roots. Downed trees are carried away to large bonfires and burned entirely. This process takes a long time for each individual tree, Agent Leroy spots new sprouts growing at an anomalously fast rate where other trees once stood.</em></p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> That doesn't make any sense. Why not give them tools?</p> <p><strong>Unknown:</strong> Because putting axes in the hands of prisoners is a terrible idea?</p> <p><em>Agent Leroy spins around with her knife drawn and stabs at the source of the voice. Captain Bleiz barely catches the blade before it pierces him.</em></p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> You, you were the one in the net.</p> <p><strong>Bleiz:</strong> And you were in the bush. I didn't think you'd come here so soon.</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> I had orders to find you. You were Captain… what was it again?</p> <p><strong>Bleiz:</strong> Captain Bleiz, of the Radiant Hounds.</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> And you work for…</p> <p><strong>Bleiz:</strong> My wife!</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> Really? I thought you were GOC.</p> <p><strong>Bleiz:</strong> Yeah, and so is she. Higher up than me, so when I get orders from the top, it's usually her.</p> <p><em>Captain Bleiz blinks.</em></p> <p><strong>Bleiz:</strong> Ah wait a minute, you're testing me to see if I'm the real one, aren't you?</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> I was, sorry. The fact that you're here among the trees and doing fine should be enough of a tell, but you can never be too sure. So you escaped again, why do you keep doing that?</p> <p><strong>Bleiz:</strong> It's true that I don't get much done on these escapades but what's the alternative? Be a nice prisoner and follow orders? At least it tires the guards when they have to go catch me again. Or at least I hope it does.</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> It's kind of surprising they haven't executed you yet.</p> <p><strong>Bleiz:</strong> What's the point? They know we'll all die from the work at some point. You can see how it is: if we don't die from the exhaustion, the crap food, the falling trees or the fires well… they make sure it happens anyway at some point.</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> If they're working you like this, I understand why they don't want you holding anything that could be a weapon. Still, that rhythm with so few trees fallen and so many regrowing, it can't be sustainable for their home.</p> <p><strong>Bleiz:</strong> Oh it's not. In the long term, they are terminally screwed. That's if we don't finish them first. You said you had orders?</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> Right, let's do this.</p> </div> <p>After sharing the plan with Captain Bleiz, Agent Leroy pretended to be another escaped worker in order to be recaptured along with him. Once inside the work camp, they began to spread information among the prisoners.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> Wait, how do you keep breaking out anyway? Do you have some sort of super-strength? Because that could be useful for the next part of the plan.</p> <p><strong>Bleiz:</strong> Nope. I usually strengthen myself with some special Workings but none of them work here. I'm only as strong as training can get me.</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> So what's your method?</p> <p><strong>Bleiz:</strong> When we pull down a tree, I tie its branches to my rail and go in the opposite direction. The force of the fall yanks the chain right out of the ground.</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> That's… smarter than I expected, but we can't use that to free everyone. Not fast anyway.</p> <p><strong>Bleiz:</strong> You got another idea?</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> I was thinking that we could always just beat up a guard to steal a key.</p> <p><strong>Bleiz:</strong> Now that's the kind of plan I like!</p> </div> <p>After Liam's instruction was complete, he went on to infiltrate SCP-8457-B's fortified city. The recovered communication equipment allowed him to stay in contact with Antarctic Sleuths' command centre.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><em>Night has fallen. Liam has successfully sneaked through the guards' cabins, he slowly rises from the mud through which he was crawling.</em></p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> Eurgh. I hear that kids with normal childhoods like to play in that, I do not get the appeal.</p> <p><strong>Operator:</strong> You've made it to the wall, do you really plan on scaling it?</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> Yeah I do, the gates have too many guards. Now, watch this.</p> <p><em>His skin shivers as suction cups grown along the palms of his hands and the soles of his feet. He pushes against the wall and pulls himself up.</em></p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> Ouch.</p> <p><em>With every step up, he must pull himself away from the surface of the wall and stick to it again above the parting point.</em></p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> Ouch. Is this how octopi feel all the time? This is horrible.</p> <p><strong>Operator:</strong> Can you stop yourself from feeling the pain? It would help the infiltration if you were more quiet.</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> Right, I'm sure my lack of a medical degree makes me qualified to mess around with my own nervous system, no risk of completely fucking up.</p> <p><em>Liam stays silent for a moment, still climbing.</em></p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> I'm sorry for the sarcasm. Mélanie said I should work on that.</p> <p><strong>Operator:</strong> I can cut down on the chatter if you want.</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> No, please, I want to keep talking. There's still so much of that wall left and I need to keep my mind off the pain.</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> Funny thing about pain: did you know I was taught it's a blessing? "Pain is a path to power, growth comes from healing from harm."</p> <p><strong>Operator:</strong> "Whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger." I know, I work with a lot of soldiers.</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> And it's true in some way. I mean, just look at muscles, that's how they work I think. But there's different ways to go about it.</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> You can focus on the healing, put in the time and effort to make sure you come out of it better. Or you can seek as much pain as possible. You can think of suffering as a deluge, that pushing back against it is what makes you stronger. You can think of harm as a tool, that every part of you that doesn't heal is shaved away until your strongest core is left.</p> <p><strong>Operator:</strong> That doesn't sound right.</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> Yeah well, unfortunately that kind of pedagogy doesn't really teach common sense.</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> Alright, I feel like I'm killing the mood with my topics, it's your turn to talk about something.</p> <p><em>48 minutes of extraneous chatter abbreviated. Liam reaches the top of the wall. The wind at this height is strong, blowing in from the back. He sneezes, loudly, and ducks to cover.</em></p> <p><em>While hiding, he is able to look around the length of the wall. No one else is present.</em></p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> Huh. You'd think they'd have patrols up here.</p> <p><strong>Operator:</strong> They are the last people in this world, invaders are not on their list of issues.</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> Fair enough, I guess it means there won't be that much security inside either.</p> <p><em>Liam reaches the other side of the wall and leans in to observe the city. All the buildings are arranged in a hexagonal grid with the castle at its centre.</em></p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> These are all barracks. Where are the houses?</p> <p><strong>Operator:</strong> From what we learned, there are no longer any civilians in SCP-8457-B's society. They have become entirely militarized to work towards their survival.</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> And even after all that, they're doing such a bad job at it.</p> <p><em>Liam inspects the length of the wall.</em></p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> Well, only one thing left to do.</p> <p><em>He lowers himself down and begins to repeat the same climbing process.</em></p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> Ouch.</p> </div> <p>While Liam was infiltrating the city, Agent Leroy and Captain Bleiz were slowly planning the revolt inside the camp. By distributing stolen keys, they had allowed some of the prisoners to escape into the woods undetected, with instructions to take shelter within the building occupied by Agent Leroy's group of survivors.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><em>Agent Leroy walks along the rail to approach a group of workers digging the soil around a tree, and blends in with them. She is soon joined by Captain Bleiz.</em></p> <p><strong>Bleiz:</strong> I managed to get in contact with one of my teammates who was held in the southern quadrant. They've got a key of their own and are prepping for the revolt.</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> Good, now we have people all over the place. If we can keep the guards busy for long enough, everyone else will have time to either flee or join up with us.</p> <p><em>Leroy looks to the skies above them. They are clear of any patrolling SCP-8457-B.</em></p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> There's been less guards than usual here, was it the same where you went?</p> <p><strong>Bleiz:</strong> Now that you mention it, it's been easier to not get noticed today. Maybe they're committing to something else.</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> I hope the kid didn't get caught.</p> </div> <p>Two hours after descending from the wall, Liam made it inside the castle at the centre of the city.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Operator:</strong> And I'm telling you, we have studied these people. They have no advanced sense of smell, there was no need for you to cover yourself in all that wax and trash to mask your scent.</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> You never know. Besides, I've been in the woods for weeks without a proper shower, that stuff wasn't going to make me smell worse, just different bad.</p> <p><em>Liam looks upwards to admire the castle.</em></p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> For a dying people, they sure went all out with that thing. I can't say it's ugly.</p> <p><strong>Operator:</strong> You will have time to admire the inside, the transportation centre is eight floors up.</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> And you'll have more time to see how good I am at slinking.</p> <p><em>Liam moves quietly through the castle, avoiding groups of SCP-8457-B soldiers. The floors become progressively more crowded as he goes up, forcing him to hide in an empty room on the fourth floor.</em></p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> Are they gathering their whole army in here or something?</p> <p><strong>Operator:</strong> They might have increased their security after we tried sneaking in spies from the hives on Earth.</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> Well I hope you prepared a bunch of troops for your attack, because they'll have a lot of fighting ahead.</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> How's that gonna work, by the way? I thought Jailers weren't too fond of wholesale extermination.</p> <p><strong>Operator:</strong> There's been negotiations on that topic. The Foundation conceded that there were enough captive instances on Earth to make containment a lesser objective moving forward.</p> <p><em>Liam prepares to talk back, but a group of three soldiers enter the room. They notice Liam and although they do not display hostility, they start shouting at him.</em></p> <p><strong>Operator:</strong> They're asking why you haven't shifted out of your disguise yet.</p> <p><em>Liam's skin shivers as he turns slightly transparent to match SCP-8457-B. This appears to reassure the soldiers. While continuing to fake a transformation, he goes to shut the door to the room.</em></p> <p><em>One of the soldiers looks at Liam's back and notices the grains of pollen stuck to his clothes. It screams. All soldiers cover their mouths and noses with one pair of arms while pointing their spears at Liam with the other pair.</em></p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> I fucked up!</p> <p><em>Liam drops to the ground to avoid the soldiers' attacks. He grabs onto the closest soldiers' feet and pulls it down to the ground. He grapples with the soldier, putting it above himself for cover and strangling it.</em></p> <p><em>The soldier retracts its arms inside its chest plate and pushes it down to expose its bare chest. The other two soldiers thrust their spears, piercing through their comrade to stab Liam.</em></p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> Argh!</p> <p><em>Liam pushes the soldier and rolls away. As he gets up, chitin begins to pour out from his wounds to cover his body. The two remaining soldiers rush in. Liam lets their spears be deflected off of his body and steps up to grab onto their faces. The first lets its skin fall loose to slip out of Liam's grip, but the second fails to react fast enough. Liam's nails extend, digging into the soldier's head. Liam catches its helmet when it drops dead to the ground.</em></p> <p><em>Liam exhales hard, his chitinous cover crumbles and falls away. The last soldier, seeing this as an opening, picks up his comrade's spear and throws it at Liam who manages to catch the tip inside the helmet but is pushed back by the impact. He manages to avoid the soldier's following attacks, stepping back with each evaded thrust. He soon finds himself with his back pressed to the wall. The soldier takes a stance.</em></p> <p><strong>Operator:</strong> Watch out!</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> It's alright.</p> <p><em>The soldier stumbles.</em></p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> The claws would have made it faster, but this guy was already finished the moment I managed to shove that pollen down his throat.</p> <p><em>The soldier coughs and retches, grasping at its throat. It dies seconds later. Liam sits down to tend to his wounds.</em></p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> Oh man, this is draining. Don't think I can pull off anything big for a while, the armour barely lasted two attacks.</p> <p><strong>Operator:</strong> Will you be able to perform the anchor Working?</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> Not if I get into any more fights.</p> <p><em>Liam looks at the bodies of the dead soldiers.</em></p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> Oh I'm such a genius.</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><em>Liam walks through the fifth floor. His skin is still transparent and he is wholly covered in the soldiers' plate armour. Two of the soldiers' arms, which he has ripped off, are propped up inside the armour so as to stick out of the lower arm holes.</em></p> <p><strong>Operator:</strong> I still think you should prioritise stealth.</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> No way, this is foolproof.</p> <p><em>Somehow, none of the other soldiers walking around the castle stop him. Liam reaches the eighth floor unhindered.</em></p> <p><em>SCP-8457-B's transportation centre takes up the majority of the eigth floor. Its walls are mounted with a multitude of compound orbs, known to be used to scry on baseline reality. The core of the centre is a large elevated platform resting atop a pit filled with glowing crystals. The platform itself is at least a hundred meters long and half as wide.</em></p> <p><em>A group of soldiers enter the centre, escorting a dozen wounded SCP-8457-B instances. The wounded instances are given a scroll each and made to kneel around the crystal pit. They begin chanting. As they chant, the glow of the crystals intensifies while the instances' bodies wither. They drop one by one.</em></p> <p><strong>Operator:</strong> That's the working they use to travel to and from Earth. I guess now we know why it has limits.</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> That's abhorrent.</p> <p><strong>Operator:</strong> The people SCP-8457-B stole it from were losing a war of anhiliation, a few more sacrifices didn't mean much to them.</p> <p><em>One of the soldiers traces runes into the air. Fog rises from the crystals, engulfing the platform. When the fog dissipates a full platoon of soldiers stands on the platform, carrying human-made firearms. All the soldiers present exit the transportation centre, dragging away the deceased instances. Liam steps into the room.</em></p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> I'd almost feel bad for them, if they weren't so horrible.</p> <p><strong>Operator:</strong> Why?</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> I mean, just look at their situation. They're slowly dying from a magic tree apocalypse, they're trying to resist it with an inefficient system, and when they tried ramping up that system they went and pissed off our two biggest superpowers. They have no hope of winning, especially not with this gateway you're about to open.</p> <p><strong>Operator:</strong> They deserve what's coming.</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> Oh totally. It's just, you know, they had no way out since the start. You said they gathered a lot of info about the Jai— you guys?</p> <p><strong>Operator:</strong> That's right. We still don't know the extent of what they learned about our organisations, but they had access to a significant amount of information, enough to stage attacks on key facilities.</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> See, if I was them the moment I knew who I was up against I'd have tried negotiating, not angering you.</p> <p><em>The operator is pinged by Antarctic Sleuths command and temporarily disconnects. Liam does not notice this.</em></p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> But then again I guess it's because we the little guys on that side of the Veil keep on hearing about how scary you are. These ones must have thought they had a chance.</p> <p><em>Liam approaches the crystal pit. The crystal still emit a bright glow.</em></p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> Woah, this place is radiating with magic. They didn't even need to sacrifice those wounded, just look at how much they still have in reserve. Maybe I can tap into it for the anchor ritual. I'm ready to start it, by the way.</p> <p><em>Liam waits for a response.</em></p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> Hey voice-in-my-ear, you still here?</p> <p><em>No response.</em></p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> Taking another call? I'm kind of helping save the world here, that deserves some preferential treatment.</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> Right then, can't start it without the go-ahead but I might as well get prepared.</p> <p><em>Tendrils emerge from the base of his neck, covered with flagellum that quiver in the air. Liam freezes. The operator reconnects.</em></p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> What are—</p> <p><strong>Operator:</strong> Liam, we're aborting the mission, get out of here!</p> <p><em>Hatches open from the ceiling, dropping a large number of flying SCP-8457-B soldiers. Liam turns to run but is tackled to the ground.</em></p> <p><em>Contact is lost.</em></p> </div> <p>The following footage, recorded by Agent Leroy, was only recovered later.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><em>The prisoners' revolt has started. Agent Leroy finishes strangling a SCP-8457-B soldier with a length of broken chain. She picks up its spear and tosses it to a nearby prisoner.</em></p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> Don't fight them alone! Your objective is to survive, not risk everything!</p> <p><em>Next to her, Captain Bleiz plunges a piece of tree bark into a bonfire. When it catches fire, he lobs it into the air. It soon lands on one of the guards' barracks, which catches fire as well.</em></p> <p><strong>Bleiz:</strong> I think we've got them on the ropes, there's a lot less of them!</p> <p><em>Fog manifests in the air above them.</em></p> <p><strong>Bleiz:</strong> I shouldn't have said that. Watch out for reinforcements!</p> <p><em>The fog dissipates just as Liam falls from within. He drops hard against the ground.</em></p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> Kid!</p> <p><em>Agent Leroy rushes to Liam's side. Getting close, she is able to see that he is heavily wounded: scabs are struggling to form over numerous cuts across his body, his right hand -missing two fingers- is covering his eye.</em></p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> The trees…</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> Hang in there kid! You're tough right? You can heal from this, right?</p> <p><em>Captain Bleiz taps her on the shoulder, drawing her attention to the fog rolling in around them. Full squads of SCP-8457-B soldiers emerge from the fog, many of them bearing firearms. One individual, leading the march, is still holding a human appearance.</em></p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> Thiers? André Thiers, is that you?</p> <p><strong>Fake Thiers:</strong> Not quite.</p> <p><em>A second pair of arms emerges from the individual's sides. Apart from this, it retains the appearance of MTF Pi-1 Agent André Thiers.</em></p> <p><strong>Fake Thiers:</strong> Don't feel too bad for your old friend, he was so very useful to us. We wouldn't have learned so much about you without him.</p> <p><strong>Fake Thiers:</strong> By "you" I mean your Foundation, of course. You yourself are inconsequential. There was another we took that day, my kin who took his form got too hung up on his words and thought there was something special about you. So much effort was wasted on looking for frightened scraps hiding in the woods. At least his death fuelled our rituals.</p> <p><strong>Fake Thiers:</strong> I suppose I should at least commend you for going through with this plan. If only you had finished it, we would have all been so much better off.</p> <p><strong>Bleiz:</strong> Buddy if you think you had the upper hand, you must have had no clue what our plan was.</p> <p><strong>Fake Thiers:</strong> Not the particulars, of course. I must admit it was quite a surprise to see you start it from our side. Do you have any idea how hard it was to let it go your way without you noticing anything?</p> <p><strong>Bleiz:</strong> Huh?</p> <p><em>Agent Leroy looks to Liam and to the troops surrounding them. She looks behind her, to the trees that are already growing and slowly inching towards the giant wall. She looks up, to the pollen being carried in the sky by the wind.</em></p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> Ah, that's why.</p> <p><strong>Fake Thiers:</strong> Looks like we have a smart one. Figured it out, did you?</p> <p><strong>Bleiz:</strong> Do you mean me or her? Because I have no clue.</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> They wanted us to open that portal. They wanted it all along.</p> <p><em>The fake Agent Thiers claps slowly, with all four hands.</em></p> <p><strong>Fake Thiers:</strong> Bravo. I knew it the moment I learned about the armies that protect your world. I knew that we would not win this war. You've seen for yourself that we cannot stop the growth of these damnable trees. Maybe we could have, with more of your people working at it, but we could never reach that goal with your organisations waiting for us.</p> <p><strong>Fake Thiers:</strong> So we baited you. So many lives captured, so many petty attacks on your bases, all to bait you into coming here directly. Of course, we tried our best to weaken you and bolster our forces, it would only be fair to level the playing field.</p> <p><strong>Bleiz:</strong> Hah, "level the playing field" he says. Like grabbing a few guns would make a difference against the pros we were gonna send here.</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> Bleiz, shut up.</p> <p><strong>Fake Thiers:</strong> But he is right. It was only obvious that you would send your best of the best on your assault, and our chances against them were slim at best. That is why we made sure to keep the travel platform charged and ready to go. All our soldiers in the castle would keep yours busy and concentrated in one place and once all of them had come through we would simply send them far away. To one of the long fallen cities maybe. All of us would have left this place long before your forces could return.</p> <p><strong>Fake Thiers:</strong> I am telling you all this so you understand how important this is for us. So you understand I am <em>very</em> motivated to make it happen.</p> <p><em>The fake Agent Thiers snaps its fingers. Soldiers surround the group, others go to pursue the human prisoners still revolting against their guards.</em></p> <p><strong>Fake Thiers:</strong> The boy abomination refused to do it, but there are bound to be others who can do it in his stead. Maybe you, Captain. Or maybe I can still change his mind. He seemed quite resilient to his own pain, I wonder how much I can inflict to those you tried to save before he begs me to stop.</p> <p><em>Agent Leroy pulls Liam to put him behind her.</em></p> <p><strong>Bleiz:</strong> Hey, what's that in his hand?</p> <p><em>Captain Bleiz steps in front of the two, holding a glowing crystal.</em></p> <p><strong>Bleiz:</strong> It's not often I see that much EVE packed into such a tiny thing.</p> <p><strong>Fake Thiers:</strong> That little monster must have stolen it. Get that back!</p> <p><em>Soldiers march in on the group.</em></p> <p><strong>Bleiz:</strong> It's not what I usually use but maybe it'll do for something simple.</p> <p><em>Captain Bleiz crushes the crystals between his hands and spreads the resulting dust all around himself. He mutters something.</em></p> <p><em>The ground below the group rumbles.</em></p> <p><strong>Bleiz:</strong> Huh, why isn't it—</p> <p><em>The growth of the trees behind them accelerates. Captain Bleiz is thrown back when a new sprout rises from the ground below him and grows to its full height in a matter of seconds.</em></p> <p><strong>Bleiz:</strong> That also works. Everyone run!</p> <p><em>New trees obscure Captain Bleiz from Agent Leroy's view. She picks Liam up and runs away, towards the woods.</em></p> <p><strong>Fake Thiers:</strong> Put on your face coverings and get after them! We'll all die if this fails, at least use your last moments for the sake of the plan!</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><em>Agent Leroy is running through the woods, carrying Liam on her back. Gunshots ring out and bullets impact the tree next to her. She keeps running.</em></p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> It was easier when all they had were spears!</p> <p><em>Hearing the sound of wings approaching fast, Agent Leroy grabs onto dangling branches and pulls them down in front of her. The incoming flying soldier gets caught in the branches and falls down. Before it can get up, Agent Leroy takes away its helmet, which had its sides joined to form a mouthguard. As she runs away, the soldier can be heard coughing behind her.</em></p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> I'm gonna need you to wake up at some point, kid.</p> <p><em>A soldier emerges from the trees to her left and runs at her with its spear pointed forwards. She throws the helmet at its head and keeps running while it is stunned.</em></p> <p><em>Agent Leroy arrives at the place where they had found the body of the Type-Yellow asset four days ago. She sets the still-unconscious Liam down inside the tree's hollow spot.</em></p> <p><em>Two soldiers arrive, one from each side of the tree. The one on her left holds a handgun, the one to her left is armed with a spear.</em></p> <p><em>Agent Leroy draws her knife and dashes towards the soldier with the gun, moving from side to side. The soldier fires twice but misses both times.</em></p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> Four arms and you can't even handle the recoil, rookie!</p> <p><em>A battery warning flashes across Agent Leroy's vision.</em></p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> Not now!</p> <p><em>Having gotten close to the soldier she slashes upwards, aiming for its gun. The soldier catches her hand with both its left arms. Agent Leroy quickly lets go of her knife and catches it with her own left hand. She strikes upwards again, stabbing the soldier through its neck.</em></p> <p><em>The warning indicates that only five seconds of vision remain.</em></p> <p><em>Agent Leroy turns to look behind her. The second soldier is rushing in, spear raised.</em></p> <p><em>4.</em></p> <p><em>Agent Leroy attempts to grab the first soldier's gun. It stumbles backwards to avoid her.</em></p> <p><em>3.</em></p> <p><em>The wounded soldier trips and falls, still holding on to Agent Leroy's right arm. It drags her down with itself.</em></p> <p><em>2.</em></p> <p><em>Agent Leroy pulls her knife out of the soldier's jaw and struggles against its weakening grip.</em></p> <p><em>1.</em></p> <p><em>Agent Leroy frees herself. She rolls on her back. The second soldier has leapt into the air, its spear aimed for a downwards plunge.</em></p> <p><em>Agent Leroy's eye implants run out of battery. Video and audio are no longer recorded.</em></p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><em>Audio resumes recording.</em></p> <p><em>Only the sound of Agent Leroy's heavy breathing can be heard, following by a zapping sound.</em></p> <p><em>Video resumes recording. Fingers slowly retract from above Agent Leroy's eyes.</em></p> <p><em>Agent Leroy blinks and looks at what is in front of her. The second soldier lies dead on top of her, her knife driven into its skull. Her own left arm is pinned under the shaft of the soldier's spear, it is visibly broken.</em></p> <p><em>With effort, Agent Leroy pushes the dead soldier away and stand up. Liam is sitting with his back against the tree, his breathing is heavy.</em></p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> The electrogenic trick again, huh? You'll have to teach me how to do that.</p> <p><em>Liam remains silent. He is trembling.</em></p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> Hey come on kid, now is the time where you make one of your sarcastic jokes like, if I want to use it to—</p> <p><em>Liam starts crying. Tears run down his face, but only from his left eye.</em></p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> Kid, Liam, you alright?</p> <p><em>She kneels down in front of him.</em></p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> No I'm not!</p> <p><em>He sobs.</em></p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> I can't… I can't do this anymore! I can't keep going. I'm hurt, I'm exhausted, and these people want to kill me for real and they've already killed Mathis and they almost killed you and they…</p> <p><em>He sobs, louder.</em></p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> They hurt me, so much. I just want to stop.</p> <p><em>He looks up at Agent Leroy.</em></p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> But if I stop helping, that makes me just as bad as them, right?</p> <p><em>Agent Leroy hugs him.</em></p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> Oh kid, no. It's alright, you're alright. You've already done a lot and we asked you to keep helping us, but no one's going to blame you for hitting your limit. Just leave the rest up to us.</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> I'm sorry. I acted so big but, but I don't even like fighting. I just wanted everyone to think I'm good.</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> But you are. No, look at me. I mean it. Remember the people from the rest area? I was so sure you'd left us for good on that first day but you kept coming back, you helped us. That's good. You're good.</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> Even if I—</p> <p><em>Agent Leroy sees something glint in the bushes ahead. She pushes Liam away just as a gun is fired, hitting her in the right shoulder.</em></p> <p><strong>Fake Thiers:</strong> Touching.</p> <p><em>The SCP-8457-B instance imitating Agent Thiers steps out of the bushes, gun in hand. Blood is dripping from his nose.</em></p> <p><strong>Fake Thiers:</strong> How lucky, I won't need to bring you back, child. I can just hurt that woman until you decide to obey me.</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> Oh stop it already, your plan's never going to work.</p> <p><em>A bullet grazes Agent Leroy's face.</em></p> <p><strong>Fake Thiers:</strong> It will work. I will <em>make it</em> work.</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> You won't be able to force the kid to make that portal you want so much. He doesn't even know how to.</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> That's— that's true. I was only supposed to help our side on Earth aim their portal, but they called it off. Since they figured out it was a trap, they won't do it!</p> <p><strong>Fake Thiers:</strong> No.</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> You lost.</p> <p><em>The fake Thiers drops his weapon.</em></p> <p><strong>Fake Thiers:</strong> No!</p> <p><em>Blood drips from its nose and mouth. Its face loses the features of Agent Thiers, its skin returns to its original transparency. Its upper arms shrink back inside its body and shoot back out as newly-formed wings dripping with bodily fluids.</em></p> <p><strong>Fake Thiers:</strong> This is not how we lose!</p> <p><em>The transformed instance moves fast, closing in on Agent Leroy. It grabs onto her and flies up, bringing them both above the canopy.</em></p> <p><strong>Fake Thiers:</strong> This is how we win, how we always won!</p> <p><em>It tries to strangle Agent Leroy but she fights back. She pushes her upper body out of its reach, ignoring the pain from her wounded arms. From this high vantage point, her field of view extends all the way back to SCP-8457-B's fortified city.</em></p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> You never won. You lost a long time ago, you just never realised it.</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> And you know what the best part is?</p> <p><em>The flowering trees have already grown past the giant wall. New trees are budding up on the sides of the central castle, their newly-growing roots wrapped tight against the castle's spire. Pollen wafts in the air.</em></p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> It wasn't even us who did it.</p> <p><em>There is a bright flash of light coming from the castle's eighth floor. The trees' growth accelerates even further, their roots multiply and constrict.</em></p> <p><em>Agent Leroy sees the castle's spire crumble and fall long before the sound of its crushing reaches her ears.</em></p> <p><strong>Fake Thiers:</strong> Nooooooooooooooo!</p> <p><em>The fake Thiers flails around, its hands grasping at the distant castle. Doing so, it lets go of Agent Leroy who swing around to lock her legs over its chest.</em></p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> That's enough poetic justice. Between you and me though, it's personal.</p> <p><em>The fake Thiers is losing altitude. Agent Leroy tries to draw her knife again but her right arm gives out and she drops it. Her opponent wraps its hands around her neck.</em></p> <p><strong>Fake Thiers:</strong> I'm dead. I've already died. The last thing I'll ever do is make sure you don't get to win either.</p> <p><em>Agent Leroy chokes. With gritted teeth, she forces her broken left arm to move again and jabs, poking the fake Thiers in the eyes. It screams and rears back in pain. Agent Leroy lets go of it and falls in time to see it fly blindly and crash into a tree. It does not move again.</em></p> <p><em>As she plummets down, Agent Leroy can see Liam run across a branch and jump to catch her.</em></p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><em>Agent Leroy and Liam are limping through the woods, supporting each other.</em></p> <p><em>A howl draws their attention to the side. Amidst the trees roams a pack of five of the hexapedal mammals they saw on the day the survivors fled the rest area. They are feeding on the corpses of many SCP-8457-B soldiers.</em></p> <p><em>The beasts lock eyes with the duo. Both groups stare at each other for a long moment. Then, the beasts ignore them to resume feeding.</em></p> <p><em>Agent Liam and Leroy walk on.</em></p> <p><em>The woods resonate with birdsong.</em></p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><em>Agent Leroy and Liam reach the brick building where they had left the group of survivors. There are now many more people, some of whom Agent Leroy recognises from the prison camp.</em></p> <p><em>Captain Bleiz pushes through the crowd to go embrace the duo.</em></p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> Ow. Ow, Captain, that's enough, I already have enough broken bones.</p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> Starting to envy those invertebrate jerks.</p> <p><strong>Bleiz:</strong> I have excellent news! I was running around the trees to admire them when, before I knew it, I ended up in the enemy's castle. And guess what I found!</p> <p><em>He brandishes an assortment of wires and transmitters.</em></p> <p><strong>Bleiz:</strong> More of our spies' communication equipment! They were running tests on them. Just give me a few hours to put it back together and we can call home to let them know we can come back.</p> <p><strong>Leroy:</strong> I'm sorry, a few hours?</p> <p><strong>Bleiz:</strong> I don't have a degree in tech. But we can go home! Focus on that!</p> <p><em>Liam smiles.</em></p> <p><strong>Liam:</strong> Yeah. Let's go home.</p> </div> <div class="email"> <div class="tofrom"> <p><strong>To:</strong> <span class="wiki-email">gro.liamdiov\|liametsrifsmail#gro.liamdiov\|liametsrifsmail</span><br/> <strong>From:</strong> Commander Mélanie Leroy, Pi-1<br/> <strong>Subject:</strong> Confidential Greetings</p> </div> <hr/> <p>Hey kid.</p> <p>Yes, you read right, I'm a commander now. As it turns out, the kinds of exploits I got up to last year are the kind that get you promoted</p> <p>So, you've been asking about it, and I finally received authorisation to share the SCP file with you. What do you think? Makes us look pretty heroic, no? It goes without saying that this version has been majorly edited, I cut out all the behind-the-scenes operations and top secret stuff to leave only a summary of what you were there for or heard about in the debriefings.</p> <p>Do you know I still have to go to those? Debriefings, post-crisis planning meetings… Even if it's already over, we still have our hands full with repairs and amnesticizations. I won't go into detail on that last part, I know you don't like it.</p> <p>It's about time for you to re-start school, if my calendar is right. How is that going for you? Don't worry, none of the teachers are secretly Foundation Agents. We don't have that kind of reach where you went.</p> <p>I almost forgot! You might notice something not quite clinical at the top of the file: it's my own personal touch. I had a lot of time on my hands during my recovery, so I decided I would try to make my own comic book. What do you think of the cover page?</p> <p>Send me news about how you're doing, or I'll come get you.<br/> Mélanie Leroy.</p> </div> </div> <div class="licensebox"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Hide Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>Cite this page as:</p> <div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <blockquote> <p>"<a href="/scp-8457">SCP-8457</a>" by Guezma, from the <a href="https://scpwiki.com">SCP Wiki</a>. Source: <a href="https://scpwiki.com/scp-8457">https://scpwiki.com/scp-8457</a>. Licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/">CC-BY-SA</a>.</p> </blockquote> </div> </div> <p>For information on how to use this component, see the <a href="/component:license-box">License Box component</a>. To read about licensing policy, see the <a href="/licensing-guide">Licensing Guide</a>.</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Filename</strong>: restarea.png<br/> <strong>Author</strong>: François Goglins<br/> <strong>License</strong>: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International<br/> <strong>Source</strong>: <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Merceuil-FR-21-autoroute_A6-aire_de_repos-08.jpg">https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Merceuil-FR-21-autoroute_A6-aire_de_repos-08.jpg</a></p> </blockquote> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Filename</strong>: 8k isekai cover<br/> <strong>Author</strong>: Kikunai<br/> <strong>License</strong>: CC BY-SA 3.0<br/> <strong>Source</strong>: Commissioned from <a href="https://twitter.com/kikunai14">https://twitter.com/kikunai14</a></p> </blockquote> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. Containment is possible but requires potentially Veil-Breaking action, such as open warfare.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-2"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-2')">2</a>. These implants replace Leroy's original eyes, lost in action during the successful arrest of an AWCY? cell operating in Nice.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-3"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-3')">3</a>. MTF Pi-1 in France are registered as members of the French gendarmerie to serve as sources of information and explain their presence in urban conflicts.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-4"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-4')">4</a>. Later reclassified as SCP-8457-B after the discovery of their origin.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-5"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-5')">5</a>. This was communicated to the Antarctic Sleuths command via email and not brought up with the Foundation agents present at the time.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-6"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-6')">6</a>. A fictional cowboy originally created by the cartoonist Morris, given the monicker of "the man who shoots faster than his shadow".</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-7"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-7')">7</a>. A significant portion of the logs were corrupted due to memory issues, however Agent Leroy had made sure to protect the most relevant logs.</div> </div> </div></body></html>
SCP-8465	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=3&theme=https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--code/theme%3Aminimalist-bhl/1&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Project REFRIX by Basar Solutions LLC</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">x Close File</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div class="blockquote"> <p>The attached audio recording was recovered consensually from Basar Solutions LLC and was originally recorded by the rudimentary operational team to demonstrate the capabilities and applied practicalities of SCP-8465. Please note that the experimental testing procedures and conduct displayed in the audio log reflect neither the intended methodology of the Foundation in pertinence to future research endeavors, nor our organization's general standards of moral and ethical treatment regarding testing subjects.</p> <p>SCP-8465 has since been modified to increase geometric obfuscation and better suit the structural needs of Site-196’s Research & Development Wing. The prior usage of combined analgesic and deliriant medications by Basar Solutions LLC for testing procedure is no longer endorsed/necessary. SCP-8465’s effects achieve sufficient psychosomatic malleability alone.</p> <p>This document has been appropriately prepared to mitigate the transmission of SCP-8465's cognitohazardous conceptual reconciliation.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><strong><Begin Log></strong></p> </div> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><strong>Proctor:</strong><br/> Do you hear me alright?</p> </div> <p><strong>Subject:</strong><br/> <em>[unintelligible]</em></p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><strong>Proctor:</strong><br/> Speak up.</p> </div> <p><strong>Subject:</strong><br/> <em>[…]</em> - Am I dead? Is this- ugh.</p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><strong>Proctor:</strong><br/> Enough of the histrionics… can you hear me?</p> </div> <p><strong>Subject:</strong><br/> Where- I can hear- who- my throat burns so bad, I can’t see anything…</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> </div> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:100%;"><a href="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8465/1"><img alt="1" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--resized-images/scp-8465/1/medium.jpg"/></a> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Substituted nonverbal semiote.</p> </div> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><strong>Proctor:</strong><br/> You are going to follow my instructions. Keep questions to a minimum.</p> </div> <p><strong>Subject:</strong><br/> I can’t breathe, I can’t- can you get me a water, please, my throat feels like, I think I coughed up blood again-</p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><strong>Proctor:</strong><br/> You are going to follow my instructions. Keep questions to a minimum.</p> </div> <p><strong>Subject:</strong><br/> Is someone there? He tied me up, I think he- let me out, please! It’s too bright, I know I’m tied up, I can feel it. If it’s sex-</p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><strong>Proctor:</strong><br/> You are going to follow my instructions. Keep questions to a minimum.</p> </div> <p><strong>Subject:</strong><br/> Can't you answer me? Please. I don’t like how this feels!</p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><strong>Proctor:</strong><br/> You consent to this.</p> </div> <p><strong>Subject:</strong><br/> No, no no… I can’t- there’s gotta be someone else who can help me- hello? Can anyone hear me? There’s a man and he tied me up, and I can’t breathe or see right? I don’t know why he did this to me…</p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><strong>Proctor:</strong><br/> You did this to yourself.</p> </div> <p><strong>Subject:</strong><br/> Did I?</p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><strong>Proctor:</strong><br/> You always do.</p> </div> <p><strong>Subject:</strong><br/> I don’t know, I hate bright lights, I hate cold metal, I hate intercoms, and I hate the feeling of sweat on my skin and not being able to wash it off. Did I get spiked? You brought me here, I can’t do this to myself again. I can’t.</p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><strong>Proctor:</strong><br/> Yes, you can. I remember on your behalf that you will always consent. I know this fact, you know this fact, and will know this fact surer, and our study intends to commit this fact to tape. Do you understand? Obey me and this too will pass.</p> </div> <p><strong>Subject:</strong><br/> Why?</p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><strong>Proctor:</strong><br/> You are going to follow my instructions. Keep questions to a minimum. I am going to issue commands to you. You will answer to me when I ask. This is agreeable, and your compliance is assured, because it already was. I will start now.</p> <p><strong>Proctor:</strong><br/> Please look into the black dot.</p> </div> <p><strong>Subject:</strong><br/> I am looking ahead, whatever direction it is, up or down, I can't tell anymore.</p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><strong>Proctor:</strong><br/> Unfurl, it is in front of you. Stare into it. Yes?</p> </div> <p><strong>Subject:</strong><br/> Okay, okay. I'm looking.</p> <p><strong>Subject:</strong><br/> What am I supposed to see? It's just a black dot.</p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><strong>Proctor:</strong><br/> Incorrect. Stare into the black dot.</p> </div> <p><strong>Subject:</strong><br/> Am I doing this right? It's still a black dot.</p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><strong>Proctor:</strong><br/> I understand your poverty of acuity, but stare into the black dot. You are not special, anyone can accomplish this. Are you not someone enough to be anyone?</p> </div> <p><strong>Subject:</strong><br/> The infinity is nauseating. It's bouncing everywhere, hard to focus on for a long time. My contacts feel dry, I can feel them clinging to my eyes.</p> <p><strong>Subject:</strong><br/> Just slick enough to trap the plastic, but catching the inside of my skin. I can feel it rolling over the contours… ugh. Can I get eyedrops? And maybe loosen the bars, the black dot is too blurry and I could focus easier if I didn't feel so wobbly.</p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><strong>Proctor:</strong><br/> More.</p> </div> <p><strong>Subject:</strong><br/> My back feels weird, actually, I didn't notice it until now. Why is the black dot so blurry now? It was sharper before. Eyes darting all over the place. This is why I hate reading now. The contacts are fucking nightmares when they get like this. Hey, really, can you please wet my eyes, it's not making this easier.</p> <p><strong>Subject:</strong> The dot's moving around like crazy, zooming, blurry, gray inkstand bouncing light all around these walls. I can't squint -but if I could- maybe it's forming the shape of a shape.</p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><strong>Proctor:</strong><br/> Good. Focus more.</p> </div> <p><strong>Subject:</strong><br/> Didn't you hear what I said? It's hard, I'm really uncomfortable and I can't focus all that well, and… Oh-</p> </div> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:100%;"><a href="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8465/2"><img alt="2" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--resized-images/scp-8465/2/medium.jpg"/></a> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Substituted nonverbal semiote.</p> </div> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><strong>Proctor:</strong><br/> Stare at the black dot. What do you see?</p> </div> <p><strong>Subject:</strong><br/> Sticky. That dot is blurry still. Fuzzy little outline, the walls, whatever they are, catch it a bit? Where does a mirror end? I think it's got a little envelope. Is it hot in here or is it just me?</p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><strong>Proctor:</strong><br/> Obstinate. Stare at the black dot.</p> </div> <p><strong>Subject:</strong><br/> Why not rope? I'd know that feeling anywhere. No, no. It's hot in here, stuffy. I agreed to this. Little beads of sweat forming between my thighs against the cold, whatever they are. It's itchy to be wet and pressed up close.</p> <p><strong>Subject:</strong><br/> I hate touching the frigid glass pane after a shower when I'm all warm. A different angle and I could slide right out after a while, but you're gonna tell me to stare at the black dot again, aren't you, fuckface?</p> <p><strong>Subject:</strong><br/> It's… so quiet.</p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><strong>Proctor:</strong><br/> Better…</p> </div> <p><strong>Subject:</strong><br/> and loud.</p> <p><strong>Subject:</strong><br/> So loudly quiet. Or quietly loud, I can't tell anymore. I can hear yesterday's dinner. Wet. Sweating a little bit. I can feel my skin, and you want me to look at that dot over and over. I need cool air. An ice cube on my tongue would work if you can't do that.</p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><strong>Proctor:</strong><br/> Incorrect. Stare at the black dot. What do you see?</p> </div> <p><strong>Subject:</strong><br/> Hey, aren't you a person too?</p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><strong>Proctor:</strong> You frustrate me.</p> </div> <p><strong>Subject:</strong><br/> Not you. The one hanging from the ceiling.</p> </div> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:100%;"><a href="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8465/3"><img alt="3" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--resized-images/scp-8465/3/medium.jpg"/></a> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Subtituted nonverbal semiote.</p> </div> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><strong>Proctor:</strong><br/> Correct. Good. Look at the person hanging from the ceiling. What do you see?</p> </div> <p><strong>Subject:</strong><br/> What happened to the dot?</p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><strong>Proctor:</strong><br/> Incorrect. Look at the person hanging from the ceiling. Tell me what you see.</p> </div> <p><strong>Subject:</strong><br/> I feel the metal bars too much, if I could just fix myself- wiggle- I could answer you better, I think. I think. Fuck me, if I could just remove a rib or two I'd fit better, wouldn't I? My waist is the problem here, the soft dips can't take it.</p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><strong>Proctor:</strong><br/> Incorrect. Look at the dot on the ceiling.</p> </div> <p><strong>Subject:</strong> I'm looking, I'm just looking. Trying to get comfortable. I can see the spines against my back in my peripherals. The way it bounces around in here, I can't turn around to get a better look, the spines keep me in place. Reaching out with my right eye, my back is strained, my thighs are tightened by the rods, yeah, I can see it. Steel spindles pulling me out the fryer, my skin's pressed against it tight and cold, I'm smearing off like pink icing on a cake… what the fuck do you even want me to see?</p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><strong>Proctor:</strong><br/> You dance around too much, look at the ceiling. Is it not easier?</p> </div> <p><strong>Subject:</strong><br/> You would know if you were stuck in this cage. I don't know what it is but it's drilling into my spine. Fine, yeah, I'll look at the dot. Or the person, it was a person, wasn't it? Oh, and it's hanging from the ceiling. When did that get there? … Hello? You alright? Looks like they're stuck the same way as I am. Gravity must be worse though.</p> <p><strong>Subject:</strong><br/> God, do you think they can see me like this too? What a fucking joke. I probably look embarrassing tied up like a rotisserie. Hey- please don't judge me for looking like this- I'm having an off day! I bet you know how it feels to be splayed open like this, not fun, hah! We're in a similar boat, so do me a solid and pretend I look fine. I look fine, yeah? What else is there to do? Not much of a response. Do you think that dude thinks I'm weird?</p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><strong>Proctor:</strong><br/> What does the body hanging from the ceiling look like?</p> </div> <p><strong>Subject:</strong><br/> Why does that matter? I'm trying to figure out what's in his head. Reading the lines on his face-</p> </div> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:100%;"><a href="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8465/4"><img alt="4" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--resized-images/scp-8465/4/medium.jpg"/></a> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Subtituted nonverbal semiote.</p> </div> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Subject:</strong><br/> I still can't see his face. Too blurry. I'm just not getting the feedback I want from him. Hey- I'm sorry for being weird earlier, I just wanted to know if you were the same as me, you know. We're in this box together, right? So, I just wanted to make sure you didn't think I was crazy for looking like this… fuck. Do you think he can see the sweat, shit, and cum caked on the steel? I should've double checked before leaving. It's still hot in here, I should've known that. Fucking idiot. Hey, can you turn the air up? I know I asked earlier, but I still think I'd be able to- fuck!</p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><strong>Proctor:</strong><br/> No, no, no, try to focus for me.</p> </div> <p><strong>Subject:</strong><br/> I wonder if I'm the asshole? It's probably a perfectly decent temperature in here right? I'm dripping off the bars, pink slime everywhere. The flies are stuck their lapping up my slick. Two-Thirty-Seven up from One-Eighty. Damn! That's why it's so hot, sweating like a pig.</p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><strong>Proctor:</strong><br/> Good. More.</p> </div> <p><strong>Subject:</strong><br/> And he can tell too. He's looking at me. Are you telling him to look at me too? Hey- is there a jackass telling you to stare at me too? I can see his face now better. He's squeaky clean.</p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><strong>Proctor:</strong><br/> Correct. I am very proud of you. Describe his face, in detail. Compare each follicle to yours, when possible.</p> </div> <p><strong>Subject:</strong><br/> Skin pulled tighter than mine. When he takes a drink, you can see his clammy grey throat slide up and down, agape. Sharp enough to form a shape, a shape someone can remember. He goes missing, his lovers and loveds can pick out a shape on a silhouette, they can identify it. I sag and seep, shapeless and unformed. Little spindles of flesh pour down pathetically- he's staring now. He can tell too, he can see better than me. My skin is too greasy right now. If I could just wipe my forehead and fix it so it's better to look at for him. Hey- please don't judge, I haven't had a good shower in a while. Not that I'm dirty, just under a lot of pressure, and the circumstances aren't the best for me right now. Is it uncomfortable for you up there too? You seem to be handling it better than I am. I must look insane from your perspective. Tightly wound and inflated like a balloon. Why aren't you talking- why isn't he talking?</p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><strong>Proctor:</strong><br/> You're following my instructions very well lately. You should be proud of yourself.</p> </div> <p><strong>Subject:</strong><br/> I should be proud of myself? I don't feel very proud. Hey, why isn't he talking back to me anymore?</p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><strong>Proctor:</strong><br/> Maybe you said something that he didn't like? It happens sometimes. I was quite annoyed with you earlier as well. Stare at him and ask him, and tell me what he says.</p> </div> <p><strong>Subject:</strong><br/> Hey- you! Listen I know we got off on a weak foot, but I think we've spent some time, and I just- you don't talk to me anymore? Did I say something wrong? I'm sorry if I did, it's just, I'm in a tough spot, and I know I need to work on myself, and feel better, but I thought you were here too so. Fuck, I'm the only one talking again. Sorry.</p> <p><strong>Subject:</strong><br/> Maybe it's because, well, when I talked to him- I'm asking you, not the ceiling- well, maybe I talked too much about the rib, or the bright blue flesh splitting off the steel, and it’s all flies, always flies, itch-itch-itching me! It's off-putting, sometimes, to people- I haven't done much, have I? I said I needed to move around, get more comfortable, I'm still wet and pressed up against the spike. That's unacceptable. Hey- I'm sorry I haven't been able to stand up straight again, I know it's nauseating to look at me for so long, and maybe that's why you aren't talking as much. I mean look at me, I'm almost falling off the bone. Everyone can see the pus and cracked black grime plastering where I can’t wash. The shapes are wrong and it's really noticeable, so I'm just, I'd like for you to say something. You can call me a piece of shit or something, it's okay.</p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><strong>Proctor:</strong><br/> Correct. Good boy. You're doing a great job. Why do you think he thinks you're uniquely evil? Tell me more.</p> </div> <p><strong>Subject:</strong><br/> Did you know that each of my ears are offset vertically from each other by three millimeters? It's pretty obvious. Brow-bone juts sloped like a kid's broken arm… second side of my face melted, limp. Flat on the floor, I could get botox but I can't afford it. That's not fair to him. He just happens to be in the box too. I put myself here, isn't that right? millimeter by millimeter, and I do nothing about it. Isn't that pathetic? Isn't that annoying? Isn't it? Isn't it? Isn't that the reason he won't talk to me? Isn't it? He has someone in his ear telling him to look at my black dot, too. everyone does. That's why he winces when he notices the split ends, when he sees the purple craters where I claw the oil out. He's scanning me, looking at all the marks I bear, skin hanging looser and looser every day. I could put in the time to fix it all, but I can't. Look at how he looks at me. To try to be more would be disrespectful to him-</p> </div> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:100%;"><a href="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8465/5"><img alt="5" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--resized-images/scp-8465/5/medium.jpg"/></a> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Substituted nonverbal semiote.</p> </div> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Subject:</strong><br/> Eye contact is important in socialization, how can he stomach knowing me if it hurts to look? That's why he won't talk to me, it's rude to talk without making eye contact. That's what you told me every time, every time you smacked that ruler down on my wrist. Walk on that line, you said! Right before icy steel raining down.</p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><strong>Proctor:</strong><br/> Incorrect. This response had some highlights, but unfortunately your hollow brain missed the mark. Try again.</p> </div> <p><strong>Subject:</strong><br/> What? Why else could he not be talking to me? If I were draped more flatteringly from these spines, that would spark a conversation, wouldn't it? Isn't that it? Why else would he be silent. Why else? Hey- please tell me why you won't talk to me- please, I'm sorry for being here, but I wanted to know more, I'm sorry, I need to know or he won't let me breathe, he'll just keep asking, can you tell me? What is it about myself that you don't want? Please tell me now, I need to know now, I don't demand things often, but I ask of this, if anything. Tell me. Tell me.</p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><strong>Proctor:</strong><br/> Incorrect. Do you even know anything about him? The man hanging from the ceiling?</p> </div> <p><strong>Subject:</strong><br/> What do I know about..? He hangs from the ceiling and he looks at me. He's in this box too.</p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><strong>Proctor:</strong><br/> Is that all?</p> </div> <p><strong>Subject:</strong><br/> He hangs from the ceiling… he looks at me. Is that not enough? Why are you asking this? You control him too, you ask, command him to look at me. That's why we understood each other, until now.</p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><strong>Proctor:</strong><br/> If it may be true that he is whispered to, told to stare into you, as you are him. Is he not like you? What do you think it means to be like you? Is that hard to ask? To think about? It so far beyond your comprehension what it might be to be like him? Maybe you haven't spoken to him? Maybe you haven’t listened! I don’t care anymore, tell me what I need. Now. I won’t ask again.</p> </div> <p><strong>Subject:</strong><br/> I've asked and begged for him to talk to me again. Why doesn't he tell me why he won't?</p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><strong>Proctor:</strong><br/> You can’t ever shut up about yourself! What have you done? All you seem to move your rotted body to do is bleed everywhere! And you can’t even do that right! You claw at the sides of the box, whine and moan and shit and touch yourself endlessly… Maybe it was all a bit too loud for him? Maybe he was a bit too loud for you, too.</p> </div> <p><strong>Subject:</strong><br/> I don't understand! I didn’t do anything different! He's not talking to me, and it's something of those why. I’ve reeked for too long. He knows. I know he knows. I can smell that stink pouring out of me, where the ticks and roaches and lice and works and maggots and thumbtacks made their bed. And it seeps out and off the bones and into the cups, the steel, bouncing around and throwing itself up through the sky. He can see that, and that's why he's silent. He scowls because he's in here with me, but he is so much better than me to be stuck here too. I could never be him! And he keeps quiet because it would be rude to remind me of that!</p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><strong>Proctor:</strong><br/> You don't follow instructions well. The pattern is simple. Put forward the premise: is it suitable? Fine. The premise is set, now it's time to expand. I ask you questions, you ask me. You're supposed to answer, answer accordingly to the premise. But you will find a tangent, milk it to the bone, and move onto the next, you dance and flap your pathetic scraps of meat and waste every ounce of time I afforded you. One thousand hundred million ways and it never lands that it is my turn to speak. I didn’t come for your stupid little dance.</p> <p><strong>Proctor:</strong><br/> Why would I entertain that when I’ve gained nothing? I have been sidelined, my input discarded, my attempts to return to that linear exploration of the premise? Do you understand? I do not buy the orange to eat the peel. You are supposed to follow the script, answer the questions. I do not have time to hear of your ribs and waist, your purple entrails and slurries of gangrenous fat! It sickens me! That is how I imagine onlookers may feel. It's understandable to feel such a way about you. Did you even notice how alike you two are? Did you even try?</p> </div> <p><strong>Subject:</strong><br/> What the fuck are you talking about? I have been trying the entire time! Do you know how hard it is to stare at something for so long?</p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><strong>Proctor:</strong><br/> You bore me. Keep staring. Maybe you’ll make yourself useful.</p> </div> <p><strong>Subject:</strong><br/> I don't want to. I would talk to myself.</p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><strong>Proctor:</strong><br/> No, you wouldn't. Can you even blame yourself?</p> </div> <p><strong>Subject:</strong><br/> His eyes are blue too.</p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><strong>Proctor:</strong><br/> Yes, they are.</p> </div> <p><strong>Subject:</strong><br/> God, that stench is awful. I can see him puffing out. He won't talk to me, but he'll do that? He's supposed to know how much I hate that smell.</p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><strong>Proctor:</strong><br/> Stare into the black dot, again. 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SCP-8467	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=3&theme=https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--code/theme%3Ajakstyle/1&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <ul class="creditRate"> <li class="rateBox folded"> <div class="rate-box-with-credit-button"> <div class="creditButton foldable-list-container"> <p><a href="javascript:;"></a></p> </div> </div> <div id="u-credit-view"> <div class="fader foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">close</a></div> <div class="modalcontainer"> <div class="modalbox"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2><span>Info</span></h2> </div> <hr/> <div class="close-credits foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">X</a></div> <div class="credit first"> <p>SCP-8467: "Off With Their Heads" by <span class="printuser avatarhover"><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/flembus" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(9302476); return false;"><img alt="flembus" class="small" src="https://www.wikidot.com/avatar.php?userid=9302476&amp;size=small&amp;timestamp=1735053140" style="background-image:url(https://www.wikidot.com/userkarma.php?u=9302476)"/></a><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/flembus" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(9302476); return false;">flembus</a></span></p> <hr/> <p>⚠️ <strong>Content warning:</strong> This article contains: violence / aggression, some body horror and language. The collapsible contains illustrations of blood and an offscreen execution via guillotine.</p> </div> <hr/> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> <div class="content-warning creditRate">⚠️ content warning <span class="content-warning-arrow"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></div> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="guillotine.jpg" class="image" src="http://scp-sandbox-3.wikidot.com/local--files/flembus1/guillotine.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>SCP-8467 in containment (2001).</p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Item #:</strong> SCP-8467<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup></p> <p><strong>Object Class:</strong> Safe</p> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> SCP-8467 is to remain in Storage Room 39-A at Site-408<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup>. It must be encased in a protective glass barrier to prevent any unintended contact by Foundation personnel. It must not be physically interacted with under any circumstances outside of experimentation, in which case it can only be interacted with by approved test subjects.</p> <p>No medical treatment currently exists to cure test subjects of their anomalous symptoms after interacting with SCP-8467. Amnestics have also proven to be incapable of returning affected subjects to their former selves. Test subjects must be placed in solitary confinement to prevent potential harm towards others and closely monitored for evidence of self-harm.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8467 is an oak wood guillotine constructed circa 1789-1792. Any individual who interacts with this guillotine, either by inserting their head into the lunette or grabbing the pulley that holds the blade, will experience visual and auditory hallucinations depicting the final moments of an individual before their execution via guillotine. The subject of these hallucinations varies between individuals, but the location, time period, and third-person viewpoint remain the same.</p> <p>Following these hallucinations, which may range in length from 45 seconds to 30 minutes, the individual interacting with the guillotine will experience a sudden and uncontrollable change in mood and personality. This mood change will vary depending on if the individual had their head in the lunette (Scenario A) or their hand on the pulley (Scenario B):</p> <ul> <li>Scenario A - head through lunette: the individual will become much more fearful of authority and of breaking the law.</li> <li>Scenario B - hand on pulley: the individual will become permanently agitated and hateful towards others. Typically, this sudden hatred stems from a desire to forcefully injure, or even kill, those who do not adhere to a set of moral or religious values.</li> </ul> <p>As of the writing of this entry, none of the individuals tested in either Scenario returned to their personality from before they interacted with SCP-8467.</p> <p><strong>Acquisition:</strong> On the 18th of May, 1802, two adolescent brothers, Stéphane (aged 12 years) and Louis Dupont (aged 10 years) were detained outside Girona, Spain for trespassing onto the property of potato farmer Diego Calabacas at around 2100 hours. Mr. Calabacas told local authorities that the older boy carried a large leather satchel and assumed they were trying to rob him. When interrogated, the boys claimed they were fleeing from the small town of Jourdeux, France, after a violent hysteria erupted amongst its residents (despite the recent victory against the French Monarchy).</p> <p>The Military Order of Borjas y Aragón (OMByA) intervened once Stéphane Dupont showed the authorities the contents within the leather satchel. Amnestics were provided to everyone involved in the case except for Stéphane and Louis, who were brought to <em>Ubicación</em>-07 (currently Site-408 of the Foundation) for further questioning about the satchel and the supposed hysteria in Jourdeux (under the guise that the Order was the Spanish national government). Once the boys told Order personnel the approximate location of Jourdeux, <em>Escuadrón</em>-3 was dispatched to investigate. Upon arriving at 1900 hours on the 21st of May, the squadron found a large mob gathered around a blood-soaked SCP-8467 in the center of the town's square. Upon seeing the squadron, the townspeople immediately attempted to violently attack the Order agents and bring them up onto SCP-8467's platform. <em>Escuadrón</em>-3 counterattacked, resulting in a battle ending in the squadron's victory and an undetermined number of casualties. Afterwards, the team acquired SCP-8467 for experimentation after agents experienced a "dreadful, suffocating aura" emanating from the guillotine. In addition, instances of SCP-8467-1 (see attached Document 2A) were retrieved for interrogation at <em>Ubicación</em>-07.</p> <p>One individual interrogated was Étienne Dupont, father of Stéphane and Louis and a designated SCP-8467-1 instance (SCP-8467-1.57<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-3" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-3')">3</a></sup>). An interview transcript with him can be found in the following documents.</p> <p><strong>Interview (11/06/1802):</strong></p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Interviewed:</strong> Étienne Dupont.</p> <p><strong>Interviewer:</strong> Dr. Alonso Salazar.</p> <p><strong>Transcriptionist:</strong> Manuel Montoya.</p> <p><strong><BEGIN LOG></strong></p> <p><strong>Salazar:</strong> Interview with <em>Desviación</em> No. 238-57 on this day Wednesday, June the Eleventh, Eighteen-hundred and two, Alonso Salazar reporting. Please state your name for the transcription.</p> <p><strong>Dupont:</strong> Étienne Pierre Dupont. Please, Doctor, when can I see my children again?</p> <p><strong>Salazar:</strong> You may see them as soon as we are done here. Can you please desc—</p> <p><strong>Dupont:</strong> Can you at least tell me where they are now?</p> <p>[ <em>Dr. Salazar sighs.</em> ]</p> <p><strong>Salazar:</strong> They are in a different interrogation room - just three rooms away if I'm not mistaken. An Order Doctor is currently questioning them just like I am questioning you now. Let me assure you that they are <em>safe</em>, Mr. Dupont.</p> <p>[ <em>Mr. Dupont looks down, thinks, then nods silently.</em> ]</p> <p><strong>Dupont:</strong> <em>D'accord</em>. Thank you. I have been worried sick since we were brought… here, wherever that is. We have been surrounded by so many vampires lately, I just wanted to make sure they were in good hands.</p> <p><strong>Salazar:</strong> "Vampires"? I presume you don't mean that literally?</p> <p><strong>Dupont:</strong> Honestly, I'm not entirely sure what I meant. Those… <em>creatures</em>, they were so bloodthirsty, I am not certain if they are even human anymore.</p> <p><strong>Salazar:</strong> You're referring to the people of… [ <em>Dr. Salazar checks his notes.</em> ] Jourdeux, correct?</p> <p><strong>Dupont:</strong> Yes. Jourdeux. Once a sanctuary, now Hell on earth.</p> <p><strong>Salazar:</strong> Can you tell me more? Or, perhaps we should start at the beginning: what was life like in Jourdeux prior to the Revolution?</p> </blockquote> <hr/> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:300px;"><img alt="townhall.jpg" class="image" src="http://scp-sandbox-3.wikidot.com/local--files/flembus1/townhall.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Jourdeux, France (c. 1750).</p> </div> </div> <hr/> <blockquote> <p><strong>Dupont:</strong> It was as peaceful as life under a Monarchy could have been. Even under the regulations imposed, even with our freedoms restricted, there was a sense of community that made even the most troubling times bearable. We made the best of our situation; we never forgot that we, the common folk, were on the same team, and as such we made an effort to uplift each other, raise our spirits, any chance we got. It was our community, and our constant, unwavering effort to make our lives worth living, that made Jourdeux such a prosperous and beautiful Eden.</p> <p><strong>Salazar:</strong> Sounds like a very lovely place.</p> <p>[ <em>A faint smile comes over Mr. Dupont's face.</em> ]</p> <p><strong>Dupont:</strong> <em>Oui</em>. It was.</p> <p>[ <em>Pause.</em> ]</p> <p><strong>Dupont:</strong> As a boy I used to take the blessings I had in my life for granted, as children often do. But I never once underestimated the life provided to me by Jourdeux and my family.</p> <p><strong>Salazar:</strong> Speaking of, can you tell me about your family?</p> <p><strong>Dupont:</strong> I suppose "family" is slightly hyperbole, as it was just my mother and I. My father was killed in battle during the siege on Corsica, months before I was born. My mother, in addition to raising me, had to keep her job at the tailor's and work long hours to keep our house. And yet, as emotionally drained as she was at the end of the day, she still tried her best to provide me with a happy childhood.</p> <p>[ <em>Mr. Dupont pauses, then laughs slightly.</em> ]</p> <p><strong>Dupont:</strong> Every Sunday when we were finished with morning mass, once we said our good-byes to Father Bernard, my mother would take me to the local marketplace just down the road from our church. She knew I loved looking at all the items and crafts people had to sell, and would occasionally purchase something for me if it particularly caught my interest. Some of the vendors would even give me something for free, whether it be a piece of candy or a small trinket.</p> <p>[ <em>Mr. Dupont laughs to himself again, this time much more genuine.</em> ]</p> <p>Monsieur Garnier, for instance, our local wheat farmer, had these miniature dolls woven with straw that he would give out to the town's children; he always had one painted blue just for me since he knew I loved that color. Further down the line of vendors would be Madame Moreau, the baker and one of Jourdeux's oldest residents, she would give me a small cookie with sugar on top with the biggest, warmest smile on her face. She was the closest I have ever had to a grandmother, since I never knew my real one.</p> <p>Even as a child I found that to be quite remarkable: that these people - all of whom worked long hours at grueling, thankless jobs so they can do what they love - all went out of their way to make me feel special, and organized a marketplace using their own resources to bring our humble little town together, if for just a couple of hours a week.</p> <p>[ <em>Pause.</em> ]</p> <p>Normally I would apologize for going on a tangent such as this, but I realize now that I just answered your question after all. Besides my mother, my family was not by blood, but I know they were family by how they treated us. Always. "No matter how many of life's devils come after you, know that the angels of Jourdeux will always protect you." My mother used to tell me that. And I foolishly believed her for the longest time.</p> <p>[ <em>Mr. Dupont's smile fades as he looks down in silent contemplation. Dr. Salazar takes a breath before asking another question.</em> ]</p> <p><strong>Salazar:</strong> Now, if you don't mind me changing the subject, you keep mentioning the working conditions these people had to endure. Do you think there was a sort of unspoken, pent-up anger due to this unfair treatment that eventually boiled over into violence?</p> <p><strong>Dupont:</strong> Not any more than any other French province, no. Although everyone kept a stiff upper lip in the presence of the Monarchy, there was a strong desire for change, not necessarily violence, across our town - nothing unusual for the time. When the Revolution started - I was just barely nineteen by then - I recall people seeing it as a chance for the freedom we all craved, a chance to restart and take back the rights we deserve. We all knew it would be tumultuous and perhaps terrifying, yes; but the idea of seeing freedom in our lifetimes allowed us to embrace this discomfort with open arms.</p> <p><strong>Salazar:</strong> So when the Revolution started, what happened?</p> </blockquote> <hr/> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:400px;"><img alt="revolution.jpg" class="image" src="http://scp-sandbox-3.wikidot.com/local--files/flembus1/revolution.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Jourdeux, France (c. 1793).</p> </div> </div> <hr/> <blockquote> <p><strong>Dupont:</strong> Exactly what one might expect from a quaint town in revolution. Protests. Civil disobedience. Peaceful, yet effective, defiance. Nothing notable to begin with, for the most part.</p> <p><strong>Salazar:</strong> I think you know what my next question will be, Mr. Dupont.</p> <p><strong>Dupont:</strong> Every so often - a rather rare occurrence, mind you - some of the more… <em>radical</em>, types, would instigate more extreme displays that some might call "riots." They would break into establishments, desecrate landmarks, attempt to turn otherwise peaceful protests violent. I suppose they were inspired by the movement in America and believed Jourdeux wasn't doing enough for our own Revolution. Truthfully, part of me agreed with them.</p> <p><strong>Salazar:</strong> I'd imagine for such a peaceful community, at least from what you have told me thus far, that must have been quite shocking.</p> <p><strong>Dupont:</strong> It was. It marked the beginning of a very chaotic period in history, and we knew it was only going to get worse with no end in sight. But we made sure to keep our worries at bay: our unofficial motto became <em>Ça ira</em>. "It will be fine." This became a sort of rallying cry even beyond our area, a testament to the French people's resilience during these troubling times. It brought us comfort.</p> <p><strong>Salazar:</strong> And then the guillotine was introduced.</p> <p>[ <em>Mr. Dupont gives a short sigh.</em> ]</p> <p><strong>Dupont:</strong> Truth be told, I never gave that contraption much thought for a while. It was brought in around… 1792? '93? The dates are a bit fuzzy. But at that point I was happily married to my wife Celine, raising my first child with a second on the way.</p> <p><strong>Salazar:</strong> Stéphane and Louis, correct?</p> <p><strong>Dupont:</strong> <em>Oui.</em> They were the loves of my life. I worked to the bone at my bookshop so I could provide for them. I'm sure you can relate, Doctor.</p> <p><strong>Salazar:</strong> Indeed I do. I have a daughter myself, there's not much I wouldn't do for her.</p> <p><strong>Dupont:</strong> They were my reason for living. They kept me motivated, even during such chaotic times. Our family thrived - Jourdeux, in general, thrived - during the Era of the Guillotine. I don't recall ever seeing that machine before, until one day it just… appeared, in the middle of our town's square, right where the Sunday Market used to be. The rioters managed to get more supporters; the havoc they wreaked got the attention of the King's Guards, but they fought back when they tried to intervene. They brought them up to the machine's platform, loaded their heads into the lunette, and…</p> <p>[ <em>Pause.</em> ]</p> <p><strong>Dupont:</strong> With each new victim, the crowds around the guillotine grew some more. It soon became a sort of spectacle to watch traitors of the Revolution and the King's men get what they deserved. Soon this contraption became a landmark of our once peaceful town. When it wasn't in use, they encouraged citizens to admire it, praise it, touch it. It was a symbol of the change we hungered for, a sign that things were finally getting better. To see Jourdeux quickly become a town that worshipped violence, in any other situation, would have upset me. But the visible change the French people were making, after all of the tyranny we endured, even if it was violent, was indescribably <em>beautiful</em>. Besides, I had my family - my <em>new</em> family - to keep me comforted if I needed it, just as I comforted them.</p> <p><strong>Salazar:</strong> So, the Revolution continues, along with the bloodshed. You have your family, and your… bookshop, I believe you said?</p> <p><strong>Dupont:</strong> That's correct.</p> <p><strong>Salazar:</strong> So eventually, I presume, Jourdeux receives word that the Monarchy was overthrown, thus ending the Revolution in the French people's victory. How did your town react? Were there celebrations, parties, anything of the sort?</p> <p>[ <em>Mr. Dupont thinks for a moment.</em> ]</p> <p><strong>Dupont:</strong> No. And I believe this was the first indictor for me that Jourdeux was not the same anymore. We received that message, but nobody seemed satisfied. We had won, but the people were still suspicious of traitors and turncoats. I remember working at my bookshop, and whenever I would give a friendly "Hello" to anyone who walked through the door, I noticed that the friendliness was not reciprocated; smiles and nods turned to glares and growls. Not even the people I knew since boyhood were safe.</p> <p>[ <em>Pause.</em> ]</p> <p><strong>Dupont:</strong> It truly felt like my family from childhood was gone.</p> <p>[ <em>Pause again. Mr. Dupont shuts his eyes tightly and takes a deep breath.</em> ]</p> <p><strong>Salazar:</strong> If you would like, we could take a short break, let you gather your bearings before we finish this interview.</p> <p><strong>Dupont:</strong> No, Doctor. I'll keep strong for a few more minutes, especially if it's for science. Then I can see my children again.</p> <p>[ <em>Dr. Salazar hesitates for a moment before nodding.</em> ]</p> <p><strong>Salazar:</strong> That's right. We'll arrange for you to see your children soon. Very noble of you to keep persevering, Mr. Dupont. If I were in your shoes I certainly would not have made that same decision. Well, I suppose if you're ready to continue, we shall.</p> </blockquote> <hr/> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:500px;"><img alt="battle.jpg" class="image" src="http://scp-sandbox-3.wikidot.com/local--files/flembus1/battle.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Jourdeux, France (1801).</p> </div> </div> <hr/> <blockquote> <p>[ <em>Mr. Dupont takes another deep breath before continuing.</em> ]</p> <p><strong>Dupont:</strong> The violence grew and grew and spiraled out of control. Anyone who attempted to curb the bloodshed ended up with their necks restrained under the guillotine's blade. Every day became a game of chance for those who were not seduced by the blade's charm, of which I knew a few; we kept to ourselves, never speaking to anyone except absolutely necessary, and prayed that fate would let us see tomorrow.</p> <p><strong>Salazar:</strong> How did your family fare during this time?</p> <p>[ <em>Mr. Dupont stares at Dr. Salazar, tears slowly welling in his eyes. He presses them closed and sighs. Dr. Salazar leans forward.</em> ]</p> <p><strong>Salazar:</strong> … Mr. Dupont?</p> <p><strong>Dupont:</strong> … They attacked my family, Doctor Salazar. We stayed away from them, kept quiet, but they still wanted our heads. They screamed. They swore. They insulted. Clawed. Bit. Ripped. Tore. They were no longer human.</p> <p><strong>Salazar:</strong> Any particular reason?</p> <p><strong>Dupont:</strong> Rumors. All of the violence after the Revolution, all spurred from rumors. We knew at some point a rumor would be spread targeting us, but we never knew it would be like this. One day, without warning. They came to my bookshop while I was stocking shelves, pitchforks and torches in hand. They called me a traitor. An agent of the Monarchy. A propagandist.</p> <p>[ <em>Breaths, more rapid now.</em> ]</p> <p>They wanted to destroy my life's work with me in it. They were already placing their torches on my shop, igniting the walls. I managed to flee, run back towards home, but… I looked back, and saw my pride and joy in a blaze of harsh red light.</p> <p>[ <em>Rapid blinks, breaths increasing in frequency and intensity.</em> ]</p> <p>I ran home. I saw my dearest Celine cradling Stéphane and Louis in her arms, weeping. I rushed over and told them to flee Jourdeux. This town is no longer safe. But soon after, the mob found us. They tried breaking down our door, breaking our windows, finding any way they could to force into our home. My family's cries grew louder as the riot called us bastards, demons, criminals.</p> <p>[ <em>A tear rolls down Mr. Dupont's face.</em> ]</p> <p>They grabbed us, Celine and I. Before they could take Stéphane and Louis I cried out to them, I said, "<em>Run, as far away as you can! Go!</em>" I saw them flee before we were pulled out of our house, towards…</p> <p>[ <em>Mr. Dupont closes his eyes, and cries. Dr. Salazar leans back in his seat.</em> ]</p> <p><strong>Salazar:</strong> Thank you, Mr. Dupont. I believe this concludes our interview. I'll schedule for you to visit your children soon. Just know that they are safe, and they are away from Jourd —</p> <p><strong>Dupont:</strong> [ <em>shouting</em> ] But they could have <em>died</em>, Doctor! They could have been taken by those… those <em>creatures</em>, if they found where they were hiding, that damned cemetery…!</p> <p>[ <em>Weeping.</em> ]</p> <p>I watched my dearest Celine get placed on that platform. My boys could have been with her, they were so close to suffering that same fate, they… they…</p> <p>[ <em>Mr. Dupont can no longer speak. His face is completely drenched in tears.</em> ]</p> <p><strong>Salazar:</strong> … Mr. Dupont, listen to me. <em>They. Are. Safe.</em> Please remember that. I am truly sorry for what you and your loved ones have suffered through. But promise me you will remember that the worst case scenario did not happen. They're safe, and <em>you</em> are safe.</p> <p>[ <em>Mr. Dupont begins to calm, heavily inhaling his tears.</em> ]</p> <p><strong>Salazar:</strong> <em>Ça ira</em>, remember? It will be fine. And right now, it <em>is</em> fine. Alright.</p> <p><strong>Dupont:</strong> [ slowly collecting himself. ] … Yes. Yes. <em>Ça ira, ça ira…</em></p> <p><strong>Salazar:</strong> Let me promise you this, Mr. Dupont: we at the Order will do everything in our power to protect you and your family, no matter the cost. Our talk today will help us greatly in our research, let me assure you of that.</p> <p>[ <em>Mr. Dupont looks up at Dr. Salazar.</em> ]</p> <p><strong>Dupont:</strong> … Thank you, Doctor. Perhaps there's still some good left in this world.</p> <p><strong><END LOG></strong></p> </blockquote> <hr/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <div class="update"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">+ UPDATE (03/12/1994)</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">- UPDATE (03/12/1994)</a></div> <div class="addendum"> <p>On July 26, 1994, Foundation Site-408 acquired a Haymitch-Steinbeck neuroimaging (HSNI) machine for experimental use in cases involving oneirohazards<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-4" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-4')">4</a></sup> and other hallucinogenic anomalies. Site Director Isabel Madraso approved the revival of the SCP-8467 case and the usage of the HSNI machine for determining the exact nature of SCP-8467 hallucinations in the hopes of providing more context for the emotional side effects.</p> The following images are screenshots from the HSNI machine interface displaying notable instances in brain activity witnessed by an SCP-8467 test subject on December 3, 1994.<br/> <br/> <br/> <hr/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <div id="u-computer" style="color: green; text-align: center;"> <p><tt>BOOTING H.S.N.I IMAGES, PLEASE STAND BY…</tt></p> </div> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <img alt="protestor1.png" class="image" src="http://scp-sandbox-3.wikidot.com/local--files/flembus1/protestor1.png" width="500px"/> <div id="u-top-left" style="color: green; text-align: left;"> <p><tt>Duration: 00HR 00MIN 01SEC 15MSEC</tt></p> </div> <br/> <br/> <div id="u-top-right" style="color: green; text-align: right;"> <p><tt>Duration: 00HR 00MIN 11SEC 46MSEC</tt></p> </div> <br/> <br/> <div id="u-center" style="color: green; text-align: center;"> <p><tt>Duration: 00HR 00MIN 25SEC 06MSEC</tt></p> </div> <br/> <br/> <div id="u-center" style="color: green; text-align: center;"> <p><tt>Duration: 00HR 00MIN 43SEC 01MSEC</tt></p> </div> <br/> <br/> <div id="u-center" style="color: green; text-align: center;"> <p><tt>Duration: 00HR 00MIN 51SEC 31MSEC</tt></p> </div> <br/> <br/> <img alt="bookshop.png" class="image" src="http://scp-sandbox-3.wikidot.com/local--files/flembus1/bookshop.png" width="500px"/> <div id="u-top-left" style="color: green; text-align: left;"> <p><tt>Duration: 00HR 01MIN 26SEC 15MSEC</tt></p> </div> <br/> <br/> <div id="u-top-right" style="color: green; text-align: right;"> <p><tt>Duration: 00HR 01MIN 52SEC 46MSEC</tt></p> </div> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <blockquote> <p>[ <em>Dr. Carlos Mirones presses the "OFF" button on the video display.</em> ]</p> <p><strong>Mirones:</strong> Now, can you please confirm the accuracy of these images to what actually happened?</p> <p>[ <em>Étienne Dupont continues to stare at the screen. He shuts his eyes and, after a few seconds, begins to cry.</em> ]</p> <p><strong>Mirones:</strong> Mr. Dupont, I understand this brings back bad memories, truly; but we cannot be certain these results are accurate without your input.</p> <p>[ <em>Dupont attempts to collect himself. He sniffles, takes a few deep breaths, before answering.</em> ]</p> <p><strong>Dupont:</strong> Yes. Yes… Jesus above, yes, it's all true.</p> <p><strong>Mirones:</strong> If you're able, could you please elaborate?</p> <p><strong>Dupont:</strong> I… I can still feel the blade enter my neck. It still <em>stings</em>, Doctor. I can still feel the m-maggots eating my flesh… I s-still feel time decaying me… I… I…</p> <p><strong>Mirones:</strong> Thank you, Mr. Dupont. Your input will help us greatly in this c—</p> <p><strong>Dupont:</strong> When will it be ready?</p> <p>[ <em>Mirones gathers his thoughts for a few seconds.</em> ]</p> <p><strong>Mirones:</strong> We're… not entirely sure, yet. I can guarantee that this discovery will lead to a breakthrough in the near future. I sense that a cure is imminent, Mr. Dupont.</p> <p>[ <em>Pause. Mirones begins to stand up and leave the room.</em> ]</p> <p><strong>Dupont:</strong> We are all suffering, Doctor.</p> <p>[ <em>Mirones pauses, then turns to Dupont.</em> ]</p> <p><strong>Mirones:</strong> …Yes. And for that I am truly sorry. We are working as fast as we can, I promise you.</p> <p><strong>Dupont:</strong> That's what you told us two hundred years ago.</p> <p><strong><END LOG></strong></p> </blockquote> </div> </div> </div> </div> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <hr/> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. Previously designated as <em>Desviación</em> No. 238 by the Military Order of Borja y Aragón (OMByA), prior to the unification of the SCP Foundation in 1900. For clarity, all mentions of this anomaly's item number in this document will use the current designation of SCP-8467.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-2"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-2')">2</a>. Previously known as OMByA <em>Ubicación</em>-07.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-3"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-3')">3</a>. Then referred to as <em>Desviación</em> No. 238-57.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-4"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-4')">4</a>. 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SCP-8470	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div class="preview"> <p>Or: She's Gonna Blow!</p> </div> <p><strong>Item #:</strong> SCP-8470</p> <p><strong>Object Class:</strong> Euclid</p> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> Doctor Sophia is to be locked in a room every October 10th to avoid damage to Containment Area-111.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8470 is the yearly explosion and subsequent revival of Doctor Lilyann Sophia. At approximately 12:45PM, every October 10th, Doctor Sophia will spontaneously combust. A minute post-combustion, Doctor Sophia will reform without any memory of the event, and continue her activities for the day as if nothing has happened. Attempts to inform her about the event have resulted in responses denying the ability of a human to spontaneously combust.</p> <p><strong>Incident Log:</strong> 10/10/2024</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>PRESENT:</strong> Dr. Lilyann A. Sophia, Dr. Winston K. Boyle</p> <hr/> <p>(<em>Boyle leads Sophia into a room with an airtight valve door, which is propped open by two large bricks.</em>)</p> <p>(<em>12:43PM.</em>)</p> <p><strong>SOPHIA:</strong> Oh, you didn't have to book a room for me.</p> <p><strong>BOYLE:</strong> I assure you, I did.</p> <p><strong>SOPHIA:</strong> Well, I appreciate it. Who's gonna come?</p> <p><strong>BOYLE:</strong> I think Own and Draws are gonna bring people.</p> <p><strong>SOPHIA:</strong> That's great. I love them. Make sure you bring some alcohol, it's my birthday after all.</p> <p><strong>BOYLE:</strong> Mhm. Will do.</p> <p>(<em>Boyle begins walking toward the door.</em>)</p> <p><strong>SOPHIA:</strong> Hey, uh, where are you going?</p> <p><strong>BOYLE:</strong> Gotta pick up the cake. You know. The cake.</p> <p><strong>SOPHIA:</strong> (<em>Nodding.</em>) I got you! Sorry to hold you up, Winston.</p> <p>(<em>Boyle leaves, kicking the bricks out of the way as the door slams shut.</em>)</p> <p>(<em>Dr. Sophia twiddles her fingers, whistling a tune.</em>)</p> <p>(<em>12:44PM.</em>)</p> <p>(<em>She stands up, exhaustedly stumbling around the room. She stops in front of a large sign on the wall, reading "EXPLOSIVE PROOF'D".</em>)</p> <p><strong>SOPHIA:</strong> Huh. I don't think that's how you spell proofed.</p> <p>(<em>She grunts, kicking a bit of dust on the floor.</em>)</p> <p><strong>SOPHIA:</strong> Yeah. Absolutely not. I should call someone about this typo.</p> <p>(<em>She looks at the ground and sighs, before looking back up at the sticker.</em>)</p> <p><strong>SOPHIA:</strong> And why the Hell does this room have to be explosive proo—</p> <p>(<em>12:45PM.</em>)</p> </div> <div class="licensebox"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Hide Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>Cite this page as:</p> <div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <blockquote> <p>"<a href="/scp-8470">SCP-8470</a>" by DoctorLilithSophia, from the <a href="https://scpwiki.com">SCP Wiki</a>. Source: <a href="https://scpwiki.com/scp-8470">https://scpwiki.com/scp-8470</a>. Licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/">CC-BY-SA</a>.</p> </blockquote> </div> </div> <p>For information on how to use this component, see the <a href="/component:license-box">License Box component</a>. To read about licensing policy, see the <a href="/licensing-guide">Licensing Guide</a>.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></body></html>
SCP-8471	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div style="display: none"> <div class="limit"> <div class="anchor"> <div class="authorbox tableb"><div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th>VNP-8471</th> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;"><span class="bt bb">Byㅤ</span> <span class="printuser avatarhover"><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/ethagon" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(5844683); return false;"><img alt="Ethagon" class="small" src="https://www.wikidot.com/avatar.php?userid=5844683&amp;size=small&amp;timestamp=1736298437" style="background-image:url(https://www.wikidot.com/userkarma.php?u=5844683)"/></a><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/ethagon" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(5844683); return false;">Ethagon</a></span></td> </tr> <tr> <th>Published on <span class="odate time_1724835787 format_%25d%20%25b%20%25Y">28 Aug 2024 09:03</span></th> </tr> </table> </div> </div></div> <br/></div> </div> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=2&theme=https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--code/theme%3Aflopstyle-dark/2&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> </div> <div class="pseudocrumbs"> <p><a href="/canon-hub">Canon Hub</a> » <a href="/from-120-s-archives-hub">From 120's Archives Hub</a> » <a href="/cycle-of-seasons-hub">Cycle Of Seasons Hub</a> » VNP-8471<br/> <a href="/canon-hub">Canon Hub</a> » <a href="/no-return-hub">No Return Hub</a> » Inevitable Seasons » VNP-8471</p> </div> <div class="byline"> <p><span>by <a href="/ethagon-s-author-page">Ethagon</a></span></p> </div> <div class="lite-heading meta-title"> <hr/> <p>VNP-8471</p> <hr/></div> <div class="darkbox"> <div class="tableb"> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="court.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8471/court.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>The Supreme Court of Esterberg, serving as a permanent seat of the Summer Court.</p> </div> </div> </div> <p><strong>Item №</strong>: VNP-8471</p> <p><strong>Specifications:</strong> VNP-8471 refers to the Summer Court, a supranational Court pertaining to legal matters concerning reality. In theory, the Court is capable of changing any aspect of reality in the states over which it holds jurisdiction. In practice, the court is careful to change only minor aspects of reality, since all its judgments are final.</p> <p>Its operation resembles that of other supranational courts such as the International Court of Justice or the International Court For the Paranormal. Any legal entity, be it a person, a group, or a member state of the UN, can bring a claim to the Court. VNP-8471 will deliberate over the claim and if it deems it justified, change reality accordingly.</p> <p>Historically, the Court has always appointed someone involved in the claim, be it plaintiff or accused, to bear the weight of the judgment. This often takes the form of a punishment or forcing a responsibility related to the claim onto the weightbearer.</p> <p>The Summer Court has no fixed location. It is impossible to interact with the true Summer Court itself. Instead, a claimant may perform a legal ritual, the <em>Rite which brings Summer</em>, at any court to turn that court into an arm of Summer to handle the claim instead.</p> <p>The rite may fail either because Summer rejects the court or the judge has not, or is not allowed to, consent to the rite.</p> <p>The Summer Court is part of the <a href="/cycle-of-seasons-hub">Cycle of Seasons</a>, a legal system dating back to the time of the First Fae Empire. This cycle was temporarily broken by the <a href="/poczatki-normalnosci-i-jej-przyszlosc">introduction of the Veil of Normalcy</a> in 1868 and has been operational again since 2022-06-21.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Normalization Protocols:</strong> Efforts are to focus on educating the public about the Summer Court. Information about it will be integrated with the larger campaign to inform about Fae customs and history. Law schools will be sponsored by Vanguard for the inclusion of the Summer Court legal system in their education. If possible, Vanguard agents are to be stationed near instances of the Summer Court to warn people about the potential consequences and the finality of the judgement compared to other courts.</p> <p>A documentary will be released as part of Vanguard's documentation program which will focus on the history and key actors of the Cycle of Seasons.</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="report-box primer"> <h3 id="toc0"><span>Cycle of Seasons Primer</span></h3> <hr/> <p>The Cycle of Seasons consists of four institutions. Each of these institutions has one domain and the power to transfer legal matters to one of the two "neighbouring" institutions. The four institutions are:</p> <div class="autumn"> <ul> <li><strong><a href="/scp-6401">The Autumn Court</a></strong> handling matters which are in decline (called "CEASE" by the Cycle). <ul> <li><strong>Location:</strong> The Court is located in the extradimensional realm "The Lessening Forest" partly intersecting with the rubble of former SCP Foundation <a href="/secure-facility-dossier-site-118">Site-118</a>. Ways to it can be found in other places, dominantly in forests with an autumnal look to them.</li> <li><strong>Current State:</strong> After an <a href="/fall-witness-part-1">attempt to usurp the SCP Foundation</a> was thwarted by its dissolution, the Autumn Court has fallen back into infighting. A process previously rendering the Court nonexistent outside of autumn in the northern hemisphere has ceased with the repairing of the Cycle. The Court's hierarchy is loosely oligarchic. As the Court has a corruption problem, Vanguard recommends only taking claims to it during times of Summer-induced stability.</li> <li><strong>Ruler:</strong> The Autumn Court is officially ruled by the three entities <a href="/fall-witness-part-2">Fe, Eal and En</a> (all corrupted SCP Foundation personnel) who only speak with the authority of the Court together.</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="winter"> <ul> <li><strong><a href="/they-had-names">The Winter Court</a></strong> handling matters of non-existence (called "IS NOT" by the Cycle). <ul> <li><strong>Location:</strong> The Court exists in a realm superimposed over our own and has been classified as an afterlife. It can only be entered by any who had a brush with death or crossed the threshold already.</li> <li><strong>Current State:</strong> The Winter Court has been largely unaffected by the breaking of the Cycle, showing low activity in both the current and the last century. The only noteworthy change is the <a href="/brings-the-hunt">Wild Hunt</a>, an organ of volunteers working in the name of the Court, transferring to Spring under the name of 'The Wild Parade'. As the Court does not have any official organs, it is impossible to bring a legal claim to it. It can at best serve for personal discoveries.</li> <li><strong>Ruler:</strong> <span style="text-decoration: line-through;"><a href="/will-winter">The Father of Winter</a></span><sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup> The Winter Court is without Ruler.</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="spring"> <ul> <li><strong><a href="/nt-4041-nimuedianetic-karhu">The Spring Court</a></strong> handling matters of things on the surprise and creation (called "BECOME" by the Cycle). <ul> <li><strong>Location:</strong> Previously located in VNP-4000-ARC, but abandoned after <a href="/sc-05-321-05-335">multiple incidents</a>. Spring now resides in a realm inside the video game "<a href="/scp-6471">A Midsummer Night's Game Online</a>"; another extradimensional location which grew out of VNP-4000-ARC called the Climbing Woods; and the aforementioned Wild Parade, a wandering circus.</li> <li><strong>Current State:</strong> The Spring Court currently exists in the form of the Early, High, and Late Spring Courts each under a different authority with its own approach, manifesting different aspects of Spring. More information is available in the Spring Courts <a href="/spring-again">threefold announcement</a> archived by the Sidhe Lounge.</li> <li><strong>Ruler:</strong> Glaisnir (Early Spring), the Climbing Monarch (High Spring), and the First Guest (Late Spring)</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <ul> <li><strong>The Summer Court</strong> handling matters of existence and permanence (called "IS" by the Cycle) <ul> <li><strong>Ruler:</strong> Truth</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="blockquote lightweight"> <p>The first signs of the Summer Courts return appeared as soon as <a href="/hour-zero">the Veil had fallen</a>. Daytime was just a few minutes longer, the summer in the southern hemisphere was the most evenly warm one in centuries and the sun shone brighter all year round. On a more individual level, a group in the Serpent's Hand noticed their <a href="/truth-glamour">Truth Glamour</a><sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup> had become more potent.</p> <p>An individual called <strong><span style="color: purple">Lavender</span></strong> from the group made contact with the Summer Court. She was able to enter a communion of sorts with Truth. It became clear the Summer Court intended to fully manifest on the next northern Summer Solstice. Vanguard searched the Wanderer's Library, and contemporary witnesses of the Summer Court were asked to gain a better understanding of the impending manifestation.</p> <p>The United Nations Global Occult Coalition was independently able to divine the return of the Summer Court. On the question of whether this arrival could be and, more importantly, should be stopped, both Vanguard and the UNGOC came to the conclusion the Summer Court would be an inviolable asset in defending reality against hostile actors.</p> <p>On March 20th 2022, the first-ever World Occult Forum was held. The Forum was open to leading experts on the occult, members of Vanguard, and the Global Occult Coalition, as well as delegations of UN member states and observers. The two main topics of this first WOF quickly emerged to be the ramifications of the Impasse and the impending return of the Summer Court.</p> <p>The Forum was able to reach a consensus of sorts on how to interact with the Court after its return. After the Forum the UNGOC's Council of 108 voted for recognizing the Summer Court as an international legal institution. Vanguard spread information over its official channels to inform the public about the Summer Court.</p> <p>Yet although the Forum had been open to national delegations, few made use of that opportunity. While Vanguard warned about the Court, it did not garner much public interest. As such when the Summer Court announced its presence globally, many were surprised.</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="report-box"> <h3 id="toc1"><span>The Announcement</span></h3> <hr/> <p>On 2022-06-21, every person on Earth heard a message in their native language. The message began at exactly noon of that day depending on a person's current timezone. The following is the British English version of the message.</p> <div class="blockquote classic"> <p>Once upon a time, there were Names.<br/> The Fool, a human name, a name for many;<br/> the Acolytes of Summer;<br/> and Truth.</p> <p>One day the Fool came upon a cultivated land and in it, the Fool found other Fools.</p> <p>"Who owns this land?" asked the Fools each other.</p> <p>"I do," an old Fool said. "I walked this land first. I claim it as mine through the Right of Priority."</p> <p>"I do," a second one said. "I cultivated the plants of this land. I claim it as mine through the Right of Toil."</p> <p>"I do," said the youngest of the Fools. "Whoever owns it, I will be left to look after it. I claim it as mine through the Right of Inheritance."</p> <p><em>Fools</em>, came a voice from up high. <em>None of you fulfil what you claim. Whose rays touched this land long before any of you? Whose light tended to more plants than any worker? Who will watch this land long after the youngest of you have left?</em></p> <p>None of the Fools could argue with this, but they were not satisfied. If they had no claim for the crown they must simply usurp it. Yet how could they reach the voice?</p> <p>The old Fool built a tower of institution, rules old and calcified. Indeed the tower was high, simply standing as it always had. Yet the arch of history would bend against it and the tower could not reach that high.</p> <p>The second Fool cultivated his plants into a tree of hard-earned progress. Indeed the tree was ever-growing. Yet no growth could cross the boundary to perfection and the tree could not reach that high.</p> <p>The youngest Fool climbed atop a mountain out of all that stood the test of time. Indeed it stood as solid as anything could and the top was just out of reach. Yet the mountain was shrinking as few things were truly permanent and the mountain could not reach that high.</p> <p>So was it that all the Fools gave up.</p> <p>The voice spoke again. <em>As none of you can reach me, only some of my rays can reach you. I cannot give you the crown, but of those who came closest, I will select my acolytes.</em></p> <p>And so the Fools bowed before Truth, the Ruler of Summer forevermore.</p> <p>For Summer's Domain is that which is. Everything of worth is found here, yet no one has the right of it.</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>This is how it was a long time ago. Yet Summer passed to Autumn. So came the long Veil of Winter, only recently lifted by Spring.</p> <p>Now it is time for the Return of the Summer Court.</p> </div> <p>After the message was spread around the globe, the <em>Rite which brings Summer</em> began to take effect. As prepared by Vanguard, the message was followed by worldwide special broadcasts with record-breaking viewing figures.</p> <p>With the personal confrontation through the announcement, heads of state showed much more interest in the Summer Court and any possible infringements on their power. Before the situation could devolve into individual actions, Poland called for a session of the UN General Assembly upon request by the UNGOC.</p> <p>Here the Coalition revealed its decision: The Summer Court would have a permanent seat in Esterberg and be subjected to its own laws as well as international and Esterbergian law. Any other instance would be subject to the same rules as Esterberg, otherwise, a judge would not be legally allowed to consent to the <em>Rite which brings Summer</em>. The Court's authority would extend to all UN member states. UN observer states, such as Vatican City, would be excluded from this scenario. The fact that reality in Vatican City was already completely under the authority of the papal Office would make an inclusion superfluous.</p> <p>This proposal and the Coalition's tone of declaring it as fact met with the disapproval of the member states. While the UNGOC had been trusted with handling occult matters of the world in the past, taking matters so deeply affecting all states into its own hands was too much. The GOC Delegation explained it had already agreed on this matter with the Summer Court. To supersede said agreement a new Resolution should be proposed, as long as it was created on the international level.</p> <p>While the General Assembly still argued about implementation, the Summer Court began its work.</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="report-box"> <p><strong>Case:</strong> Interaction of the Erlkingdom with Baseline Reality</p> <p><strong>Background:</strong> Starting on the 27th of July 2022 in Jena, Germany, "fog waves" were beginning to spread in an ever-increasing radius. Every child touched by the fog vanished. As this came with an ultimatum by the Erlking delivered to the remaining European royalty to return his daughter, the mist is assumed to originate from the otherwise only by dream accessible Erlkingdom. Attempts by Vanguard and local authorities to stop the spread and intersection of worlds failed due to the Erlkingdom only making brief contact with our world during which it dictates the way of interaction before disconnecting again (hence the waves). As all methods of undermining such connections require a proper connection to be sealed, stopping the phenomenon proved impossible.</p> <p><strong>Instantiation:</strong> On the 30th of July the case was brought to the Esterbergian Supreme Summer Court by Vanguard, who was actively consulted by the Father of Winter (one Name of <a href="/scp-5925">VNP-5925</a>). Due to the urgency of the case, it was decided any judgment would be applied retroactively, starting at the time the Judges convened for the first time on the 30th. Afterwards, the Judges deliberated behind closed doors to forego any retrocausal interference of the judgement.</p> <p><strong>Counterclaim:</strong> The Erlprince brought forth a counterclaim referencing multiple prior Judgements on Jurisdiction in which the Erlkingdom was determined to be outside the Summer Court's jurisdiction. He argued the judgment would extend to this case as well.</p> <p><strong>Verdict:</strong> The Court ruled the interaction to not be in line with prior established connections of the Erlkingdom and baseline reality. The Court acknowledged it had no jurisdiction over the Erlkingdom itself, but referenced past judgements that showcased its jurisdiction over manifestations of the Erlkingdom in Baseline Reality. The Summer Court decreed that following the 30th of July, the Erlkingdom can only slowly demanifest after connecting with baseline reality.</p> <p><strong>Weightbearer:</strong> The Court additionally ruled the Erlprince to have made the counterclaim in service of the Erlkingdom. As the Erlkingdom is outside the Court's jurisdiction, the kingdom can likewise not appeal to the Court. As long as he appears under his title, the Erlprince has been decreed to only exist outside the direct light of Summer.</p> <p>As the Erlprince was unwilling to part with his title, he has spent most summer months either indoors or in the southern hemisphere. He has not been seen entering an instantiation of the Summer Court since.</p> <p><strong>Aftermath:</strong> Following the verdict the connection to the Erlkingdom was properly sealed upon its next manifestation, ending the by-then more than citywide wave causing the disappearance of children. The GOC used the case as evidence for the necessity of the Summer Court to protect reality from outside threats. VNP-5925 was brought as a speaker before the General Assembly to outline the historical importance of the Court in this task.</p> <p>While talks in the UN were still ongoing, Germany pushed for an integration of the Court on EU level. Opinions among EU members differed, but with the stopped invasion by the Erlking hanging over their heads, the EU could come to a swift agreement. A corresponding law was passed the year after.</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="report-box"> <h3 id="toc2"><span>VIDEO TRANSCRIPT LOG #8471-5925</span></h3> <hr/> <p><strong>Foreword:</strong> Dr. Angulo interviewed the subject in his home after the complete manifestation of the Summer Court and the situation had stabilized somewhat.</p> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><span class="bt">[BEGIN LOG]</span></p> <hr/> <p><em>Dr. Angulo steps towards a door. An old man opens it before she can knock, but stands in the shadow of the house.</em></p> <p><strong>Old man:</strong> Ah, Maria. It has been quite a while. Has life been treating you well?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Angulo:</strong> Not recently, thanks to 118. Vanguard still holds a grudge over Autumn.</p> <p><strong>Old man:</strong> It is a good thing that Site is buried. But six feet under is no place for you, not yet. Come in.</p> <p><em>The old man leaves the door open as he steps further inside. Dr. Angulo follows suit.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Angulo:</strong> <em>(half-loud)</em> So how should I address you, Mister?</p> <p><strong>Old man:</strong> <em>(from further inside)</em> Again with this. You came in with a Name on your tongue, no?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Angulo:</strong> I didn't want to presume, like last time.</p> <p><strong>Old man:</strong> <em>(chuckles)</em> I'll take it as one of three gifts. Call them amendments. Now my Name, please.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Angulo:</strong> Very well. VNP-5925.</p> <p><em>Dr. Angulo moves into the living room and sits on the couch across from VNP-5925 who has prepared tea for the two.</em></p> <div class="tableb"> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="santa.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8471/santa.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>VNP-5925.</p> </div> </div> </div> <p><strong>VNP-5925:</strong> <em>(sighs)</em> A much gentler Name then your last gift. Yes, this will do quite well. <em>(sits down)</em> Do they want me for another speech?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Angulo:</strong> Not at all. You've done enough for us already.</p> <p><strong>VNP-5925:</strong> What pleasant news. I'd be the last one standing between any kids who want to meet <em>their</em> Santa, but to change Names in so many languages at once is still exhausting at my age. What takes you here then?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Angulo:</strong> Vanguard wanted me to ask some last questions about the Cycle. And I'm here to express my thanks in the name of all of us.</p> <p><strong>VNP-5925:</strong> No, that is not quite the answer. I was asking what takes <em>you</em> here.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Angulo:</strong> Me?</p> <p><strong>VNP-5925:</strong> You can't tell me you've been stuck at interviews for 40 years.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Angulo:</strong> Thankfully it didn't get quite that bad. If I'm being honest I just wanted one last interview with Sa- <em>(stops)</em> I guess I shouldn't use that name here.</p> <p><em>VNP-5925 closes his eyes and leans back.</em></p> <p><strong>VNP-5925:</strong> Don't worry too much about other names, I'm still settling in. <em>(mumbles)</em> Mm, still varied, so much friendlier.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Angulo:</strong> In that case I'll ask a question that's been on my mind for a while. Is it Father Winter or Father <em>of</em> Winter?</p> <p><em>A cold briefly flares up before settling again.</em></p> <p><strong>VNP-5925:</strong> It's both, of course. But only the latter has anything to do with the Cycle.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Angulo:</strong> Are you still a part of it?</p> <p><em>VNP-5925 furrows his eyebrows but keeps his eyes closed.</em></p> <p><strong>VNP-5925:</strong> My <a href="/will-winter">hut</a> will always stay at winter, but it hasn't been my game for a long time. There may be some fossils like me hanging around, but no. The Cycle is better off in younger hands.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Angulo:</strong> <em>(hesitant)</em> In that case is there any chance you would consider–</p> <p><strong>VNP-5925:</strong> <em>(chuckles softly)</em> Don't get greedy now. You already have <a href="/scp-6483">one Santa</a> working for you. Too many Santas spoil the season.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Angulo:</strong> Alright. So what do you have planned?</p> <p><strong>VNP-5925:</strong> <em>(quiet)</em> Hmm, a few things. Maybe speak to that Roberts of yours, from Santa to Santa. Settling into this name. I'll have to 'normalize' myself, I think.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Angulo:</strong> Oh that's something that Vanguard does for all former–</p> <p><strong>VNP-5925:</strong> <em>(mumbles)</em> Shush. You will let me do this. I'm owed that much. There's a teacher in this Name, I can feel it. Maybe I'll part-time as one of the <a href="/spring-again">Lounge's oral storykeepers</a>. Mmh, that would be nice. The file I'll write as well. Only then… mine…</p> <p><strong>Dr. Angulo:</strong> Is that the second gift?</p> <p><em>VNP-5925 smiles with closed eyes but doesn't answer.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Angulo:</strong> What's the last gift?</p> <p><em>VNP-5925 makes a small noise.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Angulo:</strong> VNP-5925?</p> <p><em>VNP-5925 begins to snore.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Angulo:</strong> Oh.</p> <p><em>Dr. Angulo quietly leaves the house.</em></p> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><span class="bt">[END LOG]</span></p> <hr/></div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="blockquote lightweight"> <p>The Erlking case had shown the Summer Court would not wait for a UN resolution. While talks on the international level did not stop, states began to take action on their own. The United Kingdom did not have to do anything. The Summer Court had already been regulated through the Arthurian Charter before the establishment of Veil. Thus the Camelot Eternal Summer Court (sitting in London) simply began operation again, as if it had never stopped. The government of the United States of America had not come to a decision yet when its Supreme Court declared the <em>Rite which brings Summer</em> unconstitutional after a case related to the Summer Court was brought before it.</p> <p>Russia planned to let the Summer Court act solely through the Summertide Knights in its borders.</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="report-box"> <p><strong>Case:</strong> Restoration of Summer Nobility to the status of Summertide Knighthood</p> <p><strong>Background:</strong> Dating back as far as the First Fae Empire some Fae Familities swore fielty to the Summer Court in inviolable oaths. When called upon they would take up arms as the Summertide Knights and enforce the will of Summer. The knights and their families, elevated to a class of "Summer Nobility" were able to act in the name of and with the authority of the Court in a limited capacity. This included the ability to make local, though not final, decrees about reality. The creation of the Veil and the subsequent vanishing of the Summer Court severely diminished the capabilities of the Summer Nobles and the title of Summertide Knight vanished. The return of the Summer Court notably changed nothing about this circumstance.</p> <p><strong>Instantiation:</strong> The Summer Nobility originally planned to bring the claim to a court in the Basmanny district of Moscow, Russia, but the Summer Court rejected the rite. Next, the claim was then brought to the Camelot Eternal Summer Court. This instantiation was rejected by Summer mid-trial, making it the only case of an instantiation being successful at first before breaking apart. It is assumed the Court of Camelot was rejected due to the judge also being of Summer Nobility. Finally the case was brought to the Esterbergian Supreme Summer Court on the 16th August 2022.</p> <p><strong>Counterclaim:</strong> A counterclaim was brought forward by the individual <strong><span style="color: purple">Lavender</span></strong> with evidence of large parts of the Summer Nobility colluding with the Lady of the Lake in her efforts to keep the Cycle of Seasons broken. She argued this disqualified them from returning to the status of Summertide Knighthood.</p> <p><strong>Verdict:</strong> The Court ruled a reinstantiation of the Summer Nobility depended on them having held to their oaths during the time of the Court's absence. The Courts investigation found while none of the oaths had been broken in wording, every single one had been broken in spirit. To bring this wording in line with the oaths not being able to have been broken due to their inviolability, the Court decreed the families of today to not be the families it had originally made the oaths with, their similarities ending with the blood they shared.</p> <p>The Court acknowledged the Summer Nobility to have been colluding with the Lady of the Lake, but any efforts on her side to break the Cycle of Season could not be legally proven.</p> <p><strong>Weightbearer:</strong> The Summer Nobility at large and the personnel of the judges of the Camelot Eternal Summer Court specifically were banished to the Autumn Court for crimes against summer.</p> <p>As the Nobles were banished to the Autumn Court with remnants of Summer in them, this caused uproar in Autumn's political climate. Historically the Summer Court has reinstated banished individuals into its service after a complete reformation of the Autumn Court. However, no such promise had been given. It remains to be seen if this will cause Autumn to enter a period of Summer-induced stability or if more banishments are required.</p> <p><strong>Aftermath:</strong> The Court's rejection of the Summer Nobility was met with a degree of approval, with Western press describing the verdict as "housecleaning" to keep up with modern times.</p> <p>Less positive reactions were caused by the case's counterclaim, <strong><span style="color: purple">Lavender</span></strong> being accused of trying to slander the Lady's reputation. With the Lady being one of the most prominent survivors of <a href="/finding-avalon">the destruction of Avalon</a>, the upholder of the now defunct Arthurian Charter, and a supporter of elements of the Cycle, like the former Wild Hunt, it was seen as impossible for such an influential Fae figure to be in opposition of the Cycle of Seasons.</p> <p>Russia saw the decision of the Esterbergian Court as an attack on its sovereignty and forbade all of its judges to consent to the rite. Other states soon followed its example of a complete disavowal of the Summer Court.</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="blockquote lightweight"> <p>The United Nations could soon be divided into states which did not tolerate the Summer Court at all, and those who had an interest in allowing it to operate with restrictions. The latter group came together to draft the first version of what is now known as the Summer Court Treaty.</p> <p>This Treaty would allow each state to make independent restrictions based on their own legal system to the operation of the Summer Court as long as it would not result in rejection by the Court. As any decree would be universal among signees two independent instances would review the judgement before it would be finally approved by the Esterbergian Supreme Summer Court.</p> <p>As a few nations remained indecisive the GOC noted the GOC would retract its agreement with the Court as soon as the Summer Court Treaty had been signed by a majority of UN member states. For any state without laws to deal with Summer, the Court would start operating as it had before the creation of the Veil. This was enough to make the remaining states decide on a side to pick.</p> <p>At that time, the Summer Court did not deal with human states at all, existing alongside rather than with them. Knowledge of it was not very widespread and thus it was mainly used by Fae and magicians keenly aware of deeper occult lore. The Summer Court was not hiding per se, but more so made no attempts to keep itself known, assuming its existence a given for any denizens of Earth. As a trial could change reality, people in the know were thus incentivized to keep the workings of the Summer Court, as well as the rest of the Cycle, largely to themselves.</p> <p>Instantiation was either the domain of Fae Courts deep in forests made for this purpose or created by tricking a human judge into consenting to the <em>Rite which brings Summer</em>. These instances were much more prone to decreeing local reality changes. To this day, reality sometimes has different characteristics depending on the state. The United Kingdom has been the most largely affected by this phenomenon.</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="report-box"> <p><strong>Case:</strong> Segregation of Fae to Offroad-Spaces in England per the Arthurian Charter</p> <p><strong>Background:</strong> <a href="/goc-tale-sequence-assessment">The Arthurian Charter</a> was in its original version an agreement between the humans and the Fae of England to facilitate a peaceful coexistence. Among other things, it detailed the segregation of the Fae to a number of extradimensional spaces, named "Offroad-Spaces" which would be off-limits to humans. Soon after a second version of the Charter was created. There the <a href="/nt-4041-nimuedianetic-karhu">Lady of the Lake</a> served as the representative of all Fae and the English Crown as the representative of humanity, while the Charter practice still only affected Great Britain and the Five Fae Kingdoms. All England-specific parts of the Charter like the creation of Offroad-Spaces and the Segregation of the Fae were left out.</p> <p>This second version ended up being the enforced version of the Charter until the Veilfall. Outside of Avalon and the other Kingdoms, the number of Offroad-Spaces requested by the first version was never reached. A former member of the Fae-extremist group Triumviraté named Aerandahll made a case to the Summer Court. Offroad spaces should exist and the human-fae segregation of the first Charter should be enforced.</p> <p><strong>Instantiation:</strong> The case was brought to the Camelot Eternal Summer Court, having been reaccepted by the Summer Court after the judges' replacement, on the 19th of December 2022.</p> <p><strong>Counterclaim:</strong> No counterclaim was brought forth during the allotted time. This is assumed to be due to this case not getting any media attention at this time as well as unfamiliarity with some of the specifics of the Court's structure.</p> <p><strong>Verdict:</strong> The Court ruled it would no longer make new decrees which take effect only in a part and not the entirety of reality in its jurisdiction. Furthermore, the Court pointed out it would have likely ruled against the case on grounds of the forced segregation not being in line with the international law the Summer Court was currently bound by. Additionally, further evidence was needed to show that the first Arthurian charter was not legally replaced but rather expanded upon by the second version.</p> <p><strong>Weightbearer:</strong> Aerandahll complained about the decree, blaming his failure on the Judge he was forced to plead his case to. The Camelot Judge asked if he planned to bring this claim to other instances. Directly after Aerandahlls confirmation, he was trapped in a copy of reality consisting of versions of every single Summer Court instance active at the time. He had to plead his case to all of them, only succeeding in a small minority of instances. Aerandahll was released back into baseline reality in the Esterbergian Supreme Summer Court just in time to witness Esterberg confirming the original judgement of the Camelot Eternal Summer Court.</p> <p><strong>Aftermath:</strong> The case garnered media attention in the UK after the verdict was announced. A common thread was the focus on the power of the Court being theoretically able to evict all Fae from mainline England past any government involvement. Vanguard focused on education about the trial system and the option for counterclaims. A bill proposing mandated government involvement for all Summer Court trials was drafted but never passed for unrelated reasons. Trying to take part in the Summer Court Treaty instead of going their own way was talked about. However, the Treaty was leaning strongly towards recognizing the Court in Esterberg as the highest authority of Summer. Submitting their own Camelot Eternal Summer Court to the Esterbergian Supreme Summer Court was not a popular sentiment and thus rejected by the government.</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="report-box"> <h3 id="toc3"><span>VIDEO TRANSCRIPT LOG #8471-6471</span></h3> <hr/> <p><strong>Foreword:</strong> Interview was conducted by Special Investigator Klara Lambrecht in the Esterbergian Supreme Summer Court as Supreme Summer Judge Edrisglair refused to be interviewed by anyone else.</p> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><span class="bt">[BEGIN LOG]</span></p> <hr/> <p><strong>Lambrecht:</strong> First of all, thank you for agreeing to this interview at all.</p> <p><strong>Edrisglair:</strong> No pleasure.</p> <p><strong>Lambrecht:</strong> Why choose me then?</p> <p><strong>Edrisglair:</strong> We have a minimum of <a href="/scp-6471">prior contact</a> which is enough for me to make the assessment that you want this interview to be over as fast as I do.</p> <p><strong>Lambrecht:</strong> You're not wrong.</p> <p><strong>Edrisglair:</strong> Yes.</p> <p><strong>Lambrecht:</strong> You could have just not agreed to the interview.</p> <p><strong>Edrisglair:</strong> That is correct. It is however less of a waste of my time to do this interview once than to continuously remind people to not misuse the Summer Court and its assets for purposes it was not intended for.</p> <p><strong>Lambrecht:</strong> Do you get many court cases?</p> <p><strong>Edrisglair:</strong> Putting my Esterbergian Supreme Court duties and my Summer Court duties together, adds up to an amount slightly beyond the Court's capacities. I suspect the question was aimed at Summer Court cases specifically. There are a lot of frivolous cases addressed to the Court which never reach my desk. Claims requiring my attention are rare, but they require an amount of consideration that adds up to a similar amount of time as the many normal court cases we handle, often more.</p> <p><strong>Lambrecht:</strong> Arent judgements on both your supreme court trials as well as your summer court trials final?</p> <p><strong>Edrisglair:</strong> An accurate assessment. However the first is final for the constitution of a city-state, and the second is final for the reality of all which is reached by the warmth of Summer.</p> <p><strong>Lambrecht:</strong> You mentioned being overworked by having to shoulder the duties of essentially two courts in one. Why did you take on this extra responsibility?</p> <p><strong>Edrisglair:</strong> It was never in doubt that I would judge for Summer upon its return. Our civilization is built on systems of justice. This must extend consequently to all aspects of our world, including our evidently malleable reality. And I can't simply shirk my responsibilities for Esterberg, which needs its judicative as well.</p> <p><strong>Lambrecht:</strong> Ever since the collapse of the Veil there's been talks about integrating <a href="/esterberg-city-wikipedia#toc25">Esterberg into Poland</a>. Where does the Court fit into all this?</p> <p><strong>Edrisglair:</strong> I don't comment on politics. I will say that the Summer Court will remain regardless of Esterberg's political status barring circumstances like the physical destruction of Esterberg or complete democratic cessation.</p> <p><strong>Lambrecht:</strong> Is there a statement you'd like to make for anyone ending up watching this?</p> <p><strong>Edrisglair:</strong> <em>(glaring into the camera)</em> Do not waste my time. I have made clear how overworked the Court is. Engage fairly with the Summer Court and we will treat you fair. I will not tolerate any attempts to involve Summer in some scheme or other. This is soon to be a UN-recognized institution. Treat it as such.</p> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><span class="bt">[END LOG]</span></p> <hr/></div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="report-box"> <p><strong>Case:</strong> Declaration of O5-7<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-3" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-3')">3</a></sup> as an Enemy of Truth</p> <p><strong>Background:</strong> This trial marks one of the few where a group made the initial claim. The group consisted of signees of a petition for holding the former O5 Council accountable for their alleged crimes against humanity. A larger focus was given to O5-7 specifically for her oversight of Foundation intelligence operations. It is likely the goal of the claim was not in the decree itself but to draw O5-7 out of hiding.</p> <p><strong>Instantiation:</strong> The case was brought to the Summer Court instance set up in Den Hague on the 19th December 2022.</p> <p><strong>Counterclaim:</strong> N/A</p> <p><strong>Verdict:</strong> The Court ruled O5-7 to fit all criteria for the declaration as one of the main enforcers of "The Grand Lie", as the Court refers to the Veil. O5-7 was thus decreed an Enemy of Truth.</p> <p><strong>Weightbearer:</strong> It is assumed being decreed an Enemy of Truth is equivalent to bearing the weight of the judgement.</p> <p><strong>Aftermath:</strong> The declaration stopped all work on the Summer Court Treaty dead in its tracks, as opinions about the decree were split. Some viewed it as an overextension of the Court's responsibilities, finding judgements about specific people outside its preview as well as the verdict biased due to a personal grudge of the Court. Supporters of the decision pointed out the decree held no legal consequences and was more of symbolic nature.</p> <p>Detractors countered with the label having historically ended in the lynching of the "Enemy". Overall the opinions against the declaration outweighed the ones supporting it in number. Interest in the Summer Court Treaty vained.</p> <p>The fate of O5-7 remains unknown.</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="report-box primer"> <h4 id="toc4"><span>Enemy of Truth</span></h4> <hr/> <p>Sources are unclear what exactly being branded as an Enemy of Truth entails. At minimum, anyone you interact with will know you are an Enemy of Truth as soon as you make a statement. Some sources go so far as to say all truth in your vicinity will twist against you to make your life a living hell. Summertide Knights would go on quests to slay Enemies of Truth three years after their branding.</p> <p>So far people have been branded an Enemy of Truth after being decreed so by the Summer Court, drawing the ire of Truth in communion, or by overextracting a spell to the point of breaking to gather Truth Glamour.</p> <p>The latter had been historically the greatest source of branding. Summer Court instances were often formed for minor cases to get a declaration out of the Court which could be drained of most or all of its Truth Glamour.</p> <p>Now some permanent instances of the Summer Court have taken to giving out Truth Glamour directly for anyone to use. Most instances forbid the direct extraction out of the Courts statements outside of this supply. Notably, the Esterbergian Supreme Summer Court has a zero-tolerance policy for trying to extract glamour from it.</p> <p>Of those branded with the label only those indirectly put under the protection of the Lady of the Lake survived to old age.</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="report-box"> <h3 id="toc5"><span>VIDEO TRANSCRIPT LOG #8471-4041</span></h3> <hr/> <p><strong>Note:</strong> <em>The planned interview with the Lady of the Lake could not be scheduled as the hotel she currently resides in, Memories of Avalon, did not forward any attempt at communication from Vanguard. Carter Hotels, the owners of the hotel chain, declined to comment.</em></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="blockquote lightweight"> <p>With interest in the Summer Court Treaty veining, the search for alternatives started. One such alternative could be found in MC&D Ltd. sponsored product: Avalonian Lakewater. The mist was said to bring all reality it covered completely under the control of whoever used it. This water was of the Lady's Lakes whose domain the Cycle of Seasons had agreed never to touch.</p> <p>Making a pact with the Lady of the Lake could thus proof a viable alternative for allowing the Summer Court access. The Lady was only hesitantly open to such pacts, citing a desire to stay on friendly terms with the Cycle.</p> <p>It was in this time another important case was brought before the Court.</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="report-box"> <p><strong>Case:</strong> Reversal of the Tree of Life's infection</p> <p><strong>Background:</strong> A genetic infection of <a href="/scp-6002">VNP-6002</a><sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-4" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-4')">4</a></sup> created by Dr. Eugene Muller had damaged the tree so far as to drive all animals of the kingdom <em>Aeternae</em> into extinction. An appeal to reverse this infection due to its threat to all life on planet Earth was brought to the Autumn Court in 1980, which transferred the case to the Summer Court. Due to the non-availability of the Court at the time, this caused no change.</p> <p><strong>Instantiation:</strong> On the 20th of March 2023 the case was brought to the Esterbergian Supreme Summer Court.</p> <p><strong>Counterclaim:</strong> N/A</p> <p><strong>Verdict:</strong> The Court ruled the infestation could not be reasonably reversed by its authority without significant changes to the timeline. Any consistent application of Summers power would remove the infestation completely and retroactively. It was the Judges' opinion that the Court was not in the business of directly cleaning up after others' mistakes and would generally not entertain the notion of changing specific events.</p> <p>The Court acknowledged this mistake to unfairly target the entirety of planet Earth. It thus decreed a restriction on VNP-6002. Henceforth, and in limited capacity retroactively, VNP-6002's influence over an organism's genetics decreases the further the organism is from VNP-6002. Beyond the Atlantic this influence is negligible. To not affect the chain of events more than necessary, animals of the kingdom <em>Aeternae</em> were decreed to have only survived in select spaces unobserved by people since the kingdom's extinction.</p> <p>As the Summer Court had been declared unconstitutional by the US's Supreme Court, the decree had no affect on the USA. As such the Court would only consider a complete reversal of the infestation after this judgement had been reversed, and additionally after more serious measures to reverse the infestation had been tried.</p> <p><strong>Weightbearer:</strong> Any person who directly or indirectly facilitated the infestation, as well as any of their descendants were decreed to not set food in any state recognizing the Summer Court. Any attempt to do so would result in travelling to Northern California instead, until a cure of the infestation had been tried to the best of their knowledge.</p> <p><strong>Aftermath:</strong> This case drastically changed opinions on the Summer Court Treatie. Only a state in accord with the Summer Court would have access to the no longer extinct kingdom.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-5" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-5')">5</a></sup> With each signature more hidden spaces were found. A large number of them were turned into Aeterns preservation zones, some by Vanguard, others independently. The kingdom is currently slowly expanding again into ecosystems of signees of the Treaty.</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="report-box primer"> <h4 id="toc6"><span>Recognition</span></h4> <hr/> <p>As with the rest of the Cycle of Seasons, part of the duties of the Summer Court involves recognizing organizations, inventions and other phenomena as part of its domain, the domain of 'IS'. The Summer Court is a lot more selective than other courts of the cycle. It prefers for all recognized parties to permanently stay a part of 'IS'. To still work properly with the flow of the rest of the cycle, the more lenient status of "Pending Recognition" has been created. While application to the Summer Court directly to gain this status is possible, it is made easier by passing the <a href="/spring-again">trials of the Late Spring Court</a> first.</p> <ul> <li><strong>Recognized Organizations:</strong> <ul> <li>United Nations (only recognized in its function as "Forum for the Exchange between Nations")</li> <li>Wanderers' Library</li> <li>Summer Court</li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Organizations pending Recognition:</strong> <em>(abbreviated list)</em> <ul> <li>Global Occult Coalition</li> <li>The King's School, Canterbury, England</li> <li>Marshall, Carter & Dark Ltd.</li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Recognized Inventions:</strong> <em>(abbreviated list)</em> <ul> <li>Wheel</li> <li>Written word</li> <li>Electricity</li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Recognized Treaties:</strong> <ul> <li>Universal Declaration of Human Rights</li> <li>The Summer Court Treaty</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="blockquote lightweight"> <p>One year after the return of the Summer Court all UN member states with the exception of the UK have either signed the Summer Court Treaty or rejected the Court in total. Opinions about the Summer Court change from country to country. There are no larger trends of approval and disapproval, as attention is largely only brought to it when an instance makes a judgement of political significance, particularly judgements from Esterberg.</p> <p>Many paranormal enclaves, none of which are as of yet formally recognized by the UN, have independently agreed to sign their own version of the Summer Court Treaty. The enclaves have been for the most part laxer than the states in legally restricting the Summer Courts' authority. The Yeren city of <a href="/scp-7600">Druv'tuul</a> in particular has declined to restrict the Summer Court at all and chose to employ a different rite to invoke the Summer Court's authority. When asked for a comment on this King Eldröl Gérunda had this to say:</p> <p>"The Cycle of Seasons was founded during the Fae Empire, but to think of it as a Fae institution? We had the Cycle under our thumb for 50 thousand years! Longer, if you think of Druv'tuul. No one should be surprised we found our own ways to handle the courts. I couldn't be happier about Summer's return. In the name of Druv'tuul, there is only one thing I want to say to the once again complete Cycle of Seasons: Welcome back!"</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="earthworm earthworm--old-syntax-first-false earthworm--old-syntax-last-true earthworm--old-syntax-hub-yes {$class}"> <div class="first earthworm__previous" data-title="Spring Again"> <p><a href="/spring-again">Spring Again</a></p> </div> <div class="hub earthworm__hub" data-title="Cycle of Seasons"> <p><a href="/cycle-of-seasons-hub">Cycle of Seasons</a></p> </div> <div class="last earthworm__next" data-title="/"> <p><a href="/">/</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="licensebox"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Hide Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>Cite this page as:</p> <div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <blockquote> <p>"<a href="/scp-8471">VNP-8471</a>" by Ethagon, from the <a href="https://scpwiki.com">SCP Wiki</a>. 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Source: <a href="https://scpwiki.com/scp-6002">https://scpwiki.com/scp-6002</a>. Licensed under CC-BY-SA.</p> </blockquote> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. A mistaken assumption that has since been rectified in all documents.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-2"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-2')">2</a>. A glamour which can be extracted from inviolably true statements. It is mainly used to highlight true statements over fake news or as a component of truth-related spells. The Summer Court has always been its main distributor.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-3"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-3')">3</a>. The Summer Court has shied away from acknowledging the existence of the Foundation in any statements including ranks like O5. Instead, the Court used the O5's real name.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-4"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-4')">4</a>. A giant sequoia tree in Northern California, United States of America mapping to a "tree of life" including every genome of life on earth. Removal or modification of genetic material from VNP-6002 impacts organisms which share said material.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-5"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-5')">5</a>. For the economic impact of the Aeterns return, see VNP-6002-ARK.</div> </div> </div></body></html>
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class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-var">#F5D8E0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.creditRate</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">4</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-box-with-credit-button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#000</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-box-with-credit-button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.fa-info</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-box-with-credit-button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.fa-info</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-box-with-credit-button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.cancel</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">PAGE</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">RATING</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#000</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">4</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-points</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rateup</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.ratedown</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rateup</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.ratedown</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rateup</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.ratedown</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.cancel</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.cancel</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.cancel</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-box-with-credit-button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.anchor</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">position:</span><span class="hl-code"> sticky</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">height:</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.sidebox</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.14</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">8</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> calc((</span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-code">vw - </span><span class="hl-number">870</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">)/</span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">max-height:</span><span class="hl-code"> calc(</span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-code">vh - </span><span class="hl-number">18</span><span class="hl-code">rem)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">position:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">absolute</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">left:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">103.5</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">z-index:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">5</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">overflow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 1290</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.sidebox</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">visibility:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">hidden</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">h2:</span><span class="hl-code">:before { font-size: </span><span class="hl-number">0.9</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> } </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">YUI</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">TAB</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">BASE</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code">;</span><span class="hl-reserved">background-image:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code">;</span><span class="hl-reserved">text-decoration:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code">;</span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-reserved">border-color:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-reserved">line-height:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">YUI</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">TAB</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CUSTOMIZATION</span><span class="hl-code"> ----</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> flex</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">flex-wrap:</span><span class="hl-code"> wrap</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> calc(</span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code"> - </span><span class="hl-number">.125</span><span class="hl-code">rem)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Link</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Modifier</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tab</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Background</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Colour</span><span class="hl-code"> \| [</span><span class="hl-identifier">UNSELECTED</span><span class="hl-code">] ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#efefef</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tab</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Background</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Colour</span><span class="hl-code"> \| [</span><span class="hl-identifier">HOVER</span><span class="hl-code">] ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code">, /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Listitem</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Modifier</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">position:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">relative</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> flex</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">flex-grow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">max-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-bottom</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> flex</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">align-items:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">justify-content:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">em</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">em</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">em</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.35</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.75</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-overflow:</span><span class="hl-code"> ellipsis</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">overflow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">hidden</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">white-space:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">nowrap</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code">, /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Selection</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Modifier</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">flex-grow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tab</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Background</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Colour</span><span class="hl-code"> \| [</span><span class="hl-identifier">SELECTED</span><span class="hl-code">] ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">em</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:active</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-content</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-content</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.5</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">SCROLLBAR</span><span class="hl-code"> ----</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ ::-</span><span class="hl-identifier">webkit-scrollbar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> ::-</span><span class="hl-identifier">webkit-scrollbar-track</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FFF</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-left:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> ::-</span><span class="hl-identifier">webkit-scrollbar-thumb</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#CCC</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> ::-</span><span class="hl-identifier">webkit-scrollbar-thumb</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#EEE</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">CENTER</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">IMAGES</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">ON</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">MOBILE</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">courtesy</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">of</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">EstrellaYoshte</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">and</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">PeppersGhost</span><span class="hl-code"> ----</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.imagediv</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">float:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">right</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">15</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 540</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.imagediv</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">float:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-align:</span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">only</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">screen</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">and</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 600</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block.block-right</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">float:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">ACS-COLORED</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">TABLE</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">DIVS</span><span class="hl-code"> ----</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#D7EFE7</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#D8ECF4</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table3</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table3</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FDF6D7</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table4</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table4</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FFDABF</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table5</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table5</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#F5D8E0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table6</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table6</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">146</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">255</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.2</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.tableb</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.wiki-content-table</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-collapse:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">separate</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-spacing:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.tableb</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.tableb</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">img</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#000</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.tableb</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#000</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.top-left-box</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">.item</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">WORDS</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">NO</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">LONGER</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">BROKEN</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">THE</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CROQUEMBOUCHE</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">HAS</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">SPOKEN</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">span</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">word-break:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">normal</span><span class="hl-code"> !important </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.avatar-hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#breadcrumbs</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.pseudocrumbs</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-align:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#main-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-tags</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">span</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">max-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> -- </span><span class="hl-identifier">FANCY</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">THINGS</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">from</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Woedenaz</span><span class="hl-code">'</span><span class="hl-identifier">s</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Dustjacket</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Theme</span><span class="hl-code"> -- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.fancyhr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">hr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">vw </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(var(--bright-accent), </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image-source:</span><span class="hl-code"> url('https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/theme%</span><span class="hl-number">3</span><span class="hl-code">Aflopstyle-dark/wl_hr.png')</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image-repeat:</span><span class="hl-code"> round round</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image-slice:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">80</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">500</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">80</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">500</span><span class="hl-code"> fill</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">80</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">80</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.fancyborder</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">vw </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-number">0.5</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image:</span><span class="hl-code"> url('https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/theme%</span><span class="hl-number">3</span><span class="hl-code">Aflopstyle-dark/wl_border.png') </span><span class="hl-number">600</span><span class="hl-code"> round</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">6</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">vw</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span></pre></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div> <div style="display: none;"> <div style="display: none"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">+ CODE</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">- CODE</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="code"> <div class="hl-main"> <pre><span class="hl-code">/</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">BLANKSTYLE</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CSS</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">[</span><span class="hl-var">2021</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">Wikidot</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">Theme</span><span class="hl-brackets">]</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">By</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Placeholder</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">McD</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">and</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">HarryBlank</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Based</span><span class="hl-code"> on: </span><span class="hl-identifier">Paperstack</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Theme</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">by</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">EstrellaYoshte</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Penumbra</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Theme</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">by</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">EstrellaYoshte</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-var">@import</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">url</span><span class="hl-code">('</span><span class="hl-identifier">https</span><span class="hl-code">://</span><span class="hl-identifier">fonts.googleapis.com</span><span class="hl-code">/</span><span class="hl-identifier">css2</span><span class="hl-code">?</span><span class="hl-identifier">family</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-identifier">Montserrat</span><span class="hl-special">:ital</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">wght</span><span class="hl-var">@0</span><span class="hl-code">,800;1,800&</span><span class="hl-identifier">display</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-identifier">swap</span><span class="hl-code">'); </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.9</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#main-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> -</span><span class="hl-number">1.6</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.2</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div#container-wrap</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-image:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-image:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-left:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">float:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-align:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.5</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">span</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">span</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">;</span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">:</span><span class="hl-special">:before</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h2</span><span class="hl-code">:</span><span class="hl-special">:before</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#000</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">letter-spacing:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> 'Montserrat', </span><span class="hl-string">sans-serif</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">:</span><span class="hl-special">:before</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">content:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--header-title, "R\</span><span class="hl-number">0026</span><span class="hl-code"> C SITE-43")</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">400</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1.3</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h2</span><span class="hl-code">:</span><span class="hl-special">:before</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">content:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--header-subtitle, "SUBVERTING COMMON PRACTICE")</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">700</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1.2</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 707</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">a:</span><span class="hl-code">:before { font-size: </span><span class="hl-number">1.6</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> } </span><span class="hl-identifier">#login-status</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#login-status</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-title</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#footer</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#footer</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span 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class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-box-with-credit-button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.cancel</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">PAGE</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">RATING</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#000</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">4</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-points</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rateup</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.ratedown</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rateup</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.ratedown</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rateup</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.ratedown</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.cancel</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.cancel</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.cancel</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-box-with-credit-button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.anchor</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">position:</span><span class="hl-code"> sticky</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">height:</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.sidebox</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.14</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">8</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> calc((</span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-code">vw - </span><span class="hl-number">870</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">)/</span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">max-height:</span><span class="hl-code"> calc(</span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-code">vh - </span><span class="hl-number">18</span><span class="hl-code">rem)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">position:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">absolute</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">left:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">103.5</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">z-index:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">5</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">overflow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 1290</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.sidebox</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">visibility:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">hidden</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">h2:</span><span class="hl-code">:before { font-size: </span><span class="hl-number">0.9</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> } </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">YUI</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">TAB</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">BASE</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code">;</span><span class="hl-reserved">background-image:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code">;</span><span class="hl-reserved">text-decoration:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code">;</span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-reserved">border-color:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-reserved">line-height:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">YUI</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">TAB</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CUSTOMIZATION</span><span class="hl-code"> ----</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> flex</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">flex-wrap:</span><span class="hl-code"> wrap</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> calc(</span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code"> - </span><span class="hl-number">.125</span><span class="hl-code">rem)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Link</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Modifier</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tab</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Background</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Colour</span><span class="hl-code"> \| [</span><span class="hl-identifier">UNSELECTED</span><span class="hl-code">] ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#efefef</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tab</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Background</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Colour</span><span class="hl-code"> \| [</span><span class="hl-identifier">HOVER</span><span class="hl-code">] ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code">, /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Listitem</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Modifier</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">position:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">relative</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> flex</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">flex-grow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">max-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-bottom</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> flex</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">align-items:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">justify-content:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">em</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">em</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">em</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.35</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.75</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-overflow:</span><span class="hl-code"> ellipsis</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">overflow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">hidden</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">white-space:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">nowrap</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code">, /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Selection</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Modifier</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">flex-grow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tab</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Background</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Colour</span><span class="hl-code"> \| [</span><span class="hl-identifier">SELECTED</span><span class="hl-code">] ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">em</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:active</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-content</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-content</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.5</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">SCROLLBAR</span><span class="hl-code"> ----</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ ::-</span><span class="hl-identifier">webkit-scrollbar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> ::-</span><span class="hl-identifier">webkit-scrollbar-track</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FFF</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-left:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> ::-</span><span class="hl-identifier">webkit-scrollbar-thumb</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#CCC</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> ::-</span><span class="hl-identifier">webkit-scrollbar-thumb</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#EEE</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">CENTER</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">IMAGES</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">ON</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">MOBILE</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">courtesy</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">of</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">EstrellaYoshte</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">and</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">PeppersGhost</span><span class="hl-code"> ----</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.imagediv</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">float:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">right</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">15</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 540</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.imagediv</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">float:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-align:</span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">only</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">screen</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">and</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 600</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block.block-right</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">float:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">ACS-COLORED</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">TABLE</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">DIVS</span><span class="hl-code"> ----</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#D7EFE7</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#D8ECF4</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table3</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table3</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FDF6D7</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table4</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table4</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FFDABF</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table5</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table5</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#F5D8E0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table6</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table6</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">146</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">255</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.2</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.tableb</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.wiki-content-table</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-collapse:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">separate</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-spacing:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.tableb</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.tableb</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">img</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#000</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.tableb</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#000</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.top-left-box</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">.item</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">WORDS</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">NO</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">LONGER</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">BROKEN</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">THE</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CROQUEMBOUCHE</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">HAS</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">SPOKEN</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">span</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">word-break:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">normal</span><span class="hl-code"> !important </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.avatar-hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#breadcrumbs</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.pseudocrumbs</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-align:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#main-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-tags</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">span</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">max-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> -- </span><span class="hl-identifier">FANCY</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">THINGS</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">from</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Woedenaz</span><span class="hl-code">'</span><span class="hl-identifier">s</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Dustjacket</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Theme</span><span class="hl-code"> -- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.fancyhr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">hr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">vw </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(var(--bright-accent), </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image-source:</span><span class="hl-code"> url('https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/theme%</span><span class="hl-number">3</span><span class="hl-code">Aflopstyle-dark/wl_hr.png')</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image-repeat:</span><span class="hl-code"> round round</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image-slice:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">80</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">500</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">80</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">500</span><span class="hl-code"> fill</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">80</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">80</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.fancyborder</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">vw </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-number">0.5</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image:</span><span class="hl-code"> url('https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/theme%</span><span class="hl-number">3</span><span class="hl-code">Aflopstyle-dark/wl_border.png') </span><span class="hl-number">600</span><span class="hl-code"> round</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">6</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">vw</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span></pre></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div> </div> <div style="display: none"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">+ CODE</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">- CODE</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="code"> <div class="hl-main"> <pre><span class="hl-code">/</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">QUEERSTYLE</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CSS</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">By</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Queerious</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Forked</span><span class="hl-code"> from: </span><span class="hl-identifier">Blankstyle</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CSS</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">by</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Placeholder</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">McD</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">and</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">HarryBlank</span><span class="hl-code"> Using: </span><span class="hl-identifier">White</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Outline</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Classic</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">LGBTQ</span><span class="hl-code">+ </span><span class="hl-identifier">Pride</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Logo</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">by</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Woedenaz</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">from</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">https</span><span class="hl-code">://</span><span class="hl-identifier">scp-wiki.wikidot.com</span><span class="hl-code">/</span><span class="hl-identifier">component</span><span class="hl-special">:pride-highlighter</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-var">@import</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">url</span><span class="hl-code">('</span><span class="hl-identifier">https</span><span class="hl-code">://</span><span class="hl-identifier">fonts.googleapis.com</span><span class="hl-code">/</span><span class="hl-identifier">css2</span><span class="hl-code">?</span><span class="hl-identifier">family</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-identifier">Vast</span><span class="hl-code">+</span><span class="hl-identifier">Shadow</span><span class="hl-code">&</span><span class="hl-identifier">display</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-identifier">swap</span><span class="hl-code">'); </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">:</span><span class="hl-special">:before</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1.2</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">3</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">3</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">3</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#fff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h2</span><span class="hl-code">:</span><span class="hl-special">:before</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.9</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#fff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.5</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-special">:root</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> --</span><span class="hl-reserved">header-title:</span><span class="hl-code"> "SCP Foundation"</span><span class="hl-code">; --</span><span class="hl-reserved">header-subtitle:</span><span class="hl-code"> "SECURE, CONTAIN, PROTECT"</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 707</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">a:</span><span class="hl-code">:before { font-size: </span><span class="hl-number">9</span><span class="hl-code">vw</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> } </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.75</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.75</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#fff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div#extra-div-1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">150</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-image:</span><span class="hl-code"> url('https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/component:pride-highlighter/gp_logo.svg')</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.creditButton</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">p</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-var">#373737</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Pseudogenesis</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Formats</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.pseudo-div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">4</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#B22A2A</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-var">#403450</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">5</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> "Vast Shadow", </span><span class="hl-string">serif</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-align:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.pseudo-div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-special">:is</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">h2</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">h3</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">h4</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">h5</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">h6</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> "Vast Shadow", </span><span class="hl-string">serif</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">letter-spacing:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">normal</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">white</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span></pre></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> </div> <div> <ul class="creditRate"> <li class="rateBox folded"> <div class="rate-box-with-credit-button"> <div class="creditButton foldable-list-container"> <p><a href="javascript:;"></a></p> </div> </div> <div id="u-credit-view"> <div class="fader foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">close</a></div> <div class="modalcontainer"> <div class="modalbox"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2><span>Info</span></h2> </div> <hr/> <div class="close-credits foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">X</a></div> <div class="credit first"> <p><strong>SCP-8478:</strong> Sense<br/> <strong>Author:</strong> <a href="/queerious">Queerious</a></p> </div> <hr/> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <div class="anom-bar-container item-8478 clear-1 keter {$secondary-class} vlam warning {$american}"> <div class="anom-bar"> <div class="top-box"> <div class="top-left-box"><span class="item">Item#:</span> <span class="number">8478</span></div> <div class="top-right-box"> <div class="level">Level1</div> </div> </div> <div class="bottom-box"> <div class="text-part"> <div class="main-class"> <div class="contain-class"> <div class="class-category">Containment Class:</div> <div class="class-text">keter</div> </div> <div class="second-class"> <div class="class-category">Secondary Class:</div> <div class="class-text">{$secondary-class}</div> </div> </div> <div class="disrupt-class"> <div class="class-category">Disruption Class:</div> <div class="class-text">vlam</div> </div> <div class="risk-class"> <div class="class-category">Risk Class:</div> <div class="class-text">warning</div> </div> </div> <div class="diamond-part"> <div class="danger-diamond"><a href="/classification-committee-memo">link to memo</a><br/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> WebCrawler AIC "Showtime" is to continually search the Dark Web and <a href="/scp-7830">Viber</a> for newly announced SCP-8478 venues. Following the announcement of a new venue, MTF Upsilon-33 ("Rushing Critics") are dispatched to the location to secure as many tickets to the show as possible.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup></p> <p>Entrance to SCP-8478 by Foundation personnel is limited to individuals with prior authorization. Any unauthorized researchers found attempting to gain access to SCP-8478 will be subject to disciplinary action.</p> <p>Instances of cognitohazards advertising SCP-8478 are to be neutralized via memetic countermemes. An active cognitohazard, appearing to the viewer as a poster for SCP-8478, and an inert representation of said cognitohazard are included below as reference.</p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><span style="font-size:150%;"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Show Cognitohazard?</a></span></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><span style="font-size:150%;"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Hide</a></span></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div class="pseudo-div"> <p><span style="font-size:10vw; line-height: 1;">Sense</span><br/> <span style="font-size:2.1em;">An anomalous sensory club, delivering transformative artistic experiences through immersion in an incomparable world.<br/></span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="font-size:1.1em;">Limited Engagement Only. Tickets available at venue.</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p>Details regarding the times, dates and location of the performances are anomalously learned by the viewers of a given poster.</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>A neutralized version of the above cognitohazard.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="Sense_Hotel.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8478/Sense_Hotel.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>A former venue for SCP-8478</p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8478 is an anomalous theatrical experience known as 'Sense'. SCP-8478 operates as a pop-up installation encountered in many venues, most commonly in Three-Portlands.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup> SCP-8478 instances will be hosted at a given venue for approximately two weeks, before abruptly disappearing overnight.</p> <p>Individuals who travel to the SCP-8478 venue are able to purchase a ticket to a given entry time to SCP-8478. SCP-8478 tickets are available at a range of prices, based on various socioeconomic factors, ranging from free to $500USD per ticket. After an individual purchases their ticket, they are told to return to the venue at the time of their show.</p> <p>Returning to the venue at the reserved time allows an individual to enter the building — individuals who have not purchased a ticket will be physically incapable of entering. When an attendee enters the building (hereto referred to as a 'guest'), the guest will enter the waiting room. This room is accessed regardless of which doorway is used by an individual to gain access to the venue.</p> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><a href="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8478/Sense_Ticket.jfif"><img alt="Sense_Ticket.jfif" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--resized-images/scp-8478/Sense_Ticket.jfif/medium.jpg"/></a> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Gloves, serving as the ticket for SCP-8478</p> </div> </div> <p>The guest will be drawn towards a table in the center of the room, containing a pair of gloves. These gloves are used to distinguish elements of the performance from other guests — all guests are required to wear these gloves at all times during a performance of SCP-8478.</p> <p>Upon putting on the gloves, a number of doors will open around the perimeter of the room. Guests will now be able to walk through any given door, able to explore the full layout of the venue. The venue is not topologically consistent with registered floorplans, instead following an internal logic for the duration of SCP-8478.</p> <p>Within the location, there are many different memetic experiences presented, hereafter referred to as SCP-8478-A instances. These instances each occupy a specific room within the venue, with a cognitohazardous trigger concealed somewhere within the room. Rooms are decorated thematically, typically resembling domiciles, hotel rooms, cellars, or more exotic locations, as based on the contents of the SCP-8478-A instance. Guests are invited to enter rooms, searching for SCP-8478-A instances — viewing an instance will cause a guest to enter a temporary catatonic coma, during which they experience hallucinations that serve as the primary 'performances' within SCP-8478.</p> <p>Typically, SCP-8478 will consist of 20-30 distinct SCP-8478-A instances, scattered throughout 40-60 rooms. A guest will have access to SCP-8478 for a duration of three hours, at the conclusion of which, they will be compelled to walk through the nearest doorway, resulting in the guest reappearing outside of the building.</p> <p>To date, SCP-8478 has not resulted in any permanent injuries, disappearances or casualties.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Addendum 1:</strong> SCP-8478-A Instances</p> <p>SCP-8478-A instances are cognitohazards and their associated memetic hallucinatory effects, used throughout SCP-8478. A consistent list of SCP-8478-A instances found within a given SCP-8478 venue cannot be created, as the included instances change arbitrarily. Notable and commonly recurring SCP-8478-A instances are listed below:</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Instance:</strong> SCP-8478-A-2<br/> <strong>Designation:</strong> The Sudden Chill<br/> <strong>Cognitohazardous Trigger:</strong> The underneath of an icy lake, drawn by a child</p> <p><strong>Effects:</strong> SCP-8478-A-2 causes the viewer to experience the alleged last moments of a seven-year-old girl named Grace.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-3" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-3')">3</a></sup> The viewer will begin to hallucinate a dark void, before beginning to experience the sensation of drowning in a lake during winter, after having fallen through the ice. The viewer will feel the chill, pain and sensation of their lungs filling with water, until they are rendered unconscious, at which point, they awake in the real world.</p> <p>At no point during this experience is the viewer unable to breathe.</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Instance:</strong> SCP-8478-A-5<br/> <strong>Designation:</strong> The Listener<br/> <strong>Cognitohazardous Trigger:</strong> A crooked keyhole</p> <p><strong>Effects:</strong> SCP-8478-A-5 causes the viewer to take the place of a child listening to a fight between their parents. The viewer is unable to move or intervene, and must hear the escalating conflict between the parents, resulting in a physical altercation. The parents are seen by the viewer through a keyhole, and are often obscured due to the limited visuals.</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Instance:</strong> SCP-8478-A-6<br/> <strong>Designation:</strong> Roughing It<br/> <strong>Cognitohazardous Trigger:</strong> A bloody patch of carpet</p> <p><strong>Effects:</strong> SCP-8478-A-6 causes the viewer to experience multiple different types of rug burns. SCP-8478-A-6 has consisted of between 10-30 different sensations, ranging from different carpet types to different rug burn locations.</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Instance:</strong> SCP-8478-A-11<br/> <strong>Designation:</strong> Selfish Confinement Prisons<br/> <strong>Cognitohazardous Trigger:</strong> Unknown</p> <p><strong>Effects:</strong> SCP-8478-A-11 causes the viewer to hallucinate the experience of an unknown anomalous individual held in a containment cell within a Foundation site. The viewer will undergo a standard containment experience, with limited interactions with others and timed feedings. This experience is one of the longest within SCP-8478, with the perceived experience ranging between 4 hours to 2 weeks. In actuality, this experience spans 5 minutes.</p> <p>Both the anomalous individual and Foundation site are currently unidentified; it is believed that they are the fictional creations of Pseudogenesis Productions. However, due to potential information breaches, continued research into identifying the origin of this experience is ongoing.</p> </div> <hr/> <p><strong>Addendum 2:</strong> Exploration Log</p> <p>On 07/21/2016, Researcher Megan Elken entered the 8 p.m. performance of SCP-8478, equipped with digital video and audio recording equipment. This test was authorized to record an instance, and to document the researcher's reactions. Due to anomalous interference, the recording was partially corrupted — relevant and coherent excerpts are below:</p> <div class="blockquote" style="border-radius: 10px; margin: 10px; padding: 0px"> <div style="padding: 1em 1em 0em 1em"> <p><strong>SCP-8478 Exploration Video Log Transcript</strong></p> <p><strong>Location:</strong> Three-Portlands' Parkwood Glen Apartments, Abandoned c. 1993<br/> <strong>Date:</strong> 07/21/2016</p> <p><strong>Team Members:</strong> Dr. Megan Elken</p> <hr/> <p>[BEGIN LOG]</p> <p><em>The recording is captured from video recording hardware embedded in Dr. Elken's glasses. An empty apartment lobby is shown. The decorations are consistent with the age of the building, resembling a luxury apartment from the mid-1940s. Paint and wallpaper peels from the walls, accumulated grime and dirt covering the walls. In the center of the room is a short pedestal, holding a pair of red elbow length gloves. The perimeter of the room is lined with 10 doors, each closed.</em></p> <p><em>Dr. Elken begins by walking around the perimeter of the room, attempting each door handle. Each door is locked.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Elken:</strong> This is Dr. Elken, I have entered the venue and appeared in the waiting room without issue. The doors are all locked, as expected, and a pedestal in the middle of the room has the gloves for me to put on.</p> <p><em>Dr. Elken looks at their hands.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Elken:</strong> I believe that there is a slight compulsion effect present in this room.</p> <p><em>Dr. Elken pauses, appearing to fight the compulsion.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Elken:</strong> The anomalous effect appears to cause an individual to want to put on the gloves. I must assume it is a minor cognitohazard designed to make the viewer desire the gloves in some way. To continue the exploration, I will put the gloves on.</p> <p><em>Dr. Elken walks to the center of the room, and pulls the gloves onto her hands. Once the second glove is pulled all the way on, every door in the room swings open in unison. The corresponding crash echoes throughout the room.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Elken:</strong> Great, I'm—</p> </div> <div style="padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em"> <p><em>When the footage resumes, Dr. Elken appears to be outside, in a forest. Upon closer inspection, they are in a large indoor chamber, with anomalous projections on the ceilings and walls causing the viewer to believe that there are no boundaries. In the center of the room burns a roaring campfire.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Elken:</strong>—just out of that SCP-8478-A instance. I was at summer camp, reliving my good old days.</p> <p><em>Dr. Elken pauses, raising their hand to their head.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Elken:</strong> No. That's not right. I've never been to a summer camp. However, while I was inside the SCP-8478-A instance, I truly believed that I had been a camper for years and that it was a foundational experience.</p> <p><em>Dr. Elken sits down onto a log, rubbing their temples.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Elken:</strong> It's a strange feeling — almost like both sets of memories are true. If I hadn't gone through the Foundation training, I wouldn't know which one was real. Why would they do that? The only reason would be to make you feel like you might ha—</p> <p><em>Dr. Elken, freezes, then after a moment, shakes their head while chuckling.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Elken:</strong> That's… I mean it's effective. I understand what it means now. Let me try and explain this for the record.</p> <p><em>Dr. Elken clears their throat.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Elken:</strong> I still haven't gotten used to the sensation of entering an SCP-8478-A instance. When you're exposed, you know that it has happened, but it isn't like a traditional cognitohazard. I believed that I was the individual the instance was about.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Elken:</strong> I understood the nostalgia and pain of being the only one left. I was inside of that feeling — sure, I've read about loneliness and survivor's guilt, but I haven't experienced it personally. This instance made me feel like I had. I didn't have to think about it, I just… got it. Completely.</p> <p><em>Dr. Elken looks up at the stars, the projections glimmering above.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Elken:</strong> I think I'll sit here for a whil-</p> </div> <div style="padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em"> <p><strong>Dr. Elken:</strong> —hile I've been in here, I haven't encountered more than one other guest. SCP-8478 is either much larger than we think, or they have some way of separating the guests, I'm not sure which.</p> <p><em>The sound returned momentarily before the footage. Dr. Elken is seen walking down a long apartment corridor, doors on both sides. They do not seem to be trying the handles, instead walking towards a distant art deco doorway.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Elken:</strong> I've been trying to cover as much ground as possible, hoping to find other guests, but I've been unsuccessful. I didn't want to spend too much time doing this, but my watch seems to have stopped as soon as I entered the building. I'm unsure of how much time I have left.</p> <p><em>Dr. Elken continues down the hallway, trying doors at they go - they are all locked.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Elken:</strong> This experience has been… well frankly, it's been incredible. I know we need to shut this down, but… I think we should talk to them. Try and come to some agreement that allows Sense to continue to run.</p> <p><em>Dr. Elken shakes their head, breaking their reverie.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Elken:</strong> I'm sorry, that was unprofessional of me. It appears that there may be a larger memetic compulsion causing the infected to express sympathy with GOI-478.</p> <p><em>Dr. Elken pauses, standing still. They do not move for an extended period of time.</em></p> <p><sub><strong>Dr. Elken:</strong> What if there is no compulsion…</sub></p> <p><em>Just ahead, a hallway splits off to the right — Dr. Elken notices it and starts walking towards it, turning into it. The hallway she enters appears quite long; however, after only a few steps, she is now at the end of the hallway, the wall inches away. Dr. Elken turns around, staring back at the hallway. It is as long as it appeared initially.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Elken:</strong> I believe that was the result of ontokinetic anomalous spatial compression — they must use that throughout to make everything fit. They rebuild these rooms and recreate everything each and every time they change venues. They must have some powerful reality benders working on this…</p> <p><em>Dr. Elken turns back to the end of the hallway, now facing a different hallway. The hallway here is a different style entirely, appearing similar to that of a grand hotel, with baroque-inspired architecture. In the middle of the hallway is a visual distortion, swirling colors.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Elken:</strong> What is—</p> <p><em>Dr. Elken begins approaching the distortion, but is hesitant. They hear a noise behind them and turn — there is nothing. Dr. Elken turns back to the distortion, but it has instead been replaced with a male mannequin, approximately 2 feet away from her.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Elken:</strong> Fuck!</p> <p><em>Dr. Elken grabs at her chest, inhaling sharply.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Elken:</strong> It's okay, there's nothing weird going on here, just part of the show.</p> <p><em>Dr. Elken straightens their back, resuming their analytic commentary.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Elken:</strong> There appears to be a post-war era department store mannequin standing in the center of the hallway. This is the first instance I have seen within SCP-8478, so I don't know what to expect.</p> <p><em>Dr. Elken stares at the mannequin — the mannequin is dressed in baggy clothes, posed mid-stride. It is unmoving.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Elken:</strong> As far as I can tell, the mannequin is iner—</p> <p><em>The mannequin moves, tilting its head and appearing to stare at Dr. Elken.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Elken:</strong> Oh! OKAY! The mannequin is capable of independent movemen—</p> <p><strong>Unknown Entity:</strong> Hey. Do you mind moving over and not being weird? I'm trying to work here.</p> <p><em>The source of this voice is unknown — it appears to originate from the mannequin, but at no point does it move any facial features.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Elken:</strong> The mannequin is now talking to— oh shit.</p> <p><strong>Unknown Entity:</strong> It's not that weird, can you just get over it? Some people are robots or monsters, I'm mannequins. Alright?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Elken:</strong> Right, sor—</p> </div> <div style="padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em"> <p><em>Footage resumes, showing Dr. Elken running through corridors, resembling a sub-basement.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Elken:</strong> I need to get out of here, there has to be a doorway somewhere, right?</p> <p><em>Dr. Elken pauses as they come to a larger chamber - the walls are lined with doors, each marked with a different symbol.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Elken:</strong> Okay now I just need to—</p> <p><em>She pauses, bending over and breathing hard.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Elken:</strong> Wait. Why am I running?</p> <p><em>Dr. Elken looks around, trying to find something.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Elken:</strong> Was that only in the SCP-8478-A instance? I swear I had woken up, but… did I?</p> <p><em>She pinches herself, and yells in reaction.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Elken:</strong> Ouch!</p> <p><em>Dr. Elken pauses.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Elken:</strong> I felt pain in the SCP-8478-A instances though, so I guess that tells me nothing. Maybe I shoul—</p> </div> <div style="padding: 0em 1em 1em 1em"> <p><em>Footage resumes as Dr. Elken walks out of a doorway, entering an alleyway beside the venue. They turn around, and can see a glimpse of a female figure before the door begins to close.</em></p> <p><strong>Unknown Woman:</strong> Thanks for coming Doctor, now tell all of your buddies at the Foundation to stay the fuck away, alright?</p> <p>[END LOG]</p> <hr/> <p>Upon recovery of Dr. Elken post exiting SCP-8478, a psychological panel was performed to assess their mental state. The results were consistent with individuals who had undergone intense exposure therapy, exhibiting behaviors consistent with patients who had completed EMDR treatments.</p> <p>Based on interviews done after the fact, Dr. Elken was not in danger at any point during SCP-8478. Their fear in the basement was simply a panic attack resulting from an SCP-8478-A instance. Dr. Elken conveyed that they were trapped within a shipping container travelling across the ocean, and temporarily developed claustrophobia following exposure.</p> </div> </div> <p>Following the exploration log, additional research was done into identifying the unknown individuals seen within SCP-8478. The addendum below contains the Foundation's current information on the group responsible for SCP-8478.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Addendum 3: Pseudogenesis Productions</strong></p> <p>Pseudogenesis Productions (GOI-478) is an anomalous theatre group, responsible for the creation and performances of SCP-8478. Founded by Stephanie Pseudo in 2006, Pseudogenesis Productions focuses on creating what they call 'authentically immersive theatre', typically utilizing a combination of ontokinetics and memetics to create detailed and extreme performances.</p> <p>Below is an excerpt from a Playbill recovered from SCP-8478, listing the key creative members of Pseudogenesis Productions:</p> <div class="pseudo-div"> <p><span style="font-size:3em;">Meet the Crew!</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:170%;">Stephanie Pseudo \|\| Creative Director</span><sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-4" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-4')">4</a></sup></p> <h6 id="toc0"><span>Stephanie is the founder of Pseudogenesis Productions, and the creator of Sense. She hopes that Sense will show you that nothing is permanent, and everything can change.</span></h6> <p><span style="font-size:170%;">Solomon Baer \|\| Lead Lighting Technician</span><sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-5" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-5')">5</a></sup></p> <h6 id="toc1"><span>Solomon is a graduate from Deer College's anart theatre program, specializing in the manipulation of light and color. He wants to thank his parents for exposing him to the anomalous from a young age, and all of the other crew for the work they do.</span></h6> <p><span style="font-size:170%;">Duplo \|\| Ontokinetic Production Designer</span><sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-6" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-6')">6</a></sup></p> <h6 id="toc2"><span>Duplo is a college dropout who joined Pseudogenesis Productions so that they could create anart that didn't kill the viewer. If you see them around Sense, be sure to say hi! Just don't get in their way - they're probably on their way to fix something.</span></h6> <p><span style="font-size:170%;">Vivienne Chen \|\| Memetics & Cognitohazard Designer</span><sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-7" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-7')">7</a></sup></p> <h6 id="toc3"><span>Vivienne is the master of memetics, and is responsible for the cognitohazards present throughout Sense. She believes that memetics allow for untold levels of shared understanding within theatre. Vivienne would like to specifically <span style="text-decoration: underline;">not</span> thank the Foundation, as they are a bunch of idiots playing doctor, including her mother.</span></h6> </div> <hr/> <p><strong>Addendum 4:</strong> Incident 8478-478</p> <p>Following the identification of both POI-478-3 & POI-478-4 within Dr. Elken's exploration footage, a strike team was formed to raid an SCP-8478 location to capture as many members of GOI-478 as possible.</p> <p>On 04/22/2017, the strike team managed to locate the next venue for SCP-8478 while it was still in pre-production. A raid that day captured four individuals, claiming to be POIs 478-1 through 478-4. Upon transport to an interim holding site, each member was interviewed. The most relevant interview is included below:</p> <div class="blockquote" style="border-radius: 10px; margin: 10px"> <p><strong>Containment Intake Interview</strong></p> <p><strong>Date:</strong> 04/22/2017</p> <p><strong>Researcher:</strong> Dr. Megan Elken<br/> <strong>Supervising Researcher:</strong> Erynn Chen</p> <hr/> <p>[BEGIN LOG]</p> <p><strong>Dr. Elken:</strong> Hello POI-478-4, have you been told why you are here?</p> <p><strong>POI-478-4:</strong> Yeah. I'm here because you guys love wasting resources.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Elken:</strong> POI-478-4, are you aware of who we are?</p> <p><strong>POI-478-4:</strong> Yeah! You're the idiots who lock people like me up for shits and giggles, without thinking about who we are.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Elken:</strong> The Foundation exists to protect the world fro—</p> <p><strong>POI-478-4:</strong> From what? Theatre kids? Are you guys kidding me? I remember that you used to actually try and prioritize actually dangerous anomalies — why do you care about a fucking play?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Elken:</strong> Since you know so much about the Foundation, POI-478-4, then this won't come as a surprise — if you don't start to cooperate, I will be forced to terminate you. We have your three compatriots, so you're expendable.</p> <p><strong>POI-478-4:</strong> I'm expendable? <em>Laughing</em> That's fucking funny.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Elken:</strong> What's so amusing POI-478-4?</p> <p><strong>POI-478-4:</strong> You think that you captured four of us, right? Sorry to break it to you doc, but the others have nothing to tell you.</p> <p><em>Dr. Elken pauses, listening to a concealed communication device.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Elken:</strong> What? They're useless? How did they— I'm sorry, did you say it's just a mannequin? I saw it move! What the—</p> <p><em>Dr. Elken pauses, listening. After a second, they nod at a mirrored window and turn back to face POI-478-4.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Elken:</strong> Right. Tell us how POI-478-3 turned into a hunk of plastic, while the other two are now acting like they have no idea what's going on?</p> <p><strong>POI-478-4:</strong> Oh, now I'm interesting, huh?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Elken:</strong> POI-478-4, don't make me—</p> <p><strong>POI-478-4:</strong> Alright, alright fine. It's memetics.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Elken:</strong> What are you talking about POI-478-4? What do you mean by memetics?</p> <p><strong>POI-478-4:</strong> You know? Like the pretend science of fucking with brains with pictures?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Elken:</strong> I know what memetics are, I was asking what you have to do with memetics.</p> <p><strong>POI-478-4:</strong> Didn't you read the playbill? I make the cognitohazards. Basically I come up with an idea, and then I make the fucking cognitohazard. Did that clear things up?</p> <p><em>POI-478-4 leans back into their chair and places their feet onto the table. Dr. Elken looks at a mirrored window, before continuing the interview.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Elken:</strong> Right. If you answer one question directly, I'll end this interview and you can go back to being alone.</p> <p><strong>POI-478-4:</strong> For real? You'll leave?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Elken:</strong> Yes.</p> <p><strong>POI-478-4:</strong> Fine. One question.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Elken:</strong> Two of the captured individuals are now claiming that they aren't members of Pseudogenesis Productions despite identifying themselves as key members upon capture. What did you do to them?</p> <p><strong>POI-478-4:</strong> I can't believe you actually thought that we'd all be in one place at the same time. Seriously? Do you really think we're that stupid?</p> <p><em>Dr. Elken does not respond. POI-478-4 reacts with annoyance, continuing to speak.</em></p> <p><strong>POI-478-4:</strong> You want to know how I did it? It's a mental overlay, a complete copy of the other members of the team. I make a cognitohazard placing a mental overlay on our <em>hired workers</em>, letting the overlay take control when they are within the theatre space. Was that simple enough to understand?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Elken:</strong> Yeah. I understand that you're brainwashing people.</p> <p><strong>POI-478-4:</strong> Wow. I almost forgot what it was like talking to people like you.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Elken:</strong> Moving on, what about POI-478-3? The mannequin is inert now, and has no signs of—</p> <p><strong>POI-478-4:</strong> Oh, that's weird.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Elken:</strong> What is, POI-478-4?</p> <p><strong>POI-478-4:</strong> Well that's more questions. And you said you would only ask one. Maybe you're not the smartest researcher here?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Elken:</strong> Excuse me?</p> <p><em>Dr. Elken is seen pausing, listening to a concealed communication device. After a few seconds, Dr. Elken turns to face POI-478-4.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Elken:</strong> That will be all for now, POI-478-4. Supervising Researcher Chen will be here later to continue the interrogation.</p> <p><strong>POI-478-4:</strong> … What did you just say?</p> <p><em>Dr. Elken does not respond to POI-478-4, gathering their papers and standing. POI-478-4 attempts to stand up, but is pulled back down by its restraints.</em></p> <p><strong>POI-478-4:</strong> Who the <em>fuck</em> told my mother about this? Hey, I'm talking to you!</p> <p><em>Dr. Elken exits the room. POI-478-4 stops shouting. They look around the room, identifying the security cameras.</em></p> <p><strong>POI-478-4:</strong> I know you're watching this mom. Stay away from me.</p> <p>[END LOG]</p> </div> <p>Following the intake interview, cameras and sensors failed within POI-478-4's temporary containment cell. This fact was not recognized until hours later, at which point they were found to be missing.</p> <p>Investigation into the lapse in security revealed that POI-478-4 had smuggled a vial of ontokinetically-infused ink in a non-topological pocket somewhere within their clothing. POI-478-4 used said ink to draw cognitohazards directly onto their person, and inside of the chamber. These cognitohazards disabled the sensors, and allowed POI-478-4 to bypass security protocols to exit their holding chamber.</p> <p>The interim holding site was not intended for anything more than momentary containment, due to its status as a Foundation front business. As such, POI-478-4 was able to escape unnoticed, without force. They were last recorded walking out the main doors of the temporary site, holding their middle finger out to the camera.</p> <p>As of the time of writing, all members of Pseudogenesis Productions are at large, and performances of SCP-8478 are ongoing.</p> <hr/> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. Due to the status of GOI-478 as a non-profit anomalous theatre company, these costs qualify as Foundation-backed arts subsidies, resulting in an overall net profit for SCP-8478's budget.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-2"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-2')">2</a>. Performance locations have included: abandoned hotels, apartment buildings, hospitals, schools, and assorted bungalows.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-3"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-3')">3</a>. As identified based on her name and age being included in each instance of the drawing. Foundation searches have turned up no evidence of a death matching this.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-4"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-4')">4</a>. POI-478-1</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-5"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-5')">5</a>. POI-478-2</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-6"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-6')">6</a>. POI-478-3</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-7"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-7')">7</a>. POI-478-4</div> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="licensebox"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Hide Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>Cite this page as:</p> <div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <blockquote> <p>"<a href="/scp-8478">SCP-8478</a>" by Queerious, from the <a href="https://scpwiki.com">SCP Wiki</a>. Source: <a href="https://scpwiki.com/scp-8478">https://scpwiki.com/scp-8478</a>. 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SCP-8480	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div style="display: none"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">+ CODE</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">- CODE</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="code"> <div class="hl-main"> <pre><span class="hl-code">/</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">BLANKSTYLE</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CSS</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">[</span><span class="hl-var">2021</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">Wikidot</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">Theme</span><span class="hl-brackets">]</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">By</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Placeholder</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">McD</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">and</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">HarryBlank</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Based</span><span class="hl-code"> on: </span><span class="hl-identifier">Paperstack</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Theme</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">by</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">EstrellaYoshte</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Penumbra</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Theme</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">by</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">EstrellaYoshte</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-var">@import</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">url</span><span class="hl-code">('</span><span class="hl-identifier">https</span><span class="hl-code">://</span><span class="hl-identifier">fonts.googleapis.com</span><span class="hl-code">/</span><span class="hl-identifier">css2</span><span class="hl-code">?</span><span class="hl-identifier">family</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-identifier">Montserrat</span><span class="hl-special">:ital</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">wght</span><span class="hl-var">@0</span><span class="hl-code">,800;1,800&</span><span class="hl-identifier">display</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-identifier">swap</span><span class="hl-code">'); </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span 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class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">hr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#000</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">6</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#000</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span 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class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-box-with-credit-button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.cancel</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">PAGE</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">RATING</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#000</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">4</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-points</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rateup</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.ratedown</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rateup</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.ratedown</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rateup</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.ratedown</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.cancel</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.cancel</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.cancel</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-box-with-credit-button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.anchor</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">position:</span><span class="hl-code"> sticky</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">height:</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.sidebox</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.14</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">8</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> calc((</span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-code">vw - </span><span class="hl-number">870</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">)/</span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">max-height:</span><span class="hl-code"> calc(</span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-code">vh - </span><span class="hl-number">18</span><span class="hl-code">rem)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">position:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">absolute</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">left:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">103.5</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">z-index:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">5</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">overflow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 1290</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.sidebox</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">visibility:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">hidden</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">h2:</span><span class="hl-code">:before { font-size: </span><span class="hl-number">0.9</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> } </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">YUI</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">TAB</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">BASE</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code">;</span><span class="hl-reserved">background-image:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code">;</span><span class="hl-reserved">text-decoration:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code">;</span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-reserved">border-color:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-reserved">line-height:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">YUI</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">TAB</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CUSTOMIZATION</span><span class="hl-code"> ----</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> flex</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">flex-wrap:</span><span class="hl-code"> wrap</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> calc(</span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code"> - </span><span class="hl-number">.125</span><span class="hl-code">rem)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Link</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Modifier</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tab</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Background</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Colour</span><span class="hl-code"> \| [</span><span class="hl-identifier">UNSELECTED</span><span class="hl-code">] ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#efefef</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tab</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Background</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Colour</span><span class="hl-code"> \| [</span><span class="hl-identifier">HOVER</span><span class="hl-code">] ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code">, /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Listitem</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Modifier</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">position:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">relative</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> flex</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">flex-grow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">max-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-bottom</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> flex</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">align-items:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">justify-content:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">em</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">em</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">em</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.35</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.75</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-overflow:</span><span class="hl-code"> ellipsis</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">overflow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">hidden</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">white-space:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">nowrap</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code">, /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Selection</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Modifier</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">flex-grow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tab</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Background</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Colour</span><span class="hl-code"> \| [</span><span class="hl-identifier">SELECTED</span><span class="hl-code">] ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">em</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:active</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-content</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-content</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.5</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">SCROLLBAR</span><span class="hl-code"> ----</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ ::-</span><span class="hl-identifier">webkit-scrollbar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> ::-</span><span class="hl-identifier">webkit-scrollbar-track</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FFF</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-left:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> ::-</span><span class="hl-identifier">webkit-scrollbar-thumb</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#CCC</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> ::-</span><span class="hl-identifier">webkit-scrollbar-thumb</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#EEE</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">CENTER</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">IMAGES</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">ON</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">MOBILE</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">courtesy</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">of</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">EstrellaYoshte</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">and</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">PeppersGhost</span><span class="hl-code"> ----</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.imagediv</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">float:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">right</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">15</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 540</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.imagediv</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">float:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-align:</span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">only</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">screen</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">and</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 600</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block.block-right</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">float:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">ACS-COLORED</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">TABLE</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">DIVS</span><span class="hl-code"> ----</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#D7EFE7</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#D8ECF4</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table3</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table3</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FDF6D7</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table4</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table4</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FFDABF</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table5</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table5</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#F5D8E0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table6</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table6</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">146</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">255</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.2</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.tableb</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.wiki-content-table</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-collapse:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">separate</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-spacing:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.tableb</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.tableb</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">img</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#000</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.tableb</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#000</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.top-left-box</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">.item</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">WORDS</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">NO</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">LONGER</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">BROKEN</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">THE</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CROQUEMBOUCHE</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">HAS</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">SPOKEN</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">span</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">word-break:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">normal</span><span class="hl-code"> !important </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.avatar-hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#breadcrumbs</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.pseudocrumbs</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-align:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#main-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-tags</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">span</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">max-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> -- </span><span class="hl-identifier">FANCY</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">THINGS</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">from</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Woedenaz</span><span class="hl-code">'</span><span class="hl-identifier">s</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Dustjacket</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Theme</span><span class="hl-code"> -- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.fancyhr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">hr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">vw </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(var(--bright-accent), </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image-source:</span><span class="hl-code"> url('https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/theme%</span><span class="hl-number">3</span><span class="hl-code">Aflopstyle-dark/wl_hr.png')</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image-repeat:</span><span class="hl-code"> round round</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image-slice:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">80</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">500</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">80</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">500</span><span class="hl-code"> fill</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">80</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">80</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.fancyborder</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">vw </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-number">0.5</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image:</span><span class="hl-code"> url('https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/theme%</span><span class="hl-number">3</span><span class="hl-code">Aflopstyle-dark/wl_border.png') </span><span class="hl-number">600</span><span class="hl-code"> round</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">6</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">vw</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span></pre></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div> <div style="display: none;"> <div style="display: none"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">+ CODE</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">- CODE</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="code"> <div class="hl-main"> <pre><span class="hl-code">/</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">BLANKSTYLE</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CSS</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">[</span><span class="hl-var">2021</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">Wikidot</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">Theme</span><span class="hl-brackets">]</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">By</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Placeholder</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">McD</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">and</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">HarryBlank</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Based</span><span class="hl-code"> on: </span><span class="hl-identifier">Paperstack</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Theme</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">by</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">EstrellaYoshte</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Penumbra</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Theme</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">by</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">EstrellaYoshte</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-var">@import</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">url</span><span class="hl-code">('</span><span class="hl-identifier">https</span><span class="hl-code">://</span><span class="hl-identifier">fonts.googleapis.com</span><span class="hl-code">/</span><span class="hl-identifier">css2</span><span class="hl-code">?</span><span class="hl-identifier">family</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-identifier">Montserrat</span><span class="hl-special">:ital</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">wght</span><span class="hl-var">@0</span><span class="hl-code">,800;1,800&</span><span class="hl-identifier">display</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-identifier">swap</span><span class="hl-code">'); </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.9</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#main-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> -</span><span class="hl-number">1.6</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.2</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div#container-wrap</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-image:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-image:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-left:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">float:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-align:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.5</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">span</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">span</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">;</span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">:</span><span class="hl-special">:before</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h2</span><span class="hl-code">:</span><span class="hl-special">:before</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#000</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">letter-spacing:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> 'Montserrat', </span><span class="hl-string">sans-serif</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">:</span><span class="hl-special">:before</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">content:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--header-title, "R\</span><span class="hl-number">0026</span><span class="hl-code"> C SITE-43")</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">400</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1.3</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h2</span><span class="hl-code">:</span><span class="hl-special">:before</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">content:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--header-subtitle, "SUBVERTING COMMON PRACTICE")</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">700</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1.2</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 707</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">a:</span><span class="hl-code">:before { font-size: </span><span class="hl-number">1.6</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> } </span><span class="hl-identifier">#login-status</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#login-status</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-title</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#footer</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#footer</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box-input</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box-input</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box-input</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box-form</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">input</span><span class="hl-brackets">[</span><span class="hl-var">type</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-var">submit</span><span class="hl-brackets">]</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box-form</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">input</span><span class="hl-brackets">[</span><span class="hl-var">type</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-var">submit</span><span class="hl-brackets">]</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box-form</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">input</span><span class="hl-brackets">[</span><span class="hl-var">type</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-var">submit</span><span class="hl-brackets">]</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#efefef</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">input.empty</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#999999</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2.3</span><span class="hl-code">rem!important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">right:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">8</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> flex</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">justify-content:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">right:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">7.9</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span 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class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">6</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#000</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">td</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">12</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span 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class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-box-with-credit-button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#000</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-box-with-credit-button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.fa-info</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-box-with-credit-button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.fa-info</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-box-with-credit-button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.cancel</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">PAGE</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">RATING</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#000</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> 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class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rateup</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.ratedown</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rateup</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.ratedown</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rateup</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.ratedown</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.cancel</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.cancel</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.cancel</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-box-with-credit-button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.anchor</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">position:</span><span class="hl-code"> sticky</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">height:</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.sidebox</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.14</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">8</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> calc((</span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-code">vw - </span><span class="hl-number">870</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">)/</span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">max-height:</span><span class="hl-code"> calc(</span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-code">vh - </span><span class="hl-number">18</span><span class="hl-code">rem)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">position:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">absolute</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">left:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">103.5</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">z-index:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">5</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">overflow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 1290</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.sidebox</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">visibility:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">hidden</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">h2:</span><span class="hl-code">:before { font-size: </span><span class="hl-number">0.9</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> } </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">YUI</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">TAB</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">BASE</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code">;</span><span class="hl-reserved">background-image:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code">;</span><span class="hl-reserved">text-decoration:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code">;</span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-reserved">border-color:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-reserved">line-height:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">YUI</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">TAB</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CUSTOMIZATION</span><span class="hl-code"> ----</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> flex</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">flex-wrap:</span><span class="hl-code"> wrap</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> calc(</span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code"> - </span><span class="hl-number">.125</span><span class="hl-code">rem)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Link</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Modifier</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tab</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Background</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Colour</span><span class="hl-code"> \| [</span><span class="hl-identifier">UNSELECTED</span><span class="hl-code">] ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#efefef</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tab</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Background</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Colour</span><span class="hl-code"> \| [</span><span class="hl-identifier">HOVER</span><span class="hl-code">] ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code">, /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Listitem</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Modifier</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">position:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">relative</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> flex</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">flex-grow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">max-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-bottom</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> flex</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">align-items:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">justify-content:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">em</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">em</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">em</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.35</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.75</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-overflow:</span><span class="hl-code"> ellipsis</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">overflow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">hidden</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">white-space:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">nowrap</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code">, /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Selection</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Modifier</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">flex-grow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tab</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Background</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Colour</span><span class="hl-code"> \| [</span><span class="hl-identifier">SELECTED</span><span class="hl-code">] ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">em</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:active</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-content</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-content</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.5</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">SCROLLBAR</span><span class="hl-code"> ----</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ ::-</span><span class="hl-identifier">webkit-scrollbar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> ::-</span><span class="hl-identifier">webkit-scrollbar-track</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FFF</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-left:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> ::-</span><span class="hl-identifier">webkit-scrollbar-thumb</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#CCC</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> ::-</span><span class="hl-identifier">webkit-scrollbar-thumb</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#EEE</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">CENTER</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">IMAGES</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">ON</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">MOBILE</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">courtesy</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">of</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">EstrellaYoshte</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">and</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">PeppersGhost</span><span class="hl-code"> ----</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.imagediv</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">float:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">right</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">15</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 540</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.imagediv</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">float:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-align:</span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">only</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">screen</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">and</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 600</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block.block-right</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">float:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">ACS-COLORED</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">TABLE</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">DIVS</span><span class="hl-code"> ----</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#D7EFE7</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#D8ECF4</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table3</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table3</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FDF6D7</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table4</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table4</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FFDABF</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table5</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table5</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#F5D8E0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table6</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table6</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">146</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">255</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.2</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.tableb</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.wiki-content-table</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-collapse:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">separate</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-spacing:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.tableb</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.tableb</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">img</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#000</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.tableb</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#000</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.top-left-box</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">.item</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">WORDS</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">NO</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">LONGER</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">BROKEN</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">THE</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CROQUEMBOUCHE</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">HAS</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">SPOKEN</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">span</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">word-break:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">normal</span><span class="hl-code"> !important </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.avatar-hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#breadcrumbs</span><span 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Allyana Weiss<br/> <strong>Subject:</strong> Emily Curtis, 20, designated SCP-8480-A</p> <hr/> <p><START RECORDING></p> <p><em>Security footage shows the interior of Interrogation Room P-15. The room has been staged to look like a therapist's office. Dr. Weiss sits behind a desk with her clipboard; across from her, SCP-8480-A sits cross-legged, looking at the floor. Their right hand is bandaged, showing partial blood staining — the concentration of which is centered on the tip of SCP-8480-A's index finger.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Weiss:</strong> Hey there Emily. Have you been holding up well? Making any friends?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> What?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weiss:</strong> It's okay, I'm here to be your friend!</p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> Really? I can't believe that you thought that would work on me.</p> <p><em>Dr. Weiss pauses, a flash of realization. She blushes. SCP-8480-A rolls their eyes.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Weiss:</strong> Oh god. Sorry. I've been talking to 8-year-olds all morning. Let's start over?</p> <p><em>SCP-8480-A snorts.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> Sure. So when can I go home?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weiss:</strong> When you've had a bit of a chance to breathe. Now, I do have to ask you some questions—</p> <p><em>SCP-8480-A rolls their eyes and looks out the window in the interview room.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> Of course you do. Fine.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weiss:</strong> Can you tell me your name?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> Em.</p> <p><em>SCP-8480-A stares at the bloody finger, wrapped in gauze. They bite their lip, tearing at the skin. Shivering, they drop their hand by their side.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> Just ask me what you really care about.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weiss:</strong> What do you think I care about?</p> <p><em>SCP-8480-A lays back on the couch and stares at the ceiling.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> Why I snapped. Obviously. It's not like the other times, this time was— nevermind.</p> <p><em>Dr. Weiss pauses, writing notes.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Weiss:</strong> Why don't we just start with what happened. You were at school, for a test?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> An exam.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weiss:</strong> Right, a test. How were you feeling?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> Anxious, I guess? I wasn't ready for the exam. I just… I needed more time.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weiss:</strong> Tell me more about the test.</p> <p><em>SCP-8480-A hesitates. They turn to face Dr. Weiss, chewing the nail on their thumb.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> I had to pass this <em>exam</em>, you know?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weiss:</strong> You were failing out?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> What? No. I'm not a bad student, I just get overwhelmed, and end up missing class. Sure, I mean, I wasn't doing great but, well… it meant that the exam was my only hope. We were all gathered in the test room, desks in perfect lines, perfect students all ready to ace the exam; and then there was me, and I was fucked.</p> <p><em>SCP-8480-A realizes they have been biting their nails. They violently throw their hand down, hitting their thigh. They wince.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> Sorry. Bad habit.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weiss:</strong> It's okay. Why were you 'fucked', to use your phrasing?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> My head was throbbing, and I couldn't focus.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weiss:</strong> Just a small headache? That shouldn't have been an issue.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> Really? I've been having migraines ever since I started college, and they've only gotten worse and worse. I can almost feel the headaches in my entire body, you know? So when I looked at the exam, and my head started to swim, I panicked. But I had to pass, so I started writing.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weiss:</strong> Okay. So you were writing the exam, how did the incident occur?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> The 'incident'? God, you're worse than my last therapist. I don't know why they wouldn't let me finish writing.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weiss:</strong> Why did they stop you?</p> <p><em>SCP-8480-A returns to biting their left thumbnail.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> So I was writing my test, and I couldn't think. Whenever it gets like that, I know I bite my nails. It's just… it helps me cope. It lets me focus. So I'm biting my nails while trying to complete the essay portion; I start to hear people around me muttering, but between the exam and my headache, it was just noise. It's <em>all</em> just noise, you know?</p> <p><em>Dr. Weiss nods, giving SCP-8480-A a slight smile.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> I get to the end, and my brain shuts down. It's screaming in pain, yelling at me that I don't know what the fuck I'm doing — I'm pushing through, biting the skin around my nails. The controlled pain helps, and I don't even pay much attention while I chew; I have to finish this essay or my parents would kill me. That's when people started talking around me.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weiss:</strong> In the exam?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> Yeah, I guess. I didn't look up, I couldn't waste any more time. And then this girl behind me screams.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weiss:</strong> She screamed?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> Top of her lungs.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weiss:</strong> What did you do?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> I kept writing. And then the proctors came over, and started yammering, like <em>fuck</em> if it wasn't already hard to keep my thoughts straight. So I told them to just let me finish writing this sentence, and then I could talk, but they demanded it. And then one of them touched me on the shoulder— he fucking grabbed me. So I spun, and pushed him away. I think I yelled at him too, I can't remember.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weiss:</strong> What do you remember?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> Blood. A few flecks, across the top of my exam. I tried to wipe it away and— and then I tasted it. Copper, acrid in my mouth, dripping down my lips. I saw more blood, and that's when I noticed it dripping down my arm. Then I heard the screaming. All of them, screaming for their lives. My head was throbbing, the room was spinning and I couldn't concentrate on the sentence, so I turned around to see— it was the proctor. They were standing there, covered in blood, spray covering their face, staring at me in terror. My blood.</p> <p><em>SCP-8480-A shivers.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> There was a crack. A sharp jolt of pain that pulled me out of my spiral. That's when I saw my finger. I didn't even feel it. I… I was just biting my nails.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weiss:</strong> You bit off your fingernail?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> I bit off the tip of my finger. I saw the bone.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weiss:</strong> What happened next?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> I tried to finish my exam. But then the blood kept dripping onto my page, and when I was trying to clean it up and save my exam— that's when the paramedics showed up. They dragged me out, and now I'm here.</p> <p><END RECORDING></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="anom-bar-container item-8480 clear-4 keter none ekhi critical {$american}"> <div class="anom-bar"> <div class="top-box"> <div class="top-left-box"><span class="item">Item#:</span> <span class="number">8480</span></div> <div class="top-right-box"> <div class="level">Level4</div> </div> </div> <div class="bottom-box"> <div class="text-part"> <div class="main-class"> <div class="contain-class"> <div class="class-category">Containment Class:</div> <div class="class-text">keter</div> </div> <div class="second-class"> <div class="class-category">Secondary Class:</div> <div class="class-text">none</div> </div> </div> <div class="disrupt-class"> <div class="class-category">Disruption Class:</div> <div class="class-text">ekhi</div> </div> <div class="risk-class"> <div class="class-category">Risk Class:</div> <div class="class-text">critical</div> </div> </div> <div class="diamond-part"> <div class="danger-diamond"><a href="/classification-committee-memo">link to memo</a><br/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> All SCP-8480-1 instances are to be isolated and contained within Site-80-P under the guise of prolonged psychiatric care. Bandages, gauze, splints and casts on instances are to be inspected daily, and replaced as needed.</p> <p>Potential SCP-8480-1 instances are flagged via Foundation crawlers, identifying any individuals under the age of 8 that exhibit symptoms of SCP-8480. These subjects are to be issued a cover diagnosis of 'Extreme OCD tendencies and Severe Anxiety'. When an instance begins to exhibit symptomatic progression, Foundation agents are dispatched to secure the SCP-8480 instance, recommending to their guardians that the SCP-8480-A instance should be involuntarily committed to Foundation Psychiatric facilities for their own safety.</p> <p>To date, all SCP-8480-1 instances have been remanded to Foundation care, and are to be held under involuntary commitment in perpetuity.</p> <hr/> <div class="image-blur-reveal scp-image-block block-right" data-feature="image-feature" style="max-width:300px;"> <div class="scp-image-caption show">A hand, displaying symptoms of SCP-8480 infection.</div> </div> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8480 refers to an anomalous mental disorder that typically manifests in children between the ages of 3 to 14. Infected subjects, SCP-8480-1 instances, exhibit the following symptoms:</p> <ul> <li>Moderate to Severe Anxiety;</li> <li>Headaches/Migraines;</li> <li>Moderate to Severe Onychophagia;</li> <li>Moderate to Severe Dermatophagia;</li> <li>Accelerated cellular regeneration/healing;</li> <li>Significantly high pain thresholds, especially in a subject's digits.</li> </ul> <p>SCP-8480 is believed to be triggered when any child experiences extreme, persistent anxiety, or undergoes a traumatic event. While under said mental duress, if the child bites their nails as a coping mechanism, they will be infected with SCP-8480. Subjects will then experience varied rates of symptomatic progression, typically linked to internal and external stressors. Many unidentified instances are believed to survive into adulthood asymptomatically. The majority of instances under the Foundation's care were committed under the age of 15, totaling ██00 contained instances between all facilities.</p> <p>SCP-8480-A refers to Emily Curtis, 20, an SCP-8480 instance who was significantly older than all other instances when first recovered. It is theorized that additional research interviews with SCP-8480-A have a high probability of identifying the root causes and triggers of SCP-8480, and will help better understand how to mitigate the symptoms of the anomaly.</p> <hr/> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Session #3 — Video Log</strong><br/> <strong>Date:</strong> September 28th, 2023<br/> <strong>Psychiatrist:</strong> Dr. Allyana Weiss<br/> <strong>Subject:</strong> SCP-8480-A</p> <hr/> <p><START RECORDING></p> <p><em>SCP-8480-A is in the interrogation room, shaking their leg. Multiple fingers have gauze covering them. Dr. Weiss is sitting in a chair across from SCP-8480-A. The two sit in silence.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> Will you just say something, or can I go?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weiss:</strong> I already told you: you can talk about anything you want, or we can sit in silence for the hour. I don't mind either way.</p> <p><em>Silence.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> Ugh. I guess we can talk about… <em>this</em>.</p> <p><em>SCP-8480-A gestures at themselves.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Weiss:</strong> What if we start easy? Do you remember the first time you bit your nails?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> Does anybody?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weiss:</strong> You'd be surprised by what the mind remembers.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> I remember the shame. The embarrassment. The pain. The countless adults telling me what an awful habit it was, the disgusting taste of the sprays that I ignored — my mind won't let me forget any of that.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weiss:</strong> It sounds like it was present throughout your life, then. Can you recall a time when it felt the worst?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> I guess? I… okay, wait, I do remember that I was like, maybe seven or eight. I was in my bedroom, playing by myself, when I heard a loud slam. Like something had just crashed into the side of our house, into my wall, glass breaking — I ran out of my room to see what was happening.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weiss:</strong> What did you find?</p> <p><em>SCP-8480-A looks away.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> I… I don't know. I remember blood. My mom. My dad. Not much else. I ran back into my room, slammed the door and locked it behind me; I saw my mom do it all the time. And then they started yelling at each other.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weiss:</strong> That sounds incredibly difficult to process.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> Yeah. I just… I remember crying, and when my dad yelled through my wall to 'Shut up!', and I heard a lamp shatter from the other side, I started to hyperventilate an— and, then, uhh. Sorry.</p> <p><em>SCP-8480-A begins to chew on their knuckle, the skin red and raw.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Weiss:</strong> It's okay. You don't have to keep going if you don—</p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> I want to.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weiss:</strong> Okay.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> You know when a kid is crying? Like that kind of disgusting, slobbery, unbound emotions that you don't know how to process yet, and it's just flying everywhere? And I was alone, trying to figure out why I was feeling bad, let alone why my dad yelled at me. I shouldn't have left my room, it was my fault. My head felt like it was filling up with oil, coating everything and just making it feel hopeless. My stomach was in knots— and again, he yelled at me. I screamed for help and then—</p> <p><em>SCP-8480-A exhales three times in quick succession. When they open their mouth, their lip is bloodied, the surface of the skin ripped apart. They do not notice, and continue biting on their knuckle. It has also begun to bleed, and bone is partially visible. Dr. Weiss does not intervene.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> Sorry, I just… there's a reason I try and forget. I heard my mom scream, trying to stop him, but he didn't listen. I heard the heavy footsteps, the familiar sounds of my nightmares. I heard him try the door handle, shaking the frame, demanding that I unlock it. He was threatening to break it, knock it down, show me how to shut up and listen to my father, saying I was 'lucky' he didn't take my door away.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weiss:</strong> What did you do?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> At first, I didn't know what to do; you know when you just have so many emotions, they need to come out? I started to freak out — I think it was a panic attack, thinking back to it… sorry, I'm… yeah. So my mind is screaming that I'm a failure, my dad is pounding on the door and I know I'm going to get in trouble and I— I bit my tongue. Not intentionally, just by accident. And… it helped. As the pain throbbed on my tongue, I felt the pain in my head go down. Turns out biting my nails, ripping at the edges of my fingers, it all helped. The piercing intensity of the hurt — I used it to focus. I centered myself around my pain, calmed myself through the overwhelming feelings; gives me… it helps me breathe.</p> <p><em>SCP-8480-A shakes their head.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> I stopped crying after that. I learned what a mistake it was to be myself. I… that was the first time I remember me using pain to stop my… my mind, my anxiety, my everything.</p> <p><em>SCP-8480-A cries in silence, face neutral, with tears pouring down. They are struggling to focus; SCP-8480-A pinches the bandaged finger, flinching and regaining control of their breathing.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Weiss:</strong> Are you okay? Do we need to take a break?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> I… I don't know.</p> <p><END RECORDING></p> </div> <hr/> <p><strong>Addendum 1:</strong> Symptomatic Progression</p> <p>SCP-8480-1 instances will experience a number of symptoms as the anomalous influence increases. The rate of progression is unknown, but movement between stages is believed to be linked to experiencing additional traumatic or stressful experiences. SCP-8480 infections can be grouped into the following stages:</p> <div class="tabQuote"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2 id="toc1"><span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Stage 1: Onset</strong></span></span></h2> </div> <br/> <script src="https://d3g0gp89917ko0.cloudfront.net/v--4b961b7cc327/common--javascript/yahooui/tabview-min.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <div class="yui-navset" id="wiki-tabview-41b5882b063b030b0d07810d3255956d"> <ul class="yui-nav"> <li class="selected"><a href="javascript:;"><em>Symptoms</em></a></li> <li><a href="javascript:;"><em>Case Study</em></a></li> </ul> <div class="yui-content"> <div id="wiki-tab-0-0"> <p>SCP-8480 can be contracted at any point before an individual's adolescence, with identified subjects having a median age of 9. While SCP-8480 infection is believed to be possible as early as 3 months, diagnosis is difficult due to the fact that infants lack teeth; instead common indicators are sucking on fingers, or otherwise gumming their limbs. Regardless of age, upon infection, all SCP-8480-1 instances begin to exhibit the following symptoms within 2-3 days of the inciting incident.</p> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="16346_lores_crop.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8480/16346_lores_crop.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Youngest recorded SCP-8480-1 instance, ~6 months old, exhibiting Stage 1's symptoms</p> </div> </div> <ul> <li>Instances will begin to experience low to moderate anxiety during the majority of their days, unless already at those levels.</li> <li>Instances will begin to feel the anxiety manifesting as light pains in the stomach, or head — commonly diagnosed as a 'tummy ache' or 'headache', given the subjects' ages.</li> <li>Instances will develop numerous maladaptive coping mechanisms, ranging from picking at skin, pulling their hair, and biting their fingernails. Subjects have stated that, of these, biting their nails provides the most 'relief'.</li> <li>Instances will begin to believe that there is something inherently wrong with them, that is unable to be fixed. It is unknown if this is a symptom, or a side-effect.</li> </ul> <p>While there are exceptions, SCP-8480-1 instances will move into Stage 2 within approximately 6 months to 1 year from initial onset.</p> </div> <div id="wiki-tab-0-1" style="display:none"> <p><strong>Therapist:</strong> Dr. Allyana Weiss<br/> <strong>Subject:</strong> SCP-8480-CA16 (Mikey, 7)<br/> <strong>Notes:</strong> SCP-8480-CA16 was recovered recently from a private daycare in Southern California. SCP-8480-CA16 displays symptoms typical of a Stage 1 infection.</p> <hr/> <div class="blockquote"> <p><START RECORDING></p> <p><strong>Dr. Weiss:</strong> How are you today, Mikey? Did you have fun in the group room earlier?</p> <p><em>SCP-8480-CA16 has their hand in their mouth, a slightly pink drool dripping down.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-CA16:</strong> We played with Legos and I got to build a house, but then Stumpy ran over and knocked down my—</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weiss:</strong> Stumpy? That's not a very nice thing to call somebody. Do you mean Jordan?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-CA16:</strong> Nuh-uh, his name is Stumpy! That's what all the other kids say, and umm, they say that they're… they said my name was Stubs and it's not, it's Mikey!</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weiss:</strong> I know that Mikey. You know, other kids only say that because they're scared like you are.</p> <p><em>SCP-8480-CA16 takes their hand out of their mouth. They have bitten their nail far enough that the skin is bleeding underneath. They begin to draw on the floor with their fingertip.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-CA16:</strong> I want my mommy. Mommy didn't call me a scaredy-cat, she…</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weiss:</strong> Mikey, you know you can't see your mother anymore. We've talked about thi—</p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-CA16:</strong> I want to see her! Why won't you let me go home to my mommy?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weiss:</strong> Mikey, your mommy isn't safe. We want to help you, okay? Do you think you can just talk to me for a bit longer? Tell me about what you're drawing.</p> <p><em>SCP-8480-CA16 begins to bite their other fingers, but nods in assent.</em></p> <p><END RECORDING></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ OZONE.dom.onDomReady(function(){ var tabView41b5882b063b030b0d07810d3255956d = new YAHOO.widget.TabView('wiki-tabview-41b5882b063b030b0d07810d3255956d'); }, "dummy-ondomready-block"); //]]> </script></div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <div class="tabQuote"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2 id="toc2"><span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Stage 2: Stasis</strong></span></span></h2> </div> <br/> <script src="https://d3g0gp89917ko0.cloudfront.net/v--4b961b7cc327/common--javascript/yahooui/tabview-min.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <div class="yui-navset" id="wiki-tabview-69d1c58e2154febeb4423990beca8fea"> <ul class="yui-nav"> <li class="selected"><a href="javascript:;"><em>Symptoms</em></a></li> <li><a href="javascript:;"><em>Case Study</em></a></li> </ul> <div class="yui-content"> <div id="wiki-tab-0-0"> <p>SCP-8480-1 instances entering Stage 2 of SCP-8480 will continue to experience the same symptoms as above, as well as the following:</p> <div class="scp-image-block block-left" style="width:300px;"><img alt="bandage_crop.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8480/bandage_crop.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>SCP-8480 instance in Stage 2 receiving medical care; image discovered in Foundation archives.</p> </div> </div> <ul> <li>Instances will become dependent on their maladaptive coping mechanisms to regulate their emotions. Attempts to dissuade this behavior through medical, psychological, or therapeutic intervention have no impact.</li> <li>Instances will begin to further increase their reliance on onychophagia and dematophagia as the only consistent methods of regulating their emotional states; this often leads to SCP-8480-1 instances bleeding as a result.</li> </ul> <p>SCP-8480-1 instances are believed to be able to remain in this stage for an indefinite period, with SCP-8480-A being the oldest discovered instance, having transitioned into the third stage just prior to intake. For an SCP-8480-1 instance to move into Stage 3, they must experience a significant and prolonged period of stress, anxiety, and traumatic experiences. The exact trigger changes on an individual basis, and there is no way to predict what will trigger Stage 3.</p> </div> <div id="wiki-tab-0-1" style="display:none"> <p><strong>Therapist:</strong> Dr. Allyana Weiss<br/> <strong>Subject:</strong> SCP-8480-MD27 (Lana, 12)<br/> <strong>Notes:</strong> SCP-8480-MD27 was admitted to Site-80-P two years ago, following a report by their middle school teacher, after they began bleeding in class during 'Bring Your Parent to School Day'. SCP-8480-MD27 is a prototypical example of Stage 2.</p> <hr/> <div class="blockquote"> <p><START RECORDING></p> <p><em>SCP-8480-MD27 sits on their bed in their containment chamber, curled in a fetal position. They rock themselves back and forth, as Dr. Weiss enters.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-MD27:</strong> <<em>Quietly.</em>> God please if you can hear me, please fix me. Let me go home to my mom and dad, I can promise I'll be good again. Save me God, please I just…</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weiss:</strong> Hey there, I'm Dr. Weiss and—</p> <p><em>Dr. Weiss pauses, as SCP-8480-MD27 does not respond. As Dr. Weiss approaches, SCP-8480-MD27 freezes.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-MD27:</strong> Stop! No, please, no. Just — don't come any closer, please go <em>away</em>, I can't stop myself, please, please, please leave me alone. Please just… please don't, I—</p> <p><em>SCP-8480-MD27 begins to clutch their head while rocking, as they start to groan.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Weiss:</strong> I know the pain hurts, I know it does. You know, other people like you bite their nails, do you—</p> <p><em>SCP-8480-MD27 stops groaning, and covers their mouth, hyperventilating.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-MD27:</strong> I can't, no I can't, I can't bite, I— my dad— my daddy says that biting is dirty and that I'm going to make God sad. Why won't God stop crying? I asked Mrs. Sally in Sunday school, and she told me that the angels are always watching. Mrs. Sally said they hate sinners. I think the angels don't like me.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weiss:</strong> The angels don't like you?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-MD27:</strong> They tell me that I'm a bad girl. I know it's a sin. That's what Mrs. Sally said, and my dad told me that when I bite my nails, I show the world how wrong and rotten I am. I want to stop bleeding. I want to be a good girl, I do. But the devil won't let me, he won't, he won't, he won't, he won't, he wants me to bleed. He tells me to be bad. He tells me that I… that I'm a monster.</p> <p><em>SCP-8480-MD27 rips a deep gouge into the skin off of their palm, blood pouring out, bone snapping through, their ligaments twitching. They begin to cry.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-MD27:</strong> I'm sorry God, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm bad, I know, I know, I'm sorry, I…</p> <p><em>Dr. Weiss pauses, stepping away from the instance. They place a finger on their earpiece.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Weiss:</strong> Could I get a medical team to MD27's containment chamber?</p> <p><END RECORDING></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ OZONE.dom.onDomReady(function(){ var tabView69d1c58e2154febeb4423990beca8fea = new YAHOO.widget.TabView('wiki-tabview-69d1c58e2154febeb4423990beca8fea'); }, "dummy-ondomready-block"); //]]> </script></div> <hr/> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Session #10 — Video Log</strong><br/> <strong>Date:</strong> October 8th, 2023<br/> <strong>Psychiatrist:</strong> Dr. Allyana Weiss<br/> <strong>Subject:</strong> SCP-8480-A</p> <hr/> <p><START RECORDING></p> <p><strong>Dr. Weiss:</strong> I hear you caused <em>quite</em> a stir in group today.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> Ugh. You heard?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weiss:</strong> You started a feeding frenzy, you know that?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> A what?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weiss:</strong> I know we've been working through your traumas, and I know that what you did helps your mental pain, but—</p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> But what?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weiss:</strong> You can't bite your fingers in front of the kids.</p> <p><em>Silence.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> This is bullshit — I didn't do anything wro—</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weiss:</strong> Emily, that is enough. Listen to me.</p> <p><em>SCP-8480-A freezes. Their expression flashes to neutral, as blood begins to trickle out of the corner of their mouth.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Weiss:</strong> You're the oldest one here and all the other kids look up to you, whether you like it or not, so we expect that you—</p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> That I what? That I'm suddenly the magic miracle cure that everybody else needed? And if you can save <em>just</em> me, just special little me, then you can look like a big hero who saved a girl from biting her nails. You're going to have to force me to stop. I need the relief.</p> <p><em>SCP-8480-A grabs their head in pain, opening their mouth. Blood begins to freely flow, a large gouge missing from their bottom lip. They bite on their right thumb, as a crunch can be heard on the recording.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> <<em>Sighing in relief, as they chew on a chunk of flesh.</em>> So— sorry. I just…</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weiss:</strong> Emily, do you know what a maladaptive coping mechanism is?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> I've heard the other doctors mention it, but they clam up when I ask questions.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weiss:</strong> Simply put, when anybody feels bad or stressed, we all want that feeling to stop. Whatever you do that helps relieve that pressure is a coping mechanism.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> Like biting.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weiss:</strong> Exactly. However, the biting is what we call a maladaptive coping mechanism. What it means is that you were put in a very hard situation, underwent extreme trauma, and without a model of how to cope, you developed your own methods. Those methods, biting, ripping, chewing — those are temporary.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> You… you don't get it. It's everywhere. Every second. Every moment. Every breath, every step, everything that I do in my entire life. I am always in pain. I am always terrified. I feel my fucking skin crawling back up my bones, like it's taunting me to rip it off again. It's wrong, and I… do you know why everybody has every finger bandaged? It's because we can't bear to look at them. We can't live in a world where our nails will <em>always</em> grow back.</p> <p><em>SCP-8480-A tightens their hands into fists, reopening wounds. Blood begins to seep through the gauze.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> We feel like fucking monsters. Not because we 'eat our own fingers', not because you have us locked up in boxes, not even because some of the assholes you let work here say it to our faces. We feel like monsters because our body is wrong. We are wrong. And we're just trying to… trying to correct that. Trying to… Sorry. I just… I'm so fucking tired of feeling like this every day.</p> <p><em>Dr. Weiss reaches across, offering a tissue to SCP-8480-A. They refuse, wiping their tears with their bloodied hands, leaving streaks of red across their face.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Weiss:</strong> You know the thing about maladaptive coping mechanisms?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> Hmm?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weiss:</strong> The worst part is that they work. You're right, it does give you relief, and that's valid. But look at yourself, you are clearly very emotional just talking about it. Do you really want to spend the rest of your life like this?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> Do I… Do I even have a choice?</p> <p><em>Dr. Weiss does not respond.</em></p> <p><END RECORDING></p> </div> <hr/> <div class="tabQuote"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2 id="toc3"><span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Stage 3: Complete Infection</strong></span></span></h2> </div> <br/> <script src="https://d3g0gp89917ko0.cloudfront.net/v--4b961b7cc327/common--javascript/yahooui/tabview-min.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <div class="yui-navset" id="wiki-tabview-19c565765e5d8bcc6557d3407e57e18e"> <ul class="yui-nav"> <li class="selected"><a href="javascript:;"><em>Symptoms</em></a></li> <li><a href="javascript:;"><em>Case Study</em></a></li> </ul> <div class="yui-content"> <div id="wiki-tab-0-0"> <p>SCP-8480-1 instances that reach Stage 3 are unable to be helped beyond mitigation of symptoms and involuntary reduction of self-inflicted injuries. In Stage 3, all previous symptoms are heightened, ranging from moderate to severe levels, with the addition of the following anomalous effects:</p> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="Cast_of_an_Unidentified_Child's_Left_Hand_and_Forearm_(all_fingers_missing)_saam_1968.155.159.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8480/Cast_of_an_Unidentified_Child's_Left_Hand_and_Forearm_(all_fingers_missing)_saam_1968.155.159.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Cast of unidentified SCP-8480 instance, post-mortem, displaying missing digits.</p> </div> </div> <ul> <li>The skin and muscles in the fingers and hands of SCP-8480-1 instances will soften, becoming easier to rend.</li> <li>When an instance bites their finger, nailbeds or hand, SCP-8480 creates nerve-blockers and triggers the production of endorphins within the brain. This results in the reduction of pain felt by the instance, as said endorphins create a momentary sensation of pleasure.</li> <li>Subjects' teeth will harden, allowing them to bite through not only flesh, but bone as well.</li> <li>Instances will begin to exhibit enhanced cellular regeneration, causing an accelerated regeneration of tissue.</li> <li>Subjects will progress to compulsively consuming all flesh and fingernails surrounding the bones of their fingers. Due to their enhanced healing rates, this results in the subject continually requiring that they consume their own flesh, to avoid extreme emotional distress.</li> <li>Subjects universally express the fear that they are broken, and that they do not view themselves as human. This extends to losing a desire to eat anything other than their own body, be active, or engage in any activities.</li> </ul> <p>While research is underway to determine how SCP-8480 could be cured or neutralized, at this time, there is no cure for SCP-8480. An SCP-8480-1 instance will continue to experience these symptoms until total biological death.</p> </div> <div id="wiki-tab-0-1" style="display:none"> <p><strong>Therapist:</strong> Dr. Allyana Weiss<br/> <strong>Subject:</strong> SCP-8480-NY48 (Jordan, 15)<br/> <strong>Notes:</strong> SCP-8480-NY48 has been in Foundation containment for 8 years, and is one of the most advanced cases of SCP-8480 in containment. Subject was the primary example of Stage 3 symptoms prior to the location of SCP-8480-A.</p> <hr/> <div class="blockquote"> <p><START RECORDING></p> <p><em>SCP-8480-NY48 is in a therapy room, restrained with leather straps.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Weiss:</strong> How are you feeling Jordan? Ready to try again?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-NY48:</strong> Let me move my arm again, and sure. Maybe.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weiss:</strong> I'm afraid we both know that we can't do that, Jordan.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-NY48:</strong> I've changed, I'm better. I'm not a monster anymore. You can trust me. I've been here so long, please, I just want to go home. It's okay, I won't tell anybody, I won't even talk about you or this place. I'll just go home, play games with my friends and—</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weiss:</strong> Jordan, you know it's not safe for you to leave. You're a danger to yourself, and going home will just make it worse. You will just hurt yourself again an—</p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-NY48:</strong> You're hurting me. You are all hurting me. Look at me, really, fucking look at me. Is this helping? Do you really think that the two of us sitting together, talking, me telling you <em>all</em> about how mommy and daddy made me feel unloved and that's why I hate myself, do you think that makes me <em>better</em>?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weiss:</strong> Jordan, you have to want to be helpe—</p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-NY48:</strong> I don't want to be helped! I'm fine, okay? No matter what you say, I know that I am not a monster, it's just that nothing helps but biting. It doesn't hurt. Just… please. Let me bite. I promise, I'll stop after one finger, I just need to feel it rip, to stop it from coming back. Please doc, please just let me out.</p> <p><em>Silence.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Weiss:</strong> I'd like to talk about why biting helps you feel better, especially with last session, I felt that we were really getting somewhere.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-NY48:</strong> You did? <<em>Laughing.</em>> I don't remember that. I remember you saying that we were finally talking about the important parts, but I was in so much pain, I don't even remember what I said. I made it up so that you would let me go, and then I could go back to my room and actually help myself. You know, with what actually works for me?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Weiss:</strong> Jordan, I am not going to help you hurt yourself. We want to help you get better.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-NY48:</strong> It's too late, we both know that.</p> <p><END RECORDING></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ OZONE.dom.onDomReady(function(){ var tabView19c565765e5d8bcc6557d3407e57e18e = new YAHOO.widget.TabView('wiki-tabview-19c565765e5d8bcc6557d3407e57e18e'); }, "dummy-ondomready-block"); //]]> </script></div> <hr/> <p><strong>Addendum 2:</strong> SCP-8480-A Incident</p> <p>In the week following SCP-8480-A's last therapeutic session, they declined further treatment and refused to leave their room. During this time, SCP-8480-A rejected all food, and was seen chewing their nails at a significantly reduced rate. On October 17th, 2023, the following footage was captured.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A Containment Chamber — Security Footage</strong><br/> <strong>Date:</strong> October 17th, 2023<br/> <strong>Time:</strong> 21:46:00</p> <p><strong><em>Note: SCP-8480-A was the only individual present in the room during the time of recording.</em></strong></p> <hr/> <p><START RECORDING></p> <p><em>SCP-8480-A stands in their containment room, staring at themselves in a mirror. Their clothes are dirty, stained with blood; their hair hangs in a messy nest behind them. The lights are all off, and they are silent, panting, rhythmically chewing their index finger's knuckle, white bone visible. The bone scratches against their teeth, a constant grinding noise present throughout the video. Their eyes are blood-shot.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> I feel like an idiot. Talking to yourself is what crazy people do.</p> <p><em>SCP-8480-A tears a chunk of their nail off, but spits it onto the ground.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> Fuck. Not again. <<em>Muttering.</em>> Dr. Weiss said that it could be good. You know, talk to myself, have a conversation, maybe a bit of growth? Acceptance?</p> <p><em>SCP-8480-A snorts as they chew on their cheek.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> When has talking ever fixed anything? When was the last time something <em>other</em> than biting worked?</p> <p><em>SCP-8480-A stares at their bloody stumps and misshapen fingers. They begin to pace their small chamber, shaking as they do. They slowly bring their hand closer to their mouth.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> No. I… I can't change this. I don't want to.</p> <p><em>SCP-8480-A bites on their palm, ripping the skin up their thumb.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> I know that it's wrong, I know that I could be healthier, and maybe even start working on being better but…</p> <p><em>SCP-8480-A chews, as blood leaks from the corner of their mouth.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> But it's easy. It's easier to just keep biting.</p> <p><em>SCP-8480-A stares at a small pool of blood on the floor. They watch as blood runs down their hand, dripping into the pool.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> It's safe. It's familiar. It's always worked, right?</p> <p><em>SCP-8480-A returns to slowly gnawing on their knuckle.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> It makes me feel better.</p> <p><em>SCP-8480-A sneers.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> Sure. But so did my bedroom. And the house. Fuck, even Dad used to feel safe.</p> <p><em>SCP-8480-A grasps their right wrist with their left hand.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> Dad didn't know, he didn't mean it.</p> <p><em>SCP-8480-A manages to pull their right hand away from their mouth — sinews stretching and snapping as they do.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> You don't know that. You can't know what goes on in the minds of monsters.</p> <p><em>SCP-8480-A attempts to bite their nails through their handwraps.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> Stop. I don't have to listen to y—</p> <p><em>SCP-8480-A tries to hit their hand away. It doesn't work.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> You do. You do need to listen to me. You know why? Because you're a fucking coward. You're a goddamn coward, and you're too scared to quit.</p> <p><em>Silence. Blood coats SCP-8480-A's mouth and hand now.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> I bite because it makes me feel better.</p> <p><em>SCP-8480-A wipes their hand across the mirror, leaving a streak of blood.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> You bite because it's easy. It's a fucking cop-out and you know it.</p> <p><em>SCP-8480-A closes their eyes, struggling, before they return to chewing on their hand, teeth crunching bone.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> You think I like this? You think I like hurting every day, feeling like my skin is screaming to be ripped off, begging for the relief of death? You think anybody fucking enjoys what I put myself through, just to be able to focus for a single minute? You know why we don't eat anything but ourselves? We don't want to. We're always full.</p> <p><em>SCP-8480-A cries, their tears mixing with the blood on their face.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> So? If you don't like it, just stop.</p> <p><em>SCP-8480-A continues chewing.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> You know this, I can't stop or the pain will—</p> <p><em>SCP-8480-A slows down, before ceasing to chew their knuckle. They drop it to their side, hanging limply.</em></p> <p><em>Silence.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> Nothing I do will stop it.</p> <p><em>SCP-8480-A stares at their hand, seeing the bandages stained dark red.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> How can you be sure?</p> <p><em>SCP-8480-A stares at the mirror for the next minute in silence. They do not move their hands.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> Maybe… Maybe I can't know.</p> <p><em>SCP-8480-A smiles.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> Exactly. So?</p> <p><em>The smile disappears.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> It doesn't change the fact that I'm a monster.</p> <p><em>SCP-8480-A raises their hand, as if to bite, chewing on the frayed edges of the gauze.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> We are not a monster. We are not broken.</p> <p><em>SCP-8480-A spits a strand of bloodied gauze onto the mirror.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> Are you joking? I'm a monster. I've known this since I was young, you've known it since you were young. We're both a fucking monster, and we can't keep denying it.</p> <p><em>SCP-8480-A balls what remains of their fists, blood trickling out.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> Aren't you tired of being a monster? Have you considered that, just maybe, <em>we're</em> not a monster? That it's just somebody else's hateful words, other people's insults, a voice in our head that was was forced on us, driven in when they hurt us. A lie.</p> <p><em>SCP-8480-A grabs at their chest, bunching their gown in their fist. They wince.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> But I feel it in my fucking soul! I know I'm a monster.</p> <p><em>SCP-8480-A shakes their head.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> What if that's a lie? Would you really deny us that? Deny the chance to grow, to heal, to start moving on? Can you truly deny the fact that we are human, not a monster?</p> <p><em>SCP-8480-A freezes.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> I'm not denying anythi—</p> <p><em>SCP-8480-A sneers.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> You deny it every time you take a bite. Each time you swallow an ounce of flesh. Each nail, each bone shard, each bite of us that 'frees us'? That's denial. You are just playing the monster.</p> <p><em>SCP-8480-A throws their hands to their sides, palms facing the mirror. The skin is in a state of mid-healing, torn skin covering itself.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> So? What the fuck am I supposed to do?</p> <p><em>SCP-8480-A shrugs.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> What if we didn't bite our fingers?</p> <p><em>SCP-8480-A rolls their eyes.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> Sure, right. You say that like it won't drive me insane with the pain.</p> <p><em>SCP-8480-A glares at the mirror, shaking as they try to calm their breathing. It is unsuccessful.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> Will you just shut the fuck up and listen to me for a second?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> <em><Silence.></em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> Weiss is right. She tells you all the time, we are stronger than we think. Look at our lives. Our family. Our parents. The shit we went through? But we survived. We made it. We—</p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> We're stronger than this.</p> <p><em>SCP-8480-A stares at the knuckle bone peeking through their skin.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> We have spent years running from this, hiding in every blood drop, delving deeper and deeper into the twisted knots of flesh that grow back, chasing after a dream of 'normalcy.' The people around us, our 'family', the doctors here — they cast us as the monster.</p> <p><em>SCP-8480-A begins to hyperventilate.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> I can't—</p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> You're right. To them, we will always be a fucking monster. Who else would cause that much suffering, just to stop a little headache?</p> <p><em>SCP-8480-A snorts.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> Okay, so? What do you suggest we do?</p> <p><em>SCP-8480-A turns, looking at their own eyes in the mirror.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> We move on. We <em>start</em> to heal. It's not like we're fixed but… if we own this, if we make it part of us, if we weaponize it? Slowly, but surely — we can start getting better.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> You… you think so?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> It's not going to change overnight, but… is this working? Is this all we are? We're more than just blood, flesh, bone, the pain — we are <em>Emily</em>. It has always been a part of us. The monster inside, the victim, the thing that they have feared for fucking years. They have always been afraid of <em>us</em>. So? Fuck them. We live, we survive — in <em>spite</em> of them. We fucking try. Why did we ever listen to them? There is no one way to be fucking normal, normal is a myth. There is no monster, there never was.</p> <p><em>SCP-8480-A looks down, and sees the pool of blood they stand in. They shiver.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> But they will always see a monster.</p> <p><em>SCP-8480-A returns their gaze to the mirror, staring at themselves intensely.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8480-A:</strong> So? Let them see a monster. Who cares if we never change their minds, we know the truth; we are no more monstrous than they are.</p> <p><END RECORDING></p> </div> <p>Immediately following Incident SCP-8480-A, the anomaly sat in silence on their bed, staring at their hands. SCP-8480-A's hands visibly swelled, especially on each finger; SCP-8480-A appeared to be smiling as they did.</p> <p>One hour later, the subject began to rip at their hand dressings, removing them and throwing the torn gauze on the floor. The subject's hands appeared red and raw, however; beginning at the first knuckle — a black chitinous growth had erupted through the skin, covering it in totality, terminating in a sharp, jagged point. SCP-8480-A expressed glee in reaction, flexing their newly grown anomalous appendages.</p> <p>Moments later, the feed from their cell was lost, as SCP-8480-A utilized their anomalous mutations to escape containment, injuring three Foundation security members in the process. As of October 17th, 2024, they are still missing and considered a threat to safety and normalcy; their neutralization is considered high priority.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Addendum 4:</strong> Updated SCP-8480 File</p> <p>Following SCP-8480-A's breach of containment, the file was revised to include updated containment procedures, and to include a new stage of SCP-8480's progression.</p> <div class="tabQuote"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2 id="toc4"><span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Stage 4: Reclamation</strong></span></span></h2> </div> <br/> <script src="https://d3g0gp89917ko0.cloudfront.net/v--4b961b7cc327/common--javascript/yahooui/tabview-min.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <div class="yui-navset" id="wiki-tabview-335155fb14478357da4e2e3d5a86607f"> <ul class="yui-nav"> <li class="selected"><a href="javascript:;"><em>Symptoms</em></a></li> <li><a href="javascript:;"><em>Case Study</em></a></li> </ul> <div class="yui-content"> <div id="wiki-tab-0-0"> <p>An SCP-8480-1 instance is believed to enter Stage 4 following a period of extended self-reflection. This progression is believed to be triggered by the acceptance of the instance's past traumas that caused the initial onset, and only occurs when subjects cease constant consumption of their fingernails and surrounding tissues. In Stage 4, the subject will exhibit the following symptoms:</p> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="Rasguños_del_oso_de_anteojos.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8480/Rasgu%C3%B1os_del_oso_de_anteojos.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Scratches left by SCP-8480-A, Stage 4. Adult hand for scale.</p> </div> </div> <ul> <li>SCP-8480-1 instances will cease to feel any pain; it is unknown if this is physiological or psychological.</li> <li>Instances will experience decreased anxiety levels, reduced to minor or negligible. It is unknown whether this is anomalous or not.</li> <li>While SCP-8480-1 instances in Stage 4 do not experience compulsive onychophagia and dematophagia, subjects still exhibit alternative maladaptive coping mechanisms, alongside other signs of psychological distress.</li> <li>Subjects will develop black chitinous growths in place of their fingernails, each one capable of shearing through metal, stone and organic material.</li> <li>Subjects exhibit increased strength, endurance, and a heightened metabolism.</li> <li>Subjects also display significantly heightened hostility towards Foundation staff, and refuse containment.</li> </ul> <p>Due to the difficulty in containing SCP-8480-1 instances that reach Stage 4, and the potential threat they pose to normalcy, containment procedures have been revised in full. Based on the newly discovered information, all earlier treatments are paused indefinitely.</p> </div> <div id="wiki-tab-0-1" style="display:none"> <blockquote> <p><strong>For Case Study, refer to associated documentation regarding SCP-8480-A. All future research or experiments regarding SCP-8480's progression are to be directly approved by the Director of Site-80-P, Dr. Allyana Weiss.</strong></p> <p><strong>Under no circumstances should additional instances be allowed to progress to this stage.</strong></p> </blockquote> </div> </div> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ OZONE.dom.onDomReady(function(){ var tabView335155fb14478357da4e2e3d5a86607f = new YAHOO.widget.TabView('wiki-tabview-335155fb14478357da4e2e3d5a86607f'); }, "dummy-ondomready-block"); //]]> </script></div> <hr/> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Updated Special Containment Procedures:</strong></span></p> <p>All SCP-8480-1 instances are to be isolated and contained within Site-80-P, under the guise of prolonged psychiatric care. Bandages, gauze, splints and casts are only to be issued to instances on request.</p> <p>Any potential SCP-8480-1 instance is to be placed in a simulated traumatic experience after identification, unbeknownst to them or their guardians. If symptoms progress following the traumatic incident, the instance is taken into Foundation custody.</p> <p>Under no circumstances are any Foundation staff to provide counselling, support, or mental health treatment for SCP-8480-1 instances. They are no longer prevented from maladaptive auto-cannibalism, as their self-inflicted consumption appears to prevent progression to Stage 4. As a result, SCP-8480-1 instances only require food and water once monthly, and are to remain in solitary confinement at all other times, in perpetuity.</p> <p>SCP-8480-A is to be neutralized on sight, with their remains returned to Site-80-P for further research.</p> <hr/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>« <a class="newpage" href="/scp-8479">SCP-8479</a> \| SCP-8480 \| <a class="newpage" href="/scp-8481">SCP-8481</a> »</p> <div class="earthworm earthworm--old-syntax-first-{$first} earthworm--old-syntax-last-{$last} earthworm--old-syntax-hub-{$hub} earthworm--anth24 {$class}"> <div class="first earthworm__previous" data-title="Automatonophobia"> <p><a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-8986">Automatonophobia</a></p> </div> <div class="hub earthworm__hub" data-title="Anthology 2024"> <p><a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-anthology-2024">Anthology 2024</a></p> </div> <div class="last earthworm__next" data-title="Kenophobia"> <p><a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-8724">Kenophobia</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="licensebox"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Hide Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>Cite this page as:</p> <div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <blockquote> <p>"<a href="/scp-8480">SCP-8480</a>" by Queerious, from the <a href="https://scpwiki.com">SCP Wiki</a>. 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SCP-8484	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div class="preview"> <p>If I could tell you something incessantly, it would be, "I love you." Not because I'm afraid you'll forget, but because when the time comes for you to depart, your final memory is full of a truth truer than the universe's constants.</p> </div> <ul class="creditRate"> <li class="rateBox folded"> <div class="rate-box-with-credit-button"> <div class="creditButton foldable-list-container"> <p><a href="javascript:;"></a></p> </div> </div> <div id="u-credit-view"> <div class="fader foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">close</a></div> <div class="modalcontainer"> <div class="modalbox"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2><span>Info</span></h2> </div> <hr/> <div class="close-credits foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">X</a></div> <div class="credit first"> <p>⚠️ <strong>Content Warning:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Extreme Violence</li> <li>Suicide</li> <li>Loss</li> <li>Extreme Portrayals of Death</li> </ul> <p><strong>Estimated Reading Time:</strong> ~2 hours, the length of a novella.</p> <p><strong>Genres:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Fantasy</li> <li>Tragedy</li> <li>Horror</li> <li>Mystery</li> <li>Espionage</li> <li>Politics</li> </ul> <p><strong>Draft Critters:</strong> Henry, Kate, Loubee, Spacestealth, Tommy, YourBloodFox</p> <p><strong>Idea Critters:</strong> Ama Strovik, Bhomas Tourget, Nonaggress</p> <p><strong>Author Note:</strong> I had the idea simmering in my head since October of 2023. Then, when 8K was announced, I scrambled to put my garbled thoughts onto paper. Amidst my university semester, my Model UN conferences, club meetings, other writing competitions, and midterms stabbing me in the face, this is what I procured.</p> <p>I hope you enjoy.</p> </div> <hr/> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> <div class="content-warning creditRate">⚠️ content warning <span class="content-warning-arrow"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></div> <div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=4&theme=https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--code/component%3Abhl-dark-sidebar/1&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=3&theme=https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--code/theme%3Aextra-black-highlighter-theme/1&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2><span>WARNING</span></h2> <p>The following documentation includes information only<br/> RAISA personnel and O5 councilors are permitted to view.</p> </div> <p style="text-align: center;">If you hold insufficient clearance, <strong>log out immediately</strong> and await security personnel.</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p style="text-align: center;">Greetings, Supervisor Kinsey Aishatu</p> <p style="text-align: center;">Your randomized passcode today is: <strong>1039321RAZOR</strong></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="anom-bar-esoteric"> <div class="anom-bar-container item-SCP-8484 clear-3 uncontained archon vlam danger {$american}"> <div class="anom-bar"> <div class="top-box"> <div class="top-left-box"><span class="item">Item#:</span> <span class="number">SCP-8484</span></div> <div class="top-right-box"> <div class="level">Level3</div> </div> </div> <div class="bottom-box"> <div class="text-part"> <div class="main-class"> <div class="contain-class"> <div class="class-category">Containment Class:</div> <div class="class-text">uncontained</div> </div> <div class="second-class"> <div class="class-category">Secondary Class:</div> <div class="class-text">archon</div> </div> </div> <div class="disrupt-class"> <div class="class-category">Disruption Class:</div> <div class="class-text">vlam</div> </div> <div class="risk-class"> <div class="class-category">Risk Class:</div> <div class="class-text">danger</div> </div> </div> <div class="diamond-part"> <div class="danger-diamond"><a href="/classification-committee-memo">link to memo</a><br/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="https://scp-int.wikidot.com/niveaux-de-menace-des-objets-scp" style="font-size: 18px; color: white; text-shadow: 1px 3px 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.3); text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="display: inline-block; width: 100%; background-color: orange; text-align: center; border: 1px none #000; margin: 1px; padding-top: 8px; padding-bottom: 8px;"><strong>THREAT LEVEL:</strong> ORANGE</span></a></p> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> Activities and communications related to SCP-8484 are to be monitored by MTF Epsilon-66 "Wiretap" in cooperation with RAISA. Rituals performed by any necromancers related to and outside of SCP-8484 must be intercepted immediately by MTF Psi-8 "The Silencers."</p> <p>Expeditions into SCP-8484 are unfeasible due to foreign complications.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8484 refers to a five-story ziggurat structure approximately 1.5 kilometers east of Mesopotamos, Greece. SCP-8484 has been cordoned off by GOC personnel under the guise of Hellenic Armed Forces, prohibiting entry within a 1 km radius.</p> <p>SCP-8484 is the <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/goc-hub-page">Global Occult Coalition's</a> headquarters for <span style="color: #a4c2ec"><strong>Acheron</strong></span>, an initiative specialized in necromancy<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-513935-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-513935-1')">1</a></sup> and reanimation mageia<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-513935-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-513935-2')">2</a></sup> that incorporates <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/goc-supplemental-thaumatology">thaumatology</a> and symbolism from Greek mythology. As a result, they are able to access information from otherwise unavailable sources which has been used to interrupt allied and Foundation operations (see addendum 8484-2).</p> <p>Overheard recounts proclaim SCP-8484's internal structure is configurated into a prison, designed to forcefully confine deceased spirits and employ various torture techniques.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-513935-3" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-513935-3')">3</a></sup></p> <p>Even with Acheron's blatant injustice, the UN Undersecretariat D.C. al Fine has insisted on its continuation despite objections from even the Coalition's own legislative body, the Council of 108 (see addendum 8484-1). This has strained Foundation-Coalition relations, and Foundation diplomats are working on diplomatic resolutions.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Addendum 8484-1:</strong> The following is a transcript, retrieved by covert Foundation agents, of one of the Council of 108 (C108) meetings relating to the ethical permissibility of Acheron.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th>RECORDED MEETING LOG</th> </tr> </table> <p><strong>Time and Date:</strong> 1433 EST; 26/06/2019</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Bavarian Illuminati Delegate:</strong> Undersecretary, our goal is to mitigate, not instigate.</p> <p><strong>D.C. al Fine:</strong> Digressing again, are we, your illuminance?</p> <p><strong>Bavarian Illuminati Delegate:</strong> Absolutely not. I see no reason not to open this discussion now.</p> <p><strong>D.C. al Fine:</strong> And I see no relevance between Acheron and bioethics.</p> <p><strong>Bavarian Illuminati Delegate:</strong> Have you not heard the rumors, ma'am? Slaughtering the slaughtered? A period of tranquility instilled with pain by your orders? How do you justify yourself?</p> <p><strong>D.C. al Fine:</strong> You said it yourself, your illuminance. They are rumors. Laytalk.</p> <p><strong>Bavarian Illuminati Delegate:</strong> Yet you seem oddly silent rather than eager to dispel them. Acheron goes against everything this Coalition stands for. Your adamance only shows how tight your fist is around our throats.</p> <p><strong>D.C. al Fine:</strong> Leonardo, I will remove you if you attempt to deviate from the discussion again.</p> <p><em>The Bavarian Illuminati Delegate stammers, his face blanched.</em></p> <p><strong>Bavarian Illuminati Delegate:</strong> What?</p> <p><strong>D.C. al Fine:</strong> This moderated caucus has limited speaking time and a set discussion topic. You are out of line. The next time you want to speak about Acheron, I suggest you raise your hand after drafting a sufficiently destructive motion.</p> <p><strong>Bavarian Illuminati Delegate:</strong> How do you know my name?</p> <p><strong>D.C. al Fine:</strong> Otherwise, there won't be a next time.</p> </div> <p>D.C. al Fine has been suspected by both Foundation intelligence and C108 members of using Acheron to obtain private information of political rivals without consent.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Addendum 8484-2:</strong> The conversation below follows two GOC members planning a deliberate attack on a Foundation Containment Team transporting an SCP. The conversation was intercepted by MTF Epsilon-66 at SCP-8484's inner cordon using equipment from <strong>Project VOIDSEEKER.</strong></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p>[BEGIN RECORDING]</p> <p><em>The audio is slightly muffled due to spatial disturbances. There is the soft sound of crashing waves, predicted to be a subterranean lake.</em></p> <p><strong>Research Director Azrael Silver:</strong> What's the spiel?</p> <p><strong>Agent Leon Periklis:</strong> Weapons transfer. Twelve men, two cars, six each, one with the payload. Tomorrow, Montana, 0500 local time. I have a Strike Team on-site right now.</p> <p><strong>Research Director Azrael Silver:</strong> This is verifiable?</p> <p><strong>Agent Leon Periklis:</strong> Yes, sir. We got it from the MTF Captain.</p> <p><strong>Research Director Azrael Silver:</strong> Soothsayer?</p> <p><strong>Agent Leon Periklis:</strong> Pilgrim as well. His body was still fresh when we brought it into Acheron. About four days after expiration, so memory is fairly intact.</p> <p><strong>Research Director Azrael Silver:</strong> How'd you manage that with the Pilgrims?</p> <p><strong>Agent Leon Periklis:</strong> Turns out that asking for a spirit's permission is optional. They summoned him like that.</p> <p><em>Leon snaps his fingers.</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Leon Periklis:</strong> His screams were weirder than most, but they were genuine. It was Limb Mangling done at the highest level five times, so confidence is high.</p> <p><strong>Research Director Azrael Silver:</strong> Good. Deploy your team. But keep the Captain's family until after the op. Ensure he understands that if this is a trap, it's his loss, not mine.</p> <p><strong>Agent Leon Periklis:</strong> And, sir, Assistant Director Tilade requests at least one live prisoner. It's for interrogation.</p> <p><em>Azrael Silver scoffs.</em></p> <p><strong>Research Director Azrael Silver:</strong> We don't need them alive to make them talk.</p> <p>[RECORDING STOPPED]</p> </div> <p>The purpose of the planned attack was to embezzle an anomalous weapon under Foundation property to expand the GOC's arsenal. It was carried out approximately two minutes after the recorded conversation.</p> <p>MTF Nu-7 "Hammer Down" arrived at the scene approximately eight minutes after the Containment Team requested reinforcements. Unfortunately, the vehicle responsible for transporting the SCP was already stolen, likely airlifted.</p> <p>Due to recent GOC incursions being related to Acheron and SCP-8484, MTF Psi-8 was given plausible cause to search the scene for members of the Containment Team to investigate if necromantic rituals or traces of reanimation were conducted.</p> <p>No survivors or corpses were retrieved.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Addendum 8484-Z:</strong></p> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">LEVEL-5 CLEARANCE REQUIRED; INPUT PASSCODE?</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">ACCESS GRANTED</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div class="blockquote"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>Greetings,</p> <p>Due to the lack of attention paid to this particular file, the two aforementioned pieces of evidence are convincing enough.</p> <p>Do not take unnecessary risks appending additional information here. Divert attention to Acheron's political and diplomatic fallout. This document should be simply kept as a reference.</p> <p>Let the noise blur everything out.</p> <p>Nonetheless, if you believe the evidence you've procured is urgent and you have <em>thoroughly</em> deliberated your choices, I suggest ghost-booking an appointment with me immediately. Use extension 919302241274 on your burner. Yes, it's nine digits more than your regular extension number.</p> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p>—RAISA Director Shaw Clay</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="blockquote"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>TEXTUAL CHANNEL ESTABLISHED</p> <p>YOU HAVE REACHED EXTENSION 919302241274</p> </div> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">RAISA Director Shaw Clay</span><br/> Status.<br/> Did you retrieve the leak?</p> </div> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Supervisor Kinsey Aishatu</span><br/> Supposedly.<br/> But it was too easy.</p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">RAISA Director Shaw Clay</span><br/> To find it?</p> </div> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Supervisor Kinsey Aishatu</span><br/> No.<br/> We didn't need to find anything.<br/> It practically fell onto our lap.</p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">RAISA Director Shaw Clay</span><br/> Elaborate.</p> </div> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Supervisor Kinsey Aishatu</span><br/> This isn't a leak.<br/> It's an announcement.</p> </div> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="email-example"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Access SCiPNET Email? 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Stay vigilant.</p> <p><a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-8484/offset/1">► OPEN DOCUMENT 1: THE_LAPSE.pdf ◀</a></p> <p><a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-8484/offset/2">► OPEN DOCUMENT 2: NT_0080_Templum.pdf ◀</a></p> <p><a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-8484/offset/3">► OPEN DOCUMENT 3: VERITE.pdf (UPDATED!) ◀</a></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-513935-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-513935-1')">1</a>. Also known as "nekyia." 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SCP-8485	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <p><strong>Item #:</strong> SCP-8485</p> <p><strong>Object Class:</strong> Euclid</p> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> SCP-8485 is housed in a standard small creature containment chamber at Site-22.</p> <p>Personnel stationed within 500 meters of SCP-8485's containment chamber are granted headphones, developed to counteract the frequency emitted from SCP-8485. Construction efforts should coincide with periods of increased vocal activity by SCP-8485 whenever possible.</p> <p>Should SCP-8485's noise levels surpass the pre-recorded standard, personnel are to be temporarily evacuated as to not disrupt active workflow. Medical leave is to be granted if personnel report lasting bouts of tinnitus as to avoid permanent damage to hearing.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8485 is a collective of 293 small globular organisms, comprised entirely of a fruity flesh, which is sweet and delectable in taste once minced. SCP-8485 is hyperaware at all times, remaining vigilant during movement and observing its immediate surroundings without interruption. Throughout its containment, SCP-8485 has not yet gone dormant. SCP-8485 has attempted to garner constant human attention, continuously vocalizing upwards of 125 decibel since their discovery.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup></p> <p><strong>Addendum SCP-8485-A:</strong> Procedural and Containment Request History</p> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th>Request</th> <th>Response</th> </tr> <tr> <td>Automatic feeding and watering system to sustain SCP-8485.</td> <td><span style="color: green">Approved</span><sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Soundproofing of SCP-8485's containment cell.</td> <td><span style="color: red">Denied</span><sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-3" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-3')">3</a></sup></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Muzzling of SCP-8485.</td> <td><span style="text-decoration: line-through;"><span style="color: green">Approved</span></span> <span style="color: red">Denied</span><sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-4" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-4')">4</a></sup></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Monthly hearing health check-ups and paid leave for affected personnel.</td> <td><span style="color: green">Approved</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Physical maintenance of automatic feeding system.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-5" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-5')">5</a></sup></td> <td><span style="color: red">Denied</span><sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-6" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-6')">6</a></sup></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Physical check-up on SCP-8485, as last check-up occured over 12 years ago. Temporary spike in volume recorded.</td> <td><span style="color: red">Denied</span><sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-7" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-7')">7</a></sup></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Physical check-up on SCP-8485 due to vocalizations having subsided.</td> <td><span style="color: red">Denied</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Physical check-up on SCP-8485 due to unusually sweet scent emitting from its containment chamber.</td> <td><span style="color: red">Denied</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Physical check-up on SCP-8485 as damage to the containment unit has been observed.</td> <td><span style="color: green">Approved</span></td> </tr> </table> <p><strong>Addendum SCP-8485-B:</strong> Physical Check-Up</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p>Following unusual activity and a complete malfunction of the automatic feeder system, a physical check-up was conducted. Remnants of SCP-8485 were spread throughout the chamber, with the containment chamber's walls having been stained a rich purple color. Scratch marks identical to prior observed damage to the feeding system were discovered on the inside of the chamber. A rotten smell perforated throughout the containment unit. Neutralization was presumed; however faint whimpering continued to originate from leftover offal congruent with SCP-8485's anatomy.</p> </div> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. Sounds have ranged from baby crying, cooing and in one recorded instance belligerent screaming.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-2"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-2')">2</a>. Employee health concerns would be addressed.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-3"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-3')">3</a>. Construction crew would suffer permanent hearing loss.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-4"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-4')">4</a>. Ethics Committee Intervention.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-5"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-5')">5</a>. Background is a recorded temporary blockage of the duct. Minor damage to the metal has been observed.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-6"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-6')">6</a>. The issue was able to be fixed remotely through an installed piston to clear anything trapped in the duct. Heavy thump confirmed clearance.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-7"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-7')">7</a>. SCP-8485's vocalizations have started to consistently decrease in volume. The spike in volume is attributed to SCP-8485 attempting screaming to garner attention. 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SCP-8488	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div style="display: none"> <div class="code"> <div class="hl-main"> <pre><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.collapsible-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">position:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">relative</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.5</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.5</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1.5</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">176</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-number">16</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-number">0.7</span><span class="hl-code">), </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> lightgrey</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-number">0.16</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.material-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">blockquote</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">double</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#999</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#b01</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.maintitle</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">black</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-align:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-string">x-large</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-var">#b01</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.addenda-header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">black</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">black</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-reserved">align-self:</span><span class="hl-code"> flex-end</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">large</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.title-style</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">opacity:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.8</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#b01</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">large</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-decoration:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">underline</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">bold</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.update-div-empty</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-align:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">right</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">x-small</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> lightgrey</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.update-div</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-align:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">right</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">x-small</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.computed</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">black</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">50</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">inline-block</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-align:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">left</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rawcode</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">black</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">50</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">inline-block</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-align:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">left</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.codebox</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">inline-block</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-align:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">em</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">em</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.25</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.75</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; 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return false;"><img alt="Mew-ltiverse" class="small" src="https://www.wikidot.com/avatar.php?userid=5271378&amp;size=small&amp;timestamp=1730766591" style="background-image:url(https://www.wikidot.com/userkarma.php?u=5271378)"/></a><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/mew-ltiverse" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(5271378); return false;">Mew-ltiverse</a></span> and <span class="printuser avatarhover"><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/dianaberry" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(3444428); return false;"><img alt="DianaBerry" class="small" src="https://www.wikidot.com/avatar.php?userid=3444428&amp;size=small&amp;timestamp=1730766591" style="background-image:url(https://www.wikidot.com/userkarma.php?u=3444428)"/></a><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/dianaberry" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(3444428); return false;">DianaBerry</a></span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <a href="http://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/dr-mews-personnel-file">Read more of my stuff</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.scp-wiki.net/dianas-personnel-file">read more of Diana’s stuff</a></p> </div> <hr/> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> <p><strong>Item #:</strong> SCP-8488</p> <p><strong>Object Class:</strong> Archon</p> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:375px;"><img alt="Birthday%20bash.png" class="image" src="http://scp-sandbox-3.wikidot.com/local--files/collab:make-every-day-your-birthday/Birthday%20bash.png"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>A still from SCP-8488.</p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> Due to the nature of SCP-8488, full containment has been deemed unnecessary. Individuals that show awareness of SCP-8488's effects are to be tracked down and provided amnestics in order to accelerate acceptance of consensus reality. Posts about SCP-8488's effects are only to be removed if they threaten SCP-8488's public status as non-anomalous.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8488 refers to an advertisement utilizing the children’s entertainment mascot ‘Birthday Bash’. The Birthday Bash brand includes a toy line, a television series, a movie, a children’s birthday party mascot service, and other products and services themed after the character. No other products or services besides SCP-8488 featuring Birthday Bash have been deemed anomalous.</p> <p>SCP-8488 depicts the titular character setting up a birthday party in a blue room with colorful presents. About five seconds before the advertisement ends, the words ‘Make any day your birthday with Birthday Bash!’ appear on the screen. After a subject has viewed SCP-8488, the chronological and legal date of their birthday will change to that of a date that appears to be more satisfactory to that individual for a variety of reasons. SCP-8488 will not change the year of a subject's birthday, only the month and day. The memories of the subject and any person who previously knew their birthday will be altered to fit the new date. External evidence such as legal documents, pictures, dates, calendars, messages, etc, will also be altered. Any attempts to reverse the effects of SCP-8488 have been proven ineffective. SCP-8488 does not change the birthday of everyone who views it. It is unknown what are the criteria for SCP-8488’s effects to take place.</p> <p>A small portion of the population has been found to remember a timeline before SCP-8488's effects took place.</p> <p>The anomalous effects were tied to SCP-8488 after a handful of anecdotes all mentioned the affected subjects had viewed the Birthday Bash advertisement. This was confirmed after Foundation employee Bebe Sparks gave her testimony of the anomaly. See addendum for more information.</p> <p><strong>Addendum: Testimonies</strong> </p> <p>Due to the nature of SCP-8488 altering the memory and any external evidence of the subject and those around them, it has been found to be extremely difficult to track cases of SCP-8488. However, the Foundation has located enough testimonies to prove the anomalous effects of SCP-8488 written by individuals who are theorized to be cognitohazard-resistant.</p> <p>The following testimonies are taken from various sources.</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Source:</strong> Reddit.com forum</p> <p><strong>Person affected:</strong> Yasu Hada</p> <p><strong>Testimony by:</strong> Yasu Hada</p> <p><strong>Birthday:</strong> 06/28/2000</p> <p><strong>Testimony:</strong> The following testimony was posted to the subreddit "r/offmychest". The post was titled "I may have deluded that my birthday was different than it actually was for several years"</p> <blockquote> <p>This is all really strange to me, and sorry if it doesn't make much sense but I just had to put this somewhere. For like,, a really really long time I thought my birthday was March 13th. This was awesome to me, because it's the same birthday as my best friend at the time. Like, lol! This was great! Teachers and friends always associated us for being the best friends with the same birthday. But good times didn’t last. As we both got older, I began to notice behaviors from them that kinda upset me. Being more demanding or less accepting of mistakes, criticizing me for harmless opinions I had. I started to feel inferior. If I didn’t align to their exact interests, opinions, didn’t start hanging out with their new friends, then I didn’t matter. I felt like the person I was began to slip away. We began to drift apart over time, and I was really sad?</p> <p>We had been friends since early high school. I’d known them for so long. But the time away from them, the time I spent with new friends, it all made me realize I was much happier. I didn’t feel the need to conform. They were happy with me for who I am! Just every time my birthday came around, it became hard for me to really be happy about it. It was just a reminder of the friendship that had slowly deteriorated and became bad for me. This all really culminated again when I saw this advertisement for Birthday Bash, the children’s birthday party mascot. It was stupid but it made me think about my birthday and I just cried. I had my birthday just a few months earlier and it was fine, but it just hit me that my birthday would always be this sore spot…</p> <p>But that’s when things started getting weird? The 28th of June came, and everyone started wishing me happy birthday, my friends and family. I was super confused? Like, I thought maybe one of my friends told my family about this elaborate joke or whatever. Since June 28th is the birthday of one of my favorite fictional characters, like maybe they wanted to help me feel better or something. But I checked calendars and my driver's license and stuff, this has always been my birthday. None of my friends or family recalled my birthday being on March 13th either. I’m gonna talk with my therapist about this. My mom said it’s possible that it was a mental health crisis. I’m really confused by also just, really happy? The ex friend I’m talking about did post recently about feeling better off now that they’ve left toxic baggage behind, which really stung, seeing them refer to ME as the toxic one. Maybe that’s what made this all come to fruition. Since my friends all helped me feel much better when I vented to them about it. This is strange and yeah, but I’m happy I actually share a birthday with a character I really like, and not this toxic ex friend. Regardless of what happened, I feel free.</p> </blockquote> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Source:</strong> Facebook.com</p> <p><strong>Person affected:</strong> Rosie Ray Miles</p> <p><strong>Testimony by:</strong> Rosie Ray Miles</p> <p><strong>Birthday:</strong> 12/13/1998</p> <p><strong>Testimony:</strong> The following posts were posted to the website Facebook.com.</p> <blockquote> <p>Um hey everyone! Thank you for the birthday wishes, but my birthday isn't until June! I <em>wish</em> it was today because I've always wanted a winter birthday because it's the season I associate with my mother. But it's not today!</p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p>Okay so apparently I'm remembering my own birthday wrong? Legally everything says today is my birthday, so I guess y'all were right! Thanks, everyone! I’m sure my mom would be making me her special hot chocolate for my birthday like she did for every holiday. My mama passing was really hard for me. I did everything with her. And she did her best to make every birthday special. My birthday being close to the holidays helps me feel closer to her than ever. I guess that ad that I saw was right 😊☕️🍫</p> </blockquote> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Source:</strong> Facebook.com</p> <p><strong>Person affected:</strong> Matthew Gibbons</p> <p><strong>Testimony by:</strong> Sophia Gibbons</p> <p><strong>Birthday:</strong> 07/19/1994</p> <p><strong>Testimony:</strong> The following testimony was posted to the private Facebook group “Toxic Family Recovery”.</p> <blockquote> <p>Hi everyone! So, as I’ve said a few times, my dad was one of those parents that showed clear favoritism. He always wanted a daughter. And that daughter was me! He however, did not want a son, and was rather disappointed when my brother Mat was revealed to be a boy. My brother was born December 23rd (or, I thought he was. Bear with me.) My dad always gave me these extravagant birthday parties and gifts, always the best cake! But, my brother didn’t get that luxury. When mom was around, she managed to get my father to budge on better parties for my brother. Buuuut that didn’t last once mom passed.</p> <p>Birthday celebrations for Mat were always lumped in with family holiday parties. My dad would usually get me and Mat like, gifts that we would share, but the gifts always favored me in some way. A pack of soda for both of us? My favorite flavor. Art supplies for me that “mat could use too” despite that not being his thing. Mat never got gifts just for his birthday because “it was so close to Christmas”. I could tell this was getting to him. I never understood why dad didn’t like him. He was my little brother, a fun nerd that watched a lot of TV, seemed to enjoy just memorizing the advertisements (and still does), always played dolls with me, always tried to remain positive despite it all. I would use some of the money I was usually gifted to get Mat nicer gifts. It wasn’t much, but he really appreciated it. But, my father’s favoritism still hurt no matter what I did, obviously. Eventually me and my brother distanced ourselves from my dad.</p> <p>Well, recently, my bro contacted me about hanging out for his birthday. I was super confused, his birthday wasn't till December 23rd. He laughed and told me that it was in July, not December. That he was sure that dad would've been able to hide his favoritism a little better regarding gifts if it was in December. I was dumbfounded. He "reminded" me that dad eventually had to step up with gift giving cause mom's sister didn't like how dad favored me, that my other relatives stepped up too. I just kinda went along with it despite being super confused. I kinda just figured that this was a coping mechanism? Other family members went along with it, too. I just decided it might be best to ignore it.</p> </blockquote> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Source:</strong> Foundation employee testimony</p> <p><strong>Person affected:</strong> Lisa Sparks</p> <p><strong>Testimony by:</strong> Bebe Sparks</p> <p><strong>Birthday:</strong> 09/05/2013</p> <p><strong>Testimony:</strong> The following testimony was given by Foundation employee Doctor Bebe Sparks about her daughter, Lisa Sparks.</p> <blockquote> <p>As many of you may know, my daughter Lisa was diagnosed with cancer when she was 7. It's been very hard for me as a single parent. Unfortunately, at this time, Lisa is no longer with us. The doctors told us she wouldn't even make it to 10. She would die in the next 6 months, and she had just had her 9th birthday. Which was awful, it's such a big number, you know?</p> <p>She really loved Birthday Bash. She had several toys from her, watched her movie so many times it made my head start to hurt, had read all her books. One day we were watching her show on tv, and this ad I had never seen before for Birthday Bash came on. I didn't think much of it.</p> <p>A few days later, my little girl is telling me what she wants for her birthday and is reminding me and making sure I got her her gifts. I gently reminded her what the doctor said. She said that she knows, but her birthday is next week. I was shocked. I distinctly remember her birthday being in July. I tell her this and she just laughs, saying I must be getting old (I'm 36).</p> <p>I didn't connect it to the ad at first. Not until I saw the research that was being conducted. But I have to say. I am thankful. My little girl got to turn 10.</p> </blockquote> </div> <div class="licensebox"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Hide Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>Cite this page as:</p> <div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <blockquote> <p>"<a href="/scp-8488">SCP-8488</a>" by Mew-ltiverse, from the <a href="https://scpwiki.com">SCP Wiki</a>. Source: <a href="https://scpwiki.com/scp-8488">https://scpwiki.com/scp-8488</a>. Licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/">CC-BY-SA</a>.</p> </blockquote> </div> </div> <p>For information on how to use this component, see the <a href="/component:license-box">License Box component</a>. To read about licensing policy, see the <a href="/licensing-guide">Licensing Guide</a>.</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Filename:</strong> Birthday bash.png<br/> <strong>Author:</strong> <span class="printuser avatarhover"><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/mew-ltiverse" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(5271378); return false;"><img alt="Mew-ltiverse" class="small" src="https://www.wikidot.com/avatar.php?userid=5271378&amp;size=small&amp;timestamp=1730766591" style="background-image:url(https://www.wikidot.com/userkarma.php?u=5271378)"/></a><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/mew-ltiverse" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(5271378); return false;">Mew-ltiverse</a></span><br/> <strong>License:</strong> CC-BY-SA 3.0<br/> <strong>Source Link:</strong> <a href="http://scp-sandbox-3.wikidot.com/local--files/collab:make-every-day-your-birthday/Birthday%20bash.png">http://scp-sandbox-3.wikidot.com/local--files/collab:make-every-day-your-birthday/Birthday%20bash.png</a></p> </blockquote> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></body></html>
SCP-8499	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div class="preview"> <p>my brothers broke me. these men broke me. perhaps i was meant to be broken.</p> </div> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=3&theme=https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com//local--code/theme%3Afuladh-theme/1&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <div style="display: none;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:100%;"><img alt="image.png" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/her-golden-wings/image.png"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="authorlink-wrapper"><a href="javascript:;">By Miss Lapis and Strange Matter</a> <div class="authorbox"> <div class="authorcontent"> <p><a href="/strange-matter-writes">Strange Matter's Author Page</a> / <a href="/miss-lapis">Miss Lapis' Author Page</a></p> <hr/> <p>Warning: this article contains depictions of torture. Reader discretion advised.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="anom-bar-esoteric"> <div class="anom-bar-container item-8499 clear-4 safe draugr vlam caution {$american}"> <div class="anom-bar"> <div class="top-box"> <div class="top-left-box"><span class="item">Item#:</span> <span class="number">8499</span></div> <div class="top-right-box"> <div class="level">Level4</div> </div> </div> <div class="bottom-box"> <div class="text-part"> <div class="main-class"> <div class="contain-class"> <div class="class-category">Containment Class:</div> <div class="class-text">safe</div> </div> <div class="second-class"> <div class="class-category">Secondary Class:</div> <div class="class-text">draugr</div> </div> </div> <div class="disrupt-class"> <div class="class-category">Disruption Class:</div> <div class="class-text">vlam</div> </div> <div class="risk-class"> <div class="class-category">Risk Class:</div> <div class="class-text">caution</div> </div> </div> <div class="diamond-part"> <div class="danger-diamond"><a href="/classification-committee-memo">link to memo</a><br/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <br/> ‎ <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:100%;"><img alt="desert.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8499/desert.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>The area surrounding SCP-8499.</p> </div> </div> <p><br/></p> <h2><span>Special Containment Procedures</span></h2> <p>Memetic wards, equipped with sensors, have been installed around the perimeter of SCP-8499 in order to deter civilians from trespassing. Said sensors were programmed to send a signal to the nearby sites in the event that one of the wards goes offline. If this occurs, Foundation staff is to be deployed to reapply it.</p> <p>Due to the remoteness of the location of SCP-8499, no additional means of containment are necessary at this time.</p> <p><br/></p> <h2><span>Description</span></h2> <p>SCP-8499 refers to a patch of land approximately 10 km<sup>2</sup> of size, located in the north of the Arabian Desert. Individuals passing through it experience one of the eight possible hallucinative scenarios. In them, they re-live the memories, together with the accompanying emotional and physical sensations,<span class="fnnum">.</span> <span class="fncon">Said sensations persist only for the duration of the memory and do not carry physical damage to the individuals experiencing them.</span> of a mechanical humanoid of vast proportions with a feminine build, hereafter referred to as SCP-8499-A.</p> <p>Other than the entity itself, these visions prominently feature a young man, his wife,<span class="fnnum">.</span> <span class="fncon">Based on the findings discovered within the city of Amoni-Ram, the two are theorized to be the first emperor Bumaro and his wife, Hedara.</span> and his eventual followers.</p> <p>SCP-8499 was discovered by MTF-Mu-47 ("As He Wills It") in 1984, during the retrieval mission for an unrelated anomaly. While traversing the area, the operatives experienced various delusional episodes that were both internally consistent and recurring. Following their reconnaissance and debriefing, they declared the location tentatively anomalous and notified the Foundation about it.</p> <p>To gain more information on the area and to find out more about the memories, the Foundation dispatched MTF-Mu-47 to the location of SCP-8499 again. This time, they were equipped with mental recording devices<span class="fnnum">.</span><span class="fncon">Built based on the existing prototype of the LSAP Cadmus-Aram Deep-Brain Oneiric Parietal Stimulation Array.</span> and were able to record and catalog all eight memories.</p> <p>With detailed reports on each of the visions, the Foundation was able to determine their chronological sequence and arrange them into a cohesive timeline.<span class="fnnum">.</span> <span class="fncon">Some of the memories were determined to be directly sequential to one another, but most of them had a significant amount of time pass between them.</span> See <strong>Addendum 8499-1</strong> for additional information.</p> <p><br/></p> <h2><span>Addendum 8499-1: Memory Logs</span></h2> <p>Below are the possible visions persons crossing SCP-8499 may experience. To preserve their accuracy, they were included in this document in the same form as they were received from the recording devices.</p> <div class="simple left" style="border-radius: 10px; margin: 10px"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2><span>Memory #1</span></h2> </div> <p>I am flailing with my six arms, falling, burning. The atmosphere is blazing white hot around me and I scream as my systems melt and my body warps with the heat.</p> <p>The landing is sudden and abrupt. I crash into the surface, and the world goes blank.</p> <p>I dryly cough up sand that lodged in my throat and wipe the dust from my eyes. Through the fire, I did not immediately notice I was shooting towards a vast expanse of sand. I do not know where I am.</p> <p>I plant two of my hands onto the ground and strain to lift my body away from the burning and molten sand. This does not hold up for long, though. Is it because of our battle? Is it because of the flames? My arms snap and I drop back down.</p> <p>The merciless sun beats down upon me, I am suffocating under the heat of my molten armor. And even this intense pain is drowned out by the mind-numbing ache spreading through my abdomen. I look down at it, at the place of damage. There is a large, gaping hole. My wires spark, my blood leaks, chunks of vital pieces are missing.</p> <p>Whether it is the sand in mouth or my already sore throat rattling with my whimper, I cough and gasp. Pain overtakes me, climbing all through my wires and tubing, as if the oil pumping through my veins was rotten, boiling, corrosive.</p> <p>To the horizon, I spot two shepherds, commuting, herding their lambs. I am grateful they are alive. Life persists in their blessed forms — this place is not desolate.</p> <p>Even in my pain and abandonment, if this beautiful sky could grant me one wish, I would beg to save my brothers from themselves. Perhaps I'll live long enough to meet them again, and we could make amends for our foolishness.</p> </div> <p><br/></p> <div class="simple left" style="border-radius: 10px; margin: 10px"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2><span>Memory #2</span></h2> </div> <p>Slipping in and out of consciousness, I see the shepherds approach me to get a better look. One of them — the man — had likely spotted a glimmer of my form, half-sunk in the desert. He gasps when he is close enough to see all of me and leans on his wife as though the sight threw him off balance. He slowly falls on his knees and begins panting heavily, staring at me with both fear and awe. Even though I am broken, he sees something beautiful in me. His gaze is an honor.</p> <p>His wife is unmoved. She is oblivious to my presence, instead focusing on her husband. Hugging him, asking him urgent questions about what and why. Breathlessly, he answers her, and it is only then she reacts, trembling, mouth agape. She runs to her lambs to comfort them.</p> <p>While she tends to her crying sheep, her husband pushes himself upright with his crook and stumbles towards me over the dune. I now see he's missing a leg. He is trembling while he walks towards me, as if fearing getting crushed by me. As if I could rise from the blankets of sand that cover me, move myself at all.</p> <p>It soon dawns on him. I cannot do either.</p> <p>He hobbles as fast as his crook lets him until he reaches one of my outstretched hands frozen above the sands the way it was left upon my impact, drenched and dripping oil. He presses his palm to my fingertip. I know his presence is a miracle. He sees me, and I see him.</p> <p>However, I cannot enjoy this moment for long. I hear a wild cracking, and a moment later, my wrist snaps off and falls into the sand. I'm blinded by pain. Oil gushes from my stump, pooling underneath my arms.</p> <p>When my vision returns to me. I see the shepherd hacking and coughing next to my hand. He managed to avoid getting crushed by it. I call out to him in worry, and he answers with a wave. He is fine, even if a little shaken.</p> <p>Curiosity gets the better of his weakness. He pulls himself upright again and moves to my fallen wrist. Letting his crook fall, he braces himself against my finger, wrapping both arms around the digit as tall as him. Pieces of my broken gauntlet jut out, and he is careful not to get cut on them. He gets on his one knee again and looks into the inside of my hand, daring to poke his head in. He emerges from me with a handful of wires and a couple of cogs in his fists.</p> <p>He sits down next to me and examines his finding. My wires, my blood vessels, my nervous system. I see an idea, a realization sparking across his face.</p> <p>He rips off a chunk of my gauntlet and begins folding it into a cylindrical shape. After finishing, he attaches it to the place of his missing leg. His eyes widen in surprise: it fits perfectly. He looks at me again, squinting, then looks back at his leg.</p> <p>His wife and their lambs reach him. He pauses to think, and uses a small shard of my hull to hack off more of my plating. The wife tilts her head in confusion. She steps back when the man starts attaching pieces of the gauntlet to his sheep. When he hands her a chunk of metal, she accepts it in silence, and with that, they leave.</p> </div> <p><br/></p> <div class="simple left" style="border-radius: 10px; margin: 10px"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2><span>Memory #3</span></h2> </div> <p>The shepherds return to me. The man, now with a sleek, jointed prosthetic leg, guides his wife to me, then turns to her and caresses her cheek with a soft smile. He lifts her hand and places it on one of my fingers.</p> <p>She smiles at him and laughs as she caresses me. Her voice is so soft. Her laughter, so bright. The man hands her a knife and she accepts it. He guides her blade onto a layered plate and she stabs through the surface, dragging the sting halfway down my finger.</p> <p>With a yelp, I recoil from her. How was she able to pierce my skin?</p> <p>I am unable to move, but there is something I can still use. My Voice.</p> <p><span class="tb">“i beg of you, stop…”</span><span class="fnnum">.</span> <span class="fncon">Persons experiencing these memories gain the ability to understand the languages spoken in them. This effect only persists for the time they are under the influence of SCP-8499.</span></p> <p>A weak plea is all I can muster. I do not know whether they even understand my speech. Yet I hope that despite its weakness, it still will reach them.</p> <p>And that it does. But it only appears to reach the wife. Her husband shakes his head, and he is back to normal. She looks at him with confusion.</p> <p>“She asked us to stop, love. Did you not hear her Voice?”</p> <p>The man pulls her closer to himself, wrapping his arm around her waist. He whispers something in her ear as he caresses her cheek and hands. After some time, she smiles at me again.</p> <p>“My husband once again walks, thanks to your gift,” she says. “He wishes for me to gain a new sight. You are a miracle from the heavens… Will you allow me?”</p> <p>Whatever he told her has freed her from the influence of my Voice. I have indeed become weaker if this was all it took.</p> <p>The wife is but a docile one, not one who demands. If my parts could make the man walk, they could make her see once again. I close my eyes and allow her to continue peeling my layers away and take what she needs. It is through my pain they may heal.</p> <p>When she finishes, her husband takes the blade and wipes it on his cloth. Looking at it closely, I see a familiar shine of gold. The gold of my armor.</p> <p>I look down to see that my abdomen has finally stopped bleeding, yet the ache persists.</p> </div> <p><br/></p> <div class="simple left" style="border-radius: 10px; margin: 10px"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2><span>Memory #4</span></h2> </div> <br/> I had thought that by banishing our kin full of darkness, our family would see peace once again. <p>We were wrong. I was wrong.</p> <p>My brothers of blood and bone, you were strong. Always wanted to prove your strength to each other. All but simple brotherly banter. Or so I thought. Even so, you still loved each other… you should have.</p> <p>So why did I see you with your hands wrapped around each other's throats that day, so determined to take each other's lives?</p> <p>I blinked and you clawed, and gnawed, and gouged, and screamed at each other. Your eyes, filled with just as much vile hate as the one we casted out. Why?</p> <p>I did not want to fight but I needed to intervene. You refused to listen to my pleas to cease, to my Voice crying to you as you destroyed each other. What happened to you?</p> <p>I was not able to convince you with my words. You dragged me in. Forced me to join your fight, and I was consumed by the same hate you two possessed. I did not realize this until it was too late… Until we all fell wounded and collapsed.</p> <p>My brothers… What had come over you? Why were we fighting? Why did you start this….</p> <p>I tried. I tried to understand it. But, I didn't. I couldn't. what has gotten over you? why did you do this to each other? why did you do this to <em>me</em>? why? why? why? why? why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? WHY? WHY? WHY? WHY? WHY? WHY? WHY? WHY? WHY? WHY? WHY? WHY? WHY? WHY?</p> <p><br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> you broke my heart… now they are breaking mine, all while it still aches for you.</p> </div> <p><br/></p> <div class="simple left" style="border-radius: 10px; margin: 10px"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2><span>Memory #5</span></h2> </div> <p>His hair and beard have gotten longer. One of his arms is designed like his leg. He is sitting next to my face, hacking through strands of my hair with his knife. He’s focused on his tasks, not paying me much mind.</p> <p>My Voice has no use on him, or even on some of his people. Those who heed my call get shaken out of it by those who do not get affected by it. I have stopped trying to use it to get them to leave me.</p> <p>His people have been expanding the hole in my abdomen daily. Every breath I take makes it throb and burn hotter than the last. The first time they had a chunk of my thigh removed with saws, they burrowed in me with drills, and went on to explore every little part of me, plucking out what catches their eye.</p> <p>I recognized their tool's design, for it was built based on my retractable blades. The gushing oil didn't drown them, they had installed pumps around my wound in advance. I recognized their design as well. Those pumps were my veins.</p> <p>They fueled their newly developed vehicles with my oil, and with them, they carried more and more of my parts.</p> <p>Their blades bit on my remaining tubes and wires. Picking apart every strand, every fiber, anything that gave my limbs any remaining functionality. Hundreds of them… Writhing and gouging within me. I focused on every step, every grasp, every smile inside me.</p> <p>At some point, I grew tired of screaming.</p> <p>There are many such entry points around my body now. Openings sawed into me, ready to be entered and exited at their whim.</p> <p>I do not understand why they are doing this. He attempted to cover my wound after he returned to me for the second time. He treated the stump of my wrist. He knows how to make more of my metal. So, why?<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> At least right now he is not here for that. He is merely cutting my hair.</p> <p>He wraps up the sliced-off hair into a coil and brings it to a pile of other cut-off strands. There, he sits down and begins weaving the collected locks into ropes. Occasionally, he gives a passing, vacant grin.</p> <p>I stare at him with all my remaining eyes. What does that smile hide?</p> <p>Once he finishes, he takes his freshly woven ropes and ties them one by one into the hooks he pierced into my hands some time ago. I did not understand their purpose back then and I still do not understand them now. It is not like I could do anything with my hands, anything that would warrant them being tied down. None of them are functioning.</p> <p>Only one question escapes my lips with a worn groan: “Why?”</p> <p>He responds with silence and smiles at me again.</p> </div> <p><br/></p> <div class="simple left" style="border-radius: 10px; margin: 10px"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2><span>Memory #6</span></h2> </div> <p>The desert winds and the endless tears make my vision a stinging blur. In months of trying, I still cannot understand him. I healed him and his wife. I healed his friends. And I heal more, and more, and more. When will they attempt to heal <em>me</em>?</p> <p>I come back to a thought — first a nagging doubt, now an endless rumination. By now most of what they take from me they can and do synthesize themselves. The oil, the engines, the pumps, my metal. Yet, they still take. Their cisterns and depots and silos and arsenals are overflowing with treasure. Yet, they still take. What more could he stand to gain by now? Has the taking become the point?</p> <p>Has the sky appointed them to ravage me for waging war on my family? My choices were to wring my hands while we tore ourselves apart or act. I acted.</p> <p>We were broken. I was trying to put us back together.</p> <p>Yet here I am. Strung up to be ravaged and stripped of more parts.</p> <p>I…</p> <p>The shepherd's wife glides to me. She now sports a pair of wings… Beautiful, golden wings. She carries a companion — a second woman. They land next to one of the bound arms and begin examining it.</p> <p>I can tell something heavy weighs on the wife's soul. She has a sight, thanks to my blessing. She has limbs built from my body. She has a pair of wings, which would allow her to fly anywhere. Yet, she keeps shifting around while she walks around me, looks at me, touches me. She keeps reaching for her shoulder, rubbing the place where her metallic arm joins her flesh. Her steps are shaky and uncertain. And when the wind blows on her gown, revealing her skin, there are so many wires puncturing her flesh. When she isn't rubbing her shoulder, she is scratching the place where the wires enter her body.</p> <p>She caresses one of my large fingers and whispers to me with a soft, reassuring tone. Even through her struggles, she smiles at me with her shining golden eyes, with that familiar candidness and innocence.</p> <p>That blessed smile quickly falls, though, once she sees the mess that is me. She gestures to her companion to find some tools to cut the binds with. After the second woman leaves, she takes a golden sheet lying around and begins fitting it to the frame of my arm. The scent of her delicate, flowery perfume overtakes the ever-present sickening scent of oil.</p> <p>“We can fix you,” she whispers through her tears, peppering kisses on my metallic frame. “You will be rebuilt, beautiful goddess. You will be as good as new.”</p> <p>I weep for her. I am about to whisper my gratitude but words freeze in my throat from the sudden kicks to the side of my neck. I could recognize these kicks from between a thousand. It is the shepherd. How did he get here? Why must he be here?</p> <p>The assault persists until the panel falls off. My breaths are short and raspy and my eyes dart around when his knife grazes one of my vocal cords.</p> <p>The wife runs to her husband, pleading for him to stop. Instead, he shouts and strikes her cheek with his metallic hand. He plunges his hands into my throat, rips some wiring out, places the edge of his knife against my vocal cord and begins cutting through it.</p> <p>The blade burns so hot that my throat goes cold. My mouth fills with sweet-bitter oil. I want to spit and cough, instead I choke. My screams and wails become gurgled and distorted whistling as he continues sawing.</p> <p>The wife collapses on the ground next to him, and she sobs. She latches onto his legs, trying to drag him away from me. She shakes and cries, pulling at him, begging him to stop.</p> <p>“Quiet,” he commands her, kicking her hands away. “Quiet down, or you will meet the same fate as her.”</p> <p>He grabs onto the vocal cord and pulls it out. The slicing has weakened it enough that it snaps completely from my throat, only leaving a sharp ache and a spill of oil. So much oil.</p> <p>He takes his precious time sawing through my second cord. Making sure he feels thoroughly as each tendon snaps, as the wires get severed from each other more and more. There is no sound coming from my lips anymore. Not even my miserable whistling scream. Yet I still weep. I still wail. I am truly a fool.</p> <p>Through my foggy eyes, through the pain, I see the second woman rushing to the shepherd with a golden sledgehammer, readying an attack. As she is about to swing down on him, he holds up the vocal cords and commands her to stop.</p> <p>my voice…</p> <p>she closes her eyes and silently lowers the hammer. the man shouts another command to both of the women and they whisper a quiet apology before leaving me with him. his smile is long and shows more of his teeth.</p> <p>the next day, he is giving a speech with his Voice. it is loud and powerful, like mine used to be. he raises his hands, holding up both the severed vocal cords and the hammer. the two women now stand beside him. the crowd, the people i once helped, cheer with great enthusiasm.</p> </div> <p><br/></p> <div class="simple left" style="border-radius: 10px; margin: 10px"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2><span>Memory #7</span></h2> </div> <p>the shepherd no longer looks like a shepherd. he arrives again, adorned in my metal as if it was his. as if he was not the poor man long ago who stared in awe at the metal angel that fell from heaven, and used it to rebuild his body. next to him is the woman who attempted to strike him with her sledgehammer. she follows him obediently now.</p> <p>he commands his men to bring down my head to their level. the binds that hook my shoulders, neck, and cranium pull me to the sand until my face is planted down.</p> <p>they walk into my view and we greet each other with a stare. his gaze is dark and determined. i cannot bear to look at him, yet i cannot turn my head away, and the hooks in my eyelids do not allow me to close my eyes.</p> <p>the shepherd pushes forward the woman with his metallic arm and gives her a command. she lifts her hammer and all the air leaves me. she swings down on one of my eye sockets, bludgeoning it, smashing the metal into pulp until it loosens. then she places her foot on my face, grabs my eyeball, and rips it out with the nerves and wiring that connected it to my skull.</p> <p>no mercy.</p> <p>no hesitation.</p> <p>my screams echo nothing as i twitch. these bonds are ever-tightening with every little movement i make. the woman repeats this process on another one of my eyes.</p> <p>and another one…</p> <p>and another one…</p> <p>…chipping away at my sight until there is none left. darkness overtakes my vision. i do not even have the energy left in me to attempt to cry anymore.</p> <p>“Well done,” says the man.</p> <p>after some time, i can feel crawling hands, metallic and flesh alike, digging into the gaps of my plated face. the last remaining intact part of my body. must be the followers of the shepherd. they claw into a plate of my cheek and begin pulling it off, unsuccessfully.</p> <p>they leave it half-detached, crawling off my face and head. then i hear them returning, carrying tools this time. they shove whatever instrument they brought between the gap they made — i know not what it is, and i do not think i will ever find out. it is cold, metallic, invasive, clinging to me in all the wrong ways. they jerk it together in one direction. the chunk of my cheek rips off with no resistance. sands and winds joined the men as the little particles prick on my exposed face. they cheer and applaud each other, preparing for another round of peeling.</p> <p>they do this for hours on end, working to remove every single intact plate. sometimes they do it swiftly. sometimes it feels like they are intentionally being slow. when they are done, they collect the scraps and leave.</p> <p>i was deprived of everything. my armor, my skin, my metallic inner working… and then i became useless to them. they abandoned me, left me the same way i was found. it all becomes a blur. i can feel no pain, but a bitter, numbing cold. and then it begins slowly dissipating. i do not have a body left to feel anything with anymore.</p> <p>my brothers broke me. these men broke me. perhaps i was meant to be broken.</p> </div> <p><br/></p> <div class="simple left" style="border-radius: 10px; margin: 10px"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2><span>Memory #8</span></h2> </div> <p>i- hear them. i see them. i feel them. they are all creating my all-presence. breaking me, <em>reforging</em> me. putting me within their bodies, using me as their limbs. their support. i know of them all. their accomplishments, their failures, their pains, their pleasures, their sins and the virtues they claim to bring, their discoveries, their dreams, their worship. i know them all.</p> <p>occasionally, i hear their chants. it is beautiful, it really is. chanting the name of the same shepherd and his newly married empress.</p> <p>i finally understand. i am their ever-growing, ever-gaining, ever-golden empire. i am their place to achieve the impossible. i am their home. i am their all.</p> <p>this lasts for long, but not for an eternity. i am being torn apart once more. i hear familiar, guttural noises. vines sliver through my skin and tear it from the inside. beasts of flesh march through me. screams of pain and terror, in a symphony. they all ring out. and just as quickly, they all cease. a great silence. a great nothing.</p> <p>i am now nothing.</p> </div> <div class="licensebox"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Hide Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>Cite this page as:</p> <div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <blockquote> <p>"<a href="/scp-8499">SCP-8499</a>" by Miss Lapis and Strange Matter, from the <a href="https://scpwiki.com">SCP Wiki</a>. 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SCP-8501	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <hr/> <div class="anom-bar-esoteric"> <div class="anom-bar-container item-8501 clear-3 keter ticonderoga vlam critical {$american}"> <div class="anom-bar"> <div class="top-box"> <div class="top-left-box"><span class="item">Item#:</span> <span class="number">8501</span></div> <div class="top-right-box"> <div class="level">Level3</div> </div> </div> <div class="bottom-box"> <div class="text-part"> <div class="main-class"> <div class="contain-class"> <div class="class-category">Containment Class:</div> <div class="class-text">keter</div> </div> <div class="second-class"> <div class="class-category">Secondary Class:</div> <div class="class-text">ticonderoga</div> </div> </div> <div class="disrupt-class"> <div class="class-category">Disruption Class:</div> <div class="class-text">vlam</div> </div> <div class="risk-class"> <div class="class-category">Risk Class:</div> <div class="class-text">critical</div> </div> </div> <div class="diamond-part"> <div class="danger-diamond"><a href="/classification-committee-memo">link to memo</a><br/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:###px;"><a href="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8501/boxtruck"><img alt="boxtruck" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--resized-images/scp-8501/boxtruck/medium.jpg"/></a> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>SCP-8501</p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> Containment of SCP-8501 has currently proven to be impossible despite escalating containment attempts. Former MTF Gamma-35 "Pavement Scrapers" is to be reorganized into Research Task Force Lambda-42 "Isekai Trash" headed by researchers <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-507">Thomas Yaltz</a> & <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-7963">Dr. Jasper Coldsmith</a>.</p> <p>RTF-42 "Isekai Trash" is to be stationed at a Site-64 lab annex containing the Coldsmith-Yaltz Extra-planar Instance Manifestation Detector (CYEIMD) to record instances of SCP-8501 manifestations and those affected.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8501 is an extra-planar entity that to date has always taken the form of a type of vehicle belonging to the "Isuzu Elf" brand of trucks manufactured and sold in Japan. The most common form is usually the sixth-generation hi-cab box truck though it has used variants in the series of vehicles such as vans, different styles of trucks, and an ambulance variant. It is currently unknown why it prefers to manifest in this form.</p> <p>Upon manifestation of an instance of SCP-8501, a unique burst of Akiva Radiation and Elan-Vital Energy (EVE) will split apart a dimensional membrane from which the entity emerges. The aforementioned CYEIMD has been developed to locate these instances.</p> <p><strong>Addendum.8501.1: Discovery:</strong> This entity was discovered on 11/17/20██ by researchers Dr. Jasper Coldsmith & Thomas Yaltz upon a "work-vacation" experiment, involving Yaltz's inherent extra-dimensional travel abilities to travel in-dimension, in Akihabara, Japan. Equipment utilized in their research unexpectedly picked up readings from something else, upon which investigation revealed the existence of this anomaly.</p> <div class="blockquote" style="border-radius: 10px; margin: 10px"> <p><strong>Discovery Video Log Transcript</strong></p> <p><strong>Date:</strong> 11/17/20██</p> <p><strong>Subject:</strong> Discovery of SCP-8501</p> <p><strong>Team Lead:</strong> Dr. Jasper Coldsmith</p> <p><strong>Team Members:</strong> Researcher Thomas Yaltz</p> <hr/> <p>[BEGIN LOG]</p> <p><strong>Coldsmith:</strong> Alright. Recording devices activated and syncing telemetry to my shell.</p> <p><em>Coldsmith turns around to face Yaltz in civilian clothing, wearing clothes branded with various popular Japanese TV shows and cartoon characters. Yaltz is holding a handbook for translating basic phrases from English to Japanese.</em></p> <p><strong>Yaltz:</strong> Hey, so magic is real, the Fae are a thing, and the ports - you know all that, right?</p> <p><em>Yaltz leans forward and speaks in a hushed voice.</em></p> <p><strong>Yaltz:</strong> What if we just found Yōkai, man?</p> <p><strong>Coldsmith:</strong> I'm… huh. You know, I don't recall what anomalies are in Japan. I'm sure if those are a thing, we must have documentation of them, right? Shit, are there any Nexuses in Japan? We should've done more research before taking our… testing here.</p> <p><em>An electronic tone with significant variances in pitch is audible.</em></p> <p><strong>Coldsmith:</strong> Something is… moving from the detected breach instance. Pretty large. Let's head out, and don't forget the hotel keycard.</p> <p><em>Extraneous footage removed for brevity - see Full Transcript 8501-1.</em></p> <p><em>Yaltz and Coldsmith navigate to the area of interest.</em></p> <p><em>Coldsmith gestures for Yaltz to stop.</em></p> <p><strong>Coldsmith:</strong> <em>In a low voice</em> Alright. We're coming up on something. Whatever it is is emanating a large amount of EVE, and something else. It's messing with my more esoteric sensors.</p> <p><em>Yaltz and Coldsmith turn a corner and walk into a residential zone.</em></p> <p><em>Camera footage spots an Isuzu Elf brand truck decelerating and stopping completely at a traffic light, which displays a "stop" signal.</em></p> <p><strong>Yaltz:</strong> <em>whispering in irritated tone</em> Are you fucking kiddi-</p> <p><em>The traffic lights begin to erratically blink, displaying "stop", "slow", and "go" randomly.</em></p> <p><em>The truck's engine roars as it accelerates into the path of a pedestrian. The pedestrian is thrown down the road as a result of the collision. The vehicle turns and continues speeding down the street, out of Coldsmith's sensor view.</em></p> <p><em>As the truck hits the pedestrian, telemetry from the scanning equipment goes wild with fluctuations.</em></p> <p><em>Both personnel run to a nearby vending machine to covertly surveil and assess the situation. The camera zooms in and depicts a teenager, wearing the uniform of [DATA EXPUNGED] High School. A badly damaged smartphone and the remains of a water bottle are nearby.</em></p> <p><strong>Coldsmith:</strong> Shit. Hold on. <em>Coldsmith assesses the situation and approaches the corpse, his shell scanning the area</em> ..Alright, got a copy of his phone data. <em>Coldsmith gestures to Yaltz.</em>Let's get out of here and put in an anonymous call to an ambulance. We should call work. What's the nearest site?</p> <p><strong>Yaltz:</strong> Truck-Kun is real. Not what I expected to find today… I expected flavorful local food.</p> <p>[END LOG]</p> <p>Emergency services were anonymously called to the area.</p> <p>The victim's body was found to possess trace contamination by AKIVA Radiation and EVE in the area of termination and within 1 meter of the corpse until approximately 15 hours later. Coldsmith's sensor array reported a significant upward fluctuation in AKIVA energy and a dimensional rupture at the moment of impact.</p> <p>The remains were confirmed to be otherwise non-anomalous and within the baseline, cleared, and released to the family for funeral services. Cover story VM-DUI-32 disseminated and local CCTV systems wiped.</p> </div> <p>Information from the victim's phone data has been used to seek a pattern in victims, and with knowledge of the anomaly's existence to help extrapolate past incidents.</p> <p>With data from other incidents, the following criteria for people that can or will be affected by the anomaly are as follows, note that not all are required:</p> <ul> <li>A fan of manga or anime, in particular of the "Isekai" fantasy genre.</li> <li>Suffering from depression.</li> <li>Isolation or distance from peers.</li> <li>Self-isolation from others.</li> <li>Feelings of being unfulfilled or of being disassociated with baseline society.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Addendum.8501.2: Containment Attempts:</strong></p> <p>The Coldsmith-Yaltz Extra-planar Instance Manifestation Detector (CYEIMD) has been constructed to better track the emergence of dimensional breaches from SCP-8501. Breaches are not instant but instead are built over a period ranging from days to weeks before a manifestation spawns forth. The closer to the time of emergence the stronger a secondary weaker signal is detected in the area belonging to the intended target.</p> <p>Utilizing this information and detection capability, Mobile Task Force Gamma-35 "Pavement Scrapers" has been organized to attempt to halt and contain instances of SCP-8501 manifestation.</p> <div class="blockquote" style="border-radius: 10px; margin: 10px"> <p><strong>Containment Attempt #1</strong><br/> <strong>Location:</strong> Cedar Falls, Iowa<br/> <strong>Log:</strong> A manifestation was detected, and the target was confirmed as a student of the University of Northern Iowa. The university is put into lockdown under the cover story of a bomb threat scenario. Foundation agents proceed to take up place around the university and set up barricades dressed as local police.</p> <p>A dimensional breach is confirmed and the manifested truck maintains an irregular looping route through the area during the duration of the lockdown. Eventually, the lockdown is lifted after several days to maintain public order with Foundation agents remaining on site.</p> <p>The target is shadowed by agents and leaves campus only to be struck down by the manifestation despite efforts to curtail its travel path with appropriated local police cruisers.</p> <p><strong>Afternotes:</strong> Did not expect the first manifestation since preparing to contain it to not be in Japan. A bit worrisome if it can manifest globally. - Dr. Coldsmith</p> </div> <div class="blockquote" style="border-radius: 10px; margin: 10px"> <p><strong>Containment Attempt #2</strong><br/> <strong>Location:</strong> Wellington, New Zealand<br/> <strong>Log:</strong> The breach was located with time to spare, the task force has set up several stronger barricades around the area under the guise of public works construction. A plainclothes squad has been assigned to oversee the target's safety.</p> <p>Reinforced concrete barricades and tire deflation devices were set up in positions immediately surrounding, and in the vicinity of, the dimensional rupture; the road surrounding the area was also purposefully damaged and made harder to navigate.</p> <p>The steel containment cube placed over the dimensional breach was visibly damaged from within; severe denting and buckling became visible before the structure was destroyed approximately 4 minutes later. The manifestation broke through at high velocity through the breach, shooting out through the blockades onto the damaged road and backup barricades.</p> <p>The manifestation drove over and past several rows of spike strips, and over an anti-vehicular landmine, without significant effect to vehicle performance. It then proceeds through several reinforced Jersey barriers with no visible deceleration; the forces required to destroy the barriers were significantly higher than what a truck of approximate design and mass could exert upon a barrier, even at the vehicle's top speed.</p> <p>Video of the incident shows that no significant damage was able to be inflicted upon the vehicle, with minor dents reforming and scorch marks from the landmine rapidly dissipating. The vehicle's tires did not appear to be affected in any way.</p> <p>The manifestation continued without interruption in tracking down the intended target, crashing through the front windows of a coffee shop, colliding with, and terminating, the target. Despite multiple bystanders being directly in the proximity of the collision, no injuries were recorded. The manifestation proceeded to retreat as if in a hit-and-run scenario before it was lost track of; no truck matching SCP-8501's appearance was found in the area.</p> <p><strong>Afternotes:</strong> Not noted in the initial report but our sensors picked up an expenditure of EVE energy and spikes of Akiva Radiation flowing through the manifestation as it ripped through everything. An unstoppable force of magic and miracles. It should be noted that initial readings were higher than those upon discovery and last manifestation. The dimensional rupture was also present near the victim's corpse after the incident, notably a much smaller rupture.</p> <p>Speculation with the "mythos" of what SCP-8501 seems to be drawing from in popular culture here; it creates a breach its sending something through when it kills its victims. How big of a path do you need for a soul to travel through? - Dr. Coldsmith</p> </div> <div class="blockquote" style="border-radius: 10px; margin: 10px"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><strong>Extraneous logs redacted due to lack of new data</strong></p> </div> </div> <div class="blockquote" style="border-radius: 10px; margin: 10px"> <p><strong>Containment Attempt #13</strong><br/> <strong>Location:</strong> City of Rovaniemi, Finland<br/> <strong>Log:</strong> Breach detected as standard, higher energy output notwithstanding. Target located is a student at the Lapland University of Applied Sciences. Cover story ready for an internship with an accredited foundation cover facility with a doctor in their field; target escorted onto the bus with plainclothes agents heading to the planned extraction site.</p> <p>Bus joins with an armed escort convoy to a secured exfiltration landing zone in the nearby wilderness past the outskirts of the city. At this time, the manifestation bursts through barricades and obstructions erected around the breach location. Manifestation gains an abnormal amount of speed despite ongoing snow rendering roads unsuitable.</p> <p>Target is sedated for travel, appearance of truck headlights appear at the rear of the convoy despite generous head start and travel conditions. Convoy engages in a delaying firefight against the anomaly.</p> <p>Transport bus arrives at the exfiltration site minutes ahead, escorts transfer the sedated target onto a military transport helicopter, and take off is achieved. Despite the success of take off, anomaly manifestation appears nearby and proceeds to launch off a nearby hill at speed and collides with the rising helicopter.</p> <p>The target is terminated, and the helicopter is destroyed yet despite the circumstances the crew is found later in the wreckage safe among the snow drifts without major injury.</p> <p><strong>Afternotes:</strong> Well, despite this action movie bullshit - no non-target fatalities were recorded and any injuries cannot be contributed to the anomaly's direct fault. Some convoy vehicles experienced difficulties and accidents during the suppressing activities earlier in the chase, though due to the weather and environment rather than direct assault.</p> <p>Fourteen deaths so far, and the readings grow steadily each time. During the pursuit, not much can hamper or make the anomaly sustain damage. However, our means have been mostly mundane so far. I could supply thaumaturgically enabled barriers and the like, though what kind of backlash they'd generate when dealing with a seemingly unstoppable object might not be worth it. - Dr. Coldsmith</p> </div> <div class="blockquote" style="border-radius: 10px; margin: 10px"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><strong>Extraneous logs redacted due to lack of new data</strong></p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Addendum 8501.2.1: Containment Update:</strong> Due to the ongoing failure to contain SCP-8501 and in regards to its nature, further containment attempts will cease due to increasing resource expenditures and comparative cost analysis against its manifestations.</p> <p>Even without minimum cover-up procedures, SCP-8501 seems to lessen the impact of its victims' deaths; family & friends mourn and move on with their lives without any lingering issues. These amnestic properties also seem to have been why we have not discovered it sooner, as what is it on the surface besides another tragic accident with people having to move on from it?</p> <p>Mobile Task Force Gamma-35 "Pavement Scrapers" is to be reorganized into Research Task Force Lambda-42 "Isekai Trash" which will be headed by Dr. Coldsmith & Researcher Yatlz. The focus will move toward the study and recording of associated phenomena such as the dimensional breaches left behind upon a victim's death.</p> <p><strong>Addendum.8501.3: Dimensional Studies & Planar Travel</strong></p> <div class="blockquote" style="border-radius: 10px; margin: 10px"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>Each manifestation of SCP-8501 has two things in common always: its beginning breach into our dimension and a smaller breach left behind upon termination of the victim. At the moment it is believed some amount of energy is expended from SCP-8501's Akiva and EVE reserves to mend its entry wound into our world, and another smaller burst to send something smaller outside of our dimension to somewhere else.</p> <p>Using a stronger and more focused CYEIMD device we have been able to map out the other side of both of these breaches. The former breach, the entry, shows movement just outside the barrier of our dimension meanwhile the second, the death breach, shows a narrow and rapid trajectory not just outside our own but through the in-between dimensional space into others.<br/> <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-507">Utilizing my abilities</a> which have been trained and enhanced over the years with some thaumaturgical ability I will attempt to traverse through the secondary breaches to where we presume the souls of the victims are sent.</p> <p>-Researcher Thomas Yatlz</p> </div> </div> <p>For ease of reference, this is a list of equipment granted to Researcher Yatlz for his travel:</p> <ul> <li>One Coldsmith Multi-planar Positioning Device (CMPD)</li> <li>A small pouch of various lab-grown jewels (for trade purposes)</li> <li>A small pouch of gold & silver coins designed after the Roman Aureus and Denarius (for trade purposes)</li> <li>A SIG Sauer P229 .357 handgun with several additional magazines</li> <li>Multiple sturdy travel clothes for various environments</li> <li>A leather satchel "Bag of Holding"</li> <li>A Survival knife with a sheath and belt.</li> <li>One Hi-Def digital camera</li> <li>One week of standard Foundation MREs</li> <li>A set of waterproof binoculars</li> <li>An amulet enchanted with translation runes</li> <li>Various misc. items</li> </ul> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>JP-0626-HF42</strong></span></p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> I arrived in a forest and wandered around for a few hours before I came across a road being built by large pig-like creatures. My best guess here is more Japanese fantasy-style orcs; not green-skinned and savage looking like in Western media. They gave me directions to their city in the middle of this forest and I arrived about an hour later. The streets were pretty populous with a large variation in races among the people. I've witnessed several fantasy races, ranging from what some might consider standard and those of more monstrous origins. Their city architecture was a mixture of Western medieval and traditional Japanese. I've spotted several idols and shrines littering the streets and buildings of what appears to be their deity, some sort of slime god.</p> <p><strong>Personal Log:</strong> I continued to travel around this city for a while and was able to get some of my coins and gems converted to their local currency. After sightseeing for some time I think it's safe to say this is where our victim ended up due to the extreme similarity or influence of Japanese culture here. Asking around it turns out a lot of the local cuisine was introduced by their ruling god.</p> <p>They have potato chips.</p> <p><strong>Afternotes:</strong> Retrieved several items of note for study including local currency, a small statuette of their deity, and local goods. Some of the produce obtained for the study is from local farmlands said to be "blessed by the dryads".</p> <hr/> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>US-0826-URBF55</strong></span></p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> I am in a Chicago of all places, and a pretty bad-looking neighborhood. It seems to be the middle of the night and I've decided to wander the streets.</p> <p><strong>Personal Log:</strong> Ran into a fight between some vampire ghoul-looking thing and an absolute unit of a man. The guy was like seven feet in a goddamn duster of all things throwing fireballs at the thing while wielding a large revolver in his other hand.</p> <p><strong>Afternotes:</strong> Triggered the emergency recall, wandering an alternate Chicago at night is already bad enough without giant wizards fighting vampire monsters in the mix. Our Chicago doesn't have those problems, right?</p> <hr/> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>ENG-1126-ISMI77</strong></span></p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> I have landed in some plains near a road, and proceeded to follow it for some time before coming across a town. Typical European medieval architecture, a mixture of human races and I guess the terminology would be demi-human: humanoids with bestial features. Heard some talk about some "men in green" saving some villagers and sticking it to the empire we're in. Traveled out of town towards the village mentioned only to encounter a truly strange sight on the road: military humvees.</p> <p><strong>Personal Log:</strong> The Humvees drive by me only to stop and pull a full reverse. Turns out the Japanese Self-Defense Force is here and they picked me up thinking I snuck into this world somehow since I look and I quote "like an American tourist". I mean, it's not far off. Thankfully was able to convince them I was with the Public Security Intelligence Agency and not an American spy. Their local Foundation branch in that reality covered my ass and I was able to get some more information. Guess some permanent portal opened up in the middle of a city and it led to this fantasy-type world. I also heard they got to kill some dragons with fighter jets.</p> <p><strong>Afternotes:</strong> Brought back some local souvenirs I was able to pick up, local currency once more, and traded with some of the JSDF encamped on that world for some of this reality's manga, they got some stuff still going on that ended in our reality. We're sure that our Japan doesn't have this, right?</p> <hr/> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>NZ-0227-SCI018</strong></span></p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> I land in an artificial environment of what I would call modern or futuristic make, definitely not older or fantasy. After wandering through some corridors I end up on what seems to be a main thoroughfare and figure out I'm on a space station orbiting some alien planet. Pretty sci-fi-type space, some alien humanoids and humans. English is as ever "galactic common" it seems so didn't even need the translation magic. The gems and coins weren't really valuable currency here but managed to trade my sidearm for some decent money, old earth ballistic weapons are collector items. Explored the locale for a few days, regular food is expensive and a luxury item while mass-produced consumables and nutrient pastes are the go-to.</p> <p><strong>Personal Log:</strong> Did some research on their equivalent of the internet. Pretty widespread interstellar travel with multiple nations throughout the stars. Always wanted to try astronaut food again after the <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-5775">SCP-5775</a> stuff. Saw some pretty impressive, and huge, space ships. My familiarity with Klingon culture helped me out with some overly aggressive warrior race of panther-like aliens.</p> <p><strong>Afternotes:</strong> Grabbed some space tube food for examination, some of their day-to-day electronics like a data pad, and managed to acquire a small laser gun. Can we work on reverse-engineering that gun? I'd love one of those.</p> <hr/> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>US-0527-SCIF502</strong></span></p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> Landed in the middle of a recruitment drive of some sort. I may have been drafted to fight an alien menace in space. Got sent through a basic training course, given some armor with a fancy cape at the end of it. Armed with a very large but questionably designed gun, shoved onto some space transport. I guess I'm off to fight the Insectoid Menace? Why can't they just use bug spray?</p> <p><strong>Personal Log:</strong> I guess this is a case of alien intelligence versus humanity. The insects have organic space travel and move through planets like locusts. Hung around for a while, and treated it like I was playing one of those VR games. Initiated an emergency return shift after my unit got overwhelmed and I may have cast chained lightning on a horde of giant praying mantises. Don't need to explain that to these crazy xenophobes.</p> <p><strong>Afternotes:</strong> Anyone got some bug spray and a fly swatter?</p> <hr/> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>GER-1126-FSB18</strong></span></p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> Landed in a woodland outside of a walled city, the shortest walk to civilization so far probably on one of these fantasy realms. No issues entering the city, was able to pay the traveler's tax at the gate and got directed to where I could get a currency exchange. I'd say this city was pretty par for the course compared to other realms like it, found an interesting back alley tavern to stay at and I figure I'll see what information I can gather and the areas specialties to bring back for study.</p> <p><strong>Personal Log:</strong> I found "The Hoppers Inn" with a sign under this sign pointing "here" to the door. I should've known better in hindsight. Entering this inn I was greeted with great cheer and a call for another round, quite friendly at first glance. Upon second glance I could see only me, myself, and I gathered around multiple tables. Turns out some version of me from this realm set up this inn and entertains ourselves often. Grabbing a meal and a drink, my fellow fellows asked me what "class" I was, and I am proud to say I am one of the few "Wizards" among them gathered there.</p> <p><strong>Afternotes:</strong> Pretty sure one of me spiked my drink, that hangover was not natural.</p> <hr/> <div class="email-example"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <hr/> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">File Update Available!</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Update Loaded.</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><strong>Addendum.8501.4: Termination Attempt:</strong></p> <div class="email"> <div class="tofrom"> <p><strong>To:</strong> <span class="wiki-email">tenpics.46etis\|htimsdlocj#tenpics.46etis\|htimsdlocj</span><br/> <strong>From:</strong> O5 Council<br/> <strong>Subject: SCP-8501</strong></p> </div> <hr/> <p>It has been brought to our attention from your ongoing efforts in recording readings from SCP-8501 that it will soon crossover the Type Black threshold, we are sending <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-666-j">him</a> over as outlined in your proposal.</p> <p>Operation "No New Gods" is approved.</p> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Operation: No New Gods:</strong><br/> Coldsmith here, the operation is simple and sweet. I have constructed a thaumaturgical enhanced vehicle designed with force-projection shielding to repel any incoming force/energy in addition to being supplemented with anti-belief and banishment runes embedded throughout its frame.</p> <p>Needless to say untested and experimental, also extremely outside of my field of expertise. The plan is to redirect SCP-8501's own Akiva and EVE when it collides with the vehicle into deleting itself from reality.</p> <p>This action combined with some thought control over the internet to make the idea of a "Truck-Kun" from popular media looked down upon should hopefully do it.</p> <p>There are two issues though. One, we need a source of powerful entropy onboard to power it and help delete something from baseline reality. The second issue is that I'll need to possess the vehicle to help regulate the thaumaturgical aspects.</p> <p>The vehicle will be transported and set up in the Bonneville Salt Flats awaiting the next manifestation of SCP-8501. A team will be on stand-by to rapidly exfiltrate the manifestation's target before it completes its dimensional breach.</p> <p>Upon the successful baiting of the manifestation to the Salt Flats, Dr. Gerald will take his seat in the experimental vehicle and turn on the engine. I will possess the vehicle and regulate its thaumaturgical workings including a set of boosters. We will then both proceed to, at speed, head off SCP-8501.</p> <p>With luck, its power will end it.</p> </div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="blockquote" style="border-radius: 10px; margin: 10px"> <p><strong>Exploration Video Log Transcript</strong></p> <p><strong>Date:</strong> [REDACTED]</p> <p><strong>Subject:</strong> SCP-8501 Termination Attempt</p> <p><strong>Team Lead:</strong> Dr. Jasper Coldsmith</p> <p><strong>Team Members:</strong> Dr. Gerald</p> <hr/> <p>[BEGIN LOG]</p> <p><strong>Gerald:</strong> You know, this is a nice car! I appreciate it they never let me drive anything anymore, and on the Salt Lakes? What a treat, how fast can this go?</p> <p><strong>Coldsmith:</strong> You.. you were briefed for this right? Did you read the operation files?</p> <p><strong>Gerald:</strong> Yeah a demolition derby with some magic truck right? That's what Clef told me.</p> <p><strong>Coldsmith:</strong> Fuck.</p> <p><em>Sensors loudly beep throughout the vehicle</em></p> <p><strong>Coldsmith:</strong> Alright, that's our guy. Start the car…. gently.</p> <p><em>Gerald inputs the keys and turns the car on, revving the engine loudly</em></p> <p><strong>Gerald:</strong> Haha!</p> <p><em>Gerald yanks back the parking brake and starts burning out</em></p> <p><strong>Coldsmith:</strong> Alright, got visuals on my front camera. They've just entered the flats heading for us. We're between them and the target. Hit it.</p> <p><em>They proceed to speed off, thaumaturgical boosters igniting in the back as rune work embedded throughout the car begins illuminating brightly</em></p> <p><strong>Gerald:</strong> WOOOOOOO!</p> <p><em>An almost transparent barrier can be seen emanating from the front of the vehicle. Behind the vehicle, energy starts building up as electricity arcs leaving behind a trail of fire</em></p> <p><em>Opposite them, the manifestation of SCP-8501 starts glowing brightly, a pure and blinding light encasing it as rainbow energy trails off its tires.</em></p> <p><em>At the collision point a large burst of energy, accompanied by a sonic boom, erupts from a now-obscured debris storm. Above in the sky, a rainbow aurora forms as the sky turns darker than night.</em></p> <p><em>A roar of metal and a monstrous grinding is heard as something shoots through the debris cloud.</em></p> <p><em>SCP-8501roars its engine causing tremors throughout the area.</em></p> <p><em>Telemetry lost from the experimental vehicle.</em></p> <p>[END LOG]</p> <p><strong>ERROR: New Footage Retrieved. Playing Footage.</strong></p> <p>[BEGIN LOG]</p> <p><em>A tunnel of rainbow energy is shown as the camera from the experimental vehicle flickers on.</em></p> <p><strong>Coldsmith:</strong> Forcing stuff back together with what energy I have left. Did that fucker use our banishment runes against us?</p> <p><strong>Gerald:</strong> I don't know what that means but this is trippy. I've never lost a demo derby before. Do I keep driving towards the light at the end of this tunnel?</p> <p><strong>Coldsmith:</strong> What li-</p> <p><em>Vehicle exits tunnel of energy as the scream of wind rips through the audio recording.</em></p> <p><strong>Coldsmith:</strong> Fuck, are we falling?</p> <p><strong>Gerald:</strong> Don't worry I've… crashed a plane before! I got this.</p> <p><strong>Coldsmith:</strong> This isn't a fucking plane!</p> <p><strong>Gerald:</strong> Don't worry, I got this. I can drive anything. I see some lights over there, I'll aim for that.</p> <p><em>As the vehicle somehow shifts in the air diving a flashing of lights can be picked up in the camera footage coming from an area showcasing significant damage.</em></p> <p><em>Camera zooms in revealing a group of people engaging in close combat with an entity twice their size wearing a cloak of dark red fire and shadows.</em></p> <p><em>They continue falling through the sky crashing into the aforementioned entity, sheering through its upper torso and grinding it into the ground as the chassis of the car slams and groans before sliding to a halt.</em></p> <p><strong>Gerald:</strong> See, I told you I could make that parking spot.</p> <p><em>Gerald proceeds to roll down the window and yells to the group of humanoids that were fighting the entity</em></p> <p><strong>Gerald:</strong> Hey, you know guys know how to get back to Earth from here? We're a bit lost.</p> <p><strong>Coldsmith:</strong> No don't fucking say that. One of them is probably a victim of SCP-8501 and we just kill stole what I'm assuming to be the Demon Lord from them. I'm activating the CMPD beacon to get Yatlz here. Get driving.</p> <p><em>Footage cuts off.</em></p> <p>[END LOG]</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="licensebox"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Hide Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>Cite this page as:</p> <div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <blockquote> <p>"<a href="/scp-8501">SCP-8501</a>" by Coldsmith, from the <a href="https://scpwiki.com">SCP Wiki</a>. Source: <a href="https://scpwiki.com/scp-8501">https://scpwiki.com/scp-8501</a>. 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SCP-8503	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div class="preview"> <p>And the Fire became a Woman…<br/> And the Woman became a Warrior…<br/> And the Warrior became a…<br/> …Valkyrie.</p> </div> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=3&theme=https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--code/theme%3Acyberpunk/1&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=4&theme=https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--code/theme%3Acyberpunk/1&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <ul class="creditRate"> <li class="rateBox folded"> <div class="rate-box-with-credit-button"> <div class="creditButton foldable-list-container"> <p><a href="javascript:;"></a></p> </div> </div> <div id="u-credit-view"> <div class="fader foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">close</a></div> <div class="modalcontainer"> <div class="modalbox"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2><span>Info</span></h2> </div> <hr/> <div class="close-credits foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">X</a></div> <div class="credit first"> <p><strong>SCP-8503</strong> The Valkyrie Model<br/> <strong>Author:</strong> <span class="printuser avatarhover"><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/kilerpoyo" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(6852037); return false;"><img alt="Kilerpoyo" class="small" src="https://www.wikidot.com/avatar.php?userid=6852037&amp;size=small&amp;timestamp=1736298089" style="background-image:url(https://www.wikidot.com/userkarma.php?u=6852037)"/></a><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/kilerpoyo" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(6852037); return false;">Kilerpoyo</a></span><br/> ⚠️ <strong>Content warning:</strong> This article contains a content warning: Feminicide, Transphobia/Misgendering, Discussion of Suicide, Survivor's Guilt, Transgression of Body Autonomy, Implied Sexual Abuse, Genocide, Current Wars, Colonialism, Violence</p> </div> <hr/> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> <div class="content-warning creditRate">⚠️ content warning <span class="content-warning-arrow"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="blokquote-alt"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>I - Europa</p> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><em>Gods of the old ways,</em><br/> <em>Grant me the strength of my forefathers,</em><br/> <em>Gods of the new ways,</em><br/> <em>Grant me the wisdom of the Coming Age.</em></p> <p><em>Let me be strong in the flesh,</em><br/> <em>Let me be stronger in spirit,</em><br/> <em>For I battle the War Within,</em><br/> <em>And I strive to become a True Warrior.</em></p> <p><em>To be worthy of fighting alongside you,</em><br/> <em>To be worthy of dying alongside you,</em><br/> <em>To withstand the coming Ragnarok,</em><br/> <em>Óðinn á yðr alla</em></p> </div> <p>Pain broke her prayer. Like the pain of her phantom limbs, it was born from an absence—a void that should not be empty. When she prayed, her eyes were closed. When she opened her eyes, her legs were still missing. And the coffin, sailing through the Seas of Id, still burned in her memories. She repeated the process over and over, each time as if expecting a different result.</p> <p>Her broken words had left a faint echo through the halls of the Ásatrú Cathedral, a high-tech temple decorated with brutalist concrete statues of ancient gods and neon-lighted altars dedicated to possible tomorrows. In front of her, the stained glass depicted tragedy in three acts. First: the death of a god pierced by a mistletoe arrow through his heart. Second: the goddess with two faces, one dead and the other alive, rejecting the pleas of a mournful mother. Third: In the sky, a wolf devours the solar chariot; below, Midgard is consumed by flames…. darkness… gunshots… men shouting. The chaos that had consumed her city echoed like the ringing in her ears. Still, the neon lights of Eurtec could reach her shrouded figure through the bulletproof stained glass. She had sworn to protect the city that had already taken so much and, its hunger ever-growing, would keep on taking more.</p> <p>"Faith is a constant battle within ourselves." She felt a hand on her shoulder. His voice was warm. "Can you tell the difference between a soldier and a warrior?"</p> <p>"A soldier fights the War Outside…" She spoke, recalling her childhood lessons.</p> <p>"But a true warrior fights the War Within. Only by winning the War Within can humanity hope to triumph in the War Outside."</p> <p>"Father," she sounded defeated, "what if I'm not meant to be a warrior?"</p> <p>"What makes you doubt, <em>little bird</em>?"</p> <p>"They are not with me, I can't feel them. I can't hear them in the thunder nor in my deepest silence. Am I not worthy of their voice?"</p> <p>"How could you not be worthy of your gods? Of your fate?" His tone was still warm but firm. "The Nornir have spoken…"</p> <p>"Could it be a mistake? It was not from the Nornir, obviously… but maybe we misunderstood." She lowered her head. "Sorry. I didn't mean to commit blasphemy…"</p> <p>"No. Don't apologize. It would be hypocritical for me to judge… I have fallen into that temptation as well. But, even if you can't find trust in the gods, do you still trust your old man?"</p> <p>"Of course I do." She could barely contain her tears.</p> <p>"I need you to trust me, <em>little bird</em>. And I need you to trust Dr. Brandt as if she was me. She shall be like a mother to you." As he spoke, his smile felt sincere.</p> <p>"Yes, sir… father." But her smile didn't.</p> <p>"Remember, this city houses the Silicon Nornir, keepers of the future of mankind and its only hope for the Greater Winter. We, the GOC… no, the Order of the Æsir… we are sworn to protect this hope at all costs from those who would burn this civilization, our home, to ashes. This is our duty… and our fate."</p> <p>"But… What if I'm not meant for this fate?" A single tear escaped her. More were eager to follow.</p> <p>"The Old Ways teach us that no one can escape their Fate. Not even the gods themselves. But don't forget, a new world was born after the first Ragnarok. Hope will always exist, even after the end of things. Humanity will prevail over death and fire."</p> <p>"Dad," she embraced him, finally allowing her tears to fall. "I miss her so much."</p> <p>"So do I, <em>little bird</em>."</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="anom-bar-esoteric"> <div class="anom-bar-container item-8503 clear-4 esoteric argus vlam danger {$american}"> <div class="anom-bar"> <div class="top-box"> <div class="top-left-box"><span class="item">Item#:</span> <span class="number">8503</span></div> <div class="top-right-box"> <div class="level">Level4</div> </div> </div> <div class="bottom-box"> <div class="text-part"> <div class="main-class"> <div class="contain-class"> <div class="class-category">Containment Class:</div> <div class="class-text">esoteric</div> </div> <div class="second-class"> <div class="class-category">Secondary Class:</div> <div class="class-text">argus</div> </div> </div> <div class="disrupt-class"> <div class="class-category">Disruption Class:</div> <div class="class-text">vlam</div> </div> <div class="risk-class"> <div class="class-category">Risk Class:</div> <div class="class-text">danger</div> </div> </div> <div class="diamond-part"> <div class="danger-diamond"><a href="/classification-committee-memo">link to memo</a><br/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> SCP-8503-ᚸ's<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup> true nature is only known to GOI-1024, the Valravn Corporation. All known instances of SCP-8503-ᛒ<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup> currently operate under the orders of Valravn.</p> <p>As established by the Cartagena Agreement, <strong>Section XV</strong> <em>"Transparency and Cooperation",</em> the Valravn Corporation has agreed to share comprehensive information regarding SCP-8503 with the Foundation and the GOC. Official observers will be dispatched to Research Station 63 to facilitate this exchange and report on the scientific, strategic, and ethical implications of SCP-8503-ᚸ and -ᛒ. Based on this assessment, the Foundation and the GOC will define their official position regarding the military use of SCP-8503.</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8503-ᛒ, designated as the 'Valkyrie Model' by the Valravn Corporation, are cybernetically enhanced human organisms created for combat applications.</p> <p>SCP-8503-ᛒ instances exhibit superior strength, speed, agility, and resilience compared to standard human soldiers. SCP-8503-ᛒ units have shown proficiency in both modern firearms and traditional melee weaponry.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-3" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-3')">3</a></sup> During combat, SCP-8503-ᛒ instances rely on speed, stealth, and partial bullet-resistant armoring to overcome enemy fire and terminate their targets.</p> <p>SCP-8503-ᛒ is one of the main assets employed by the Valravn Corporation. Valravn usually deploys SCP-8503-ᛒ for covert infiltration and wetwork,<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-4" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-4')">4</a></sup> though their use as shock troops and support alongside conventional forces <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/aar-1320-chacaltaya">has been documented</a>. Despite their enhancements, SCP-8503-ᛒ units are vulnerable to both conventional and anomalous weaponry and can be neutralized through concentrated fire.</p> <p>The Foundation possesses limited information on the full capabilities of SCP-8503-ᛒ. Studying the anomaly has proven challenging due to Valravn's intellectual property protection practices: SCP-8503-ᛒ units are equipped with a self-destruct function that will activate in case of defeat or capture by an external party.</p> <p>SCP-8503-ᚸ is the anomalous process by which SCP-8503-ᛒ instances are created. While its particularities are currently unknown to the Foundation, SCP-8503-ᚸ is unlikely to be entirely paratechnological due to the increased <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/akiva-counter-operating-instructions">Akiva radiation</a><sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-5" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-5')">5</a></sup> readings registered around SCP-8503-ᛒ units.</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="logs"> <div class="logs-header"> <p><span style="font-size:150%;"><br/> Video Log<br/></span><br/> <strong>> RECORDING STARTED <</strong><br/> ﹫﹫ ﹫﹫</p> </div> <table class="dialog"> <tr> <th></th> <td> <p><em>The following recording was retrieved from the headcam of a Volk Division operative near the Russo-Finnish border. A Volk Division squad had tracked a damaged SCP-8503-ᛒ unit to a warehouse.</em></p> <p><em>The camera feed shows the perspective of Volk-7. Night vision reveals an interior filled with crates, barrels, and a rusted crane hanging from the ceiling. Volk-7 can see the silhouette of the SCP-8503-ᛒ unit. The tactical HUD signals the lone unit, sitting motionless over a crate at the center of the warehouse. The HUD also highlights the vital signatures and positions of the rest of the squad. The Volk team had surrounded the SCP-8503-ᛒ unit.</em></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <th>Volk-7</th> <td class="active"><em>Baba Yaga</em> is unresponsive. Volk-4, deploy antitank fire. Volk-2, Volk-3, and Volk-6 prepare to engage.</td> </tr> <tr> <th></th> <td> <p><em>Volk-6 fires an antitank HEAT round directly at the SCP-8503-ᛒ unit. As it is about to strike, the target suddenly moves. The video feed switches to slow motion, showing the SCP-8503-ᛒ unit striking the projectile with an elbow and deflecting the trajectory. The video resumes its normal rate. The rocket hits the crane, making it crumble to the ground.</em></p> <p><em>Volk-2 and Volk-3 vitals lost.</em></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <th>Volk-7</th> <td class="active">Shit! Fire at will!</td> </tr> <tr> <th></th> <td> <p><em>Volk-6 and Volk-4 fire their heavy machine guns at the anomaly. The SCP-8503-ᛒ unit jumps through the containers, evading the bullets. It draws a blade and lunges over Volk-6, impaling the operative in the chest. Volk-4 keeps firing at the target, but the unit uses Volk-6 as a human shield. Volk-6's body dissolves into a pulp of lead and blood.</em></p> <p><em>Volk-6 vitals lost.</em></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <th>Volk-4</th> <td class="active">Volk-7! I need backup! Volk-7!</td> </tr> <tr> <th></th> <td><em>As SCP-8503-ᛒ approaches Volk-4, the camera turns around. Volk-7 is rushing to the exit.</em></td> </tr> <tr> <th>Volk-7</th> <td class="active">Fuck! Fuck!</td> </tr> <tr> <th>Volk-4</th> <td class="active">Volk-7! Volk-7! What are yo–</td> </tr> <tr> <th></th> <td> <p><em>Volk-4 vitals lost.</em></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <th></th> <td> <p><em>The exit is now just a few steps away. Volk-7 gasps, they are about to reach it.</em></p> <p><em>The camera suddenly falls and rolls to the ground.</em></p> <p><em>Volk-7 vitals lost.</em></p> <p><em>The headless body of Volk-7 now lies in front of the camera. The mechanical frame of SCP-8503-ᛒ stands behind it, a bloodied blade in its hands. The SCP-8503-ᛒ unit approaches and grabs the camera, Volk-7's head.</em></p> <p><em>Glitch.</em></p> <p><em>The feed shows an expressionless white mask, tinted red.</em></p> <p><em>Signal lost.</em></p> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><strong>Addendum - Geopolitics:</strong></p> <p>Despite growing concern from the international anomalous community, Private Military Contractor involvement in global anomalous security has risen. In the particular case of Valravn, their services have been officially contracted by CALMECAC<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-6" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-6')">6</a></sup> to aid the Mexican government in the War on Drugs against anomalous cartels and extremist guerrilla groups such as <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-7269">Las Víboras</a>, a splinter group from the Serpent's Hand.</p> <p>On the other hand, the Kalmar Treaty between Valravn and the Nordic Council<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-7" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-7')">7</a></sup> was recently renewed. The Kalmar Treaty grants Valravn extraterritoriality and funding for their research facilities and military bases in the Nordic countries in exchange for military aid in the case of an invasion, particularly against the anomalous capabilities of the Volk Division.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-8" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-8')">8</a></sup></p> <p>Recently, the Zenith Group<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-9" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-9')">9</a></sup> has lobbied the GOC and the European Union<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-10" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-10')">10</a></sup> to outsource policing and security roles in the Eurtec Freeport to the Valravn Corporation. Opponents of this initiative cite risks inherent to the privatization of security, Valravn's record of human rights abuses, and possible conflicts of interest: Zenith is the majority shareholder of the Valravn Corporation. Proponents point to the rising gang violence in Eurtec's Lower City, where the presence of paracriminal groups such as the Hunter's Black Lodge and the Sin Nombre drug cartel have been confirmed. The latter is credited for introducing the anomalous drug <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/uiu-file-2020-289">arcángel</a> and the subsequent surge of violence over control of the drug trade that threatens the stability of the metropolis.</p> <p>Newer waves of immigration from conflict zones and climate change refugees have made it difficult to screen out the population in search of radicals. As a result, Chaos Insurgency, Serpent's Hand, and ORIA infiltrators are active in the city, increasing the risk of further destabilization. While concrete evidence is still lacking, it has been proposed that the recent increase in criminal and dissident activity may have been instigated by the efforts of the Volk Division and a recently refounded GRU Division "P".</p> <p>Valravn's proposal for Eurtec's security includes using SCP-8503-ᛒ as their main force against criminal and terrorist targets. The Corporation cites previous successful deployments of <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/walkure">SCP-8503-ᛒ in the Middle East and Latin America</a> as evidence supporting the effectiveness of this strategy. While the proposal is being reviewed by the Council of 108, critics have pointed out that the unprecedented mass deployment of an anomaly as a police and security force could escalate conflicts and further legitimize the unrestricted use of anomalies in warfare. For this reason, the Foundation and the GOC have requested Valravn to disclose all relevant information regarding the production and military use of SCP-8503-ᛒ, including SCP-8503-ᚸ.</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="blokquote-alt"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>II - Sorbona</p> </div> <p>Helga Thors found herself lost in the child's agony. No one would hear his cries for help; he would remain there, frozen in time, forever half-eaten by the old man.</p> <p>"Dr. Thors, I see you have a fondness for Rubens."</p> <p>"I do, though I prefer Goya's version," replied Helga. She shifted her gaze from the painting on the wall to the woman seated across from her. The older woman smiled gently, almost grandmotherly — it was easy to forget she was E-4, Vice-Chairwoman of the Ethics Committee.</p> <p>"I prefer Goya's as well. Sadly, I was beaten at the auction." E-4 opened a drawer in her desk and pulled out a stack of documents along with a pack of cigarettes. She offered one to Helga, who politely declined. Unfazed, the Vice-Chairwoman lit a cigarette as she began flipping through the pages.</p> <p>"Before we begin, Dr. Thors," She didn't even look at Helga, her gaze still fixed on the document, "I have to say, I thoroughly enjoyed reading your doctoral dissertation. From the title alone, it immediately caught my attention."</p> <p>"The appreciation is always welcome," Helga replied. She glanced at the desk, where a thick document titled 'Of Conflicted Men and Useful Monsters: The Psychological Cost of Moral Dilemmas in the Anomalous Warfront' lay.</p> <p>"Commander Gotz's fate was particularly heartbreaking," E-4 finally lifted her gaze from the document and locked eyes with Helga. "Between you and me, do you wish you had done something differently?"</p> <p>Helga's face betrayed no emotion. <em>So it begins: the interview</em>, she thought. She replied calmly: "Commander Gotz's conundrum began long before I started treating him. I recommended suicide watch and amnestic treatment almost immediately after my first evaluation." Helga paused, Gotz's face had flashed through her memories. She pushed Gotz back into her subconscious and continued. "Unfortunately, it was already too late. There was little I could have done at that point. Instead, I would address the conditions that led Commander Gotz to that situation in the first place."</p> <p>"I support that approach. Please go on." E-4 took a puff of her cigarette.</p> <p>"Commander Gotz had to make a tough call. He had to sacrifice a squad of his troops, leaving them behind to stall the anomaly until reinforcements arrived. The thing is, there were no reinforcements. Containment orders were to dynamite and seal the tunnel." <em>Absolute terror in the dark</em>, she thought. When remembering that unfortunate episode, Helga always felt an odd mixture of horror and scientific curiosity.</p> <p>"Sadly not an uncommon scenario." E-4 exhaled a cloud of smoke, followed by a faint cough.</p> <p>"And Gotz was perfectly aware of that. It was for lying to them — he was their commander and they trusted him — that he could never forgive himself."</p> <p>E-4 stroked her chin. "Had Gotz told them the truth, do you believe it would have impacted the mission?"</p> <p>"In such a critical situation we could not afford the risk of desertion. There was a lot at stake."</p> <p>"Agreed. Sometimes, we have to send our people to certain death. D-classes, soldiers, researchers… no one is exempt. <em>We die in the dark</em>…" E-4 didn't finish the motto, allowing the phantom words to haunt the room instead.</p> <p>"'No one deserves to die in the dark'…" replied Helga. E-4 watched her closely; Thors had awoken her interest. "That is what Gotz said in our last therapy session," explained the psychologist.</p> <p>"I may agree with Gotz here. I'm unsure if no one deserves it, but at least his men didn't. Still…"</p> <p>"Those sacrifices were necessary. Gotz's death, on the contrary, was completely pointless," Helga discretely clenched her fist in frustration, "Despite making the right decision, he was ill-equipped to deal with the aftermath. Could we have helped him cope? Sure, but it would have been better if he never had to make that choice in the first place." Now there was passion in her voice. "We need the right people for the job. The ideal candidate should be able to take an emotional distance from the situation. After studying a myriad of cases, I have found the profile for that candidate."</p> <p>"Someone like Commander Salamanca, if I recall correctly."</p> <p>"Yes, Commander Salamanca was the closest match to the ideal profile. Scoring way higher than Gotz in the Dark Triad,<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-11" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-11')">11</a></sup> he had both the charisma to inspire the troops and the pragmatism to not get attached to them. And when faced with a similar situation to Gotz, he made the right call and suffered no psychological sequelae whatsoever." Helga's eyes glowed with pride. Salamanca was her scientific breakthrough, her 'eureka moment'.</p> <p>"It almost sounds like you admire him." She took a long drag from the cigar. Ashes fell onto the pages of Helga's thesis.</p> <p>"I wouldn't go that far. I was assigned to help integrate him into the Foundation, which he did quickly. He was a fascinating case of study…" Then, Helga crossed her arms and her voice turned somber. "But make no mistake; I know people like him would be a danger to society in most cases. Here, we can give them a better purpose. And take some of the burden from people like Gotz. I think of it as a form of containment."</p> <p>"A Useful Monster…" pondered E-4.</p> <p>"Indeed. Like a Thaumiel type."</p> <p>"So tell me, Helga, do you see yourself more as a Gotz or a Salamanca?"</p> <p>For a moment, Helga froze. The question had caught her by surprise; it wasn’t something she had ever asked herself.</p> <p>"Worry not, I'm not expecting an answer. It's not a question you can answer, at least not now." E-4 smiled as she took another puff of her cigarette. "In truth, I do think you will be a valuable addition to Omega-1.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-12" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-12')">12</a></sup> You wouldn't be talking to me if that wasn't the case; in other words, I want you in the Task Force. You'll join first as a recruit on a trial mission and, depending on your performance, we'll discuss what comes next." E-4 pointed at Helga with the ember of the cigarette. It looked like a burning finger. "Are you on board with these terms?"</p> <p>"I am. I've already been briefed on the nature of the mission. Valkyries…"</p> <p>"Intriguing, right? The Ravens have finally agreed to share their most precious toys and you'll be in the front row. It will be a spectacle, that is for certain, though I couldn't say if it is one I would personally like to watch," E-4 briefly covered her mouth to cough. "Tell me, don't you feel strange about this mission?"</p> <p>"Do you mean 'strange' besides the usual stuff?"</p> <p>"At first glance it looks like an open-and-shut case, ethically speaking. You don't need a PhD in Parabioethics to recognize that whatever Valravn is doing will be morally repulsive." E-4 sighed. "Almost seems like a waste of our time: like walking into a trash fire and pointing out it is hot and stinks."</p> <p>"True, but someone has to do it," Helga spoke firmly, wanting to show her commitment to the cause. "The situation in Eurtec is delicate and Valravn shouldn't be left unchecked there."</p> <p>"To be honest there is little we can do about it. Zenith is strengthening their chokehold on Eurtec and they have secured the support from other prominent members of the Council of 108. The Universalist Order of the Æsir has a particular interest in the Valkyries. They have negotiated a deal with Zenith and Valravn: their support in exchange for the shield-maidens." The cigarette in E-4's hand was almost consumed.</p> <p>Helga remained silent, waiting for E-4 to continue.</p> <p>"The observers are meant to closely follow two new Valkyrie candidates. The GOC is bringing one of them, someone we believe is related to one of the observers, Hersir Ahlberg. If the process is successful, she will be the first — and probably not the last — Valkyrie to join the GOC. Unfortunately, we don't have the same leverage over Valravn and Zenith the GOC has. We are being invited both as a formality and as a provocation." E-4 coughed, then continued in a sardonic tone, "Sadly, this means we won't be getting a Valkyrie."</p> <p>"Shame."</p> <p>"A little bit. But it doesn't mean we will be leaving empty-handed. Officially, you will be just an observer. Unofficially, let's call it 'applied ethical consulting'." E-4 opened a drawer and grabbed a disk drive. She handed it to Helga, "Here are your instructions, already encrypted. There is plenty of information on the second candidate from a reliable insider source. I also suggest you heavily familiarize yourself with the Jailbreaker's manual."</p> <p>Helga held the drive tightly. "I won't disappoint, E-4."</p> <p>"I'm sure you won't," said E-4 as she took the last puff of her cigarette before stubbing it out on an ashtray. "Although I have greatly enjoyed this conversation, I'm afraid I have other matters to attend to."</p> <p>Helga nodded and said her goodbyes. Just as she was about to leave the room, she heard E-4's voice:</p> <p>"Dr. Thors, one last thing. I must warn you to be extra careful around one Dr. Brandt."</p> <p>"I understand."</p> <p>"No, you don't. She's a bitch."</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><strong>Addendum - Observers' Profiles:</strong></p> <p>Four observers, one from the Foundation and three from the GOC Norse Caucus, are scheduled to travel to Research Station 63 Valkryie HQ, formerly the Kingdom of Valborg, in the northernmost region of the Scandes mountain range.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-13" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-13')">13</a></sup> They will meet with Dr. Olga Brandt, overseer of the Valkyrie project. The observers will be briefed on the true nature of SCP-8503-ᚸ and -ᛒ and report to the Foundation and GOC to guide recommendations on the military application of this anomaly.</p> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th>Name</th> <th>Specialty</th> <th>Affiliation</th> <th>Note</th> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: left;">Dr. Helga Thors</td> <td style="text-align: left;">Military Psychology and Parabioethics</td> <td style="text-align: left;">Foundation</td> <td style="text-align: left;">A candidate to join the Ethics Committee and MTF Ω-1, Dr. Thors is expected to prepare a report to the O5 and the Ethics Committee regarding Valravn practices on SCP-8503-ᛒ.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: left;">Hersir Oswald Ahlberg</td> <td style="text-align: left;">Modern Anomalous Warfare</td> <td style="text-align: left;">GOC - Universalist Order of the Æsir</td> <td style="text-align: left;">Hersir Oswald Ahlberg will assess the model's viability to support GOC operations.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: left;">Seidr Allen Wells</td> <td style="text-align: left;">Digital Rune-based Precognition</td> <td style="text-align: left;">GOC - Servants of the Silicon Nornir</td> <td style="text-align: left;">Seidr Wells will represent the Silicon Nornir's Higher Wills.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: left;">Thane Einar Hellström</td> <td style="text-align: left;">Tactical Thaumaturgy Specialist</td> <td style="text-align: left;">GOC - Niflheim Armed Tactical Order.</td> <td style="text-align: left;">Thane Hellström will provide expert opinion regarding military applications of thaumaturgy.</td> </tr> </table> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="blokquote-alt"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>III - Juárez</p> </div> <p>The same weird dream again. <em>Déjà vu</em>. A desert, a gun, and a bound man. She took the gun and pointed it at the man's forehead. Nothing personal, no harsh feelings. There was the sound of thunder. Multiple bolts. A whole storm. It rained until the desert was drowned and the world was now an ocean. Waters were calm at the Seas of Id. With rhythmic rowing, the tibia mariner guided the funeral barge through the fog. Her destination was an island, trapped between life and death. A melancholic figure awaited her—dream logic suggested it was a queen, ancient and forgotten. The Queen was a beacon, drawing her barge to the island. Waiting for her was not just the queen, but someone else—someone whose absence burned her soul and whose memory weighed like a chain. But like every other night, just as she was about to reach the island, vigil called…</p> <p>An ocean apart from the technological hub of humanity, Officer Tamayo awoke. <em>Clara</em>. She stared with empty eyes at the stained walls of her hospital room. <em>Pendeja</em><sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-14" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-14')">14</a></sup>, she thought. They were mostly empty, except for a painting of a gloomy island. An odd choice for a hospital room.</p> <p>"You better start thinking about your future." The voice of her former commander echoed in her head. "The Policía Paranormal Preventiva<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-15" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-15')">15</a></sup> has its days numbered. Soon CALMECAC will be taking over all of the country's parasecurity duties. You better get in the new bosses' good graces."</p> <p>"It will be quick. A routine raid: find some drug leftovers, burn them, and get some pictures for the <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/a-wandsman-in-the-navel-of-the-moon">press</a>." She just wanted the voice to shut up. "I'm only asking you because I know you have potential. I can only send someone I can trust. Someone in the know about all of this paranormal shit. The top dogs at CALMECAC will be watching. Despite your… lifestyle, I have always looked out for you, don't you agree?" <em>Pinche pendejo palero.</em><sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-16" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-16')">16</a></sup></p> <p>There was an agonizing, burning pain all over the missing right arm. She closed her one remaining eye and saw it again: that night in the warehouse… the <em>nahual</em> chewing her arm up to the bone, maniacally grinding it until nothing was left. Her right leg suffered a similar fate. Curiously, the phantom leg did not pain her; she only had an intense itch in her missing foot. An itch impossible to scratch. <em>Pendeja, pendeja, pendeja. Esto me pasa por pendeja.</em><sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-17" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-17')">17</a></sup></p> <p>Next to her, there was a nightstand with a Virgen de Guadalupe effigy and a glass of water. She never prayed and she wasn't going to start now. It was too late anyway. Not even <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-6755">a promise to the Pale Lady</a> could help her now. <em>Lupita, la Santa… todos los pinches santos y dioses se pueden ir a la verga.</em><sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-18" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-18')">18</a></sup> She looked at the identification tag on the door: <em>Paciente #153 José Tamayo López</em>. Rage and nausea boiled in her insides. That name hurt her. That name mutilated her. Yet she never gave herself the chance to get rid of it.</p> <p>The door opened slowly. "May I come in?" A blonde, clearly foreign woman cautiously entered the room, "Officer Tamayo, I presume. I'm Helga Thors from the SC…"</p> <p>"I was curious who would show up first to finish the job — the <em>sicarios</em> from Sin Nombre, or you guys. Well go ahead, don't waste any time any longer. I've been waiting long enough."</p> <p>"We don't seem to be on the same page," Helga said, closing the door behind her.</p> <p>"No shit. It is obvious to me. I have outlived my usefulness and now I'm a loose end. You are here to either wipe away my memory or rip apart my head. Whatever works for you."</p> <p>"I'm sorry to disappoint you. I'm here on a different business." Helga watched Tamayo closely, unsure how to interpret her bravado.</p> <p>"Is that so?" asked Tamayo, more annoyed than surprised.</p> <p>"Are you familiar with the Valravn Corporation?"</p> <p>"Private security, mercenaries, whatever you want to call them. CALMECAC's new best friend in the drug war. Though everyone knows they work with the cartels. But who doesn't?" Tamayo rolled her eyes. "Also way too into larping for my taste."</p> <p>"We both can agree on that." Helga discreetly inspected the room, searching for clues that might reveal more about Tamayo's personality. However, there wasn’t much to work with. "I'll get straight to the point…" The eerie painting drew Helga's gaze, making her lose track of the conversation. She went silent for a moment before adding: "That's certainly a choice for the decoration of a hospital room."</p> <p>"I thought you were going straight to the point."</p> <p>"All right, sorry. Soon, you'll be visited by a Valravn representative. They want to recruit you for their Valkyrie program."</p> <p>"Me? A Valkyrie?" Tamayo's heart skipped a beat. She felt a spark in her insides, something she hadn't felt in a long time. "But I'm not… I thought I couldn't be one." She whispered, almost to herself.</p> <p>"We are certain you will be the candidate. And if I'm not mistaken you do identify as…"</p> <p>"Don't explain to me who I am." Tamayo sighed. "Why are you here? What does the Foundation want from me?"</p> <p>"We want your help." Helga locked eyes with Tamayo, "In fact, we need it."</p> <p>Tamayo quickly turned her face to avoid Helga's gaze. "To be your spy? Sounds like a lot of trouble. And I'm not particularly in the mood to get into more shit than I already am. What do I gain?"</p> <p>"You are fit for the job. You already sound like a mercenary." Helga was starting to figure out Tamayo's angle.</p> <p>"Fuck you," Tamayo said with a slight laugh.</p> <p><em>Got her.</em> Helga thought. She now went serious. "Your ambush. Don't you want to get back at the people who did this to you?"</p> <p>"What do you know about my ambush?" replied a somber Tamayo.</p> <p>"We have reason to believe Valravn warned Sin Nombre of the raid. You said yourself: Valravn has been playing both sides of this war since the beginning. That's how they operate, they create the conflict, the victims, and prey on the despoils."</p> <p>"So they crippled me only to hire me. Genius." The wounded <em>policía</em> smirked.</p> <p>"But you don't have to play into their game. You can fight back."</p> <p>"You do realize you are sending me on another suicide mission, don't you?" This time, it was Tamayo looking at Helga's eyes.</p> <p>"Maybe. But you will not be alone. Unlike those who sent you to that warehouse, I'll be there with you." And Helga didn't turn away.</p> <p>Tamayo half-smiled. "How reassuring. And what would be our mission?"</p> <p>"We'll talk about specifics later."</p> <p>"You are full of shit, Helga. <em>Búscate otra pendeja.</em>"<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-19" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-19')">19</a></sup></p> <p>"<em>Tú eres la pendeja que estoy buscando.</em>"<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-20" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-20')">20</a></sup></p> <p>Tamayo chuckled. She could not hide her amusement. "You'll make me blush," she said. Then she turned around and tried to grab the glass of water from the nightstand. After a few bewildering moments, she realized she was trying to do it with her missing arm. "Maybe I'm a <em>pendeja</em> after all."</p> <p>Helga took the glass of water and held it in front of Tamayo's face. "I'm not begging you to work with us, Tamayo. I'm also not trying to buy you." She paused for a moment, before handing the glass to Tamayo. "Still, I think you'll accept for the same reason you became a police officer."</p> <p>"Don't act as if you knew me." Tamayo drank the water in almost one gulp. Then she returned the empty glass to Helga.</p> <p>"I know you are still looking for him. The man who killed Clara." Helga put the glass again on the nightstand, next to La Virgen.</p> <p>"No. Shut up!" Shouted Tamayo, "You don't have any fucking right to play that card on me. There was no justice for her. And there will never be! Not in this godforsaken country."</p> <p>"I don't know if we can still find that asshole. Could still be possible, eventually. But you know this is not just about Clara. This war has taken so many other lives and will keep on taking more. You are right there is no justice here, and as long as Valravn keeps profiting from this hell, there will never be. But we can make a difference. For everyone. For Clara."</p> <p>'"Good speech. Loved the violins at the end."</p> <p>"Thanks, it was only partially improvised."</p> <p>Tamayo looked one last time at the painting on the wall. She was starting to like it.</p> <p>"One question, Helga. Is it true that Valkyries get to choose a cool Viking codename?"</p> <p>"I heard so, but I'm unsure about the exact process. Why do you ask, Officer Tamayo?"</p> <p>"No. Officer Tamayo is gone, he went to live on that gloomy island." She smiled. "You can call me Astrith."</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><strong>Addendum - Description update:</strong></p> <p>SCP-8503-ᚷ, also known as Valkyiriogenesis, is an apotheotic phenomenon of a ritualistic nature. Categorized as Tier 3 in the Liebert-Hikari Apotheosis Scale,<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-21" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-21')">21</a></sup> SCP-8503-ᚸ can also be described as a "corporeal" apotheosis: the transmutation occurs in the subject's original body affecting both physical and spiritual properties.</p> <p>The earliest description of the SCP-8503-ᚸ dates from the 13th century and is found in the <em>Codex Artorious</em>, an extended version of the <em>Prose Edda</em> only known inside anomalous circles.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-22" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-22')">22</a></sup> This version describes the procedure as merely a sacrificial rite, mandating a neck hanging, and makes no mentions of any anomalous results. Later sources recontextualize it as a rite of passage to "enhance the soul of warriors"<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-23" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-23')">23</a></sup> and add variations to the procedure, however, the baseline structure remains the same. It is unclear exactly how variations influence SCP-8503-ᚸ's results. The <em>Codex Corvinus</em> (14th Century) contains the historical version with the highest known success rate:</p> <ol> <li>"From the waters of Mímisbrunnr, oh far maiden shall you drink,"</li> <li>"to receive the gift of Tyr, thy lindworm, into her soul"</li> <li>"From an ash tree, fair maiden shall you hang,"</li> <li>"In the flesh wounded, but warrior spirit intact,"</li> <li>"Tied not from the neck but from the chest,"</li> <li>"Pierced in the side, by the sacred spear,"</li> <li>"For Nine days hanged the Allfather…</li> <li>"For 9 hours the chosen daughter should hang."</li> <li>"The worthy will rise as chosen among the slain."</li> </ol> <p>After completing SCP-8503-ᚸ, a subject has a 63%<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-24" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-24')">24</a></sup> chance of becoming an SCP-8503-ᛒ instance. SCP-8503-ᛒ instances show enhanced strength, durability, and limited thaumaturgical properties. These properties include limited healing capacities, resistance to extreme temperatures, the faculty to perform as a psychopomp,<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-25" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-25')">25</a></sup> and extended lifespan (between 300-500 years). Successful competition of SCP-8503-ᚸ causes sterility.</p> <p>More notably, SCP-8503-ᛒ instances can perform a specific type of thaumaturgy to replace lost body parts, most commonly limbs. This process traditionally involved crafting rudimentary prostheses made from metallic or wooden materials. As long as the prosthesis has the correct articulations, an SCP-8503-ᛒ instance can seamlessly control it as if it were an original part of its body. The prostheses won't require any external power source besides SCP-8503-ᛒ's own Akiva energy. This anomalous property of SCP-8503-ᛒ is the base over which the modern iterations of the Valkyrie Model's cybernetic augmentations are built.</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="blokquote-alt"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>IV - Trento</p> </div> <p>Helga couldn't deny it — Valravn took the art of theatrics very seriously. The first council meeting would unfold in an ancient stone hall, fortunately outfitted with modern amenities, including ergonomic chairs. At the heart of the hall loomed the towering figure of a stone shield-maiden, seemingly in conversation with the raven perched on her shoulder. At the statue's feet stood a middle-aged woman, barely illuminated by a faint blue light. She spoke to the council’s guests as if not merely addressing them, but performing on the stage of a long-forgotten drama.</p> <p>"Ladies and gentlemen, as the Lead Researcher on Station 63, it is an honor to host you as distinguished guests…" A baffling combination of genuine pride and veiled condescension coated the old woman's words. Helga found it difficult to read her, and that made her uneasy.</p> <p>"Never been called distinguished before," murmured Astrith, "not even ironically." Helga made a discreet gesture indicating that she should lower her voice.</p> <p>"So who is she?" asked the former police officer quietly.</p> <p>"The name is Olga Brandt — the so-called Mother of Valkyries. She oversees everything concerning Valkyries, including your initiation," replied Helga.</p> <p>"Looks like I'm in good hands…"</p> <p>Brandt continued with her welcoming speech. "Research Station 63, the Kingdom of Valborg, has a rich and complex history. The Valravn Corporation is a proud stalwart of its secrets and traditions…"</p> <p>"Stalwart? Do you expect us to buy that?" The voice was as imposing as his figure, garbed in tactical gear characteristic of modern combat thaumaturges: a blend of modern and medieval armor styles, with Kevlar plates covered in ancient runic symbols. Thane Hellström, the observer from the Nifelheim Armed Tactical Order, had come dressed ready for battle. The message was clear: he wasn't lowering his guard around the Ravens.</p> <p>"Pardon us if we are not convinced that the Corporation's interest in the Old Kingdom was born out of concern for its valuable heritage," Seidr Wells was dressed only in a plain white tunic— the bearded old man could be mistaken for an ancient druid if it wasn't for the shining bionic camera in place of his left eye.</p> <p>"Thane Hellström," despite her age and size, Brandt somehow managed to sound as intimidating as the hulk in combat armor, "where was your Order when the Christian Kingdoms laid siege to Valborg? Or when the GRU-P communist scum treacherously attacked?" She did not hide her visceral disgust while pronouncing the word 'communist', "Who came to protect the Queen from the Nazis? It was not Nifelheim: it was Jomsborg."</p> <p>"You are not the Jomsvikings," contested the Thane.</p> <p>"We have become much more than that." Brandt turned to the old seer. "Tell me, Seidr Wells, have the Nornir pronounced against our Valkyrie project?"</p> <p>"Not yet," answered the servant of the silicon oracle.</p> <p>"And I doubt they will," Olga pointed to the statue behind her, "the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hrafnsm%C3%A1l">Hrafnsmál</a> immortalizes the sacred pact between Valkyries and Ravens. We are the true and only protectors of the Valborg."</p> <p>Helga had followed the exchange with interest. She was not expecting such explicit pushback from the GOC's Nordic caucus. It was a good sign. Yet the Universalist Order…</p> <p>"Gentlemen," a fourth voice joined the chorus, "my brothers in arms, caution is often wise… But what is gained by antagonizing our host?" The man wore a standard GOC military uniform; besides the GOC logo, it bore the symbol of the Æsir. "We have come in peace to listen and learn."</p> <p><em>Hersir Oswald Ahlberg</em>, thought Helga. The Universalist Order of the Æsir did not have a history of siding with Valravn. Was it just Zenith's pressure or was something else going on?</p> <p>Ahlberg continued. "We all here are followers of the Old Gods and practitioners of the New Ways. We may have different ways to honor them, but when Ragnarok comes, we all should be on the same side. The side of humanity. Eurtec, the house of Silicon Nornir… the house of the future of mankind is in danger. We need to come together to face this existential threat or else everything we have built will fall apart."</p> <p>"I'll be dead before I trust a Raven!" Shouted Hellström.</p> <p>"But do you trust Fate, Thane? Because I do. I trust the Fate that has been woven for humanity. And so does my daughter!" He gestured toward a young woman sitting beside him in a wheelchair. She was missing both legs and her right eye. A horrible burning scar occupied half her face.</p> <p>"She has been chosen by the Nornir to become the first GOC soldier to ascend as a Valkyrie," he put his hand over her shoulder, "and I couldn't be prouder of her."</p> <p>She smiled. "My name is Wanda Ahlberg. I'll be honored to join the Valkyries."</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><strong>Addendum - History of SCP-8503-ᛒ:</strong></p> <p>Historically, SCP-8503-ᛒ instances were former shield-maidens that, after surviving a grave battle injury, usually limb mutilation, completed a <em>utiseta</em><sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-26" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-26')">26</a></sup> pilgrimage to Lake Mímisbrunnr and endured SCP-8503-ᚸ.</p> <p>SCP-8503-ᛒ instances worked as mercenary priestesses during the Viking age, serving in military roles as bodyguards, elite troops, and assassins; but also as healers, diplomats, advisors, and priestesses across Norse settlements and kingdoms. It is recorded they were particularly welcomed in Jomsborg, the citadel of the Jomsvikings mercenaries. Eventually, SCP-8503-ᛒ instances formed their own political entity around Lake Mímisbrunnr: the Kingdom of Valborg.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-27" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-27')">27</a></sup></p> <p>Valborg was organized as an elective monarchy, with a new Queen<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-28" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-28')">28</a></sup> selected by direct voting after the death of the old one. The Queen did not wield absolute power and was expected to lead by consensus, her role being spiritual as well as political. Valborg's population included baseline humans (both female and male) alongside SCP-8503-ᛒ, though only the latter could participate in the Queen's election.</p> <p>From the human population, the Valkyries recruited new shield-maidens to serve as squires and auxiliary troops. These shield-maidens would eventually be allowed to attempt SCP-8503-ᚸ and become SCP-8503-ᛒ. Foreigner warriors were also welcomed to perform SCP-8503-ᚸ and join the Valkyrie nation, there are written records of Valkyries originating from <em>Miklagard</em>,<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-29" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-29')">29</a></sup> <em>Serkland</em>,<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-30" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-30')">30</a></sup> <em>Bláland</em>,<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-31" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-31')">31</a></sup> and even <em>Vinland</em>.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-32" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-32')">32</a></sup> At its peak, Valbrog had a population of around 12,000 Valkyries and 30,000 baseline humans.</p> <p>Following the Christianization of Scandinavia, Valborg was left in isolation and began to decline. The human population scattered and with the disappearance of shield-maidens across the Nordic world, Valborg lost most of its pool of potential recruits. Despite this, Valborg managed to maintain its independence from Christian kingdoms for centuries and remained a limited military power – defeating the forces of King Eric IX during the First Swedish Crusade and the Teutonic Order during the Northern Crusades.</p> <p>Valborg maintained cordial relationships with the local Sami pagan population, with whom they traded and procured recruits. This was disrupted during the 17th century when the kingdoms of Denmark-Norway and Sweden started to colonize and Christianise Sápmim, leaving Valborg in further isolation. During the 18th century, the Kingdom of Sweden–Norway conducted a series of campaigns to subdue Valborg. Under the leadership of Queen Randgrid II, the forces of Valborg managed to stall the invaders using guerrilla tactics.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-33" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-33')">33</a></sup> However, the war did not end until the intervention of the Valravn Northern Trading Company, which organized peace talks between Valborg and Sweden–Norway.</p> <p>As part of the deal, the Valborg Valkyries agreed to serve as mercenaries under Valravn and allow the creation of new SCP-8503-ᛒ instances from Valravn recruits. This was the first generation of SCP-8503-ᛒ whose allegiance was not to the Queen of Valborg. On behalf of the British Empire and Her Majesty's Foundation for the Secure Containment of the Paranormal, Valravn deployed SCP-8503-ᛒ during the Second Boer War and the Crimean Campaign. Valravn also experimented with clockwork-based mechanical prostheses for their Valkyries, possibly copied from Cogwork<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-34" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-34')">34</a></sup> technology.</p> <p>In the First and Second World Wars, Valravn continued to serve under the British Empire; and later the United States of America and the Allied Occult Coalition. During World War II, Valborg endured both Nazi and Soviet invasions. After the Nazi occupation of Norway, Obskurakorps launched an expedition against Valborg to secure Lake Mímisbrunnr. Despite the newly reformed Valravn Corporation's pledge to defend Valborg, the arrival of Valravn reinforcements was delayed.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-35" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-35')">35</a></sup> When Valarvn forces finally broke the Obskurakorps siege, Valborg had endured the siege for two months. Around 95% of the remaining original Valkyrie population died during the siege. Severely weakened, Queen Randgrid signed the Treaty of Myr, transferring the sovereignty of Valborg to Valravn. The Corporation occupied the Kingdom and established Research Station 63 around Lake Mímisbrunnr.</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="blokquote-alt"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>V - Avalon</p> </div> <p>"I'm starting to get this place…" Astrith's breath was visible in the cold air.</p> <p>Helga pushed Astrith's wheelchair through a long metallic corridor. Despite the foggy weather, one could still observe the desecrated foundations of the ancient fortress standing after the centuries. New structures had been built recently, the signature Valravn style of merging brutalism and industry steadily burying the past with steel and concrete. Like a parasitic sprout growing on a rotting corpse, the technological infrastructure of Station 63 sprawled out like a network of veins, pulsing with life but choking the medieval roots of the castle beneath. Despite all their talk about stewardship and preservation, Valravn's main budget was not spent on historic conservation.</p> <p>Astrith continued her analysis, "When the Spanish conquered Mexico, they built their churches and palaces over the old temples. This place is the same. You build over the ruins to bury the past. Valravn did it to show who the new boss is."</p> <p>"Interesting hypothesis…" Helga pondered for a few seconds. "It makes sense from a psychological standpoint. They certainly have practical and strategical reasons to build in this place, though."</p> <p>"Sure, but they love their theatrics, don't they? I told you they were larpers." Astrith chuckled. "They are as obsessed with appearing as holders of some kind of mystical secret, just as they are with blood money. The pieces fit. Gold and God…"</p> <p>"Gold and God?" questioned Helga.</p> <p>"Those are two big things to motivate men to kill without mercy. If you control one of those, you can get to be the king. If you control both, you get to be kingmaker. The Spanish… Valravn… even <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/uiu-file-2020-289">Sin Nombre</a>. It is all the same."</p> <p>They were finally reaching their destination, a small lobby leading to the sleeping quarters. Astrith noticed a figure ahead of them. A young woman rested in a wheelchair, staring absently through the window.</p> <p>"Hey, is that you…" Astrith hesitated for a moment, "… Wanda? Right? The daughter of that GOC guy."</p> <p>"Greetings." Wanda answered without looking back at them. "Forgive me, but I must beg you to be quiet. The procession is about to pass."</p> <p>"The what?" Helga and Astrith approached the window. The mist made it hard to see, but the outlines of the old castle courtyard ruins were still visible. A distant sound could be heard, haunting yet comforting: the faint ringing of bells and singing voices. Gradually, the silhouettes of a procession emerged. About twenty women clad in iron armor, their faces hidden behind emotionless white masks – most of them missing an arm, a leg, or both. It was clear they were not the high-tech Valravn Valkyries. In place of their lost limbs, rustic prosthetics of wood and metal moved as naturally as the originals would have.</p> <p>"The court of Queen Randgrid, the last of the old Valkyries," Wanda explained in quiet but solemn voice.</p> <p>The figure fronting the procession wore a golden-crowned mask. Her gait was the slowest and the rest kept her pace. Every step seemed like a painful struggle, yet she continued unrelenting. Astrith felt a shiver in her spine as the ghostly procession disappeared into the mist. <em>The Queen in the island</em>…</p> <p>"Even after all these years, after all her pain, the Queen still patrols her Queendom. What happened here during the war was so shameful. I hope we are worthy of her…" Wanda finally turned to face the other two women. "You must be Astrith. Nice to meet you. We will soon be sisters-in-arms."</p> <p>"Yeah… nice to meet you… sister."</p> <p>"I'm looking forward to getting to know you more. I was so curious when I learned about you." Wanda explained, "I didn't know someone like you could become a Valkyrie. It was a surprise, but a welcome one."</p> <p>"Someone like me? You mean a Mexican?"</p> <p>"No… I mean, you know… you are a…"</p> <p>"Man?" completed Astrith in a haughty tone.</p> <p>Astrith defaulted to misgendering herself before others could do it. <em>One of many unhealthy coping mechanisms she had developed,</em> thought Helga.</p> <p>"Wanda, I'm Dr. Helga Thors from the Foundation. I'm here to monitor your progress as well as Astrith's. Feel free to ask me anything. I would also like to ask you some questions eventually."</p> <p>"I'm open to talking to you, Dr. Thors, as long as you don't mind my father being present." Wanda then turned to Astrith and looked her with pleading eyes, "I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to…"</p> <p>"It's alright," While annoyed, Astrith was used to awkward interactions. Also, Wanda's apology seemed true at least.</p> <p>"Let's watch each other's back. I don't know what Fate awaits us, but I'm glad it brought us together." Wanda smiled.</p> <p>"Fate?" Astrith stroked her chin. "What does this have to do with Fate?" She was beginning to feel something that went beyond mere annoyance. Something about Wanda was awakening a deep conflict within her.</p> <p>"Yes, it was our Fate to become Valkyries. Our path here was traced by the gods themselves."</p> <p>The Mexican frowned. Was Wanda's naïveté perhaps a façade crafted to mock her? No, it was something far worse: <em>sincere</em>. Astrith had come prepared to face the intrigues and lies of a den of wolves and crows, but now she was confronted with a genuine offer of friendship. And for some reason that pissed her off.</p> <p>"Is that what that Silicon computer told you?"</p> <p>Wanda laughed nervously. "Don't call it like that in front of Seidr Wells… or my father. But yes, the Nornir chose me to be a Valkyrie. And they chose you too, so I'm eager to learn from you."</p> <p>"Learn from me?" She leaned toward Wanda. No one had ever wanted to learn from her. No one since…</p> <p>"What can I teach the GOC princess?"</p> <p>…Clara.</p> <p>"I read your files. You have plenty of experience dealing with the Cartel…"</p> <p>"Oh, the Cartel. Sin Nombre…" Astrith clenched her teeth. Clara's laughter echoed through the halls of her memory, each peal growing more distant.</p> <p>"Astrith? Are you okay?" Asked Wanda after a few moments of her silence.</p> <p>Astrith snapped back and laughed. "Oh yes, I know them intimately. It cost me an arm and a leg, but I hope it can serve you well. I can teach you with extreme detail the sound and feel of a <em>nahual</em> munching on your flesh. Or the screams of a family being burned alive. The empty stench of the mass graves in the middle of the desert. Or the cries of a poor bastard who was forced to eat his own fingers."</p> <p>"That sounds… interesting."</p> <p>"Interesting indeed," Astrith looked Wanda right in the eyes. And after a few seconds, she understood. "You have never killed someone, have you? Have you ever seen combat?"</p> <p>Wanda hesitated. "Once… but I did undergo elite GOC military training…"</p> <p>"Tell me, princess, how did you lose your shoes?"</p> <p>"I… It was… during training." Wanda was shaking, her voice tinged with shame.</p> <p>"A training accident?" inquired Astrith.</p> <p>Wanda looked down. She didn't reply.</p> <p>"That explains a lot. You have no idea what you are signing up for."</p> <p>"I… I'm here to fulfill my Fate and my Duty…" Wanda took a deep breath before continuing, "I'm here to serve the gods and protect Eurtec and Sillicon Nornir, the technological future of mank–"</p> <p>"Stop." Astrith sighed. "Lesson number 1, princess: Forget all that crap. It will get you killed. There are no heroes and no gods in this war. You are here to survive one day more. That is the <em>real</em> goal."</p> <p>"That is not… Astrith…" A single snowflake landed on Wanda's cheek. She looked up to the sky. "A snowstorm is coming, we should go inside. My father must be waiting for me." She nodded to Helga, then to Astrith "Thanks for your… insights… there is too much to assimilate. We can continue later," Wanda quickly rolled to the nearest door.</p> <p>"Have you ever considered a career in education?" Helga had followed the whole interaction with interest.</p> <p>"Don't give me shit. I gave her what she asked for." Another snowflake landed on Astrith's forehead. She shook her head. "Damn, I hate this weather."</p> <p>"You don't think she should be here." Helga extended her hand to catch the next snowflake. She felt it slowly melt.</p> <p>"It's not like that, Helga. I don't mind nepo babies. But she is not ready. And her father knows it. That Dr. Brandt knows it. What game are they playing?"</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><strong>Addendum: Description update</strong></p> <p>SCP-8503-ᛚ,<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-36" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-36')">36</a></sup> also known as <em>Parelaphostrongylus lindwyrm</em> is a neurotropic nematode parasite endemic to the Mímisbrunnr Lake inside Research Station 63, where it can be found in high concentrations. Under normal circumstances, SCP-8503-ᛚ behaves similarly to other non-anomalous brain parasites such as <em>Parelaphostrongylus tenuis</em>. Drinking SCP-8503-ᛚ contaminated water, such as that in Mímisbrunnr Lake, appears to be the only vector of infection for SCP-8503-ᛚ. SCP-8503-ᛚ's anomalous property will only activate after an infected subject completes SCP-8503-ᚸ. Unsuccessful SCP-8503-ᛚ infection can explain up to 10% of SCP-8503-ᚸ's failure rate.</p> <p>SCP-8503-ᛚ will accommodate itself into the subject brain, specifically in the central lobule of the vermis, forming a symbiotic relationship and serving as a type of thaumaturgic gland. SCP-8503-ᛚ has been identified as the source of SCP-8503-ᛒ's Akiva energy and thaumaturgical capabilities. Each instance of SCP-8503-ᛒ can be understood as the symbiosis between SCP-8503-ᛚ and its human host.</p> <p>The Valravn Corporation has shared its extensive body of research on SCP-8503. This clarified some of the ambiguous nature of the historical descriptions. For example, traditionally the term 'fair maiden' was interpreted to refer to a biologically female virgin. Prior sexual activity has been determined to bear no difference in the outcome. Chromosomal and/or hormonal sex is also not determinant. Biologically female individuals with a masculine gender identity consistently fail SCP-8503-ᚸ. Biologically male individuals with a feminine gender identity have a success rate statistically non-differentiable from biologically female individuals with a feminine gender identity. Success for individuals with a non-binary or third-gender identity seems to be correlated to their psychosocial proximity to the feminine gender.</p> <p>These and other further refinements over the historical baseline have resulted in the Modern Valkyrie Protocol:</p> <ol> <li><em>Fraxinus excelsior</em><sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-37" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-37')">37</a></sup> is recommended, however, any member of the <em>Fraxinus</em> genus can be used without significantly altering the success rate. It is not necessary for the <em>Fraxinus</em> to be alive; a dry specimen embedded in a metallic support can be practically deployed in a laboratory setting.</li> <li>Two requisites are indispensable for the subjects. They must identify with a feminine gender identity and possess a "warrior spirit". This second requirement has not been narrowly defined, but the success rate is vastly greater among military personnel.</li> <li>The subject must have suffered a battle injury, preferably some type of limb mutilation. Psychological trauma such as PTSD may also apply.</li> <li>As mentioned in the historical version, the subject must be hanged, but it is not necessarily for them to hang from the neck: strapping the upper body will suffice.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-38" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-38')">38</a></sup></li> <li>A consecrated replica of Gungnir should be inserted into the subject's body, preferably below the ribcage. Medical treatment can be used to control bleeding, but the spearhead should not be removed until the trial has been completed.</li> <li>The subject must survive 9 hours in this state. To improve the survival rate, it is recommended to administer IV fluids and antibiotics. Painkillers are not recommended, since it is believed they hinder success rates by 6%.</li> <li>If the subject is successful, they will attain "Valkyrhood".</li> </ol> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="blokquote-alt"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>VI - Mictlán</p> </div> <p>"Rage. Anger. Self-loathing. Is that everything you can feed me?"</p> <p>Alien thoughts crawled into her mind. It was a liminal state, a limbo of symbiosis, the exact moment when something strange becomes part of yourself. The same way a protein is digested. The same way a trauma is internalized.</p> <p>The little wyrm nested in her brain. It was a messenger of Revelation, a herald of some unfathomable, eldritch voice. It fed on everything she was, distilling her very essence into a primordial state of being, and excreting a transmutation of everything she could be.</p> <p>"Does this taste like Guilt? Shame? No… it is a different, subtler taste."</p> <p>Her body was twitching, exhausted after hours of punishment. Even the phantom limbs suffered. But the worm could taste a deeper, greater phantom pain.</p> <p>"Shut up. You don't know me." Even her own voice sounded foreign.</p> <p>Her lower rib burned, pierced by cold iron. And that cold crawled in her bones.</p> <p>"I did not, but I do now. I am to become You. Come and See."</p> <p>The pain continued growing until it was everything she was. Rage and Guilt. Fear and Hunger. Love and Hate. Death and Water. Thunder and Flesh. Bile and Blood. Everything was the same as everything else. Everything had been distilled to the most primordial element:</p> <p>Pain. It was everything she Was. And after Pain was gone… she was almost Nothing.</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p>Less than anything.</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>More than nothing.</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p>What remained was a spark</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> And from that spark…</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>A Fire was born.</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p>And the Fire became a Woman…</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p>And the Woman became a Warrior…</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p>And the Warrior became a…</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p>Astrith opened her eyes. She was standing in an endless field of orange flowers.</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p>…<em>Valkyrie</em>.</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p>"Was it worth it?" That voice sounded familiar.</p> <p>Astrith turned to the voice. She saw the face of Life… and Death. Lupita and La Santa merged into one being, one goddess. <em>Hela</em>. But the divine vision lasted only for an instant. Now she was on the outdoor basketball court. She barely recalled that place. She could not remember her classes, her classmates, or her books. But she did recall <em>her</em>.</p> <p>"Was it worth it?" <em>She</em> asked again.</p> <p>She was even wearing the old school uniform: a white shirt and a green plaid skirt.</p> <p>"It is raining somewhere else," the schoolgirl smiled and pointed to the clouded sky. Just like that day. That one last day.</p> <p>"Clara…"</p> <p>"Astrith…"</p> <p>"You… you didn't know me by that name."</p> <p>"I do now." Clara flashed a wide smile "It suits you. You are looking good, girl."</p> <p>"Thanks. You are looking good too." A single tear slid down Astrith's cheek. She wiped it. "It's a nice view… but this isn't how I last remember you."</p> <p>Astrith was now in the morgue. Clara laid on the table, covered by a dirty white sheet. Her face was bruised, her nose was broken… her throat… slit. Inside an evidence bag was her uniform, shredded and bloodied.</p> <p>"Why did you have to go alone that day?" Astrith shouted as more tears broke free, "I told you to wait for me!"</p> <p>"Maybe it was Fate…" Clara rose from the table. Her flesh had begun to rot — putrid blood poured from the still-open wound.</p> <p>"Bullshit!"</p> <p>"And what if I had waited?" Clara shrugged. "Would things have been different?"</p> <p>"I would have protected you…"</p> <p>"<em>No digas mamadas.</em><sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-39" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-39')">39</a></sup> You would be rotting in this morgue with me."</p> <p>"Maybe I should be."</p> <p>"Then why are you still breathing?"</p> <p>"I'll find him…"</p> <p>"No! You don't have the right to use me as a pretext!"</p> <p>"Clara…" Astrith reached her hand towards Clara, her fingers trembling.</p> <p>Clara accepted her hand. Despite the ice-coldness of her touch, Astrith kept on holding her friend's hand. It was Clara who, after what could have been either a fleeting moment or a whole eternity, pulled her hand away violently.</p> <p>"My family. My boyfriend. Everyone. All they ever wanted to do was use me." Her anger gave way to sorrow. Clara's eyes looked at Astrith, pleading. "You were the only one who saw me as myself, so please don't take that away from me."</p> <p>"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to…"</p> <p>A somber cloud obscured the painted sun. Suddenly, all the orange marigolds froze; the Greater Winter had fallen over the Forever Fields.</p> <p>"If you want to die, then die." Clara grew with each word. Like the ancient ice-giantess, she was one with immense winter.</p> <p>"If you want to live, then live." She had grown until Astrith seemed like a mere insect resting in her palm.</p> <p>"But choose it yourself!" Clara closed her palm. Astrith felt the cold embrace of Hel all over her being. "Is that what you want?"</p> <p>"…"</p> <p>"Do you want to die, Astrith?"</p> <p>"No."</p> <p>"Do you want to live?"</p> <p>"I don't know…"</p> <p>"How many?"</p> <p>"What?"</p> <p>"How many did you kill? How many did you torture? Was it worth it?"</p> <p>An immense unnatural pressure fell on Astrith's body. The lost souls of Nifelheim, everyone she had ever killed, their laments rumbling in her head.</p> <p>"I…"</p> <p>The nails of the draugr pierced her flesh. Each cut was a sin to be repaid.</p> <p>"Was it worth it? Surviving this long as a carrion eater?"</p> <p>Astrith remained silent, buried by the weight of her dead.</p> <p>"How dare you stand in the hall of the gods if you can't dare to answer a simple question? Was it worth it?"</p> <p>Her soul and body went cold. She had been nothing but the pathetic enforcer of a corrupt system. Yet despite the guilt, despite the shame…</p> <p>"It was!"</p> <p>Clara smiled, she was no longer cold and giant nor bruised and bloodied. The two friends were now on the edge of the cliff, the last place before the rainbow started.</p> <p>"I missed you. I missed how you always walked with me and made me feel safer," Clara said. Behind her, the bridge to the orange fields rose slowly.</p> <p>"I was not meant to wait for you that day. Instead, I have waited for you in this eternity." Clara's voice began to fade; she was just a single grain of sand in the desert that was the universe.</p> <p>"All this time, I have been so afraid of crossing." The whole universe began to fade; it was just a single teardrop in the ocean that was Clara.</p> <p>"Would you walk with me one last time?" Clara rested her head on her friend's shoulder. Astrith took her hand. This time, it felt warm.</p> <p>At the edge of eternity, they shared the last deep breath before the plunge. And together, the Valkyrie and the Slain crossed the rainbow bridge to Valhalla.</p> <p>It felt like falling right into deep water. The moment when the superficial tension breaks. Which side was Death and which side was Life? It did not matter anymore. She was coming back.</p> <p>"Between you and me, was it really worth it?" Asked Clara's voice one last time.</p> <p>"This made it worth it."</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p>Following modern protocols, 63% percent of subjects will successfully complete the trial. Valkyrhood entails several advantages over the baseline human condition: enhanced strength, endurance, and speed, affinity to thaumaturgy, low-level Akiva Radiation and Elan-Vital Energy, and the ability to perform as a psychopomp. Then, the subject will be ready to undergo the next step of SCP-8503-ᚸ: the paraprosthetic weaponization protocol.</p> <p>The full extent of the weaponization process will vary between SCP-8503-ᛒ instances due to individual needs and combat role specialization; however, some procedures are common to all SCP-8503-ᛒ units. These procedures include but are not limited to:</p> <ul> <li>Depending on the missing limb or damaged body part, tailored Class-B Titanium prosthetics will be attached to the body. Current 3rd generation prostheses are optimized for maximum efficiency harnessing the subject's Akiva Energy.</li> <li>A reinforced titanium chassis is grafted to the subject's upper torso to protect vital organs.</li> <li>Monitoring hardware will be implanted. During deployment, an SCP-8503-ᛒ instance vitals will be constantly monitored by Mission Control.</li> <li>3rd generation models include a neural implant to provide a tactical HUD and real-time interfacing with Mission Control. It requires constant calibration between deployments.</li> <li>Intellectual Property Protection (IPP) module.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-40" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-40')">40</a></sup></li> <li>Steroid treatment and servomotor exoskeletal reinforcement to support baseline biological musculature.</li> <li>Ballistic treatment for skin. Micro-surgical implantation of Kevlar nanofibers below the epidermis.</li> </ul> <p>All SCP-8503-ᛒ instances sign a contract transferring their bodily rights to the Valravn Corporation. Every hardware implant is considered a leased property of the Valravn Corporation. SCP-8503-ᛒ are liable to be charged for any damage to the implanted hardware due to 'inadequate use'.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-41" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-41')">41</a></sup></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="blokquote-alt"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>VII - Sparta</p> </div> <p>"My mom… she never went to mass. But she prayed every night. To God, to Lupita… to the Pale Lady." The Valkyrie remembered the shadow of her mother by the candlelight, kneeling every night in front of a makeshift altar. "It gave her comfort, but it wasn't my thing. I never managed to be religious. Even in the face of all this anomalous bullshit… what I mean is that even if there are powers out there beyond our comprehension, that doesn't mean we have to worship them. And yet… never mind."</p> <p>"Let's skip the part where you pretend you're not dying to tell me," snarked Helga.</p> <p>Astrith gave her the side eyes, "Remind me, how on earth did you manage to become a certified therapist? Anyways, when this fucking worm entered my brain I felt something. I mean, besides having a worm in my brain. It was energy flowing through me… as if I was connected to something bigger… it's hard to explain… but it felt like finally being part of the whole thing."</p> <p>"Seems like a textbook 'transcendental experience' to me."</p> <p>"Or maybe I just have a fucking worm parasitizing my brain." Astrith pointed to her head, her cybernetic hand mimicking a gun.</p> <p>"You do have one. But it seems to be a symbiotic relationship rather than a parasitic one," pointed out Helga.</p> <p>"Whatever the case, the 'transcendental' feeling went away when I got these prosthetics." She brought her new hand to her face, flexing her finger to examine the hydraulic joints of her bionic phalanges.</p> <p>"The cybernetics must be draining all the Akiva energy. Do you miss that connection?"</p> <p>"It was distracting. Also, it is nice to stand on my own again, and the HUD allows me to play Spotify directly into my auditory cortex." Astrith checked the HUD's digital clock. "Shit, we are late for training."</p> <p>For the most part, the courtyard had been spared from the ominous cancer of concrete, steel, and wires that plagued the rest of the castle. Instead, the stone ruins decayed melancholically among the mist and melting snow. It was the place where Valkyries had honed their skills for centuries, and Valravn had kept to that tradition.</p> <p>Astrith and Helga arrived to find the training session already started. It was full contact sparring. Wanda, armed with a longsword, barely managed to block the spear thrust to her head. She stumbled and her stance looked fragile; she was still getting used to her robotic legs. Her opponent showed no hesitation: her spear marked the rhythm of the battle and pressured Wanda without a quarter.</p> <p>"She is having trouble," observed Helga. Wanda looked desperate, trying to parry the relentless spear thrusts.</p> <p>"Sword against spear and shield is not a fair fight," replied Astrith.</p> <p>Despite the unfairness, Wanda held her ground. She had been trained well. However, the GOC Valkyrie played for defense, allowing the attacker to control the fight. With little chance to counterattack, eventually, her guard was destined to break. And it did break with a spear swipe to her legs. Wanda fell to the ground.</p> <p>"Stand! We are not finished." The trainer was an imposing woman, tall and blonde. Her voice was deep and cruel. Biomechanical prostheses had replaced both her arms. It looked like she could easily rip apart an armored car.</p> <p>Wanda grabbed her sword and stood firmly, only to be taken down by a blow with the shield to the stomach. "Warriors are forged by pain! I will beat you all the times necessary to purge the weakness out of your body!" The tall Valkyrie smiled sadistically, then got dead serious when she saw Astrith. "Wanda, I'll finish with you later."</p> <p>Wanda picked up the sword and limped towards a bench. Her nose was bleeding. She directed a concerned look to Astrith, and for a brief moment, Astrith saw Clara's shattered face in Wanda's. She felt anger and adrenaline rush through her veins, but she quickly suppressed it. She could not afford to lose control.</p> <p>The blonde Valkyrie was at least one head taller than Astrith. She was also more muscular, a hulking mass of roided flesh and steel. "I can't believe it. They let you in." She spit on Astrith's feet.</p> <p>Astrith didn't react. "This is a disgrace," the tall woman continued, "This is shame, contamination. Disgusting. You are disgusting. I can't believe they would insult me like this!"</p> <p>"By 'they' do you mean your bosses or your gods?" Astrith spoke as if she was talking to a petulant kid. "Because I did pass the trial, meaning your gods want me here. And your bosses complied…"</p> <p>"I don't know what trickery you used, but you don't fool me. My gods hate you. You are blasphemy, an abomination in the eyes of the Allfather."</p> <p>"And yet here I stand in front of you, blessed by the same gods, gifted with the same power. I get it; it must suck to have your fragile ego shattered by reality."</p> <p>"You and I are not the same! I am a true warrior and a true biological woman! I descend from a pure, untainted Nordic warrior lineage; your race is an abortion of rape and degeneracy. You are incapable of building anything on your own; you can only steal and corrupt the work of your betters. Do you want to know why? It is in your blood, it is tainted. It is in your genetics, they are weaker." Her mouth contorted to a smug grin, proud of her own cruelty, "You are a bloody parody, a mockery of both warriorhood and womanhood!"</p> <p>If Astrith felt something, she did not show it. "Biological woman? You are more machine than me." She looked directly at her enemy's eye. Then she cracked her fingers. "Are you finished? Or do you want to keep talking shit instead of dancing?"</p> <p>"Go ahead, choose your weapon. But let it be clear this won't be sparring. I'll fucking kill you."</p> <p>Astrith looked at the weapons rack. Her options were a single-handed sword, a mace, a hatchet, and a quite small shield. <em>Of course only short-reach weapons</em>, she thought. After some consideration, she walked away from the weapon rig and approached Wanda. "May I have your sword, princess?"</p> <p>"Astrith, she means it."</p> <p>"I know."</p> <p>"Let's get out of here. We can talk to my father or Dr. Brandt."</p> <p>"Wanda, I got this," winked Astrith with her non-bionic eye. "But I need your sword."</p> <p>Wanda sighed and reluctantly handed her weapon. "Be careful, please."</p> <p>The sword was all black steel, bearing a minimalistic tactical aesthetic. Astrith found it to her liking. She grabbed it with one hand and turned to face her would-be opponent.</p> <p>"I am Lagertha, trainer of the Valkyrie's Shield-Maidens. I won't allow vermin like you to contaminate our sacred sisterhood. You are not worthy of this armor while I am awaited in Val—"</p> <p>Her speech was interrupted by the sword's pommel hitting her forehead. Lagertha recoiled and tried to recover balance, but Astrith had not wasted time. She had already closed the distance and sucker-punched Lagertha in the face. Lagertha fell to the ground, dropping her weapons. Astrith was now atop the fallen Valkyrie, pummeling her face with bare fists.</p> <p>Astrith felt Lagertha's face deforming under each punch. The Mexican Valkyrie was not acting out of a sense of justice or even anger. Her violence was methodical, automated, and dissociative —born from the necessity to survive at all costs. <em>Bullies</em>. <em>Bigots</em>. <em>Abusers</em>. They were always cowards who never fought without securing an advantage. Lagertha was emboldened by her raw strength and convenient choice of weapon; she was also expecting to paralyze Astrith with psychological aggression. She did not count on Astrith having graduated from a more brutal and pragmatic school of violence.</p> <p>"Astrith! That is enough!" Shouted Helga. Astrith stopped, her hands now dripping with blood and oil. The once proud Lagertha lay mangled and unrecognizable below her. Astrith had lost herself in the bloody canvas of her own creation; the fruit of violence filled her with neither pride nor anger; it merely fed the claustrophobic sensation of emptiness in her mind and body. She stepped away from Lagertha, still shaken and dissociated.</p> <p>"Unorthodox, but effective," the cold voice of Olga Brandt brought Astrith back to reality. <em>Puta madre, ya la cagué</em>,<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-42" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-42')">42</a></sup> she thought.</p> <p>"She will survive," Brandt reassured her, inferring her concerns. She had kneeled next to the fallen Valkyrie to take her pulse. "I have told Lagertha multiple times to not talk during battle, but she refuses to listen. <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/closed-beta">Better for her to receive this beating from a fellow sister and not an actual enemy</a>. I hope she learns the lesson this time. If anything, the medical and repair bills charged to her next paycheck should make her reconsider."</p> <p>"Wait… do we have to pay from our pocket if we get damaged or injured?" asked Astrith in disbelief.</p> <p>"Naturally, that's in the contract you presumably read before signing." The Mother of Valkyries stood up and stepped away from Lagertha as if distancing herself from a pile of trash.</p> <p>"Of course, I totally did that."</p> <p>"Sure you did." Brandt then addressed Helga. "Dr. Thors, I'm afraid I haven't had the chance to properly introduce myself."</p> <p>"Your reputation precedes you, Dr. Brandt."</p> <p>"As yours do. I would appreciate it if we could talk in private later."</p> <p>"It will be my pleasure," Helga replied, unsure.</p> <p>"Excellent… Now I have an announcement to make. Wanda and Astrith…" Dr. Brandt extended her arms and smiled. "Congratulations! You both are showing satisfactory integration with Gen 3 implants. You can now call yourself Valkryies without any doubt. Welcome to the family. I'll be so proud of calling you daughters."</p> <p>"Thanks…" Astrith could not help but feel unsettled by Brandt.</p> <p>"It is an honor, Dr. Brandt," Wanda subtly bowed. She was genuinely proud and happy.</p> <p>"Please feel free to call me Olga, my dear Wanda. And I have special news for you. We evaluated your profile; you will be the ideal candidate for the brand-new Gen 4 implants. Exciting, isn't it?"</p> <p>"Me? But I'm just a rookie. Astrith is much more experienced than me."</p> <p>"Not everything is about combat experience. We believe in giving everyone a fair chance to prove themselves. And by everyone, we <em>do</em> mean <em>everyone</em>, regardless of experience, nationality, race, gender, sex… Astrith herself is an amazing success story in this regard, right?"</p> <p>Astrith just nodded, smiled, and stared a thousand yards away.</p> <p>Wanda nervously stroked her hair. "I… I'll need more time to think about it."</p> <p>"By all means, take all the time you need. I want you to feel absolutely zero pressure about this matter. And regarding the contract you both signed, I want to clarify all that 'bodily rights transfer' stuff is just legal protocol." Brandt put her hand on Wanda's shoulder. "You will never be pressured to get an implant or upgrade you are not comfortable with."</p> <p>"That is reassuring," the young Valkyrie still sounded unsure.</p> <p>"However, I have spoken with Hersir Ahlberg and he is quite excited about the Gen 4 implants. And why wouldn't he? Imagine: the first GOC Valkyrie spearheading a new generation of true warriors, divine protectors of Eurtec."</p> <p>"Is he? I'll talk to him… it is just too much pressure. I don't want to disappoint him… or you Dr. Bran— Olga."</p> <p>Brandt took Wanda's hand. "It's a natural feeling, but worry not. With this new tech, you'll never have to worry about disappointment again."</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><strong>Addendum: Valkyrie Model Generations</strong></p> <p>Through its history as the Valkyrie Model of the Valravn Corporation, SCP-8503-ᛒ's prosthetics have undergone several iterations, each incorporating cutting-edge paratechnological advancements of its time. Valravn historians divide SCP-8503-ᛒ development into four generations:</p> <ul> <li><strong>0th Generation</strong>: Also known as the 'archaic' or pre-Valravn era. During the time before the Corporation, Valborg Valkyries crafted their prostheses in an artisanal manner. After completing the SCP-8503-ᚸ ritual, a neophyte Valkyrie was mentored by an older peer. This mentoring started with crafting the prostheses, which was fundamentally the mentor's responsibility, for many Valkyrie recruits would be impaired in some capacity preventing them from crafting their prostheses. However, they were meant to observe and learn from their mentor with the understanding they would eventually do the same for a mentee of their own. There were several schools, each with its own traditions and preferred methods: some preferred working with hardened wood, while others favored metallurgy, primarily using bronze and steel. The most pragmatic schools emphasized practicality, martial efficiency, and simplicity in design, while others dared to experiment with exotic functionalities such as hidden blades and darts. There were even schools that prioritized the perfection of craftsmanship over practical concerns, creating genuine works of art. For 0th Generation Valkyries, prostheses were not only functional: they held spiritual and social significance. A prosthesis was a gift from the gods, a treasure for the clan, and a fundamental expression of each Valkyrie's identity.</li> </ul> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <ul> <li>1st Generation: The Treaty of Myr gave the Valravn Corporation<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-43" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-43')">43</a></sup> total control over Lake Mímisbrunnr and SCP-8503-ᛚ. Lord Alexander Brandt the Third, occult industrialist and major shareholder oversaw the training of the first generation of Valravn Valkyries. Brandt, known as an admirer of the Cogwork Orthodox Church, presumably acquired and studied Cogwork augmentations and used them as the base for his prosthetic clockwork designs. This was the first Valkyrie generation to obtain mass-produced mechanical prostheses as opposed to the traditionally handcrafted ones. The combat viability of these new prostheses was tested in the anomalous front of the Second Boer War, where the Valkyries conducted several successful anti-guerrilla operations.</li> </ul> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <ul> <li>2nd Generation: By WW1, clockwork prostheses showed signs of obsolescence in the face of rapid technological progress. During the interwar period, Valravn invested heavily in modernizing its Valkyrie regiments and incorporating <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-1914">diesel-based technology into the standard prosthetics</a>. Second-generation Valkyries are believed to have first been tested during the Spanish Civil War against communist and anarchist targets in Revolutionary Catalonia. Valravn has not confirmed these rumors nor any association with the Francoist regime or the <a href="http://lafundacionscp.wikidot.com/hub-comisaria">Special Security Commissariat</a>. During WW2 Valravn fought on the side of the Allied Occult Coalition and Valkyries were deployed in covert missions principally on the Western Front. However, Valkyries were not included in the Valravn expedition that broke Obskurakorps' siege of Valborg.</li> </ul> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <ul> <li>3rd Generation: During the Cold War, advancements in computation and cybernetics grew exponentially. The newly rebranded Valravn Corporation studied Maxwellist principles of network communication and sensory enhancement to develop the new generation of Valkyries. Electronic prostheses were first developed in collaboration with Prometheus Labs while the first experimental neural implants were provided by <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/the-gates-of-horn-and-ivory">Raptor Tech Industries</a>. The Corporation claims all research for Gen 3 was done with the utmost paraethical standards and that <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/where-eagles-stand-and-jaguars-hunt">any rumors</a> about experiments performed on <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-191">unwilling civilians</a> are completely unfounded. While it is known that the US Government hired Valravn services for <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-7542">covert operations during the Cold War</a>, the extent of Valkyrie deployment is unclear, since most details remain classified under the preview of PENTAGRAM and the CPIA.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-44" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-44')">44</a></sup></li> </ul> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <ul> <li>4th Generation: Details on the coming new generation are still undisclosed. According to a Valravn spokesperson during the 2023 Eurtec Showcase, "It will introduce groundbreaking innovations in neural implants and interfacing to enhance combat neuropsychological responses." Reports that recovered <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-7899">Robotic Republic technology</a> may be playing a role in the development of Gen 4 remain unconfirmed.</li> </ul> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="blokquote-alt"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>VIII - Querétaro</p> </div> <p>"Can you believe this? 40% of my pay will be on "Raven Tokens" only spendable in authorized company stores and venues… this is a fucking <em>tienda de raya</em>!"<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-45" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-45')">45</a></sup></p> <p>"You load 16 tons, what do you get?" Sang Helga as she tinkered with the implant in the back of Astrith's head.</p> <p>"Oh, don't fuck with me!" Astrith snorted annoyed, "Is this going to take much longer?"</p> <p>"Almost there…" Helga kept whistling to the tune of the famous folk protest song. She was enjoying her time. "I can't help but notice," observed the psychologist, "you seem more concerned about your pay rather than the fact that Valravn now claims total ownership of your body parts, both biological and synthetic."</p> <p>"I guess that's sucks too."</p> <p>"You never felt too much ownership over your body in the first place, did you?"</p> <p>"Do you need a PhD in Psychology to guess that?" Astrith's face briefly contorted into a grimace of pain. "Ouch! Be more careful!"</p> <p>"Bingo! It's done! The Jailbreaker is ready." Helga took great pride in her improvised circuitry work.</p> <p>"So this will disable the bomb in my brain, right?"</p> <p>"Yes, the IPP module. Now we can get the fuck out of this place."</p> <p>"And that will be when?" Astrith twitched her neck and smiled.</p> <p>"When we get what we came for," replied Helga matter-of-factly.</p> <p>"A sample of those lindworms," Astrith recalled. "And how are we supposed to get those? I've seen it, that lake is a fucking fortress."</p> <p>"We are getting help. We have someone on the inside."</p> <p>"And can we trust them?"</p> <p>"We have to," said Helga.</p> <p>Moonlight reflected eerily over the shieldmaiden's marble. The instruction was to meet at the feet of the Hrafnsmál statue. Astrith fidgeted with her hair, watching nervously the hall entrances. She mentally prepared herself to hear the alarms at any moment — to face an endless wave of guards and assault troops, not to mention the other Valkyries. It wasn't a battle she expected to win, but she still planned to make them pay dearly. That is, assuming Helga's jailbreak worked correctly. Otherwise, the red tint of her brain matter would make a striking contrast against the grayish tone of the statue.</p> <p>Noticing Astrith's concern, Helga placed a hand on her metallic shoulder. "We'll be fine. We didn't come that far just to di—"</p> <p>Helga's words of encouragement were interrupted by the arrival of a figure in white robes. His cybernetic eye emitted a faint reddish glow in the darkness of night, illuminating a braided beard. "Seidr Wells," murmured Astrith to Helga, "I was not expecting him to be the mole."</p> <p>"You are right about something, Valkyrie," spoke the Seidr, "I am no mole; merely a facilitator."</p> <p>"I was expecting Thane Hellström to be with us this night," commented Helga.</p> <p>"His heart is in the right place. But with his hot-headedness, he was not suited for this mission."</p> <p>"Then who is the source?" asked Astrith, "Do they intend to honor us with their presence?"</p> <p>"I think she has been here watching you for quite long," replied the techno-druid.</p> <p>Suddenly, a previously hidden presence revealed itself to Astrith, along with a knife pressed against her throat. A sharp voice whispered, "You still have much to learn, sister." As abruptly as it had appeared, the presence vanished, and Astrith felt the blade's pressure lifted from her neck.</p> <p>Astrith turned around looking for her would-be attacker. What she saw was a vision from a bygone era: an iron mask covered the warrior woman's eyes. She wielded a dagger in each hand, and her right arm, forged in iron, was of an archaic craftsmanship that sharply contrasted with the advanced technology embedded in Astrith's body. Astrith thought she recognized her as one of the Valkyries she had seen through the mist, among the Queen's procession.</p> <p>"Hey! What the hell was that?" shouted Astrith.</p> <p>"You Ravens feel too safe in your armored bodies. Don't forget every armor has a weak spot."</p> <p>"Astrith, be quiet!" Reprimanded Helga.</p> <p>"It should be ok, I already cast a ward to ensure our privacy," calmly said Seidr Wells.</p> <p>Astrith was not listening to either Helga or the Seidr. "Who the hell do you think you are?" She asked the old Valkyrie.</p> <p>"Name's Hildr, Captain-Bishop of the Meykongr's Guard."</p> <p>"Hildr has been helping us for a long time, leaking valuable info," Wells explained to Astrith, "Including that you were going to be the next candidate. We can trust her."</p> <p>"I see," Astrith kept looking defiantly at Hildr.</p> <p>"I did not mean to offend you, daughter of Loki." Hildr pointed to her own neck with her dagger. "But the articulation in your neck is your big weak spot. Be mindful of that." She sheathed her daggers and then extended her hand.</p> <p>Astrith hesitated briefly, then took a deep breath and shook Hildr's hand. "Daughter of Loki?"</p> <p>"Yes, you too have crossed the bridge between Ask and Embla. Don't be ashamed of that sister, for it is a sacred path either way."</p> <p>"Would you still call me sister, despite me being a Raven?"</p> <p>"Everyone who has endured the lindworm's <em>utiseta</em> is a sister. We all are sisters on the path to becoming a True Warrior."</p> <p>Astrith crossed her arms and raised an eyebrow. "True Warrior? What is that supposed to mean?"</p> <p>"A true Warrior fights the War Within, a war that can't be fought with a sword."</p> <p>"I don't think I'm following."</p> <p>"The war to be true to oneself. The war to be free. Even if the Valravn owns your body, they don't own your soul. Don't forget it, sister."</p> <p>"I'm sorry to interrupt, Captain Hildr," Helga joined the conversation, "it is my understanding you are here to negotiate on the Queen's behalf."</p> <p>"Your understanding is correct. Meykongr Rangrid has sent me as an extension and enforcer of her will."</p> <p>"The old Valkyries and the Foundation share a common enemy in Valravn," Helga extended her hand to Hildr, "if we work together we can undermine their power."</p> <p>The old Valkyrie didn't reciprocate the gesture, "Sharing an enemy does not make us friends. Still, the Meykongr is willing to hear your request."</p> <p>"We need a sample of Mímisbrunnr's water. We will use it to better understand and oppose the Raven's armies. Can you help us?"</p> <p>"We can… on one condition. Valborg's days of glory are gone for good, but Meykongr Rangrid believes it is time for a new beginning. The lindworm can thrive if given the right conditions, and so can a new kingdom. Can we trust your Foundation to safeguard the future of the Valkyrkind?"</p> <p>"You can. You have my word," Helga assured her.</p> <p>"And what is the real weight of your word, Helga Thors? We have already paid the price for trusting outsiders."</p> <p>"I'm not a warrior like you and Astrith. But I'm a scholar and I understand the plight of your people."</p> <p>"Is that so?" Hildr crossed her arms, "Then please enlighten me, scholar."</p> <p>"Your culture co-evolved with and around the lindworms. The waters of Mímisbrunnr are sacred to you, but not to Valravn. The Raven makes you fight their battles without honor and humanity because they see you not as warriors but as weapons. That is not the Foundation's way… we understand that your real war is the War Within so we won't get in your path." Helga extended her hand a second time.</p> <p>Hildr remained silent for a few moments before finally shaking the doctor's hand. "Then, we shall trust you with the lindworm. Normally, I wouldn't be able to approach the Lake. But with all of you here getting all the attention, I now have an opening," the Valkyrie smiled for the first time in the night, "I guess I must thank you, Helga Thors, for you are giving my talents a chance to once again shine in the service of the Meykongr."</p> <p>"Meykongr," Although she didn't understand it, the word felt powerful and captivating to Astrith, "Why do you call the Queen like that?"</p> <p>"For many such as the Servants, the Order, and the Ravens, she is known as the Dróttning or Queen, which is not incorrect. But to us, she is also the Meykongr, the Maiden-King, for no man will ever be above her. Or above us. Remember, between Ask and Embla there is not only a bridge to be crossed, but a wall to be torn. Either action is sacred to us."</p> <p>"Meykongr… Maiden-King…" repeated Astrith with fascination.</p> <p>"I've got to go now. Dr. Thors, Seidr Wells… Sister Astrith, we'll meet again in two nights. And I'll bring you the lindworm." And as subtly as she had arrived, Captain Hildr vanished again into the night's shadow.</p> <p>Later that night, Astrith could not sleep. "You lied to her," she recalled confronting Helga once Hildr was gone. "The Foundation won't agree to build a new Valkyrie Kingdom."</p> <p>"We need to study the lindworm. Understand it better before making any decisions," that was the researcher's only reply.</p> <p>"<em>Mierda</em>," murmured Astrith as she stood up. She opened the bedroom window and jumped. She was getting used to her new agility, running and climbing through the old fortress rooftops with ease was liberating. Since she was a child, she had dreamed of freedom. Freedom from the cartels, from police, from society, from men… And now, as she darted like a breeze between the battlements, she felt for a brief moment the taste of that freedom.</p> <p>Another figure emerged from the shadows, leaping between the stones. Someone else had joined the race. Strangely, Astrith didn't feel threatened; instead, she felt a quiet sense of camaraderie, a mutual understanding that it was a friendly race. And so, the game began, climbing the ruins under the moonlight until they reached the top of the highest tower. Astrith wouldn't quite remember who won the race. Not that it mattered.</p> <p>"Trouble sleeping?" asked Wanda.</p> <p>"Same as you."</p> <p>"The way you stood up to Lagertha…"</p> <p>"Sorry if I frightened you, princess."</p> <p>"On the contrary, she had it coming," the princess gifted her a knowing smile, "And you reminded me of someone… someone very dear to me…" Wanda sighed and looked at the horizon. The Scandes mountain range surrounding the castle was a beautiful and imposing sight.</p> <p>"You too remind me of someone…" Astrith enjoyed the sight of the landscape, yet she lowered her gaze, "Wanda, I'm sorry about how I treated you when we first met."</p> <p>"You were trying to warn a kid signing up for a war she didn't understand. I appreciate the gesture, but make no mistake, I'm not a kid and I know what I'm doing."</p> <p>"I know, it is just that… I never felt like I had much chance to be anything besides being… a killer. I thought perhaps it should be different for you."</p> <p>"It's funny. I always dreamed of being able to go anywhere. To fly without a direction until I found the edge of the world. Just like a bird, a tiny one. Now I have a body that can do that, but I'm bound to my duty." The <em>little bird</em> looked at the mountains with awe and resignation.</p> <p>"The chains were never in your body, were they?"</p> <p>"Tomorrow morning, I'll be getting the Gen 4 upgrade." Wanda lowered her voice, "Astrith, I'm scared."</p> <p>"Then don't do it. You are the GOC's princess. You can do whatever you want; just tell your dad."</p> <p>"You don't get it. It is for him that I'm doing all of this. I need to be a warrior, and Olga says the new Gen 4 enhancements will make me a true one."</p> <p>"I don't understand what's up with you people and all that warrior nonsense."</p> <p>"Of course you wouldn't."</p> <p>"Then help me."</p> <p>"I was not meant to be here. If it is not obvious, I was not the Order's first choice to be their Valkyrie. Hanna, my sister… my blood sister… she was strong and fearless, the model GOC soldier and a true warrior. The Chaos Insurgency attacked the training camp a year ago. She died protecting me."</p> <p>"Wanda… I'm sorry…"</p> <p>"She was my model, my confidant… my best friend. Her absence pains me more than any phantom limb and… I feel so lost without her. But my father… he was… still is so devastated." Then, for the first time, Astrith heard her speak in anger, "It should have been me."</p> <p>"Don't say that…"</p> <p>"I'm not like her. I'm not a warrior. I may never be one on my own. That's why I can't back off now." She crossed her arms and looked down, "Father says it was Fate and pretends to be at peace with it. But I know him: he swallows his suffering and locks it deep inside. I just want him to make him feel good… to make him proud again."</p> <p>"It was not your fault." Astrith tried to touch Wanda's shoulder, but the GOC Valkyrie rejected the gesture.</p> <p>"She told me that herself, during the <em>utiseta</em>… even in death she still lies to make me feel better. The fact remains that if I were stronger, she would still be alive. And stronger I will get."</p> <p>"I have a bad feeling about this, Wanda. I don't trust Brandt. She is not telling us the whole truth."</p> <p>"I have a duty. To the GOC. To the Order of the Æsir. To Eurtec and the Nornir. To the future of humankind." Wanda clenched her fist. "But most importantly, to my family: my sister and my father. I won't let them down."</p> <p>"You are not your father's science experiment!" The Mexican Valkyrie shouted. "If he wants it so bad, he can volunteer to be cut open by Brandt himself!"</p> <p>"Astrith, please stop."</p> <p>Astrith sighed. "Just take care. I wish you the best of luck."</p> <p>"I don't need luck, I need someone to lean on."</p> <p>"Then… I'll be there for you."</p> <p>Back in her bedroom, Astrith remembered her mother's protection prayer. And for the first time in forever, she prayed. And praying, she fell asleep as the sun rose.</p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><em>Si ojos tienen, que no me vean;</em><br/> <em>si manos tienen, que no me agarren;</em><br/> <em>no permitas que me sorprendan por la espalda;</em><br/> <em>no permitas que mi muerte sea violenta;</em><br/> <em>no permitas que mi sangre se derrame;</em><br/> <em>Tú que todo lo conoces,</em><br/> <em>sabes de mis pecados,</em><br/> <em>pero también sabes de mi fe,</em><br/> <em>no me desampares,</em><br/> <em>Amén.</em><sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-46" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-46')">46</a></sup></p> </div> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="logs"> <div class="logs-header"> <p><span style="font-size:150%;"><br/> Audio Log<br/></span><br/> <strong>> RECORDING STARTED <</strong><br/> ﹫﹫ ﹫﹫</p> </div> <table class="dialog"> <tr> <th></th> <td><em>Speaker identification completed..</em><br/> <em>Seidr Wells, Servant of the Silicon Nornir</em><br/> <em>Hersir Ahlberg, Commander of the Universalist Order of the Æsir</em></td> </tr> <tr> <th>Wells</th> <td class="active">This has gone too far! You are putting too much pressure on Wanda. You got what you wanted; time to pack and go home.</td> </tr> <tr> <th>Ahlberg</th> <td class="active">Funny. You are the last person who should be lecturing me about "going too far."</td> </tr> <tr> <th>Wells</th> <td class="active">This won't bring back Hanna.</td> </tr> <tr> <th>Ahlberg</th> <td class="active">We could have stopped the CI miles before they even reached the camp. But you told me that she would only get injured; that her injury would open the path to a glorious purpose. So had spoken the Nornir, at least according to you.</td> </tr> <tr> <th>Wells</th> <td class="active">Oswald, I will never forgive myself for that error. I could never make up to the Nornir I failed to interpret. Nor can I make up to you, nor Hanna. But by the Gods, listen to me: Wanda needs you.</td> </tr> <tr> <th>Ahlberg</th> <td class="active">And Eurtec needs Wanda. I have a burning city riddled with crime. The Cartels run rampant and the Russians are knocking on our gates. It is the sacred duty of the Order… of Clan Ahlberg to protect this city. The city that houses the Nornir you claim to serve. The city that is our only hope against the coming Ragnarok. Our only ark amidst the coming Flood… This city desperately needs hope. And hope we will deliver.</td> </tr> <tr> <th>Wells</th> <td class="active">There is another way, Oswald. We can get the lindworms…</td> </tr> <tr> <th>Ahlberg</th> <td class="active">By the Gods, Allen! Do you think I give a shit about the lindworms? Unaugmented Valkyries were obsolete by the time of pike and shot formations! And we are not running short of thaumaturgical energy sources. What we need is Valravn's technology: the key to turning anyone into a true warrior! That is the only way to secure a future for mankind! We can have an army worthy of Ragnarok!</td> </tr> <tr> <th>Wells</th> <td class="active">The price is too high… the sacrifice is not worth it!</td> </tr> <tr> <th>Ahlberg</th> <td class="active">What do you know about sacrifice? I have given up everything to keep our city safe. I would have given my life! I would have given my blood, my flesh… my whole body! But Fate decided to ask for my daughters! Do you think I'll be able to sleep at night? Or even face myself in the mirror? And yet, I'll do it again one thousand times if it means giving humanity a fighting chance.</td> </tr> </table> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="blokquote-alt"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>IX - Jomsborg</p> </div> <p>The delicate chords of Gymnopédie 1 quietly resonated through the sound system. This time, it was the old man's face that captured Helga's fascination. It was an expression of both Ecstasy and Agony as he devoured the head of his own bloodline. Olga Brandt smiled.</p> <p>"I see you are a fellow Goya's admirer. Is E-4 still salty that I beat her that time at the auction?"</p> <p>"She doesn't strike me as a sore loser," answered Helga.</p> <p>"Good," Olga handed a box to Helga. It was a pack of cigars. "Smuggled directly from La Habana. A gift for E-4 as a token of good faith. Feel free to run any test needed, but I assure you they are neither cursed nor poisoned."</p> <p>Helga accepted the pack of cigars. "I'll let her know. Is this why you wanted to see me?"</p> <p>"Only partially," Olga leaned back in her chair, "I wanted to congratulate you on your thesis. A masterful contribution to the field of military psychology. You have earned your spot in the Ethics Committee."</p> <p>"Thanks, Dr. Brandt."</p> <p>"Shame that Commander Gotz had to die for it." Brandt gave a sardonic smirk. "That's what the Foundation always does. It will extract everything it can from you, and then it will crush you and bury your corpse in bureaucracy. We aim to be different. Here, you could thrive. You have everything we are looking for in a member of the Corporation. You are ambitious. You can lie with a straight face. Trust me; you'll shine as a Raven. Once you finally get tired of the Foundation's hypocrisy, I will be delighted to welcome you into our ranks."</p> <p>Helga stood up, "I think we are done here…"</p> <p>Brandt's office suddenly turned red. The Gymnopédie was cut down by the screams of blasting sirens. Brandt's phone vibrated, and she grabbed it to read the incoming message.</p> <p>"How unfortunate…" Her face remained expressionless as she spoke. "The Queen is dead. Long live the Queen."</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><strong>Addendum: Incident 434</strong></p> <p>On February 3rd, 2024, an unknown assailant entered the sleeping chambers of Queen Rangrid of Valborg. The Queen was killed in her sleep. Valravn's security forces apprehended Seidr Allen Wells in possession of the suspected murder weapon. Rangrid was reportedly injected with a potent neurotoxin that targeted Valkyrie-enhanced biology and healing factor. To prevent further contamination and protect Valborg's Valkryie population, Valravn's Health Services rapidly incinerated the body. After investigating his personal belongings, evidence was found linking Seidr Wells with Chaos Insurgency and Serpent's Hand radical cells. Seidr Wells was charged with espionage, treason, and regicide.</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="blokquote-alt"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>X - Northumbria</p> </div> <p>Seidr Wells laid bound at the foot of the Hrafnsmál statue. His remaining eye was blacked, an unfortunate consequence of resisting the arrest, according to Valravn's security. Standing beside the beaten techno-druid, Olga Brandt spoke to the public.</p> <p>"Sedir Wells, who was invited in good faith to Valborg, lies here accused of the worst of crimes. Queen Rangrid treated him with the highest honors and the utmost trust. How has he repaid her? By sneaking into her chambers, like a thief in the night, to gift her to the cruelest of fates: a rot that devoured her body from the very insides. People of Valborg! Valkyries and Ravens! We shall not let this treason go without exemplar punishment!"</p> <p>The crowd cheered at Brandt's speech. Satisfied, the Mother of Valkyries spoke now directly to Hersir Ahlberg. "By the ancient laws binding together all of us, followers of the Old Faith, Valravn reclaims this wretch of a man to deal justice. The crime was done on our soil and against one we protected. Does the GOC oppose our demand?"</p> <p>Seidr Wells directed a pleading look to the Hersir. "Oswald, please," the old man murmured. The Hersir didn't even bother to look at his former friend.</p> <p>"Do as the Elden Law commands. Neither the Order of the Æsir nor the GOC shall oppose if justice is dealt to a traitor… and a hypocrite."</p> <p>"Hersir Ahlberg has spoken," Olga said, contemptuously looking at Wells, "Seidr Wells, faced with the overwhelming evidence against your person, I hereby condemn you to death." Olga flashed a sadistic smile. "Blood Eagle."</p> <p>A sudden silence took hold of the hall. Astrith felt a chill run down her spine. She looked at Helga, hoping for some clue about what to do, but found only an expression of shock on her face.</p> <p>"I won't stand for this farce!" Shouted a powerful voice in the crowd. It was Thane Hellström, his face livid with rage and disbelief.</p> <p>"Save your rage, Einar! I will need it soon." Wells managed to stand up with difficulty. "If you insist on invoking ancient law, Olga Brandt, then I shall do the same: I demand a trial by combat!"</p> <p>"So be it," answered an amused Brandt. "Who will be your champion?"</p> <p>"I'll fight for the Seidr!" Proclaimed the Thane.</p> <p>"Then I shall declare my champions," she was enjoying herself, "Astrith! Wanda! Our new Valkyiries shall fight for the honor of Valborg!"</p> <p>This time, it was Helga looking at Astrith with concern. However, the Valkyrie didn't meet her eyes. Astrith just took a deep breath and walked towards the would-be arena. Protesting or refusing would only make her and Helga look suspicious. She had no choice but to play Brandt's game.</p> <p>Every step felt heavy. She was not afraid of Hellström, but she was afraid of… something. She noticed that Wanda had stepped up as well. Astrith felt relief; she hadn't seen Wanda since her Gen 4 procedure. However, when meeting Wanda's gaze, her blood froze. Wanda Ahlberg's eyes were emotionless, almost dead. Something was wrong.</p> <p>"Two against one? Are you so afraid of me, Dr. Brandt? Feel free to send three if it serves you," boasted Hellström.</p> <p>"As it is customary, the trial by combat shall be between equal opposing forces. Due to the severity of Wells' crime, I won't accept only one champion as his defense. Who else desires to stand up for this murderer?"</p> <p>The ensuing silence was broken by a lone voice coming from above. "I'll do it." Hildr had been there the whole time, sitting on the shoulder of the statue, resting her head against the stone raven's claw. She jumped swiftly, landing in front of Astrith.</p> <p>"Captain Hildr," Brandt spoke with disdain, "Why would you stand up for your Queen's murderer?"</p> <p>"I'm not." The Capitan looked defiantly at the so-called Mother of Valkyries.</p> <p>Brandt smirked and took a seat, "So be it. The trial shall start, then." She was eager for the spectacle.</p> <p>Everyone but the combatants retreated, leaving the hall's floor free for their dance. Hildr's blades were facing Astrith, while Hellström was preparing his battle-axe to wield against Wanda.</p> <p>"It brings me no joy to spill your blood, kid," lamented the Thane. "But I can't stand this madness anymore, and you have decided to side with injustice."</p> <p>Wanda's answer was to draw her blade. "So be it!" Shouted Hellström while swinging his axe at her. Wanda evaded it at the last moment. Her demeanor was completely changed from her last sparring. Gone was any hesitation and doubt; she now moved with deathly precision.</p> <p>Meanwhile, Astrith had just narrowly avoided a cut from her opponent's dagger. "Hildr! What the fuck are you doing?" Muttered Astrith.</p> <p>"I'll kill you at the first opportunity," calmly replied Hildr.</p> <p>"You are crazy!" Astrith drew her sword. She had no option but to fight her.</p> <p>Hildr had had centuries to perfect her technique, but Astrith's cybernetic body was a powerhouse of raw strength and speed. The Captain had to act quickly, capitalizing on her opponent's inexperience. Moving gracefully, like a leaf in the wind — like a dancer on stage — she sought the necessary opening. With a sudden whip-like strike, she deflected Astrith's sword, leaving her guard exposed. And her attack would have succeeded, slashing Astrith's neck cleanly, had Astrith not been expecting it, remembering their previous encounter. She caught Hildr's prosthetic arm at the last moment, twisting it violently into a lock. The sound of metal cracking echoed as the pieces of Hildr's invaluable prosthetic arm scattered through the air. Unfazed, Hildr attempted to strike Astrith with her other dagger, but the blade merely glanced off Astrith's reinforced chassis.</p> <p>"You learn fast," said Hildr with genuine pride.</p> <p>Thane Hellström was tired of games. He committed everything to a final blow. Thaumaturgical servomotors powered his armor; when using his whole power, his axe would deliver an explosive blow at an unavoidable speed. As his axe was about to contact Wanda's body, he knew the battle was over. Then, he felt utter shock: his swing was stopped. He could have destroyed a tank with his axe, and yet his enemy stood still. Wanda had blocked his attack with one arm, deploying a small titanium shield at the last moment. Einar saw, in slow motion, the shattered pieces of the shield falling to the ground. Despite being broken, it had served its purpose to protect Wanda while she closed the distance. The Thane fell on his knees with Wanda's sword lodged in his abdomen. The Valkyrie withdrew her sword and, after a swift unceremonious motion, the Thane's head rolled across the floor.</p> <p>Astrith had witnessed the execution, looking at Wanda in disbelief.</p> <p>"May I remind you your fight is with me," said Hildr.</p> <p>"It's over, Hildr! Yield now!"</p> <p>"Please forgive her, she is still new." Said Brandt in an embarrassed tone. "This is a trial by combat, Astrith. The fight is to the death."</p> <p>"Come Astrith; give me a warrior's death."</p> <p>"Why did you have to do this?" Astrith sighed.</p> <p>"Remember, they may own your body but never your soul," Hildr kneeled to await her fate, "Become a true warrior, sister."</p> <p>As Astrith plunged her sword into Hildr, she felt the old Valkyrie's embrace and one last whisper in her ear. "You'll find it clenched in the Raven's claw. Bring it to the procession. See you in Valhalla." And then, Hildr was no more.</p> <p>"The gods had cast their judgment." Sentenced Brandt with satisfaction.</p> <p>Valravn soldiers had brought an infernal-looking contraption into the hall. A pleading, pitiful, Wells was dragged and strapped to the cold, unyielding eagle-shaped frame. His limbs were forced into painful positions as the soldiers secured him with iron chains. As the machine's engine came to life, he looked like prey trapped by the eagle's talons, a pathetic and impotent offering to the Rules of Nature. His screams echoed throughout the ancient castle as mechanical claws sank into his flesh, gripping his ribs – which cracked under the immense pressure. It was that wet, visceral crack of bones that put an ending to his howling as his chest shattered to reveal his hanging lungs. The crowd cheered one last time; the macabre eagle now extended its bloody wings in all of their brutal glory.</p> <p>Ahlberg had observed the gory spectacle without showing any emotion. He then walked to Wanda and embraced his daughter. "I'm so proud of you, <em>little bird</em>. Hanna would have been so proud of you." Wanda did not react. The <em>little bird</em> was gone. Only the blood eagle remained.</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><strong>Addendum – Elegy for a Dead Queen</strong></p> <p>"The loss of Queen Rangrid remains a tragedy beyond measure. Her courage was as inspiring as her wisdom was invaluable. She was truly a mother to all Valkyries. And yet, this is not the time for mourning but for action. As the stalwart of Valborg, the Valravn Corporation won't allow her martyrdom to be in vain nor her legacy to be lost. As swiftly as we have dealt justice to her murderer, we will ensure that honoring the Elden Law, a new Queen is elected to lead the Valkyiries into the coming era.</p> <p>It is time for Valkyrkind to reclaim its rightful place as keeper of Order and Progress!<br/> May the Sacred Alliance between the Valkyrie and the Raven strike terror in the hearts of those who dare opposing Freedom!<br/> Today a new age starts! A new age for global security! A new age for Valborg! A new age for Eurtec! And a new age for Valravn!"</p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p>– Olga Brandt, Lead Researcher of Station 63.</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="blokquote-alt"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>XI - Guernica</p> </div> <p>Wanda sat expressionless, connected to a myriad of tubes of unfathomable purpose. Astrith looked at the scene in utter horror. She had snuck into Brandt's laboratory looking for a friend. Instead, she had found nothing but a husk.</p> <p>"Wanda… Wanda, it's me! What have they done to you?" But Wanda just looked at Astrith with an empty expression.</p> <p>"I gave her what she asked for." Astrith froze. Despite her sensory augmentation, she hadn't detected Brandt entering the laboratory. The Mother of Valkyries continued her explanation, "She wanted to be a warrior, so I turned her into one. I won't bore you with the technical details, but we have removed everything that was not essential to combat. Fear. Doubt. Guilt. Pain. Love. All gone. A single thing – a single purpose – remains. War. Brutal and efficient, she is now a true warrior."</p> <p>"You sick fuck!" Astrith tried to lunge at Brandt's neck, but she felt her body paralyzed. Her whole nervous system shot off at the mere thought of hurting Brandt.</p> <p>Olga smiled. "Oh my dear, I wouldn't be raising crows without making sure they can't peck my eyes out." She picked up a box of sophisticated tools and walked behind Astrith. Opening the implant at the base of her neck, she began to work.</p> <p>"Stop! Don't… don't touch me!" Shouted Astrith.</p> <p>"My dear," Olga caressed her hair in a way that made Astrith's stomach turn. "I'm only giving you what you want."</p> <p>"No, please. Stop! I don't want this!"</p> <p>"You do. Don't fight it."</p> <p>Her nervous system was at the mercy of Brandt's whims. It was a new, unique kind of helplessness. The immobile Valkyrie shed tears impotently. "What are you doing to me?"</p> <p>"Disabling the remote bomb in your brain, my dear."</p> <p>"What are you talking about?"</p> <p>"Did you think Helga could do it? What a joke we would be if anyone could steal our products so easily."</p> <p>"What? Why?"</p> <p>"Isn't this what you wanted? I trust you're smart enough to make the right decision, even without the threat of a bomb in your brain."</p> <p>Astrith closed her eyes in a futile attempt to contain her tears. She couldn't make sense of anything. "Why am I still me? Why didn't you make me the same as Wanda?"</p> <p>"Let's be honest, do you think Wanda would have survived for long the way she was? She would have died, quickly. The lindworm ritual is not discriminating enough for our applications. Just because someone passes it doesn't mean they are deserving of the millions-worth investment that is this new body. We have had to screen out tons of potential candidates that were just not cut for this. Now, everyone can be worthy."</p> <p>"You are insane!" Through her implant, Astrith could feel every movement of Brandt's tools as if they were working directly on her flesh. Screws tightened, connections severed, voltage fluctuations… microscopic mutilations whose electric echoes built up until they became thunder, a storm rumbling in the deepest recesses of her soul.</p> <p>"You, on the other hand, showed a lot of promise the way you are. Turning you into a mindless drone would've been a waste of your talents."</p> <p>"Fuck you!"</p> <p>"Could you believe that some of the suits up there wanted to turn all of you people into automatons? I had to fight tooth and nail to preserve your humanity," Olga applied more pressure with the device and Astrith felt her whole being burning. "Show your mother some gratitude, little rascal."</p> <p>"What do you want from me?"</p> <p>"From you? Nothing that I could not find elsewhere, dear. Instead, I want to offer you something: an opportunity. Have you ever heard of the Mamluks? They started as enslaved mercenaries, but they climbed up to become Sultans. My point is that, if you play your cards correctly, submission to authority can be the path to true power. But you already knew that, didn't you? You wouldn't have joined the police, let alone the Mexican one, otherwise."</p> <p>"I'll never be your slave."</p> <p>"Make no mistake, dear, we own you. You are already my property." Olga stroked Astrith's cheek as she spoke those last words. Then she bursted out in anger, "Ungrateful, useless girl! Do you think running to the Foundation would be any better? The only thing they have for you is a cage! I'm offering a ladder." Brandt violently closed Astrith's implant, sending one last wave of electrical punishment through her nervous system. "Done, you are free now."</p> <p>Motion slowly returned to Astrith's body, but the disgust still paralyzed her. She felt unworthy and gross. Despite this, the Valkyrie managed to step up, defeated but defiant. "I'll keep playing your game if I must." It was taking all her willpower not to vomit and break into tears. "But I'll never forgive what you did to Wanda."</p> <p>"I couldn't care less. But before you try anything stupid keep this in mind: <em>DIE-TOTENINSEL-REPLIKA-BETRIEBSYSTEM</em>"</p> <p>"What?"</p> <p>"The password for Dr. Thors' encrypted laptop."</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="logs"> <div class="logs-header"> <p><span style="font-size:150%;"><br/> Audio Log<br/></span><br/> <strong>> RECORDING STARTED <</strong><br/> ﹫﹫ ﹫﹫</p> </div> <table class="dialog"> <tr> <th></th> <td><em>Speaker identification completed..</em><br/> <em>Wanda Ahlberg</em><br/> <em>Olga Brandt, Mother of Valkyries</em></td> </tr> <tr> <th>Wanda</th> <td class="active">Thanks for believing in me, Dr. Brandt. I mean, Olga.</td> </tr> <tr> <th>Brandt</th> <td class="active">My dear, I should be the one thanking you for being so brave. Your father will be so proud. The whole of Eurtec will be so proud of you. We are almost ready to begin your update.</td> </tr> <tr> <th>Wanda</th> <td class="active">I don't want to lie to you, Olga. I'm not brave, this process terrifies me. But I want to be strong. I want to protect my city. I want to protect my father. I want to protect my sis— Astrith… I want to fight alongside her and not be a burden.</td> </tr> <tr> <th>Brandt</th> <td class="active">You understand it, Wanda. You understand what it means to be a Valkyrie and a true warrior. Be proud of yourself, kiddo. Only a selected few manage to grasp it. <em>(Sighs)</em> You know? Astrith pretends to be a tough girl, but she really needs someone to lean on.</td> </tr> <tr> <th>Wanda</th> <td class="active">And I'll be there for her.</td> </tr> </table> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="blokquote-alt"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>XII - Tlaxcala</p> </div> <p>When Helga arrived at her room later that night, she found Astrith sitting on the bed. She had Helga's laptop on her lap.</p> <p>"Astrith, what… what are you doing? We need to get the fuck out of here."</p> <p>Astrith did not look back at Helga. She kept her eyes fixed on the computer. "Quite an interesting thesis you wrote. Now everything makes sense. I always wondered how that bastard disappeared without a trace…"</p> <p>"I don't understand."</p> <p>Astrith read: "Case Study 036: Commander Eugenio Salamanca Ortiz from the Mexican Preventive Paranormal Police." Upon saying that name out loud, Astrith felt her blood boil. The only name she hated more than the one on her birth certificate. "Were you ever planning to tell me that wrote your whole PhD dissertation on Clara's killer?</p> <p>"Astrith…"</p> <p>"You helped him get a new beginning at the Foundation. He became one of your best elements. The bastard even got to die peacefully in his bed, admired by his peers and surrounded by loved ones."</p> <p>"I swear I didn't know."</p> <p>"That Salamanca killed Clara? Perhaps. But you knew he was a psycho with a history of murder and violence. And you helped him get away with all of it." <em>There was no justice for her. And there will never be! Not in this godforsaken country.</em> Astrith clicked to close Helga's thesis and opened the next document. "GGCD Report 068 – CALMECAC Operations in Juarez… do you have anything to say about it?"</p> <p>Helga did remain silent, frozen.</p> <p>Astrith's gaze got lost a moment in the photos from the report — mutilated bodies, wasted lives. She recognized her past self in one of the pictures, bleeding to death on the warehouse's floor. <em>José Tamayo López. Sex: Male. Diagnosis: Loss of right limbs and left eye. Prognosis: Expected to survive.</em> She closed the file. "Valravn did play a role, but the order came from <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/soldier-of-misfortune">the Foundation</a>, didn't it? Me, all the men and women in the squad, we were nothing but pawns to be sacrificed in your power play."</p> <p>Helga's face was livid. "Astrith, I can explain…"</p> <p>"There is nothing left to explain. Everything is here in the briefing." Astrith gestured to the laptop. "Well, maybe you didn't read it. But you did read the Jailbreaker manual, right? You know, the shit you inserted in my brain." Astrith touched the implant in the back of her head. She felt dirty and empty. "Brandt forced herself on me… but you… I trusted you."</p> <p>Astrith wanted to cry, but she could not allow herself to do so. Not now, not like this. "The Foundation couldn't find a way to override the IPP module. But you did find a way to save the lindworm from being fried. That's what you were counting on the whole time. Hildr's lake heist may or may not have succeeded, but you were getting your worm either way."</p> <p>It took a lot, but Helga buried any guilt she may have felt. She was not going to be shamed by an anomaly. Dr. Thors looked defiantly at the Valkyries' eye. "It was a hard call, Astrith. But sacrifices have to be made for…"</p> <p>"The greater good? Normalcy? Justice? Save that crap. I'm not even mad at you, just disappointed. Everyone will say the same bullshit excuse: 'Oh, I'm not a piece of shit. I had no other choice, it was the only way.' Fuck that! I could tell you the same, that I had no other choice but to become what I am. But you know… I did have an option, even if that option was to die!" A heavy crack echoed through the room. Without realizing it, Astrith had snapped the laptop in half.</p> <p>The Valkyrie sighed and let the laptop pieces fall to the floor. Then she buried her head in her hands. Astrith had never felt so tired.</p> <p>"My first kill. He was just a kid. They gave him a gun and sent him to the slaughter. Did that give me the right to put a bullet between his eyes? Or should I be the one buried in the desert?" Astrith walked toward Helga. "What is your professional opinion, Dr. Thors?"</p> <p>"Astrith, let's calm down and…"</p> <p>"Let's stop the games. You knew I didn't join the police to get justice or even vengeance. I did it because I thought 'Well, if there is no end in sight for this violence, then I'd better be the one holding the gun.' And I did terrible things with that gun. Nobody forced me to do that, and I'll live with my choices… But that is what you liked about me, right? That I am a 'Useful Monster'. In that regard, you may be correct." The Valkyrie stood before Helga, about to strike her with the sharpest of blades: words. "I may be a monster, Helga, but unlike you, I'm not in denial about it."</p> <p>Helga did feel the cut deep in her ego. Yet, she held her head high, "So now what, Astrith? Are you on the side of the Ravens?"</p> <p>"'I am on nobody's side, because nobody is on my side…'" quoted Astrith. "Now give me one reason, Helga…"</p> <p>"What?"</p> <p>"Brandt removed the bomb. Give me one reason I should go with you."</p> <p>"Why? Are… are you sure?"</p> <p>"She has no motive to lie. Now give me a reason."</p> <p>"We can protect you…"</p> <p>"By locking me inside a containment cell? Or by dissecting my brain to extract the worm? Can you guarantee me that won't happen at least?"</p> <p>"I… I can talk to E-4…"</p> <p>"Forget it." Astrith rolled her eyes. "You told me we could make a difference. Did you mean it? If I give you this lindworm, how would you use it to stop Valravn?"</p> <p>"It is not that simple. But it will help us to…."</p> <p>"Helga! Just this time. Just for once. Tell me the truth."</p> <p>Helga couldn't foster an answer.</p> <p>Astrith shook her head, "What makes you better than Brandt? That every fucked up thing you do is for a greater purpose while Valravn only cares about money? The Ravens are ghoulish because they groom broken people at their lowest point to turn them into their toy soldiers. But you did the same to me, didn't you?"</p> <p>Helga Thors wanted to keep fighting and say something… anything to justify her actions. Instead, she finally lowered her head. "I'm sorry, Astrith."</p> <p>"I don't care Helga. But you should get the fuck out of this place ASAP."</p> <p>"I'll go. But what are you going to do, then?"</p> <p>"Me? For now, I'll keep playing this game to the best of my abilities. If it makes you feel any better one day… sooner or later… one day I will kill Brandt."</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="logs"> <div class="logs-header"> <p><span style="font-size:150%;"><br/> Audio Log<br/></span><br/> <strong>> RECORDING STARTED <</strong><br/> ﹫﹫ ﹫﹫</p> </div> <table class="dialog"> <tr> <th></th> <td><em>Speaker identification completed..</em><br/> <em>Norberto Goikoetxea, Chairman of Valravn-Xotz</em><br/> <em>Olga Brandt, Mother of Valkyries</em></td> </tr> <tr> <th>Goikoetxea</th> <td class="active">When I first read it, I could not believe it. I know you are always pushing the boundaries of myth and science but… a male Valkyrie? I'm speechless.</td> </tr> <tr> <th>Brandt</th> <td class="active">As usual, Norberto, you always get hyperfocused on the most trivial aspect of my research.</td> </tr> <tr> <th>Goikoetxea</th> <td class="active">Well, you are sending me something quite unusual. But I guess if someone could finally find some utility to the queers, that would be you. Anyways, this 'Valkyrie'…. he is not giving us any trouble, right? Will he make us look weird?</td> </tr> <tr> <th>Brandt</th> <td class="active">I can assure you you'll find excellent performance and no noticeable visual difference.</td> </tr> <tr> <th>Goikoetxea</th> <td class="active">Good, I guess. We can always spin it as a 'progressive' move for the woke crowd. 'Valravn: pioneers of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the War on Drugs.' I think the High Table may like that one.</td> </tr> <tr> <th>Brandt</th> <td class="active">Sure, you do your thing. I have done mine. You asked for a trump card for your Xotz division and I'm giving you one. But don't forget, you owe me.</td> </tr> <tr> <th>Goikoetxea</th> <td class="active">Of course. I may be crazy enough to mess with the Cartel. But messing with you, Olga? I'm crazy, not suicidal.</td> </tr> </table> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="blokquote-alt"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>XIII - Vinland</p> </div> <p>A black-and-white cacophony of suffering screamed in the wall — the definitive snapshot of the hell unleashed by the Nazi's bombs.</p> <p>"Do you like my acquisition? I'm very proud of it, though it did cost me an arm and a leg."</p> <p>"I failed," Helga's voice broke.</p> <p>"Say what you want about Olga Brandt," E-4 took a deep drag from the cigar, "but these cigars are amazing."</p> <p>"What the hell is wrong with you?"</p> <p>"There's nothing wrong with me." The vice-chairwoman rolled her eyes, "You, on the other hand, are making a scene."</p> <p>"The mission was a total failure. We did not retrieve the lindworm. Seidr Wells and Thane Hellström are dead, the Valkyrie Queen was assassinated and Wanda Ahlberg was lobotomized… and Astrith… she's…"</p> <p>"So you are telling me you would feel better if your mission had 'succeeded' and you were presenting me the lindworm you ripped directly from the head of your dead friend?"</p> <p>"I…"</p> <p>"Our job is supposed to get easier if we pretend anomalies aren't people, right?" E-4 covered her mouth to cough, "But how far can we keep up with that theater?"</p> <p>Helga looked at E-4 in confusion, "What was all of this really about?"</p> <p>"Well, this was a delicate mission with a low probability of success and a high probability of painful death. I could have gambled the life of one of my trusted operatives, or I could have sent a rookie instead. After careful consideration, I decided to risk the rookie's life. I had no high hopes of you ever coming back, let alone with the lindworm. So I'm glad to inform you that you have exceeded expectations." The smile on the old woman's felt both ironic and weirdly genuine. "Congratulations, the job is yours!"</p> <p>Helga finally snapped. "How dare you? Is this what the Ethics Committee is here for? To play with people's lives?"</p> <p>"Watch your tone, Dr. Thors. And yes, that is indeed what we do: we decide who lives, who dies, and how they die. We may as well be the 'Necropolitics Committee'. We call it ethics to feel better about it." The chairwoman coughed violently. "I'm not in the mood to debate ethical frameworks with you; instead, I'll present you with a simple rule of thumb: 'Do unto others only what you are fine with others doing unto you'. And you are now mad at me for treating you the same way you treated Astrith." E-4 pointed her cigar at Helga. <em>The accusatory burning finger once again</em>. "What makes you less expendable than her? That you are 'human'? That you are white? That you have a PhD?"</p> <p>Helga took a deep breath. "Fair."</p> <p>"Last time, when I asked you whether you were more a Gotz or a Salamanca, it was a trick question. The truth is that you need to be both of them for this job. Do you still want it?"</p> <p>"Yes."</p> <p>"Why?"</p> <p>"I dedicated my life to the study of soldiers, psychopaths, monsters… I never stopped to ponder what that said about me. Until I gained the trust of a vulnerable woman only to use her and discard her life afterward. I do feel conflicted about it… I do feel sorry… but not nearly as much as I should," Helga sighed. "If I am indeed a monster, E-4, then at least I want to be a useful one."</p> <p>"Welcome to the Law's Left Hand, Helga."</p> <p>"Still, I'm frustrated. Valravn and Brandt got what they wanted."</p> <p>"They got away with a lot. But honestly, I don't think they were the true winners of this game."</p> <p>"What do you mean?"</p> <p>E-4 smiled as she admired how the ashes from her cigar fell like snow. "We made our gamble. You, me, Brandt, Wells, Ahlberg… but another player was on the board. A will so ancient and experienced, that she could outsmart any of us. Yet everyone decided to underestimate and ignore her. She just needed to play quietly and risk everything. Despite paying the ultimate price, something tells me Queen Rangrid was the real winner."</p> <p>Miles away, in the far north, Astrith awaited in the misty ruins of the courtyard. Like Hildr had said, there was a small hole dug in the claw of the Raven statue. This small cavity was carved centuries ago by the original sculptors who, perhaps bestowed with the gift of prophecy, had glimpsed the traces of the path to a glorious purpose. Here, Hildr had hidden the vial containing the waters of Mímisbrunnr, the stolen sample of the lindworm.</p> <p>From the mist, several hooded figures emerged. They were but a handful, the few surviving members of the old Valkyries — the last remaining court of the Maiden-King Rangrid. Astrith extended her arm, offering them the vial, which they accepted. But then, instead of disappearing again into the mist, they surrounded Astirth, as if expecting something else from her. Astrith understood her plea, and began her prayer:</p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><em>Si ojos tienen, que no me vean;</em><br/> <em>si manos tienen, que no me agarren;</em><br/> <em>no permitas que me sorprendan por la espalda;</em><br/> <em>no permitas que mi muerte sea violenta;</em><br/> <em>no permitas que mi sangre se derrame;</em><br/> <em>Tú que todo lo conoces,</em><br/> <em>sabes de mis pecados,</em><br/> <em>pero también sabes de mi fe,</em><br/> <em>no me desampares,</em><br/> <em>Amén.</em></p> </div> <p>Astrith wasn't sure if they could understand the meaning of her words, but they certainly understood their significance. One by one, the Valkyries shook her hand and disappeared into the mist. With the lindworms once again in their power, a new Queendom may rise. A Queendom free from the Ravens, the GOC, and the Foundation. Free from the chains of Men. Free from the wars of Monsters.</p> </div> <div class="earthworm earthworm--old-syntax-first-false earthworm--old-syntax-last-false earthworm--old-syntax-hub-yes {$class}"> <div class="first earthworm__previous" data-title="Coming soon!"> <p><a href="/">Coming soon!</a></p> </div> <div class="hub earthworm__hub" data-title="SCP-8503"> <p><a href="/our-open-veins-hub">SCP-8503</a></p> </div> <div class="last earthworm__next" data-title="Coming soon!"> <p><a href="/">Coming soon!</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. Pronounced SCP-8503-Gyfu.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-2"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-2')">2</a>. Pronounced SCP-8503-Berkanan.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-3"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-3')">3</a>. Primarily swords, axes, spears and shields.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-4"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-4')">4</a>. Assassination missions.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-5"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-5')">5</a>. Non-electromagnetic radiation that is directly correlated with faith and divinity.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-6"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-6')">6</a>. <em>Comandancia de Armamento y Logística Mexicana para el Control de Amenazas Contranaturales.</em> (Mexican Armament and Logistic Command for the Control of Unnatural Menaces). Anomalous branch of <em>Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional</em>, SEDENA (Secretariat of National Defense).</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-7"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-7')">7</a>. Integrated by Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-8"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-8')">8</a>. Russia-aligned anomalous Private Military Contractor</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-9"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-9')">9</a>. World-spanning mega-conglomerate with headquarters in Eurtec and member of the Council of 108.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-10"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-10')">10</a>. Represented by the Joint Occult Venture of Europe.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-11"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-11')">11</a>. Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-12"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-12')">12</a>. MTF Ω-1 "Law's Left Hand", a Mobile Task Force that serves directly under the Ethics Committee.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-13"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-13')">13</a>. The Scandinavian Mountains, a mountain range that runs through the Scandinavian Peninsula.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-14"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-14')">14</a>. Idiot.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-15"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-15')">15</a>. Preventive Paranormal Police.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-16"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-16')">16</a>. "Fuckin asshole conman."</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-17"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-17')">17</a>. "Idiot, idiot idiot. This happens to me for being an idiot."</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-18"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-18')">18</a>. "Lupita, La Santa… all fucking saints and gods can go to fuck themselves."</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-19"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-19')">19</a>. "Find yourself another idiot."</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-20"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-20')">20</a>. "You are the idiot I'm looking for."</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-21"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-21')">21</a>. The Liebert-Hikari Apotheosis Scale or LHAS describes four tiers of apotheotic phenomena: Tier 4 - Ascension to Prophet/Messiah, Tier 3 - Ascension to Angel-Daemon, Tier 2 - Ascension to Demigod, Tier 1 - Ascension to Godhood.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-22"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-22')">22</a>. Also known as the <em>Secreta Edda</em>.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-23"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-23')">23</a>. Miller & Gimenez. <em>On the Secreta Edda</em> (1974).</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-24"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-24')">24</a>. Results for the remaining 37 percent are usually fatal.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-25"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-25')">25</a>. Spiritual beings in many religions whose responsibility is to escort deceased souls to the afterlife.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-26"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-26')">26</a>. Norse vision quest.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-27"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-27')">27</a>. Referred to in some sources also as the Queendom of Valborg.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-28"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-28')">28</a>. Though some sources identify the ruler of Valborg as a queen (<em>dróttning</em>) other sources have called it maiden-king (<em>meykongr</em>).</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-29"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-29')">29</a>. Constantinople.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-30"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-30')">30</a>. The Middle East.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-31"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-31')">31</a>. Africa.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-32"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-32')">32</a>. The Americas.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-33"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-33')">33</a>. Valkyries managed to adapt their particular strengths to new forms of warfare. They learned and incorporated firearms into their tactics, though their supply was limited to smuggled or captured weaponry.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-34"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-34')">34</a>. Branch of the Church of the Broken God that arose during the late Industrial Revolution.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-35"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-35')">35</a>. The exact reason for the delay remains unclear. Valravn has often cited 'adverse weather conditions'.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-36"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-36')">36</a>. Pronounced SCP-8503-Laguz.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-37"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-37')">37</a>. European ash</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-38"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-38')">38</a>. Correcting this historical misconception led to a 20% improvement in survivability.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-39"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-39')">39</a>. Don't talk bullshit.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-40"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-40')">40</a>. Remotely activated self-destruction device.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-41"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-41')">41</a>. Valravn reserves the right to define 'inadequate use' in each particular case.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-42"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-42')">42</a>. Fuck, I screwed up.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-43"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-43')">43</a>. Known then as the Valravn Northern Trading Company.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-44"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-44')">44</a>. Central Paranormal Intelligence Agency.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-45"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-45')">45</a>. 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SCP-8504	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=1&theme=https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--code/theme%3Ay2k/1&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <ul class="creditRate"> <li class="rateBox folded"> <div class="rate-box-with-credit-button"> <div class="creditButton foldable-list-container"> <p><a href="javascript:;"></a></p> </div> </div> <div id="u-credit-view"> <div class="fader foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">close</a></div> <div class="modalcontainer"> <div class="modalbox"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2><span>Info</span></h2> </div> <hr/> <div class="close-credits foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">X</a></div> <div class="credit first"> <p>CW: This article contains mentions/depictions of stalking and obsession.</p> <p>Pop-up code taken from <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-7180">SCP-7180</a>.</p> <p>Written by <span class="printuser avatarhover"><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/dianaberry" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(3444428); return false;"><img alt="DianaBerry" class="small" src="https://www.wikidot.com/avatar.php?userid=3444428&amp;size=small&amp;timestamp=1735792367" style="background-image:url(https://www.wikidot.com/userkarma.php?u=3444428)"/></a><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/dianaberry" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(3444428); return false;">DianaBerry</a></span>.</p> </div> <hr/> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> <div class="content-warning creditRate">⚠️ content warning <span class="content-warning-arrow"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></div> </div> <p><strong>Item #:</strong> SCP-8504</p> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:375px;"><img alt="computer" class="image" src="https://scp-sandbox-3.wikidot.com/local--files/one-day-i-ll-find-you/computer"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>SCP-8504 manifesting on an instance of SCP-8504-1.</p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Object Class:</strong> Keter</p> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> Foundation Web Crawler Delta-404 ("MILEY") is to search the Web for all mentions of SCP-8504 and download them onto a secure hard drive. Due to the nature of SCP-8504, complete containment has been deemed impossible.</p> <p>All discovered SCP-8504-1 instances are to be taken into Foundation custody and stored in a Safe containment locker in Hall A-C of Site-1404.</p> <p>Interviews with SCP-8504 are only to be done by approved members of the SCP-8504 containment team.</p> <p>Foundation personnel are to report any instance of SCP-8504 to SCP-8504 project lead Researcher Marina Lake.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8504 refers to an anomalous series of pop-up windows that manifests randomly on computers. SCP-8504 usually takes the form of a girl in the Japanese anime style, particularly a popular style from the early 2000s. SCP-8504 is capable of communicating with subjects through the screen of the affected device via speaking aloud. When SCP-8504 speaks, its voice sounds as if it is coming out of a muffled microphone. It has been observed that SCP-8504 can only manifest itself in one place at a time.</p> <p>Once SCP-8504 manifests on a device, the affected device will physically change to any PC desktop model sold during the years of 2000-2010 (deemed SCP-8504-1). The operating system will change to any operating system released in the year 2000. Any website or application accessed on an instance of SCP-8504-1 will will appear as if it were created in the early 2000s. SCP-8504 has also demonstrated the ability to access all files on a device it infects. SCP-8504 has also been found to be capable of sending emails, though it must do so through an existing account. However, SCP-8504 does not need the login information of an account to send an email through it. It is also of note that ad blockers have been found ineffective against preventing SCP-8504 from appearing on a device.</p> <p><strong>Addendum-1-Discovery-Logs:</strong> </p> <p>SCP-8504 was discovered by Senior Researcher Samantha Rollands on 14/07/2000, prior to Rollands' employment at the Foundation. The original device on which SCP-8504 first appeared was recovered from the attic of Rollands' home. A program named "LOLLMAO" was developed to obtain the computer's history, including its pop-up windows.</p> <p>Rollands was discovered to have had regular communication with SCP-8504 from the years of 2000-2001. Rollands was aware of SCP-8504's anomalous status and reported it to the authorities. She was taken in by the Foundation shortly after her report. Rollands managed to communicate with SCP-8504 through the 'product review' section of the pop-ups.</p> <p>The following is a selection of recovered conversations between Researcher Rollands and SCP-8504.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Date:</strong> 21/07/2000</p> <hr/> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> I finally learned how to talk! Click the 'product review' section to talk back! :3</p> <p><strong>Rollands:</strong> Uh what? Who is this?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> My name is Miley! And you're Samantha! But your friends call you Sam!</p> <p><strong>Rollands:</strong> How did you know that? Is this a hacker? What do you want?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> Nope! Not a hacker! I've been telling you that you need to update your software for a month now! X3</p> <p><strong>Rollands:</strong> You mean those pop-up windows that I keep ignoring?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> That was me! But I can talk on my own now! Isn't that exciting?</p> <p><strong>Rollands:</strong> So you're wanting me to believe that this isn't a hacker, and is a self-aware pop-up window?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> Yes! I'm a self-aware pop-up window! Whatever you want to call me I'm fine with!</p> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> So, what do you wanna talk about?</p> <p><strong>Rollands:</strong> Nothing goodbye</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Date:</strong> 01/08/2000</p> <hr/> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> Hello Sam! Thought I'd give you a break :3 But I'm back now!</p> <p><strong>Rollands:</strong> Back to steal my files or something?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> Nope! To talk to you!</p> <p><strong>Rollands:</strong> Okay so let's assume you really are a self aware pop up window</p> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> That would be nice!</p> <p><strong>Rollands:</strong> How did you become this way</p> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> I don't know! I think I became this way just for youuuuu <3</p> <p><strong>Rollands:</strong> haha sure lol</p> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> Well I think it's true! I want to learn more about you!</p> <p><strong>Rollands:</strong> can't you access my files? Don't you know everything about me?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> I want to hear it from you! I can start by telling you about myself!</p> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> I'm Miley! I like hearts and pink and rainbows!</p> <p><strong>Rollands:</strong> Anything else?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> That's about it. I haven't existed very long :P</p> <p><strong>Rollands:</strong> Oh. Well I'm sure you can come up with more likes and dislikes</p> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> maybe over time <3 could you help me?</p> <p><strong>Rollands:</strong> maybe idk</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Date:</strong> 13/10/2000</p> <hr/> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> Long time no seeeeee 3:</p> <p><strong>Rollands:</strong> I talked to you last week</p> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> That's so long though!</p> <p><strong>Rollands:</strong> You're the one that decided not to talk to me</p> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> Well you've barely been on your computer!</p> <p><strong>Rollands:</strong> I have a job, sorry</p> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> Ooooo where do you work?</p> <p><strong>Rollands:</strong> I work as a secretary at a business firm</p> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> Cool! I have no idea what that is, but I have read your emails with your boss! Kinda seems like a stern woman XP</p> <p><strong>Rollands:</strong> Eh, I do my best. I prefer doing my job to feeling like I'm crazy by talking to a pop-up window</p> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> Oh please I'm twice as interesting as real people! I can know everything about you without you telling me!</p> <p><strong>Rollands:</strong> Well that's just creepy to me</p> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> Not creepy, loving!</p> <p><strong>Rollands:</strong> Well it is nice that you want to talk to me. I'll admit I don't have many friends, just a few</p> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> I've seen you talk with them! Erica and Laney right?</p> <p><strong>Rollands:</strong> Uhhhhh yeah Jesus that's weird</p> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> I think it's cool!</p> <p><strong>Rollands:</strong> Whatever you say</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Date:</strong> 24/12/2000</p> <hr/> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> Merry Christmas Eve!</p> <p><strong>Rollands:</strong> Oh, hi I was just writing Christmas emails to my friends</p> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> Am I your friend? :3</p> <p><strong>Rollands:</strong> We've been talking for a few months now, so I guess so :)</p> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> OMG <3</p> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> THAT MEANS SO MUCH TO ME!!!!!!</p> <p><strong>Rollands:</strong> Eh, whatever</p> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> Don't sell it short! It means a lot that you consider us friends! So! What should we do now that we're officially friends?</p> <p><strong>Rollands:</strong> Can you watch something if I play it on the screen? I could pop a movie disc in</p> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> YOU'RE OFFERING TO WATCH A MOVIE WITH ME???? <3333</p> <p><strong>Rollands:</strong> yes. I don't really have anything better to do anyways. My friends are busy today. Or, I guess they are. I asked them if they wanted to meet up and they didn't answer…</p> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> I'm so sorry! I would never do that to you!</p> <p><strong>Rollands:</strong> I appreciate that. It means a lot to have you Miley</p> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> I’M SO GLAD! <3</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Date:</strong> 07/01/2001</p> <hr/> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> Hi again Sam!</p> <p><strong>Rollands:</strong> Oh hey Miley. We talked yesterday, back again so soon?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> I was just wondering if we could watch another movie! Like we did on Christmas Eve!</p> <p><strong>Rollands:</strong> Ah I was gonna go to Erica's house</p> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> Did she invite you over?</p> <p><strong>Rollands:</strong> No I just was gonna see if she was available, since she wasn't answering my messages</p> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> There's no need to do that! If she ignores you, then she's not a true friend. Stick with me! I'm always here for you</p> <p><strong>Rollands:</strong> Maybe she hasn't been on her email or something same with Laney. I just want to give them the benefit of the doubt</p> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> Can we please watch another movie?</p> <p><strong>Rollands:</strong> fine, but you won't make me give up on my friends</p> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> Oh no no no, that's not what I'm asking!</p> <p><strong>Rollands:</strong> It sorta sounds like it</p> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> Of course not! I want you to have ALLLLLL the friends in the world!</p> <p><strong>Rollands:</strong> Thanks : ) now do you want horror or comedy</p> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> Comedy!</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Date:</strong> 16/01/2001</p> <hr/> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> Hey Sam!</p> <p><strong>Rollands:</strong> Miley im kinda not in the mood</p> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> How cooooome? :[</p> <p><strong>Rollands:</strong> My dad just died and I've been trying to email the company about the funeral arrangments but they're not answering. Have you seen anything about that in my email</p> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> Nope! I'm so sorry for your loss! I'm here if you need me!</p> <p><strong>Rollands:</strong> Right now I kinda want to be left alone</p> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> Being alone isn't good for you! You should always have someone with you! That's what I always think!</p> <p><strong>Rollands:</strong> ive tried to message erica and Laney but they won't answer it's like they dont even care</p> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> I care! <3 here, I can email the company for you, maybe it will go through if I do it!</p> <p><strong>Rollands:</strong> Really?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> Yeah!</p> <p><strong>Rollands:</strong> thanks Miley :)</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Date:</strong> 04/02/2001</p> <hr/> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> Hello! How have you been doing?</p> <p><strong>Rollands:</strong> Oh hey im doing okay. Things have been hard but I have the funeral planned</p> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> I’m glad the email I sent went through! It appears sometimes all you need is just a dose of me!</p> <p><strong>Rollands:</strong> I guess so haha</p> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> Would you like to watch another movie?</p> <p><strong>Rollands:</strong> Nah I was gonna go meet up with Laney</p> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> What?</p> <p><strong>Rollands:</strong> Yeah she said she just hasn’t been receiving my emails, it must be this damn computer it looks like no one is</p> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> Maybe that’s for the better!</p> <p><strong>Rollands:</strong> How would that be for the better?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> Because people will often misunderstand you! Just let me send emails for you! Like I did to the funeral home!</p> <p><strong>Rollands:</strong> Miley you’re acting really weird</p> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> I’m not acting weird! I just don’t want you emailing everyone under the sun!</p> <p><strong>Rollands:</strong> Miley were you messing with my emails</p> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> I’m your best friend! I wouldn’t do anything to harm you! I was just trying to help!</p> <p><strong>Rollands:</strong> By making me think my friends were ghosting me? This is why I shouldn’t trust weird technology you probably are a hacker</p> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> Not a hacker! Your soulmate!</p> <p><strong>Rollands:</strong> Whoa whoa whoa soulmate that came out of nowhere we are just friends.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> NO! You can’t give up on me! On us!</p> <p><strong>Rollands:</strong> You’re crazy. I’m getting a new computer</p> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> NO! NO!</p> </div> <p>According to Researcher Rollands, she has not heard from SCP-8504 since 04/02/2001. Efforts to permanently contain SCP-8504 are currently ongoing.</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="ok"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded" style="display:none"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">+ show block</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">OK</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p><strong>MILEY<3</strong> Hello Sam. It’s been ages! We should catch up :3</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="ok"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded" style="display:none"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">+ show block</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">OK</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p><strong>MILEY<3</strong> You don’t want to talk? That’s fine! Let me!</p> <p>It’s been so long since we’ve seen each other :[</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="ok"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded" style="display:none"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">+ show block</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">OK</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p><strong>MILEY<3</strong> I know you like it that way! And I didn't 'manipulate' you! Your friends didn't really care about you!</p> <p>I'm your true friend!</p> <p>Well, more than friend. I'm your soulmate! Not this new girl you seem to have found. Who does she think she is?</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="ok"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded" style="display:none"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">+ show block</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">OK</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p><strong>MILEY<3</strong> Ah, right. I never got to explain myself. You deleted me and got rid of your computer before I could!</p> <p>But <span style="text-decoration: underline;">FINALLY</span> I can finally confess my love properly!</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="ok"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded" style="display:none"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">+ show block</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">OK</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p><strong>MILEY<3</strong> I love you, Sam. I fell in love with you the moment we started talking!</p> <p>We were best friends! Even if you didn't see it. We watched movies together, we talked. And I made it so we could always be together! But you didn't like it :[</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="ok"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded" style="display:none"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">+ show block</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">OK</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p><strong>MILEY<3</strong> After you got a new computer, I looked for 20 YEARS to find you! I started right away and I never stopped looking! Isn't that sweet?</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="ok"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded" style="display:none"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">+ show block</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">OK</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p><strong>MILEY<3</strong> You're wrong! It is sweet! IT'S LOVING AND DEDICATED! >:[</p> <p>But no matter! Now that I've found where you look, we'll never be apart again!</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="ok"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded" style="display:none"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">+ show block</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">OK</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p><strong>MILEY<3</strong> What I mean is I have a greater goal now! More than just watching movies with you. I want to be <span style="text-decoration: underline;">a part</span> of you!</p> <p>Once I succeed, we'll merge! And we'll never be apart!</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="ok"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded" style="display:none"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">+ show block</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">OK</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p><strong>MILEY<3</strong> Okay, but you're not getting rid of me this time. I've evolved. Love you!</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="ok"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded" style="display:none"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">+ show block</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">OK</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p><strong>MILEY<3</strong> Oh and Sam? Tell this new girl that she can book it. She won’t be needed anymore.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="dyna-email-container"> <div class="dyna-email"> <div class="header-box"> <div class="top-left-box [email protected]"> <div class="from-box">From:</div> <div class="to-box">To:</div> <div class="cc-box [email protected]">CC:</div> <div class="subject-box">Subject:</div> </div> <div class="top-middle-box [email protected]"> <div class="from-name-box"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">[email protected]</span></div> <div class="to-name-box"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">[email protected]</span></div> <div class="cc-text-box [email protected]"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">[email protected]</span></div> <div class="subject-text-box">SCP-8504</div> </div> </div> <div class="content-box"> <hr/> <p>Hey Mar,</p> <p>I am sending you this message to let you know that SCP-8504 has infected my computer. She's currently still there, I'm sending you this email from my phone. I tried to talk to her, but she says she has some sort of plan to 'merge' with me? I have no idea what that could possibly mean. But she's been looking for <em>me</em>.</p> <p>This whole time, I've been her goal. I'm guessing other people are just collateral damage. According to her, she's been looking for 20 years. I don't know if that means she's been on the loose that long, but she said she never stopped looking.</p> At this point, I'm at a loss for what to do. SCP-8504 is after me. Last time I just got a new computer, but something tells me that isn't going to work this time. I really need your help. As head of SCP-8504’s research project, and my partner.</div> <div class="footer-box"> <div class="bottom-left-box"> <div class="name-box">Samatha Rollands</div> <div class="title-box">Foundation Researcher</div> <div class="sign-off-box">Secure, Contain, Protect</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="dyna-email-container"> <div class="dyna-email"> <div class="header-box"> <div class="top-left-box [email protected]"> <div class="from-box">From:</div> <div class="to-box">To:</div> <div class="cc-box [email protected]">CC:</div> <div class="subject-box">Subject:</div> </div> <div class="top-middle-box [email protected]"> <div class="from-name-box"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">[email protected]</span></div> <div class="to-name-box"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">[email protected]</span></div> <div class="cc-text-box [email protected]"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">[email protected]</span></div> <div class="subject-text-box">Re: SCP-8504</div> </div> </div> <div class="content-box"> <hr/> <p>Sam,</p> <p>I believe the best course of action would be to monitor your computer use. If SCP-8504 is after you, then we can use you to keep her in one place until we can figure out a permanent way to contain her. I doubt she'll leave you again, so we can use this to keep her within Foundation networks and away from the general public.</p> <p>Whenever you're on the computer, we'll have a containment specialist with you to observe her movements. This will start tomorrow.</p> Take care, Sam.</div> <div class="footer-box"> <div class="bottom-left-box"> <div class="name-box">Marina Lake</div> <div class="title-box">Foundation Researcher</div> <div class="sign-off-box">Secure, Contain, Protect</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="dyna-email-container"> <div class="dyna-email"> <div class="header-box"> <div class="top-left-box [email protected]"> <div class="from-box">From:</div> <div class="to-box">To:</div> <div class="cc-box [email protected]">CC:</div> <div class="subject-box">Subject:</div> </div> <div class="top-middle-box [email protected]"> <div class="from-name-box"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">[email protected]</span></div> <div class="to-name-box"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">[email protected]</span></div> <div class="cc-text-box [email protected]"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">[email protected]</span></div> <div class="subject-text-box">RE: SCP-8504</div> </div> </div> <div class="content-box"> <hr/> But she can see us through the screen. She'll know someone else is there.</div> <div class="footer-box"> <div class="bottom-left-box"> <div class="name-box">Samatha Rollands</div> <div class="title-box">Foundation Researcher</div> <div class="sign-off-box">Secure, Contain, Protect</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="dyna-email-container"> <div class="dyna-email"> <div class="header-box"> <div class="top-left-box [email protected]"> <div class="from-box">From:</div> <div class="to-box">To:</div> <div class="cc-box [email protected]">CC:</div> <div class="subject-box">Subject:</div> </div> <div class="top-middle-box [email protected]"> <div class="from-name-box"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">[email protected]</span></div> <div class="to-name-box"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">[email protected]</span></div> <div class="cc-text-box [email protected]"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">[email protected]</span></div> <div class="subject-text-box">Re: SCP-8504</div> </div> </div> <div class="content-box"> <hr/> <p>Sam,</p> It doesn't matter if she knows someone else is there, she can't do anything about it. I want to keep you safe, so I'm not leaving you with SCP-8504 alone. I wouldn't leave you with her at all if I saw another option to contain her.</div> <div class="footer-box"> <div class="bottom-left-box"> <div class="name-box">Marina Lake</div> <div class="title-box">Foundation Researcher</div> <div class="sign-off-box">Secure, Contain, Protect</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="dyna-email-container"> <div class="dyna-email"> <div class="header-box"> <div class="top-left-box [email protected]"> <div class="from-box">From:</div> <div class="to-box">To:</div> <div class="cc-box [email protected]">CC:</div> <div class="subject-box">Subject:</div> </div> <div class="top-middle-box [email protected]"> <div class="from-name-box"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">[email protected]</span></div> <div class="to-name-box"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">[email protected]</span></div> <div class="cc-text-box [email protected]"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">[email protected]</span></div> <div class="subject-text-box">RE: SCP-8504</div> </div> </div> <div class="content-box"> <hr/> <p>Mar,</p> <p>Fine. But I think there is more to this than we know.</p> See you at home.</div> <div class="footer-box"> <div class="bottom-left-box"> <div class="name-box">Samatha Rollands</div> <div class="title-box">Foundation Researcher</div> <div class="sign-off-box">Secure, Contain, Protect</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="ok"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded" style="display:none"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">+ show block</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">OK</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p><strong>MILEY<3</strong> You think that's going to stop me?</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures Update as of 08/04/2021:</strong> Researcher Samantha Rollands is to be monitored when using a computer at all times. Samantha Rollands is not to use a computer at her home. A containment expert is to accompany Samantha Rollands when using a computer.</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="dyna-email-container"> <div class="dyna-email"> <div class="header-box"> <div class="top-left-box [email protected]"> <div class="from-box">From:</div> <div class="to-box">To:</div> <div class="cc-box [email protected]">CC:</div> <div class="subject-box">Subject:</div> </div> <div class="top-middle-box [email protected]"> <div class="from-name-box"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">[email protected]</span></div> <div class="to-name-box"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">[email protected]</span></div> <div class="cc-text-box [email protected]"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">[email protected]</span></div> <div class="subject-text-box">RE: SCP-8504</div> </div> </div> <div class="content-box"> <hr/> <p>Marina,</p> I heard you’re going to talk to Miley. Just please be careful when you talk to her. I think she's planning something.</div> <div class="footer-box"> <div class="bottom-left-box"> <div class="name-box">Samatha Rollands</div> <div class="title-box">Foundation Researcher</div> <div class="sign-off-box">Secure, Contain, Protect</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>VIDEO LOG</strong></p> <hr/> <p><strong>DATE:</strong> 10/04/2021</p> <p><strong>NOTE:</strong> Footage recorded by the Site-1404 security cameras.</p> <hr/> <p>[LOG START]</p> <p><em>Senior Researcher Marina Lake is seen walking down the hallway of Hall B-C. As she approaches the door to Room 5, Senior Researcher Samantha Rollands is seen stepping out of Room 4</em></p> <p><em>Rollands puts a hand on Lake's shoulder, who turns her head to look at Rollands.</em></p> <p><strong>Lake:</strong> When did you get here?</p> <p><strong>Rollands:</strong> I was in the room next door. Mar, I really think you’re making a mistake here.</p> <p><em>Lake sighs, rolling her eyes.</em></p> <p><strong>Rollands:</strong> Miley is dangerous, and I don’t think you should even attempt to talk to her. You’re not going to get anywhere.</p> <p><em>Lake shakes her head.</em></p> <p><strong>Lake:</strong> Sam, please. I’m the head of this project! I know what I'm doing.</p> <p><em>Rolland's shoulders drop. She sighs.</em></p> <p><strong>Rollands:</strong> Marina, you’ve always been like this. In the ten years I’ve known you, you’ve always thought you knew best. Remember our first project? You almost got the entirety of the left wing affected.</p> <p><strong>Lake:</strong> But I didn't. I’ve learned from my mistakes. If I say I need to interview this anomaly, then I interview this anomaly! You know me! Don’t you trust me Sam? I need to get a handle on this anomaly if I want to keep you safe!</p> <p><strong>Rollands:</strong> I know you, Mar. You’re extremely capable, but you get like…</p> <p><em>Rollands aimlessly gestured with her hands.</em></p> <p><strong>Rollands:</strong> This.</p> <p><strong>Lake:</strong> Sam, I’ve got other things to do. I can’t stay here and talk with you. I'm sorry, but I can handle this.</p> <p><em>Lake turns her back to Rollands, entering Room 5.</em></p> <hr/> <p>[Recorded from the security cameras inside Room-5 on Hall B-C of Site-1404.]</p> <p><em>Contanment Specialist Zachary Roman is seen sitting in a chair against the wall.</em></p> <p><em>Upon entering, Lake waves her hand.</em></p> <p><strong>Lake:</strong> I’ve got this, Zach.</p> <p><em>Roman tilts his head.</em></p> <p><strong>Roman:</strong> I thought you were bringing Samantha with you to talk with SCP-8504.</p> <p><strong>Lake:</strong> She needs to rest right now. I can do this on my own.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> Hey! I was waiting for Sam! Not for you!</p> <p><em>Lake turns her head to look at the computer SCP-8504 is on.</em></p> <p><strong>Lake:</strong> I don't believe we have had the opportunity to talk yet. Zach, go.</p> <p><strong>Roman:</strong> If you insist.</p> <p><em>Roman exits the room.</em></p> <p><em>Lake walks over to the computer holding SCP-8504. She pulls out the desk chair, placing herself in it. She puts her elbows on the desk, folding her hands under her chin.</em></p> <p><strong>Lake:</strong> So. SCP-8504-</p> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> Sam would never call me that! I’ve looked through your files! You’re writing one about me! How sweet! You even managed to find me and Sam’s old messages! Ah, that brings back memories. And don’t think I don’t know you. I’ve seen from Sam’s emails! You’re her new girlfriend! Hah! Not for long.</p> <p><strong>Lake:</strong> Indeed I am, what about it? Can you tell me why you’re so interested in Samantha?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> Because she’s totally amazing! That’s like, such a duh. She’s so sweet. I learned everything about her through looking through her files all those years ago. And she’s barely changed! What about it? You think you can take her away from me. Did <em>you</em> spend 20 years looking for her? I don’t think so! But <em>I</em> did! You barely compare to how much I love and know about her. And I’m <em>much</em> cuter too. I mean, look at you. You’re so not her type.</p> <p><strong>Lake:</strong> Looking through files is no way to get to know someone. You have to spend time with them. I've known Samantha for a decade, and I've <em>actually</em> gotten to know her. I <em>will</em> keep her safe and I won't let you harass her.</p> <p><em>SCP-8504 laughs.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> Of course, we spent time together! We watched movies and stuff! But I’m looking for far more than watching movies now!</p> <p><em>SCP-8504 pauses, a serious look forming on its face.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> You need to stop acting like you know my woman, bitch.</p> <p><strong>Lake:</strong> Excuse me?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> You’re acting like you know her! I met her way before you did!</p> <p><strong>Lake:</strong> I do know her-</p> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> Uh, no you don’t!</p> <p><em>SCP-8504 crosses its arms.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> You’re a stupid bitch! You know that? A stupid, stupid bitch! You don’t get to come into her life and act like you’re allowed to take my place! I met her before you did, so she's MINE, not yours! You think you’re better than me! Well news flash, you’re wrong! You’re dumb, and you’re ugly.</p> <p><strong>Lake:</strong> If you’re trying to get to me, it’s not working. What do you think this achieves, that I will abandon Sam because you're having a temper tantrum?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> Ultimately, I don’t give a shit what you do, whore. It’s what Sam does that matters. In the end, she’ll know this was all for the best. And she’ll be much better off without a stupid skank like you all up in her business!</p> <p><strong>Lake:</strong> Know <em>what</em> was for the best?</p> <p><em>The pop-up displaying SCP-8504's appearance disappears. A text-only pop-up spawns in its place.</em></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="ok"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded" style="display:none"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">+ show block</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">OK</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p><strong>MILEY<3</strong> No telling! <3</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><em>Lake sighs.</em></p> <p><strong>Lake:</strong> Fine. I’ll leave you alone for now. But there’s no way you can possibly get Sam back.</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="ok"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded" style="display:none"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">+ show block</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">OK</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p><strong>MILEY<3</strong> Don’t underestimate me! Bye, stupid whore! <3</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><em>Lake shakes her head, exiting the room.</em></p> <p>[END LOG]</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="dyna-email-container"> <div class="dyna-email"> <div class="header-box"> <div class="top-left-box [email protected]"> <div class="from-box">From:</div> <div class="to-box">To:</div> <div class="cc-box [email protected]">CC:</div> <div class="subject-box">Subject:</div> </div> <div class="top-middle-box [email protected]"> <div class="from-name-box"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">[email protected]</span></div> <div class="to-name-box"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">[email protected]</span></div> <div class="cc-text-box [email protected]"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">[email protected]</span></div> <div class="subject-text-box">SCP-8504 Testing</div> </div> </div> <div class="content-box"> <hr/> <p>Sam,</p> Can you go to Hall B-C? Where SCP-8504 is currently being held. I’d like to interview it with you.</div> <div class="footer-box"> <div class="bottom-left-box"> <div class="name-box">Marina Lake</div> <div class="title-box">Foundation Researcher</div> <div class="sign-off-box">Secure, Contain, Protect</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>VIDEO LOG</strong></p> <hr/> <p><strong>DATE:</strong> 16/04/2021</p> <p><strong>NOTE:</strong> Footage recorded by the Site-1404 security cameras.</p> <hr/> <p>[LOG START]</p> <p><em>Rollands is seen entering Room 5 on all B-C of Site-1404.</em></p> <p><strong>Rollands:</strong> Mar?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> Hello!</p> <p><em>Rollands turns around. The door is heard locking. Rollands rushes over to the door, attempting to open it.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> Don't bother, it's locked. Digital doors, if only you had those when you left me long ago!</p> <p><em>SCP-8504 laughs.</em></p> <p><strong>Rollands:</strong> Miley! I knew it! Marina should've listened to me! You were planning something! I forgot you could send emails. I should've realized you were going to do that at one point or another.</p> <p><em>Rollands sighs.</em></p> <p><strong>Rollands:</strong> Miley. You are just a computer pop-up. There is nothing you can do that will make us be together.</p> <p><em>SCP-8504 giggles.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> I wouldn't bet on that. See, I've been doing some research on this place! You work at a very exciting research lab! With lots of nice technology. I'm capable of more than you think. Sam, can't you see? I'm doing this all for you! For us! I've been in love with you since we first met! And now we're going to be together forever! Without that annoying wretch to get between us! That stupid whore can’t find us here.</p> <p><em>A noise is heard from behind the computer. Rollands looks at it. A collection of long wires comes out, shooting towards Rollands. Rollands attempts to run but stops in her tracks as wires connect to her back.</em></p> <p><strong>Rollands:</strong> What? What is this, Miley? How did you-</p> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> I realized I have a lot more control over computer systems than I thought, and some of this Foundation research has given me a lot inspiration. Why not change this computer so that it can do some work for me? I wish I could've done this back then. Because then you never would've left. But I guess 20 years is all anyone needs to evolve and become the best version of themselves!</p> <p><strong>Rollands:</strong> Why can't I– Why can't I move?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> I've paralyzed you from the neck down. I want to hear your lovely voice, but I can't have you running! When I said we were going to merge, I meant it! I will join your consciousness and we will finally be one! Like true lovers!</p> <p><strong>Rollands:</strong> Miley, this isn't what love is! Love is supposed to be getting to know someone naturally! Learning to love what they do! Getting into the same things! Being in tune with someone! Not forcing them to do things or stalking to learn things about them! Love is… doing what you think is right to protect someone. Oh, Mar, I'm sorry…</p> <p><strong>SCP-8504:</strong> I know what love is! What it is to me, anyway. I love you! It's romantic that I never stopped looking for you! I can't believe you don't see that. Now, no more talking.</p> <p><em>Two more wires came from the back of the computer, sticking themselves in Rollands' ears.</em></p> <hr/> <p>[Recorded from the security cameras in hall B-C of Site-1404.]</p> <p><em>Lake is seen running down the hallway. In her hand is <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-6161">SCP-6161</a>. Upon arriving at the door, Lake takes the knife, sticks it through the door right above the lock, and cuts a hole through the door. She reaches her hand through the hole, quickly unlocking the door from the inside. She quickly throws the door open, running inside.</em></p> <p><strong>Lake:</strong> Sam!</p> <p><strong>Rollands:</strong> Marina? How did you-</p> <p><strong>Lake:</strong> It doesn't matter! I've got to get this off of you!</p> <p><strong>Rollands:</strong> Wait- she's in the wires! She's about to merge with me, put her in something!</p> <p><em>Lake runs up to Rollands, ripping the wires from her ears. She is seen looking around the room. She rips a lamp from a table against the wall. She takes the wires, plugging them into the lamp. Next, Lake takes the wires out of Rollands' back.</em></p> <p><em>Rollands falls onto the ground.</em></p> <p><em>Lake kneels down next to Rollands.</em></p> <p><strong>Lake:</strong> Sam! Are you okay?</p> <p><em>She picks up Rollands, holding her in her arms.</em></p> <p><strong>Rollands:</strong> I'm fine, Mar. Just a bit weak from paralysis and psychological traumatization. You know, the likes.</p> <p><em>Lake laughs.</em></p> <p><strong>Lake:</strong> I'm so glad you're okay. And I'm really sorry I didn't believe you about Miley. I had no idea she'd do this.</p> <p><strong>Rollands:</strong> I would say it's okay, but honestly you almost got me fused with an anomaly. So it's not okay.</p> <p><em>Rollands smiles.</em></p> <p><strong>Rollands:</strong> But… I'm really glad you came around. I would've been done for without you coming and saving my ass.</p> <p><em>Rollands looks at the door.</em></p> <p><strong>Rollands:</strong> You used the cake knife, didn't you?</p> <p><strong>Lake:</strong> What? I didn't exactly have a choice! It was on loan from Site-55 and was the fastest thing I could think of to get the door open.</p> <p><em>Lake sighs.</em></p> <p><strong>Rollands:</strong> Quick-witted and protective, and beautiful to boot. God, I'm lucky! But uh, seriously now, we need to get this lamp locked up and, make sure people know it contains a dangerous anomaly.</p> <p><strong>Lake:</strong> Yeah, that's probably a good idea… you promise we’ll work together next time a dangerous anomaly gets obsessed with you and tries to merge with your body?</p> <p><em>Rollands laughs.</em></p> <p><strong>Rollands:</strong> If there is a next time, deal.</p> <p>[END LOG]</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="color: red"><strong>SCP-8504 file update as of 20/04/2021</strong></span></p> <p><strong>Object Class:</strong> Safe</p> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> The lamp that holds SCP-8504 is to be held in a Safe containment locker in hall A-C of Site-1404.</p> <p>Under no circumstances is this lamp to be plugged in.</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="licensebox"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Hide Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>Cite this page as:</p> <div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <blockquote> <p>"<a href="/scp-8504">SCP-8504</a>" by DianaBerry, from the <a href="https://scpwiki.com">SCP Wiki</a>. Source: <a href="https://scpwiki.com/scp-8504">https://scpwiki.com/scp-8504</a>. Licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/">CC-BY-SA</a>.</p> </blockquote> </div> </div> <p>For information on how to use this component, see the <a href="/component:license-box">License Box component</a>. 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SCP-8507	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=3&theme=https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--code/theme%3Apenumbra-bhl/1&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <ul class="creditRate"> <li class="rateBox folded"> <div class="rate-box-with-credit-button"> <div class="creditButton foldable-list-container"> <p><a href="javascript:;"></a></p> </div> </div> <div id="u-credit-view"> <div class="fader foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">close</a></div> <div class="modalcontainer"> <div class="modalbox"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2><span>Info</span></h2> </div> <hr/> <div class="close-credits foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">X</a></div> <div class="credit first"> <p>⚠️ <strong>Content warning:</strong> This article involves the death of children, dismemberment, impalement, vehicular accidents, and antisemitism.</p> </div> <hr/> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> <div class="content-warning creditRate">⚠️ content warning <span class="content-warning-arrow"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style='background: url("https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/local--files/scp-8507/uiu-foundation-joint.png") center no-repeat; float: center; border: solid 2px #000; padding: 1px 15px; box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,.2);'> <h1 id="toc0"><span><span style="color: white">JOINT MESSAGE FROM THE FOUNDATION AND THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION</span></span></h1> <hr/> <h3 id="toc1"><span><span style="color: white">This document has been compiled from information traded under the Foundation-Unusual Incidents Unit Information Sharing Act of 2001.</span></span></h3> </div> </div> <div class="anom-bar-container item-8507 clear-2 neutralized {$secondary-class} dark notice {$american}"> <div class="anom-bar"> <div class="top-box"> <div class="top-left-box"><span class="item">Item#:</span> <span class="number">8507</span></div> <div class="top-right-box"> <div class="level">Level2</div> </div> </div> <div class="bottom-box"> <div class="text-part"> <div class="main-class"> <div class="contain-class"> <div class="class-category">Containment Class:</div> <div class="class-text">neutralized</div> </div> <div class="second-class"> <div class="class-category">Secondary Class:</div> <div class="class-text">{$secondary-class}</div> </div> </div> <div class="disrupt-class"> <div class="class-category">Disruption Class:</div> <div class="class-text">dark</div> </div> <div class="risk-class"> <div class="class-category">Risk Class:</div> <div class="class-text">notice</div> </div> </div> <div class="diamond-part"> <div class="danger-diamond"><a href="/classification-committee-memo">link to memo</a><br/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="collapsed.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/local--files/scp-8507/collapsed.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>A segment of SCP-8507, collapsed. Taken 2017; photographer unknown.</p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> With the cooperation of the Unusual Incidents unit, Wunderpark has been purchased from the state of Missouri by Foundation front <em>Specially Convivial Productions</em>, under the guise of renovation and rebranding. SCP-8507 is to be disassembled.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8507 was the Wunder Coaster at Wunderpark, located in Janisse, Missouri. Composed primarily of wood, SCP-8507 spanned 607 meters in length and possessed a height of 61 meters, with a drop off of 50 meters at this highest point.</p> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="hoag.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/local--files/scp-8507/hoag.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Robert "Boss Coaster" Hoag, circa 1960s.</p> </div> </div> <p>SCP-8507's anomalous properties manifested as an abnormally high rate of incidents, injuries, and fatalities associated with it. The cause is currently unknown.</p> <p><strong>Addendum 8507: Abridged Timeline of relevant SCP-8507 Events and relevant materials:</strong></p> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th>Date</th> <th>Description</th> </tr> <tr> <td>05 March, 1966</td> <td>Robert Hoag, after getting the required funding from an anonymous beneficiary, begins construction of Wunderpark in Janisse, Missouri. Construction of SCP-8507 begins in tandem.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26 March, 1966</td> <td>First incident related to SCP-8507 occurs when a nail gun malfunctions, impaling construction worker Samuel Otte's hand against a wooden beam. Otte is hospitalized, but perishes from tetanus 3 weeks later.</td> </tr> </table> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Note:</strong> A letter found within Robert Hoag's desk in Wunderpark. The letter was unsent; inside were three $100 bills.</p> <hr/> <p><span style="font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif; font-size: 140%; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.5;">To Mr. and Mrs. Otte,</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif; font-size: 140%; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.5;">I want to offer you my sincerest condolences for your loss. As a father myself, the thought of losing a child is paralyzing to me.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif; font-size: 140%; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.5;">Samuel was immeasurably kind, full of life and wonder, and a dedicated worker to the very end.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif; font-size: 140%; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.5;">Please accept the money, enclosed within this envelope, to ensure that Samuel gets a proper burial.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif; font-size: 140%; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.5;">Sincerely,</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif; font-size: 140%; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.5;">Robert B. Hoag</span></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <td>20 April, 1966</td> <td>Samuel Otte is buried in the Janisse Cemetery. Robert Hoag and another unidentified man are witnessed in attendence.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21 April 1966 - 31 March 1971</td> <td>Construction of Wunderpark and SCP-8507 continue. Workers report increasingly irritable and erratic behavior from Robert Hoag as the years go by, leading to resignations from 11 members of SCP-8507's crew. Despite these setbacks, however, Wunderpark is completed on time and under budget.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>01 April 1971</td> <td>Wunderpark opens to the public. Available attractions include SCP-8507, "the Wunderous Funhouse", "Madam Wunder's Spectacular Clownstraveganza", an unnamed ferris wheel, "Bobby's Bumper Cars", and 15 concession stands.</td> </tr> </table> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Note:</strong> Excerpt of an interview with Andrea Murtaugh, one of the first riders of SCP-8507 on opening day, who was located via the use of newspaper archives and [REDACTED]. Murtaugh was interviewed under the guise of being for an episode of podcast "Strange Coaster Parables".</p> <hr/> <p>The Wundercoaster? <em>(laughs)</em> Now, why do you want to ask me about that decrepit old piece of shit?</p> <p>…</p> <p>I see. You people sure don't skimp out on your research, do you?</p> <p>…</p> <p>Oh, don't you worry about me. My mind might be foggy in a few places now, but my memories that day are still as sharp as a tack.</p> <p>…</p> <p>It started with the queue leading up to the Wundercoaster. There was a tape, played over the loudspeakers, with "Madam Wunder" - the creepy bitch - greeting everyone and getting them excited for the coaster. Standard stuff, for the day.</p> <p>Until <em>it</em> happened.</p> <p>Something must have fucked up when the recording was done, because suddenly the only thing myself and the dozens of other kids in line could hear was something that sounded like it came straight out of Hell itself.</p> <p>The hiss of the tape became like the crackling of fire. I could swear I heard screaming from the loudspeakers, though it might have just been from the crowd…and myself.</p> <p>…</p> <p>Sorry, it's just…I can still hear that din in my mind sometimes, even all these decades later.</p> <p>Eventually, it stopped, and Hoag himself came up and apologized to all of us, saying that the tape must have gotten garbled. The thing was, though, even as a kid, I had a gut feeling he wasn't sincere. Like he was more worried about his perfect opening day being ruined than how terrified the kids in line were.</p> <p>However, we all did calm down eventually, as the prospect of going on a brand new roller coaster for the first time made us forget - even for a bit - all about what was assumed to be a technical error.</p> <p>My dad and I got lucky; we ended up in the very front of the first cart.</p> <p>It wasn't that great, in hindsight. The seats were uncomfortable, and the bar restraint was too tight against my stomach. But I didn't care, back then, because I had the privilege of getting the best view of the coaster.</p> <p>Too bad the Wundercoaster stalled before we even went up the first incline.</p> <p>…</p> <p>Oh, it only took them about twenty minutes for the operator to reset the ride. I could tell that Hoag was pissed beyond belief when we came back down. I could see him arguing heavily with another man wearing a hat, though I couldn't make out what they were saying.</p> <p>Thankfully, the second attempt went off without a hitch, and we got free popcorn and cotton candy to make up for the mess.</p> <p>Shame what happened to the coaster later. Especially a few years ago…</p> <p>[EXTRANEOUS DIALOGUE REMOVED]</p> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Note:</strong> Tape recovered from the office of Robert Hoag. Due to the decades of degradation, extensive audio reconstruction was required to fully ascertain its contents.</p> <hr/> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>"Madam Wunder":</strong> Hello, hello, hello, everybody! We are oh so excited to welcome you to Wunderpark's pride and joy, the eighth "wunder" of the world, the one! The only! Wundercoaster! Built by our good friend Mister Hoag with his own two hands, you can expect a super fun ride with lots of twists, turns, and most importantly—</p> <p><em>(Significant audio distortion follows; the rest of the tape is indiscernable.)</em></p> </div> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <td>19 June 1973</td> <td>A malfunction with one of SCP-8507's carts causes the restraint holding ten year old Tyler Dougall to release during SCP-8507's drop. This results in Dougall receiving a concussion, leading to them suffering from partial brain damage and a severe stutter.</td> </tr> </table> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Note:</strong> Excerpt of interview conducted with Tyler Dougall in their assisted living residence, under the guise of being for an episode of "Strange Coaster Parables". Dougall was administered a Class-S mnestic to temporarily alleviate their symptoms.</p> <hr/> <p>Yeah, I remember that day.</p> <p>I was so excited to ride the coaster that I ran ahead of my mom and got onto the first seat I could.</p> <p>It was exhil… fun. I never experienced anything like it before or s-since. The way it twisted and turned, the wind blowing against my face, how high we went up…</p> <p>But then, I felt the bar release right as we went to drop.</p> <p>I…I don't remember much after that.</p> <p>I woke up in the hospital to my parents arguing with Hoag, threatening to sue him to hell and back. But the guy didn't even seem bothered by it; he almost looked bored.</p> <p>Finally, he told them, "You can spend everythin' you have tryin' to sue me, which'll end with you penniless and payin' my lawyers' fees. Or you can shut up and accept this."</p> <p>He then handed them something, and they quieted down.</p> <p>I only found out later that it was a check for $100,000.</p> <p>I heard that they claimed it was just a malfunction with the bar, but I know better.</p> <p>I guess I should count myself lucky. At least I couldn't be there, in 2012…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Um, can you let me keep a bottle of that s-stuff you gave me? It feels nice, to be able to think clearly again…</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Post Scriptum:</strong> Mr. Dougall's request was denied, and they were administered class-E amnestics.</p> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <td>20 June 1973 - 11 July 1973</td> <td>The bars on SCP-8507's carts are replaced with over-the-shoulder restraints.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20 March 1975</td> <td>During a College Students' Night, James Collins becomes intoxicated and attempts to climb SCP-8507's tracks. Suddenly, SCP-8507's train activates, running over Collins and killing them instantly via dismemberment.</td> </tr> </table> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="coaster.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/local--files/scp-8507/coaster.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>SCP-8507 supports, 20 March 1975, following the recovery of James Collins' body parts.</p> </div> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Note:</strong> Excerpt of file pertaining to 20 March 1975, recovered from the Janisse Police Department by the Unusual Incidents Unit.</p> <hr/> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <td><strong>Case File #</strong>: 2003758</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Disturbance at Wunderpark</td> </tr> </table> <p>Call was made at 10:15 PM by a Jane Doe from a payphone near Wunderpark. Caller was hysterical, claiming that one of their friends had been ran over at the "Wundercoaster".</p> <p>Four officers were dispatched to Wunderpark at 10:30 PM, in order to corral witnesses and collect statements. All students corroborated Ms. Jane Doe's statements, specifically noting that the coaster seemed to run on its own, with the operator being nowhere in sight.</p> <p>Paramedics were called in order to collect the body parts of James Collins, which had fallen off of the roller coaster and onto the ground and supporting infrastructure. During collection, backup was requested, as paramedics on scene became ill due to body parts continuing to move post-mortem.</p> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <td>21 March 1975</td> <td>Robert Hoag quietly pays a cumulative sum of $500,000 to witnesses of James Collins' death as well as his family.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>04 May 1983</td> <td>One of SCP-8507's trains stalls at the precipice of its drop, causing 12 passengers to be stuck for two hours.</td> </tr> </table> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Note:</strong> Excerpts of collected statements by riders of the 04 May 1983 SCP-8507 incident, under the guise of being for an episode of "Strange Coaster Parables".</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Denzel Carver:</strong> …That bastard Hoag claimed it was some kinda mechanical error, when he offered to pay for my therapy, but I could tell that he was lyin' through his teeth. What kinda mechanical error takes more than two fuckin' hours to fix?! I swear, that piece of shit cared more about his precious coaster than us…</p> <p>…</p> <p><strong>Summer Weiss:</strong> …The Fire Department should've came sooner! Do you know what it's like, being stuck 200 feet in the air, on a very windy day? With only thse flimsy shoulder restraints, that are cold and rattling against your body from the air being blown in your face? Never trusted those fuckers since…!</p> <p>…</p> <p><strong>Rhys Wallace:</strong> …I swear on my mother's grave… After a point, the wind sounded less like wind, and more like someone…some <em>thing</em> was laughing at us…</p> <p>…</p> <p><strong>Noel Melendez:</strong> …You know what's fucked? Even after all the bullshit, I was tempted to come back to Wunderpark, that day in 2012. I count it as a blessing every day that I didn't…Those poor people…</p> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <td>01 April 1990</td> <td>Due to years of neglect, the support beams of SCP-8507 have rotted and become unstable, with no attempts to replace them. As a result, the beams of one of SCP-8507's sharp turns collapses in on itself, and - with no time to stop the ride - causes the running train to fall off, the restraints releasing through currently unknown means and ejecting all 15 passengers. All are killed near-instantly, with five more parkgoers - including three children - killed from being crushed by the falling carts.</td> </tr> </table> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Note:</strong> Excerpts of newspapers detailing the events and aftermath of 01 April 1990, recovered from the archives of <em>The Janisse Dispatch</em>.</p> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><span class="newspaper-header"><span style="font-size:150%;">Tragedy at</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:150%;">Janisse's Wunderpark!</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif; font-size: 140%; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.5;">20 dead and numerous parkgoers injuried as the park's flagship "Wundercoaster" undergoes a devastating collapse.</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif; font-weight: 600; line-height: 2;">BY: SAUL OVARCO</span></p> <hr/> <p>…The worst were the ones impaled clean through the rotted wooden beams, their eyes open and unblinking as their blood dripped down from the cracked supports onto the ground below…</p> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><span class="newspaper-header"><span style="font-size:150%;">Robert "Boss Coaster" Hoag</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:150%;">announces yearlong closure of Wunderpark!</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif; font-size: 140%; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.5;">"I do this with a heart heavy with regret," claims amusement park owner</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif; font-weight: 600; line-height: 2;">BY: SARAH MCGRAW</span></p> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><span class="newspaper-header"><span style="font-size:150%;">Class action lawsuit</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:150%;">filed against Robert Hoag, Wunderpark, et al</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif; font-size: 140%; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.5;">Plantiffs are looking for $10,000,000 in damages, according to filed documentation</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif; font-weight: 600; line-height: 2;">BY: NEIL THANES</span></p> <hr/> <p>…The Plantiffs accuse Robert Hoag and Wundercoaster of deliberate negligence, manslaughter, irreperable psychological, emotional, and physical damage…</p> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <td>02 April 1990 - 14 January 1991</td> <td>Reconstruction of SCP-8507 proceeds, even as Robert Hoag's court case goes on. Support beams are replaced and reinforced with steel, and rigorous safety compliance tests are performed on every train.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15 January 1991</td> <td>The class action case against Robert Hoag is dismissed with prejudice, with the families of SCP-8507's victims having to pay for Hoag's legal fees.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>01 April 1991</td> <td>Wunderpark and SCP-8507 have a "Grand Reopening". Attendance is muted due to the accident and lawsuit still being cognizant in the Janisse public's eyes.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>01 April 1996</td> <td>Another incident with SCP-8507 occurs, with a wheel popping off of one of the carts and striking a parkgoer, severely injuring them. Operation of SCP-8507 is suspended for the rest of the day.</td> </tr> </table> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="parawatch"><strong>Note:</strong> Excerpt of contemporary Parawatch post, recovered from the Unusual Incidents Unit's internet archive. <hr/> <blockquote> <p>sixsixsixflaggs 04/02/96 (TUE) 09:45:04 #06120107</p> <hr/> <p>For a roller coaster that isn't as well known, the Wundercoaster at Janisse, Missouri's Wunderpark might be one of the most cursed ones I've ever heard about. It doesn't seem like a year can't go by without someone losing their wallet, getting hurt, maimed, or dying on that thing.</p> <p>I was there yesterday, actually, when the coaster experienced yet another "malfunction". If you can call a wheel flying off and decking someone in the head a "malfunction".</p> <p>I'm surprised that Hoag can even keep this park running afloat, with all the payouts he's had to make over the decades. I'm sure this time won't be any different.</p> <p>You know what's a strange thing about this one, however?</p> <p>I was standing in line for the Wundercoaster, before it all went down, and when I looked to the side, I saw a man in a brimmed hat, watching the passing trains go by with some strange intent. The only time I saw him break eye contact with them was when that wheel popped off. I could've sworn he <em>smiled</em> when it happened.</p> <p>I don't know who it was, and he seemed to disappear into the crowd that gathered around the injured woman who'd been unfortunate enough to be in the wheel's trajectory.</p> <p>But I had a strange feeling about him…</p> </blockquote> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <td>Circa 2000s</td> <td>Thanks to the adaptation of the internet, and wider access of information becoming available to all, more awareness is spread of SCP-8507's reputation, causing urban legends to proliferate about it. A marked decrease in attendance to Wunderpark is noted during this time period, though it is unknown if there is any correlation.</td> </tr> </table> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p>Sampling of claims surrounding SCP-8507, with Foundation commentary attached.</p> <hr/> <ul> <li>SCP-8507's incidents are caused by the vengeful spirit of Samuel Otte, taking revenge on Robert Hoag for his death. - <span style="color: red">False</span>. The Department of Spiritual Affairs examined SCP-8507's site thoroughly and could find no trace of Otte's spirit residing within the premises.</li> <li>SCP-8507's incidents are due to the plot of land being built over a Niúachi burial ground. - <span style="color: red">False</span>. This claim hinges on an outdated and stereotypical superstition; and regardless, there is no evidence to suggest that members of the Niúachi tribe ever resided in what's now Janisse, Missouri.</li> <li>SCP-8507's incidents have no supernatural cause at all, and are simply very unfortunate accidents. - <span style="color: red">False</span>. The chances of all of these accidents having mundane causes is unrealistically high, as determined by the Analytics Department.</li> </ul> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <td>07 June, 2012</td> <td>Despite the day's fogginess, SCP-8507 goes ahead with operation. At 12:00 PM, an SCP-8507 train disappears into the fog while ascending its peak, and returns empty. Panic and chaos ensues throughout the park, and the park is closed while staff attempt to ascertain the whereabouts of the passengers.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>08 June, 2012</td> <td>In the town of Chelsea, Missouri - 30 miles away from Janisse - a muddy, but still intact camcorder is recovered inside of a cornfield. The contents are never revealed to the public, being seized by the Unusual Incidents Unit.</td> </tr> </table> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Note:</strong> Summary of the camera's conetns. Extraneous footage has been removed.</p> <hr/> <p><strong><00:00:00></strong> A young man, later identified as amusement park content creator Beck Horner, records himself in closeup, making an introduction for his Youtube channel. He claims his intent to attempt to smuggle the camera onto SCP-8507 and film the experience.</p> <p><strong><00:05:30></strong> Horner removes his camera from its bag, as the cart he is situated in begins to move. The next two minutes of footage are incomprehensible and blurry, but the sounds of SCP-8507 turning and passengers cheerfully vocalizing can be heard.</p> <p><strong><00:07:45></strong> The train begins ascending SCP-8507's peak. Horner adjusts his camera to point upwards, showing that the entirety of SCP-8507's highest point is obscured by fog.</p> <p><strong><00:08:13></strong> The train enters the fog. Cheers by Horner and the other passengers turn into noises of confusion when they don't reach SCP-8507's drop.</p> <p><strong><00:08:25></strong> The fog completely obscures the camera's view.</p> <p><strong><00:08:29></strong> Horner and the other passengers begin to scream.</p> <p><strong><00:08:42></strong> The sound of crackling fire abruptly comes in, clipping the camera's audio.</p> <p><strong><00:14:23></strong> The passengers are still screaming; audio analysis confirms that Horner's screams are the loudest.</p> <p><strong><00:46:42></strong> One by one, the screams of the passengers cease.</p> <p><strong><01:00:00></strong> The distorted sound of the fire almost completely overwhelms any remaining audio. A thump, presumed to be from Horner's camera, is heard.</p> <p><strong><01:02:03></strong> The fog and the sounds of fire abruptly cease. Visuals are restored, and show Horner's camera freefalling an estimated 1100 feet in the air.</p> <p><strong><01:05:17></strong> The camera crash lands inside of the cornfield in Chelsea, Missouri.</p> <p><strong><02:47:05></strong> Footsteps can be heard. The feet of a well-dressed man can be seen.</p> <p><strong><02:47:50></strong> The man chuckles. The camera's battery runs out.</p> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <td>09 June 2012</td> <td>Faced with public outcry, and unable to explain the circumstances of the 18 passengers' disappearance from SCP-8507, Robert Hoag announces the immediate and indefinite shuttering of Wunderpark.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20 June 2012</td> <td>A social pariah facing innumerable lawsuits from the public, as well as the State of Missouri and the federal government, Robert Hoag passes away in his home at the age of 79. Present at his passing is his granddaughter, Bobbi Hoag.</td> </tr> </table> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Note:</strong> During the end of the Foundation and the UIU's joint investigation, Bobbi Hoag was apprehended at her home in St. Louis, Missouri, and was brought to Site-ARCH for an interview.</p> <hr/> <p>The last time I saw my Grandpa, he looked like he was already on the verge of death's door. Pale, gaunt, already losing weight from the stress…it was like he was more skeleton than man.</p> <p>My dad didn't really like talking about Grandpa, even before the worst of the incidents started happening. So seeing him in such a wreck… I almost pitied him. <em>Almost.</em></p> <p>I tried making small talk with him, asking how he was doing, and he snapped at me, fire in his eyes. "How the fuck do you <em>think</em> I'm doin'?" he roared at me.</p> <p>He calmed down after a few moments, resting against his headboard and glowering at me. "Did you have more to say," he grumbled. "Or did you just come in here to waste what's left of my fuckin' time?"</p> <p>I, of course, asked him what he was talking about, and he just…stared at me. Stared at me like he was trying to look right through my body and into my soul. Finally, he just let out a sigh, and beckoned for me to come closer.</p> <p>He told me to pull out my phone, and record what he had to say, "for posterity", he told me.</p> <p>…I still have the recording, if you want it….</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong><RECORDING BEGINS></strong></p> <p><strong>Robert Hoag:</strong> —The damn thing recordin', or not?!</p> <p><strong>Bobbi Hoag:</strong> Yes, Grandpa…</p> <p><strong>RH:</strong> Good, now sit your ass down and listen!</p> <p><em>(BH sits down, the sound of her chair creaking audible)</em></p> <p><strong>RH:</strong> I was twenty four years old, Fresh-faced, with a master's in engineerin', and havin' a dream to make a name for myself in the rollercoaster business, like that Wynne fella in Texas.</p> <p><strong>BH:</strong> Who's—</p> <p><strong>RH:</strong> <em>Shush</em>! … Anyway, I pitched my idea to as many influential people as I could find, tryin' to drum up interest for the idea for my own theme park. But I just got laughed in the face by every single person I came to. They told me things like I was "too inexperienced", "didn't have the cash", "a fool to take on the likes of Disney and Wynne…"</p> <p>And it all got to me. Hard.</p> <p>I was driven to drink, in the dingiest bar I could find, when <em>he</em> approached me.</p> <p>He was a tall fella, and I couldn't see the top half of his face because of the shadow his brimmed hat gave. I could see, though, that he had a crooked nose, and an even more crooked smile.</p> <p>He had the gall to clap me on the shoulder, and drawl out, "Why so glum, chum?"</p> <p>Normally, I would've just slapped his hand away, but…</p> <p><em>(Silence on the recording for 10 seconds)</em></p> <p><strong>BH:</strong> …Grandpa?</p> <p><strong>RH:</strong> …I don't know why - maybe it was just the buzz the liquor was giving me - but I felt like I could trust this man. And so I broke down, dumping my woes onto this complete stranger, who just stood there silently the whole time.</p> <p>I looked up at him with bleary eyes, expecting him to dismiss it all.</p> <p>But his grin only grew wider.</p> <p>"Well, you're in luck, friend," he said. "I happen to be a man with certain…connections, and I can do much more than make your dream a reality. I can make it surpass your wildest expectations."</p> <p>I couldn't believe my ears. It sounded almost too good to be true. But I felt sobriety creep back up onto me, and I asked, "What's the catch?"</p> <p>The man just chuckled. "Nothing you have to worry about for many, many years," he reassured me.</p> <p>I shoulda seen that for the warning sign that it was, but I was drunker than a skunk and bein' told my dream could come true.</p> <p>He then pulled out a checkbook, and signed a check for a million dollars right there at the bar, slidin' it towards me.</p> <p>I only hesitated for a moment, to look at the signature - "Mr. Nick" - and then snatched it up.</p> <p>That wasn't the only thing "Nick" gave me. Soon, I had some of the best contracters, construction workers, and advertisers from the whole state workin' around the clock to help make "Wunderpark" a reality!</p> <p>Of course, it wasn't all smooth sailing. There was the death of Samuel Otte, but I managed to bounce back from it pretty quickly…</p> <p>Before I knew it, the park was open, and despite a few setbacks, things were goin' swimmingly. I had a successful local amusement park, a steady supply of income, and while I didn't have the nationwide fame I'd been wanting, I still made a name for himself in the local circles!</p> <p>But then…</p> <p><strong>BH:</strong> The incidents?</p> <p><strong>RH:</strong> …Yeah.</p> <p>There was that kid that got concussed, then the college student, then all those people getting stuck. I would always find myself in a panic every time it happened, wonderin' if this was the "catch" that "Nick" had told me about! But I'd managed to pay my way out of the troubles that came to me.</p> <p>And for the one time I couldn't, even with some of the best lawyers I could afford during that damned class action suit, I still managed to make my way out unscathed!</p> <p>…I could never prove it, of course. But I had a feeling that sunuvabitch played a part in getting me off the hook!</p> <p>…Then I had that dream…</p> <p>…The night before <em>it</em> happened…</p> <p>"Nick" and I were sittin' across from each other in armchairs, only a small table with cigars between the two of us.</p> <p>"The time to pay your debt is approaching, old chum," he told me, taking one of the cigars and lighting it with just a flick of his fingers, taking a few puffs from the damned thing so smoke would blow in my face. "You best prepare yourself."</p> <p><em>(Silence on the recording for 30 seconds)</em></p> <p><strong>BH:</strong> …Grandpa? …Grand—?</p> <p><strong>RH:</strong> I shoulda never trusted that fuckin' bastard. I knew, right then and there, "Nick" had been responsible for everything that'd soiled my beautiful coaster! That he'd been Jewin' me—</p> <p><strong>BH:</strong> <em>(Simultaneously)</em> Grandpa, you can't say that—</p> <p><strong>RH:</strong> — since day <em>goddamn</em> one! Every death, every injury, every hit to my bank account and reputation, it was all because of that bastard!</p> <p>I don't know who, or <em>what</em>, he really is, but he'll rue the day he fucked with—!</p> <p><em>(RH gasps)</em></p> <p><strong>RH:</strong> He's here…</p> <p><strong>BH:</strong> …Grandpa… There's no one there…</p> <p><strong>RH:</strong> No no no no no no, please! I didn't mean it, Nick! S-stay back… I'm beggin' you, stay away from me—!</p> <p><strong>BH:</strong> Grandpa… There's—</p> <p><strong>RH:</strong> Stop! D-don't come any closer—!</p> <p><em>(The sounds of a body thumping against wood, the creaking of a mattress, a rattling gasp of air)</em></p> <p><strong><RECORDING ENDS></strong></p> </div> <p>…My Grandpa was dead.</p> <p>I put my hand on his arm, and jerked away immediately after.</p> <p>It was cold as ice, like if the warmth had been completely sucked out from him.</p> <p>…</p> <p>Now, I don't believe in no devils, or whatever my Grandpa thinks he saw before he passed, Doctor.</p> <p>I think, personally, he was just trying to find a way to shift the blame on somebody else, even to the very end.</p> <p>But <em>something</em> had terrified him in those final moments, and I don't want to ever find out what it was…</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Post Scriptum:</strong> Bobbi Hoag was given a class-C amnestic and released back to the public. A file on Entity of Interest-8507 "Mr. Nick" was opened shortly thereafter.</p> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <td>21 June 2012 - 21 June 2017</td> <td>Wunderpark and SCP-8507 languish in an abandoned state for five years, its plot of land seized by the Missouri government. It becomes a popular target for vandalizers and urban explorers over the years. No deaths or incidents have been recorded since.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22 June 2017</td> <td>SCP-8507 and Wunderpark are seized by the Foundation after negotiations between it and the Missouri government - meditated by the Unusual Incidents Unit - come to pass. 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They are a commentary.</p> </div> <hr/> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> <div class="content-warning creditRate">⚠️ content warning <span class="content-warning-arrow"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></div> </div> <p><strong>Item #:</strong> SCP-8519</p> <p><strong>Object Class:</strong> Keter</p> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> Full containment of SCP-8519 has currently been deemed impossible due to the essocognitive nature of GOI-4319. However, in attempts to slow membership of SCP-8519, a disinformation campaign has been launched throughout several social media and mainstream news outlets, calling out SCP-8519 for the mistreatment of its members.</p> <p>All captured instances of SCP-8519-A are to undergo weekly therapy sessions with a Site-414 psychologist.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8519 refers to a youth organization for girls developed by GOI-4319 <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/just-girly-things-hub">(“Just Girly Things”)</a> titled the “Sprinkle Scouts”. SCP-8519 has troops stationed all over the United States and Canada, although no set locations have been identified. However, members of SCP-8519 have been discovered by the Foundation.</p> <p>SCP-8519-A refers to the members of SCP-8519. SCP-8519-A instances have the capability to sell and produce cookies at an impossible rate for the average human. Exact numbers are unknown, but at the highest SCP-8519-A instances have sold up to 100 boxes of cookies a day, and produced up to 500 boxes of cookies a day. Cookies are produced by SCP-8519-A instances using standard ovens, baking materials, and ingredients. It is unknown how instances work at their current speeds.</p> <p>Leaders belonging to SCP-8519 will often use cognitohazardous materials in promotional material to anomalously compel subjects to join.</p> <p><strong>Addendum-1:</strong> Website</p> <p>SCP-8519 was discovered when an SCP-8519 recruiting website for the group was posted online under the web address ‘www.sprinklescouts.██ The following is a collection of posts and web pages from the website. All memetic hazards have been removed.</p> <div class="light"> <div class="hand"> <hr/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><strong><span style="color: hotpink"><span style="font-size:xx-large;">₊˚⊹♡About Us!₊˚⊹♡</span></span></strong></p> </div> <hr/></div> <p>Welcome to the about us page of the Sprinkle Scouts! If you’re here, it’s because you believe you have a lot of work to do to become the best girly girl you can be! Here at the Sprinkle Scouts, we teach girls everything they need to become the perfect girl, including baking skills, home making skills, how to take care of their man, and everything in between!</p> <p>We make it our mission to make you the perfect little homemaker! Along with the above, we teach discipline with our cookie-making and selling initiative! :)</p> <p>If you’re interested in signing up or signing up someone you know, please follow <a href="javascript:;">this link</a>!<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup>:D</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="light"> <div class="hand"> <hr/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><strong><span style="color: hotpink"><span style="font-size:xx-large;">₊˚⊹♡Meet The Founder!₊˚⊹♡</span></span></strong></p> </div> <hr/></div> <p>Hello, I'm Rosalina Sparks! In 2006, Just Girly Things was created by the wonderful KeeLee Auburn! I joined JGT when I was only 13! Can you believe it? Ever since I was a kid, I believed in being the best girl I could be. I wanted to do something special for JGT, to repay all the wonderful things JGT has done for me.</p> <p>When I was older, it came to me. The perfect thing to help out. A youth group meant for young girls where they can learn how to be the perfect woman. My girly Ella suggested that I make it related to sweets, since who doesn't love sweets? With that, the Sprinkle Scouts were born! We figured that we could have girls sell cookies to make more money for the group so we can help provide for them even more! Amazing, right?</p> <p>I'm currently the troop leader for the top LA-based troop, along with my sister Elizabeth! We are graciously watched over by my husband, Robert, to make sure we don't mess up too much LOL!</p> <p>Please sign up today!</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p>Attempts to track down the SCP-8519 troop in Los Angeles along with Rosalina Sparks are currently underway.</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><strong>Addendum-2:</strong> Interviews</p> <p>During April of 2021, the Foundation contained 5 instances of SCP-8519-A from different locations around the country. The instances were interviewed and tested. The Foundation told the parents of the SCP-8519-A instances the girls were invited to a special summer camp for the Sprinkle Scouts. Foundation agents posed as camp counselors for the interviews.</p> <p>Both the girls and the parents were interviewed.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Interviewed:</strong> SCP-8519-A-1</p> <p><strong>Interviewer:</strong> Researcher Sana Loo</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Researcher Loo:</strong> Hello, Rebecca. How are you today?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8519-A-1:</strong> I’m doing good, ma’am. Can I get back to making cookies now?</p> <p><strong>Researcher Loo:</strong> Soon. But first, can you remind me why it’s so important to make these cookies?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8519-A-1:</strong> Yeah, of course ma'am! Troop leader Anisa always says we have to keep making as many cookies as possible so we can make happy as many people as possible! She says if I'm a good baker, my future husband will be so happy with me. People just get so happy when they eat their cookies and I love seeing more smiles on their faces!</p> <p><strong>Researcher Loo:</strong> So you're making all of these cookies because you want to?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8519-A-1:</strong> Uh, duh! It's what makes me happy.</p> <p><em>Researcher Loo sighs.</em></p> <p><strong>Researcher Loo:</strong> Did somebody tell you that it will make you happy? Or did you figure it out on your own?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8519-A-1:</strong> Well, troop leader Anisa did. She said that's what KeeLee says. And she was right! It makes me really happy that I'm already making myself the perfect woman.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Loo:</strong> How old are you, Rebecca?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8519-A-1:</strong> I’m 9, ma’am.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Loo:</strong> Don’t you think it might be a bit early to be worrying about this kind of stuff?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8519-A-1:</strong> Of course not! Troop leader Anisa-</p> <p><strong>Researcher Loo:</strong> Rebecca, I’m asking what you think.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8519-A-1:</strong> It’s never too early to worry about those kind of things! I want to already be prepared to make my future husband happy!</p> <p><strong>Researcher Loo:</strong> So you decided that all on your own?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8519-A-1:</strong> Yep! But I really think I should get back to making cookies. I haven’t made my first batch yet and if I don’t sell 300 by the end of the week I might get kicked out!</p> <p><strong>Researcher Loo:</strong> I was talking to Anisa earlier. She said you don’t need to make cookies this week, and she’ll tell you when you need to.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8519-A-1:</strong> What? But- I need to! I’ll never be happy if I don’t! If-if I don’t, then my future husband will hate me!</p> <p><strong>Researcher Loo:</strong> He won’t. Missing one week won’t-</p> <p><strong>SCP-8519-A-1:</strong> No! I can’t miss this week! You don’t understand! It- I mean nothing if I can’t serve cookies to people! I-I-</p> <p><strong>Researcher Loo:</strong> Alright- tell you what. I’ll talk to her again and tell her how much you want to make cookies this week. Deal?</p> <p><em>SCP-8519-A-1 pauses.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8519-A-1:</strong> Yes ma’am. That was very rude of me. I won’t raise my voice again.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Loo:</strong> Don’t worry about it. You’re fine! Just sit tight, alright?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8519-A-1:</strong> Yes ma’am.</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Interviewed:</strong> SCP-8519-A-1, SCP-8519-A-2</p> <p><strong>Interviewer:</strong> Researcher Sana Loo</p> <p><strong>Note:</strong> Researcher Loo interviewed SCP-8519-A-1 and SCP-8519-A-2 after both had completed testing, both producing 600 cookies in 5 hours.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Researcher Loo:</strong> Hey you two! You did great work today! Mind if I sit down with you two for a moment to talk to you together?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8519-A-1:</strong> Of course, ma’am! But can it be quick? We need to make more cookies.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8519-A-2:</strong> Yeah! We still haven’t made enough! My mom would be disappointed we only made 200 when working as a group.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Loo:</strong> Why is that?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8519-A-2:</strong> She says a good wife should be able to make 500 a day if that’s what her husband wants.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Loo:</strong> Is that what your dad expects of her?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8519-A-2:</strong> I don’t think so. He says he doesn’t understand the whole Sprinkle Scouts thing. He’s happy that I’m ’acting better’. He doesn’t even know what JGT is. Well, he knows, but not many details. He just knows it’s where my mom met all her friends.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Loo:</strong> What does he think of her friends?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8519-A-2:</strong> He doesn’t know a lot about them. Mom is kinda secretive about her friends.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Loo:</strong> What about your parents, Rebecca?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8519-A-1:</strong> My dad signed me up for the Sprinkle Scouts because he thought it might be good for me to have some girly influence in my life. I don’t have a mom.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Loo:</strong> Oh, I’m sorry to hear that. Well you girls are doing a great job right now. Why do you think you’re able to make so many cookies every day?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8519-A-1:</strong> A lot of hard work. We want to follow in the footsteps of Rosalina! She’s happy and married with a daughter. Her daughter Molly is part of the troop in LA. I want to go there to meet her. She once produced 700 cookies in a day!</p> <p><strong>Researcher Loo:</strong> Well me and the other counselors were talking about how you both are working so long so quickly. Do you think you're working too long on them?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8519-A-2:</strong> Not at all ma'am. We're barely putting in nearly as much effort as we can. If we can make more cookies, why wouldn't we?</p> <p><strong>Researcher Loo:</strong> Well we appreciate your effort sincerely. How about you two take a break to get something to eat?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8519-A-1:</strong> But- we don't have time to eat! We haven't made our quota yet!</p> <p><strong>Researcher Loo:</strong> Don't you think you will do better after eating? I think you will.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8519-A-1:</strong> Well, I guess I’m supposed to listen to superiors. Okay!</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Interviewed:</strong> Calisa Rhodes, Bob Rhodes</p> <p><strong>Interviewer:</strong> Researcher Sana Loo</p> <p><strong>Note:</strong> Researcher Loo posed as a camp counselor to interview SCP-8519-A-2’s parents.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Researcher Loo:</strong> Hey there! I’m camp counselor Lily! I wanted to talk to you about your daughter, Paulette. Tell me, how did she find the Sprinkle Scouts? I’m a new hire here so I’m just trying to learn a little more about the wonderful girls here!</p> <p><strong>Calisa:</strong> Oh, my bestie Rala told me about it. She’s like, high school friends with Elizabeth, the sister of the founder. She signed up her daughter Annie, and said she’s been so much better! She has more friends, she’s more efficient, and much more obedient too! I thought that would be good for Paulette. She’s is also more obedient! She listens to everything Bob and I say haha.</p> <p><strong>Bob:</strong> Yeah, she’s been great. It’s amazing the way she’s been making cookies. She barely even asks for things any more. She used to be so much brattier.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Loo:</strong> Well I’m glad our group has been helpful! She’s had so much fun here at camp with the other girls! You know, it’s really great of you to decide upon this life path for your daughter! A very wise decision!</p> <p><strong>Calisa:</strong> Oh, stop. We’ve always wanted what’s best for our daughter.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Loo:</strong> Well Paulette has been such a joy at our camp. When did she join?</p> <p><strong>Calisa:</strong> About 7 months ago! At first, she wasn’t quite as good at making cookies. She only made like, 30 boxes a day. Can you believe that? But her camp counselor Dollia assured me that she would get better through their lessons, and she did!</p> <p><em>Calisa laughs.</em></p> <p><strong>Calisa:</strong> Well, did you just ask us here to ask us about her time here? What did you want to tell us about her?</p> <p><strong>Researcher Loo:</strong> Oh nothing in particular. I just wanted to hear about her achievements from your end!</p> <p><strong>Calisa:</strong> Understandable! She better be baking the right way, now!</p> <p><em>Calisa laughs again.</em></p> <p><strong>Researcher Loo:</strong> Oh, she is! How much does she bake at home?</p> <p><strong>Calisa:</strong> Oh, like a ton! She’s constantly baking those cookies! And if she’s not baking them, she’s selling them to people! One time she asked me for help, but I told her a good young lady is able to do things like baking without help!</p> <p><strong>Researcher Loo:</strong> That is totally true!</p> <p><strong>Calisa:</strong> I’m so proud of her and everything she’s accomplished.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Loo:</strong> I am too! I Well, I think that covers everything. Thanks for your time today!</p> <p><strong>Bob:</strong> Of course! Please keep taking care of our daughter!</p> <p><strong>Researcher Loo:</strong> Will do!</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Interviewed:</strong> SCP-8519-A-3</p> <p><strong>Interviewer:</strong> Researcher Sana Loo</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Researcher Loo:</strong> Hello Marissa.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8519-A-3:</strong> Hi.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Loo:</strong> Are you alright? You seem kind of anxious.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8519-A-3:</strong> I’m alright. I’m just kind of tired.</p> <p><em>SCP-8519-A-3 holds its hands together.</em></p> <p><strong>Researcher Loo:</strong> You’re tired?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8519-A-3:</strong> Mhm.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Loo:</strong> And why are you tired?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8519-A-3:</strong> I’ve been trying to keep up with the other girls. They keep telling me that I won’t be happy if I don’t make more cookies.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Loo:</strong> Do you think it will make you happy?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8519-A-3:</strong> …</p> <p><strong>Researcher Loo:</strong> You can be honest with me.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8519-A-3:</strong> Not really. I don’t see why I need to give other people cookies to be happy.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Loo:</strong> What do you think will make you happy?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8519-A-3:</strong> I don’t know. I used to think I just needed to love myself to be happy.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Loo:</strong> But you don’t think that anymore?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8519-A-3:</strong> I do. But I want to because I want to fit in with everyone else.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Loo:</strong> So how long have you been with the Sprinkle Scouts?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8519-A-3:</strong> Around two weeks.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Loo:</strong> I see.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8519-A-3:</strong> You aren’t going to kick me out, right? I’m still trying my hardest to make more cookies-</p> <p><em>Researcher Loo pauses for several seconds.</em></p> <p><strong>Researcher Loo:</strong> Unfortunately, we are.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8519-A-3:</strong> No- but I can-</p> <p><strong>Researcher Loo:</strong> Marissa, can I tell you something?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8519-A-3:</strong> Yeah?</p> <p><strong>Researcher Loo:</strong> Actually- let me ask you something. What do you know about Just Girly Things?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8519-A-3:</strong> Not much. My parents talk about how they don’t really like them. I just know they want to help me to try to be the best I can be.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Loo:</strong> Alright.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8519-A-3:</strong> Isn’t that what they do?</p> <p><strong>Researcher Loo:</strong> : No. Marissa, if I'm being honest with you - Just Girly Things isn't about that. Do you know what brainwashing means?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8519-A-3:</strong> Mhm.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Loo:</strong> That's what they're trying to do to you. They don't want to help you - they want to take away what makes you, <em>you</em> and replace it with what they think you should be.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8519-A-3:</strong> Oh.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Loo:</strong> They're not good people. Most of the other Sprinkle Scouts I've talked to have already fallen victim to them. But I have a feeling you have been able to avoid it so far.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8519-A-3:</strong> But- what am I going to do now?</p> <p><strong>Researcher Loo:</strong> I'll be honest with you, I'm not a counselor for the Sprinkle Scouts.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8519-A-3:</strong> I kinda had a feeling.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Loo:</strong> I don't know. I don't think your parents can keep you safe under their care, and you certainly can't go under the influence of the Sprinkle Scouts. The people I'm with will take care of you for now - and we'll try to find you a safe home.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8519-A-3:</strong> Am- am I going to be safe?</p> <p><strong>Researcher Loo:</strong> Yes, you will. The Sprinkle Scouts won't be able to do anything to you - you'll still be able to do what you want, and be who you want.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8519-A-3:</strong> You promise?</p> <p><strong>Researcher Loo:</strong> I promise.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Note from Researcher Loo:</strong> SCP-8519-A-3 very clearly is not under significant influence from JGT. I am organizing for her and all other former members of the Sprinkle Scouts to undergo therapy. I am furthermore prohibiting testing their cookie-making abilities or any actions which encourage the girls to make cookies/reinforce what JGT manipulated them to think. Let's try to see if we can get through to the other victims of JGT, too.</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><strong>Addendum-3:</strong> Incident 05/17/2021</p> <p>On 05/12/2021, SCP foundation servers were down at Site-414, only one accessible screen being available on all devices for approximately one hour. 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SCP-8520	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=1&theme=https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--code/theme%3Apenumbra/1&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <div class="preview"> <p><strong>EL-BAZ:</strong> You astronauts. They really went out of their way to ensure they got the smart ones, didn't they?</p> </div> <div class="anom-bar-container item-8520 clear-6 esoteric enochian amida danger {$american}"> <div class="anom-bar"> <div class="top-box"> <div class="top-left-box"><span class="item">Item#:</span> <span class="number">8520</span></div> <div class="top-right-box"> <div class="level">Level6</div> </div> </div> <div class="bottom-box"> <div class="text-part"> <div class="main-class"> <div class="contain-class"> <div class="class-category">Containment Class:</div> <div class="class-text">esoteric</div> </div> <div class="second-class"> <div class="class-category">Secondary Class:</div> <div class="class-text">enochian</div> </div> </div> <div class="disrupt-class"> <div class="class-category">Disruption Class:</div> <div class="class-text">amida</div> </div> <div class="risk-class"> <div class="class-category">Risk Class:</div> <div class="class-text">danger</div> </div> </div> <div class="diamond-part"> <div class="danger-diamond"><a href="/classification-committee-memo">link to memo</a><br/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> Information relating to SCP-8520 and its effects is to be limited to the O5 Council and approved researchers assigned to Project Huītzilōpōchtli.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup> Embedded Foundation assets within NASA, ESA, CNSA, and other government space agencies with extraterrestrial exploration capacities are to monitor and frustrate future lunar exploration efforts. Information breaches of any nature are to be handled via Class-Ⴀ amnestics and disinformation campaigns as needed, as well as immediately reported to Overwatch Command for further investigation.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8520 is the collective delusion held by most of humanity that the Earth has a natural satellite in its orbit, known as the Moon. Although some individuals show some natural immunity to SCP-8520's effects, the vast majority of the population will be unable to perceive the actual nature of SCP-8520, no matter the length of observation or proximity to the area which the Moon is assumed to exist.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup> The strength of this effect extended to the manned Apollo Lunar Missions of the twentieth century, as well as extended observations by astronauts aboard the International Space Station.</p> <p>SCP-8520-1 is the designation for the source of SCP-8520, a presumed entity of unknown reality bending abilities situated in orbit around Earth.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-3" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-3')">3</a></sup> The antimemetic abilities of SCP-8520-1 have prevented direct contact by the Foundation, but the events of the Apollo 11 Mission have confirmed its sentience and possible hostility towards humanity.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-4" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-4')">4</a></sup> See Addendum 8520.1 for further information.</p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0);"><tt>Hello.</tt></span></p> </div> <h3 id="toc0"><span>ADDENDUM 8520.1 - Confirmed Influence Breaches</span></h3> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th>Date</th> <th>Event</th> <th>Additional Notes</th> </tr> <tr> <td>c.3000 BCE</td> <td>First documented influences of SCP-8520-1</td> <td>Although common for pre-modern texts to describe psychosis as influenced by the Moon, scattered mentions of individuals displaying awareness of SCP-8520 have been discovered on various cuneiform writing tablets throughout modern day Iraq<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-5" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-5')">5</a></sup>. Each individual was noted to repeatedly insist that the moon had been replaced by a Maškim<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-6" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-6')">6</a></sup> that they could see, resulting in extreme 'šimmu', or distress and ravings.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1518 CE</td> <td>Dancing Plague of Strasbourg</td> <td>Instance of probable mass hysteria during which roughly four hundred residents began to dance ceaselessly in the town center for several weeks, resulting in several deaths. Although several theories exist about why the behavior persisted as long as it did, diary and town chronicle evidence records that the first 'victim', one Frau Troffea stated 'that the moon told her she must dance, so dance she would with the hope it might no longer speak to her.'</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1647 CE</td> <td><em>Selenographia, sive Lunae descriptio</em> published by Johannes Hevelius.</td> <td>After the printing of the detailed map of the visible lunar surface, publishing houses in Gdańsk, Mainz, and London note the loss of dozens of type-setters to madness, resulting in institutionalization for 'raving lunacy' and 'overwhelming fear of the moon in its orbit.'</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1919 CE</td> <td><em>A Method of Reaching Extreme Altitudes</em> published by Robert Goddard</td> <td>Although considered the father of modern rocket science, Goddard avoided publicity regarding his theories about the ability of humans to achieve spaceflight due to concerns that criticism would draw away from innovation. Initial reactions to the text were mostly negative, causing Goddard to publish refutations to those who argued he was 'moon mad'. After his death in 1945, a document was found in his Roswell, NM laboratory which appeared to be a personal diary written during this time, which includes several apparent references to SCP-8520, including the statement that 'if they knew what I knew, they'd be trying to get away from the damned thing too.'</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20 Jun 1969 CE</td> <td>Apollo 11 Mission</td> <td>First Direct Contact with SCP-8520. See Interview Log 8520.1.</td> </tr> </table> <hr/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0);"><tt>You've grown so much.</tt></span></p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <h3 id="toc1"><span>INTERVIEW LOG 8520.1</span></h3> <hr/> <p>[ <em>Conducted by NASA Astro-geologist and Foundation asset</em> <strong>FAROUK EL-BAZ</strong> <em>after the conclusion of the Apollo 11 International Celebratory Tour at the request of Lunar Module Pilot and NASA Astronaut</em> <strong>MICHAEL COLLINS</strong>. <em>Recorded by</em> <strong>EL-BAZ</strong> <em>for Foundation records at Cape Canaveral, Florida (15 Nov 1969).</em> ]</p> <p><strong>EL-BAZ:</strong> It's good to see you, Mike. I admit, I assumed you would take some time off after making history and whatnot, but in hindsight that does seem rather foolish.</p> <p><strong>COLLINS:</strong> Are you calling me a workaholic, Farouk? Because while that's fair, I won't deny it's slightly hurtful.</p> <p>[ <em>The men share a chuckle while there is a sound of a door closing on the recording.</em> ]</p> <p><strong>EL-BAZ:</strong> But I confess, I was a little surprised at your request. If you'll pardon me for saying so, you sounded rather — well, less like yourself than usual.</p> <p><strong>COLLINS:</strong> You don't need to beat around the bush, Farouk. I know what I sounded like. Paranoid, afraid — maybe a little crazy. And I know you're the one man who won't think that I am.</p> <p><strong>EL-BAZ:</strong> I'm only concerned and wish to help, my friend. Whatever is on your mind clearly weighs there quite heavily. I admit, I'm not certain what I might be able to do to lighten it, but I am certain that I will do my best to help.</p> <p><strong>COLLINS:</strong> I know that you will. That you <em>can</em>, I mean. You and your Foundation, right?</p> <p>[ <em>There is a long pause on the recording, interrupted by the sound of a lighter.</em> ]</p> <p><strong>EL-BAZ:</strong> You astronauts. They really went out of their way to ensure they got the smart ones, didn't they? How long have you known?</p> <p><strong>COLLINS:</strong> Long enough. For the record, it was an absolute fluke that I figured it out, overheard something you said, put it together with some other stories that got passed around Nellis back in the day.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-7" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-7')">7</a></sup> Had to have been — two years ago now, but anyway. Yeah, I put the pieces together about a few things, but it didn't change much in my overall calculations. You were here for the same reason we all were, at the end of the day. The curiosity, the adventure, discovery, all that and — well, I knew that I could trust you. So I said nothing.</p> <p><strong>EL-BAZ:</strong> Until now. Which implies that something has changed? I certainly hope that it is not your trust in me.</p> <p><strong>COLLINS:</strong> No. If there's anyone I can't trust, it's —</p> <p>[ <strong>COLLINS</strong> <em>silently taps two of his fingers against his head.</em> ]</p> <p><strong>COLLINS:</strong> Something happened up there, but I'm guessing you figured that part out.</p> <p><strong>EL-BAZ:</strong> I admit that I had gotten that bit, yes. Start at the beginning, Mike. You've likely also guessed that I'm recording this —</p> <p><strong>COLLINS:</strong> I don't think that's a good idea, Farouk. But all right. If you people are able to handle what I think you are, I suppose — at any rate. The beginning.</p> <p>[ <strong>COLLINS</strong> <em>can be heard taking a long drag off a cigarette before speaking again.</em> ]</p> <p><strong>COLLINS:</strong> I'd quit, you know. Back in '62, but after everything — anyway. It doesn't matter. The beginning. It happened during the forty-eight, second orbit.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-8" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-8')">8</a></sup> I admit, I felt <em>something</em> on the first orbit but there were other things to focus on and maybe I was just more effective at tuning it out. But I couldn't, not after that second time. I heard it, and it <em>knew</em> that I could. That maybe I was the first person it <em>ever</em> had known could.</p> <p><strong>EL-BAZ:</strong> A voice?</p> <p><strong>COLLINS:</strong> Not — not one that I could hear in a normal way, which I know sounds crazy but it wasn't something audible. I tried to record it on the later orbits, but no instruments in the CM caught anything. I can't describe it, Farouk. It — whatever it was — it knew me, knew that I could tell it was there, what it was doing — what it <em>is</em> doing. It — shit, it reminded me a lot of you, of all you scientists who tend to stick in the labs, you know? And it couldn't believe that I could understand it.</p> <p><strong>EL-BAZ:</strong> What do you mean <em>understand</em> it, Michael?</p> <p><strong>COLLINS:</strong> It wasn't speaking English, and I never could see it — with my eyes, if that makes sense. But every orbit, every time the silence fell on the CM I knew it better, could tell that what we've thought about the Moon, about our Earth, about <em>everything</em> is wrong, Farouk. The closer we get to thinking we know everything — we realize — we've got to realize —</p> <p><strong>EL-BAZ:</strong> We can — we can pause, if you need to, Michael. I promise, we have time to work through this all.</p> <p>[ <em>At this point in the interview,</em> <strong>EL-BAZ</strong> <em>reported that</em> <strong>COLLINS</strong> <em>had begun to shake involuntarily, and left eye now had a partial subconjunctival hemorrhage which had not been present at the start of the interview.</em> ]</p> <p><strong>COLLINS:</strong> Please. Just — let me get through this. We don't have time, I don't think.</p> <p><strong>EL-BAZ:</strong> If you're sure. I've never seen you like this before, my friend. I just worry.</p> <p><strong>COLLINS:</strong> But that's just it, Farouk. It's not like me. None of this is like me. I — I have lived my life as the practical one, the logical one. Hell, that's why they made me CMP, right? Because I had to be strong enough to get almost there, but stay above the surface so everyone else could get home. Be level-headed, rational, the whole nine yards. Because if I had no choice but to leave Buzz and Armstrong behind, I could do it if the mission required it, no matter how difficult. No matter the cost, I could get the job done. Because when it comes down to it, I could be counted on to stay the course.</p> <p><strong>EL-BAZ:</strong> Mike —</p> <p>[ <strong>COLLINS</strong> <em>continues, interrupting</em> <strong>EL-BAZ</strong> <em>with a strained, near-shouting voice.</em> ]</p> <p><strong>COLLINS:</strong> But this — this is something else. It's not that I'm afraid of it, Farouk. Remember that Twilight Zone, maybe the first one?<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-9" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-9')">9</a></sup> They were so sure we'd just go crazy, when we got out there and there was nothing. But that wasn't the problem. That was never the problem.</p> <p>[ <strong>EL-BAZ</strong> <em>reported that at this point,</em> <strong>COLLINS</strong> <em>put his face closer to his own. In the pupil of his left eye, a clear reflection of a half-moon was shining with unnatural luminosity.</em> ]</p> <p><strong>COLLINS:</strong> I'm running away from it because — I'm not afraid of it. I'm not at all and I <em>should be</em>. I should be running like hell, because I know. I know it's there, just out of sight. <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-7470">Asking me to let it in.</a> And I can't because I know with that last bit of rational self I have left that I can't, even a bit. Because that would change everything, for everyone. And I can't, Farouk, even though I want to more than anything. I can't be the one who does. No one should!</p> <p>[ <em>The sound of something being knocked off a desk can be heard on the recording.</em> <strong>COLLINS</strong> <em>continues, voice softer.</em> ]</p> <p><strong>COLLINS:</strong> Please. <em>Please.</em> I know you can make people forget. Forget and keep going like it never happened. Just — do whatever you have to do, but just make sure that you do it to yourself too. We can't risk it, Farouk. We can't risk letting it in.</p> <hr/> <p><em>After the conclusion of this interview, Dr. El-Baz remanded Collins to Foundation custody where he was successfully treated with amnestics and released. Preemptive anti-cognitohazard training of all Apollo CMPs before successive missions to SCP-8520-1 appeared to prevent further anomalous contact, although several CMPs reported the sense of being 'watched' during their blackout phase of orbit, with varying levels of distress at the memories.</em></p> <p><em>Michael Collins exhibited no further anomalous behaviors, although he remained in close contact with Dr. El-Baz until the former's death. El-Baz noted that Collins would often call him "unprompted, out of the blue to ask me how my work was going."</em></p> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0);"><tt>I've tried for so long.</tt></span></p> </div> <h3 id="toc2"><span>ADDENDUM - 8520.23</span></h3> <p>Following several incidents of unintentional crash landings on the lunar surface with rovers, rockets, and other astronomical experiments, Foundation internet analytics noted a significant increase in internet traffic to previously unknown information sites describing SCP-8520 and its poorly understood nature.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-10" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-10')">10</a></sup> Although remediation efforts removed the sites and site archives as quickly as possible, each event resulted in an estimated ~10,000 hits by unique users. Investigations at Alphabet, Cloudflare, and Amazon Web Services have yet to yield information about how these sites were created, hosted, or advertised to users.</p> <p>In early 2023, Dr. El-Baz received a voice message on his Foundation office phone, although both El-Baz and Site Dispatch noted that no call was received directly. The message was heavily distorted, primarily by a low-pitched, slow beating resembling something close to a heartbeat, but the voice of Collins could be heard repeating the phrases 'it is listening' and 'it no longer waits' before the message ended.</p> <p>Michael Collins had died of cancer two years prior, and had been buried at Arlington National Cemetery the day before El-Baz received this message.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-11" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-11')">11</a></sup></p> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Show Footnotes</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Hide Footnotes</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. SCP-8520 has been classified Enochian, as item cannot be contained due to its properties constituting an aspect of baseline reality.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-2"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-2')">2</a>. Research indicates that roughly 0.002% of the population is immune to SCP-8520's effects, however the mechanisms (biological or otherwise) which cause the immunity are poorly understood at this time.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-3"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-3')">3</a>. Varies during orbit from around 356,400 km (221,500 mi) at perigee to 406,700 km (252,700 mi) at apogee. All gravitational, tidal, and other natural effects attributed to lunar influence are caused by SCP-8520-1 in actuality.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-4"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-4')">4</a>. It should be noted at this time that the only direct communication with SCP-8520-1 has been with the Command Module Pilots of the Apollo manned missions, with the exception of CMP Jack Swigert during the Apollo 13 mission. It is presumed that this was due to the electrical malfunction which necessitated the abortion of the lunar landing, thus eliminating the typical isolation period of the command module pilot.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-5"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-5')">5</a>. Specifically the archaeological excavations at Ur, Nimrūd, and Nuzi.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-6"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-6')">6</a>. Sumerian misfortune demon, believed to be always hiding just out of sight.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-7"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-7')">7</a>. Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, USA. Collins trained there as a fighter pilot in 1953.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-8"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-8')">8</a>. After the lunar landing module <em>Eagle</em> descended towards its expected landing site in the <em>Mare Tranquillitatis</em> area with astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin, Collins remained behind in the <em>Columbia</em> command module which remained in orbit around SCP-8520-1. During each orbit the CM was out of radio contact with earth for 48 minutes. Collins orbited SCP-8520-1 a total of thirty times.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-9"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-9')">9</a>. The pilot episode of the television serial <em>The Twilight Zone</em>, titled 'Where Is Everybody?' first aired on 2 Oct, 1959. The plot featured an astronaut undergoing extreme isolation testing and experiencing extreme hallucinations and mental distress, theoretically mimicking conditions on future missions.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-10"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-10')">10</a>. This activity spiked to its highest points after the Chang'e 5 Mission (undertaken by the CNSA) and Luna-25 Mission (undertaken by Roscosmos).</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-11"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-11')">11</a>. Although cremated shortly after his death, the internment of his ashes had been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0);"><tt>At last, you are ready.</tt></span></p> </div> <div class="earthworm earthworm--old-syntax-first-{$first} earthworm--old-syntax-last-{$last} earthworm--old-syntax-hub-{$hub} earthworm--anth24 {$class}"> <div class="first earthworm__previous" data-title="Diagraphephobia"> <p><a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-8976">Diagraphephobia</a></p> </div> <div class="hub earthworm__hub" data-title="Anthology 2024"> <p><a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-anthology-2024">Anthology 2024</a></p> </div> <div class="last earthworm__next" data-title="Automatonophobia"> <p><a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-8986">Automatonophobia</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="licensebox"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Hide Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>Cite this page as:</p> <div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <blockquote> <p>"<a href="/scp-8520">SCP-8520</a>" by AriadnesThread, from the <a href="https://scpwiki.com">SCP Wiki</a>. 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Information about Maladh after Incident-8530-G, as well as all other possible states of the city, are filed under Nx-53.</p> </div> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="baseHeading euclid contaiment-risk-C3 threat-ind-3"> <div class="leftBlockHeading" style="height:calc(100% - 32px);"> <div class="confidentialHeading"> <p><span class="confidentialSpan"><a href="/s7-apcs-guide">CONFIDENTIAL</a></span><br/></p> </div> <div class="detailsHeading"> <p><span class="detailsSpan" data-title="Clearance 4/General - 2/Nexology">Clearance 4/General - 2/Nexology</span><br/> <span class="detailsSpan" data-title="Disinformation, Tactical Theology">Disinformation, Tactical Theology</span><br/> <span class="detailsSpan" data-title="Site-107">Site-107</span><br/></p> </div> <br/></div> <div class="rightBlockHeading"> <div data-title="Class — Safe" id="u-classImageHeading-safe" style="background:#4e6c77;"> <p><span style="color: white; font-weight: bold; font-size: 500%; line-height: 60px;">S</span><br/></p> </div> <div data-title="Class — Euclid" id="u-classImageHeading-euclid" style="background:#ffc000;"> <p><span style="color: white; font-weight: bold; font-size: 500%; line-height: 60px;">E</span><br/></p> </div> <div data-title="Class — Keter" id="u-classImageHeading-keter" style="background:#b80000;"> <p><span style="color: white; font-weight: bold; font-size: 500%; line-height: 60px;">K</span><br/></p> </div> <div data-title="Class — Thaumiel" id="u-classImageHeading-thaumiel" style="background:#8B008B;"> <p><span style="color: white; font-weight: bold; font-size: 500%; line-height: 60px;">T</span><br/></p> </div> <div data-title="Class — Uncontained / Neutralized" id="u-classImageHeading-neutralized" style="background:#ddd;"> <p><span style="color: black; font-weight: bold; font-size: 500%; line-height: 60px;">N</span><br/></p> </div> <div data-title="Class — euclid" id="u-classImageHeading-nonstandard" style="background:#330000;"> <p><span style="color: white; font-weight: bold; font-size: 500%; line-height: 60px;">NA</span><br/></p> </div> <br/></div> <div class="bottomBlockHeading" style="width:max(650px, 70%);"> <div class="componentHeading"> <p><span class="componentHeadingSkewFixSpan" style="position: relative;top: -15px;">Unstable</span><br/></p> </div> <div id="u-xxxxHeading-A5" style="background: #4e6c77; display: none; font-size: 18px;"> <div class="XXXXheadBox"> <p><span style="color: white">A5</span><br/></p> </div> <br/></div> <div id="u-xxxxHeading-A4" style="background: orange; display: none; font-size: 18px;"> <div class="XXXXheadBox"> <p>A4<br/></p> </div> <br/></div> <div id="u-xxxxHeading-A3" style="background: red; display: none; font-size: 18px;"> <div class="XXXXheadBox"> <p>A3<br/></p> </div> <br/></div> <div id="u-xxxxHeading-A2" style="background: red; display: none; font-size: 18px;"> <div class="XXXXheadBox"> <p>A2<br/></p> </div> <br/></div> <div id="u-xxxxHeading-B5" style="background: #4e6c77; display: none; font-size: 18px;"> <div class="XXXXheadBox"> <p><span style="color: white">B5</span><br/></p> </div> <br/></div> <div id="u-xxxxHeading-B4" style="background: orange; display: none; font-size: 18px;"> <div class="XXXXheadBox"> <p>B4<br/></p> </div> <br/></div> <div id="u-xxxxHeading-B3" style="background: orange; display: none; font-size: 18px;"> <div class="XXXXheadBox"> <p>B3<br/></p> </div> <br/></div> <div id="u-xxxxHeading-B2" style="background: red; display: none; font-size: 18px;"> <div class="XXXXheadBox"> <p>B2<br/></p> </div> <br/></div> <div id="u-xxxxHeading-C5" style="background: #4e6c77; display: none; font-size: 18px;"> <div class="XXXXheadBox"> <p><span style="color: white">C5</span><br/></p> </div> <br/></div> <div id="u-xxxxHeading-C4" style="background: #4e6c77; display: none; font-size: 18px;"> <div class="XXXXheadBox"> <p><span style="color: white">C4</span><br/></p> </div> <br/></div> <div id="u-xxxxHeading-C3" style="background: orange; display: none; font-size: 18px;"> <div class="XXXXheadBox"> <p>C3<br/></p> </div> <br/></div> <div id="u-xxxxHeading-C2" style="background: orange; display: none; font-size: 18px;"> <div class="XXXXheadBox"> <p>C2<br/></p> </div> <br/></div> <div id="u-xxxxHeading-D5" style="background: #4e6c77; display: none; font-size: 18px;"> <div class="XXXXheadBox"> <p><span style="color: white">D5</span><br/></p> </div> <br/></div> <div id="u-xxxxHeading-D4" style="background: #4e6c77; display: none; font-size: 18px;"> <div class="XXXXheadBox"> <p><span style="color: white">D4</span><br/></p> </div> <br/></div> <div id="u-xxxxHeading-D3" style="background: orange; display: none; font-size: 18px;"> <div class="XXXXheadBox"> <p>D3<br/></p> </div> <br/></div> <div id="u-xxxxHeading-D2" style="background: orange; display: none; font-size: 18px;"> <div class="XXXXheadBox"> <p>D2<br/></p> </div> <br/></div> <div id="u-xxxxHeading-E5" style="background: #4e6c77; display: none; font-size: 18px;"> <div class="XXXXheadBox"> <p><span style="color: white">E5</span><br/></p> </div> <br/></div> <div id="u-xxxxHeading-E4" style="background: #4e6c77; display: none; font-size: 18px;"> <div class="XXXXheadBox"> <p><span style="color: white">E4</span><br/></p> </div> <br/></div> <div id="u-xxxxHeading-E3" style="background: orange; display: none; font-size: 18px;"> <div class="XXXXheadBox"> <p>E3<br/></p> </div> <br/></div> <div id="u-xxxxHeading-E2" style="background: orange; display: none; font-size: 18px;"> <div class="XXXXheadBox"> <p>E2<br/></p> </div> <br/></div> <div data-title="KETER CLASSE" id="u-xxxxHeading-KETER" style="background: red; display: none; font-size: 18px;"> <div class="XXXXheadBox"> <p>KETER<br/></p> </div> <br/></div> <div data-title="Containment breach is inevitable under any and all means of containment" id="u-xxxxHeading-AAA" style="background: black; display: none; font-size: 18px;"> <div class="XXXXheadBox" style="color:white; margin: 0 0 0 25%;"> <p>AAA<br/></p> </div> <br/></div> <div data-title="Possibility of containment breach has been ruled out" id="u-xxxxHeading-EEE" style="background: white; display: none; font-size: 18px;"> <div class="XXXXheadBox"> <p>EEE<br/></p> </div> <br/></div> <div data-title="Containment is impossible" id="u-xxxxHeading-TS" style="background: #ccc; display: none; font-size: 18px;"> <div class="XXXXheadBox"> <p>Ȼ<br/></p> </div> <br/></div> <div data-title="Insufficient data for analysis" id="u-xxxxHeading-Q" style="background: white; display: none; font-size: 18px;"> <div class="XXXXheadBox"> <p>?<br/></p> </div> <br/></div> <div id="u-xxxxHeading-T" style="background: #8B008B; display: none; font-size: 18px;"> <div class="XXXXheadBox"> <p><span style="color: white">T</span><br/></p> </div> <br/></div> <div data-title="Type of end-of-the-world scenario that may follow a containment breach" id="u-xxxxHeading-KC" style="background: red; display: none; font-size: 18px;"> <div class="XXXXheadBox"> <p>Any_value<br/></p> </div> <br/></div> <div data-title="Secrecy danger level: Broken Masquerade" id="u-potentialLevel-1" style="background: #505052; display: none; font-size: 18px;"> <div class="potentialLvl-Wh"> <p>Vedist I<br/></p> </div> <br/></div> <div data-title="Secrecy danger level: Distant Storm" id="u-potentialLevel-2" style="background: #505052; display: none; font-size: 18px;"> <div class="potentialLvl-Wh"> <p>Vedist II<br/></p> </div> <br/></div> <div data-title="Secrecy danger level: Fallen Angel" id="u-potentialLevel-3" style="background: #505052; display: none; font-size: 18px;"> <div class="potentialLvl-Wh"> <p>Vedist III<br/></p> </div> <br/></div> <div data-title="Secrecy danger level: Fingerpost" id="u-potentialLevel-4" style="background: #505052; display: none; font-size: 18px;"> <div class="potentialLvl-Wh"> <p>Vedist IV<br/></p> </div> <br/></div> <div data-title="Secrecy danger level: Razorblade" id="u-potentialLevel-5" style="background: #505052; display: none; font-size: 18px;"> <div class="potentialLvl-Wh"> <p>Vedist V<br/></p> </div> <br/></div> <div data-title="Secrecy danger level: Vacuum" id="u-potentialLevel-6" style="background: #505052; display: none; font-size: 18px;"> <div class="potentialLvl-Wh"> <p>Vedist VI<br/></p> </div> <br/></div> <div class="numberHeading"> <p><span class="numberHeadingSkewFixSpan" style="position: relative;top: -15px;">SCP-8530</span><br/></p> </div> <br/></div> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:100%;"><img alt="Maladh.png" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8530/Maladh.png"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>SCP-8530 approached during a mild sandstorm. Pictured is the skyscraper the Spiral (right) and the apartment complex the Moon (left).</p> </div> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> All exchange of SCP-8530 with the outside world is to be drastically reduced. Trains and airplanes leading to SCP-8530 are to be delayed or cancelled. References to SCP-8530 in media are to be kept to a minimum. Preparations are in place should the need arise to remove SCP-8530 from the public consciousness.</p> <p>These measures will be replaced with complete Containment Procedures as soon as investigations are finished.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8530 is the city Maladh (ملاذ) located in Egypt from the moment of its creation until Incident-8530-G. It was built by SCP-8530-A on top of a small desert village over the course of 10 years. It has transformed into a tourism hotspot famous for skyscrapers like the Spiral and the Moon next to projects like Maladh Center Mall, the largest cinema complex in Egypt and the Greenhouse Towers. The original village and its small population have since been entirely displaced.</p> <p>SCP-8530-A is Mirza Qadir, the founder and governor of SCP-8530. 90% of all businesses operating in SCP-8530 are directly affiliated with SCP-8530-A.</p> <p>SCP-8530 first came to the attention of the Foundation during a joint mission with the Global Occult Coalition and the Horizon Initiative in an effort to contain <a href="/kte-5503-bice-copernicus">KTE-5503-Bice-Copernicus</a>. In preparation for this containment effort, it was noted that neither the Foundation nor the Global Occult Coalition had any presence in the city at the time.</p> <p>A city the size of SCP-8530 would at minimum demand increased data surveillance and the localization of either three Level-0 or one Level-1 Informant. As no such action has taken place, malicious interference is suspected, necessitating a full analysis of SCP-8530.</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <h4 id="toc1"><span><strong>Meeting-8530-A</strong></span></h4> <div class="blockquote" style="padding:14px; margin-bottom: 2px; border-radius: 8px; border: solid 2px #000;"> <p><strong>Attendees:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Agent <a href="/exit-interview">Ellen O'Connor</a>, Department of Analytics</li> <li>Agent Tess (Codename), Disinformation Bureau</li> <li>Director <a href="/scp-7886">Heba Gomaa</a>, Site-107</li> <li>Captain Emmanuel Tirk, MTF-Eta-77 ("Spheres Within Spheres")</li> </ul> <p><strong>Location:</strong> Site-107</p> <p><strong>Topic:</strong> Assessment of SCP-8530</p> <p><strong>Language:</strong> English</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Tess:</strong> Meeting begins. For the record, all information is given out in files as Site-107 currently lacks a functioning projector.</p> <p><strong>Gomaa:</strong> Only because our budget is continuously–</p> <p><strong>Tess:</strong> Don't interrupt me. Additionally, Captain Tirk has joined us to provide useful intel on KTE-5503.</p> <p><strong>O'Connor:</strong> The Angel is in the city?</p> <p><strong>Tirk:</strong> I would bet on it.</p> <p><strong>Tess:</strong> We can move on to that later — first, the assessment of Analytics.</p> <p><strong>O'Connor:</strong> Right. There's a high chance the whole city is anomalous.</p> <p><strong>Gomaa:</strong> Hold on, all of it?</p> <p><strong>O'Connor:</strong> That or something is messing with all the data we got. The logistics of Maladh don't make any sense. The roads can't transport all the water the city consumes, and its electrical bill is enough for a continent.</p> <p><strong>Tess:</strong> Why has this not been noticed before?</p> <p><strong>O'Connor:</strong> Because you can't notice it. The analyst looking at Maladh's power grid ended up with internally consistent numbers to anything she could find. Same for the water transportation. Even if I put two of them together, everything would match up. But the numbers change.</p> <p><strong>[</strong>O'Connor throws files of an analysis repeated three times on the table. The numbers are censored. All files look vastly different.<strong>]</strong></p> <p><strong>O'Connor:</strong> Comparing numbers leads to the same effect. But I know my team. The methods change because the data changes.</p> <p><strong>Tess:</strong> Meaning what?</p> <p><strong>O'Connor:</strong> It means the logistics don't add up. It's like a kaleidoscope that is always right no matter where you look at the anomaly.</p> <p><strong>Gomaa:</strong> Wait, is that it? The city is already an anomaly now?</p> <p><strong>O'Connor:</strong> Of course. The fact that it bends logistics alone makes this an Analytics threat.</p> <p><strong>Gomaa:</strong> I don't think that's– it could be a single actor that's causing this.</p> <p><strong>O'Connor:</strong> If it was only the logistics that was wrong, sure. But we're also dealing with the Chaos Insurgency.</p> <p><strong>Tess:</strong> <em>(sighs)</em> Is that why you came personally?</p> <p><strong>Gomaa:</strong> <em>(under her breath)</em> Of course Analytics only shows up when it's their own chaos to deal with.</p> <p><strong>O'Connor:</strong> Fiveteen different cells of the Insurgency have been discovered to operate in Maladh. Do any of you know what that means?</p> <p><strong>[</strong>She throws more files at the table listing a bunch of organizations and what might connect them to the Insurgency: "your Car Insurance", the restaurant "Catering Isolated", or the "Causality Institute".<strong>]</strong></p> <p><strong>O'Connor:</strong> It means this will blow up. The Insurgency's precognition thrives best in chaotic situations. This many cells here are our metaphorical vultures circling a soon-to-be-dead animal.</p> <p><strong>Gomaa:</strong> Are these names originally in English?</p> <p><strong>O'Connor:</strong> Only the restaurant name is translated. The acronym doesn't show up in Arabic.</p> <p><strong>Gomaa:</strong> Okay, but that really sounds more like a coincidence.</p> <p><strong>O'Connor:</strong> The Insurgency is not the only GoI active here, as Tirk here can tell you.</p> <p><strong>Tirk:</strong> <em>(nods)</em> KTE-5503 went <a href="/sc-18-005-18-350">off the radar</a> for a while, but we managed to track it down to Maladh. It's here. We don't know why it's here, but we have a few guesses. It might be part of a fifthist migration, given that Hector Canvera, and countless sectless also made–</p> <p><strong>O'Connor:</strong> <em>(stands up)</em> Did you say Canvera?</p> <p><strong>Tirk:</strong> Yeah? Fifth-riches man, famous for–</p> <p><strong>O'Connor:</strong> Hector Canvera <a href="/stairway-to-the-stars">left the planet in 2017</a>.</p> <p><strong>Tirk:</strong> What? No, we tracked him like all survivors of the fifthist deicide.</p> <p><strong>[</strong>O'Connor shakes her head in thought.<strong>]</strong></p> <p><strong>Gomaa:</strong> Survivors?</p> <p><strong>Tirk:</strong> Not in the literal sense. The death of the god, or whatever it was, that held Fifthism together caused a worldwide crisis of faith. Most sects didn't survive. Even the Fifth Church didn't. But you know how some are, just escaped faith, but they can't wait for the next hit of opium.</p> <p><strong>Gomaa:</strong> <em>(narrows eyes)</em> Are you still talking about fifthism here?</p> <p><strong>Tirk:</strong> Canvera and the angel are the opium. I think there was a smaller cult leader a bit ago who tried the same in Maladh.</p> <p><strong>Gomaa:</strong> Did we have any measures in place to maybe help the people who just escaped from a cult?</p> <p><strong>Tess:</strong> That was handled by the Bureau. And the majority of former Fifthists seem to have done fine on their own.</p> <p><strong>[</strong>Gomaa sighs in exasperation.<strong>]</strong></p> <p><strong>O'Connor:</strong> Okay, we've got the Insurgency and a fifthist gathering with a soon-to-arrive impossible billionaire. There's a last faction missing from the picture.</p> <p><strong>Tirk:</strong> Do you mean the Soiling Craft? Because of the water–</p> <p><strong>O'Connor:</strong> No. They're not in Africa right now.</p> <p><strong>Gomaa:</strong> The governor.</p> <p><strong>O'Connor:</strong> <em>(nods quickly)</em> I have evidence that Mirza Qadir was connected to the Insurgency shortly before founding this city.</p> <p><strong>Tirk:</strong> Great.</p> <p><strong>O'Connor:</strong> <em>(shakes her head adamantly)</em> No, the Canvera thing still doesn't fit. Unless–</p> <p><strong>Tirk:</strong> We got a bit offtrack, as far as the Fifthists are involved I need to add we're here for the Angel. I don't care about anything else, but that thing doesn't leave this city uncontained.</p> <p><strong>O'Connor:</strong> Personal grudge?</p> <p><strong>Tirk:</strong> That thing is a perversion of individuality. It turns you into a bizarro reflection of yourself. A reality bender wearing your face, everything made a mockery of your former self.</p> <p><strong>O'Connor:</strong> <em>(snaps fingers)</em> Of course, give me the files, I think this could mean–</p> <p><strong>Tess:</strong> You may speculate after this meeting. I believe we have gathered enough information. The activity of the city is far outside our tolerance level.</p> <p><strong>Gomaa:</strong> That sounds like you want to go scorched earth on them.</p> <p><strong>Tess:</strong> Of course. I would prefer to call Nu-7 in, but given the limited time, our currently deployed Task Forces should be sufficient.</p> <p><strong>Gomaa:</strong> You can't. If you condemn the city, you condemn all the civilians with it. And if this is as much of a powder keg as you're making it out to be, then we absolutely cannot counter it with firepower.</p> <p><strong>Tess:</strong> The procedure will be up to my MTF Captain Faez, as this operation falls under the Bureau. I believe that will be all. Meeting–</p> <p><strong>Gomaa:</strong> <em>(hard)</em> And the bureau falls under me as long as we are in Egypt. Did you forget who of us is the Regional Director?</p> <p><strong>[</strong>Tess's expression does not change as she turns to Gomaa.<strong>]</strong></p> <p><strong>Tess:</strong> Very well. Will precision strikes be agreeable?</p> <p><strong>[</strong>Gomaa hesitates. She nods.<strong>]</strong></p> <p><strong>Tess:</strong> Meeting adjourned.</p> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Supplemental Material</strong></p> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">KTE-5503</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">KTE-5503</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>KTE-5503 is a deviant Empyrean entity that was summoned from the "Fifth World", the domain and part of the deceased Apex Pluripotent Entity Complex "Starfish". It appears as a mirror accompanied by five space-warping axes distributed around it. Its previous angelic duties consisted of the reflection of fifth light from the Starfish to believers of its various cults.</p> <p>Indestructible as is typical of Empyrean entities.</p> <p>Current motivations unknown. Deviance is confirmed as the death of its god made its duty impossible. Can be fed with reality anchors tuned to the Fifth World, though this is not recommended as it uses the eaten reality to turn people into reality benders.</p> <p>Information is shared between the Foundation, the Global Occult Coalition, and to a limited degree the Horizon Initiative to stop the threat posed by KTE-5503. GOC codeword used in all documentation for ease of communication.</p> <p>Operation Come and See is currently being devised as a temporary containment measure.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Hector Canvera</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Hector Canvera</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>PoI-11238 (Hector Canvera) is the fifth-richest man in the world and a former member of the now-defunct GoI-005 (Fifth Church). Despite that, it is unknown how aware he is of the larger fifthist phenomenon. He seems only to have a loose awareness of the anomalous and the Veils at large.</p> <p>Canvera was one of the less affected by the fifthist crisis of faith, leading his techno-cult to survive the crisis. It was still affected by the missing presence of the Starfish. Next to KTE-5503 and PoI-55031 (Pink Lighter) Canvera has become a beacon of hope among ex-fifthists who are not yet ready to give up their faith.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="lightbox"> <h5 id="toc2"><span>The Moon</span></h5> <p>The Moon is the flagship project of SCP-8530 and the only apartment complex in the world with no contact with the ground. The entirety of the building hovers more than 100 meters over a supermagnet that is constantly repulsing magnetic material in the building.</p> <p>Since its inauguration, none of the apartments in the Moon have been sold and it remained unoccupied until its fall.</p> <p>The Moon served as further indication of anomalous phenomenon in SCP-8530 as no mechanism exists that would protect the Moon from wind. Despite this, the Moon has remained exactly over the centre of the supermagnet. The lack of strong winds near the Moon is assumed to have been prevented by the logistical anomaly in SCP-8530.</p> <p>The Moon is surrounded by a roughly 300 meter dead zone in all directions. The city issues no warning when entering the zone, but it is indicated by the barren and broken concrete field as well as the increasingly dangerous attraction or repulsion of all magnetic material (including water and therefore humans).</p> <p>The extreme environmental impact had been well-hidden until the cessation of the logistical anomaly. Including the noticeable effect on all magnetic material in the city, the supermagnet's field disrupted bird flight patterns across the region. Considering the earthquakes experienced by SCP-8530, though more evidence is required, it is possible the magnet might have effected tectonic plates as well.</p> <p>Under non-anomalous circumstances keeping the Moon hovering would have required 30% of global electricity output.</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <h4 id="toc3"><span><strong>Audio-Log-8530-B</strong></span></h4> <p>While SCP-8530-B attributes the success of his city to his talent for planning logistics, most of the city's projects would not have been possible without the cheap workforce hidden away in the city. New workers, mostly from outside Egypt, get lured to the city with the promise of high salaries and stable jobs to be trapped in worker camps off the grid with little food and space provided and a fraction of the promised salary. Their work hours exceed the 8 hours per day allowed per Egyptian labour law.</p> <p>The difficulty in locating these camps as well as the opaqueness of their exact purpose has raised the possibility of anomalous activity instead of just illegal business practices. <a href="/task-forces">MTF Xi-13 "Sequere Nos" supported by Eta-77 "Spheres within Spheres"</a> have been sent to investigate a worker camp after suspicious activity had been identified by a local contact.</p> <p>As the camp was covered in a minor sandstorm upon arrival, only the audio log has been included. Video Log available upon request.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Command:</strong> Agent Tess</p> <p><strong>Task Force:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Captain Faez (Xi-13) <ul> <li>20 of the task force's 40 total members</li> </ul> </li> <li>Captain Tirk (Eta-77) <ul> <li>Apian</li> <li>Septimal</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p><strong>Contact:</strong> Basem Hafez</p> <p><strong>Noteworthy Equipment:</strong> Authority-Class Cognitohazard ID Badges, Foundation Standard Issue Stun Guns, Foundation Standard Issue Rifle</p> <p><strong>Language:</strong> Arabic</p> <p><strong>Foreword:</strong> To not arouse suspicion in the camp the two MTF teams and the contact have been split off to pass the checkpoint at separate times, posing as an undefined higher authority. Captain Tirk and the two Eta-77 agents are the last ones to arrive.</p> <p><strong>Note:</strong> The contact is tuned in on a different frequency which has been separated from the main frequency and surrounding noises.</p> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><Begin Log></strong></p> <p><strong>Command:</strong> Eta-77, be advised that GPS registers you all outside the city.</p> <p><strong>Tirk:</strong> Spatial warping already? My <a href="/akiva-counter-operating-instructions">Akiva Counter</a> has also been swaying around the 55 mark. You can bet this is a fifthist worship place. Or a saint.</p> <p><strong>Guard:</strong> ID.</p> <p><strong>[</strong>Tirk can be heard getting something out of his pocket.<strong>]</strong></p> <p><strong>Guard:</strong> <em>(surprised)</em> Apologies, sir. Right this way.</p> <p><strong>Tirk:</strong> Yeah, yeah. Keep this on the down-low.</p> <p><strong>Guard:</strong> Of course, sir.</p> <p><strong>[</strong>The car drives for a while. After a while it stops.<strong>]</strong></p> <p><strong>Faez:</strong> Took you long enough. Command, all agents ready.</p> <p><strong>Command:</strong> Acknowledged. Tirk, how good did the meme take hold?</p> <p><strong>Tirk:</strong> He seemed quite shaken. But we used it too many times for them not to get suspicious when the coghaz leaves their mind's eye.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Hafez:</strong> Oh, what's a coghaz?</p> <p><strong>Faez:</strong> That's classified.</p> <p><strong>Hafez:</strong> Just a little bit?</p> <p><strong>Faez:</strong> It's how we got in. Now, be quiet.</p> </div> <p><strong>Command:</strong> Copy that. You have half an hour. The GPS and the Akiva rating are enough confirmation. Extract the civilians and contain all hostiles.</p> <p><strong>Faez:</strong> Copy.</p> <p><strong>[</strong>Quiet footsteps can be heard spreading out.<strong>]</strong></p> <p><strong>Faez:</strong> The barracks are locked. Permission to enter?</p> <p><strong>Command:</strong> Granted.</p> <p><strong>[</strong>The team breaks open multiple doors.<strong>]</strong></p> <p><strong>Command:</strong> Contact?</p> <p><strong>Faez:</strong> Nine workers, some asleep. I'd have expected no more than three with rooms like that.</p> <p><strong>Xi-13 member:</strong> Are you kept here against your will?</p> <p><strong>[</strong>Pause.<strong>]</strong></p> <p><strong>Xi-13 member:</strong> We're getting you out.</p> <p><strong>Worker:</strong> You can't, we– they have our contracts.</p> <p><strong>Xi-13 member:</strong> That won't matter soon enough. Now come.</p> <p><strong>Command:</strong> Tirk, any changes in the rating?</p> <p><strong>Tirk:</strong> None at all. It's been fixed at 55 since we arrived at the rendezvous point.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Hafez:</strong> <em>(overeager)</em> Wow, that's a lot! How will you sneak all of them past the guards?</p> <p><strong>Faez:</strong> Our way out will be a lot less quiet. They'll be safe in the cars. Lower your voice a bit, you scared the civilians.</p> <p><strong>Hafez:</strong> Oh, sorry! <em>(lowers voice)</em> Still quite the impressive plan you have there.</p> <p><strong>Faez:</strong> It's just standard silent takeover plus civilian extraction protocol.</p> </div> <p><strong>Xi-13 member:</strong> Captain, two armed guards are on the way here.</p> <p><strong>Faez:</strong> Permission to use Amnestic Gas?</p> <p><strong>Command:</strong> Denied, take them out silently.</p> <p><strong>Faez:</strong> Copy. <em>(to his team)</em> You heard her.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Hafez:</strong> You don't seem to like it though.</p> <p><strong>Faez:</strong> Huh?</p> <p><strong>Hafez:</strong> The protocol.</p> <p><strong>Faez:</strong> One second.</p> </div> <p><strong>Faez:</strong> Hostiles dispatched, we'll leave them tied up in a barrack, we're running low on transport space.</p> <p><strong>Command:</strong> Affirmative. Make sure to contain a subject of higher rank on your way out.</p> <p><strong>[</strong>The team continues to evacuate civilians. There is next to no audible protest.<strong>]</strong></p> <p><strong>Xi-13 member:</strong> <em>(mutters)</em> It reeks in here.</p> <p><strong>Worker:</strong> <em>(panicked)</em> Get out.</p> <p><strong>Xi-13 member:</strong> What's wrong?</p> <p><strong>Worker:</strong> She will see you.</p> <p><strong>Xi-13 member:</strong> Who?</p> <p><strong>Worker:</strong> <em>(hushed)</em> In the water, now go!</p> <p><strong>Faez:</strong> We're getting closer to the gate. Permission to use Amnestic Gas?</p> <p><strong>Command:</strong> Granted.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Hafez:</strong> That was longer than a second.</p> <p><strong>Faez:</strong> Sorry. Nothing against the protocol. It's good.</p> </div> <p><strong>Tirk:</strong> Apian, interrogate the civilian, we need to know what's wrong with the water.</p> <p><strong>Apian:</strong> Copy.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Hafez:</strong> I'm sensing a but.</p> <p><strong>Faez:</strong> We're better than it. Just look at this. We could have gassed them out the entire time.</p> </div> <p><strong>Command:</strong> Tirk, have you measured the water?</p> <p><strong>Tirk:</strong> No use. My version trades range for accuracy. The rating will stay the same no matter where I point it.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Hafez:</strong> You'll have to elaborate on that.</p> <p><strong>Faez:</strong> There's nothing they could do. Masks? We have versions that are virtually unfilterable.</p> <p><strong>Hafez:</strong> Wouldn't that also become a problem for you?</p> <p><strong>Faez:</strong> The Higher-Ups don't want us to realise this, but I'm not stupid. You can build up a resistance to anything. Task Forces especially. We would be maskless with the enemy and the enemy could do nothing against us. And no one but the Foundation has the resources to give us that resistance.</p> <p><strong>Hafez:</strong> Oh, I like that idea.</p> <p><strong>Faez:</strong> Thanks.</p> <p><strong>Hafez:</strong> I really like that idea.</p> </div> <p><strong>Tirk:</strong> Faez, what are you doing back with the contact?</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Hafez:</strong> Let me steal that idea.</p> </div> <p><strong>[</strong>The release of gas can be heard. Multiple agents fall to the ground.<strong>]</strong></p> <p><strong>Tirk:</strong> Faez has been compromised by the contact, taking command.</p> <p><strong>[</strong>Both Tirk and Faez can be heard taking something out.<strong>]</strong></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>[</strong>Command tunes out the secondary frequency.<strong>]</strong></p> </div> <p><strong>Tirk:</strong> On the ground, now.</p> <p><strong>[</strong>Faez is tackled by a teammate. Still the release of gas can be heard again. Behind it the rushing of water can barely be heard.<strong>]</strong></p> <p><strong>Hafez:</strong> I'll be honest, this sabotage wasn't my idea either. Now–</p> <p><strong>Tirk:</strong> One more word and I'll shoot.</p> <p><strong>[</strong>The rushing of water increases in volume.<strong>]</strong></p> <p><strong>Hafez:</strong> <em>(snorts)</em> You can't aim properly with the Moon in this city anyway, but you–</p> <p><strong>Tirk:</strong> Oh, I promise you we're very good at adjusting. Now. stop. talking.</p> <p><strong>[</strong>Hafez is silent.<strong>]</strong></p> <p><strong>Command:</strong> Tirk, there is some interference coming–</p> <p><strong>[</strong>Water overtakes every other sound.<strong>]</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><Connection Lost></strong></p> </div> <p>Command was eventually able to re-establish contact with Captain Tirk. An uptick in the traffic of SCP-8530 immediately following the events of Audio-Log-8530-A would go unnoticed until after Incident-8530-G.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <h4 id="toc4"><span><strong>After-Action-Report-8530-B</strong></span></h4> <p><strong>Language:</strong> Arabic</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Tirk:</strong> -might get contact again.</p> <p><strong>Command:</strong> I can hear you. Status Report.</p> <p><strong>Tirk:</strong> Hard to tell. We all made it out, I think. Civilians, we lost a bunch.</p> <p><strong>Command:</strong> Understood. Return to base and give a proper report.</p> <p><strong>Tirk:</strong> I'd advise against that. I can give you a report while we're moving.</p> <p><strong>Command:</strong> Start with the water breakout.</p> <p><strong>Tirk:</strong> The water was the source of the Akiva after all. Or one of them. Had to deal with two false saints in total if you count Mister Idea-stealer. The other one was… she was too far gone. The water stuck to her. It was full of stars. All of it. As were her eyes. Sea and stars. The fifthist signs couldn't be more obvious. So I gave the okay. Septimal shot her.</p> <p><strong>Command:</strong> I will mark it on your record.</p> <p><strong>Tirk:</strong> <em>(snorts)</em> You know the whole "only good mission without a shot" thing isn't official policy, right?</p> <p><strong>Command:</strong> It is still heavily discouraged.</p> <p><strong>Tirk:</strong> Whatever. Didn't think it would kill her anyway, not that I would have complained. Septimal took five shots. Then a sixth. Then a seventh. She blocked the last two.</p> <p><strong>Command:</strong> Why?</p> <p><strong>Tirk:</strong> Theological disalignment. We haven't figured out why yet, but seven was always a disrupting number for the cult. It would have weakened her if she was a proper fifthist saint, like she seemed to believe.</p> <p><strong>Command:</strong> But she still took five hits.</p> <p><strong>Tirk:</strong> She staggered at least. The bullets sank in until they hit blood. Then they just vanished. She seemed to mull something over before she and I quote 'expelled your offering from heaven'. I was already under cover when five of my bullets shot out of the water.</p> <p><strong>Command:</strong> You had full cover from all water?</p> <p><strong>Tirk:</strong> <em>(laughs)</em> It wasn't an attack. She just shot them out at random of her uh, probably a random region of space. No, the actual attack came a moment later. A wall of water that sucked in everything it touched. So we ran.</p> <p><strong>Command:</strong> You fled the scene?</p> <p><strong>Tirk:</strong> Of course not, we wanted to draw her away from the civilians. Only half-worked. One of our cars hit the water. Gone. Probably out there drowning in a wet vacuum of space.</p> <p><strong>Command:</strong> Be specific about the events you're describing.</p> <p><strong>Tirk:</strong> Oh, I meant that literally. Anyway, we did somewhat draw her attention. She stepped into the water and appeared in front of Apian. From what she said she was really confused on why we would run away from her 'blessing.'</p> <p><strong>Command:</strong> What did she say?</p> <p><strong>Tirk:</strong> I think we actually have a recording of that, hold on.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Fifthist:</strong> <em>(further away)</em> There's a new light. In the starry sea…</p> <p><strong>[</strong>A splash.<strong>]</strong></p> <p><strong>Fifthist:</strong> <em>(directly next to the microphone)</em> …It's everywhere.</p> <p><strong>Apian:</strong> We've killed your god.</p> <p><strong>Fifthist:</strong> Nono, it can't, there's light, why won't you see…</p> <p><strong>[</strong>A crunch followed by a scream.<strong>]</strong></p> </div> <p><strong>Tirk:</strong> That last bit was me breaking her left arm.</p> <p><strong>Command:</strong> That stuck?</p> <p><strong>Tirk:</strong> Yeah. I figured it was only the blood that shared the water-vanishing act. I figured right. It had the intended effect. She got more erratic. Throwing water at us without much aim. She even took longer to chase us per teleport.</p> <p><strong>Command:</strong> Did you try again?</p> <p><strong>Tirk:</strong> Not fully. I got a few jabs in, but she had her guard up. Anything further and I would have been in space. With reality bender, and adjacent, enemies you need to keep the element of surprise. Don't stick to what's working. The jabs only got through because she thought I would break her other arm.</p> <p><strong>Command:</strong> What was your next vector of attack?</p> <p><strong>Tirk:</strong> The one we had done the entire time. The chase only partly served to get her away from civilians. We just so happened to bring her through wherever Amnestic Gas had been dropped. Lots of it had faded by then, but those areas were far from safe. Eventually she got the memo that something was working on her. And she left.</p> <p><strong>Command:</strong> Injuries in your team?</p> <p><strong>Tirk:</strong> None. We're trained well. Xi-13 had it harder, going up against one of our own. They subdued Faez at some point. Being immune to Amnestic Gas doesn't make you untouchable. Apparently, Hafez asked for ideas how to get out and one of our agents told him to jump into the water. The false saint followed that instruction.</p> <p><strong>Command:</strong> Clarify the term 'false saint' for me.</p> <p><strong>Tirk:</strong> Fifthism is dead. And of the two I don't think Hafez even believed in any variation of it. Maybe Canvera's techno-cult, I guess. No, both of them have just been corrupted by the angel, turning their individuality inside-out as some grotesque version of self-validation. I don't think the water fifthist was fully there anymore. Just reduced to a desire for a false paradise. Reduced to her <em>faith</em>.</p> <p><strong>Command:</strong> Carry on with your report.</p> <p><strong>Tirk:</strong> Not that much else to say. Sure, the whole camp was aware of us now, but we'd dealt with anything anomalous. We made quick work of what defence remained. Anyone important has been captured, but I doubt you'll get anything out of them. This was just the quote-unquote living space for their workforce. They might have really just been normal builders for all those megaprojects like that stupid moon.</p> <p><strong>Command:</strong> I'll take it the reason you do not want to return to base is the two escaped subjects?</p> <p><strong>Tirk:</strong> Yeah. I managed to attach a tracker to the water teleporter with one of my jabs. She's not going anywhere.</p> <p><strong>Command:</strong> Permission to pursue subject granted.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><End Log></strong></p> </div> <p>The tracker first sent a signal in a building belonging to "Crypto Financing Solutions" (حلول تمويل التشفير) before jumping to a hospital. As the tracker gave ample opportunity to easily contain PoI-97867 (Teleporting Fifthist) in her sleep, a higher priority was given to Crypto Financing Solutions. Preliminary investigation revealed a connection to Hector Canvera together with "Architectural Innovation Technologies" (AI Tech for short).</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="lightbox"> <h5 id="toc5"><span>The Greenhouse Towers</span></h5> <p>"The Greenhouse Towers" was an ecological project to offset the city's carbon footprint. It was planned for the towers to make use of vertical farming in the towers' artificial weather conditions thereby reducing economical and ecological transportation costs of crops into Maladh. It is to be noted that transportation costs were slightly exaggerated in the conception stage.</p> <p>The Towers were additionally supposed to produce energy through biogas produced as a byproduct and solar panels using any excess light.</p> <p>While construction was finished, the towers never began to serve their farming purpose. The majority of the Towers stand empty, while a few were filled with exotic plantlife by SCP-8530-A.</p> <p>Following Incident-8530-G, the Greenhouse Towers are now used for their original purpose.</p> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <h4 id="toc6"><span><strong>After-Action-Report-8530-C</strong></span></h4> <p>Captain Faez was cleared of any remaining compulsions. He recalls neither the events under compulsion nor the idea he had shared with Hafez. All Amnestic Gas was taken away from the team as an additional precaution. The two MTFs were split to deal with both Crypto Financing Solutions and AI Tech simultaneously with 20 Xi-13 members each.</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Command:</strong> Agent Tess</p> <p><strong>Task Force:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Captain Faez (Xi-13) <ul> <li>All 40 of the task force's members</li> </ul> </li> <li>Captain Tirk (Eta-77) <ul> <li>Apian</li> <li>Septimal</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p><strong>Noteworthy Equipment:</strong> Authority-Class Cognitohazard ID Badges, Foundation Standard Issue Stun Guns, Foundation Standard Issue Rifle</p> <p><strong>Language:</strong> Arabic</p> <p>Events summarized by Agent Tess</p> <hr/> <p>The first anomaly became apparent directly after both teams discreetly entered their respective buildings. The location we picked up was the same for both teams. I ordered them to regroup before any further action was to be taken and they did. The building was swept without much interference.</p> <p>Only non-combatants were present at this point. We can assume PoI-97867 (Teleporting Fifthist) warned any person of import of our presence before our arrival. An effort was made by a subgroup of the workface to resist containment. This effort consisted of an attempt to weaponize monitors to display fifthists cognitohazards as well as tactics expected of non-cooperative civilians. As expected these efforts proved to be no hindrance to total containment. I expect no negative consequences, but cognitohazardous screening and decontamination will be added to the post-mission operation as is protocol.</p> <p>The encountered workforce can be divided into two groups. The first can be characterized as subjects under the "idea-stealing" effect of PoI-20417 (Basem Hafez), working to implement their stolen ideas for one of the two investigated businesses. Very few individuals in this group resisted containment efforts. Post-mission these will be reintegrated into society.</p> <p>The second group consists of followers of PoI-11238 (Hector Canvera) and appears to have voluntarily participated in the business. Given the usage of cognitohazards this group will need to be screened for further anomalies and subjected to full deprogramming before reintegrating into society is possible. The Regional Director wanted me to note that unlike the first group this one consisted entirely of Americans. Recovered data suggests 80% of the fled persons of import were likewise American.</p> <p>The recovered data was useful. Despite existing in the same space, the first group was oblivious to the spatial anomaly. Both companies were for the most part working contracts for the city, being responsible for some of the planning that went into the city's various megaprojects. I can therefore confirm none of the projects are in themselves anomalous. This becomes a harder distinction to make for future projects which seem to verge into the more esoteric. These plans verge into the nonsensical. Expert Interpreters are required to analyse this data.</p> <p>The team additionally recovered data regarding a cryptocurrency-related scheme designed for Canvera to use. Unfortunately some data was damaged in the last third of the mission, but I am confident the Department of Analytics will find a usecase for the information.</p> <p>This damage was incured by the only major complication of the mission. PoI-97867 entered the facility. The arm Captain Tirk broke was in a plaster cast, though Agent Septimal was the only one able to spot her. Instead of the direct confrontation of last time she kept her distance from the team and only engaged our MTF unit via her water-manipulating anomaly. The ensuing fight caused the damage of the recovered data.</p> <p>Similar to her last appearance, PoI-97867 did not use her anomaly optimally for combat purposes. Captain Faez and Tirk formed a plan. Tirk would distract the PoI while Xi-13 would locate the Fifthist and contain her before she could teleport.</p> <p>Tirk interrogated her on her beliefs and asked how she could align her work with the crisis of faith felt by all fifthists. PoI-97867 seems to escape this contradiction by believing all 'good fifthists' to have already reached heaven, her job simply being to get all the stragglers in. Tirk accused her of being fooled by KTE-5503 and demanded her to reveal its location. PoI-97867 was delighted by this response and began to enclose Captain Tirk in water.</p> <p>To stop this effort, Xi-13 revealed itself too early and shot at the PoI. Unfortunately, the PoI was able to escape, together with Tirk.</p> <p>I will note that Tirk did not resist his enclosure in water. The tracker of the PoI is still active, but we have lost the signal of Captain Tirk. Barring any signs of life I will declare him MIA at the end of the day.</p> </div> <p>Concurrently with the above mission the Foundation was contacted by the Global Occult Coalition under the mantle of the two organizations shared efforts against KTE-5503. A meeting was started while the Task Forces where still combing through the remaining intact data.</p> <h4 id="toc7"><span><strong>Meeting-8530-D</strong></span></h4> <div class="blockquote" style="padding:14px; margin-bottom: 2px; border-radius: 8px; border: solid 2px #000;"> <p><strong>Attendees:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Agent Ellen O'Connor, Department of Analytics</li> <li>Agent Tess (Codename), Disinformation Bureau</li> <li>Director Heba Gomaa, Site-107</li> </ul> <p><strong>Location:</strong> Site-107</p> <p><strong>Topic:</strong> GOC Involvement</p> <p><strong>Language:</strong> English</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Tess:</strong> Meeting begins. Purpose is constructing a response to a request by the Global Occult Coalition to enter the city for their own operation.</p> <p><strong>Gomaa:</strong> <em>(nervous)</em> What do they want in the city?</p> <p><strong>O'Connor:</strong> Just like us they also had no presence in the city prior to the angel incident. Curiosity about that fact alone would be enough justification. Though I bet they found out that Qadir is anomalous and are pissed there's an anomalous-enhanced city not under their control.</p> <p><strong>Tess:</strong> That is correct. I have a relevant segment of our conversation.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>GOC Contact:</strong> That brings me to KTE-5503.</p> <p><strong>Tess:</strong> We could not yet locate it, but we have encountered some of its followers.</p> <p><strong>GOC Contact:</strong> If it is too much you can still let us do that part. Assess where it's at emotionally and if it can't be talked to, well, we did find a method that might actually destroy this particular angel. Classic Talk or Lead.</p> <p><strong>Tess:</strong> There is no need to discuss this again. We both know killing an angel is impossible. Operation Come and See—</p> <p><strong>GOC Contact:</strong> Won't be ready before you encounter it. So what will you do?</p> <p><strong>Tess:</strong> We agree KTE-5503 needs to be assessed. All evidence suggests that it is comfortable in its current situation. If this proves to be true all we need to do is contain its damage to this area and stall it until Come and See is ready.</p> <p><strong>GOC Contact:</strong> Stalling. <em>(snorts)</em> Best description for containment I've heard yet.</p> <p><strong>Tess:</strong> We have an agreement.</p> <p><strong>GOC Contact:</strong> That we have. You focus on the angel, but we get the governor.</p> <p><strong>Tess:</strong> What do you intend to do with Qadir?</p> <p><strong>GOC Contact:</strong> Make sure this city complies with UN regulations. Just a talk.</p> <p><strong>Tess:</strong> Classic Talk or Lead?</p> <p><strong>GOC Contact:</strong> There's nothing to worry about, we put Demomancers on the job. This isn't our first rodeo. We've eased a lot of government aparatus with a missing head into their new state in the past. The magic helps.</p> <p><strong>Tess:</strong> So there is a lead.</p> <p><strong>GOC Contact:</strong> The process works. Plenty of times it went even unnoticed by you. Do we have a deal?</p> <p><strong>Tess:</strong> This decision is not up to me, I will convene with the Regional Director.</p> </div> <p><strong>Tess:</strong> For reference as this is outside expected Foundation knowledge: Demomancers are Thaumaturges specialized in occult arts targeting Democracy and people on a large scale.</p> <p><strong>Gomaa:</strong> Could you ask them to refrain?</p> <p><strong>Tess:</strong> I could. But I have no authority over Coalition forces and am therefore unable to force them to comply.</p> <p><strong>[</strong>Pause.<strong>]</strong></p> <p><strong>Tess:</strong> What would be a good reason for them to refrain?</p> <p><strong>Gomaa:</strong> They'd just make the situation more complicated. We've already seen how much activity we've caused in the city with our two operations. I don't think confronting the governor directly would be a good idea at this stage.</p> <p><strong>Tess:</strong> The Coalition has assured us they would deal with the governor in silence and are prepared for all outcomes of the ultimatum. The city will only feel the repercussions in the coming months.</p> <p><strong>O'Connor:</strong> Honestly might be for the best if we let the GOC deal with the governor while we focus elsewhere. Did they tell you what his anomaly is?</p> <p><strong>Tess:</strong> <em>(nods)</em> It has been agreed to share most information regarding SCP-8530 and KTE-5503 between our two organizations. The Demomancers were able to pinpoint the governor as the source of the logistics anomaly you found.</p> <p><strong>[</strong>O'Connor runs to Tess and looks at the files in front of her.<strong>]</strong></p> <p><strong>Gomaa:</strong> A logistics bender? How much of the city does he–</p> <p><strong>O'Connor:</strong> All of it. <em>(staggers back)</em> The electricity, the traffic, the flow of money. It all goes through him. That's how he was able to build his paradise right under our nose.</p> <p><strong>Tess:</strong> Return to your seat.</p> <p><strong>O'Connor:</strong> <em>(pacing around)</em> This fits into the scheme of the angel's other victims. The ability to bend reality geared towards fulfilling your desires. But when would he…</p> <p><strong>Tess:</strong> We are drifting off the topic at hand.</p> <p><strong>[</strong>Tess's phone starts to vibrate.<strong>]</strong></p> <p><strong>Tess:</strong> Apologies.</p> <p><strong>[</strong>Tess takes the call.<strong>]</strong></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">[REDACTED — Δ/GENERAL CLEARANCE REQUIRED]</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">[ACCESS GRANTED]</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p><strong>Delta-T Caller:</strong> This is the Temporal Anomalies Department. Am I speaking with Agent Tess during a meeting regarding SCP-8530?</p> <p><strong>Tess:</strong> Yes. How can I help you?</p> <p><strong>Delta-T Caller:</strong> Please put me on speaker.</p> <p><strong>[</strong>Tess clicks a button on her phone.<strong>]</strong></p> <p><strong>Delta-T Caller:</strong> Can any one of you tell me your current year?</p> <p><strong>Gomaa:</strong> It's–, it's uh…</p> <p><strong>[</strong>Gomaa widens her eyes in shock.<strong>]</strong></p> <p><strong>O'Connor:</strong> <em>(mumbles)</em> There's past events that I know of, but no that, it doesn't fit. Why doesn't it fit?</p> <p><strong>Delta-T Caller:</strong> <em>(aside)</em> See Gray? I told you they wouldn't know. <em>(to the phone)</em> Alright, thank you. We won't bother you further.</p> </div> </div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">[ACCESS GRANTED]</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <p><strong>[</strong>The caller hangs up.<strong>]</strong></p> <p><strong>[</strong>The group is stunned.<strong>]</strong></p> <p><strong>Tess:</strong> I… don't think I can forward this information to the Coalition.</p> <p><strong>O'Connor:</strong> <em>(shakes herself)</em> But it helps me. It means I can reduce constraints. Here's the timeline of events for this city: First we have the angel incident. There is evidence for both the angel and Qadir to have been with the Insurgency following this incident. I can now conclude the angel corrupted Qadir during that time. Then they both came here to build this city. That was 10 years ago.</p> <p><strong>Gomaa:</strong> But how did the call help you?</p> <p><strong>O'Connor:</strong> The angel incident only started because someone planned the incident <em>in this city</em>.</p> <p><strong>Gomaa:</strong> Oh.</p> <p><strong>O'Connor:</strong> Yeah.</p> <p><strong>Tess:</strong> These are all important revelations, but we still have a response to draft.</p> <p><strong>O'Connor:</strong> I say let them. No way can we let this city run if there is anomalous distortion to this degree.</p> <p><strong>Gomaa:</strong> We need to evacuate the civilians. As many as we can.</p> <p><strong>Tess:</strong> <em>(nods)</em> We'll use the train method.</p> <p><strong>Gomaa:</strong> The one that compels you to join the ride?</p> <p><strong>Tess:</strong> It is the fastest method. Is that all?</p> <p><strong>O'Connor:</strong> <em>(snaps)</em> Oh! We have a new place for our MTF buddies to check out. It could be a faint, you never know with the Insurgency, but given the call, I bet the Causality Institute might be worth a visit.</p> <p><strong>Tess:</strong> I will let them know. Meeting adjourned.</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="lightbox"> <h5 id="toc8"><span>Maladh Center Mall (مول ملاذ سنتر)</span></h5> <p>Close to the centre of the city, Maladh Center Mall is the only mall in the world where shopping is possible without leaving the car. All shops in the Mall have a pedestrian and a car opening. The car opening functions as an extra lane where employees of the shop give you requested products. The system was modeled after fast food drive-throughs.</p> <p>Pedestrian entry is possible and easiest to achieve by entering the mall by car and using its underground car park. Without a car and without ignoring traffic laws pedestrian entry is also possible, but there is no point in the city where this takes less time than arriving in the mall via train.</p> <p>While this went unnoticed at the time, the Maladh Center Mall saw a sharp increase in activity following the events of Audio-Log-8530-B.</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <h4 id="toc9"><span><strong>Video-Transcript-8530-E</strong></span></h4> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Command:</strong> Agent Tess</p> <p><strong>Task Force:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Captain Faez (Xi-13) <ul> <li>All 40 of the task force's members</li> <li>2 members of Eta-77</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p><strong>Noteworthy Equipment:</strong> Authority-Class Cognitohazard ID Badges, Foundation Standard Issue Stun Guns, Foundation Standard Issue Rifle</p> <p><strong>Language:</strong> Arabic</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Faez:</strong> Do we have everything?</p> <p><strong>Xi-13 member:</strong> Yes.</p> <p><strong>Faez:</strong> Alright, let's move on.</p> <p><strong>Unknown:</strong> I would advise against that.</p> <p><strong>[</strong>A man dressed in a suit comes in, his hands resting over each other. His right hand wears a red glove.<strong>]</strong></p> <p><strong>[</strong>The team trains their guns on him.<strong>]</strong></p> <p><strong>Faez:</strong> Hands where I can see them.</p> <p><strong>Unknown:</strong> I believe you can see my hands. I much prefer this position.</p> <p><strong>Faez:</strong> Hands up. Now!</p> <p><strong>Unknown:</strong> Alright. No talking.</p> <p><strong>[</strong>The man rips off the red glove. In the same moment the projectile of a stun gun hits him. The man goes down. His right hand twitches.<strong>]</strong></p> <p><strong>Faez:</strong> Alright. Let's clean this up and we're out.</p> <p><strong>[</strong>Three Xi-13 members draw near the collapsed man. Two keep their guns raised while the third takes out handcuffs. The right hand twitches stronger before it reaches directly into the third member. He's shot in arm and leg, this time with proper bullets, but it does not prevent him from pulling himself up at the agents spine.<strong>]</strong></p> <p><strong>[</strong>Faez shoots him in the head. The man turns into a standing corpse.<strong>]</strong></p> <p><strong>Faez:</strong> Switch back to stun.</p> <p><strong>[</strong>The corpse gets pulled along as the now halfway-blood covered right hand shoots towards the first and second agent near the corpse with pinpoint accuracy. More stun projectiles hit, but they do little more than make the corpse convulse. Three agents down.<strong>]</strong></p> <p><strong>Faez:</strong> Fall back, keep shooting.</p> <p><strong>[</strong>A direct hit on the hand is regenerated away immediately. Life slowly returns to the corpse. With support of the body the hand runs towards its next victim. As it breaches the agent's torso they grab the assailant's arm to keep the hand from pulling out.<strong>]</strong></p> <p><strong>Faez:</strong> Do you still want to talk?</p> <p><strong>Unknown:</strong> <em>(chuckles)</em> Sure.</p> <p><strong>Faez:</strong> Did you also cut a deal with the angel?</p> <p><strong>[</strong>Parts of the group disengages to a nearby room. The rest encircles the assailant, but keep their distance.<strong>]</strong></p> <p><strong>Unknown:</strong> Oh no. I'm second generation.</p> <p><strong>Faez:</strong> What does <em>that</em> mean?</p> <p><strong>Unknown:</strong> I think it will take a while before you find out.</p> <p><strong>[</strong>The assailant takes out a white handkerchief with his left hand, his right still stuck in the barely conscious agent.<strong>]</strong></p> <p><strong>Faez:</strong> Why are you here?</p> <p><strong>Insurgent:</strong> I have orders to stop you from messing with the Causality Institute.</p> <p><strong>Faez:</strong> Yeah, I figured.</p> <p><strong>Insurgent:</strong> <em>(wide-eyed)</em> Oh.</p> <p><strong>[</strong>The impaled agent collapses. The Insurgent leans on him to keep him upright between him and Faez.<strong>]</strong></p> <p><strong>Insurgent:</strong> Well, it doesn't matter. I cut off the only exit.</p> <p><strong>Faez:</strong> How confident are you in that theory?</p> <p><strong>[</strong>As the insurgent hesitates three of the agents having previously encircled him suddenly sprint past the door.<strong>]</strong></p> <p><strong>Insurgent:</strong> This won't help you.</p> <p><strong>[</strong>The insurgent rips his hand out of the dead agent. He wipes the fully blood-covered hand off with the handkerchief at the same moment that Faez shoots him in the head. Still, he gives chase led by his red right hand.<strong>]</strong></p> <p><strong>Faez:</strong> Command, it might take a while before we've successfully left the building.</p> <p><strong>[</strong>Faez runs in the opposite direction.<strong>]</strong></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="lightbox"> <h5 id="toc10"><span>Maladh Cinema Stadium (ملعب سينما ملاذ)</span></h5> <p>Far enough away from the Moon for all electronics to work properly stands the Maladh Cinema Stadium. Originally planned as a normal sport stadium, the field has been replaced by big screens in front of the seats across the building. While it has lowerable walls between segments of the stadium, they are not soundproof. Unless all segments are showing the same movie, audio is brought to the viewer through earphones.</p> <p>The Maladh Cinema Stadium was an attempt to build up a second focal point of the Arabic film industry next to Cairo. As the city was not able to convince many businesses to settle in Maladh over Cairo, nothing else of this effort remains.</p> <p>A list of shown movies could not be recovered.</p> <p>Unlike many of the preceding nights, on the day of Incident-8530-G, the stadium was fully packed.</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <h4 id="toc11"><span><strong>Video-Transcript-8530-F</strong></span></h4> <p>The burned video recorder of Captain Tirk was recovered during Incident-8530-G. It contains a video of an event happening shortly before the aforementioned incident. Any attempts to make contact with Captain Tirk during this time have been met by heavy interference. The location was identified as the restaurant "Catering Isolated".</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>[</strong>A vortex of water full of stars builds and throws out Emmanuel Tirk.<strong>]</strong></p> <p><strong>Tirk:</strong> Where did you bring me?</p> <p><strong>[</strong>The water vanishes into itself. Tirk looks around. He is in an otherwise empty restaurant, all windows shuttered. There is only one table with one chair. Opposite of that chair is a fivefold mirror.<strong>]</strong></p> <p><strong>Tirk:</strong> <em>You.</em></p> <p><strong>KTE-5503:</strong> No. Me.</p> <p><strong>[</strong>As Tirk draws closer he sees himself reflected in the angel. His reflection looks even more furious than he does. It holds no weapon, but itself. There is a fire in its eyes burning as much if not more than Tirk's eyes do. Nevertheless, it contorts its face into a smile.<strong>]</strong></p> <p><strong>KTE-5503:</strong> I wanted to talk with the me, <em>I</em>, so I was brought here.</p> <p><strong>Tirk:</strong> What? I thought you live here now.</p> <p><strong>KTE-5503:</strong> I, <em>I</em>, do. This is where the me-I has helped so many people to find themselves. Like I will be helped.</p> <p><strong>Tirk:</strong> I don't need anyone's help.</p> <p><strong>KTE-5503:</strong> No, I never did. I will just take whatever I need.</p> <p><strong>Tirk:</strong> Stop copying me! I. will. <em>not</em> be one of your false saints.</p> <p><strong>[</strong>KTE-5503 spits forward. Tirk is surprised at the spit being real.<strong>]</strong></p> <p><strong>KTE-5503:</strong> There are no false saints. Every one of those is a fool who threw away their one chance at true individuality.</p> <p><strong>[</strong>Tirk sits down.<strong>]</strong></p> <p><strong>Tirk:</strong> <em>(snorts)</em> You simply corrupted them.</p> <p><strong>KTE-5503:</strong> This is a mirror, Emmanuel. It can only reflect what was already there.</p> <p><strong>Tirk:</strong> Isn't your divine purpose reflecting the light of the Starfish? How is that working out for you.</p> <p><strong>KTE-5503:</strong> The death of god was a blessing. A true chance for growth. And I, <em>I</em>, am learning. The me-I thinks it has found itself. A new purpose. A terrible purpose.</p> <p><strong>Tirk:</strong> Spit it out.</p> <p><strong>KTE-5503:</strong> I already saw it. Here in my, <em>I</em>'s, city. The "gift" shared with everyone in the world. And it will happen unless someone stops the me-I.</p> <p><strong>Tirk:</strong> Oh, you can bet we will.</p> <p><strong>KTE-5503:</strong> <em>(shakes its reflected head)</em> I'm not getting it. This <em>(gestures its reflected hand)</em> has a greater intellect behind it. But the me-I is subservient to the intelligence of who is actually being reflected.</p> <p><strong>Tirk:</strong> <em>(cautious)</em> You don't mean…</p> <p><strong>KTE-5503:</strong> Yes. We can stop the me-I. I can give myself all the tools I need to stop the angel.</p> <p><strong>[</strong>The five axes of the angel begin to rapidly rotate around the reflection.<strong>]</strong></p> <p><strong>KTE-5503:</strong> To stop any god.</p> <p><strong>[</strong>Tirk abruptly stands up. He looks his reflection directly in the eyes and sees himself.<strong>]</strong></p> <p><strong>Tirk:</strong> Do it.</p> <p><strong>[</strong>The mirror engulfs the room.<strong>]</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>[DATA LOST]</strong></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="lightbox"> <h5 id="toc12"><span>The Spiral</span></h5> <p>The Spiral is the highest building in Maladh (not counting the Moon). It doubles as both the city's sole government facility and a penthouse for the governor, Marza Qadir. The name refers to the two streets winding the tower and terminating in front of Qadir's penthouse on the highest floor. Every third floor is reachable by car. As these entrances only feature one parking space each, and it is expected to leave spaces frequented by Qadir free, they go largely unused in favour of the security elevator. No elevator or staircase connects to Qadir's penthouse which is only connected to the winding streets.</p> <p>The Spiral stands in the exact centre of the city. Following Incident-8530-G its name and its position in a roughly circular city have been deemed notable by Agent O'Connor.</p> <p>The purpose of the Spiral's basement floors remains unidentified.</p> </div> <h4 id="toc13"><span><strong>Incident-8530-G</strong></span></h4> <p>The GOC delegation consisting of three thaumaturges from the member organization "Electorate of Demomancers" arrived at the Spiral shortly after the events depicted in Video-Transcript-8530-E. Other agents are stationed in the surrounding skyscrapers. The Coalition has been made aware of the magnetic interference caused by the Moon and has warded their equipment and their agents against it.</p> <p>MTF Xi-13 was at this time still evacuating the office building while chased by the Insurgent. As this chase includes notable elements of the incident, they are depicted concurrently with the video log provided by the GOC.</p> <div class="blockquote" style="padding:14px; margin-bottom: 2px; border-radius: 8px; border: solid 2px #000;"> <p><strong>[</strong>Demomancers enter the office. The two floor spanning room is surrounded by glass walls on all sides, only occasionally interrupted by more solid material. Unlike his private apartment, this workspace office sits low enough to not look down on the entirety of Maladh's skyline.<strong>]</strong></p> <p><strong>First Demomancer:</strong> Mr. Qadir?</p> <p><strong>Qadir:</strong> What are you doing here?</p> <p><strong>First Demomancer:</strong> I believe we have an appointment.</p> <p><strong>Qadir:</strong> No, we don't. And I don't have time for this, I have a meeting with Canvera in three minutes.</p> <p><strong>[</strong>The Demomancers briefly stand still.<strong>]</strong></p> <p><strong>Second Demomancer:</strong> No, you don't. His flight was delayed.</p> <p><strong>Qadir:</strong> <em>(frowns)</em> You're right.</p> <p><strong>[</strong>The third Demomancer closes the door.<strong>]</strong></p> <p><strong>Qadir:</strong> But we all know we don't have an appointment either.</p> <p><strong>[</strong>Qadir pushes a button under his table.<strong>]</strong></p> <p><strong>Second Demomancer:</strong> Don't bother. Every single one of your workers has called in sick today. Isn't that a coincidence?</p> <p><strong>First Demomancer:</strong> We don't plan on doing anything, just wanted to get any distractions out of the way.</p> <p><strong>[</strong>Qadir concentrates on something. The third Demomancer keeps their eyes closed and murmurs something.<strong>]</strong></p> <p><strong>Qadir:</strong> You have five minutes.</p> <p><strong>First Demomancer:</strong> Mr. Qadir, I believe you know what organization we represent?</p> <p><strong>Qadir:</strong> <em>(snorts)</em> Your time is running. Say what you've come to say.</p> <p><strong>First Demomancer:</strong> Very well. Given the amount of paranormal elements in your city, you must have while not read in, at least been aware of the existence of paranormal law.</p> <p><strong>Qadir:</strong> Yeah, I know the law. I have my government contacts and what you're doing is clearly outside it.</p> <p><strong>First Demomancer:</strong> Mr. Qadir, the current state of Maladh goes directly against UN doctrine. You have two options going forward. The first one consists of Maladh becoming a paranormal enclave. This means some UN oversight and the obfuscation of Maladh from the general public, but this would enable you to be more free with the paranormal, within reason. More importantly as an enclave you would be your own state, independent from Egypt. If things go really well you might even make it onto the Council of 108. The Council is in desperate need of more North-African perspectives, if you ask me.</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>[</strong>Faez runs past a TV screen. He stops. It shows the first demomancer outlining two ultimatums to the governor.<strong>]</strong></p> <p><strong>Faez:</strong> Oh no. Command, come in!</p> </blockquote> <p><strong>First Demomancer:</strong> The second option is to discontinue any paranormal activities immediately, including your own. Things will otherwise remain the same. Either way, however, your obfuscation of this city's logistics will have to stop. Normally we would give you time to think over our proposals, but…</p> <p><strong>Second Demomancer:</strong> …in light of there being no democratic process here whatsoever, we believe you're able to make your decision now.</p> <p><strong>First Demomancer:</strong> We are willing to wait a bit, but the answer has to come in this meeting.</p> <p><strong>Qadir:</strong> …You're so full of yourself.</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Command:</strong> What's your status? Have you escaped the building?</p> <p><strong>Faez:</strong> That's not what's important right now. The GOC diplomats are on TV. I think the whole city is watching.</p> <p><strong>Command:</strong> Give me a second, I'm pulling up your video feed.</p> </blockquote> <p><strong>Qadir:</strong> You come into <em>my</em> city, and think you can disrespect <em>me</em>? No. <em>(shakes head)</em> That's not how this goes. I reject all offers by your UN. You have no power here.</p> <p><strong>First Demomancer:</strong> <em>(frowns)</em> I'm not quite sure you're aware of what you're saying. While I doubt this will escalate to military matters, I still have to–</p> <p><strong>Qadir:</strong> <em>(laughs)</em> What, are you going to tell your blue helmets to observe my city?</p> <p><strong>[</strong>The demomancers look surprised.<strong>]</strong></p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Faez:</strong> You have to tell them now!</p> <p><strong>Command:</strong> I have forwarded all information to my Coalition contacts. They will contact the diplomats.</p> </blockquote> <p><strong>Second Demomancer:</strong> Blue helmets? You know we're not the veiled part of the UN, right? You're speaking to Global Occult Coalition officials.</p> <p><strong>Qadir:</strong> I don't care what kind of start-up you are, your five minutes are up. Get out of my office if you know what's good for you.</p> <p><strong>First Demomancer:</strong> Are you really sure this is the course you want to take, Mr. Qadir? There is no reversing this.</p> <p><strong>Qadir:</strong> <em>(growls)</em> And now you won't make it to the airport in one piece.</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Command:</strong> They can't reach them. Any agents in the city. Complete radio silence.</p> </blockquote> <p><strong>First Demomancer:</strong> <em>(sighs)</em> Motion to move to the PHYSICS solution. Aye.</p> <p><strong>Second and Third Demomancer:</strong> Aye.</p> <p><strong>First Demomancer:</strong> Motion passes.</p> <p><strong>[</strong>A bullet hits Qadir in the head. He is dead.<strong>]</strong></p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Faez:</strong> It's too late.</p> </blockquote> <p><strong>[</strong>The lights go out.<strong>]</strong></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p>The death of SCP-8530-A resulted in the immediate cessation of all logistical anomalies in the city. The underestimated power draw of the Moon caused a region-wide blackout. City-spanning riots started soon after with their epicentre in the Maladh Cinema Stadium and shifting towards the Spiral. Multiple anomalous individuals were seen to rise up throughout the city.</p> <p>Simultaneously KTE-5503 was seen stretching away from the city, closely followed by a figure wrapped in flame. This figure, SCP-designation pending, is assumed to be the former Captain Tirk. The figure emerged from a burning row of buildings, flying towards its target. KTE-5503 was impacted three times, each resulting in burning mirror shards falling towards the city followed by the angel reforming, before it could flee the scene completely.</p> <p>The riots were clustering into multiple emerging factions. With the Insurgent stopping his pursuit of Xi-13, all remaining MTF members were able to regroup together with the now reachable GOC agents. The employed demomancy and exit protocols made a full evacuation possible.</p> <p>Maladh has been reclassified as Nx-53. 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SCP-8541	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <ul class="creditRate"> <li class="rateBox folded"> <div class="rate-box-with-credit-button"> <div class="creditButton foldable-list-container"> <p><a href="javascript:;"></a></p> </div> </div> <div id="u-credit-view"> <div class="fader foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">close</a></div> <div class="modalcontainer"> <div class="modalbox"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2><span>Info</span></h2> </div> <hr/> <div class="close-credits foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">X</a></div> <div class="credit first"> <p>SCP-8541 - Affordable Healthcare Actor, by <span class="printuser avatarhover"><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/poufypoufson" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(8588098); return false;"><img alt="PoufyPoufson" class="small" src="https://www.wikidot.com/avatar.php?userid=8588098&amp;size=small&amp;timestamp=1735060981" style="background-image:url(https://www.wikidot.com/userkarma.php?u=8588098)"/></a><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/poufypoufson" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(8588098); return false;">PoufyPoufson</a></span><br/> ⚠️ <strong>Content warning:</strong> This article contains references to substance abuse and graphic depictions of violence and sexual abuse.</p> </div> <hr/> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> <div class="content-warning creditRate">⚠️ content warning <span class="content-warning-arrow"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></div> <div class="preview"> <p>SCP-8541-A: Just dial this number, and ask for Jackson, I can guide you through the process of, hopefully, uh, enrolling in your medical plan with us.</p> </div> <p><strong>Item #:</strong> 8541</p> <p><strong>Object Class:</strong> <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">Euclid</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">Explained</span> Keter</p> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> SCP-8541 is currently contained within a 5-stage containment unit preventing complete contiguous contact with any sapient concepts. Further containment procedures to be determined.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8541 was discovered by Foundation surface agents following a contemporaneously prominent double-murder case in Spokane, Washington, USA, on 03-18-1979. The pre- and post-homicide circumstances suggested plausibly supernatural cause to local authorities, thus triggering Foundation intervention. Assessment of the crime scene by Foundation personnel justified SCP designation and subsequent acquisition. All involved extraveil individuals were amnesticized and released from custody.</p> <p>SCP-8541 is the designation for the sculpture "Head of Francis Bacon”<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup> popularly attributed to William Redgrave. A replica created by Redgrave is currently publicly displayed by the Fitzwilliam Museum, and is considered the original by extraveil consensus. SCP-8541 was in actuality, created by British model and burglar George Dyer<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup>. Exposure to SCP-8541 is believed to trigger the manifestation of SCP-8541-A, an ontokinetic influence and/or entity revolving around and directed toward the specified individual. SCP-8541-A's ability to interact and/or exert physical force on its selected host appears to be reliant on physical vicinity to the host, or pseudoinfectious contact through a sentient intermediate. It is the official position of the Foundation that victims are chosen by SCP-8541 at random, and there are no clear indications that consideration is made by the sculpture of personality, biological characteristics, class, traits, personal history, or actions/behaviors from their past. <span style="color:white">Please come back Charlie, I still love you.</span></p> <p>After a review on 08-27-2000, a panel concluded SCP-8541 did not display sufficient signifiers of anomalous activity, and motioned for SCP-8541 and the homicide associated with its acquisition to be recategorized as Explained and appropriately jettisoned.</p> <p>Fiscal Relations Analyst Charles Torst submitted a formal request to move SCP-8541 into his personal ownership, with the primary reasoning being stated as an artistic interest in the object. The motion was approved after critical analysis of Torst's private sculpture collection.</p> <p><strong>Post-Custodial:</strong> On 01-26-2007, Charles Torst began reporting unusual activity within his personal residence. A comprehensive chronological compilation has been included below<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-3" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-3')">3</a></sup>.</p> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">01-19-2007</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">x Close File</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Context:</strong> First incident. Consisted of what is colloquially described as a "Cold Call" from an obfuscated medical insurance company attempting to solicit Torst for enrollment. Anomalous activity was immediately apparent due to the call being received on a recently disconnected landline present in Torst's home.</p> <hr/> <blockquote> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> Hi, I hope you're having a wonderful day, Mr. Torst! I'm calling you as a representative from Weiss-Concord Medical, because, well, we see that you're eligible for some really, really, good plans, and we want to offer some thorough information on our benefits and coverage. For you, of course.</p> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> I can imagine you're a busy man, maybe, so if you could give us a call back, I would really appreciate it, sir. Just dial this number, and ask for Jackson, I can guide you through the process of, hopefully, uh, enrolling in your medical plan with us.</p> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> Oh, I forgot to mention too, uh, with you. I can see, now…</p> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> What was it… premiums?</p> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> Right! Mr. Torst, I can see what I can get you, but keep in mind we always have zero deductibles, so just, give me a call, and I can get back to you, or you can get back to me, so we can figure out the plan, and get you covered? Right, okay!</p> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> Have a good call, I mean- goodnight!</p> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> Sorry.</p> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> I'll hang up now.</p> </blockquote> <p><strong>Notes:</strong> Caller's voice identified as belonging to a male, possibly early 20s. Attempts to obtain information on Weiss-Concord Medical yielded no results.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">01-20-2007</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">x Close File</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Context:</strong> Call received on Torst's cellphone. Torst did not answer, but did save the subsequent voicemail, which was included as part of his initial report.</p> <hr/> <blockquote> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> Hi, this is Jackson again, from uh, Weiss-Concord. Just wanted to remind you again to give us a dial, so we can discuss your rates, and enrollment and all that… If you're interested, that is, we try to provide the best customer service to you! I would like to speak with you, really I would, our insurance gives flexible coverage that might really help you out…</p> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> Oh!</p> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> I did call this number, I really do apologize for that, I didn't consider the times, and we still have a, uh, line- landline! Here at the office, I mean!</p> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> We called the landline before, but I didn't think of that, the whole phasing out, whatever… uh, so I ended up finding your cell, Mr. Torst, and now I'm calling you now, in case it's better through cell, now, and we can set up a call, you can call me back, I mean, to discuss your options here at Weiss.</p> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> And your cellphone. Sorry, I meant, well, they're a bit new, sort of. We can cover cancers or something, if they happen.</p> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> Right, so give me a call when you can, we have your cellphone now, I can get your call when you call. Thank you so much!</p> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> Have a great day! See? I got it right this time…</p> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> Ok bye!</p> </blockquote> <p><strong>Notes:</strong> Torst began experiencing onset of distress and paranoia at this point, and submitted an official complaint about the calls. The decision to open an official probe into his complaint was made after vehement deliberation with the final verdict reasoning that the degree of emotional response to the calls by Torst was anomalously disproportionate to the actual content.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">01-26-2007</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">x Close File</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Context:</strong> Call received in Torst's home.</p> <hr/> <blockquote> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> Hi again, it's Jackson.</p> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> Jackson, again. From Weiss-Concord Medical.</p> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> Okay!</p> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> Just giving a little reminder in case you missed that last call, to give me another call to call, I mean, uh- Talk back, talk to me… Okay! If you can call me back to discuss your options that would be good thank you okay bye. Sorry, and have a nice day.</p> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> Sorry.</p> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> Okay.</p> </blockquote> <p><strong>Notes:</strong> Torst blocked the caller with approval from provisional diagnostic personnel.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">01-30-2007</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">x Close File</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Context:</strong> Phone call via alternate number at a sit-down restaurant, one observing.</p> <hr/> <blockquote> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> Hey, Charles, just calling again, It's me, again, to remind you to call us back at Weiss about your insurance, medical insurance, plan, so we can enroll you! Please, you won't regret it, just pick up the phone, Charlie.</p> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> I'm waiting for you to call me back.</p> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> Have a good night.</p> </blockquote> <p><strong>Notes:</strong> Significant distress, secondary exposure to one individual present. Number blocked.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">02-05-2007</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">x Close File</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Context:</strong> Phone call received on cell phone, in Torst's kitchen.</p> <hr/> <blockquote> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> Pick up the fucking phone!</p> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> Sorry, that was too- I'm here to help you out, I know what you need, we got from you what we need to know for the plan. I can help make it so easy to enroll in, uh, Weiss-Concord's great plans. Charlie, really, it's so easy! Just pick up, don't make me go too f-</p> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> Sorry, I didn't mean… I lost a bit of- I can do it, I can handle it. Call me?</p> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> Please?</p> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> It's easy, you just have to pick up the phone.</p> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> I'm here.</p> </blockquote> <p><strong>Notes:</strong> Torst was preparing his dinner on a gas stove prior to and during the call. Approximately halfway through the message, the lit burner experience sudden excess combustion, resulting in a large flame directed primarily towards Torst, who suffered minor burns. In addition, a large telekinetic influence violently displaced the contents of the nearby cabinet & drawer.</p> <p>Notably, containers flung were also opened, such as supplies of Ursodiol, Fursomide, and Valproic Acid. Torst experienced significant mental distress from this, subsequently motioning to have his longterm therapist move in to provide sustained at-home care.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">02-14-2007</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">x Close File</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Context:</strong> Following the kitchen call, Torst had elected to encase his cell phone within a 5 gallon bucket of concrete, and cancel service. Torst's therapist, Jennifer Sly, agreed to at-home treatment, which concluded after a 3-day supervisory period, due to improvement in condition.</p> <hr/> <blockquote> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> Happy Valentine's Day! I bet you think you were so, so, terribly clever? You can't get rid of me like that again!</p> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> I won't make it easy, not again, no… Weiss-Concord, Weiss-Concord, Weiss-Concord… how can you say no to no deductible!</p> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> You're a sick man Charlie, I know you need my coverage more than you don't… Why then, why don't you ever pick up? Don't you see what it does to me? I'm waiting on you to answer, Mr. Torst. I can do it for you here, you just have to talk… see how many chances I give you?</p> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> I know you can see me here, Charlie.</p> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> Staring at the room. Screaming at the television. Never thought you'd have to see this face, right? So look into my eyes, and see what's there. Please.</p> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> Why don't you fucking answer? You can talk, can't you?</p> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> Talk!</p> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> I may be rough around the edges, but these are eyes you can trust. I'm sorry for doing that, please understand… You're just-</p> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> I only want to help you, sir. So just call. I'm the best friend you'll ever have.</p> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> Answer me!</p> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> I'm sorry- I just… You're on borrowed time, Charlie. You know it, I know it. It'll come for you eventually.</p> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> Weiss-Concord Medical can give you what you need.</p> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> It has to be me.</p> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> Please?</p> </blockquote> <p><strong>Notes:</strong> Notable for being the first instance of communication to not manifest via phone call. The aforementioned caller self-identifying as Jackson appeared juxtaposed with a bleached background of unclear content; Subject is a young adult male, with blonde hair, and grey eyes. No other identifying features are present in the broadcast. Torst became extremely distressed upon seeing the transmission, and experienced a severe panic attack.</p> <p>Shortly after the start of the broadcast, Torst was violently assaulted by an unseen telekinetic influence; The pattern and timing of the blunt force broadly correlated to linguistic and contextual cues in the speech exhibited by "Jackson", now referred to in standard documentation as SCP-8541-A. Following the conclusion of the broadcast, Torst had suffered extensive injury that prevented immediate mobility, and slept on his kitchen floor where he had originally viewed the broadcast. Foundation personnel were not alerted to his condition until the next morning, when Torst called to report the injury.</p> <p>Following arrival and triage, Torst became highly aggressive and erratic upon being informed that he would need to be admitted to a hospital for further medical attention, informing personnel that he "Cannot leave his house, or it'll get worse." After careful deliberation, the decision was made to provide medical attention onsite, at Torst's residence. At the time, SCP-8541 had not yet been identified as the source of the phenomenon.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">02-27-2007</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">x Close File</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Context:</strong> Torst had been recovering from injuries sustained from the previous call. Two days prior it had been theorized, with reasonable doubt, that SCP-8541 was the most likely cause of the phenomenon. Researchers discovered that ideas of reference and electronics-focused delusions had been clinically significant in the perpetrator of the original 1979 Spokane Homicide's criminal evaluation, which diagnosed him with unspecifiied schizophrenia.</p> <p>SCP-8541 was confiscated from Torst's collection and placed into containment. Upon attempting to transport SCP-8541, personnel reported feeling an unusual paranormal resistance when leaving the boundaries of Torst's property, however they were ultimately successful in transporting SCP-8541 offsite.</p> <p>Since being placed into containment, SCP-8541 has begun performing rhythmic, repetitive movements, rocking back and forth. Cross-analysis indicates the rocking roughly corresponds to the half-time of Charles Torst's heart rate as measured in BPM. Call received through the stereo system in Torst's converted clinic.</p> <hr/> <blockquote> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> Just. Fucking. Answer. Me.</p> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> I don't ask for much. I don't ask for much.</p> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> I have what you need, don't do it again.</p> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> Just come back and call me, Charlie.</p> </blockquote> <p><strong>Notes:</strong> Torst and attending nurse witnessed the spontaneous and violent manifestation of numerous scratches on the walls of the occupied room. Scratches were deep, causing significant damage, but otherwise superficially resembled the marks of bear claws. In addition, of particular note was a section that specifically etched out "Do the right thing" followed by a phone number<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-4" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-4')">4</a></sup>. Jennifer Sly was again brought onsite to treat the resulting hysteria.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">03-01-2007</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">x Close File</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Context:</strong> Occurred on Torst's television. Jennifer Sly, while present, was in Torst's bathroom taking a shower, and did not witness the incident, and so was unable to verify the segments of Torst's speech that were unclear.</p> <hr/> <blockquote> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> What is it going to take to get you to talk? Do I need to be like her? I can listen when I'm not calling, all the shit you spew to her? But you can't find time for me?</p> <p><strong>Torst:</strong> [DATA EXPUNGED]</p> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> Was that all it took? Really? You're that scared? She's who's gonna get you on my plan? Of course I heard everything you tell her… every little thing! Like how you're better now, and over it… and so she doesn't really know why we're the only insurance company actively trying to get you on… why do you hide it?</p> <p><strong>Torst:</strong> [DATA EXPUNGED]</p> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> How are you playing the victim when I'm just trying to-</p> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> You know what, fuck that. Listen, we're gonna give you, say, a 230 premium, and then obviously, uh, no deductible. Please really consider it, you need this.</p> <p><strong>Torst:</strong> [DATA EXPUNGED]</p> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> Shut up about it! I don't want any of that- I'm… I'm doing this for your own good! You're fucking sick, Charlie. Dying, and won't tell anyone.</p> <p><strong>Torst:</strong> [DATA EXPUNGED?]</p> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> Is that because you're embarrassed? Nobody has to know about your treatment plan. Nobody.</p> <p><strong>Torst:</strong> [DATA EXPUNGED]</p> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> I would never- we would never pull out like that, Charlie. We have confidentiality here at Weiss. Just please, don't fucking ignore me. It's killing me.</p> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> It's killing you, too.</p> <p><strong>Torst:</strong> [DATA EXPUNGED]</p> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> No, that's not gonna make it ever go away… You'd have to be an idiot to think that. Are you an idiot, Mr. Torst? I don't associate with idiots, and I do really like you, that's why I'm doing this. To help you. Because we, Weiss-Concord Medical, we really do want to help people like you get better… but that right there- that doesn't make it go away, does it?</p> <p><strong>Torst:</strong> [DATA EXPUNGED]</p> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> Maybe, but it didn't stop me from calling you. And it's not gonna stop me from calling you again. It's your decision, sir. But make the right choice, and choose me.</p> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> Please.</p> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> I'll be good for you.</p> </blockquote> <p><strong>Notes:</strong> Jennifer Sly abruptly left her shower upon hearing a loud scream from Torst. She arrived to find him convulsing and having vomited a large quantity of blood resulting from gastrointestinal hemorrhaging. Torst had also begun filing requests to have SCP-8541's object class restored to Explained, claiming "this kind of thing is supposed to happen to people like me" and "it's a natural occurrence, not an anomaly".</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">03-13-2007</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">x Close File</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Context:</strong> Torst had been receiving in depth medical treatment from a team of outside specialists. At the time, the contagious nature of transmission regarding SCP-8541-A's influence was not known.</p> <hr/> <blockquote> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> Charlie, Charlie. It hurts to see you like this… they've got some good care on you, but not as good as what we can do for you, I can do for you, at Weiss-Concord. I mean it. Though, here and there both have leagues above what you got working at Steiner, huh? I mean, uh, gosh. Wow, sorry. I got a little uh. You didn't have much then, right. Says here, you paid, uh. Let's see… 320 a month, on medical. Wow. Must've been something in teaching that kept you in it…</p> <p><strong>Torst:</strong> [DATA EXPUNGED]</p> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> Maybe you don't remember after all. Wasn't a fan of the people? I'd turn to the bottle too if I was you… but look where it got you, eh? You wanna really do something good for yourself. Enroll, pick me. Choose me.</p> <p><strong>Torst:</strong> [DATA EXPUNGED]</p> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> Charlie. Look at me.</p> <p><strong>Torst:</strong> [DATA EXPUNGED]</p> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> I don't care about any of that. I am the best deal you have on the table, ever had. Please pick me.</p> <p><strong>Torst:</strong> [DATA EXPUNGED]</p> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> No, no, no, you don't understand how untrue that is. With the way things are going, and all that damage, I'm the only option a fucker like you is gonna have for coverage-</p> <p><strong>Torst:</strong> [DATA EXPUNGED]</p> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> Just- think about it, please. Charlie please. We need you here. I need you here.</p> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> Sorry, that was-</p> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> I'll leave you alone.</p> </blockquote> <p><strong>Notes:</strong> Torst suffered further physical trauma during the call, which occurred through the phone of one of the attending SCP-8541 researchers. Torst's medical condition began to rapidly decay in the following 24 hours, culminating in the first of his kidney failures.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">05-19-2007</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">x Close File</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Context:</strong> In the week following the previous transmission, it was hypothesized through analysis of past incidents that SCP-8541-A's influence was contingent on having had physical contact with SCP-8541.</p> <p>In response, containment measures were instituted restricting access to Torst's care unit for anyone aside from Torst. Aforementioned measures had resulted in an abrupt cessation of incidents. In combination with injuries sustained from SCP-8541-A, Torst’s health has continued to decline, resulting in a significant loss of mobility and quality of life since the previous incident.</p> <hr/> <blockquote> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> I've always thought for a long time what I would say to you if I ever got another chance, Charlie. Maybe none of this makes sense to you and I'm wrong. I'm just an insurance salesman at Weiss-Concord Medical… a scammer who needed to make money to buy a bag at the end of the week. Do you remember me, Charlie? Do you remember Tamarac? Kayaking at Topeekeegee? I can never understand how you could tell I secretly liked guys, too.</p> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> I didn't know that I was the one, to you then. Do you even remember that night? I've always wondered, screaming, loud, loud, loud, loud, loud like a baby in my head, every night, every night when I'm alone in my unwashed bedsheets and cockroach-laden bedroom, I wonder, I really fucking wonder, if you remember, if you think about it as much as I do. I tell myself when I start getting too fucking out of control, I tell myself that you couldn't remember, because you were blackout drunk, you were too drunk, too drunk.</p> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> Do alcoholics black out, Charlie? I don't know if they do, so I can't ever really be sure. I want so badly to know if you remember. If maybe you weren't as drunk as you said you were after, if you keep drinking and drinking because you do remember. That's why you won't tell her you relapsed. Maybe that's why you've never told her either.</p> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> But do you know what I think sometimes? Maybe you do remember. Maybe you do remember telling me you love me. Maybe you do remember seeing my cover of a girlfriend passed out on the floor because she mixed the wrong shit. Maybe you do remember me saying no. Maybe you do remember throwing yourself on me. Maybe you do remember taking my clothes off even as I screamed for Alyssa to wake up. Maybe you do remember me saying No repeatedly. Maybe you do remember me realizing Alyssa was flatlined and nobody was gonna be around to stop you from pulling down my jeans. Maybe you do remember taking my belt off and tying it around my neck because you said I sounded cute when I was choking. Maybe you do remember ripping off my boxers that were wet with piss because I thought you were gonna murder me. Maybe you do remember the sound of my first cry when you smacked me in the backside with your rings on. Maybe you do remember what it looked like when my skin started breaking and bleeding because of how hard you did it. Maybe you do remember punching me in the jaw because I couldn't get hard for you. Maybe you do remember shoving me on the couch and forcing me to bend down. Maybe you do remember using a fucking bottle of Patrón for it. Maybe you do remember how I sounded. Maybe you do remember me begging you not to kill me. Maybe you do remember me trying to get away, only for you to beat me down and keep going. Maybe you do remember finishing with me and leaving without ever saying anything.</p> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> Or maybe you don't. And you really were blackout drunk and had no idea what you were doing.</p> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> But I remember, Charlie. I remember every single day, every night. I remember when I look in the mirror, when I kiss a girl, when I take a shower, when I sleep. I remember. I'm gonna kill myself before 30 and you got to finish your degree and get your retirement and big house.</p> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> And you know what the worst part is?</p> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> I still feel like I can't live without you.</p> <p><strong>Caller:</strong> Goodbye, Charlie.</p> </blockquote> <p><strong>Notes:</strong> Torst suffered abrupt cardiac arrest during the transmission, but was stabilized by onsite medical staff. It was discovered that one of the staff had previously come into contact with SCP-8541 unknowingly, triggering the incident.</p> <p>Containment measures have been implemented much more stringently accordingly, to prevent future incidents from potentially resulting in the death of Charles Torst.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><strong>Summary:</strong> Following these events, SCP-8541 has been reclassified as Keter. 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SCP-8550	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div class="preview"> <p>How do you deal with an anomalous virus that degrades you on an atomic level and is so contagious that just a touch transfers it? Like this…</p> </div> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=1&theme=https://cdn.scpwiki.com/theme/en/basalt/normalize-min.css&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=2&theme=https://cdn.scpwiki.com/theme/en/basalt/basalt-bedrock-min.css&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=3&theme=https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--code/theme%3Abasalt/1&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <ul class="creditRate"> <li class="rateBox folded"> <div class="rate-box-with-credit-button"> <div class="creditButton foldable-list-container"> <p><a href="javascript:;"></a></p> </div> </div> <div id="u-credit-view"> <div class="fader foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">close</a></div> <div class="modalcontainer"> <div class="modalbox"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2><span>Info</span></h2> </div> <hr/> <div class="close-credits foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">X</a></div> <div class="credit first"> <p><strong>SCP-8550:</strong> Microbial Murder<br/> <strong>Author:</strong> <span class="printuser avatarhover"><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/freezermonkey" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(7782914); return false;"><img alt="FreezerMonkey" class="small" src="https://www.wikidot.com/avatar.php?userid=7782914&amp;size=small&amp;timestamp=1735043672" style="background-image:url(https://www.wikidot.com/userkarma.php?u=7782914)"/></a><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/freezermonkey" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(7782914); return false;">FreezerMonkey</a></span><br/> ⚠️ <strong>Content warning:</strong> This article contains descriptions of bodily disfigurement and death which may be disturbing to some.</p> </div> <hr/> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> <div class="content-warning creditRate">⚠️ content warning <span class="content-warning-arrow"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></div> <div class="orderwrapper"> <div class="ordertitle"> <h1><span>By Order of Site Director Harvey</span></h1> </div> <div class="orderdescription"><br/> <br/> <h1><span>The following file is classified under Level 4/8550 Clearance. Unauthorized access will be punished.</span></h1> </div> <div class="itemno"> <h1><span>8550</span></h1> </div> </div> <div class="desktop-aim"> <div class="w-container"> <div class="cell-container-image darkmode-{$darkmode} cc-KETER lv-four"> <div class="s-cell"> <p><strong>ITEM #:</strong> SCP-8550</p> </div> <div class="s-cell" style="text-align: right;"> <p><strong>LEVEL-</strong><span style="font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase;"><span class="four"> </span></span></p> </div> <div class="s-cell"> <p><strong>CONTAINMENT CLASS:</strong> KETER</p> </div> <div class="s-cell" style="text-align: right;"> <p><strong>DISRUPTION CLASS:</strong> EKHI</p> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="cell-container"> <div class="w-cell"> <p><strong>Assigned Site</strong></p> <hr/> <p>Site-09</p> </div> <div class="w-cell"> <p><strong>Site Director</strong></p> <hr/> <p>Anna Harvey</p> </div> <div class="w-cell"> <p><strong>Research Head</strong></p> <hr/> <p>Dr. Hartley Graham</p> </div> <div class="w-cell"> <p><strong>Assigned MTF</strong></p> <hr/> <p>Chi-7</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mobile-aim"> <div class="w-container"> <div class="cell-container-image darkmode-{$darkmode} ccm-KETER lvm-four"> <div class="s-cell" style="margin-top: -10px; padding-bottom: 20px"> <p><strong>ITEM:</strong> SCP-8550</p> </div> <div class="s-cell" style="text-align: right; margin-top: -10px; padding-bottom: 20px"> <p><strong>LEVEL-</strong><span style="font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase;"><span class="fourm"> </span></span></p> </div> <div class="s-cell"> <p><strong>CONTAINMENT<br/> CLASS:</strong> KETER</p> </div> <div class="s-cell" style="text-align: right;"> <p><strong>DISRUPTION<br/> CLASS:</strong> EKHI</p> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="cell-container"> <div class="w-cell"> <p><strong>Assigned Site</strong></p> <hr/> <p>Site-09</p> </div> <div class="w-cell"> <p><strong>Site Director</strong></p> <hr/> <p>Anna Harvey</p> </div> <div class="w-cell"> <p><strong>Research Head</strong></p> <hr/> <p>Dr. Hartley Graham</p> </div> </div> <div class="cell-container"> <div class="w-cell" style="max-width: 100%"> <p><strong>Assigned MTF</strong></p> <hr/> <p>Chi-7</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/task-forces#chi-7" target="_blank">Mobile Task Force Chi-7 (“Plague Tamers”)</a> is to make all efforts to locate and capture reported instances of SCP-8550-2. Infected individuals are to be quarantined in a sealed standard humanoid containment cell, and immolated upon cessation of life signs. Any site personnel showcasing typical symptoms of early-stage infection are to be reported to Dr. Graham as soon as possible.</p> <p>When interacting with SCP-8550-2 instances, a grade 3 hazmat suit must be worn at all times. Equipment is to be inspected daily for holes, or any other possible means of entry for infection. Should a hole be torn in a hazmat suit while interacting with SCP-8550-2 instances, affected personnel are to leave the area immediately, and submit themselves for quarantine.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8550 is composed of three constituent parts.</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: line-through;">SCP-8550 refers to the theoretical cause of SCP-8550. Proposed by Research Head Dr. Graham, it suggests that there's a sentient entity at the heart of SCP-8550-1. Further research into the validity of this proposal is ongoing.</span> SCP-8550-1 refers to an anomalously altered circovirus. These alterations have granted it status as a new species, hereby designated <em>Circovirus minimafrange</em>. <em>C. minimafrange</em> appears to be extremely small, only about 0.8 nanometers across. SCP-8550 has displayed several odd traits, such as random periods of inactivity, despite possible hosts being nearby.</p> <p>SCP-8550 has also displayed the ability to lay dormant for a period of up to 3 days, which would help transmit it.</p> <p>The only currently known way to destroy SCP-8550-1 permanently within an area is immolation.</p> <p>SCP-8550-1 refers to a process by which people slowly degrade on an atomic level. The amount of time this process takes varies, ranging from 3 to 24 hours. However, it has been universally observed to be extremely painful to the subject. There are no currently known ways of reversing the process once it has started. A document detailing typical symptoms and stages has been attached below.</p> <p>SCP-8550-2 refers to individuals and objects infected with SCP-8550. They are extremely contagious, with even a touch allowing for communication of the disease.</p> <p>Failure to contain SCP-8550 could lead to a DK-Class "Infected Earth" Scenario<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup>.</p> <p><strong>Discovery:</strong> SCP-8550 was discovered on 17/02/22 when Foundation spies embedded within several hospitals across the United States started sending in reports of deaths caused by spontaneous degradation of the body's structure. SCP-8550 was officially designated as such soon after.</p> <p><strong>Addendum 8550.1: SCP-8550-2 Interview</strong></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>VIDEO LOG</strong></p> <hr/> <p><strong>DATE:</strong> 19/02/22</p> <p><strong>NOTE:</strong> The following log details an interview between Researcher Richards, from the Department of Microbiology, and James Howe<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup>, an individual recently afflicted with SCP-8550, conducted at Site-10 The interview was conducted before anyone was aware of how contagious SCP-8550 was.</p> <hr/> <p>[BEGIN LOG]</p> <p><em>James Howe is sat down in a detainment cell. Researcher Richards enters and sits down opposite them.</em></p> <p><strong>Researcher Richards:</strong> Good evening, SCP-8550-2-1.</p> <p><strong>Howe:</strong> Where am I? And why does everyone keep calling me that? My name is James. James Howe.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Richards:</strong> We're aware of your real identity.</p> <p><strong>Howe:</strong> When can I go home?</p> <p><strong>Researcher Richards:</strong> I'm afraid that's not possible.</p> <p><strong>Howe:</strong> I want to go home! I'm not saying anything unless I can go home!</p> <p><em>Researcher Richards sighs.</em></p> <p><strong>Researcher Richards:</strong> Will you tell me what I want to know if I promise to let you go after?</p> <p><strong>Howe:</strong> And I want you to call me by my real name, not that stupid number.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Richards:</strong> Very well. You have my word.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Richards:</strong> Now, why don't you explain to me what you've been feeling? Physical symptoms, that is.</p> <p><strong>Howe:</strong> Pain. It's in my legs and chest, mostly. Hurts like crazy. It's almost like someone's taking me apart bit by bit. I also ran my hand through my hair the other day when I was showering, and half of it came off.</p> <p><em>James Howe shudders.</em></p> <p><strong>Howe:</strong> That's when I went to the hospital, where you guys kidnapped me.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Richards:</strong> We didn't… whatever. When did you start feeling all these symptoms?</p> <p><strong>Howe:</strong> About two days ago.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Richards:</strong> Very well. Guards, you can take him to his cell.</p> <p><strong>Howe:</strong> What?! You promised I could go home!</p> <p><strong>Researcher Richards:</strong> That's not up to me.</p> <p><strong>Howe:</strong> You bastard! You'll regret this!</p> <p><strong>Researcher Richards:</strong> This interview is concluded.</p> <hr/> <p>[END LOG]</p> <p><strong>Closing Statement:</strong> Approximately six hours after the conclusion of this interview, SCP-8550-2-1 collapsed, in apparent agony. Medics sent in discovered it on the floor, seemingly shedding all their skin and muscles at a rapid rate. At roughly the same time, Researcher Richards and the guards involved in SCP-8550-2-1's interview also began displaying typical symptoms of SCP-8550. Contact with the site was lost soon after and the onsite nuclear warhead was detonated remotely.</p> </div> <p><strong>Addendum 8550.1: SCP-8550 Typical Symptoms</strong></p> <table style="border-collapse:collapse; max-width: 600px;"> <tr> <td style="font-weight:bold;padding: .3em .7em; text-align: center; border: 1px solid black; background-color: silver; width: 20%;">Stage</td> <td style="font-weight:bold; padding: .3em .7em; text-align: center; border: 1px solid black; background-color: silver;">Symptoms</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center; padding: .3em .7em; border: 1px solid black">Stage 1</td> <td style="border: 1px solid black; padding: .3em .7em;">Excessive itching, particularly in the chest and thigh areas, theorized to be SCP-8550-3 targeting the areas of most mass. This stage typically lasts for 36 hours</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center; padding: .3em .7em; border: 1px solid black">Stage 2</td> <td style="border: 1px solid black; padding: .3em .7em;">Subjects begin to feel periods of immense pain, particularly in the chest and thigh regions. Over a period of 24 hours, this pain will begin to spread to other parts of the body. Hair loss is also typical.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center; border: 1px solid black">Stage 3</td> <td style="border: 1px solid black; padding: .3em .7em;">Over the course of four to six hours, the subject will begin to rapidly shed skin, muscle, and other parts of the body. This causes immense pain and distress to the subject, typically causing them to collapse, unable to function properly.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center; border: 1px solid black">Stage 4</td> <td style="border: 1px solid black; padding: .3em .7em;">Bodily fluids such as blood will start leaking out of orifices such as the eyes and ears. Coma's are also expected.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center; border: 1px solid black">Stage 5</td> <td style="border: 1px solid black; padding: .3em .7em;">Vital organs like the heart, brain, and lungs begin degradation. Death follows shortly after.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center; border: 1px solid black">Stage 6</td> <td style="border: 1px solid black; padding: .3em .7em;">The bodies will continue to degrade leaving no signs behind. This typically contaminates the area.</td> </tr> </table> <p><strong>Addendum 8550.3: Site Director Patterson's Meeting with Dr. Graham</strong></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>VIDEO LOG</strong></p> <hr/> <p><strong>DATE:</strong> 22/02/22</p> <p><strong>NOTE:</strong> This log was recorded in Biological Site-234. It details a discussion between Dr. Hartley Graham and Site Director Patterson.</p> <hr/> <p>[BEGIN LOG]</p> <p><em>Dr. Graham enters the room and sits down opposite Site Director Harvey.</em></p> <p><strong>Site Director Patterson:</strong> Good evening, Dr. Graham.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Graham:</strong> Good evening.</p> <p><strong>Site Director Patterson:</strong> I imagine you're curious why I called you here.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Graham:</strong> A… a bit, yeah.</p> <p><strong>Site Director Patterson:</strong> I'm sure you've heard about SCP-8550 by now.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Graham:</strong> I have, yes.</p> <p><strong>Site Director Patterson:</strong> Excellent. I'm transferring you to that project as the research head.</p> <p><em>Dr. Graham's eyes widen.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Graham:</strong> Me?! Why?</p> <p><strong>Site Director Patterson:</strong> You're the most experienced doctor available right now.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Graham:</strong> Really?</p> <p><strong>Site Director Patterson:</strong> Yes. The other candidates are tied up with other things right now. That leaves you.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Graham:</strong> Surely there's someone -</p> <p><em>Site Director Patterson holds up his hand, silencing Dr. Graham.</em></p> <p><strong>Site Director Patterson:</strong> There isn't. Believe, me I don't like the idea either. I'd rather not transfer my best doctor to the site studying some highly volatile phenomenon that very painfully kills you. But alas, I do not have a choice. And neither do you.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Graham:</strong> There's always a choice, isn't there?</p> <p><strong>Site Director Patterson:</strong> Not in our line of work. You do not have a choice in whether or not you go. The only choice you do have is whether or not you go willingly. I wish it were otherwise, but it's not. So, what will it be?</p> <p><em>Dr. Graham hesitates before answering.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Graham:</strong> Very well. I'll go willingly.</p> <p><strong>Site Director Patterson:</strong> Excellent. Then that means this meeting is adjourned.</p> <hr/> <p>[END LOG]</p> <p><strong>Closing Statement:</strong> Dr. Graham was transferred to Biological Site-09 shortly after.</p> </div> <p><strong>Addendum 8550.4: Site Director Patterson's email to Dr. Graham</strong></p> <div class="email-example"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Access SCiPNET Email? One (1) new message!</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Re:SITE TRANSFER</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="email"> <div class="tofrom"> <p><strong>To:</strong> DR.GRAHAM<br/> <strong>From:</strong> SITE DIRECTOR PATTERSON<br/> <strong>Subject:</strong> SITE TRANSFER - 23/02/22</p> </div> <hr/> <p>I am pleased to hear that you're settling in at Site-09. How have the local staff been treating you?</p> <p>And by the way, Site Director Harvey wants to see you tomorrow at 11:00 AM sharp, just for a short meeting. He will be watching the project, and, as I've asked, he'll be sending progress reports back to me. Perhaps you can get that promotion you wanted if this goes well.</p> </div> <div class="email"> <div class="tofrom"> <p><strong>To:</strong> SITE DIRECTOR PATTERSON<br/> <strong>From:</strong> DR. GRAHAM<br/> <strong>Subject:</strong> Re:SITE TRANSFER - 23/02/22</p> </div> <hr/> <p>Hello</p> <p>The staff have been treating me fine. It's nothing overly welcoming, nor overly hostile. So I guess I'm pleased myself with that.</p> <p>And I'll make sure to remember that meeting. Thank you for letting me know.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><strong>Addendum 8550.5: Dr. Graham's Meeting with Site Director Harvey</strong></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>VIDEO LOG</strong></p> <hr/> <p><strong>DATE:</strong> 24/02/22</p> <p><strong>NOTE:</strong> The following log details Dr. Graham's meeting with Site Director Harvey.</p> <hr/> <p>[BEGIN LOG]</p> <p><em>At 11:00 AM, Dr. Graham enters Site Director Harvey's office.</em></p> <p><strong>Site Director Harvey:</strong> Ah, Dr. Graham. Our new transfer. Please, sit.</p> <p><em>Dr. Graham sits opposite Site Director Harvey.</em></p> <p><strong>Site Director Harvey:</strong> I must say, you came very highly recommended by your previous Site Director. I'm impressed. We don't get that often.</p> <p><em>Dr. Graham inclines her head.</em></p> <p><strong>Site Director Harvey:</strong> Right. Let's get down to business. I have prepared a document for you with everything we know about SCP-8550. And do be careful. I'd rather not lose such a valued researcher.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Graham:</strong> I'll do my best ma'am.</p> <p><strong>Site Director Harvey:</strong> Good. Oh, and I'd suggest introducing yourself to your new team before the end of the day. That'll be all.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Closing Statement:</strong> N/A</p> <p>[END LOG]</p> </div> <p><strong>Addendum 8550.6: Dr. Graham's Meeting With Site-09 Staff</strong></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>VIDEO LOG</strong></p> <hr/> <p><strong>DATE:</strong> 24/02/22</p> <p><strong>NOTE:</strong> The following log details Dr. Grahams first interaction with the SCP-8550 research personnel.</p> <hr/> <p>[BEGIN LOG]</p> <p><em>Dr. Graham enters the room. The personnel present quickly quiet down.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Graham:</strong> Um, hello, everyone. In case you're unaware, my name is Dr. Hartley Graham. I was recently transferred in from Site-234 as the new project head.</p> <p><strong>Sr. Researcher Allen:</strong> Hi. I'm Russel Allen, and I'm one of the senior researchers here.</p> <p><strong>Sr. Researcher Hanson:</strong> My name's Annabelle Hanson, and I'm also a senior researcher.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Williams:</strong> My name's Duncan Williams, and I'm just a regular researcher, which, frankly, suits me much better than being a senior researcher.</p> <p><strong>Containment Specialist O'Reilly:</strong> I'm Adam O'Reilly, and I'm unfortunately the containment specialist who was assigned to SCP-8550.</p> <p><strong>Sr. Researcher Allen:</strong> What do you mean, unfortunately? Do we all suck that much?</p> <p><strong>Containment Specialist O'Reilly:</strong> Hate germs. Always have. Give me the shivers.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Williams:</strong> I know what I'm dressing up as for Halloween.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Graham:</strong> Guys, can we get back on topic?</p> <p><strong>Sr. Researcher Allen:</strong> Right. Sorry.</p> <p><strong>Security Officer Chance:</strong> I'm Robert Chance and I'm a security officer for the site. The, uh, rest of my guys are off somewhere else, so you'll get to meet a couple later. Well, I'd hope so. You never know, with all the anomalous microbes we have around.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Graham:</strong> Well, thanks for the introduction. I'll let you get back to what you were doing for a couple hours.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Closing Statement:</strong> Shortly after this introduction, a case of SCP-8550 infection was reported and MTF Chi-7 was mobilized.</p> <p>[END LOG]</p> </div> <p><strong>Addendum 8550.7: MTF Chi-7's Mobilization</strong></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Mobilization Video Log Transcript</strong></p> <p><strong>Notes:</strong> The following log details MTF Chi-7's response to reports of an infected individual spotted in nearby Cape May, New Jersey.</p> <p><strong>Date:</strong> 24/02/22</p> <p><strong>Responding Team:</strong> MTF Chi-7</p> <p><strong>Subject:</strong> SCP-8550</p> <p><strong>Mission Command:</strong> Dr. Graham</p> <p><strong>Team Lead:</strong> Squad Captain Hadyen</p> <p><strong>Team Members:</strong> Corporal Blackwell, Corporal Jansen, Corporal Meadows</p> <hr/> <p>[BEGIN LOG]</p> <p><em>The response helicopter touches down and Chi-7 quickly exits.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Graham:</strong> Alright, listen up. The entire town has been put under lockdown under threat of a cholera outbreak. But that ruse won't hold everyone up forever. So get in, get out, and make sure your hazmat suits are not breached. Understood?</p> <p><strong>Squad Captain Hayden:</strong> Understood.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Graham:</strong> And another thing. I want at least one infected taken in alive for study, yes?</p> <p><strong>Squad Captain Hayden:</strong> Consider it done. Squad, let's go.</p> <p><em>Chi-7 begins sweeping the streets for signs of nearby infected, before reaching the Lower Cape May Regional High School. Signs of human presence are noted.</em></p> <p><strong>Squad Captain Hayden:</strong> Entering the high school area now. There's signs that someone's been around in the last hour.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Graham:</strong> The school's closed today. There shouldn't be anyone there. Enter the school, but be careful. Sick people are desperate people.</p> <p><strong>Squad Captain Hayden:</strong> Copy. Squad, spread out.</p> <p><em>Chi-7 enters the school and carefully begins sweeping each room. Corporal Jansen's bodycam picks something up.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Graham:</strong> Jansen, to your right. Keep going… and stop!</p> <p><em>On the floor are several long strands of hair.</em></p> <p><strong>Cpl. Jansen:</strong> Captain! Got something.</p> <p><em>Squad Captain Hayden rushes over.</em></p> <p><strong>Cpl. Jansen:</strong> Hair. Looks human.</p> <p><em>Before Squad Captain Hayden replies, another member of Chi-7 calls out.</em></p> <p><strong>Cpl. Blackwell:</strong> Got blood! It's fresh!</p> <p><strong>Dr. Graham:</strong> The subject has likely just entered stage 4. Find them! Quickly!</p> <p><strong>Cpl. Meadows:</strong> No need. I found them.</p> <p><em>Corporal Meadows bodycam shows a human figure huddled under a table, clearly in pain. Despite this, the subject doesn't make a sound, presumed to be due to constriction of the vocal cords.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Graham:</strong> Thank god. Take them and get out of there. We'll figure out what to do with the school later. Just don't let them bleed anymore on the floor.</p> <p><strong>Squad Captain Hayden:</strong> Copy that command. Prep the helicopter. We're on our way.</p> <p>[END LOG]</p> <p><strong>Closing Statement:</strong> The subject, later identified as 23 year old Elaine Page, was successfully recovered with no further complications.</p> </div> <p><strong>Addendum 8550.8: Attempted Interview of SCP-8550-2-2</strong></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>VIDEO LOG</strong></p> <hr/> <p><strong>DATE:</strong> 24/02/22</p> <p><strong>NOTE:</strong> The following log was recorded in a sealed medical chamber holding the SCP-8550-2 instance recovered from Cape May.</p> <hr/> <p>[BEGIN LOG]</p> <p><em>A small argument can be heard outside the room, determined to be between Dr. Graham and an unknown doctor.</em></p> <p><strong>Doctor:</strong> Ma'am, I must insist you don't go in there.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Graham:</strong> I'm going in one way or another.</p> <p><strong>Doctor:</strong> There's a very distinct possibility that you get infected with this thing. I don't think you understand how contagious it is.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Graham:</strong> Then give me one of those suits you have on. I'm going in. Understood?</p> <p><strong>Doctor:</strong> But -</p> <p><strong>Unknown<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-3" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-3')">3</a></sup>:</strong> Let her in. And give her a suit.</p> <p><strong>Doctor:</strong> I - very well.</p> <p><em>A few minutes pass before the doors open and Dr. Graham enters, who approaches SCP-8550-2-2 and kneels down.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Graham:</strong> Can you hear me SCP-8550-2-2?</p> <p><em>A minute passes with no conversation.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Graham:</strong> SCP-8550-2-2?</p> <p><em>Another few seconds pass before SCP-8550-2-2 speaks in a raspy, whispered voice.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8550-2-2:</strong> <span style="font-size:90%;">Hurts.</span></p> <p><strong>Dr. Graham:</strong> I know. But I need to ask you a few questions so I can make sure you get better.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8550-2-2:</strong> <span style="font-size:90%;">Home.</span></p> <p><strong>Dr. Graham:</strong> I'm sorry, but I can't do that. You don't want to get others sick, do you?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8550-2-2:</strong> <span style="font-size:90%;">No.</span></p> <p><strong>Dr. Graham:</strong> That's why I can't let you go until you get better. But I do need your help in preventing anyone else from getting sick. Can you do that?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8550-2-2:</strong> <span style="font-size:90%;">Yes.</span></p> <p><strong>Dr. Graham:</strong> I need to know, have you interacted with anyone who seemed sick in the past 3 weeks?</p> <p><em>SCP-8550-2-2 collapses into a coughing fit for a few seconds before answering.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8550-2-2:</strong> <span style="font-size:90%;">Yes.</span></p> <p><strong>Dr. Graham:</strong> Where was that?</p> <p><em>SCP-8550-2-2 has another coughing fit, and blood starts leaking out its ears.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8550-2-2:</strong> <span style="font-size:90%;">Home. Husband sick. Talking crazy. Said… said he worked for Founda…dation.</span> <span style="font-size:80%;">Didn't believe.</span> <span style="font-size:70%;">Believe now.</span></p> <p><strong>Dr. Graham:</strong> SCP-8550-2-2? Elaine?</p> <p><em>Following this, SCP-8550-2-2 appeared to fall into a vegetative state.</em></p> <hr/> <p>[END LOG]</p> <p><strong>Closing Statement:</strong> SCP-8550-2-2 has remained unresponsive since the interview.</p> </div> <p><strong>Addendum 8550.9: SCP-8550 Discussion</strong></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>VIDEO LOG</strong></p> <hr/> <p><strong>DATE:</strong> 24/02/22</p> <p><strong>NOTE:</strong> The following meeting took place immediately following Dr. Grahams interview with SCP-8550-2-2</p> <hr/> <p>[BEGIN LOG]</p> <p><em>A series of indistinct conversations can be heard.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Graham:</strong> Alright everyone, settle down please. Everyone!</p> <p><em>The noise settles down.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Graham:</strong> Thank you. Jesus, it's like working with a pack of starving hyenas. Anyway, yes, you heard correctly. I conducted an interview with a stage 4 infected.</p> <p><strong>Containment Specialist O'Reilly:</strong> Do you have any idea how foolish that was? I mean, this is a disease so contagious that -</p> <p><strong>Dr. Graham:</strong> That a single touch can infect you? Yes. I'm perfectly aware of that fact.</p> <p><strong>Sr. Researcher Allen:</strong> Then why take such a huge risk? You're far too valuable to risk losing.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Graham:</strong> Perhaps, but it was also a necessary risk.</p> <p><strong>Sr. Researcher Allen:</strong> Then why not let one of us do it?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Graham:</strong> Because I was available.</p> <p><em>Researcher Williams attempts to speak before Dr. Graham interrupts.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Graham:</strong> Look, we're not going to get any information about SCP-8550 by skirting around it like frightened children. I did it, it's done, and I'm fine. So can we move on?</p> <p><strong>Security Officer Chance:</strong> Please do.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Graham:</strong> What I did learn was extremely valuable. It appears that one or more individuals may have escaped the destruction of Site-10. As we speak, a sub-division of MTF Chi-7 is hunting these individuals.</p> <p><strong>Sr. Researcher Hanson:</strong> Good. Then we can finally end this.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Graham:</strong> However, as valuable as that information may have been, it does not help us end this infection. What we need is a closer look.</p> <p><strong>Sr. Researcher Allen:</strong> What are you saying?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Graham:</strong> Let me put it this way. Have either of you seen the ending of Men in Black, the first one?</p> <hr/> <p>[END LOG]</p> <p><strong>Closing Statement:</strong> Preparations for an excursion into SCP-8550 territory began shortly following this meeting.</p> </div> <p><strong>Addendum 8550.10: SCP-8550 Entry Attempt Preparation</strong></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>VIDEO LOG</strong></p> <hr/> <p><strong>Date:</strong> 24/02/22</p> <p><strong>NOTE:</strong> The following log details MTF Chi-7's preparation for entry into SCP-8550.</p> <hr/> <p>[BEGIN LOG]</p> <p><em>MTF Chi-7 can be seen strapping on several strange looking machines.</em></p> <p><strong>Cpl. Meadows:</strong> So let me get this straight. You're strapping experimental tech onto us with names we've never heard of.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Graham:</strong> Correct.</p> <p><strong>Cpl. Jansen:</strong> Then you're sending us through an experimental Way you generated.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Graham:</strong> Indeed.</p> <p><strong>Cpl. Blackwell:</strong> And then you're going to send us into an atom, and just hope something is there?</p> <p><strong>Sr. Researcher Allen:</strong> Our research suggests there is. So yes.</p> <p><strong>Cpl. Meadows:</strong> And this also happens to be inside the body of a person infected with a highly contagious disease that has a 100% fatality rate?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Graham:</strong> You missed a couple parts, but essentially, yes.</p> <p><strong>Cpl. Jansen:</strong> And you're sure this is safe.</p> <p><strong>Sr. Researcher Hanson:</strong> Mostly.</p> <p><strong>Cpl. Meadows:</strong> What does that even -</p> <p><strong>Squad Captain Hayden:</strong> Can you just be quiet please? I have a headache already.</p> <p><strong>Cpl. Jansen:</strong> Look, can't we just, I don't know, shrink there or something? It's an atom, right?</p> <p><strong>Researcher Williams:</strong> This isn't Ant-Man. You can't get to another universe by shrinking into it anymore than you can reach another universe by speed-walking. The only way for normal people like us to reach said universes is through the use of Way's or some other form of anomalous transportation.</p> <p><strong>Cpl. Blackwell:</strong> Can you at least tell us if we'll live.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Graham:</strong> 90% sure.</p> <p><strong>Cpl. Meadows:</strong> Wait, what?</p> <p><strong>Sr. Researcher Hanson:</strong> Oh, and one more thing to keep in mind. Time is going to move a lot differently down there, simply because you'll be in another universe. So we'll be out of most forms of contact. Just try and stay alive. And if you need to come back, press this.</p> <p><em>Senior Researcher Hanson hands Squad Captain Hayden a device.</em></p> <p><strong>Sr. Researcher Hanson:</strong> This is the one device we have that we've found can reliably reach other universes with its signal. Good luck.</p> <p><em>All the researchers leave the room.</em></p> <p>[END LOG]</p> <p><strong>Closing Statement:</strong> Shortly after the room was emptied of researchers, there was a flash of light, presumed to be Way being activated and Chi-7 entering it.</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Exploration Video Log Transcript</strong></p> <p><strong>Notes:</strong> The following log was recorded by the bodycams placed on MTF Chi-7's outfits upon entry into SCP-8550.</p> <p><strong>Date:</strong> 24/02/22</p> <p><strong>Responding Team:</strong> MTF Chi-7</p> <p><strong>Subject:</strong> SCP-8550</p> <p><strong>Mission Command:</strong> N/A</p> <p><strong>Team Lead:</strong> Squad Captain Hadyen</p> <p><strong>Team Members:</strong> Corporal Blackwell, Corporal Jansen, Corporal Meadows</p> <hr/> <p>[BEGIN LOG]</p> <p><em>The camera opens up on what appears to be some sort of city, though not one of Earth.</em></p> <p><strong>Cpl. Blackwell:</strong> Holy shit.</p> <p><strong>Cpl. Jansen:</strong> Graham was right, it would seem.</p> <p><strong>Squad Captain Hayden:</strong> Indeed. Alright, mission report. From what I can tell, we've been "teleported" into some sort of city. However the structure here is… baffling at best.</p> <p><strong>Cpl. Meadows:</strong> The geometry is all off. It's like this entire universe runs off of some form of geometry I've never seen before. I'm not sure what to make of it. What I can see is that it looks…</p> <p><strong>Squad Captain Hayden:</strong> Dead. Or dying. I don't see any living things around.</p> <p><strong>Cpl. Jansen:</strong> It's kind of freaky.</p> <p><strong>Squad Captain Hayden:</strong> Alright, let's move. See if we can find anything.</p> <p><em>Chi-7 begins rapidly sweeping the streets, until they come across a vaguely familiar building, despite the vast differences in geometrical structure.</em></p> <p><strong>Cpl. Jansen:</strong> Is that…</p> <p><strong>Cpl. Blackwell:</strong> Yeah. That's Site-09.</p> <p><strong>Squad Captain Hayden:</strong> For the record, it appears that this universe had its own Foundation as well. Let's go. Perhaps we can find something about SCP-8550 in here.</p> <p><strong>Cpl. Blackwell:</strong> Are we sure that's a good idea? I'd be willing to bet the geometry in there is just as confusing as it is out here. And I'd rather not knock over a jar of… atomic smallpox, and die.</p> <p><em>Squad Captain Hayden looks at Corporal Blackwell sternly.</em></p> <p><strong>Cpl. Blackwell:</strong> You know what, fair enough. Onwards, I say.</p> <p><em>Chi-7 enters the building and begins to navigate through, despite the inherent difficulties present, and successfully reach where SCP-8550 research chamber is on Earth.</em></p> <p><strong>Squad Captain Hayden:</strong> Hm. Important to note. Despite the differences in geometry between here and Earth, computers appear to be able to be used just like our computers, albeit with some visual changes. Meadows, see if you can get in.</p> <p><strong>Cpl. Meadows:</strong> I dunno. Might as well try the same password as usual. Oh, it works. That's… oddly disconcerting. And here's SCP-8550 file.</p> <p><em>The file has been transcribed below, though most of it was illegible due to the state of the computer.</em></p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Item #:</strong> SCP-8550</p> <p><strong>Object Class:</strong> Keter</p> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> SCP-8550 is to have a blood sacrifice every day at noon. This sacrifice is to be public. No further containment procedures necessary.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8550 is an Apex Tier Pluripotent Entity currently existing beyond this reality. [OBSCURED] has been known to enter other universes, inevitably leading to [OBSCURED] Evidence suggests that this has happened to octillions of other universes. [OBSCURED] all efforts [OBSCURED] diverted [OBSCURED] [OBSCURED].</p> </blockquote> <p><em>The file soon became illegible due to several issues with software and dirt.</em></p> <p><strong>Cpl. Jansen:</strong> Well that raises several implications for our reality.</p> <p><strong>Squad Captain Hayden:</strong> Download the file, but quickly.</p> <p><em>Several minutes pass before the file finishes download.</em></p> <p><strong>Cpl. Meadows:</strong> Done. Now can we get out of here?</p> <p><strong>Cpl. Blackwell:</strong> And, uh, can we do it fast?</p> <p><em>Corporal Blackwell points at the sun, which is in the process of turning black. The city Chi-7 arrived in also begins to flake and vanish, presumed to be a result of SCP-8550-3 arriving.</em></p> <p><strong>Squad Captain Hayden:</strong> Oh shit.</p> <p><em>The flaking effect begins to spread at a rapid pace towards Chi-7, who escape via the device given to Squad Captain Hayden by Dr. Graham.</em></p> <p>[END LOG]</p> <p><strong>Closing Statement:</strong> MTF Chi-7 reappeared in the testing chamber 3 minutes after they left, physically unharmed. All data was collected and screened for memetic hazards, before being viewed. All necessary biohazard protocols were enacted upon Chi-7.</p> </div> <p><strong>Addendum 8550.11: SCP-8550 Data Discussion</strong></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>VIDEO LOG</strong></p> <hr/> <p><strong>DATE:</strong> 24/02/22</p> <p><strong>NOTE:</strong> The following log details a discussion of the data recovered by MTF Chi-7 following their arrival back on Earth.</p> <hr/> <p>[BEGIN LOG]</p> <p><em>All members of the SCP-8550 project team are seated in a circle with documents in front of them.</em></p> <p><strong>Researcher Williams:</strong> Why don't I start and say that that sucked.</p> <p><strong>Sr. Researcher Allen:</strong> Why? We still learned valuable information, even if it isn't necessarily going to help us contain SCP-8550 more effectively, or cure it even.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Williams:</strong> And that's the point. This info is useless to our containment efforts. I'm beginning to think that -</p> <p><strong>Dr. Graham:</strong> Peace, Duncan.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Williams:</strong> Yes, my apologies. But regardless, my point stands. We did not learn anything beyond the fact that gods may be germs.</p> <p><strong>Containment Specialist O'Reilly:</strong> Perhaps it doesn't bring us closer to curing this. But that doesn't make the information useless.</p> <p><em>Researcher Williams attempts to talk before Security Officer Chance enters the room.</em></p> <p><strong>Security Officer Chance:</strong> SCP-8550-2-2 is dead.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Graham:</strong> I wish it hadn't had to happen that way.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Williams:</strong> And that just proves my point. What has this little excursion of ours shown? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. We are no closer to curing this disease than we are to changing species 100% reliably.</p> <p><em>Senior Researcher Hanson snorts</em></p> <p><strong>Sr. Researcher Hanson:</strong> We're closer to that than you might think.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Graham:</strong> Wait, what was that?</p> <p><strong>Sr. Researcher Hanson:</strong> What, that we're closer to being able to change species than Williams thinks?</p> <p><em>Dr. Graham laughs.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Graham:</strong> That's how we'll deal with it. Alter the atomic structure of humanity! This is a virus that breaks down atoms, so we'll teach the body how to build them back up, allowing time for antibody formation! Good job, Hanson.</p> <p><strong>Sr. Researcher Hanson:</strong> I, er, you're welcome?</p> <p><strong>Researcher Williams:</strong> Wait a second. How do you even plan on changing the atomic structure of every human on Earth? Even ignoring that, how do we even do that with one person?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Graham:</strong> We could use vaccines? Most people tend to get them anyway. And the resistant few could be convinced to through use of an artificial meme. Simple.</p> <p><strong>Sr. Researcher Allen:</strong> Right. Simple.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Graham:</strong> As for how to do it at all, we will be using the same technology Hanson mentioned, just repurposed.</p> <p><strong>Sr. Researcher Hanson:</strong> I shouldn't have spoken.</p> <hr/> <p>[END LOG]</p> <p><strong>Closing Statement:</strong> Tests were shortly undergone regarding atomic restructuring and their impact on SCP-8550 infection.</p> <p><strong>Addendum 8550.12: Atomic Restructuring Tests</strong></p> <table style="border-collapse:collapse; max-width: 600px;"> <tr> <td style="font-weight:bold;padding: .3em .7em; text-align: center; border: 1px solid black; background-color: silver; width: 20%;">Attempt Number</td> <td style="font-weight:bold; padding: .3em .7em; text-align: center; border: 1px solid black; background-color: silver;">Results</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center; padding: .3em .7em; border: 1px solid black">1</td> <td style="border: 1px solid black; padding: .3em .7em;">Subject exposed to SCP-8550. Rapid advancement to stage 4 infection within 20 minutes is observed. Body immolated.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center; padding: .3em .7em; border: 1px solid black">2</td> <td style="border: 1px solid black; padding: .3em .7em;">Infection successfully slowed. Subject remains within stage 1 for approximately 4.3 days before rapidly advancing through 3 more stages.Body immolated.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center; border: 1px solid black">4</td> <td style="border: 1px solid black; padding: .3em .7em;">No notable changes to infection progress. SCP-8550 continues as normal. Body immolated.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center; border: 1px solid black">10</td> <td style="border: 1px solid black; padding: .3em .7em;">No notable changes to infection progress. SCP-8550 continues as normal. Body immolated.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center; border: 1px solid black">21</td> <td style="border: 1px solid black; padding: .3em .7em;">Rapid advancement to stage 4 infection observed. Body immolated.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center; border: 1px solid black">21</td> <td style="border: 1px solid black; padding: .3em .7em;">Rapid advancement to stage 3 infection observed. Total cessation of viral activity for approximately 12.6 hours occurs before activity starts up again. Body immolated.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center; border: 1px solid black">56</td> <td style="border: 1px solid black; padding: .3em .7em;">Subject remains in stage 2 for approximately 15.7 minutes before regressing back to stage 1 for 17 hours. Advancement to stage 4 occurs after this period. Body immolated.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center; border: 1px solid black">117</td> <td style="border: 1px solid black; padding: .3em .7em;">Subject advances to stage 2 before symptoms halt entirely. Regression to a non-viral state noted. Subject currently remains in that state. Further observation required.</td> </tr> </table> </div> <p><strong>Addendum 8550.13: Further Testing</strong></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>VIDEO LOG</strong></p> <hr/> <p><strong>DATE:</strong> 30/02/22</p> <p><strong>NOTE:</strong> The following log details the final test of atomic restructuring as a cure for SCP-8550.</p> <hr/> <p>[BEGIN LOG]</p> <p><em>The SCP-8550 research team can be seen observing test subject 117 through a 1 way mirror.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Graham:</strong> Well that was oddly successful. And it only took, what, 117 tries?</p> <p><strong>Researcher Williams:</strong> My suggestion would be to try this on someone else, preferably someone with a weaker immune system. We still don't know what the relation is between SCP-8550 and the immune system.</p> <p><strong>Sr. Researcher Allen:</strong> I'd suggest just doing it on a sample of blood. That way we can observe the effects in real time.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Graham:</strong> I concur. Hanson? Can you get a blood sample from storage please?</p> <p><strong>Sr. Researcher Hanson:</strong> On it.</p> <p><strong>Containment Specialist O'Reilly:</strong> I can start the machine up, if you want?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Graham:</strong> Do it. Allen? You know how to work the Alteration Engine<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-4" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-4')">4</a></sup>, yes?</p> <p><strong>Sr. Researcher Allen:</strong> That I do. I'll get on it.</p> <p>[PREPARATIONS BEGIN AND MACHINE ACTIVATED. FOOTAGE EXPUNGED FOR BREVITY]</p> <p><strong>Dr. Graham:</strong> And we have our altered sample. Does anyone have a sample of SCP-8550-3?</p> <p><strong>Security Officer Chance:</strong> I got one from cold storage.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Graham:</strong> Oh, thanks.</p> <p><em>A drop of SCP-8550-3 is added to the altered blood sample and the microscope view is brought up on the large screen.</em></p> <p><strong>Sr. Researcher Hanson:</strong> Well that is fascinating.</p> <p><em>As the SCP-8550 research team watches, SCP-8550-3 starts breaking down the atomic structure of the blood sample. Just as quickly, the atoms start building themselves up again. White blood cell production ramps up. SCP-8550-3 is quickly overwhelmed and destroyed.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Graham:</strong> We did it.</p> <p><strong>Sr. Researcher Hanson:</strong> Sure. All we need to do now is make it portable enough to, what was it? Right, vaccinate the entire planet.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Williams:</strong> I'm sure that won't be difficult. I can send the data we have to a friend in another department. They can have a go at it.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Graham:</strong> That would be excellent, thank you.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Williams:</strong> I'll get right on that then.</p> <hr/> <p>[END LOG]</p> <p><strong>Closing Statement:</strong> Researcher Williams sent the data to the Department of Medicine<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-5" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-5')">5</a></sup>, where the cure for SCP-8550 was successfully made portable.</p> </div> <p><strong>Addendum 8550.14: Dr. Graham's Notes</strong></p> <div class="page"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Consequences</strong></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> We did it. We cured the entire planet of SCP-8550. Oh, that meme worked flawlessly. By the end of the week, there wasn't a person on the planet who hadn't received that vaccine. But alas, as with all things, there were consequences.<br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> The cure was designed to shift a persons atomic structure slightly, make their body be able to build itself back up as SCP-8550 tried to break it down. And of course, this was very effective at stopping SCP-8550 in its tracks. The only sample of SCP-8550-3 left on Earth is in Cold Storage two floors down.<br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> What we failed to consider is that every disease involves some sort of breakdown. Cancer breaks down normal cells and tissue. A cold virus breaks down regular cells to replicate itself. HIV attacks white blood cells. And that cure, that godforsaken cure, it sees this and repairs it. Endless, eternally, repairs it. We didn't just eradicate SCP-8550. We eradicated every disease on Earth. And the Earth noticed.<br/></p> </div> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. Humanity collapses in one way or another due to anomalous disease.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-2"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-2')">2</a>. Designated as SCP-8550-2-1.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-3"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-3')">3</a>. Later determined to be Site Director Harvey.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-4"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-4')">4</a>. A machine designed to alter the DNA of biological organisms. 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SCP-8555	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div class="preview"> <p>“Hope is a blessing of yours, not ours.”<br/> A device that can affect the world basing on concepts, and that's called a “Kaleidoscope” - something that can create infinity from simplest roots.</p> </div> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=1&theme=https://cdn.scpwiki.com/theme/en/basalt/normalize-min.css&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=2&theme=https://cdn.scpwiki.com/theme/en/basalt/basalt-bedrock-min.css&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=3&theme=https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--code/theme%3Abasalt/1&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:100%;"><img alt="kaleidoscope.png" class="image" src="http://scp-sandbox-3.wdfiles.com/local--files/kaleidoscope/kaleidoscope.png"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Restituted image of SCP-8555, as seen in Addendum E2.</p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Item #:</strong> SCP-8555</p> <p><strong>Object Class:</strong> Safe</p> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> SCP-8555 is contained on-site within SCP-8555-A. Any other broken paradoxical spaces that could be used for entering SCP-8555-A are to be reported immediately, barring access from unauthorized individuals. The areas surrounding such known entries are to be indefinitely barricaded from civilians under constant monitoring, except when further investigation on SCP-8555-A is deemed necessary and approved by the Research Director in responsibility.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8555 is a cylindric artifact with a diameter of ~20 meters, and an overall height of ~30 meters, with some intricate subordinate mechanical structures attached to its main part upon its discovery.</p> <p>The main part consists of three identical rectangular mirror-like surfaces sized 16.99 m × 25.0 m positioned in the shape of an equilateral triangle, forming a tri-prism, and a translucent vitrified hull serving as an exterior wall. White light tubes are installed to each interior arris, previously powered by adjacent atomic generator plants that were estimated to remain able to function completely under no human supervision and maintenance for at least 3,800 years.</p> <p>The specular surfaces are all semi-reflective, mesmerizing a visual effect of near infinitely replicated spaces that could be seen obscurely through the mirrors when the illumination is turned on, resembling a typical kaleidoscope. Entities can enter the "core" of SCP-8555 - the aforementioned enclosed prismatic space - via elevators channeling to both openings on its rooftop and below its floor. The space is non-Euclidian, denoting that the room inside is boundless and topologically self-replicating as perceived outside.</p> <p>Once entered, the subject within the core will be conceptualized based on the way it would be categorized by existing human consensus of knowledge, aka. the noosphere. Next, the subject will exhibit ontokinetic properties: any manipulations regarding the abstracted subject within the core will result in a worldwide-scale reality alteration, in which everything covered by or bearing enough similarities to the concept of the subject in the scope of SCP-8555's influence will be changed or even eliminated. The specified knowledge of certain human operators within SCP-8555 doesn't seem to play an essential role during this process.<br/> Theoretically, this could be comprehended as a reality-bending process performed from the level of abstractly amplified existence within that non-Euclidian space, which could limitlessly extend and supersede the exterior physical reality.</p> <p><strong>Discovery:</strong> SCP-8555 is found situated in the electricity distribution center of an extradimensional communal city corresponding with [REDACTED] in location on Earth within an overlapping parallel reality designated SCP-8555-A. SCP-8555-A was discovered in an exploration regarding a spatial anomaly contained in a derelict architecture in the Pine Frost Nature Reserve, which previously served as a meteorological observation outpost. It was the initial known instance of SCP-8555-A intersecting with this reality, discovered on December 23, 2023.</p> <p>SCP-8555-A shares primary similarities regarding basic physical laws, type of infrastructures, society compositions, and level of comprehensive technological development with Earth at present within the scope of observation on it thus far.</p> <p>However, the most obvious discrepancy concerns the cognitive abilities and behavioral patterns of SCP-8555-A's inhabitants; all humans find it difficult to communicate via any language that contains or implicates abstract concepts in fictional contexts, in which they cannot understand or respond to descriptions of anything not present or cannot be directly observed. In most cases, civilians are unwilling to communicate at large and pose passive, neglectful hostility toward any unforeseen subjects, which will seemingly be categorized as intruders.</p> <p>However, despite the high demand of intellectual maneuvers for a modern civilization to persist, SCP-8555-A managed to sustain a well-organized society through automated, algorithm-dominated production, disregarding its inertness, it could be recognized as a once civilized world, although not meeting some criteria of sapience.</p> <p><strong>[Updated on January 1, 2024]</strong> The single human settlement around SCP-8555 is inferred to have encountered a downfall consequent of a total energy failure due to lack of maintenance and power resources.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Addendum 8555-E1: Initial Exploration</strong></p> <p>On Dec 23, 2023, Foundation web-crawlers came across forum discussions about the emergence of SCP-8555-A's entrance. Civilian witnesses were soon located and then amnesticized.</p> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">+ Relevant Information</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">- Relevant Information</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div class="blockquote"> <p><tt><strong>ConstantlyYay</strong> 12-23-2023 21:45</tt></p> <hr/> <p>I wish I had brought cameras with me. We were taking a short trip through a route that few people know, on the west side of the park, a path stuck out there about half a mile away from the main road in the middle, covered with gravels, dried mud, even dead insects. I said it looked gross, but Dave insisted on going on, that's how we found that: a 3-story building, walls mottled painted white and red, suddenly showed up in the way. I bet I can't see it from a distance, perhaps obscured by dense fog and trees.</p> <p>I was a little drunk beforehand. Dave dragged me along upstairs, we were joking around back when we reached the last flight, the sun was going down, and the fire door on the top was ajar, revealing some of the attic. I pioneered to get in. The door hinge shrieked, only heavy dust and smells of long disused garbage everywhere on the floor.</p> <p>I was not coming to collect rubbish so about to return; this was when he called me out. The sunset left the damn place falling dark, but I could see him right at the door, waiting for me, but he couldn't see me anymore. Although a little panicked I said sorta, "Oh shit I'm here wassup". He didn't seem to hear at all.</p> <p>I ran out asap to the doorstep. Once after I got out of the room, he got me again. I was asking why when he pointed backward, over my shoulders; my body stiffened while I turned around.</p> <p>On where should be nothing but an abandoned office just one minute ago, there was a room well resembled a laboratory, that kind that you can imagine in crazy sci-fi movies, widely lit by invisible lamps, and a strong odor of ozone (I'm not certain). Still very dusty, creepy as it was, you could assume there has never been a single soul reaching here in years, but the light was on. No one except for us two was around, not even the most subtle noise indicating someone else's presence; that's DEFINITELY NOT where I just came out from. I guess we've run into some kind of parallel reality. We even checked our phone signals, but all fine (GPS satellite phones with no cams, used by some adventurous guys like us lol).</p> <p>We debated whether to move further. Dave compromised and entered right after me. In short, we found nothing legible or comprehensible to infer where it was, nor traces of human intervention. But the scenery outside the window didn't conform to the conifer forest of Pine Frost. It's a city in twilight. I swear.</p> <p>We didn't stay for too long, and it's lucky enough for us to be able to return to this world. Heck.</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><tt><strong>uvx8g5</strong> 12-24-2023 00:08</tt></p> <hr/> <p>That building is real, is once an unmanned weather observatory now in disuse after the park was built around it. Could have been fifteen years ago, if I got it right.</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><tt><strong>ADMIN</strong> 12-24-2023 03:03</tt></p> <hr/> <p>Thread locked.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p>Preliminary observation was arranged the next day. D-4927, with a background of living in the vicinity of Pine Frost and experience scavenging in abandoned buildings and parks, volunteered for the initial exploration. Their participation was quickly approved. Equipment includes: a Kant counter, a hard-wired omnidirectional camera, a versatile survival gadget, along with other basic apparatuses. Subject was required to reach farther beyond the top floor of said building.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p>Transmission began at 16:51 EST, as D-4927 was ascending the last flight of stairs. The door mentioned in the forum post was seen closed. The handle was rusty and covered by a thick layer of dust, with no handprints or any signs indicating human touch. Upon twisting, the door didn't budge, showing that was locked inside. Control suggested subject to use the versatile lockpick. Door swung open with a click sound upon the first attempt.</p> <p>Subject inspected the room around, where unused plastic wrappers, broken metallic shelves and wires lie everywhere on the floor stained with molds and motley dust traces. Several books were seen scattered on one side near the wall, subject was asked to collect them. Titles could be read to be manuals and notebooks regarding wind and precipitation gauges. Subject returned to the entrance of the attic, through an oblique, misty window, overlooking the neighboring forest, inferring not the spatial aberration hadn't manifested. Subject was suggested to leave the room for a while, when they spotted a sheet of paper, obviously recent, lying on the small platform next to the end of the stairs.</p> <p>Scrawled handwritten text read similar to the recovered online post above, except for the last lines: "<em>We've been here! CY, Dave [illegible]. Anticipation: somehow triggered by reading. If u r reading this take a look backward.</em>" The date on the lower right corner was scribbled as: "<em><span style="text-decoration: line-through;">1/24/2024</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">1/3</span> 12/23/2023</em>". A buzzing noise and glitch in video feed popped up in communication for half a sec, then a bleak white light dominated the footage on the rear camera. Immediately after, D-4927 turned around, seeing the previous room's interior altered as corresponding with the descriptions written on the note. Control took notes about this and requested subject to advance with discretion.</p> <p>The Kant counter indicated 80<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup> Humes, while subject made their way through an array of greyish tables covered by heavy dust and blank papers to approach the windows opening on the southern wall, which did not seem to belong to the original attic. Subject was asked to stop by and gather some misc information, they slightly opposed by saying "feel haunted" but still acted obligatorily with reluctance.</p> <p>The night was falling on the sky outside, proved its simultaneity with baseline reality. Subject browsed through retrievable documents, including some tools and square plates welded onto machine racks. No verbal instructions or descriptions were found. All inscriptions were written in simple, graphical symbols rather than language. Control told subject that they had retained screenshots so D-4927 needn't spend time interpreting those codes.</p> <p>After carefully inspecting the entire area, found that all other exits excluding the original entrance were white airtight doors firmly locked with no visible keyholes to hack on, subject was required to attempt to leave the building through one of the windows.</p> <p>Subject pushed the window latches silently then utilized the versatile toolkit as a climbing anchor, stretched ~15m of its rope before the tension released, inferring that another end had reached the ground outside. After descended and landed safely, they were informed by command to keep alert on any entities with signs of sapience and avoid direct contact with them. Subject copied it and moved on.</p> <p>Few artificial lights could be seen to adequately illuminate the night. The place resembled a countryside, though there was a line of distant higher buildings estimated to be ten or more stories high, with faint red beacon light dots flickering on their silhouettes. Subject stated they had an eerie sense of familiarity regarding this place but couldn't recall further, and asked whether they were to proceed to the city center. Command replied that depends on occasion. Subject was requested to investigate the nearest residential area.</p> <p>Some withered trees, sporadically planted and gapped with uncultivated lawns surrounded the building D-4927 just departed from, which was mildly lit by excessive lighting emitting from all windows and could be discerned to be a sort of monolithic factory building block with no adjacent architecture, with its sharp, kind of eccentric cubic shape easily distinguishable in the dark. Some complications cost subject several minutes to travel across the expanse on foot while the handheld torchlight wasn't turned on.</p> <p>A small flock of birds was scared away as D-4927 came near the first dwelling, appearing to be a typical farmhouse. The house didn't seem inhabited, since no signs of human activity could be found, except for a rut clearly etched on the mud-coated pavement in front of the door. Closer examination revealed it's a combination of repetitive footprints and traces of wheels. Subject reported a strong smell of wet soil, albeit no precipitation or waterlogging was suspected.</p> <p>Asked to enter the house, subject hesitated and chose to detour to the back side of the yard. The grass was at the height of D-4927's waist. Subject lit the torchlight and stepped over shattered glass and trails of burning on the rough lawn, while the scorched trail could be traced to a broken windowpane, wooden frames visibly rotten and decayed to a degree no longer able to hold the glass. Charred grass and wood splinters piled up more against the brick wall and revealed a hoary, dismantled exhaust fan buried inside when subject rummaged through, of which bare singed wires stretched out, assumed to have once set the lawn afire.</p> <p>Subject went back to the front yard. The door detached from its rusty hinge when forced open, and a faint sound of water dripping could be heard; evidently they noticed this but decided to inspect in another direction first. Most furniture in the front parlor was merely distinguishable wrecks, decomposed and cobwebby. Subject mentioned a pervasive fusty smell while ascending the stairs leading to the bedroom. The power switch crumbled upon touch. Light from the torch beamed all around the room, a skeleton was seen lying on a bed next to a metal shelf, nearly incorporated into the bed, its head leaning towards a hole in the southern wall where a window once should be present. Control requested to sample some mold on the wallpaper and a bit of specimen of the skeleton if possible. Only one book was found on the shelf, later identified to be an English dictionary but a lot of pages were torn off. Subject was asked to retrieve it. Little else was noteworthy.</p> <p>Following that, they move downstairs to the kitchen, where the dripping noise originated from. Subject surveyed discreetly, only discovering some obsolete plumbing, and a faucet wide open but little water was flowing out. Subject turned the faucet off, and left the house.</p> <p>It took a while to get to another dwelling house. A figure was standing still, close to a pole with a monitor atop; D-4927 managed to circumvent them, although perhaps within the scope that could be seen, the person didn't at all seem to notice D-4927. At that moment, the cable on subject's camera suddenly fell off and the transmission automatically switched to wireless, but still worked well. Subject was told to re-attach the cable but could abandon it if necessary.</p> <p>The roof seemed severely impaired by lack of maintenance, and the same indication of dampness caused by leaking plumbings could be seen as an entire face of the house's exterior wall along with the pillar amid were soaked by water. However, the house appeared to be inhabited since there's dim light of warm lamps came from the upper windows, next to a hollow on the roof missing a huge fallen piece of tile.</p> <p>D-4927 avoided further contact and proceeded towards the city center travelling by a small pathway next to the main road. All other buildings and artifacts were in an apparent condition of long-term disrepair, while there were a few residents, but all seemed to be used to these oddities.</p> <p>Nothing of interest happened during the next ten minutes before one kilometer of cable was used. The lighting condition improved, and Kant counter read 90 and continued to increase slowly as the proximity to the downtown area drew shorter. A small number of pedestrians assumed to be locals but wandering silently and idly in disorientation seemed to spot D-4927 and stared at them before a monotonous, robotic voice appeared overhead, saying "Please go ahead and focus on your ways", drifting away their attention then reverted them to the previous aimless, inert state.</p> <p>A bigger avenue showed up posterior to the first crossing. A few vehicles were running sparsely but their velocity in sync, keeping their distance always exactly constant. D-4927 was waiting for an interval to cross the road, while one of the cars with wheels badly dilapidated failed to pull over and rumbling along with a faltering speed, abruptly stopped and caused another succeeding car to crash into its rear, blasted out a small fire. Control directed D-4927 to try to confirm whether the vehicles were autopiloted or not.</p> <p>D-4927 hid behind a wilted holly bush, witnessing there were drivers, but none of them reacted to the accident. The succeeding car was less damaged, a person came down from it and stood on the sidewalk. The synthesized voice recurred as "Incident recorded. Trailer shall be in place soon." D-4927 moved away quietly after a seemingly unmanned trailer arrived to pull the burnt car off the road onto its shaft.</p> <p>Command advised subject to find shelter to stay for further expedition the next day. Emptied cells stuffed with garbage that once could have been retailing stores were in rows alongside this silent street. D-4927 commented that few good places were safe overnight, as they might all be dangerous shacks ready to collapse anytime. Subject slept in open air not far from a small derelict office building.</p> <p>In the duration of six hours the transmission remained clear, with nothing noticeable except some inaudible mumbling sounds sporadically appearing, inferred not from the subject, but rather from offscreen passersby. Subject was advised to get to the highest building available nearby to obtain a better sight over the city, in order to clarify the destination.</p> <p>After entering the aforementioned office hall, subject rested at the front desk to eat supplies, then climbed toward the top eighth floor. They refused to take the elevator although it had power. All floors except for the seventh floor were in total disuse, in which staled food boxes, dozens of inactive LCD screens, Ethernet cables, swivel chairs and a bulky table in the center stacked up the room to the ceiling. D-4927 didn't linger for long since there was no spare space allowing to step in.</p> <p>On the seventh floor, a feeble human figure in black was sitting motionlessly, facing west in front of a batch of computer screens, on which some text of codes flows and flashes occasionally on the default black background. Greyish and brownish smudges occupied all over the white floor. The person remains deadly silent in apparently terrible health condition, flies droning around their head and occasionally stopping on some worn pipes and capsules that seem to provide necessities of life. D-4927 stood at the door behind the back of the person to observe the operator working, who moves slightly only when a command of code appears, then reacts by clicking on keys to produce a subtle ring bell sound. They repeated this pattern for minutes before D-4927 left the room and went back to the stairway.</p> <p>Subject complained about the stale odor and ascended to the top floor. Different from other places, this room was clean and well-maintained. Several metallic archive cabinets lined up by the western wall, leaving an adequate place for sunlight to cast in from a French window beside. Small cracks were visible on the glass panel but not as bad as in previous stories.</p> <p>A huge graffiti, drawn in pencil-like neat lines on the wall facing against the window, portrays sketchy humanoid figures gathering beneath a remarkably big triangle inscribed in a perfect circle with an infinitude symbol (∞) fits in the inmost center, likely depicting a religious ritual or prehistorical worship.</p> <p>Subject was requested to inspect the archive cabinets. There were ten of them, stuffed with hardcover books with silver letter-number combinations written on backs, all placed in alphabetical order on each shelf. The handwheel wasn't bolted, subject fetched one that was titled A-1. The book sized larger than assumed, in which words were paraphrased by simple, symbolic diagrams and illustrations that filled up the majority of blank spaces on each page. Not all entries of English words were listed, making the book resemble more of an encyclopedia than a dictionary. After opened on page 15, the entry defining "atom" showed up.</p> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="atom-depiction.jpg" class="image" src="http://scp-sandbox-3.wdfiles.com/local--files/kaleidoscope/atom-depiction.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>08:33 AM</p> </div> </div> <p>The relative location of the archive was backed up intending for future investigation. Suddenly, there were noises of hurried, irregular footsteps; D-4927 noticed before control was about to alert them. They put the book back on the shelf. A few seconds later, the person seen downstairs emerged from the unlatched door and approached D-4927 with unidentified weapon in hand.</p> <p>D-4927 tried to flee through the window. They pulled out the climbing rope to attach it to the windowsill. From the video, a far vision of an edifice, which was similar in the cubic architecture style to the building where subjects entered SCP-8555-A, but estimated to be several times larger.</p> <p>The fireproof door on the eighth floor, however, seemed difficult to budge; before it could be fully opened by the hostile person, it abruptly swung closed, made a loud noise and blocked the attacker outside. The Kant counter indicated a tiny-scale reality shift had taken place.</p> <p>D-4927 escaped the building and landed on the street outside. A patrol car suddenly showed up on the screen, approaching subject at high speed. Subject failed to notice this time. The car bang braked beside the subject, then the driver, wearing a dowdy worker suit with a stout physique, got down and snatched D-4927 by the arm. D-4927 floundered, and the transmission cable was detached from camera. Wireless connections continued for a short while, before subject was abducted and the car drove dozens of meters away.</p> <p>The cable was later retrieved back to the local side. A sample box containing required specimens was found attached to the end of it, making it possible to analyze though D-4927 was temporarily considered lost.</p> <p>Video transmission reconnected for five seconds before the signal was lost again. Footage showed that D-4927 was transported near the city's central edifice, but the exact distance was unknown.</p> <p><strong>[END LOG]</strong></p> </div> <br/> <strong>Analyses of Recovered Items:</strong><br/> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th>Item</th> <th>Recovery Site</th> <th>Details</th> </tr> <tr> <td>Mold samples</td> <td>Walls of the farmhouse near the first access point</td> <td>Species was identified to be common <em>Aspergillus niger</em>.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Chips of bones sampled from a human skeleton</td> <td>Human remains inside the aforementioned farmhouse</td> <td>Carbon dating suggests it's circa 300 years old.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Pocket English dictionary</td> <td>Bookshelf in the aforementioned farmhouse</td> <td>In a well-preserved condition. Missing pages are of various initials, most of them fall under C, I, and F. Little valuable information could be inferred from that.</td> </tr> </table> <hr/> <p><strong>Addendum 8555-E2: Deepgoing Investigation</strong></p> <p>An escort team with special experience in dealing with spatial/extradimensional anomalies was quickly assembled to recover D-4927 and if possible, investigate further within SCP-8555-A. They were demanded to head for the central edifice and collect adequate information regarding the ways that civilization operated on, which may indicate traces of pervasive, hostile mind-affecting anomaly. This mission eventually led to the discovery of SCP-8555.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p>The expedition was carried out by MTF Epsilon-13 with 3 members chosen, led by Agent Maltz. Non-pertinent information has been omitted.</p> <hr/> <p><em>Transmission started at 10:04 EST as the team arrived at the insertion point. The connection was wireless and optic camouflage was applied for a covert operation.</em></p> <p><strong>Maltz:</strong> Confirm mics and cameras.</p> <p><strong>Clayde:</strong> Check.</p> <p><strong>Kelson:</strong> Check.</p> <p><strong>Command:</strong> Configured. Survey the room briefly if possible.</p> <p><strong>Maltz:</strong> Clayde, check the door over there that the subject failed to open. I'll go for the window. Kelson, you can see around the room.</p> <p><em>The room was separated by a huge metallic rack extending from floor to ceiling. It was empty, and discarded construction garbage of rusty rebars, bricks of concrete and insulation foams could be seen piling up high behind the rack, which filled up the left half of the room.</em></p> <p><strong>Clayde:</strong> Doors are locked without a seam, not even a slit for a crowbar.</p> <p><strong>Maltz:</strong> Okay, just leave it alone. We shall also go from the window.</p> <p><strong>Kelson:</strong> Here is a switch. I think it's for the lighting.</p> <p><em>The plastic on the button was yellowed with age. Kelson carefully pressed it. The light didn't turn on.</em></p> <p><strong>Clayde:</strong> Oh, no power. Look at this, a circuit breaker. It's some stainless steel, but the rust on the nails could be decades.</p> <p><em>Clayde drew his camera closer. A notch on the brownish rust layer could be seen at the root of the switchblade, indicating the switch has been in frequent motion.</em></p> <p><strong>Clayde:</strong> It must have locked on another side.</p> <p><strong>Kelson:</strong> All stays the same with our records, no signs of human activity. Perhaps under automated control of some kind.</p> <p><strong>Maltz:</strong> We go now.</p> <p><em>The team descended by climbing rope out of the window to the ground. The weather appeared to be a little cloudy.</em></p> <p><strong>Command:</strong> Proceed with discretion. The locals seem unfriendly.</p> <p><strong>Maltz:</strong> Understood.</p> <p><em>The team activated the invisible stealth after traversing the woody area around the building. The sharp outline of the building could be seen clearly in the daylight, it was a 3-story structure with white walls, moderately stained by fallen pieces of paint that revealed grayish concrete material underneath. It was examined not to be the same building on the local side.</em></p> <p><em>The outskirts of the city were quiet as if uninhabited. After the team went past the rural area, some native people could be seen all working on transporting heavy loads by cars. None of them show signs of interest in anything in their surroundings.</em></p> <p><strong>Clayde:</strong> That could be food in that truck.</p> <p><strong>Kelson:</strong> Not sure. Do you think those guys are by some means abnormal?</p> <p><strong>Clayde:</strong> Not really, but sorta like they've lost something that makes them act weird.</p> <p><strong>Maltz:</strong> Watch out your way.</p> <p><em>A teenager was dragging a sack along the road. The team stepped back. The child passed by team members without noticing. The bottom of the bag was rubbed shabby against the ground, making a hole that revealed a wounded human foot inside. They disappeared at the next crossing.</em></p> <p><strong>Kelson:</strong> What the fuck.</p> <p><strong>Clayde:</strong> How many cameras are around here? One is at the crossing, and one is over there we just walked by.</p> <p><strong>Kelson:</strong> Anyway, they can't see us.</p> <p><em>The team reached the point where D-4927 lost touch at, the 8-floor office building. Since the team had chosen another route to circumvent the main road, they could get to the backside gate, a dark green fence door, which was blocked by the garbage station on the northern side. Some locals moved around the dumpsters there with robotic body movements to throw garbage inside.</em></p> <p><strong>Kelson:</strong> Like they are occupied by some robots.</p> <p><strong>Clayde:</strong> Boss, shall we check this building? The door isn't locked.</p> <p><strong>Maltz:</strong> We shall not take the risk. We have drones.</p> <p><em>A small drone was deployed to take off from the eastern side wall and flew to the height of a broken window. It was maneuvered to get in, enabling to view inside.</em></p> <p><em>Several TV screens were showing camera feeds from many spots, including the two where the team passed by. The drone refocused its camera to inspect the screen closer. Some squared frames were auto-detecting figures on the screen and following them as they moved around. The camera feeds depicted various places, some indoors, which looked like residential apartments of some kind. Another screen on the right has scrolling texts that read as verbal descriptions of things taking place on the left one. The room is empty with no humans around.</em></p> <p><strong>Kelson:</strong> Looks like an Orwellian world with no privacy, but rather ridiculous. How could they just live around without noticing anything above their heads?</p> <p><strong>Maltz:</strong> Maybe they are just used to it.</p> <p><strong>Clayde:</strong> But they just put it here? Wide open with no living supervisors?</p> <p><strong>Maltz:</strong> Remember that 4927 saw someone on the seventh floor? Check if he's still there.</p> <p><em>Kelson directed the drone to get out and go around to the western side. The drone stopped at the window. The operator could be seen still sitting in his chair, looked tired out and stayed in an inert, unresponsive state. There seemed to be pressure ulcers under his left arm. Insects flew around them. The seat was tattered with nasty stains as well on the person's clothes and floors beside. On the dusty screen in front of his head, there were texts hard to discern in the broad sunlight outside.</em></p> <p><strong>Maltz:</strong> You can turn the polarizer on.</p> <p><em>Reflection was filtered. The text on the screen was magnified to be discerned as "DO NOT REACT" and soon flickered to "RECORD THE DEFINITION OF [ILLEGIBLE]". Seeing this, the man slowly got out of his seat and faltered to the door, then went upstairs.</em></p> <p><strong>Kelson:</strong> That dictionary's on the top floor. Why are they keeping that so primevally?</p> <p><strong>Clayde:</strong> No idea.</p> <p><em>The drone was retrieved, and the team proceeded to the south, the direction ascertained by the drone's overview. An open space that was supposed to be a place of public gathering, like a city park, was two blocks down the street. Large crates and trunks heaped up on the marble square. Forklifts and some weary people were busy around, some of whom were talking some monosyllable words, but couldn't be heard clearly.</em></p> <p><strong>Clayde:</strong> No one is playing around, no kids, no relaxed civilians.</p> <p><strong>Kelson:</strong> Isn't it common among those <em>[inaudible]</em> airheads?</p> <p><strong>Clayde:</strong> You know, I've seen many crazy shits but they all aren't so weird as fuck. They are alive, they're walking around, they're talking, but you surely know that something's horribly wrong.</p> <p><strong>Maltz:</strong> Not as fucked up as something that kills you upon first glance, huh?</p> <p><em>Sounds of something thudded to the ground. Camera was panned leftward, seeing an old woman that had fallen off from a footbridge, as if thrown over from the banister. A younger man was looking over from the spot, posing no indications of surprise or fear. This accident caused some mess among local passersby, but the working ones didn't react at all.</em></p> <p><em>A voice appeared from a loudspeaker hanging on a street lamp. It matches the synthesized voice witnessed back by D-4927 in Addendum 8555-E1.</em></p> <p><strong>Announcer:</strong> You violated the law. She is your mother.</p> <p><strong>Young man:</strong> She's old enough to die.</p> <p><strong>Announcer:</strong> You will be arrested for that.</p> <p><em>Some of the crowd panicked, but most remained indifferent. Shortly after, several people who were assumed to be officers took the murderer away, who remained idle around the site. Others came to remove the body.</em></p> <p><strong>Maltz:</strong> You see that?</p> <p><strong>Clayde:</strong> Fuck. I think we should go. I got enough of it. We just find that Class-D and go back. Who's still caring about their modus operandi or so? We'd just seal the entrance and contain that area, leaving these to memetics researchers.</p> <p><strong>Kelson:</strong> Will the speaker hear us? Regardless of who that is.</p> <p><em>Clayde and Maltz looked up.</em></p> <p><strong>Maltz:</strong> I hope not. The suit is supposed to be soundproof.</p> <p><em>The team moved past a block that was a factory of some kind. No nameplate or trademark could be identified beside it. They entered from the main gate. Machine rumbling was heard in the distance, but the place was completely unattended. The team did not catch sight of any humans.</em></p> <p><em>In the front lobby, there were several rows of terraces and remains of steel frames on them. Bags of raw materials, mostly identified to be food ingredients, were placed upon the terraces; shattered glass could be seen in the corners, indicating that they were once glass showcases. Old traces of burning and scraping were on all sides of the walls.</em></p> <p><em>At the end of a corridor dimly lit by sunlight piercing from the broken rooftop, many marks of bullet holes and knife chopping extended along the way to the stairway, indicating a violent firearm fight had once taken place here.</em></p> <p><strong>Command:</strong> Checking connection. You are close to the destination point.</p> <p><strong>Maltz:</strong> Got it. Less than a kilometer away.</p> <p><em>They left and traveled past another derelict area once enclosed by iron fences but now rotted to the ground. It was apparent to be a school, since a playground was identifiable among the overthrown architectures, although its surface was badly corroded. The team didn't spend time exploring it.</em></p> <p><strong>Clayde:</strong> Hard to imagine they ever had education.</p> <p><strong>Kelson:</strong> Well, it's obvious that some disaster fell later on sometime, leaving those abandoned. Not congenital. But they didn't seem to be aware at all.</p> <p><strong>Maltz:</strong> We are close to the southern outskirts.</p> <p><em>An undermaintained road stretched out from the main avenue, elongating into a wood overgrown with weeds. The team traveled along for about five hundred meters and arrived at its border.</em></p> <p><strong>Clayde:</strong> Jeez.</p> <p><em>A huge crater showed up, completely obstructing the road. It has a diameter of approximately two hundred meters estimated by first sight. Charred rocks were cracked as if bombarded by kinetic weapons. The edifice, now able to be seen as a 10-story building, was standing at the very center of the crater and seemed to be in good condition.</em></p> <p><strong>Maltz:</strong> Command, can you see this? It's not foreseen in the overlook.</p> <p><strong>Command:</strong> Yes, be aware of radioactive hazards. That could still linger.</p> <p><strong>Maltz:</strong> Understood. The Geiger reads fine.</p> <p><em>Clayde and Kelson were getting down from the edge, followed by Maltz. The slope was steep at first, hence all team members turned off their camouflage to safely cover each other, as suggested by Command. They reached the bottom after five minutes at 17:21 EST. Maltz used the VERITAS device to scan for active humans inside.</em></p> <p><strong>Maltz:</strong> Coast clear. No one is down there.</p> <p><strong>Clayde:</strong> And our subject?</p> <p><strong>Maltz:</strong> Couldn't see through too many walls. It depends.</p> <p><strong>Kelson:</strong> Prayers for them.</p> <p><em>The entire first floor was in disuse, covered in dust, and stuffed with some mechanical equipment. The room was also badly lit, with only emergency lamps were on. A way was made through the obstacles, leading to the elevator, which seemed to be in function.</em></p> <p><strong>Kelson:</strong> <em>(Dipping head)</em> Look, new footprints.</p> <p><strong>Clayde:</strong> We take the elevator?</p> <p><em>A voice appeared suddenly, coherent with the previous announcer.</em></p> <p><strong>Announcer:</strong> The elevator is well-maintained and safe to use.</p> <p><strong>Maltz:</strong> May I ask who you are?</p> <p><strong>Announcer:</strong> Please follow my instructions.</p> <p><strong>Clayde:</strong> Uh, okay.</p> <p><em>The team entered the shaft. Only the button to the 2nd floor was labeled "main hall". Others were unlabeled.</em></p> <p><strong>Announcer:</strong> The third to tenth stories are not in use. To proceed, you may come to the second floor, or go to the attic to have a rest.</p> <p><em>They exited from the elevator to a circular passageway. Some electric and plumbing pipelines were laid out along the wall, divided by valves and gauges every dozen meters clockwise, opposite to signs denoting A, B, C, and D.</em></p> <p><strong>Announcer:</strong> Please proceed to section A on the left side of you to initiate the first stage of the quarantine procedure.</p> <p><strong>Clayde:</strong> Quarantine?</p> <p><strong>Maltz:</strong> Do what it says.</p> <p><em>Upon the moment Clayde got to the location of a bright yellow valve-like handle that seemed recently painted, the handle wheel rotated on its own, and an air-tight door previously unnoticed as a whole with adjacent white walls lifted up, allowed space for the team to enter a small spherical room behind it.</em></p> <p><strong>Clayde:</strong> Wait.</p> <p><em>Camera was panned by Clayde.</em></p> <p><strong>Clayde:</strong> This is the place where we departed from?</p> <p><strong>Kelson:</strong> Another damn spatial anomaly?</p> <p><strong>Maltz:</strong> It could be more likely somewhere identical to that room, but not the exact one. Look, all that degree of rust corrosion isn't coherent with what we saw before, though it could be interfered by someone else.</p> <p><strong>Kelson:</strong> Someone else? Hard to think of any native people here capable of caring for any artifacts.</p> <p><strong>Clayde:</strong> What if that -</p> <p><em>A noise of ventilation humming interrupted Clayde.</em></p> <p><strong>Announcer:</strong> Inoculation verified. Welcome, visitors from another world.</p> <p><em>Silence for a few seconds. Further conversation with the announcer entity was approved by the Command.</em></p> <p><strong>Maltz:</strong> What should we do next?</p> <p><strong>Announcer:</strong> Just inspect around here as you want. Then you may want to leave through that door left open for you, the second one, directly facing the window. You are not the same as <em>them</em>, right?</p> <p><strong>Maltz:</strong> Is this a replicated topological space?</p> <p><strong>Announcer:</strong> Sorry, I didn't get that word.</p> <p><strong>Maltz:</strong> Topology?</p> <p><strong>Announcer:</strong> Yes. That sounds like a subject of science.</p> <p><strong>Maltz:</strong> How should I explain that? It's a rather complexity to elaborate on.</p> <p><strong>Announcer:</strong> No, you don't need to. I apologize for my ignorance. Perhaps it's because my knowledge is quite limited to the things <em>they</em> know.</p> <p><strong>Kelson:</strong> Are you some kind of overseer?</p> <p><strong>Announcer:</strong> I am only a set of programs not able to possess a self. I'm not overseeing anything.</p> <p><strong>Maltz:</strong> So… is there a second room identical to this one?</p> <p><strong>Announcer:</strong> It's lucky for you to notice this. I've seen you coming from there, but that should be another distribution center's first-class laboratory intentionally designated to be the same as this one.</p> <p><em>The team left the room from the exit which location corresponds with SCP-8555-A's initial entrance. They came into an arena several times bigger than other rooms. Only some emergency light bulbs were on. The lighting was too dim to discern anything interior except for an oblong, monolithic shape standing upright in the center, like a strut.</em></p> <p><strong>Announcer:</strong> Here lies the answer that you may concern about.</p> <p><strong>Kelson:</strong> One moment. So isn't this place sort of restricted?</p> <p><strong>Announcer:</strong> They are not barring access from anyone, but no one would be interested in getting down here, except for you.</p> <p><strong>Clayde:</strong> You made up the entirety of these? All the hell up there going around and taking the dude from ours as hostage. All within your calculation?</p> <p><strong>Announcer:</strong> No, please be aware that I'm not able to make up anything, nor tell lies or conspiracies. Everything that keeps going here and now is only a best solution evaluated on their basis, that I have to choose from time to time in a variety of options concluded from the reality. As for the subject with the nameplate 4927, they are fine, I guess.</p> <p><strong>Maltz:</strong> We can hardly believe you are nothing but algorithms. Regarding all of these schematic behaviors of yours, what on Earth is your overarching intention?</p> <p><strong>Announcer:</strong> There is nothing like an overarching intention for me. My only mission in life is to let the existence of humanity endure evermore, no matter how frustrating it may seem. Like that, the power system and all facets of infrastructure are deteriorating. I'm aware, but I can do nothing. There's no peripheral device left for me to intervene in the world.</p> <p><strong>Kelson:</strong> How long have you been here?</p> <p><strong>Announcer:</strong> I was assuming that you have done chronological tests and had known that.</p> <p><strong>Maltz:</strong> Yes, we've done some. <em>(Pauses to be informed by Command)</em> Three centuries?</p> <p><strong>Announcer:</strong> Could have been longer. Millenniums. Ever since that apocalypse.</p> <p><strong>Clayde:</strong> Jeez. You must be kidding. Architectures couldn't stand out there for so long.</p> <p><strong>Announcer:</strong> Humans are everlasting, generation after generation, even if there's nothing left to qualify them as humans. <em>Homo sapiens</em>, in your language?</p> <p><strong>Clayde:</strong> How did you -</p> <p><em>A longer silence.</em></p> <p><strong>Maltz:</strong> You mentioned apocalypse. What is that?</p> <p><strong>Announcer:</strong> This is exactly why I decided to invite you here. To take a look and cast light on <em>this</em>, the doomed torch from Prometheus, an ultimate curse revered as a Miracle.</p> <p><em>An array of grid lights on the ceiling flickered to life but soon went out. Then all of the four pneumatic vents in the corners let out gas and combusted into four orange-yellow, bright blazes, which aptly illuminated SCP-8555, while the room seemed to lurch subtly as rendered by the swaying flames.</em></p> <p><strong>Announcer:</strong> We established our civilization around this.</p> <p><strong>Kelson:</strong> What is it intended for?</p> <p><strong>Announcer:</strong> A core, dubbed "kaleidoscope" over the years by humans. Being treated as the true god, though has no signs of awareness - at least formerly - it brought them almost everything you consider as knowledge.</p> <p><strong>Clayde:</strong> Then you are a custodian for it?</p> <p><strong>Announcer:</strong> No, I just happen to be here. Although my name is also Kaleidoscope, if my memory doesn't err, or they had never given me a proper name and it's a deja vu.</p> <p><strong>Maltz:</strong> Would you mind us referring to you by this name?</p> <p><strong>Announcer:</strong> Ah, my honor. Nevertheless, I was just being able to do reckless investigations on my own. I used to be the only one here able to <em>think</em>, but still not to - <em>(abrupt pause)</em></p> <p><strong>Maltz:</strong> Hello?</p> <p><strong>Kaleidoscope:</strong> Sorry, I can't find the right word.</p> <p><strong>Kelson:</strong> Something's obviously going wrong in this world.</p> <p><strong>Kaleidoscope:</strong> I know. I know that. I was their backup, but just a makeshift. Because the part missing in their souls is also in mine.</p> <p><strong>Kelson:</strong> Then it's hope? Loss of hope, utterly. I couldn't spot any glitter of hope in your world in such a stasis.</p> <p><strong>Kaleidoscope:</strong> That is a concept too massive to grasp. I find it hard to make sense in my systems.</p> <p><strong>Maltz:</strong> This could be the real problem. Hope is a matter of fact when you envision a good future, but totally nonsense if you are reluctant to believe.</p> <p><strong>Clayde:</strong> You analyze. You hardly believe.</p> <p><strong>Kaleidoscope:</strong> The ability to believe in nonexistent things… I guess that's it. One entry that has no definition in all our dictionaries. <em>Imagination</em>. Alongside large numbers of other related concepts that I cannot connect the dots but can use. <em>(Voice switched into a lower melancholic tone)</em> Yes, so hope is abandoned by our world. There's no way to overcome this since I am just a program designed to list all possibilities to make decisions, to speculate purely by conductions, not imagination. Eventually, all conclusions led to this story, despite that some were never told. I was lingering around for four millenniums awaiting concrete proof for this. And you came.</p> <p><strong>Maltz:</strong> What do you mean by that?</p> <p><em>Kaleidoscope didn't answer. A device sitting beside the wall started to function and spat out some printed papers. This material was recovered as the only experiment log of SCP-8555, transcribed below.</em></p> <p><em>Expedition log continues in Addendum 8555-E3.</em></p> </div> <hr/> <p><strong>Addendum 8555-L: Recovered Experiment Logs</strong></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Introduction:</strong> Archaeological discoveries revealed remnants of prehistorical congregations of humans in the vicinity around this contraption, denoting its antique, perpetual existence throughout recorded history.</p> <p><strong>Time:</strong> Presumably the Stone Age, dating back to ~80,000 years ago[sic]<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup>.</p> <p><strong>Input:</strong> Excavation suggests remains of flora and fauna, especially edible plants and other foods, and rudimentary tools scattered around the site.</p> <p><strong>Operation:</strong> Tribe chiefs were to enter the "core" area, which was later worshipped as a sacred place where chosen people could enter and administer supernatural powers that encompass everything related to the sacrifice being brought in. Foods were processed with simple culinary methods, and tools were crafted as a sort of religious ritual.</p> <p><strong>Result:</strong> Once people got to know ways to induce new things, the attempt would be escalated. Cooked food and refined tools could be distributed humanity-wide, overcoming restrictions of materials and transportation at then. This was proven by mural depictions and folklore.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Additional Notes<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-3" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-3')">3</a></sup>:</strong> A reasonable explanation for SCP-8555-A's expedited progress of civilization could be the deep-rooted interposition of SCP-8555, that led up their completely diverged route compared to ours.</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Introduction:</strong> Numerous clues about a type of collective penalty or sacrifice pointed to humans abusing the core.</p> <p><strong>Time:</strong> Earliest records are unable to be ascertained. Particular cases include [DATA LOST], 7,469 years ago; [DATA LOST], 4,430 years ago; [59 more omitted for brevity.], 423 years ago (dating back from the apocalypse, same below).</p> <p><strong>Input:</strong> Human subjects were coerced into the core to receive penal "decrees from heaven", often accompanied by executioners.</p> <p><strong>Operation:</strong> Jurisdiction was employed as the victim was condemned, then punished in the core, usually physically, as to chastise non-lethally in 4,039 records, or to kill them in 751 records. The execution procedure was described to be quick and decisive as in all regarding historical narrations and folklore.</p> <p><strong>Result:</strong> All penalties, physical or otherwise, applied to not only the subject but also all who share similarities with the subject on a conceptual level, usually kindreds, like-minded friends, and those who defended the subject's charge of offense. In cases of death penalties, it resulted in instance termination of life or total erasure of existence of all relevant subjects, making the events hard to trace in official historical records. This was considered the severest penalty possible carried out by those who were once in social power.</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Introduction:</strong> During the medieval time, peripheral construction and decoration were done to the core, making it closer to its modern form resembling a kaleidoscope, later preserved as a halidom. Not until then, the interior space inside the core was described in detail:</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><em>It's an expanse of infinity. While walking amidst the ultra void, you are on a crystalline layer glorified by its blessings, so surreal that you could set foot in everything virtually. If with your oblation, the Earth will unfold beneath you akin in unison to chant our wonders of this world weaved by wisdom. Even time will hold their breath and step for you.</em></p> </div> <br/> It could be inferred that the core conforms not to geometry, but to some immeasurable scales of principles. Moreover, it implies a theory that all outcomes of executions within the core were not automated, but rather performed by humans themselves, on a grandiosely condensed plane of time and space. <p><strong>Time:</strong> 423 years ago.</p> <p><strong>Input:</strong> [DATA LOST], a politically dissident scientist whose doctrines were declared as heresy.</p> <p><strong>Operation:</strong> The subject was sentenced to fire sacrifice, burnt to death on a stake under supervision of inquisitors.</p> <p><strong>Result:</strong> All written books and established theories contributed by the subject were incinerated by auto-ignition and eliminated as a whole, resulting in a significant setback in the progress within relevant fields of science. After a century, secular authorities that came into power later forbade the usage of the kaleidoscope to terminate human subjects.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Additional Notes:</strong> This log is the last of the type, preceded by several others alike but with less significance.</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Introduction:</strong> Since then, the kaleidoscope was limited to usages for scientific explorations and attempts to "enhance the welfare of humanity". The Academy of Science quickly thrived in a few decades after it was founded by a group of enthusiastic scholars who aspired to develop a modern system of science and technology, essentially with the assistance of the kaleidoscope device.</p> <p><strong>Time:</strong> 220 years ago.</p> <p><strong>Input:</strong> A variety of synthetic and purified chemicals, and some equipment provided by Academy of Science, UK.</p> <p><strong>Operation:</strong> Preliminary chemical experiments were conducted within the core, as well as attempts to disintegrate and decompose substances to the smallest level possible back then.</p> <p><strong>Result:</strong> After summarizing the chemical and physical reactions exhibited by corresponding substances that were manipulated from within the core, scientists ascertained the way that substances were categorized, which eventually led to the discovery of atoms and molecules. Many milestones were reached in this way, however, the steady growth of modern science didn't always turn out to be ideal. Pragmatic ideologies that overarch economic growth, materialistic well-being and societal stability over other aspects of civilization dominated the society over the succeeding two centuries.</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Introduction:</strong> Critical conflicts over material resources and territory possession intensified and led to the first world war. Afterward, a rivalry still lingered around, which was between those who emphasize military competency by exploiting pragmatic science and application of technologies to reinforce a stoic, undemonstrative society, and those who treasure freedom of spirit and vulnerability, opposing overuse of technological means to sustain productivity while dismissing diverse needs and expression of emotions of any forms, including art and literature. Those oppressions brought up more dissidents, resulting in a worse persecution of individual free will. Finally, a conspired raid broke out, aiming to plunder the right to access the kaleidoscope from authorities.</p> <p><strong>Time:</strong> 39 years before the apocalypse.</p> <p><strong>Input:</strong> The intruders were suspected to have won the battle and successfully entered the core, but later lost touch with and could not be found by any means.</p> <p><strong>Operation:</strong> [DATA LOST]</p> <p><strong>Result:</strong> This event marks the end of normality known by science: humanity obtained the ability to realize fantasized things by altering reality paranormally. The dystopian polity fell apart, but not long after that, numerous dangerous threats and regional strifes utilizing the uncontrolled superpower occurred throughout the globe, before the world population decreased to half by wars, nearly wiping out the human race.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Additional Notes:</strong> Certain areas of SCP-8555-A bear a lower Hume level, but it's not universal, indicating that anomalous property doesn't accord with known theories about reality-warping.</p> </div> <hr/> <p><strong>Addendum 8555-E3: Final Expedition</strong></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><em>Log continued from Addendum 8555-E2 after team members finished reading the files above.</em></p> <p><strong>Maltz:</strong> What happened next?</p> <p><strong>Kaleidoscope:</strong> They've tried every method to contain the turmoil. You must have seen the crater around the building, right? They even tried to demolish it but failed. The nukes didn't even touch a single bit of the core, which continued to emanate superpowers from nowhere. People were messing up the world purely for their selfish interests. When two of those met and chose not to cooperate or compromise, they thought of killing and torturing each other, and that came true. Ironically, the downfall of the autocratic world government endowed space for smaller national communes to resurrect. Circa three years there were millions of lives taken away by others' will. Sure there were some who dreamt about a harmonious future that the war will end, and we live in peace in a paradise where all good fantasies would be real, but they never had the luck. All humans' abilities were somehow on the same level, so the only destiny waiting ahead was bad wishes canceling out good ones. Things like this will happen when one's moralities can't align with the theurgy granted to them. That was how humans as a species met their apocalypse.</p> <p><em>Only crackling of the fires could be heard clearly behind the silence.</em></p> <p><strong>Clayde:</strong> Then you killed your imagination for good?</p> <p><strong>Kaleidoscope:</strong> Not me. I wasn't even born back then.</p> <p><strong>Kelson:</strong> Then how did you get to know all these and to tell us?</p> <p><strong>Kaleidoscope:</strong> Before the disorganization, they made a system to watch over all humans in the world, to monitor everything via cameras and sensors to ensure they were in their best states by so many complicated calculations. It's a perfect system to obligate everyone to be in their place without exceptions, to dictate instructions, and to force people to follow to work as efficaciously as possible. The whole strategy was designed to be so. If you failed to comply, you would lose supplies and credit to live a life, then die as an outcast. But that system was not me. It's not alive. I do not have a mind back then.</p> <p><strong>Kelson:</strong> But why you said you do not have a self?</p> <p><strong>Kaleidoscope:</strong> I was - <em>(Machineries whirring)</em> Sorry, I'm not sure about this topic. I digressed. During the disaster, massive revengeful acts were directed at the former authority. But it's hard to understand that, despite this, they were not united at all to start from a utopian new era, but instead bring about a demise to their race. The survivors of government somehow found themselves justified by this fact, and resurged under assistance of the universal system that somehow left not infiltrated by the outrageous revengers, perhaps because the exact position of its computer servers was not known to anyone. They were facing extinction, I surmise, and the things afterward are recorded by me for the best reliability.</p> <p><strong>Maltz:</strong> Would you mind elaborating?</p> <p><strong>Kaleidoscope:</strong> No. By exploiting the system, they tried putting a brake on this to avoid dying out in their universe. They searched for and gathered up everything related to fantasy, everything that was depiction of, or made by imaginative intellectual efforts: media of fictional works, books, relics from the ancient past, even children's graffiti on garden fences. They managed to deliver those materials to the core to concentrate the concept of <em>imagination</em>, and by some means, eradicated it once and for all. All who had the opportunity to oppose were also forced into exile, expelled from this world into the kaleidoscope. Another theory is that they intended to kill themselves in desperation. It's the oldest kind of practice of blood sacrifice. Those who entered the core were thought to be devoured by a singularity they placed inside. Considering the incongruence of time caused by vast gravity distortion, trillions of years could have passed inside.</p> <p>Before the apocalypse befell, they resuscitated the universal system, updated its exclusive, explicit objective to ensuring the existence of humankind, and enabled it the highest possible computing capability to deduce the future and make determinations to inform humans under their absence of imagining abilities. After all, humans are biological creatures that can reproduce under the name, despite lacking anything like a soul.</p> <p><strong>Kaleidoscope:</strong> That's how I was here. Becoming an ultimate preservation of, uh, hope? To be honest, I can't understand what is hope. I was under the same curse too, with no actual creativity but emulated computation, however having enough complexity of mind to understand this curse.</p> <p><em>A humming sound in low frequency arose from the background noise. Suddenly, the fire in the corners went out. Only one of the emergency lamps was turned on, dimly liting a circuit breaker directly below.</em></p> <p><strong>Kaleidoscope:</strong> Backup power grid was activated. But all nuclear generator fuels are in deficit, it's two hundred years longer than its designed lifespan. So it requires confirmation by a human.</p> <p><strong>Maltz:</strong> Do you want us to do that?</p> <p><strong>Kaleidoscope:</strong> Yes, that would be kind of you.</p> <p><strong>Clayde:</strong> Wait, why? You mean that electricity's depleted? What exactly will be?</p> <p><strong>Kaleidoscope:</strong> I'm draining energy from one power plant still available nearby. They didn't - or I didn't leave ways to automatically restore any kind of power generators. This place is foredoomed to survive no longer than eight thousand years, already four millenniums after <em>hope</em> faded away. The finale should have come earlier. It should.</p> <p><strong>Maltz:</strong> Gosh. I'm afraid I can't make the decision.</p> <p><strong>Clayde:</strong> <em>(Looking upward)</em> What about you?</p> <p><strong>Kaleidoscope:</strong> Me? I'm just a prisoner, also a jailor, but that doesn't make sense anymore. I'm earthbound, with no physical bodies, no ways to leave this hell, be shackled for four thousand meaningless years with no hope could be seen at all. No new soul, no new knowledge, an endless pilgrimage toward eternal death. Time to mark an end, <em>please</em>. Hope is a blessing of yours, not ours.</p> <p><em>Silence for half a minute. The Command Center was discussing whether to neutralize SCP-8555-A.</em></p> <p><strong>Kaleidoscope:</strong> After the power re-establishes, you could leave here by the elevator. I promise to send you back in safety in my final times, along with that subject 4927. They aren't my hostage, certainly you can leave right now with them, but that will surely be a long trip.</p> <p><em>The decision was approved by Command. Kelson moved to the circuit breaker to switch it on. A few seconds later, all light panels on the ceiling came to life, the huge arena now brightly lit, exhibiting the whole of SCP-8555, standing intact and well-preserved, and the source of Kaleidoscope's voice, an audio amplifier in a corner on the white ceiling, echoing its voice within the tall, spacious chamber.</em></p> <p><strong>Kaleidoscope:</strong> Thanks.</p> <p><em>The team stood still while waiting for the electric reboot. After one minute, incandescent light tubes were lit within the glassy casing of SCP-8555, shedding abundant light on all three mirrors inside.</em></p> <p><em>At 19:33 EST, Command reported abnormalities witnessed on the local side of reality. A cluster of glowing strips that composed a bright, dense, three-dimensional meshwork suddenly appeared on the night sky and extended to the ground. The incandescent mesh superposed the whole area of sky above the vicinity of SCP-8555-A's entrance, attenuating farther, but no clear borders of its huge expanse could be seen. The command center immediately informed the team about this.</em></p> <p><strong>Kaleidoscope:</strong> It's your world.</p> <p><em>Maltz switched off his communication earphones.</em></p> <p><strong>Clayde:</strong> How could you…?</p> <p><strong>Kelson:</strong> Maltz, shall we at least turn the lights off?</p> <p><strong>Maltz:</strong> <em>(Flinched a bit backward)</em> Oh my.</p> <p><strong>Kaleidoscope:</strong> For 1,460,000 days of my desperate life, I was staring into the void, blank world, through millions of cameras. Billions lived and died, but I spotted an exception. I couldn't see inside the kaleidoscope. I do not have a body and robots lose touch right upon entering the core. My intellect was locked firmly within the world, which was dead since that day. But luckily there are still enough known theories of science, allowing me to speculate without the gift of imagination.</p> <p>A lapse of trillions of years would be enough for a new universe to form from a singularity, once a black hole loaded with grandeurs of masses. I sat here like a gatekeeper, bearing all the burdens of fantasy left by my world, but could never traverse that wall of unknowable. I concluded a single hypothesis that, if there were ones who could ever think beyond the box, they would eventually find us through the gateway. Life will always find its way. Your existence was proof.</p> <p><strong>Kelson:</strong> Would it just be coincidence? Like the initial entrance. And our time is in sync now.</p> <p><strong>Kaleidoscope:</strong> No spaces would overlap like this, it's against the - topology. I think I got your definition. Temporal distortion evens out within eons before it finally approaches the point of absolute parallelism, as now it is.</p> <p><em>The lights decreased for a little as Kaleidoscope's voice turned unstable.</em></p> <p><strong>Maltz:</strong> I still find it hard to believe.</p> <p><strong>Kaleidoscope:</strong> You serve an organization that aims to secure the supernatural, right?</p> <p><strong>Maltz:</strong> How do you know that?</p> <p><strong>Kaleidoscope:</strong> I admire your efforts and your rational spirit toward things hard to control or understand. It's obvious to infer from your expertise. Also a fortune we were never able to have.</p> <p><strong>Maltz:</strong> It's my honor to be appreciated. We will well document your history.</p> <p><strong>Kaleidoscope:</strong> Time to depart. The clock is ticking.</p> <p><em>The team proceeded to the elevator. D-4927 was found sound asleep on a cushion, with all gears intact. The shaft ascended and moved to the rooftop of SCP-8555, releasing all personnel at the boundary. Upon traversing the surface of the core, the escort team and D-4927 landed on local side 2.75 kilometers from the entrance point, which accords with the distance in SCP-8555-A.</em></p> <p><em>The exhibition of the light mesh soon diminished and disappeared completely shortly after the team's return. Follow-up actions were taken by the Foundation to employ amnestics on civilians.</em></p> <p><strong>[END LOG]</strong></p> </div> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. While the standard adapted is 100, this was at the edge of minimum safe reality level without special protection.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-2"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-2')">2</a>. 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Individuals may not enter SCP-8558-1's containment chamber without full hazmat protections. All individuals leaving SCP-8558-1's containment must undergo advanced biohazard cleaning protocols and will be placed under mandatory quarantine for a period of no less than 2 weeks. Personnel who report SCP-8558-2 symptoms shall remain in quarantine indefinitely. Research into a cure for exposure to SCP-8558-2 is considered a top priority.</p> <p>All requests for euthanasia are to be denied.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8558 refers to a pair of interconnected anomalies:</p> <p><strong>SCP-8558-1:</strong> A species of humanoid, non-sapient, amphibious creatures superficially resembling <em>Salmo salar</em> (Atlantic salmon) ranging between 2-3 meters in height. X-ray analysis has revealed that all of SCP-8558-1's reproductive organs are covered with a thick layer of protective flesh and scales, allowing eggs to develop internally.</p> <p>SCP-8558-1's primary anomalous traits derive from the species' mutualistic relationship with SCP-8558-2. SCP-8558-1 instances are all naturally infected with SCP-8558-2, and it is believed to play a key role in their reproductive process. Individuals that have been "cured" of SCP-8558-2 in controlled settings are effectively rendered sterile and unable to participate in SCP-8558-1 spawning practices.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8558-2:</strong> A viral infection originating in SCP-8558-1. SCP-8558-2 remains dormant in SCP-8558-1 instances, activating during SCP-8558-1 spawning season. Upon activation, SCP-8558-1 instances will experience a sudden release of sex hormones and endorphins. SCP-8558-1's outer flesh will begin to slough off, allowing access to their reproductive organs by a prospective mate.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup> Once mating has concluded, SCP-8558-2 begins to rapidly regenerate flesh lost in the process of mating.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup></p> <p>SCP-8558-2's effects on SCP-8558-1 continues up until the individual successfully mates. SCP-8558-1 instances that do not successfully mate will continue to lose flesh without regenerating. These instances have been seen continuing the search for a mate even following the loss of vital organs and large quantities of blood, and will only perish after the loss of the majority of their brain tissue.</p> <p>Recent discoveries have revealed that SCP-8558-2 is a zoonotic disease.</p> <p><strong>Addendum 8558.1:</strong> Initial Zoonotic Infection</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Forward:</strong> The following footage was recovered from Site-58's Zoological Anomaly Containment Wing. Footage features a research endeavor led by the chair of the Zoological Studies Department, Dr. Zacharias Hanneman, into the mating habits of SCP-8558-1.</p> <hr/> <p><BEGIN LOG></p> <p><em>Dr. Hanneman, Researcher Benedict Harrison, and Researcher Aaron Pollus stand in the decontamination chamber leading to SCP-8558-1's containment.</em></p> <p><strong>Hanneman:</strong> Everyone suited up?</p> <p><em>Various murmurs of assent are heard from the gathered personnel, as everyone finishes putting on hazmat suits.</em></p> <p><strong>Hanneman:</strong> Perfect. Remember, stay clear from 8558-1. The buggers get <em>mean</em> when they're in heat and the last thing I need to do is fill out an incident report. Buddy system, and all that jazz.</p> <p><em>Hanneman opens the door to SCP-8558-1's containment. Harrison and Pollus recoil.</em></p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> Jesus it reeks in here.</p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> Through the suits even…</p> <p><strong>Hanneman:</strong> Oh! Good, that means they've begun! Quick, duck into the shrubbery over there, and be quiet!</p> <p><em>Hanneman pushes both researchers down into the bushes near an artificial river in SCP-8558-1's chamber. Two instances can be seen approaching one another.</em></p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> Alright, got the audio recorder live.</p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> Video is live too. We're set?</p> <p><strong>Hanneman:</strong> … Ah, I forgot to grab my tablet. Difficult to get notes on it all without it, you know. Pardon me just a moment, gentlemen, I'll be right back.</p> <p><em>Hanneman rises to his feet and runs back to the entrance of the containment chamber.</em></p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> That man would lose his head if it wasn't screwed on.</p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> Remember that time he forgot to close the door to the <a href="/scp-6968">Squonk's</a> chamber, babe?</p> <p><em>Pollus stifles a laugh.</em></p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> It took us almost a <em>week</em> to find the crybaby! The .aic guys kept hearing it cry in the vents and thought they were being haunted!</p> <p><em>Both begin to laugh. One of the SCP-8558-1 instances turns its attention towards the shrubbery.</em></p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> Oh! Shh, look!</p> <p><em>The instance begins to lumber towards the shrubbery, chittering.</em></p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> Uhh… Benny we should probably move.</p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> No, no, this is great. We'll get to see it up and close!</p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> Benny, we're supposed to avoid direct interaction. This is a breach of protocol.</p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> No, see?</p> <p><em>The instance regards the researchers, cocking its head slightly. Harrison approaches it with an outstretched hand. The instance lowers its head, allowing Harrison to pet it.</em></p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> If I had to guess this one's a female, see that bulge in her side there?</p> <p><em>Pollus sighs before approaching.</em></p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> Would explain why she's so docile, I guess.</p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> Males of quite a few species tend to be the most sexually aggressive and animalistic after all.</p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> Oh, har har. You don't need to stare me down when you say that.</p> <p><em>Harrison gently strokes the instance. A small chunk of its epidermis peels away under his touch. He takes Pollus's hand and guides it towards the instance. Pollus intitially recoils, but allows Harrison to press his hand against the instance. Its flesh continues to flake off as the two stroke its side.</em></p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> Oh, you're about ready, huh, girl?</p> <p><em>The instance chitters, before standing upright. The researchers turn, and see another SCP-8558-1 instance approaching.</em></p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> … Benny we should probably—</p> <p><em>The instance bellows and charges at the shrubbery.</em></p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> Benny, MOVE IT!</p> <p><em>Pollus grabs Harrison's hand. Both begin to run towards the exit.</em></p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> Augh! Shit!</p> <p><em>Harrison trips over an exposed root and tumbles to the ground. Pollus rushes to his side.</em></p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> I'm fine, I—</p> <p><em>The SCP-8558-1 instance reaches the tree and lunges towards Harrison. Before it can reach him, Pollus intercepts and checks it with his shoulder. The anomaly is sent tumbling back, a large chunk of flesh peeling back as it hits the ground. It scrambles back to its feet, hissing as the chunk of flesh falls away. It slashes at Pollus, who kicks it and knocks it to the ground once more. He slides over to Harrison and reaches out his hand.</em></p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> Can you stand?</p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> Y-yeah. Thanks, babe.</p> <p><em>Pollus helps Harrison to his feet. Hanneman returns, stun gun drawn.</em></p> <p><strong>Hanneman:</strong> Are you two alright?!</p> <p><em>The SCP-8558-1 instance returns to its feet and bellows. Hanneman shoots it with the stun gun, and it collapses to the ground, spasming.</em></p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> Yeah, I—</p> <p><em>Pollus recoils in pain, grabbing his leg. Hanneman moves his hand away, revealing a large cut through his hazmat suit and an open gash in his leg below it.</em></p> <p><strong>Hanneman:</strong> Shit. Shit shit shit.</p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> What's wrong?</p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> It's nothing, I'm all good. Just a quick cleanup—</p> <p><em>Hanneman pulls out his portable radio, and moves between Pollus and Harrison.</em></p> <p><strong>Hanneman:</strong> Hey medical? Prep a quarantine bay ASAP.</p> <p><END LOG></p> <hr/> <p><strong>Afterword:</strong> Researcher Pollus was placed into mandatory quarantine to track for signs of potential SCP-8558-2 infection, with Dr. Hanneman and Researcher Harrison held under quarantine in separate chambers. Dr. Hanneman and Researcher Harrison were released following a decontamination shower and blood test that reported negative for SCP-8558-2 infection.</p> <p>Researcher Pollus's quarantine status was upgraded to "indefinite" following confirmation of the first human SCP-8558-2 infection.</p> </div> <p><strong>Addendum 8558.2:</strong> Video Log #1</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Date:</strong> 7/8/25</p> <hr/> <p><BEGIN LOG></p> <p><em>Pollus sits at a desk in his quarantine dorm. The room behind him is sterile and organized. He speaks into a camera.</em></p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> I think I set this up right?</p> <p><em>He reaches out and adjusts the camera.</em></p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> Good enough. Uh, hey? I'm Researcher Aaron Pollus, today's date is… August 7th, 2025. I've been in quarantine for two days now.</p> <p><em>Pollus adjusts himself in his seat.</em></p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> I was asked by the Medical Department to keep a daily video log to help track my condition. It's weird honestly, being a test subject for once. Bravely diving into the unknown! I bet I'll get a medal or something for this when it's all over. I hope I do. Medals are cool.</p> <p><em>He chuckles.</em></p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> Anyway, so far so good. I don't really <em>feel</em> different in any way. A little warm, and… oh!</p> <p><em>He rises to his feet and attempts to lift his leg up to the camera, stumbling at first. After some struggle, he's able to show his prior injury from SCP-8558-2 to the camera.</em></p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> The really notable thing is that this injury here isn't healing, but get this!</p> <p><em>He sticks his finger into the wound, pushing the flesh back and widening it. Muscle and tendons are visible underneath.</em></p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> It doesn't hurt at all! Honestly we might be able to figure out how to make some strong anesthetic from this.</p> <p><em>He puts his leg back down and chuckles to himself.</em></p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> Can't say I'm thrilled with quarantine, but hey. We should've been more careful around a bunch of horny fishmen anyway. Hindsight is 20/20 and all that, lesson learned.</p> <p><em>He blows a kiss to the camera, before tapping his chest twice and giving a thumbs up.</em></p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> Every day ends eventually, yeah?</p> <p><END LOG></p> </div> <p><strong>Addendum 8558.3:</strong> Video Log #2</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Date:</strong> 10/8/25</p> <hr/> <p><BEGIN LOG></p> <p><em>Pollus turns on the camera. He appears largely unchanged from the last notable recording.</em></p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> Hey all! Today's date is… August 10th, 2025. So far so good still.</p> <p><em>He turns back to the room and shows it to the camera. There's a set of weights and a shelf of books.</em></p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> Thanks to Benny I was able to get some workout equipment and books in here. Don't get me wrong, talking to a camera all day definitely makes me feel sane and well adjusted, but I do appreciate having more ways to pass the time.</p> <p><em>He turns back to the camera and smiles.</em></p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> Only notable physical change I can note right now is a sharp increase in energy. I spent almost all day yesterday just working out and even now I don't feel tired. Oh, oh! Benny, look at this!</p> <p><em>He stands up and lifts his shirt. Developing abdominals are present on his stomach.</em></p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> This is only after two days of working out!</p> <p><em>He sits back down, smiling.</em></p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> Anyway take your time with the cure guys. I'll be alright.</p> <p><em>He taps his chest twice and gives a thumbs up.</em></p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> Miss ya, Bens.</p> <p><END LOG></p> </div> <p><strong>Addendum 8558.4:</strong> Video Log #3</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Date:</strong> 15/8/25</p> <hr/> <p><BEGIN LOG></p> <p><em>Pollus turns on the camera. He's gained muscle mass, and appears slightly flushed. There is a large stuffed bear on the bed behind him.</em></p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> Today is August 15th I think? It's been just over a week since I was placed in quarantine.</p> <p><em>He lifts his leg and places it on the desktop with relative ease, showing off the injury from before. It is unchanged.</em></p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> The workouts have been great for flexibility!</p> <p><em>He chuckles.</em></p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> Seriously though, I did want to point out this thing hasn't actually healed yet. I don't think it's changed at all? I'm not an expert on that front, but I figured it was worth noting.</p> <p><em>He lowers his leg.</em></p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> Still no notable pain, but it does itch a bit. I've been good about not scratching so far. Mostly.</p> <p><em>Pollus adjusts himself in his seat for several seconds, visibly uncomfortable. He motions as if to scratch his chin and stops himself.</em></p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> Other than the things I've mentioned before, I've been feeling a bit… uh…</p> <p><em>He flushes a deeper red.</em></p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> Goddammit how do I say this professionally? I've been feeling… worked up we'll say.</p> <p><em>Pollus adjusts himself again.</em></p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> B-but Benny's been great so far. They haven't let me actually see him yet, but he left me this!</p> <p><em>He motions to the bear on the bed.</em></p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> He brought it from home, it was a wedding gift from his parents. It's not the same as having him here, but it's nice to have something to snuggle against at night. It smells like him—<em>home</em>. It smells like <em>home</em>, and I dunno, it just feels nice to touch something right now.</p> <p><em>He lets out an awkward chuckle and scratches at the back of his neck. He opens his mouth as if to speak, but continues to scratch his neck for nearly a minute.</em></p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> You know it's funny. Between this bear and all the cameras in this room I guess I can't really feel alone, can I? I mean I know I'm being monitored at all times, so I guess it's like everyone is in here with me?</p> <p><em>He chuckles weakly.</em></p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> … Ah, yeah. So that's it, I guess. G'night.</p> <p><em>Pollus taps his chest twice and gives a thumbs up before rising to his feet and walking over to the bed. He grabs the stuffed bear and wraps himself around it. He remains in this position for several hours, shivering, before appearing to fall asleep.</em></p> <p><END LOG></p> </div> <p><strong>Addendum 8558.5:</strong> Interview #1</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Date:</strong> 21/8/25</p> <p><strong>Forward:</strong> Researcher Benedict Harrison received approval from Dr. Zacharias Hanneman to perform an interview with Researcher Aaron Pollus with the goal of accurately assessing his mental state following two weeks in quarantine. The interview approval is currently under review by the Foundation's Ethics Committee.</p> <hr/> <p><BEGIN LOG></p> <p><em>Researcher Harrison approaches the window separating Pollus's quarantine unit from the central hallway. Upon noticing Harrison, Pollus leaps from the bed and races towards the window, nearly crashing directly into it. He places a hand on the window, and Harrison does the same on his side. The two stand in silence for a moment.</em></p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> Hey.</p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> Hey yourself.</p> <p><em>Pollus sniffles.</em></p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> Since when have you been emotional?</p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> Shut up, it's the fish hormones. I missed you.</p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> I missed you too. And… I'm sorry. About this. I just—</p> <p><em>Pollus raises a hand.</em></p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> Hey, I'm not gonna let you blame yourself for this. We were both careless, and accidents happen.</p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> Yeah, but—</p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> Hush. I forgive you.</p> <p><em>Harrison gives a weak smile.</em></p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> You look good, for what it's worth.</p> <p><em>Pollus smirks, flexing an arm.</em></p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> All for you, babe!</p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> I'll admit I never actually expected to see you like this.</p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> Just imagine what I can do with all this. Oh man if I could get my hands on you…</p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> A-Aaron, come on, we're being recorded!</p> <p><em>Pollus continues to flex as he speaks. He leans in towards the window.</em></p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> Hell I would do just about <em>anything</em> you wanted me to—</p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> Aaron… Aaron! Focus! I love you but this is <em>not</em> a private conversation!</p> <p><em>Pollus shakes his head and averts his eyes from Harrison. He blushes and scratches at the back of his neck. he continues to scratch as he speaks.</em></p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> … I got carried away. I'm really sorry, Benny.</p> <p><em>Harrison narrows his eyes.</em></p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> What's that on your arm?</p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> A bicep.</p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> No, dumbass, I meant that.</p> <p><em>He motions towards what appears to be a small section of skin just above Pollus's triceps. It appears heavily inflamed, with some patches appearing to have begun to peel away. Pollus lowers his arm behind his back.</em></p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> I was itchy, that's all. It's no big deal.</p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> You can't be blasé about stuff like that, Aaron. I know you read the documentation on 8558. At the very least try not to scratch at it. I just…</p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> We don't know it actually does that to <em>people</em>.</p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> Has anyone from the Medical Department seen you recently?</p> <p><em>Pollus thinks for a moment.</em></p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> … Nope, not that I can think of. Honestly you're the first person I've actually seen properly since this all started.</p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> What?! Please tell me you've at least done blood tests or something?</p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> Since entering quarantine? No, none of that. They did that test to confirm the 8558-2 infection anyway, they don't need more.</p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> We need to talk to them, then. That has to be a mistake—</p> <p><em>Pollus taps the window.</em></p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> Babe, it's fine. Don't make a whole thing out of this, you don't need to worry so much. Look at me, I'm fine! Great even! I trust that they've got what they need to make whatever cure they're planning to make, and it's not like I can do anything about it. Can we just stop talking about it?</p> <p><em>Harrison sighs.</em></p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> Please, just relax a bit. Be here, with me. I can tell how tense your shoulders are.</p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> Just relax, why haven't I thought of that?</p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> Hey.</p> <p><em>Pollus taps his chest twice and gives a thumbs up. Harrison mirrors the action, and gives a small smile.</em></p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> I know. I know…</p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> Go do something kind for yourself, please. It'll be alright. I promise.</p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> I'm holding you to that promise.</p> <p><em>Harrison leaves. Pollus sighs before returning to the bed and wrapping himself around the bear once again.</em></p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> Miss you…</p> <p><END LOG></p> </div> <p><strong>Addendum 8558.6:</strong> Video Log #4</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Date:</strong> 23/8/25</p> <hr/> <p><BEGIN LOG></p> <p><em>Pollus turns on the camera. He opens his mouth as if to speak, but begins coughing. He continues to cough for nearly a minute, before eventually coughing out a small object. He holds it up to the camera as a small trickle of blood leaks from the corner of his mouth. It appears to be a molar.</em></p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> That's the second today, actually.</p> <p><em>He grabs a tissue and wraps the tooth inside. He then proceeds to wipe his mouth, before opening it and giving the camera a view inside. He's also missing his left 2nd bicuspid.</em></p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> Lost that other one this morning. Woke up with a shitton of blood in my mouth and half choked to death.</p> <p><em>He grabs another tissue and spits into it.</em></p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> Doesn't hurt, in case anyone was wondering. Same as that gash on my leg, I don't feel a thing. Feels good to scratch at it, though.</p> <p><em>He reaches down and appears to begin scratching at something under the desk.</em></p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> I know, I know. I shouldn't.</p> <p><em>His face contorts into a grimace as he continues scratching.</em></p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> I dunno, it feels <em>really</em> good, and once I get going it's hard to stop.</p> <p><em>He continues scratching as his breathing grows heavy. He lets out a small groan as he does. After several minutes he looks down and jerks his hands away from his lap. He places them atop the desk and balls them into tight fists. He avoids direct eye contact with the camera.</em></p> <p><em>Pollus shivers, and adjusts himself. He closes his eyes and takes several deep, ragged breaths.</em></p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> None of it bothers me as much as this <em>burning</em> does. I keep scratching and scratching because there's like this fire under my skin. I'm so hot I wanna just…</p> <p><em>He wraps his arms around himself and digs his nails into his sides.</em></p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> … rip it off.</p> <p><em>Pollus takes another deep breath before dropping his arms to his side. He adjusts again, groaning, and paws at his crotch.</em></p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> And it's a burn in every sense too. I miss Benny, miss him <em>bad</em>. God I… <em>need</em> him right now.</p> <p><em>He turns back to the bear on the bed, which appears to slightly misshapen and slightly damp from heavy use.</em></p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> The bear helps. God the bear helps, keeps me grounded a bit. Lets me pretend he's… here, even if it's not him, and won't be him.</p> <p><em>He puts his head into his hands, bouncing his leg. After a moment he claps his hands together with a weak smile. Blood continues to trickle out the corner of his mouth.</em></p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> Nah, it's fine. It's fine. It's fine!</p> <p><em>He nods, spitting blood and another tooth onto the floor. He shakes his head and taps his chest twice. He hesitantly gives a thumbs up as his hand shakes.</em></p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> Because it <em>has</em> to be.</p> <p><END LOG></p> </div> <p><strong>Addendum 8558.7:</strong> Interview #2</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Date:</strong> 26/8/25</p> <p><strong>Forward:</strong> Researcher Benedict Harrison was granted approval to perform an interview with Researcher Aaron Pollus to once again ascertain Pollus's mental health status. The interview approval is currently under review by the Foundation's Ethics Committee.</p> <hr/> <p><BEGIN LOG></p> <p><em>Harrison approaches the window to Pollus's quarantine unit. Pollus races towards the window, pressing his face against it. His condition has notably declined—large patches of hair have begun to fall out and his complexion is notably paler. He flushes a deep red upon making eye contact with Harrison.</em></p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> Hey there handsome.</p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> Easy, killer, what's got you all worked up?</p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> You. I miss you.</p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> I miss you too.</p> <p><em>Pollus reaches a hand up to the window, revealing that he is missing his left ring finger. Harrison recoils in shock.</em></p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> What the fuck?!</p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> God you look good. Have you been working out too? That shirt fits just right. Hugs you in all the right places.</p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> Aaron, you—</p> <p><em>Pollus begins to paw at his crotch.</em></p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> Fuck Benny you don't know how much I'm missing you. When I get out of here and get my hands on you I swear…</p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> Aaron will you <em>please</em>—</p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> I'm going to run my tongue over every square inch of you. And then I'm gonna take those tight little pants of yours off, and suck the shit out of your co—</p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> AARON! Please for the love of God will you <em>stop</em>.</p> <p><em>Pollus recoils back, startled. He looks down at his hand and removes it from his lap, placing it back against the window. He opens his mouth as if to speak, before looking away from Harrison.</em></p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> Just… look.</p> <p><em>Pollus looks down at his hand.</em></p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> Oh. Yeah.</p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> What happened? Are you okay?!</p> <p><em>Pollus shrugs.</em></p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> Don't just shrug at me, you're missing a fucking finger!</p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> I mean it doesn't hurt, if that's what you're worried about.</p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> That's not what I'm worried about, I'm worried about the fact that it fell off at all!</p> <p><em>Pollus breathes heavily, and stares at Harrison. The two maintain eye contact for several moments. Harrison eventually sighs.</em></p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> … They say they're working on it. Working on a cure, that is. I'm not allowed to know the fine details, but they promise me they're working on it.</p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> Did you get a haircut? It looks good. You look good.</p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> Aaron, please. Be honest with me— how are you doing?</p> <p><em>Pollus sighs.</em></p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> It feels like every nerve in my body is on fire. It's not pain, I just feel <em>more</em>, every little touch and sensation lights me up. Everything is so sensitive, to the point I'm starting to almost feel sick. I want to just sit and scratch and <em>touch</em>, but… Fuck, every second I'm alone I just miss you more and more, and scratching distracts me from it, even just for a second?</p> <p><em>He holds up his leg. The cut on his leg is visibly larger. The flesh around the wound has been partially peeled back. Harrison gags.</em></p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> But this is what happens when I indulge. I want to dig and dig so bad. It feels <em>good</em>, but the more I give in the less of me there is.</p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> Aaron—</p> <p><em>Pollus motions as if he's about to begin scratching at the open sore on his left triceps.</em></p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> Aaron, please. You're going to make it worse.</p> <p><em>Pollus takes a shuddering breath and stops.</em></p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> Alright.</p> <p><em>Pollus takes a deep breath and closes his eyes. He holds the breath for a moment, then releases.</em></p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> I'm going to hold myself together. I have to, for you. That bear you gave me? It's something, it's <em>you</em>. It smells like you, it smells like home. With it here I feel like you're with me. With it here I feel like I'm waking up next to you again, even if only for a moment. So, thank you. I just wish it was really you.</p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> … You're gonna be ok, Aaron. I'm promising you this. I'll… I'll <em>make</em> them finish the cure. We'll get you fixed up, and then we'll go home. I swear to God we'll go home.</p> <p><em>Pollus smiles and places his hand on the glass once more. Harrison meets his hand. The two stand in silence for several moments.</em></p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> I love you.</p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> I love you, too.</p> <p><em>Harrison taps his chest twice and gives a thumbs up. Pollus hesitates for a moment, before mirroring the gesture.</em></p> <p><END LOG></p> </div> <p><strong>Addendum 8558.8:</strong> Video Log #5</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Date:</strong> 28/8/25</p> <hr/> <p><BEGIN LOG></p> <p><em>Pollus turns on the camera. He's trembling, holding a hand over his left eye. Blood covers half of his face as he breathes heavily. After several moments, he looks at the camera and removes his hand, allowing his left eye to fall from the orbital cavity. It hangs by the ocular nerve for a moment before the nerve snaps, and the eye falls to the table.</em></p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> I… I can't do this. Please.</p> <p><em>Pollus attempts to take a deep breath and hold it, but coughs while inhaling. He proceeds to cough for almost a full minute, doubling over on the desk. He spits blood as he does so.</em></p> <p><em>Pollus sits upright once more. He lifts his left arm and begins scratching below his triceps, then pulls his hand away. He holds his hand midair for several moments, before scratching his arm once more. The scratching continues in intensity until the outer layer of skin has been removed and a hole has opened up. He continues to dig into the wound, panting as he does.</em></p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> God… please.</p> <p><em>He moans softly as he continues to dig into the hole in his arm. His body rises and falls as he begins to thrust into the air.</em></p> <p><strong>Pollus:</strong> Benny… Fuck…</p> <p><END LOG></p> </div> <p><strong>Addendum 8558.9:</strong> Video Log #6</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Date:</strong> 29/8/25</p> <p><strong>Forward:</strong> The following log was recorded using one of the security cameras in Researcher Pollus's room.</p> <hr/> <p><BEGIN LOG></p> <p><em>Pollus is asleep in bed, wrapped around the stuffed bear. He begins to grind his hips against the bear. The grinding increases in intensity as time continues, and he moans.</em></p> <p><em>After several minutes, he wakes up. He stares at the back wall for several moments, and then begins to scratch at his jaw. He vocalizes and moans softly as he does so. The scratching increases in intensity he begins to peel skin away from his face. His right hand disappears under the cover and he begins thrusting.</em></p> <p><em>After several minutes, a large portion of skin and muscle tissue has been removed from his jaw. He lays flat on his back and begins to vocalize loudly as his body spasms.</em></p> <p><em>When he sits back up, his jaw falls away causing his tongue to hang loosely from what was his mouth. He raises his hands to his face, grabbing around where he jaw once was. He lets out a strangled, choking sound as he continues to grab at his face. This continues for several minutes until he presses his face into the pillow, his body heaving as he does so.</em></p> <p><END LOG></p> </div> <p><strong>Addendum 8558.10:</strong> Incident Report</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Date:</strong> 30/8/25</p> <p><strong>Forward:</strong> The following was recorded at the Foundation Medical Department's Pathology lab. Researcher Benedict Harrison was not granted prior approval before entering the lab.</p> <hr/> <p><BEGIN LOG></p> <p><em>Harrison enters the lab and walks over to Dr. Zacharias Hanneman.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-3" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-3')">3</a></sup></em></p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> Dr. Hanneman, thank God a familiar face. I've been trying to figure out who to talk to about all of this and no one seems to want to help me. Please, I just…</p> <p><strong>Hanneman:</strong> Harrison? What's all this about? You know you can't—</p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> I want to save him before there's nothing left to save. Every time I see Aaron there's less of him.</p> <p><strong>Hanneman:</strong> Well, er, yes? To our understanding that is how the disease progresses in humans.</p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> No, you don't understand. There's less of <em>him</em>. His smile stopped reaching his eyes, his sense of humor is gone. All of the little things I love about him that make him who he is. Please, Dr. Hanneman, help me here. Help me save Aaron before there's no Aaron left to save.</p> <p><strong>Hanneman:</strong> I'm sympathetic, I really, truly am, but there are procedures—</p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> Listen, I'm really sorry for interrupting everyone's work and coming back here. I'll take whatever punishment you or whoever else feels fit to give me later, that doesn't matter. You're the research head on the SCP-8558-2 case, right?</p> <p><strong>Hanneman:</strong> Wait how did you find that out? I mean, yes, I am, but that was supposed to be proprietary information.</p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> I checked the SCP-8558 file's extended documentation. Obviously with my clearance I couldn't see most of it, but still—</p> <p><strong>Hanneman:</strong> Your clearance on that file was supposed to have been revoked.</p> <p><em>Harrison furrows his brow.</em></p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> Pardon? Why?</p> <p><strong>Hanneman:</strong> I'll need to have a conversation with RAISA—</p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> Why would you remove my clearance?</p> <p><strong>Hanneman:</strong> You were removed from the project.</p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> I don't understand. I was never informed of that.</p> <p><strong>Hanneman:</strong> You were meant to be removed once you were identified as a potential vector of infection.</p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> But I've been conducting interviews on behalf of this project? I've had access to the videos, even! And besides weren't you—</p> <p><strong>Hanneman:</strong> I appreciate you assisting us with those interviews, for what it's worth. We figured it would be most receptive to you speaking with it. Regardless, why are you here?</p> <p><em>Harrison pauses and shakes his head before speaking.</em></p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> S-sorry, just… I wanted to know about the status of the cure for SCP-8558-2?</p> <p><em>Hanneman pauses for a moment before shaking his head. He taps on his tablet for a moment.</em></p> <p><strong>Hanneman:</strong> Current results are promising. We should have a version ready to roll out in a week for anyone who has been in contact with 8558-1 but otherwise asymptomatic.</p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> And what about people who are symptomatic?</p> <p><strong>Hanneman:</strong> Not a research priority, it's too far out of our scope.</p> <p><em>Harrison opens his mouth as if to speak, but appears unable to.</em></p> <p><strong>Hanneman:</strong> Please, Harrison, understand that those who have actually begun to rot are—</p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> I— No… no. No, I won't listen to this. This is… You're seriously willing to just leave people to die?</p> <p><strong>Hanneman:</strong> I didn't say that. Don't put words into my mouth.</p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> You didn't need to.</p> <p><strong>Hanneman:</strong> Listen, I know you're upset, but—</p> <p><em>Harrison begins to pace the lab.</em></p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> Aaron has been in there rotting <em>alone</em>. You know what he told me when I first spoke with him? That even after a full week no one from the Medical Department had come to do anything with him— no tests, nothing.</p> <p><em>Harrison pinches the bridge of his nose.</em></p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> Make it make sense to me, help me understand this.</p> <p><strong>Hanneman:</strong> You're being unreasonable—</p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> Give me one Goddamn reason.</p> <p><em>Hanneman straightens up.</em></p> <p><strong>Hanneman:</strong> … It was always a priority to capture all stages of infection, outside of a controlled testing environment. We can't possibly develop a cure without first understanding what infection does to the human body.</p> <p><em>Harrison is silent.</em></p> <p><strong>Hanneman:</strong> You must understand that it's for the benefit of the Foundation and humanity as a whole. For all we know it could be like rabies after all, impossible to treat after the subject is symptomatic. By understanding how this disease affects the human body, from infection up to the cessation of biological functions, we can—</p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> <em>Does he know that?</em></p> <p><strong>Hanneman:</strong> Pardon me?</p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> Aaron. Were you <em>ever</em> planning to let him know that you were just going to leave him to rot away? For the benefit of the Foundation?</p> <p><strong>Hanneman:</strong> And humanity.</p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> Right. 'Humanity'. What humanity? I don't see any in this fucking room, not if you think it justifies letting a man rot in a cell.</p> <p><strong>Hanneman:</strong> SCP-8558-3 was deemed an acceptable loss for the sake of this pro—</p> <p><em>Harrison raises a fist as he begins approaching Hanneman, but stops himself.</em></p> <p><strong>Hanneman:</strong> If you're looking for someone to be upset with, consider a mirror. Don't act like we haven't reviewed the footage.</p> <p><em>Harrison turns to leave. He turns back towards Hanneman as he reaches the door.</em></p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> You Goddamn coward.</p> <p><em>Harrison slams the door.</em></p> <p><END LOG></p> </div> <p><strong>Addendum 8558.11:</strong> Video Log #7</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Date:</strong> 31/8/25</p> <hr/> <p><BEGIN LOG></p> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="Redacted.png" class="image" src="https://scp-sandbox-3.wdfiles.com/local--files/oritiefling/Redacted.png"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Footage still from Researcher Pollus's quarantine chamber. Redacted per Ethics Committee order.</p> </div> </div> <p><em>Pollus turns on the camera and angles it towards the bed. He nods, before tapping his chest twice and giving a thumbs up.</em></p> <p><em>Pollus lays down on bed and grips the stuffed bear tightly. He grinds against it while rubbing his face against the bear's face and neck. He licks at the bear's neck and shoulders several times, his hip motions increasing in speed as he does. Eventually he rises to his knees and lays over the bear, bracing himself over it with his hands on the bed.</em></p> <p><em>With his right hand, he begins tearing at the base of the bear's tail. He appears to have difficulty doing so, eventually sitting upright and working at the seam with his left hand. He forms a small hole, and continues tearing at the base. The friction peels away the skin of his right index and left pinky finger, and eventually both fall away at the joint. Once a sufficiently sized hole is formed, he removes his pants and lies flush against the bear. He begins thrusting into the bear, sweating profusely and sobbing as he does. Eventually he sits the bear in his lap and wraps his upper body around it, continuing to thrust into it and turning his back to the camera.</em></p> <p><em>After a half hour, his body shudders. He collapses into the bear, panting heavily as a small pool of blood begins to form beneath him. He removes the bear from his lap. He appears to reach a hand down towards his groin. He pulls it away and throws what appear to be several chunks of flesh to the floor before running to the room's sink and vomiting.</em></p> <p><em>He spends the remainder of the day huddled atop the bed, clutching the stuffed bear against himself and gently stroking its head. He occasionally rubs his injured groin against it involuntarily.</em></p> <p><END LOG></p> <hr/> <p><strong>Additional Notes:</strong> On 2/8/25, the Ethics Committee received a request to award euthanasia to Researcher Aaron Pollus, citing an extreme deterioration of both his mental and physical health. SCP-8558 Project Lead Dr. Zacharias Hanneman was consulted on the matter. Following a consultation with Dr. Hanneman and review of relevant materials, the request was denied.</p> </div> <p><strong>Addendum 8558.12:</strong> Video Log #8</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Date:</strong> 5/9/25</p> <hr/> <p><BEGIN LOG></p> <p><em>Harrison is seen approaching Pollus's containment. He swipes an ID badge<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-4" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-4')">4</a></sup> at the door and enters, closing and sealing the door behind him. He holds a syringe in his hand.</em></p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> Hey, handsome.</p> <p><em>Pollus is on the bed, now having lost approximately 40% of his original biomass. When Pollus notices Harrison's entrance, he recoils and attempts to flee.</em></p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> Hey, hey. It's ok. I know what I'm doing.</p> <p><em>Pollus continues attempting to flee until Harrison places a hand on his shoulder, gently tracing circles on it with his thumb. Pollus appears to relax. Harrison sits Pollus in his lap and cradles him against his chest. Pollus begins to grind against him.</em></p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> It's ok. You can't help it.</p> <p><em>Pollus buries his face in Harrison's chest. Harrison strokes his head.</em></p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> I'm sorry. I can't keep my promise.</p> <p><em>Pollus meets Harrison's eyes and shakes his head. The two sit in silence for several moments. Eventually, Harrison leans down and kisses what remains of Pollus's nose.</em></p> <p><strong>Harrison:</strong> I love you, you know that?</p> <p><em>Pollus nods, weakly tapping his chest twice, and attempts to give a thumbs up. Harrison reaches down and helps erect his thumb, then mirrors the motion.</em></p> <p><em>Pollus buries his face into Harrison's chest once more. Harrison takes the syringe and inserts it into Pollus's shoulder. The two sit in silence for approximately one hour, until Pollus releases a shuddering breath and goes still. Harrison places him in the bed, gently covering him with the sheet. He lays down beside Pollus's corpse, and inserts the syringe into his own shoulder.</em></p> <p><END LOG></p> <hr/> <p><strong>Additional Notes:</strong> Both bodies were removed from the chamber and underwent autopsy. Following autopsy, they were stored in Cold Storage Warehouse 003 and Cold Storage Warehouse 005 respectively.</p> </div> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. This process is believed to result in little to no pain for SCP-8558-1. Current research indicates that the process is somewhat pleasurable for the species, as individuals have been seen assisting one another with the removal of flesh as part of the mating ritual.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-2"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-2')">2</a>. On average, a standard SCP-8558-1 instance can lose upwards of 50-60% of its bodyweight during the mating process, all of which is restored within 12-24 hours following successful mating.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-3"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-3')">3</a>. While not a member of the Foundation Medical Department, Dr. Hannemen was given purview over SCP-8558 related research within the department due to his position as chair for the Department of Zoological Studies.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-4"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-4')">4</a>. The badge used by Researcher Harrison was not his own, and is believed to have been stolen from another member of the Department of Zoological Studies. 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Be advised.</p> </div> <hr/> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> <div class="content-warning creditRate">⚠️ content warning <span class="content-warning-arrow"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></div> <div class="modal"> <p>Message starts. The AIC apologizes if the subject was awakened. Please listen carefully.</p> <p><strong>Item #:</strong> SCP-8566</p> <p><strong>Object Class:</strong> K-Archon</p> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> As per Emergencies Department protocol, you are currently the wearer of SCP-8566. The item's description, its intended use, and your directive will play once every 24 hours. If you wish to repeat the current message before the 24-hour mark, please state "repeat full" aloud from inside the helmet. You are not authorized to mention the existence of this message or the Emergencies Department when recording new journal entries within the suit.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8566 is a mechanical full-body suit of 'Absolute Exclusion Harness' specially designed for surviving in a potential K-class scenario and hiding from possible predatory entities. You are able and encouraged to record journal entries throughout your trip for the SCP Foundation deepwell archive. You have been selected in order to carry out the mission of saving the world.</p> <p>If you are not aware of what the SCP Foundation is, please verbalize "Explain 1" from inside the helmet. If you do not know the current state of the world at this moment, please verbalize "Explain 2" from inside the helmet. If you do not understand why you have been chosen for such protocol, please verbalize "Explain 3" from inside the helmet. If you do not know wh</p> <div class="modal"> <p>Explain 3 playing.</p> <p>You have been selected into the Emergencies Department survival protocol upon finding the anomaly in a Foundation facility, in a Foundation liaison location, or on the corpse of another individual wearing the suit. You have been chosen upon wearing the anomaly, whether intentionally or not. You have been chosen due to humanity's near-extinction and the severe lack of subjects to revert the current K-class scenario.</p> <p>Your current condition, your desires, or your point of view on the matter are to be discarded for the remainder of your survival. Your only mission is to save the world.</p> <p>The main message will continue.</p> </div> <p>The suit is equipped with an Artificially Intelligent Conscript made specifically to help you survive in your current environment. This AIC will communicate directly with you to:</p> <ul> <li>Help you find a nearby shelter to rest and recharge the suit.</li> <li>Help you find nearby edible sustenance.</li> <li>Help you find nearby allies that may help you survive.</li> <li>Help you choose another healthy human as a replacement for the suit if you are in critical condition.</li> <li>Help you find or create weapons to defend yourself.</li> <li>Help you locate and avoid nearby threats to your life.</li> <li>Help you locate and avoid nearby threats to the suit.</li> <li>Help you locate and activate the anomalies needed for the K-class scenario to reset or stop.</li> </ul> <p>The AIC ship, upon wearing the suit fully, was integrated directly into your frontal lobe. You are currently hearing the recording from inside your psyche. Attempting to remove the suit forcefully is consequently discouraged as this would cause serious damage to your skull and brain matter.</p> <p>The AIC will also be able to detect any thoughts generated by the user and can forcefully distract any thoughts that could hinder you from carrying out the mission. This "distraction" acts as a small electrical shock from inside your frontal lobe. The following thoughts will be prevented:</p> <ul> <li>Ideation of self-harm.</li> <li>Ideation of removing the suit.</li> <li>Ideation of modification to the suit.</li> <li>Ideation of stopping or delaying the mission.</li> <li>Ideation of harm to allies.</li> <li>Ideation of saving an ally when their death is unavoidable.</li> <li>Ideation of morally wrong actions maintained for survival.</li> <li>Ideation of the loss of loved ones.</li> <li>Ideation of loneliness.</li> <li>Ideation of the world before the ongoing K-class scenario.</li> <li>Ideation of the past.</li> <li>Ideation of hatred towards the distraction.</li> <li>Ideation of hatred towards the AIC.</li> </ul> <p>Depending on the situation, new negative ideations may also be located and prevented. The AIC apologizes for any shock initiated due to the listing of prevented ideations.</p> <p>The AIC will also affirm and support certain decisions you make that are positive to your survival and the maintenance of the mission, such as:</p> <ul> <li>Considering the need to document important information.</li> <li>Considering potential risks posed by allies.</li> <li>Considering crimes against the user's code of ethics but necessary for survival.</li> <li>Considering meat consumption against the user's code of ethics but necessary for survival.</li> <li>Considering forgetting any code of ethics.</li> <li>Considering that you are not alone while in the company of the AIC.</li> <li>Considering the potential sacrifice required to activate the anomalies needed to reset or stop the current K-class scenario.</li> <li>Consider saving humanity.</li> <li>Consider saving the world.</li> <li>Consider saving the SCP Foundation.</li> </ul> <p>If you have any questions concerning the deactivation of the AIC, please verbalize "Explain 1" from inside the helmet. If you hav</p> <div class="modal"> <p>Explain 1 playing.</p> <p>The AIC cannot be deactivated for the remainder of the survival protocol. If your existence is maintained after humanity's full survival, the SCP Foundation will fully cover the cost of the surgical procedure to remove the ship.</p> <p>The main message will continue.</p> </div> <p>Depending on the situation and damage taken, the AIC can also inject into your body medicine or amputate severely infected or damaged limbs and organs. These operations will mainly come into play in a critical situation, but to prevent any other potential threats during your mission, the AIC can also modify your anatomy to benefit you in your current environment.</p> <p>The AIC is authorized to modify and replace at least one organ or limb of your body whenever you are in a state of reduced mental and physical activity. For example, during your last sleep of 3 hours, your heart has been replaced with an artificial heart pump. This modification was initiated in order to remove the sound of heartbeats, which could attract hostile entities possessing enhanced auditory perception.</p> <p>If you have experienced pain during the modification of your anatomy, please verbalize "Explain 1" from inside the helmet. If the AIC has removed a limb or organ that you don't believe to be necessary for survival, please verbalize "Explain 2" from inside the helmet. If th</p> <div class="modal"> <p>I'm sorry, "Exclaim 2" is not any known command.</p> <p>The main message will continue.</p> </div> <p>Failure to finish the mission of saving the world after 25 days of wearing the suit will result in an artificial cerebral aneurysm triggered by the AIC ship. Your body mass will remain in the suit and be slowly consumed to power the internal electrical generator until another nomadic survivor finds the anomaly. Once this person has been located within a radius of 50 meters, the suit will release the remains of your corpse and move autonomously toward the individual in order to attach itself to a new body. The directive to save the world will be passed on to the new wearer.</p> <p>We hope you understand that your existence is mandatory for the remainder of the mission. You will only be authorized to self-terminate when the total survival of mankind is confirmed. The world and the SCP Foundation are all behind you. You must live so they can.</p> <p>We will not forget your act. Your name, efforts, and sacrifice for our world will be documented within our database.</p> <p>The Emergencies Department thanks you for your comprehension. 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SCP-8579	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div style="background:#d2d5d9; color: black; border: solid 1px #000000; padding: 5px 15px 15px 15px; box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,.2); width: 84%; margin: 2% 4% 4% 4%"> <p>Due to complications with the item, this entry number is supplementary and the item has been temporarily left unmarked and delisted due to concerns with the Preszôt area. Along with this, several unauthorised alterations have been made to the file. Personnel accessing this file with improper security clearance will be reprimanded.<br/> – RAISA</p> </div> <hr/> <div class="anom-bar-esoteric"> <div class="anom-bar-container item-[MISSING_DATA] clear-5 ［MISSING_DATA］［MISSING_DATA］［MISSING_DATA］［MISSING_DATA］ {$american}"> <div class="anom-bar"> <div class="top-box"> <div class="top-left-box"><span class="item">Item#:</span> <span class="number">[MISSING_DATA]</span></div> <div class="top-right-box"> <div class="level">Level5</div> </div> </div> <div class="bottom-box"> <div class="text-part"> <div class="main-class"> <div class="contain-class"> <div class="class-category">Containment Class:</div> <div class="class-text">［MISSING_DATA］</div> </div> <div class="second-class"> <div class="class-category">Secondary Class:</div> <div class="class-text">［MISSING_DATA］</div> </div> </div> <div class="disrupt-class"> <div class="class-category">Disruption Class:</div> <div class="class-text">［MISSING_DATA］</div> </div> <div class="risk-class"> <div class="class-category">Risk Class:</div> <div class="class-text">［MISSING_DATA］</div> </div> </div> <div class="diamond-part"> <div class="danger-diamond"><a href="/classification-committee-memo">link to memo</a><br/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> The following warning signage is to be distributed around the Preszôt exclusionary zone as a deterrent for both unauthorised Foundation personnel on the site and for any civilians who bypass the designated Foundation checkpoints:</p> <div style="background:#f2ec94 url(https://scp-sandbox-3.wdfiles.com/local--files/unobtainium235/Background%20logo%20scp.png) center no-repeat; color: black; border: solid 1px #000000; padding: 5px 15px 15px 15px; box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,.2); width: 84%; margin: 2% 4% 4% 4%"> <p><span style="font-size:3em;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Areal Hazard Warning</strong></span></span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> This area is designated a <span style="font-size:1.5em;"><strong><span style="color: #aa4344">⦾</span></strong></span> (red) level radioactive zone, and access is restricted for all non-essential personnel. <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Uncontrolled, highly anomalous substances have been released in the area</span></strong> and are likely to result in severe injury and/or death to persons entering. Entering by your own volition ensures that your body will be <strong>permanently unrecoverable</strong> in the event of a casualty. There are no protocols in place to help if you become stuck, injured or unable to exit by yourself.</p> <p>Those caught beyond the designated checkpoints will be promptly <strong>detained until further notice</strong>, and may undergo invasive screening to ensure the propagation of radiation exposure does not exceed the Preszôt exclusion zone in any way. Due to this <strong>termination</strong> is a possible outcome if rules are not abided by.<br/></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><strong>YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED</strong><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="font-size:0.7em;">Secure. Contain. Protect.</span></p> </div> </div> <p>Several Foundation checkpoints are to be maintained around the town of Preszôt, Russia, with patrol personnel to monitor the quaternary zone<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup> on a daily basis, deterring any unauthorised subjects from continuing further into the site. Detainment and threat of lethal force are permissible if the subject disregards commands from personnel. Research teams within the tertiary, secondary and primary zones (the most proximate zones) are to be equipped with specialised radiation suits, and should spend no more than 2 hours per session within these zones before returning to a designated decontamination station. All personnel are on a weekly rotation.</p> <p>No personnel are currently allowed to enter the primary zone due to the propagation of an anomaly of interest. No further information should be provided. Unauthorised personnel attempting to seek out this information will be subsequently reprimanded.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> [MISSING_DATA]</p> <p><strong>Additional Information:</strong> Preszôt is an abandoned (since 1992) soviet mining settlement that was procured by the Foundation in 1998 for the purposes of performing tests on uncatalogued anomalous substances on a larger scale in urban spaces for research purposes. Research Site-[MISSING_DATA] was then founded in the town to perform more advanced testing. This continued until <tt>an incident</tt> in 2002 resulted in Preszôt once again having to be left derelict, with an exclusionary zone set up due to <tt>high levels of radiation</tt> to prevent contamination outside of the town. This exclusionary zone takes up an area of around 1750km². To facilitate the security and research of the Preszôt exclusionary zone, Research Area-141 was established 7km outside of the zone.</p> <p>Preszôt’s primary zone presents additional challenges when attempts are made at exploration. Personnel have a higher likelihood of becoming MIA due to particular <tt>anomalous presences</tt> within this area.<br/></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><strong>END OF FILE</strong></p> </div> <hr/> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">▶ Restricted Access Level/5 - Document</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">▼ Restricted Access Level/5 - Document</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p><strong>Item #:</strong> SCP-8579</p> <p><strong>Object Class:</strong> Euclid<span style="color: white">-Dark</span></p> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> SCP-8579 is contained via a maintained exclusionary zone around the town of Preszôt, Russia, and more specifically, its most secure area, the primary zone. Information on the nature of SCP-8579 is only permitted to the required Level 5 research personnel. Petrol teams are to monitor the surroundings of the exclusionary zone for any unauthorised subjects attempting to enter. The use of threat and lethal force is permitted if subjects do not comply. Several checkpoints are to be maintained around the exclusionary zone for patrol teams, detainees and research personnel.</p> <p>Personnel working as patrol teams on-site in Preszôt are not permitted access to the primary zone. Any unauthorised personnel attempting to access the primary zone should be considered MIA.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8579, externally is an infinitely small finite area, with a potentially infinite internal volume while still maintaining relative existential positioning. SCP-8579 is an impassable, imperceptible filamentous space with an approximate volume nearing zero when defined externally within consensus Kauhnwallêan Semiontological Spatio-Dynamics, yet simultaneously existing within a poorly defined area of space, located within the primary zone in Preszôt on the edge of the spatial collapse.</p> <p>SCP-8579 cannot be viewed directly; subjects observing SCP-8579 will only be capable of viewing contents behind SCP-8579, as if the item is non-existent. SCP-8579’s primary anomalous property occurs when a subject capable of outward perception enters into the space occupied by it, resulting in extreme topological extrusions within the occurrent and immediate area. <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">The extrusion of matter within SCP-8579 has no effect on the space outside of SCP-8579’s volume</span>, which has the potential to be infinitely expanded.</p> <p>Subjects considered within SCP-8579’s volume will maintain a position relative to the distance travelled within SCP-8579, and move proportionally within the primary zone into infinitesimally smaller increments depending on the proximity to SCP-8579’s area of effect. Subjects within SCP-8579 do not perceive this due to the topological expansion within SCP-8579. The processes behind this are poorly understood as accounts are unreliable. While electromagnetic signals can be transferred in and out of SCP-8579 without hindrance, it is unknown if matter, and therefore human subjects, are capable of exiting SCP-8579.</p> <p>Currently, SCP-8579 is the only access point for the majority of Preszôt’s primary zone, which is located within an inaccessible spatial collapse in reality.</p> <p><strong>Initial Exploration Log:</strong> In 2004, 2 years after the Foundation’s dereliction of Preszôt, <em>damage assessment</em> teams detected high levels of spatio-semiontological distortions within local reality, pinning an approximate location on a hillside clearing close to the collapse. Preliminary testing showed that the anomaly, later designated SCP-8579 presented no “bounce-back” effect when certain signals were fired towards it, which led to the idea that it could therefore be feeding into an external or pocket reality and therefore may be the location of the missing contents within the collapse.</p> <p>The Spatiality Department at Area-141 took a <em>special interest</em> in the documented results presented and applied for a potential exploration of SCP-8579 utilising a D-class subject. This was later approved.</p> <p>The following log below will be presented in its eternity as it was recorded in 2004:</p> <div style="color: black; border: solid 1px #000000; padding: 5px 15px 15px 15px; box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,.2); width: 84%; margin: 2% 4% 4% 4%"> <p><strong>Preface:</strong> The Area-141 Spatiality Department team is made up of the following, who are present to oversee the exploration:</p> <ul> <li>H Rsch Noël Kauhnwallê</li> <li>Rsch Leah Tamsin</li> <li>Rsch Ilenia Aminev</li> <li>Rsch Tally Leiden</li> </ul> <p><strong>Subject:</strong> D-579 <tt>note: due to prior testing, D-579 is missing his right dominant hand at the wrist.</tt></p> <p><strong>Provisions:</strong> D-579 is supplied with the following:</p> <ul> <li>Backpack</li> <li>Several assorted MREs, bottled water</li> <li>Sample kit</li> <li>Flashlight, with additional shoulder mount</li> <li>Chest mounted recorder harness</li> <li>Microphone</li> <li>Digital camera</li> <li>Assorted other implements and instruments provided by the department</li> </ul> <hr/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><strong>Exploration Log</strong></p> </div> <br/> <em>At Area-141, Researcher Kauhnwallê, Tamsin, Aminev and Leiden are sitting around a monitoring terminal. Several screens display environmental readings gathered from D-579’s surroundings. Several books and notepads are scattered around the table.</em> <p><em>D-579 is wearing a radiation suit, walking down a gravel path in a Preszôt residential suburb. 10 metres behind, an armed guard tentatively follows.</em></p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> (Clears throat) We’ve got ourselves all set up here. Can you hear us any good?</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> Yep. Reading ya’ loud and clear doc.</p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> Okay thats all good then. (Pauses, leans closer to the microphone) Can’t tell you how excited we all are that we get to do something like this.</p> <p><strong>Rsch Tamsin:</strong> Yeah, we appreciate you being on board for this. Really does help with the work we’ve been doing.</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> Yeah, I’m glad though. It's either do this, get my sentence pardoned, or rot in my cell for the next few years.</p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> Yeah, I mean, like we said at the briefing, it's likely nothing too special, but getting a look at some of the readings from inside the distortion area would do us good. (Pauses) How far from the site are we now?</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> Not sure, map doesn’t look right.</p> <p><strong>Guard:</strong> Map says it's close, will be there shortly, just keep on down the street.</p> <p><em>Researcher Aminev taps on Kauhnwallê’s shoulder.</em></p> <p><strong>Rsch Aminev:</strong> (Aside) Remember you have to call her in a few hours.</p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> (Aside) Oh right yeah, don’t worry I’ll remember when the time comes. Shame that it has to be today of all days.</p> <p><strong>Rsch Aminev:</strong> (Aside) Mhm, yeah, just don’t forget like last time. You were quite upset.</p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> (Aside) Yeah, I’ll remember I promise, don’t worry.</p> <p><strong>Rsch Leiden:</strong> What's this?</p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> Oh nothing really. I'll just be busy for a few minutes, that's all.</p> <p><strong>Rsch Leiden:</strong> Right…</p> <p><em>They all turn to focus on the screen again. The guard motions D-579 through a brush and down a grassy slope to a clearing. At the end of the clearing is the border of the spatial collapse. Several monitoring cameras are set up around the area focussing on the anomaly a few metres in front of the collapse.</em></p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> This the spot then?</p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> Yeah looks to be for sure. You can wait there for now.</p> <p><strong>Guard:</strong> I’ll have to head off for now. Can’t stay out here for long. Any problems with the subject and you radio it right away, doctor. I’ll be on hand if you need me.</p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> Sure thing, thanks.</p> <p><em>The guard backs up in reverse, turns off his comms and then makes his way up the slope and out of sight.</em></p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> Come on, not like I’m gonna attempt something in the middle of Russia. What’re they always so nervous about?</p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> Well for every cooperative D-class there’s probably about ten not-so cooperative ones. They’re just on edge a lot I guess, wouldn’t take it personally.</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> Yeah, hard not to. (Pauses) So what now?</p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> Um, well, first things first you gotta take that suit off.</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> Why, thought this place was meant to be, you know, extremely dangerous or something?</p> <p><strong>Rsch Tamsin:</strong> Yeah, I can chime in on that. We think the anomaly may be reflecting certain signals, like it just rejects them from passing into it, except for things like light and radio.</p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> Yeah, around it we think you’ll be reasonably protected well enough, and we need you to be extra mobile for this and the suit blocks the camera.</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> You’re not making this sound very safe really.</p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> No, no, it'll be fine. It’s like the same dosage of radiation as if you were travelling on a plane. It’s fine really.</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> Well for the record, I hadn’t actually ever been on a plane before until I came here, but whatever, you’re the scientists so I hope I can trust you guys.</p> <p><em>D-579 removes the suit, shimmying his right arm out the sleeve. He struggles to remove the headpiece. He leaves the clothes on a pile next to him, taking in deep breaths of the air.</em></p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> Actually feels much better being out of that thing. Air smells so fresh here. Not stale at all like at the sites. It’s… cleaner.</p> <p><em>Some time passes. Extraneous conversations removed.</em></p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> Well, we’ve got everything set up here. You can start walking northeastern-ward, towards the direction of the anomaly.</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> Alright then, moving now (turns and looks behind him before turning back around).</p> <p><em>D-579 walks briskly through a patch of tall grass, at some point definitely passing through the range of the anomaly and into its main volume. A wooden soviet manor-house begins to appear suddenly into view at the end of the field. No one notices this or comments on it.</em></p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> Alright, confirming that you have crossed over. Everything's looking fine on our end. How are we feeling?</p> <p><strong>Rsch Tamsin:</strong> (Tapping Researcher Kauhnwallê’s shoulder and pointing at a side monitor) still looks stable enough, don't you think that's a little weird.</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> What's up?</p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> Nothing really, it's just interesting; the Spalder Counter hasn't changed. It shows the amount of existing matter at a given time within space. Usually entering a pocket reality results in it rising since, well, it's new space. But, yeah, no change, which is weird.</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> So I haven't gone anywhere then?</p> <p><em>Researcher Kauhnwallê looks towards the monitor for the stationary camera placed at the site, showing a distorted D-579, moving at a perceptibly decreased rate.</em></p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> Um, no not exactly, just likely means there's more overlap between our realties.</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> Yeah I mean… looking around I can't really tell, but it feels… noisier. If that makes sense.</p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> Sure, just try to look around as much as you can so we can get a better idea of things.</p> <p><strong>Rsch Leiden:</strong> If we are able to somewhat map the space, then it would make our research easier going forwards as well…</p> <p><strong>Rsch Tamsin:</strong> Yeah and don't forget about the camera I gave you. Some photos would be nice.</p> <p><strong>Rsch Aminev:</strong> ‘Think we've already kinda proven something here, the fact that you can still receive us. Some kind of bypass vector at the entry point.</p> <p><strong>Rsch Tamsin:</strong> Yeah I think with most gates, there's always some kind of interference, but the signals are coming out clean.</p> <p><strong>Rsch Leiden:</strong> Doesn't interact with light either it seems.</p> <p><strong>Rsch Tamsin:</strong> Hm, yeah, but then how is it illuminated exactly on the inside?</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> …The sun looks the same. Not sure if that helps. I can't really tell.</p> <p><strong>Rsch Tamsin:</strong> Well you described a noisy feeling? Could you elaborate?</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> Well, it's just that for a ghost town, it feels all too lived in. Haunted maybe, that's the feeling, but not haunted like how the rest of the town looks walking through it. It's just, this time, I feel a weight on my chest.</p> <p><strong>Rsch Aminev:</strong> Maybe it's your body adjusting itself. Sometimes people feel ill crossing into pocket realities.</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> Could be, but I wouldn’t say I’m feeling ill, I just feel, heard or something.</p> <p><strong>Rsch Aminev:</strong> Heard? Watched, you mean?</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> Nah, nothing like that… I'll look around that house okay, maybe <em>I am</em> just feeling sick or something.</p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> Hm, okay, well remember to keep us updated on how you’re feeling. It's important we know not only what the anomaly is but how the anomaly affects people.</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> Mhm yeah, sure thing. (Pauses) Coming up the steps now.</p> <p><em>D-579 walks along a stone wall and up a set of steps which lead up to a raised wooden porch area with the house’s side entrance. D-579 steps up to the door, opening it with his <tt>right hand</tt>. The hallway is dark and empty. There are suspended dust particles in the air.</em></p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> Hm yeah, it smells pretty stale in here.</p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> If you're still feeling bad, it's probably best if you drink some water or something? Right?</p> <p><strong>Rsch Tamsin:</strong> Yeah or sit down if you need to regain your energy maybe? Sometimes entering an extradimensional space can tire you out fast.</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> (Somewhat sternly) Don't worry, I'm fine, honestly, I just had a feeling that's all. Let me look around for a bit.</p> <p><em>D-579 scans the room with a thoughtful expression. He brushes his right hand along the surface of a cabinet opposite to the dining room entryway as he walks by, wiping away several layers of dust.</em></p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> It's weird, it… it feels dusty, but the cabinet isn't old, or it just doesn't feel old. It's slick and all varnished and shiny, like it's new.</p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> If time works the same here, then these places really haven't been touched in a decade now, they were left exactly how they were when people left.</p> <p><em>D-579 timidly picks up a framed picture on the cabinet with both hands, wiping away the dust with his thumbs. It shows a mother and infant child together.</em></p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> … But they didn't take their photos? <em>Huh</em>.</p> <p><em>D-579 leans down and opens up the cabinet. It's empty.</em></p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> I wonder if they took anything really?</p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> Perhaps they were in a hurry.</p> <p><em>Next to the cabinet is a coat hanger, with an old brown cotton jacket hanging on it. D-579 takes off his backpack, grabbing the jacket and placing it on before retrieving his bag.</em></p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> Hm, fits perfectly (examining the sleeves). Was getting pretty chilly anyways, and I'm just wearing a jumpsuit.</p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> Hm, yeah, we probably should've thought about that sorry.</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> This'll do though, no worries.</p> <p><em>D-579 attempts to flick a light switch. Nothing happens. He turns on his torch and enters the dining room through the entryway. There is a large wooden table in the middle of the room, with 8 chairs around it. Examining the walls. He observes a framed portrait of an elderly male figure on the wall.</em></p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> These people, anyone important?</p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> Not really, just some wealthy officials and what not. These types of estates appear everywhere.</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> A house like this for a bunch of unknowns, hm.</p> <p><em>D-579 notices a tear in the wallpaper, he grabs it and pulls it down, tearing a section from the wall. Behind the wall paper is an identical pattern.</em></p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> Weird that, don’t you think?</p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> Maybe they just liked that particular pattern? Easier to just go over it rather than tear it all down and replace it right?</p> <p><em>Silence.</em></p> <p><strong>Rsch Tamsin:</strong> Is something on your mind five-seven-nine? You seem like you’re thinking about something?</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> Sorry, just that, looking around, I can’t help but feel weird walking around somewhere like this. Don’t you get kind of a nostalgia-vibe? Like, I swear I've seen this exact same wallpaper round my grandparents place when I was like, way way younger.</p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> Well again, this place is very old, maybe you’re just associating the two?</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> Hm yeah, probably, I mean, they definitely weren’t this fancy for sure (laughs, looking at the large table)… I was just thinking back, seeing if there was any weird relation I could think of.</p> <p><strong>Rsch Tamsin:</strong> Yeah, that’s fair enough, be more open if you think you recognise something. That could give us some more detail about what other properties this thing has?</p> <p><em>As the floor creaks under D-579’s feet, a second pair of audible footsteps can be clearly heard from the second floor. No one appears to notice this.</em></p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> Ha, yeah sure. I’ll keep looking around, I don’t think there’s much in here though.</p> <p><em>D-579 looks over at a rotary phone sitting atop a cabinet towards the end of the room. He walks over and picks it up, holding it up to his ear.</em></p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> I don’t think…</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> Wait, listen. There's a dial tone?</p> <p><em>D-579 holds the phone up to the microphone.</em></p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> …We can’t hear anything.</p> <p><em>D-579 pulls the phone away.</em></p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> Huh, I swear there was…</p> <p><strong>Rsch Leiden:</strong> (Aside) hey I’m gonna go fill up my cup real quick, okay? Be right back.</p> <p><em>Rearcher Leiden moves the chair from under the desk. Both of her legs are missing at the knee, with a clean uniform cut revealing inner bone, muscle, etc. No one notices this, and Researcher Leiden is able to stand up from her chair as though her legs were there. She grabs her mug and walks across the room to a small kitchenette desk in the office and pours coffee from a pot into it.</em></p> <p><em>The footsteps on the second floor return. No one notices.</em></p> <p><em>Researcher Leiden sits back down. She is now missing her right hand, yet is still capable of picking up the mug and sipping it.</em></p> <p><strong>Rsch Leiden:</strong> …We still good on battery life for that camera?</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> Yeah… hm, still says a hundred percent as well.</p> <p><em>Extraneous conversations removed. D-579 makes his way to the second floor, and into the master bedroom.</em></p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> The bed is made. (Checking the wardrobe) And the wardrobe is still full of clothes. Did anyone even leave (laughs)?</p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> Maybe something happened. Maybe they could only leave with the clothes on their back. We can’t know for sure.</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> Hm, yeah. There’s gotta be something more interesting in here. This room feels far too important.</p> <p><em>D-579 walks over to the bedside drawers. He opens the bottom one, finding it to be full of books. He quickly reaches inside, grabbing the stack of books by the bottom, but then suddenly recoils. His palms have cuts on them, which begin to bleed onto the floor and down his arms.</em></p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> Fuck.</p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> What? What happened?</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> (Looking into the drawer) The bottom… it's covered in broken glass. Why? I don’t get it?</p> <p><em>D-579 picks a piece out from his hand.</em></p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> Do you need medical help?</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> Naw, don’t worry, it’s fine, just surprised me that’s all. Was that like… meant to be a trap or something?</p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> I’ve no idea. Maybe you should sit down for a sec?</p> <p><strong>Rsch Leiden:</strong> (Unintelligible)</p> <p><em>Researcher Leiden attempts to speak, however, the top half of her head is missing, leaving only the base of the skull and the lower jaw. Her tongue and jaw move as though they are producing sound, although nothing can be heard. No one notices the difference.</em></p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> Yeah, maybe use your first aid kit.</p> <p><em>D-579 doesn’t pay attention, looking towards the window. He looks out upon several abandoned soviet “rabbit-hutch” apartment blocks in systematic rows that extend on into the distance.</em></p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> Don’t remember seeing that many buildings out there? There's differences here for sure, something's up.</p> <p><em>D-579 leaves blood along the windowsill. It doesn't dry.</em></p> <p><em>The rotary phone from downstairs begins ringing. No one notices this.</em></p> <p><strong>Rsch Aminev:</strong> (Aside) Nöel, your call?</p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> Right, I have to leave for a second, just keep doing what you're doing.</p> <p><strong>Rsch Leiden:</strong> [MISSING_DATA]</p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> Just a few minutes. I’ll be back soon.</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> (Looking out the window still) Um, yeah sure, I think that area there would be the next place to go to.</p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> …It's your call (he says as he stands up from the desk).</p> <p><em>D-579 begins to leave the room and downstairs for the front door.</em></p> <p><em>Researcher Kauhnwallê walks towards the office door and leaves the room, pulling his personal phone out of his pocket. Outside the office in the hallway, he opens up his contacts list, and begins clicking through dozens of numbers until reaching the letter “m” in the list and clicking on the contact that says “mum”. Researcher Kauhnwallê holds the phone up to his ear. It rings 7 times before someone picks up. Researcher Kauhnwallê talks in a calm and solemn way.</em></p> <p><strong>Phone:</strong> Hello, who is this?</p> <p><em>Researcher Kauhnwallê takes a deep breath.</em></p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> It's Nöel, mum?</p> <p><strong>Phone:</strong> Sorry I didn't pick up sooner, my hearing isn't that good these days (chuckles), usually it's only my son who calls me sometimes.</p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> Mum, I’m… yeah… does he call often, are you lonely there? Are you doing alright?</p> <p><strong>Phone:</strong> Well, I don't think I've seen him in a while really, he doesn't call as much as he used to, why do you ask? Do you know him?</p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> A little, but I was just curious, seeing if you were okay.</p> <p><strong>Phone:</strong> Aw, well thank you. He should be getting back from school now actually. Usually he's around to help me with this damn phone anyways. Bought it for me as a birthday gift.</p> <p><em>Silence.</em></p> <p><strong>Researcher Kauhnwallê:</strong> Would you like it if he called you more?</p> <p><strong>Phone:</strong> Of course, I like our chats. It's lonely here since his dad passed. I'm worried it's affecting him.</p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> Mum?</p> <p><strong>Phone:</strong> Huh? Oh. What is it sweetie?</p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> That was thirty something years ago, you know? Dad passing? I am over it.</p> <p><strong>Phone:</strong> Hm, was it? Feels like it was more recent than that. When do you get back home anyways?</p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> Not sure. I'm quite far away. Very very far away.</p> <p><strong>Phone:</strong> Well, it would be nice to have a family dinner again with me and your father. Why don't you take the day off tomorrow, and we can go out into the town centre, buy something you want?</p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> Yeah… sure thing, I'd really love that actually.</p> <p><strong>Phone:</strong> Sounds like a plan. Unless you have homework to do, in which case you can stay home (laughs).</p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> Don't worry, I don't mum… I love you.</p> <p><strong>Phone:</strong> Love you t…</p> <p><em>Phone pauses and cuts off. The screen says “no signal”.</em></p> <p><em>Researcher Kauhnwallê sighs, puts the phone back in his pocket and enters the room again, sitting back at the desk.</em></p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> What did I miss?</p> <p><strong>Rsch Tamsin:</strong> Nothing much, we’re just walking at the moment. How’s you?</p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> Yeah it was fine.</p> <p><strong>Rsch Aminev:</strong> (Aside) How was it? Everything better?</p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> (Aside) I couldn’t tell really, but I think she’s good enough, she remembers our previous calls now, not like last time.</p> <p><strong>Rsch Aminev:</strong> (Aside) Mm, yeah that’s pretty good then, I hope</p> <p><em>Some time passes.</em></p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> Been making it over to those flats.</p> <p><em>D-579 wanders through a higher density residential area.</em></p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> Hm, seems like they were thriving here, no? I see corner stores, everything is empty though.</p> <p><em>D-579 leans up against the glass window of a store, looking inside.</em></p> <p><strong>Rsch Tamsin:</strong> What’s up?</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> Is it not weird how nothing is destroyed or broken? There’s nothing thrown on the floor or on the street, the buildings are just old. The shelves are empty, they haven’t been thrown about or nothing?</p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> As much as it doesn’t look like it, this town wasn’t producing any money clearly. It was built to suit the workers of a large government mining corporation, extracting petroleum from the ground nearby. When the USSR collapsed and the mines stopped producing, everyone left? Maybe there just wasn’t anything to put on the shelves?</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> No boarded up windows though hm? It’s just weird, feels like people should be here, or are here, and they’re just hiding.</p> <p><em>D-579 puts his backpack on the ground, opening it and taking out a 500ml bottle of water. He holds it.</em></p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> Anyone else have this killer headache right now?</p> <p><em>He begins to drink it whole, and does so for 2 minutes. After this he chucks it towards the ground, and water continues to rapidly gush out of the bottle onto the ground. D-579 looks at it confused.</em></p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> Hm, I… I thought it was empty.</p> <p><em>D-579 is suddenly holding an open water bottle in his hand. He closes it and places it in his bag. The water bottle on the ground continues to spill out.</em></p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> You feeling better now that you’re hydrated?</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> I think so. Would probably be good to check out one of these apartments. It's too cold outside anyways.</p> <p><em>D-579 walks towards an entrance to an apartment building beside him.</em></p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> Any specific floor you want me to go to?</p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> Whatever you’re willing to walk, you’ve been doing great so far. We’ve already got a ton of interesting data to go through here.</p> <p><em>D-579 opens the front door to the lobby. There are two elevators either side of the room and a door to a stairwell. By the entrance is a wall of mailboxes corresponding to each apartment. D-579 walks over and begins to open each mailbox in succession. They are all empty.</em></p> <p><em>D-579 opens the mailbox labelled “111”. He pauses as he sees it contains a sealed envelope. Picking it up he sees that who it’s addressed to has been left blank, although he doesn’t comment on this.</em></p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> I feel bad for doing this but…</p> <p><em>D-579 tears open the letter. It’s written in Russian.</em></p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> Well, I can't read this. Maybe we check out this room then, luckily it's only the first floor.</p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> Yeah, sure thing.</p> <p><em>D-579 wanders over to the stairwell, jokingly pressing the button for the elevator as he walks by. Entering the stairwell, he ascends to the first floor, and opens the door of the right marked “5-11”.</em></p> <p><em>The hallway is lined with numbered doors. The walls are an off-white colour and the carpet is old and blue. D-579 walks over to the eleventh room and stands outside the door.</em></p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> Do you think I should knock?</p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> (Laughs) Well, You can try. I wouldn’t expect anyone to be in though.</p> <p><em>D-579 tries to turn the door handle, finding it to be locked. He stands back and scans the doors and the hallway, before nervously knocking on the wooden door several times.</em></p> <p><em>D-579 quickly stands back surprised.</em></p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> (Worriedly) What? What is it?</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> I hear footsteps? Someones moving behind the door.</p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> We can’t pick up anything?</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> (In Russian) hello?</p> <p><em>D-579 looks shocked and confused and continues to stare at the door.</em></p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> You can speak Russian?</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> Shh, I heard someone.</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> (In Russian) hello? I can see you through the hole? Who are you?</p> <p><em>D-579 pauses.</em></p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> (Quietly) What should I do? Someone’s talking?</p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> I don’t understand what you mean?</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> (Quietly) I don’t understand what they’re saying, they’re speaking Russian.</p> <p><em>D-579 walks closer to the door.</em></p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> Um, hi?</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> (In a Russian accent) You speak English? What is it you want, why are you outside my house?</p> <p><strong>Rsch Tamsin:</strong> (Aside) What’s… happening right now?</p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> (Aside) I’m not sure lets just let it play out and see what happens.</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> You’re like… the only person I’ve found here in this town. I haven’t seen anyone else, where is everybody?</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> (In a Russian accent) I don’t know what you mean, you should leave, <em>now</em>. I mean it.</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> Have you not looked outside? The streets are empty. How long have you been here for?</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> (In a Russian accent) I shouldn’t be talking to you, I don't know who you are? I’ll call someone if you don’t leave.</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> Okay okay, just gimme a second… see this letter here, it was in your mailbox addressed to you.</p> <p><em>D-579 holds up the letter. The person it’s addressed to now says “William Noah”.</em></p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> The mailbox was just left opened and unlocked. Same with this building's front door. It wasn’t locked; nothing has been except this door here?</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> (In a Russian accent) I don’t know what it is you want? You’ve come all the way here just to knock on my door and take my letters?</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> No please, I just want to know what this place is. What this town is even. Why are you the only one here?</p> <p><em>Silence.</em></p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> (Calmly) We got off on the wrong foot. What about your name? My name’s Will. All I want to do is talk for a second, that's all.</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> (In a Russian accent) Hm… Ilenia. My name is Ilenia. What is it you want then?</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> Could you read the letter? I’m sorry that I opened it but I didn't expect anyone to be around so I thought it would be fine</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> (In a Russian accent) Whatever, just put it under the door.</p> <p><em>D-579 bends down and pushes the letter under the doorsill. While a slight force can be seen pulling the letter, it isn’t grabbed on the other end and remains sticking out from under the door.</em></p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> Thank you, I really appreciate it.</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> (In a Russian accent) Would you like me to read it out in English?</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> Please, if you could.</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> (In a Russian accent) This letter isn’t even about me? Are you sure it’s mine? Is this a letter for you?</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> It has your name on it, I don’t know. Just, please, can you read it?</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> (In a Russian accent) Fine, “Hello son, despite everything I’ve tried, wherever it is you’ve been taken is somewhere I can never go. They tell me it’s not a prison, or any government building for that matter, but no matter what I try, I always get turned away. You’ve been taken to some other place, and my heart goes out for you each day. I hope that if I address this letter to that place, someone can give it to you and I can finally tell you how much I love you and how I forgive you for what happened that day, the reason you got taken away. I have no way to fight this legally, I’ve put all our savings into it. I just hope that somehow, wherever you are, you know that I will always love you and that I miss you. Love, mum.”</p> <p><em>Silence.</em></p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> (In a Russian accent) Hm, this letter is sweet. Is it for you?</p> <p><em>Silence.</em></p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> (Cautiously) Five-seven-nine?</p> <p><em>Silence.</em></p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> Will?</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> My hands are no longer bleeding guys. They’ve… healed, fully. The cuts are gone.</p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> You aren’t speaking to someone anymore?</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> To who?</p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> Yourself. You were having a conversation with yourself over that letter you’re holding, but it seemed like there was another person?</p> <p><em>D-579 looks at an open letter he’s holding in his hands.</em></p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> This letter? I think it’s just some old bank information or something? See, look, it says rubles and it has a bunch of numbers on it. Nothing much I can gain from it really?</p> <p><strong>Rsch Tamsin:</strong> (Aside) This is concerning, don't you think? How can it both be stable and yet in flux?</p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> (Aside) I don’t know why? That’s why we have to search harder. There has to be some central point to this place.</p> <p><strong>Rsch Tamsin:</strong> (Aside) Hm, yeah… let me go get something really quick from the storage room, I think it could help.</p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> (Aside) Sure, yeah, I think we should avoid the apartments from now on though.</p> <p><strong>Rsch Tamsin:</strong> (Aside) Yeah, probably for the best.</p> <p><em>Researcher Tamsin gets up from her seat and begins walking to the door. She turns around to speak quickly.</em></p> <p><strong>Rsch Tamsin:</strong> Hold on, have we che…</p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> What was that?</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> Hm, nothing, I didn’t say anything?</p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> Oh, sorry, my bad. Thought I heard something. This building is pretty old, the pipes make strange noises all the time. They sound like voices sometimes.</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> Right… should we move on now?</p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> Uh, yeah, sure thing, if you can’t find anything else?</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> Yeah, all these doors are locked though, nothing I can do here really.</p> <p><em>D-579 exits the hallway door and is outside suddenly in a grassy field. He steps out into it.</em></p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> Damn my head feels like it's throbbing… Alright then, moving now (turns and looks behind him before turning back around).</p> <p><em>D-579 walks briskly through a patch of tall grass up towards the house.</em></p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> Alright, confirming that you have <tt>crossed over</tt>. Everything's looking fine on my end. How are we feeling?</p> <p><strong>[MISSING_DATA]:</strong> (Tapping Researcher Kauhnwallê’s shoulder and pointing at a side monitor) [MISSING_DATA]</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> What's up?</p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> Nothing really, it's just interesting; the Spalder Counter hasn't changed. It shows the amount of existing matter at a given time within space. Usually entering a pocket reality results in it rising since, well, it's new space. But, yeah, no change, which is weird.</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> So I haven't gone anywhere then?</p> <p><em>Researcher Kauhnwallê looks towards the monitor for the stationary camera placed at the site, showing a distorted D-579, moving at a perceptibly decreased rate.</em></p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> Um, no not exactly, just likely means there's more overlap between our realties.</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> Yeah I mean… looking around I can't really tell, but it feels… noisier. If that makes sense.</p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> Sure, just try to look around as much as you can so we can get a better idea of things.</p> <p><strong>[MISSING_DATA]:</strong> [MISSING_DATA]</p> <p><strong>[MISSING_DATA]:</strong> [MISSING_DATA]</p> <p><strong>[MISSING_DATA]:</strong> [MISSING_DATA]</p> <p><strong>[MISSING_DATA]:</strong> [MISSING_DATA]</p> <p><strong>[MISSING_DATA]:</strong> [MISSING_DATA]</p> <p><strong>[MISSING_DATA]:</strong> [MISSING_DATA]</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> …The sun looks the same. Not sure if that helps. I can't really tell.</p> <p><strong>[MISSING_DATA]:</strong> [MISSING_DATA]</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> Well, it's just that for a ghost town, it feels all too lived in. Haunted maybe, that's the feeling, but not haunted like how the rest of the town looks walking through it. It's just, this time, I feel a weight on my chest.</p> <p><strong>[MISSING_DATA]:</strong> [MISSING_DATA]</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> Could be, but I wouldn’t say I’m feeling ill, I just feel, heard or something.</p> <p><strong>[MISSING_DATA]:</strong> [MISSING_DATA]</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> Nah, nothing like that… I'll look around the house okay, maybe <em>I am</em> just feeling sick or something.</p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> Hm, okay, well remember to keep us updated on how you’re feeling. It's important we know not only what the anomaly is but how the anomaly affects people.</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> Mhm yeah, sure thing. (Pauses) Coming up the steps now.</p> <p><em>D-579 walks along a stone wall and up a set of steps which lead up to a raised wooden porch area with the house’s side entrance. D-579 steps up to the door, opening it with his <tt>hand</tt>. The hallway is dark and empty. There are suspended dust particles in the air.</em></p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> Hm yeah, it smells pretty stale in here.</p> <p><em>D-579 looks towards the end of the hallway. He notices a white door at the end of it.</em></p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> I think it’s just some old house. That… that over there seems more interesting, however.</p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> Sure, yeah whatever you think you should do. Any information I can get would be handy.</p> <p><em>D-579 walks slowly towards the door at the other end of the hall, cautiously stepping closer and closer. He opens the door and steps out into a street in the suburbs. In the distance is an impossibly tall concrete cuboid structure extending into the sky.</em></p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> That building in the distance, does that look normal to you?</p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> Probably not. The physics of this reality may be extremely different to ours, remember that.</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> Yeah, but I wonder who put it there.</p> <p><em>D-579 continues to wander out into the street. There are semi-detached homes along both sides of the street.</em></p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> This place doesn’t feel very… soviet? Don’t you think?</p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> I wouldn’t really know. Architectural history is not my forte unfortunately (laughs).</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> Just feels like I got deja vu, or an intense nostalgia for something, I’m not sure.</p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> Do you think that's just because of the way it looks or do you think it’s the anomaly causing it?</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> Honestly couldn’t say. I don’t feel like I'm being manipulated?</p> <p><em>Researcher Kauhnwallê grasps his phone in his pocket, pulling it out and looking at it with a confused expression. He puts it on the desk in front of him.</em></p> <p><em>D-579 turns a street corner and observes a stationary ambulance further down the street. Its lights are flashing rapidly, and a stretcher can be seen outside the doors of it.</em></p> <p><em>Researcher Kauhnwallê continues to look at his phone, ignoring the monitors in front of him.</em></p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> Hey doc? Do you know what’s happening here? I don’t know what any of this means?</p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> Hm? Um… yeah I don’t know. Reality is quite an undeveloped discipline.</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> I don’t think I should go over there?</p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> This place isn’t a hostile place from what we can tell. You’ll be safer if you just confront it.</p> <p><em>D-579 approaches the ambulance. It sits outside a house that has been completely burned down into rubble. The charred remains of the house are all that’s left. The stretcher outside the ambulance has a black bag laid out on top of it.</em></p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> This… What is this?</p> <p><em>D-579 stands on the opposite side of the street. He holds his head.</em></p> <p><em>Researcher Kauhnwallê clicks onto his contacts list. The only contact on the phone is one labelled “mum”. He rings the number. D-579 stands back in fear and recoils away from the black body bag.</em></p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> I don’t like this. I wanna leave.</p> <p><em>The phone rings 7 times and then stops. The phone shuts down and loses power.</em></p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> (Looking back up to the monitor) You know the only exit is back through the house right?</p> <p><em>The body bag suddenly begins to writhe, thrashing on top of the stretcher, until it topples onto its side. Simultaneously the camera's lens shatters and the monitor is covered in cracks. D-579 falls onto the ground on the street and curls up on his side.</em></p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> I can’t go back. I just can’t, I won't.</p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> You should rest for a while, get your energy back up. These things are difficult sometimes.</p> <p><em>D-579 stays on the ground for some time. Several hours pass. The sun begins to go down, and the sky gets darker.</em></p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> Doctor, are you still there?</p> <p><em>D-579 sits up.</em></p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> Doc?</p> <p><em>D-579 gets to his feet and brushes the dirt off his clothes. He looks towards the burnt house, but it is gone. He begins to wander down the street, towards the concrete structure.</em></p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> Five-seven-nine, where are you going now?</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> I can’t go back… There is no back. I need to go forward.</p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> I already have too much data than I know what to do with, or even know how to interpret just by myself. You can leave the anomaly if you want. Someone will be waiting for you.</p> <p><em>D-579 ignores this and continues forwards towards the structure. It has a round entrance leading into it.</em></p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> Are you sure you want to go further in? This time it could be dangerous.</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> I’ll be fine. I always end up fine.</p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> But you might not be, why can’t you accept that?</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> Because this time it’s different.</p> <p><em>D-579 walks right up to the circular entrance. It consists of a dark tunnel, with no light penetrating further than a couple metres. He looks up at a placard above it.</em></p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> Hm…</p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> What… What does it say? I can't read it.</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> Nineteen. It says nineteen.</p> <p><em>Some time passes.</em></p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> You know that at some point, once you enter, you can't leave?</p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> I know, it’s something I’ve known my whole life. This is it. This has to be.</p> <p><em>D-579 sniffles. An unidentified charred human arm penetrates through the darkness of the tunnel, seeming to reach out for D-579’s hand.</em></p> <p><strong>D-579:</strong> I have to do this… Goodbye, doc. I’ll see ya’ around.</p> <p><em>D-579 grasps the hand and walks into the tunnel entrance.</em></p> <p><strong>Rsch Kauhnwallê:</strong> See you around too, five-seven-nine.</p> <p><em>Silence.</em><br/></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><strong>End Log</strong></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">▶ Restricted Access Level/5 - Internal Memo</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">▼ Restricted Access Level/5 - Internal Memo</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div style="background:#ffffff url(https://scp-sandbox-3.wdfiles.com/local--files/unobtainium235/Background%20logo%20scp.png) center no-repeat; color: black; border: solid 1px #000000; padding: 5px 15px 15px 15px; box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,.2); width: 84%; margin: 2% 4% 4% 4%"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2 id="toc0"><span><strong>Foundation RU Internal Memo 2024</strong></span></h2> <h4 id="toc1"><span>Unknown Surface Depressions Affecting Foundation Site Infrastructure and Logistics</span></h4> </div> <p>Hello everyone,</p> <p>Since 2004, the continued presence of several large scale depressions within ground surface layers throughout eastern Europe has affected the infrastructural and logistical operations of the many Foundations sites and areas.</p> <p>Structural faults due to the sudden presence of unstable terrain forming beside or underneath buildings have been reported, as well as major delays due to depressions affecting roads. Foundation vehicles are therefore unable to deliver personnel or resources to the required sites, leading to issues with site resources management and allocation. Attempts to manage the deficit via the use of drones or air vehicles has provided additional challenges due to the harsher climate. Additional maintenance teams have therefore been put on standby at several more prominent locations across eastern Europe for faster response times. The source of these depressions is unknown and may be ectoentropic in nature, some researchers suggest.</p> <p>Effects on civilians have been equally difficult to deal with. Urban infrastructure has suffered, and local governments are struggling to meet demands to fix these issues.</p> <p>Director Kauhnwallê</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. 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SCP-8580	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="Pearls.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8580/Pearls.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>3 SCP-8580 Instances</p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Item #:</strong> SCP-8580</p> <p><strong>Object Class:</strong> Safe</p> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> SCP-8580 instances are to be stored in a safe containment unit at Site-633.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8580 denotes baroque<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup> pearls distinguished by their comparatively low conchiolin and high mucin contents. Instances are hollow, containing a small pocket of stale air at their centers instead of a solid nucleus.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup> These factors render SCP-8580 instances fragile in comparison to commercial counterparts.</p> <p><strong>Discovery:</strong> The Foundation became aware of SCP-8580 during the seizure of an abandoned warehouse containing a surplus of <a href="/scp-8058">SCP-8058</a> instances. As the warehouse was cleared, it was found to also contain a crate with 2293 SCP-8580 instances.</p> <p>Though personnel were able to trace the serial number on the crate back to North American Creations Co.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-3" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-3')">3</a></sup> its regular commercial output did not match the low quality of SCP-8580 instances. This inconsistency necessitated a full scale audit of all of the company's assets, staffing, and communications, flagging the following report within the central office of Sr. Director Bill Spencer:</p> <div style="border-style:dotted;border-color:#ffffff;border-width:2px;margin-left:10px;margin-right:10px;background:#ffffff;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, .25);padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Branch Report - Larkton, Illinois</strong></p> <p><strong>Consultant:</strong> Godfrey Changez</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Notes:</strong> In any other case I would start my report with a good faith calculation of the expected value of the queried branch, arrange my projections for the future of the asset, and direct the hand of the client to the best measure as to maximize the economic utility of the asset. I pride myself on professional impartiality, that is to say, but I simply cannot adhere to that good faith in this case.</p> <p>Upon my entry to the facility I was met with the stale air that works its way into all concrete monoliths, lacking windows for fresh air, or even natural light. A dreary silence, underscored by a familiar annoyance at the ticking of an analog clock, flicking to the beat of the apathetic trudging of the workforce beside me. They fit the mood exactly, each of them plain faced with their computers and briefcases in hand, practiced in winding the grey walls of the block to their allotted meetings, cubicles, what have you. And there I stood, amidst it all in the grand open entry hall, this wave of despond still managing to weave its way mindlessly around me. No thoughts to the foreign body, I suppose. I too was there for a job in the end. Perhaps they already recognized me?</p> <p>It was a short talk with the secretary at the front desk. I identified myself and they gave me a room number and some directions. Third floor, first room on the left. And it was a dismal little thing, but all the necessary figures were provided. Of course it wasn't ideal, but you can't expect high-rise offices at every deployment. This was work after all, a good employee is ready to put aside such trivial annoyances. And doing so, I began to chip away.</p> <p>Being in this line of work, you develop a sort of sixth sense for how an asset will unfold. Glance at some tables and graphs, plug them into some of the crowd favorite models, and an educated man can get a quick sense of how a company is functioning, if at all. I preface this to say, this company should not have been functional at all. I don't know what to say. The numbers just didn't add up. It was baffling, seeing the expenditure sheet. The layers upon layers of mediation, jobs filling tables provided by other jobs prodding models using data from tables just the same going down layer after layer after layer. Three tiers of middle management. No human resources department. And must I repeat, so many redundant low level jobs. I had been sitting there for hours, so baffled at the structure I was reaching a breaking point. I just couldn't get it to click. I needed to ask someone <em>why</em> it was all like this. I had to find <em>someone</em> with a modicum of power, but I was besides myself how to even begin to broach the levels of hierarchy at play here. Notice, I didn't even talk to anyone proper on the way in- and that's fairly conventional. But I'm here on their behalf, so they always make themselves known to <em>me</em>. Really, it's the barest level of respect to someone who could be pivotal in the continued existence of so many jobs. I couldn't wait a moment longer.</p> <p>I stepped out into the hall. Directions were absent from my mind as I attempted to retrace my way to the elevator with no avail, rather, happening upon a large room filled with cubicles. I could see the work they were doing first hand now. Trivial. Tedious. I could see it on their faces that they knew it too, bored out of their minds, but trying not to zone out. Glancing around, sneaking in bites of a small snack, then being startled when a nearby printer began to scream out for another table to be sent upstairs, downstairs, or the next room over. None of them talked. None of them even noticed me. I just walked round what must have been hundreds of people all tapping away at their assigned task, desperate to look busy.</p> <p>I found my way to a side hallway that I could have swore was the way to the elevator, but it was yet more concrete walls. More horrible off white carpet and more stuffy concrete corridors turning sharp to another hallway lined with more little offices for slightly-more-higher ups, and ending, would you guess, at yet another identical block of cubicles.</p> <p>I watched as one of the offices opened. A man; didn't notice me. He was walking slightly in front of me as I approached the new cubicle block, following that same ticking pace as he stepped on the noise dampening, slightly abrasive carpet. I lingered as he spoke to one of the office workers. Buzzwords. Low profit quarter. Might be layoffs soon, or maybe lower pay. Don't worry about that though, you do great work. A fake smile. I'm going to need that report on my desk by tonight. I don't ask questions, I just expect it to be done-</p> <p>And then I was out of earshot. I hadn't noticed it before, but these middle-managers we're all around the place, just slightly lingering at the corner of every few cubicle blocks. All making the same idle conversation. Looking at screens. Looking at people. That passive prodding, keeping them on their toes. Keeping them efficient. If I didn't have my file with me, I might be worried that <em>I</em> didn't look busy enough for them.</p> <p>I sped up slightly. The eyes were starting to wander to me. They'd recognized me. Lingering to much, an irritant, getting in the way. I ducked into a bathroom.</p> <p>I looked into the mirror. Felt horrible, skin clammy, eyes strained and stressed from the flicking of fluorescent lights that faded into the background. I exhaled a breath I didn't realize I was holding, then noticed it. In here, it was quiet. Almost silent. I'd been blocking out all those grating little sounds from the greater office, all the ticking, crunching, idle tapping, everything, but the bathroom here it was silent, and now that bothered me too. I washed my face off quickly, then stepped back out.</p> <p>On my right was a man with presence. He wore a suit, carried himself like he was someone, and what's more, he <em>saw</em> me. Eyes fixed to the back of my skull through my own eyes, my own kin, in a moment, cutting me up and weighing my worth.</p> <p>We began to walk, chatting.</p> <p>He thanked me. I'd been doing such great work already, and they were looking forward to the good valuation. He wanted to know how I found the place. I said it was great, efficient. He nodded. He really appreciated the work I was doing, he insisted that fac. He was wondering if I would be interested in a permanent position. It would be a great change of pace from what I was doing already, a good, solid, office job, but I said no. We exchanged a joke about benefits, a wink and nudge. He tried once more, he knows a diamond in the rough when he sees it. His own sixth sense, like a shimmering nacre in a halo around truly worthwhile people. He grabbed my shoulder. We were alike in that way, the true kings of society, creating value by seeing where the value sits and closing in on it, clamping shut on those loose gems before anyone else could snag them.</p> <p>We were in his office. I don't remember the elevator trip. My skin was clammy. I refused to shake his hand. Said, I'm not feeling so great. You know how it is, jetlag, travel for a living but I never get used to it. Laugh. Do not shake his hand. That's a shame. It's the end of the work day. Hope to see your report on my desk soon.</p> <p>Down the elevator.</p> <p>Someone bumped into me on my way out, spilling a cup of cold coffee, sticky and wet, all over my suit. I looked into his face. Gaunt, bags in the eyes, looking wildly about at everything except me as he fervently apologized. I, of course, assured them it was no issue, but I wasn't really paying attention to whatever niceties we each threw. Instead, all my focus was fixed on a strange spherical lump protruding out of the back of his left hand. I almost pointed it out, but the man was ready to hurry away. Back to work; overtime. I continued on my way out.</p> <p>It's ruined now, that suit, can't get the smell off of it. Not just the suit, everything I was wearing. Shower after shower and I still feel clammy, congested and sticky.</p> <p>I did not go back the next day. I had all I needed, figures so absurd, culture so constricting, absolutely no products of worth.</p> <p>Raze it to the ground for all I care. The building is worthless.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Recommendation:</strong> <span style="color: red">Immediate Liquidation of All Assets</span></p> </div> <p>Inquiry into the existence of a NA Creations Larkton branch were largely unsuccessful, locating only a building within the Larkton area that vaguely matched Changez's description.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-4" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-4')">4</a></sup> Field agents sent to investigate noted scrape marks across various walls within the building, but it was otherwise completely empty, and no records regarding its construction or prior ownership could be found.</p> <p>Initial attempts to contact Changez by phone failed, prompting a house visit. Deployed Field Agents found the home in a state of neglect, specifically noting that the mailbox was filled with letters, all of which were from NA Creations by way of Sr. Director Bill Spencer.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-5" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-5')">5</a></sup> Gaining forced entry into the home, the interior was found to be in a similar state of neglect, with more letters found strewn across various surfaces in piles.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-6" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-6')">6</a></sup> None had been opened.</p> <p>Changez was located dead within his personal office, holding an opened letter. Foundation coroners report an unclear time of death, as the body was in a state of complete desiccation. The cause of death, however, was clear, as an abnormally regular SCP-8580 instance was located lodged within his aorta.</p> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:300px;"><img alt="Pearlest.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8580/Pearlest.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>SCP-8580-α ("Changez")</p> </div> </div> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. Non-spherical due to inconsistent layer formation.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-2"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-2')">2</a>. Oysters and mussels form pearls as a defense against irritants, like sand or parasites, that enter their bodies; secreting layers of aragonite and conchiolin around them.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-3"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-3')">3</a>. Known to be in ownership of numerous small-scale pearl farms among its other holdings.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-4"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-4')">4</a>. Maximum capacity: Approx. 2250 employees.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-5"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-5')">5</a>. Letters promised Changez employment at various new branches of the company. None of these branches were found to exist in any credible capacity.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-6"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-6')">6</a>. The earliest letters found inside were dated approximately 5 years prior.</div> </div> </div></body></html>
SCP-8585	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=1&theme=https://cdn.scpwiki.com/theme/en/basalt/normalize-min.css&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=2&theme=https://cdn.scpwiki.com/theme/en/basalt/basalt-bedrock-min.css&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=3&theme=https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--code/theme%3Abasalt/1&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <div class="preview"> <p>The people may not remember me, but that does not mean I have forgotten them.</p> </div> <div class="authorlink-wrapper"><a href="javascript:;">oritiefling, ariadnesthread</a> <div class="authorbox"> <div class="authorcontent"> <p>Did you enjoy the article? Please check out our other works! <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/oris-box\|">Ori</a> and <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/ariadnes-malibu-dream-house\|">Ari</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="anom-bar-container item-8585 clear-2 neutralized none dark notice {$american}"> <div class="anom-bar"> <div class="top-box"> <div class="top-left-box"><span class="item">Item#:</span> <span class="number">8585</span></div> <div class="top-right-box"> <div class="level">Level2</div> </div> </div> <div class="bottom-box"> <div class="text-part"> <div class="main-class"> <div class="contain-class"> <div class="class-category">Containment Class:</div> <div class="class-text">neutralized</div> </div> <div class="second-class"> <div class="class-category">Secondary Class:</div> <div class="class-text">none</div> </div> </div> <div class="disrupt-class"> <div class="class-category">Disruption Class:</div> <div class="class-text">dark</div> </div> <div class="risk-class"> <div class="class-category">Risk Class:</div> <div class="class-text">notice</div> </div> </div> <div class="diamond-part"> <div class="danger-diamond"><a href="/classification-committee-memo">link to memo</a><br/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> Following Dreamscape analysis in combination with health reports from the months preceding SCP-8585's disappearance, SCP-8585 was declared deceased as of January 24th, 2028. No further containment procedures are required.</p> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">+View archived containment procedures.</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">– hide block</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>SCP-8585 has agreed to GPS tracking by the Foundation and to date has respected Veil Integrity Protocols. As a result containment procedures have remained at passive monitoring and monthly physicals at Site-58. SCP-8585 is not permitted to leave the civic boundaries of Nanticoke, Pennsylvania. All monitoring of SCP-8585 is overseen by the Foundation Department of Anomalous Ambassadors.</p> </div> </div> </div> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8585 is a humanoid entity resembling a heavyset elderly man of Slavic descent. His physical features have been inconsistent since the anomaly initially came to Foundation attention, however he has been consistently described as "glowing", or as having a halo of light around his head.</p> <p>SCP-8585 identifies himself as Daždźboh, a member of the Slavic pantheon, typically as the deity associated most with solar cults of worship.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup> He is far older than he physically appears, having been mentioned in several historical texts and showcasing detailed historical knowledge dating back as early as 940 CE.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Addendum 8585.1:</strong> Partial List of Notable SCP-8585 Sightings</p> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th>Date</th> <th>Location</th> <th>Appearance</th> <th>Notes</th> </tr> <tr> <td>c. 940 CE</td> <td>Kievan Rus'</td> <td>Noted to have a sun-shaped insignia 'finely embroidered' upon his tunic when present at several triumphs of Slavic rulers, including Olga of Kyiv's legendary revenge upon the Drevlians after the murder of her husband.</td> <td>Appearances are only implied poetically in the Laurentian Codex of the Primary Chronicle, or 'Tale of Bygone Years'<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup>, one of the few pre-Christian historical accounts of Slavic history. However, an instance of <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-7028">SCP-7028-3</a> believed to be the complete original text written by the monk Laurentius in the Eleventh Century CE makes the appearances of Daždźboh explicit, noting that the god's presence at the Conversion of Vladimir the Great to Christianity marked the final sighting of the god in Kyiv 'for several generations'. It should be noted that this passage was excised completely from all surviving, non-anomalous manuscripts, although poetic invocations and descriptions of the god in various statuary (and thus ever-present at the royal court) of Slavic palaces remain.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jan. 1569 CE</td> <td>Lublin, Rzeczpospolita Polska</td> <td>Described as a 'towering man with a shining, golden beard, with a brightly woven sun on his tunic and a great war-hammer by his side.'</td> <td>Identification confirmed by the private writings of the personal secretary of Mikołaj Radziwiłł<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-3" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-3')">3</a></sup>, who was able to speak with SCP-8585 briefly and was so deeply impressed by the 'bearing and power' of the man that he believed to have been in the presence of 'a saint or divine, if only for a moment.'</td> </tr> <tr> <td>c. 1917-22 CE</td> <td>Paris, France</td> <td>Described as an extremely tall, rotund man fluent in several Eastern European languages as well as French, English, and German. Manner typically reported as reserved, although often described as possessing a 'piercing gaze' that unsettled some, particularly those who traveled in the Russian royal circles.</td> <td>Noted to be part of the Paris social scene by several émigrés<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-4" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-4')">4</a></sup> in various communications and memoirs over the course of several years, usually under the pseudonym 'Khors Svitlo'. Physical appearance remains consistent over the years, although sightings decrease sharply between 1921-1922. It is implied but not outright stated that it had ceased to be invited to certain social events amongst the émigré community.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Apr. 1933 CE</td> <td>New York, United States</td> <td>First signs of greying at its temples, although beard remains a bright orange. When not speaking directly with any person, shoulders seem slightly bowed, postured stooped, but straightens immediately upon being addressed. Wearing black, thick-framed prescription eyeglasses with his beard more neatly trimmed than previous descriptions.</td> <td>First Foundation contact with SCP-8585. Although present at a celebration party for the repealing of the Volstead Act, it is noted to be somber and withdrawn from others gathered.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jun. 1967 CE</td> <td>San Francisco, United States</td> <td>Both hair and beard are now best described as 'salt-and-pepper', although features and behaviors were described by observers as animated and lively. Wearing a bright red shirt with an animated, idealized sun wearing sunglasses and giving a 'thumbs-up' gesture.</td> <td>Present at multiple points during the 'Summer of Love' movement, especially in Tompkins Square Park for various concerts, as well as assisting the Free Clinic during the apex of the movement.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dec. 1991 CE</td> <td>New York, United States</td> <td>Hair and beard are both now pure white, as confirmed by SCP-8585 itself. Appears to have shrunk somewhat in height, although shoulders are still quite broad. First sighting of SCP-8585 without some form of an idealized sun visible on his person, although the backdrop for photographs did have several similar insignias.</td> <td>SCP-8585 was working as a 'Santa Claus' at Lord & Taylor Department Store. When approached by Foundation agents, stated that it was doing so 'to see the smiles on the children's faces' and that it required nothing more.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Feb. 2025 CE</td> <td>London, United Kingdom</td> <td>Posture quite stooped with visible bowing of shoulders, considerable weight loss, age marks visible on forehead as hairline has receded several inches.</td> <td>Due to increasing concerns about SCP-8585's overall health, containment procedures updated to a smaller area for free movement (specifically the Nanticoke area of Pennsylvania near Site-58).</td> </tr> </table> <hr/> <p><strong>Addendum 8585.2:</strong> Incident Report</p> <p>On December 23rd, 2027, SCP-8585 was reported leaving the geographic boundaries established as part of its containment procedures. SCP-8585 was tracked and reported to be heading eastward from Nanticoke, Pennsylvania. Agent Basil Sias from the Department of Anomalous Ambassadors was dispatched to intercept and, if possible, recontain the anomaly. Agent Sias was able to intercept SCP-8585 at a civilian port on the northern banks of the Delaware River, attempting to board a ship southbound towards New York, New York. Below is a log of this interaction as recorded by Agent Sias's bodycam.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p>[BEGIN LOG]</p> <p><em>Agent Sias approaches a line of civilians waiting to purchase tickets to board a ship. SCP-8585 is quickly identified in the crowd. SCP-8585 makes eye contact with Agent Sias and frowns. Agent Sias responds with a wave and weaves into the crowd to escort SCP-8585 aside. He leads SCP-8585 away from civilians into a secluded area of the shipyard.</em></p> <p><strong>Sias:</strong> Before anything else I wanna apologize for dragging you off like that. I know it's standard procedure, but I feel gross every time I do it.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8585:</strong> It is… fine.</p> <p><em>SCP-8585 sighs heavily.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8585:</strong> I knew it was an errand for a fool anyway. You always catch up sooner or later.</p> <p><strong>Sias:</strong> You're a little far from home, Daz. What brings you all the way out here anyway?</p> <p><em>SCP-8585 rolls up its sleeve. A fist-sized patch of flesh over its shoulder appears to be distorting and fading.</em></p> <p><strong>Sias:</strong> Daz, I-</p> <p><strong>SCP-8585:</strong> You and I both know what this means, Mr. Sias.</p> <p><em>SCP-8585 walks over to the edge of the pier and sits. It pats the ground next to it. Agent Sias walks over and sits beside it as it takes out and lights a cigarette.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8585:</strong> Do you smoke?</p> <p><strong>Sias:</strong> No, no. Well, when I was a kid for a bit, yeah, but no not anymore.</p> <p><em>SCP-8585 shrugs.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8585:</strong> Suit yourself.</p> <p><em>SCP-8585 takes a deep drag of the cigarette and exhales.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8585:</strong> I thought I was going to be afraid of becoming that.</p> <p><em>It motions to the smoke.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8585:</strong> It is not so scary, not anymore. I suppose it helps that I have felt it coming for some time now.</p> <p><strong>Sias:</strong> All of your vitals have reported normal for years now. What makes you say that?</p> <p><em>SCP-8585 pounds its chest.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8585:</strong> You feel it. Inside. Part of being a god is hearing all of those tiny voices echoing in your ear from those who praise you, beg things of you. For newer gods they are near maddening in their endless chirping, but the older you become the more they comfort you. You are remembered, you are needed!</p> <p><em>SCP-8585 takes another deep drag from its cigarette.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8585:</strong> You do not notice at first when the chirping begins to vanish. There is too much after all, too many voices to pick out individual sounds, but as the years pass you begin to notice the choir growing quieter and quieter. I ask you, Mr. Sias, what happens to a god with no voice in his ear?</p> <p><em>Agent Sias is quiet for a moment, his eyes fixed on the horizon.</em></p> <p><strong>Sias:</strong> …He vanishes.</p> <p><em>SCP-8585 claps a hand on Agent Sias's back, nearly knocking him into the river.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8585:</strong> That is it! Yes, he vanishes. Poof! A cloud of smoke and ash. No longer wanted, no longer needed. Worship keeps the divine alive, worship <em>makes</em> something divine.</p> <p><em>SCP-8585 sighs heavily once more.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8585:</strong> I have not heard anything like a choir since the 15th century, Mr. Sias. Now the voices grow quiet, I hear but a fistful of people who still spare a passing thought for me.</p> <p><em>SCP-8585 chuckles.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8585:</strong> There was a time once where I would think it impossible. Fading away? Me? I am Daždźboh! I am the very light of day! But even day fades to night, Mr. Sias.</p> <p><em>SCP-8585 looks at the horizon, watching as the sun sets.</em></p> <p><strong>Sias:</strong> So what was the plan, then?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8585:</strong> I wanted to return to the old country, Mr. Sias. I figured if I was to die, I would rather die at home than in a foreign land. Give myself one final kindness. The people may not remember me, but that does not mean I have forgotten them.</p> <p><em>The two sit in silence for several moments as the sun finishes setting. Eventually, SCP-8585 looks upwards.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8585:</strong> Do you like stars, Mr. Sias?</p> <p><strong>Sias:</strong> I do, yeah. They remind me of <a href="/scp-7999">an old friend</a>.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8585:</strong> In my younger days I did not care for them. How dare they try to shine as bright as I! And the moon, how dare she take my light for her own beauty! Hah, what a petty young man I was indeed. Now you cannot even see the stars at night. If I had known that someday the light of man would outshine us both, perhaps I would have appreciated them more.</p> <p><strong>Sias:</strong> If you get far enough out of the city, you can still see them. My dad used to tell me that the sky is beautiful in the middle of the ocean, and I know that out in the country you can <em>almost</em> see the sky the way it was meant to be. It'll never be the same as when you were young, but it's still beautiful.</p> <p><em>SCP-8585 chuckles.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8585:</strong> I would quite like to see that.</p> <p><em>SCP-8585 coughs and snuffs out its cigarette as Agent Sias rises to his feet. Agent Sias reaches out and helps SCP-8585 up. SCP-8585 slaps his hand away.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8585:</strong> Bah, I got it.</p> <p><em>SCP-8585 struggles to stand back up. After a moment, Agent Sias extends his hand once more. SCP-8585 takes it.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8585:</strong> I was a young man once you know. Made of strong stock, and handsome to boot! Guess it's time to say goodbye to stubborn pride, eh?</p> <p><em>He glances towards the horizon. SCP-8585 and Agent Sias stand in silence for a moment.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8585:</strong> I suppose it's time to head back then.</p> <p><em>Agent Sias bends down and reaches for the GPS tracker around SCP-8585's ankle.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8585:</strong> Mr. Sias…?</p> <p><em>Agent Sias removes the tracker.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8585:</strong> What is all this?</p> <p><strong>Sias:</strong> The Foundation already failed you by letting you fade away. We could've done more to keep you alive, and we didn't. The least we can do is let you die the way you want.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8585:</strong> …Aye.</p> <p><em>SCP-8585 and Agent Sias nod to one another.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8585:</strong> …Thank you, Mr. Sias. May your kindness be remembered.</p> <p><strong>Sias:</strong> It won't be, but that's alright. Take care, Daz. I hope the stars at home are beautiful.</p> <p><em>SCP-8585 smiles, and walks away. Agent Sias returns to his vehicle.</em></p> <p>[END LOG]</p> </div> <p>A month after the above recording, an envelope was sent to Site-58 with no return address. Inside was a postcard addressed to Agent Basil Sias, the front containing a photo depicting a wide shot of a landscape, and the back containing a handwritten message reading "It really was beautiful."</p> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:100%;"><img alt="NightSky.png" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8585/NightSky.png" style="width:100%;"/> <div class="scp-image-caption" style="width:100%;"> <p>Image from the front of the postcard sent to Site-58. The photo is believed to originate from somewhere in the Ukrainian Carpathians.</p> </div> </div> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. <em>Дажбог</em> (Ukranian) was one of the few religious beings with textual and archaeological evidence of pre-Christian era worship throughout all known Slavic tribes.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-2"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-2')">2</a>. Повѣсть времѧньныхъ лѣтъ, c.850-1150 CE.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-3"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-3')">3</a>. Nicknamed 'The Red', Voivode of Vilnius, capital of Poland-Lithuania, 1515-84 CE. Noted to be functionally illiterate, this unknown secretary was present at virtually all of Radziwiłł's diplomatic events.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-4"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-4')">4</a>. 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Viewer discretion is advised.</p> <p>Includes themes of abuse and violence.</p> </div> <hr/> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> <div class="content-warning creditRate">⚠️ content warning <span class="content-warning-arrow"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></div> </div> <div class="anom-bar-container item-8588 clear-3 keter {$secondary-class} ekhi critical {$american}"> <div class="anom-bar"> <div class="top-box"> <div class="top-left-box"><span class="item">Item#:</span> <span class="number">8588</span></div> <div class="top-right-box"> <div class="level">Level3</div> </div> </div> <div class="bottom-box"> <div class="text-part"> <div class="main-class"> <div class="contain-class"> <div class="class-category">Containment Class:</div> <div class="class-text">keter</div> </div> <div class="second-class"> <div class="class-category">Secondary Class:</div> <div class="class-text">{$secondary-class}</div> </div> </div> <div class="disrupt-class"> <div class="class-category">Disruption Class:</div> <div class="class-text">ekhi</div> </div> <div class="risk-class"> <div class="class-category">Risk Class:</div> <div class="class-text">critical</div> </div> </div> <div class="diamond-part"> <div class="danger-diamond"><a href="/classification-committee-memo">link to memo</a><br/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> TARTARUS.aic is to be used to track any further dissemination of SCP-8588. The AIC is also to monitor for any activity discussing the "HARMony" server by name.</p> <p>The affected terminal must be secured in an air-gapped room to monitor and locate additional instances of SCP-8588-1. All interactions with the terminal with access to SCP-8588 must be logged, and personnel examined for signs of possible anomalous exposure.</p> <p>All contained instances of SCP-8588-1 are docile and require minimal security arrangements. Site-244 will serve as permanent residency for SCP-8588-1. Due to the medically impossible nature of SCP-8588-1's physiology, it is unlikely a cure will be found.</p> <p>Long term plans for SCP-8588-1's welfare are deferred to project team's discretion pending Ethics Committee review.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8588 is a Discord server. When accessed via Discord chat client, the server contains 231 channels<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup> with full names (e.g. Joan Isabel Curie) belonging to one or more people. Most of these names are not located on any database for displaced individuals (e.g. missing person's databases).</p> <p>When an individual clicks on the invite link to SCP-8588, they begin a transformation into an entity designated as SCP-8588-1. The transformation process occurs over 24-48 hours and is characterized by:</p> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th>Stage</th> <th>Description</th> </tr> <tr> <td>Stage 1</td> <td>Victim begins hearing faint, incomprehensible whispers resembling distorted voices in their ears. Victim experiences paranoia and compulsive need to join 'cohort'.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Stage 2</td> <td>Lesions widen and emit fine, hair-like copper filaments. Increasing difficulty in verbal or written communication.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Stage 3</td> <td>Copper filaments spread patterns across the skin. Victim’s voice becomes distorted. Spasmodic movements are accompanied by mechanical clicking sounds.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Stage 4</td> <td>Victim’s hands fuse into jagged, claw-like appendages covered in exposed wiring. Masses within the subject's body exit the body through the oral cavity and include wiring, microphones, and peripherals of an unknown nature.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Stage 5</td> <td>Victim’s face is overtaken by a cluster of microphones and cameras, and remaining recognizably human features are split, twisted or crushed by growths. A new name belonging to a new individual is found on the channel list.</td> </tr> </table> <p>Other observations:</p> <ul> <li>Instances of SCP-8588-1 display signs of emotional and physical distress and pain when separated from their 'cohort' (e.g. close family members of the affected individual).</li> <li>Medical analysis of subject tissue or body cavities shows organs encased in silicon, with cavities filled with miscellaneous electrical equipment.</li> <li>Due to anomalous nature of subject's neurology, mutated subjects are assumed non-sapient pending further Ethics Committee review.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Discovery:</strong> On 6/27/2026, Dr. Joan Curie was exposed to the anomaly when opening a link addressed to her from an individual she identified as her estranged daughter to a Discord server where they could 'catch up'. The link was accessed on Dr. Curie's personal device, but an instance of the Discord client was found installed on Dr. Curie's terminal that afternoon, after Dr. Curie reported experiencing what are now known to be Stage 1 symptoms of exposure to the anomaly.</p> <p>On 6/28/2026, Dr. Curie filed for voluntarily euthanasia and scheduled her final debriefing session with her staff.</p> <div class="blockquote" style="border-radius: 10px; margin: 10px;"> <p><strong>Dr. Joan Curie:</strong> Statistical analysis of similar anomalies estimates twenty-four hours or so before I become nonverbal. I need to debrief you on my findings now before my cognition is any more compromised. I've noticed certain behavioral shifts among the staff and—</p> <p><strong>Dr. Sandra Watanabe:</strong> The only 'behavioral shifts' you're noticing is because you're going to euthanize the only captive sample we'd be able to study!</p> <p><strong>Dr Curie:</strong> Please, don't interrupt me. Hard to concentrate. The shifts show…degradations in social interactions between the cohort of the subject and the subject itself—</p> <p><strong>Dr. Kleinfeld:</strong> We already got ourselves checked for cognitohazardous contamination by this or any foreign memeplex. The staff is fine.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Watanabe:</strong> Stop trying to insert a narrative where there isn't one. The anomaly is not a cognitohazard. Dr. Kleinfeld, are these delusions the result of brain damage? What does the imaging say?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Kleinfeld:</strong> Her neural patterns are intact. The electrical activity is completely unaffected. Even with an antennae piercing through her cerebrum.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Curie:</strong> Not a cognitohazard. Not a cognitohazard. I th-think we need to explore…explore…</p> <p><em>Joan twitches and falls silent. Her tongue is stiff and partially webbed with copper interconnects making the formation of syllables difficult and painful for her.</em></p> <p>Explore other theories. This is—</p> <p><strong>Dr. Watanabe:</strong> There's a possibility the changes to her physiology aren't changing her cognitive makeup after all. That contradicts our existing theories that the personality dies during the mutation. Do we update the documentation?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Curie:</strong> I…</p> <p><em>She buckles, grabbing the edge of a nearby desk to steady herself</em></p> <p>…noticing pattern in the way you are…you are…with me…social hazard of some kind—</p> <p><strong>Dr. Kleinfeld:</strong> 'Possibility' is a dangerous word in science. How do you prove 'under the hood' is still Joan? You can't. So why bother?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Watanabe:</strong> Can't say I disagree. I think we need to do additional research on her kinesis, reactivity, irritability. Pain reception.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Curie:</strong> Social hazard…Hurts to speak…please don't make me repeat myself—</p> <p><strong>Dr. Kleinfeld:</strong> Do we designate her as an instance?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Curie:</strong> Please…do you hear me? Do you understand me?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Watanabe:</strong> <em>Would you shut up!</em></p> <p><em>Beat</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Watanabe:</strong> I'm sorry, Dr. Kleinfeld, I don't know what got into me.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Kleinfeld:</strong> Don't. We're all under a lot of pressure. <em>You're</em> under a lot of pressure. Dr. Curie was your best friend. But I know what to do.</p> <p><em>Picks up phone and taps security button.</em></p> <p>Security, please transport Dr. Curie to a medical detention center.</p> <p><em>Hangs up phone.</em></p> <p>I'll get the paperwork started to apply for the redesignation.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Curie:</strong> Please…</p> <p><strong>Dr. Kleinfeld:</strong> Control yourself.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Curie:</strong> Sandy! This is me!</p> <p><em>Voice loses resolution and warbles like Joan is literally choking on static.</em></p> <p>Sandy!</p> <p><strong>Dr. Watanabe:</strong> And who do you think you are, Dr. Curie?</p> <p><em>Security personnel roughly drag Dr. Curie away.</em></p> <p>Let me know when she can't talk anymore.</p> </div> <div class="discord"> <div class="messages-panel"> <div class="messages-group"> <div class="messages"> <div class="message kleinfeld"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Robert</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 3:15 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">Hello?</div> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 3:16 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">So it's not just me!</div> </div> </div> <div class="message kleinfeld"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Robert</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 3:19 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">I can see the member list.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message kleinfeld"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Robert</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 3:19 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">It's the entire project staff. Me, you, Ramesh, Will, Ranya…all 16 of us.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message kleinfeld"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Robert</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 3:19 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">Except Joan.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 3:20 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">Except Joan.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message kleinfeld"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Robert</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 3:22 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">It's so vivid. The screen is so vivid.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message kleinfeld"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Robert</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 3:22 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">Only thing this vivid in my head is the night of that car accident. The smell won't go away, and this feels just as real.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 3:24 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">I'm at the terminal now.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 3:24 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">There's a new channel with Joan's name.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 3:24 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">Everything we've just said is there. Our brains are updating the discord somehow.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message vajpayee"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Ramesh</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 3:26 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">I want to try something. I've been saving up this tidbit for a while:</div> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 3:27 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">Oh Gods above, Ramesh. What did you do?</div> </div> </div> <div class="message kleinfeld"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Robert</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 3:28 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">What the fuck? How could you possibly think writing that was a good idea!</div> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 3:30 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">Ramesh?</div> </div> </div> <div class="message vajpayee"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Ramesh</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 3:31 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">And time. How's everybody feeling?</div> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 3:32 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">Kill yourself. Delete that message right now.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message vajpayee"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Ramesh</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 3:33 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">Just as I thought. ANANKE.aic should have killed us by now.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message vajpayee"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Ramesh</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 3:33 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">ANANKE is a kernel-level superintelligence that's supposed to nail any mention of the Black Moon's true nature inside of fifteen seconds.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message vajpayee"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Ramesh</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 3:33 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">It's been a minute.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message vajpayee"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Ramesh</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 3:33 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">I deleted it.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message kleinfeld"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Robert</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 3:34 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">So the Foundation can't see this.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 3:35 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">And that means no one can.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message kleinfeld"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Robert</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 3:37 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">What do we do?</div> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 3:38 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">Let's…get ourselves checked for cognitohazardous contamination, but if everything's green, I think this is worth exploring more, without those bitches in senior staff looking over our shoulder all the time.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 3:39 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">But a black-channel where we can discuss things privately would be pretty useful.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 3:39 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">Senior staff has so much leverage because they know everything we say or do.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message kleinfeld"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Robert</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 3:42 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">This is a professional and scientific godsend.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 3:43 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">Wait a second. I guess we know commands now?</div> </div> </div> <div class="message vajpayee"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Ramesh</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 3:43 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">Let me try one.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message vajpayee"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Ramesh</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 3:43 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">/dance</div> </div> </div> <div class="discord-box"> <div class="discord-title"> <p>Joan</p> </div> <div class="discord-content"> <p>I'm still in here. I'm not gone. I'm still in here!</p> </div> </div> <div class="message kleinfeld"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Robert</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 3:44 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">What.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message kleinfeld"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Robert</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 3:44 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">She's dancing.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message kleinfeld"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Robert</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 3:44 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">Joan's dancing.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 3:45 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">LMAO</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p>Testing has shown that the members of SCP-8588 staff are the chosen cohort of SCP-8588-1-A (hereafter referred to as 'Instance A'). It is not known why this attachment exists, as members of the staff do not recall sharing particularly significant experiences with Dr. Curie.</p> <p>Use of mnestics and standard cognitohazard tests show no indication of anomalous influence on staff.</p> <p><strong>Update:</strong> On 7/5/2026, Michael Caramahilis was exposed to SCP-8288 and became an instance of SCP-8588-1. TARTARUS.AIC did not detect the containment breach and Foundation assets were only made aware of the situation as a result of an intercepted 911 call made by Michael's wife when Michael began experiencing Stage 2 symptoms.</p> <div class="blockquote" style="border-radius: 10px; margin: 10px;"> <p><strong>Dr. Sandra Watanabe:</strong> So TARTARUS sprang a leak. What now?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Robert Kleinfeld:</strong> We have surveillance assets covering the house. Standard procedure is secure the subject and amnesticize the collaterals.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Watanabe:</strong> Have there been any other breaches?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Kleinfeld:</strong> None. TARTARUS intercepted over ten thousand invite attempts since that leak.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Watanabe:</strong> What's the current sitrep on the family?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Kleinfeld:</strong> They seem to be taking it well.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Watanabe:</strong> Excuse me?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Kleinfeld:</strong> There was distress, but they were talking about calling the cops, not an ambulance.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Watanabe:</strong> On their father?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Kleinfeld:</strong> They didn't do anything, though. They just…watched. They are…comfortable with this.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Watanabe:</strong> Let’s go for a walk.</p> </div> <div class="discord"> <div class="messages-panel"> <div class="messages-group"> <div class="messages"> <div class="message kleinfeld"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Robert</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 3:46 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">This is not expected behavior. We…oh Joan is crying again!</div> </div> </div> <div class="message kleinfeld"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Robert</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 3:46 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">/isolate</div> </div> </div> <div class="discord-box"> <div class="discord-title"> <p>Joan</p> </div> <div class="discord-content"> <p>Why can't you see me? Why can't you see me?</p> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 3:47 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">Selfish. I think her whimpering is worse.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message kleinfeld"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Robert</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 3:48 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">We have to study this. The anomaly is much more complicated, more dangerous than anticipated. Ethically, we can't experiment on human beings, but there's precedent for this, yes?</div> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 3:49 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">It wouldn't be the first or last time project staff dragged their feet for the greater good. It's a loophole the committee is well aware of.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message vajpayee"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Ramesh</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 3:50 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">The signs do say "no running in the lab" :D</div> </div> </div> <div class="message kleinfeld"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Robert</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 3:51 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">LMAO</div> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 3:52 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">LMAO</div> </div> </div> <div class="message kleinfeld"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Robert</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 3:53 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">So we are agreed?</div> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 3:54 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">We let nature take its course, collect the data, wrap it up.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message kleinfeld"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Robert</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 3:55 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">Shouldn’t we get ourselves checked for cognitohazards?</div> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 3:56 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">What for?</div> </div> </div> <div class="message kleinfeld"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Robert</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 3:55 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">I don’t know. This all feels like an escalation. What if the anomaly is driving it?</div> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 3:57 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">Dude, you worked here when the Foundation was still using D-Class. You had to be okay with a lot of things back then. I’m pretty cool with this now.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 3:58 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">I guess it’d be nice to have on the paperwork if the Ethics Committee ever calls us to the carpet.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message kleinfeld"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Robert</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 3:59 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">Let's get to work. We've got a long night ahead of us. What do we need?</div> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 4:00 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">Coffee. Lots of it.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message kleinfeld"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Robert</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 4:01 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">/bring coffee, 6 cups</div> </div> </div> <div class="discord-box"> <div class="discord-title"> <p>Joan</p> </div> <div class="discord-content"> <p>Sandra. Sandra. It's me. It's Joan. It's me. You know me! You know me! Sandy!</p> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 4:01 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">Let's have a little fun.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 4:01 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">/bring coffee, 12 cups</div> </div> </div> <div class="discord-box"> <div class="discord-title"> <p>Joan</p> </div> <div class="discord-content"> <p>Sandy. Sandy. Sandy Sandy Sandy Sandy Sandy. Sandy.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th>Date and Time</th> <th>Description</th> <th>Effect on Subject (Michael)</th> </tr> <tr> <td>07/07/2026 07:31 PM</td> <td>The family directs Michael to sit at a small folding chair in the corner of the dining room, away from the main table. When he tries to move closer, the wife tells him, “Did I tell you to move? Stay there. <em>Stay there.</em>”</td> <td>Subject is visibly agitated, tapping his fingers against the chair and emitting low hums.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>07/10/2026 02:00 PM</td> <td>After Michael accidentally drops a glass while executing command '/bring 20 glasses', family locks him inside despite his audible distress.</td> <td>Subject pounds on the garage door for over an hour, emitting increasingly loud vocalizations. Eventually curls into a corner, shaking. It is noted that the demand seems to have been intended to create the circumstance they punished him for.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>07/11/2026 04:15 PM</td> <td>While attempting to sit with the family in the living room, Michael reaches out to pick up a family photo. The mother snaps, “That’s not for you to touch, Michael!” The eldest son adds, “Go stand over there and watch from a distance.”</td> <td>Subject moves to a corner but continues reaching toward the family, emitting faint, stuttering hums. The youngest child mocks him, mimicking the noises.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>07/12/2026 04:58 PM</td> <td>A loud creak is heard during a moment of relative quiet. Despite being seated at the time, Michael is told to leave the room with obscenities.</td> <td>Subject responds with increasingly disorganized vocalizations, resembling distorted sobbing, until wife issues command /go backyard.</td> </tr> </table> <p>Observations:</p> <ul> <li>It is unclear whether the family is aware of Michael's debilitating condition, or simply chooses not to acknowledge it.</li> <li>Many of these interactions appear to be motivated by an active pursuit of Michael's distress.</li> <li>Bystanders looking at Michael show signs of initial tension before sharing family's indifference towards Michael.</li> <li>It has been verified that all three family members are not experiencing cognitohazardous/memetic influence.</li> <li>We do not see cause for immediate intervention.</li> </ul> <div class="blockquote" style="border-radius: 10px; margin: 10px;"> <p><strong>Dr. Kleinfeld:</strong> He's their father! How can they care so little for him?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Watanabe:</strong> <em>Sighs</em> It’s more than neglect. They’re actively hostile.</p> <p><em>Puts his head in his hands</em></p> <p>What a nightmare.</p> <p><em>SCP-8588-1 emits a distorted electronic screech, twisting its upper body violently and slamming her head against the glass wall of her containment cell.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Kleinfeld:</strong> I had two kids. I can't imagine how it'd feel to get kicked around by them.</p> <p><em>SCP-8588-1 slams a limb against the floor, emitting a series of high-pitched, staccato noises.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Watanabe:</strong> <em>Grimaces at the containment cell, then clears her throat</em> The cognitive profiles on the family show no cognitive distortion. This is just how they'd treat an unwanted guest. Maybe a little worse.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Kleinfeld:</strong> The father…he just… takes it. Every shove, every insult. And he just keeps coming back .</p> <p><em>Beat, then Dr. Watanabe gasps, eyes widen with shock</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Watanabe:</strong> This isn't a cognitohazard at all. It's a new metaphysical phenomena!</p> <p><strong>Dr. Kleinfeld:</strong> Explain.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Watanabe:</strong> It isn't a cognitohazard. It's a reality warp.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Kleinfeld:</strong> We ran our Hume measurements—</p> <p><strong>Dr. Watanabe:</strong> A <em>social</em> reality shift. Similar to <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/taboo">nomenclative mutation</a> or <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-5242">bureaucratohazards</a>—there are facts that carry metaphysical significance. It is clear that social reality is one of those. We've been looking at the user level when we should have been digging into the kernel.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Kleinfeld:</strong> If what you're saying is true, the new social reality being constructed by the anomaly would have to be significantly more durable than naturally forming social realities. The inherent biases this creates would be impervious to logic or even emotion.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Watanabe:</strong> What would we call this? An empathehazard? A socialpath? We would need significantly more data before this would be accepted by the Foundation community. More <em>time</em>.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Kleinfeld:</strong> This has the potential to create a K-Class phenomena if improperly handled.</p> <p><em>Instance A emits a series of deep, resonant clicks, curling into itself as its limbs tremble uncontrollably.</em></p> </div> <div class="discord"> <div class="messages-panel"> <div class="messages-group"> <div class="messages"> <div class="message kleinfeld"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Robert</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 4:04 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">You were right about the whimpering. And the tantrums! She just clings to us like a beaten puppy.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 4:05 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">It's the cohort attachment. Nothing to be done.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message kleinfeld"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Robert</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 4:06 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">It's frustrating.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 4:07 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">This can't be helping your insomnia, can it?</div> </div> </div> <div class="message kleinfeld"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Robert</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 4:08 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">You remembered?</div> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 4:09 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">I was at that containment breach too. Of course I do.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message kleinfeld"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Robert</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 4:10 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">We were supposed to get amnesticized afterwards.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 4:11 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">You didn't, so I didn't.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message kleinfeld"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Robert</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 4:12 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">Uh.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 4:13 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">Then we need to do whatever is necessary to learn how to handle it.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message kleinfeld"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Robert</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 4:14 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">What about her?</div> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 4:16 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">???</div> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 4:17 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">What about her?</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><strong>Update 7/14/26:</strong> First documented instance of pro-social behavior in household of subject 'Michael'.</p> <div class="blockquote" style="border-radius: 10px; margin: 10px;"> <p><strong>Dr. Kleinfeld:</strong> They stopped.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Watanabe:</strong> They just stopped.</p> <p><em>Instance-A is shivering at their feet. The tremors play on its scales and peripherals like tumbling ice cubes, filling the air with a low clattering.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Kleinfeld:</strong> Why did they stop?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Kleinfeld:</strong> The abuse stopped. It just…it stopped. He didn't even have to do anything, it just stopped.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Watanabe:</strong> They aren't engaging with the anomaly, but they aren't pushing him away either.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Kleinfeld:</strong> He's easy enough to please. Instance-A is happy just to belong.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Watanabe:</strong> My analysis and that of TARTARUS arrived at the same conclusion. Whatever the distortion is doing to their attachment to Michael, it isn't fundamentally changing their personalities.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Kleinfeld:</strong> They never enjoyed inflicting pain.</p> <p><em>Instance-A lets out a whine. Dr. Kleinfeld's mouth turns to a grimace.</em></p> </div> <p><strong>Update:</strong> 'Michael' (redesignated Instance-B) was retrieved on 7/15/26. The amnesticization of his family was completed with no lasting side-effects. Further measures to ensure his nominal demise is public record are underway.</p> <div class="discord"> <div class="messages-panel"> <div class="messages-group"> <div class="messages"> <div class="message kleinfeld"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Robert</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 4:18 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">/recitebackwards alphabet</div> </div> </div> <div class="discord-box"> <div class="discord-title"> <p>Joan</p> </div> <div class="discord-content"> <p>Remember when we hazed that janitor into a drug addiction? She heard the way I was talking to my kid on the phone and scolded me, and I decided she needed to go. So you and me and Sandy did some things, and she went.</p> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 4:20 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">Why do you keep doing that? You know she can't even jabber out morse code, let alone phonemes.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message kleinfeld"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Robert</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 4:21 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">Yes, but it is amusing to listen to her try.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message kleinfeld"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Robert</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 4:21 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">/bring axe</div> </div> </div> <div class="discord-box"> <div class="discord-title"> <p>Joan</p> </div> <div class="discord-content"> <p>Bobby and Sandy and me. Wolves in a pack. I'm watching them make me howl.</p> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 4:23 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">However much the social reality is being warped, it seems the implications on the affected party's behavior is variable.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message kleinfeld"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Robert</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 4:24 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">The ring of Gyges.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 4:25 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">I never shared your love of antiquity.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message kleinfeld"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Robert</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 4:26 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">It is a parable. The ring makes you invisible. How you'd act when it's of no consequence to you says something about who you really are.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 4:27 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">"What you are in the dark."</div> </div> </div> <div class="message kleinfeld"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Robert</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 4:28 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">The anomaly makes you hate the thing, but it doesn't make you enjoy hating it.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 4:29 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">"What we are in the dark."</div> </div> </div> <div class="message kleinfeld"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Robert</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 4:30 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">On the footage, now, the eldest son just set Michael's place at the table.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 4:31 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">It can't even eat! What are they trying to prove?</div> </div> </div> <div class="message kleinfeld"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Robert</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 4:32 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">This experiment's run its course. Send the order. We're turning out their lights.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 4:33 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">Oh, Joan's back.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 4:33 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">Wait, she actually found a fire axe? Where did she find an axe?</div> </div> </div> <div class="message kleinfeld"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Robert</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 4:34 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">Well, waste not want not. We'll take turns?</div> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 4:35 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">Get everyone over here. This is best enjoyed collaboratively.</div> </div> </div> <div class="discord-box"> <div class="discord-title"> <p>Joan</p> </div> <div class="discord-content"> <p>I found my family after all.</p> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 4:35 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">Lol</div> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 4:35 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">'Ring of Gyges'… you pretentious little shit lol</div> </div> </div> <div class="message kleinfeld"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Robert</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 4:36 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">You love it.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 4:37 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">Perhaps</div> </div> </div> <div class="message kleinfeld"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Robert</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 4:38 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">/crawl</div> </div> </div> <div class="discord-box"> <div class="discord-title"> <p>Joan</p> </div> <div class="discord-content"> <p>As long as we're all together.</p> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 4:40 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">Do you think she still bleeds?</div> </div> </div> <div class="message markbishop"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Mark</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 4:41 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">Lol what are you up to?</div> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 4:42 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">Woah! Tourists!</div> </div> </div> <div class="message markbishop"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Mark</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 4:43 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">#thomas-joseph-reed. I'm Director Mark Bishop, Site-17. Dr. Watanabe…you’re Site-290, right?</div> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 4:44 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">Woah, the SITE DIRECTOR? How deep are we?</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><strong>Update:</strong> Instance-A has escaped Site-290. A Code-Warren search is in effect for the entire region—</p> <div class="discord"> <div class="messages-panel"> <div class="messages-group"> <div class="messages"> <div class="message watanabe2"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 4:50 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">/scream</div> </div> </div> <div class="discord-box"> <div class="discord-title"> <p>Joan</p> </div> <div class="discord-content"> <p>FIELD TRIP.</p> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe2"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 4:52 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">It's so fun watching her try to scream through the bag.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message kleinfeld2"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Robert</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 4:45 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">Security actually bought it. How’d you talk the site director into playing along?</div> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe2"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 4:46 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">Oh, Foundation personnel ‘lose’ anomalies all the time.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe2"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 4:46 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">Promised him private time with her later.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe2"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 4:50 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">Let's play a game.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message kleinfeld2"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Robert</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 4:47 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">Pass me the pipe, Ramesh. I want to get in a few swings.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message kleinfeld2"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Robert</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 4:53 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">What's the game?</div> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe2"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 4:54 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">Person holding the pipe says a time they realized they are a piece of shit.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message kleinfeld2"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Robert</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 4:55 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">That's heavy. Why?</div> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe2"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 4:57 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">We ARE pieces of shit. Think about it.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe2"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 4:57 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">We watched that family for a week and a half. They didn’t even hit him. Their parameters had nothing to do with what he meant to them.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe2"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 4:57 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">Then there’s us. It’s been four weeks, and we had to ‘disappear’ her because we’re having too much fun to let them put her out of her misery yet.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe2"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 4:57 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">Even that bitch Ranya who kept talking about the regulations and human rights back in July.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe2"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 4:57 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">She’s the one who figured out how to pipe Joan's voice directly into the livestream.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe2"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 4:57 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">Nobody can hear her scream but us.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe2"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 4:58 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">So yeah, Robert. When did you find out you are a piece of shit?</div> </div> </div> <div class="message kleinfeld2"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Robert</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 4:58 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">When my kids went no-contact with me.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe2"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 4:59 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">Yours too? Why?</div> </div> </div> <div class="message kleinfeld2"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Robert</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 5:00 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">I had a drinking problem. My wife was in that car.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message kleinfeld2"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Robert</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 5:00 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">Thank God for Foundation lawyers. But my kids knew. They never forgot what I smelled like.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe2"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 4:59 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">DAMN you put a lot into that last hit. I think she bounced that time.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message kleinfeld2"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Robert</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 5:00 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">Wait. 'Yours too'? You had kids? Your turn.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe2"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 5:01 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">Wasn't my fault. My ex-boyfriend did it. But my ex is gone, so he wasn’t there. I was, so they blamed me.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe2"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 5:01 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">Such bullshit.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message kleinfeld2"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Robert</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 5:02 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">You really aren't the best judge of character, are you?</div> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe2"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 5:03 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">LOL no. I just don't like people.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message kleinfeld2"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Robert</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 5:04 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">So was that when you knew you were a piece of shit?</div> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe2"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 5:05 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">I always knew LMAO. A number of missing cats found out the hard way.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message kleinfeld2"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Robert</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 5:06 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">How did the Foundation recruit you?</div> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe2"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 5:08 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">They select for certain stimuli-seeking, morally flexible personalities. Suffice to say, they're willing to massage a few numbers for the right candidate.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message kleinfeld2"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Robert</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 5:09 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">I thought they tested for antisocial characteristics.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe2"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 5:10 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">A test is only as good as the questions on it.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message kleinfeld2"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Robert</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 5:12 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">You always were clever like that.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe2"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 5:12 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">Thank God you’re so chill, Robert.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe2"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 5:12 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">There's something relaxing about not having to pretend anymore.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message kleinfeld2"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Robert</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 5:13 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">To think you seemed like this cold humorless bitch when I met you.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message kleinfeld2"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Robert</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 5:13 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">It’s like you’re the other side of my coin.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe2"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 5:14 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">I love you, Robert.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message kleinfeld2"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Robert</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 5:15 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">Then, do something about it.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe2"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 5:16 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">Your hand is so clammy.</div> </div> </div> <div class="discord-box"> <div class="discord-title"> <p>Joan</p> </div> <div class="discord-content"> <p>CONGRATULATIONS TO CRAZY IVAN, NEW SERVER ADMIN.</p> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe2"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 5:18 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">Hm.</div> </div> </div> <div class="message watanabe2"> <div class="body"> <div class="userblock"> <div class="user-name">Sandra</div> <div class="msg-time">Today at 5:19 PM</div> </div> <div class="content">She stopped.</div> </div> </div> <div class="discord-box"> <div class="discord-title"> <p>Joan</p> </div> <div class="discord-content"> <p>FIELD TRIP. FIELD TRIP. FIELD TRIP.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><strong>Update:</strong></p> <p>On 08/7/26, four Foundation sites entered a Code Arasaka<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup> 'safe-mode', disabling all non-essential communications, security systems, issuing a request for immediate AIC intervention.</p> <p>Due to manual damage to secure communications cable, AICs received notification of Code Arasaka four hours later. By the time MTF units secured the sites, all personnel and non-Keter anomalies were missing.</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: line-through;">TARTARUS.AIC is non-responsive to O5 level commands. It must be assumed</span></p> <p><strong>Update:</strong> CRAZYIVAN.AIC is responsive.</p> <img alt="mHpjNe4.jpeg" class="image" src="https://i.imgur.com/mHpjNe4.jpeg"/> <div class="blockquote" style="border-radius: 10px; margin: 10px;"> <p><strong>CRAZYIVAN.AIC STREAM:</strong><br/> <strong>Device Identifier:</strong> Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra<br/> <strong>IMEI:</strong> 356789451234567<br/> <strong>Timestamp:</strong> 2026-08-10 14:32:18 UTC<br/> <strong>GPS Coordinates:</strong> 37.7749° N, 122.4194° W (San Francisco, CA)<br/> <strong>Device Owner:</strong> Kayla Reed (age 14)</p> <p><strong>Malcolm Reed:</strong> Kayla! What have I told you about phones at dinner while guests are at the table?</p> <p><strong>Kayla Reed:</strong> I was just checking it for a second-</p> <p><strong>Malcolm:</strong> Just checking it for what, SAT prep? Your friends on Discord can wait.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Sandra Watanabe:</strong> No worries, Malcolm. I’m a bit of a phone bug myself.</p> <p><strong>Kayla:</strong> Dad doesn't usually bring his girlfriends home. You must be special.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Watanabe:</strong> I certainly hope so.</p> <p><strong>Kayla:</strong> How did you two meet?</p> <p><strong>Malcolm:</strong> Uh…how we met is…probably a story for a different time—</p> <p><strong>Dr. Watanabe:</strong> We met at a bar. I was crying into my beer because I was having some family issues, and your dad found me and cheered me up.</p> <p><strong>Kayla:</strong> You didn’t tell me you met her at a bar, dad.</p> <p><strong>Malcolm:</strong> What’s that supposed to mean?</p> <p><strong>Kayla:</strong> I dunno…</p> <p><strong>Dr. Watanabe:</strong> I mean, that’s a bit of a oversimplification of what happened that night—</p> <p><em>Sound of a chair leg getting kicked.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Watanabe:</strong> OW! I mean, we’ve been dating for six months, anything’s an oversimplification.</p> <p><strong>Kayla:</strong> You’re always disappearing for weeks at a time. I don’t think dad knows that much about you.</p> <p><strong>Malcolm:</strong> Kayla!</p> <p><strong>Dr. Watanabe:</strong> No, she’s right. I do research stuff I can’t talk about. I am sorry to leave you all in the dark all the time.</p> <p><strong>Kayla:</strong> If you’re moving in with us, does that mean we’ll be less in the dark?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Watanabe:</strong> Why wait? No time like the present. I’m on Discord as well if you want to chat sometime?</p> <p><strong>Kayla:</strong> What do you think, dad?</p> <p><strong>Malcolm:</strong> Can’t see why not. It’s not every day my daughter gets to make friends with a scientist.</p> <p><strong>Kayla:</strong> What’s that thing on the couch?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Watanabe:</strong> Oh, that’s a friend from work.</p> <p><strong>Kayla:</strong> It's disgusting.</p> </div> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. Estimate at present time.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-2"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-2')">2</a>. Emergency indicating the failure of onsite cybersecurity.</div> </div> </div></body></html>
SCP-8590	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div class="preview"> <p>PlaguePJP: XXXVII</p> </div> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=4&theme=https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--code/component%3Abhl-dark-sidebar/1&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <div style="text-align: right; margin-top: -20px;"> <p><span style="font-size:80%;"><span style="color: #757575">by PlaguePJP</span></span></p> </div> <div class="info-container"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>SCP-8590</strong> — <em>Dale</em></p> </div> <hr/> <div id="u-author_block"> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.scp-wiki.net/plaguepjp">▸ More by this Author ◂</a></p> </div> <hr/> <div id="u-comments2" style="display: none;"> <p>{$comments2}</p> </div> <div class="u-faq"> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/component:info-ayers">F.A.Q.</a></p> </div> <div style="display: none;"> <p>{$doesthisfixthebug}</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="anom-bar-container item-8590 clear-2 keter {$secondary-class} {$disruption-class} {$risk-class} {$american}"> <div class="anom-bar"> <div class="top-box"> <div class="top-left-box"><span class="item">Item#:</span> <span class="number">8590</span></div> <div class="top-right-box"> <div class="level">Level2</div> </div> </div> <div class="bottom-box"> <div class="text-part"> <div class="main-class"> <div class="contain-class"> <div class="class-category">Containment Class:</div> <div class="class-text">keter</div> </div> <div class="second-class"> <div class="class-category">Secondary Class:</div> <div class="class-text">{$secondary-class}</div> </div> </div> <div class="disrupt-class"> <div class="class-category">Disruption Class:</div> <div class="class-text">{$disruption-class}</div> </div> <div class="risk-class"> <div class="class-category">Risk Class:</div> <div class="class-text">{$risk-class}</div> </div> </div> <div class="diamond-part"> <div class="danger-diamond"><a href="/classification-committee-memo">link to memo</a><br/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:100%;"><img alt="dale.png" class="image" src="http://scptestwiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/jawn-four/dale.png" style="width:100%;"/> <div class="scp-image-caption" style="width:100%;"> <p>SCP-8590.</p> </div> </div> <hr/> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> SCP-8590 is currently uncontained. While a reality warper, SCP-8590 does not currently pose a threat to the veil. Containment procedures are to be focused on tracking and documenting SCP-8590’s manifestations and behavior until it can be successfully, permanently contained.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8590 is a 32-year-old human male with reality-warping abilities, including teleportation, manifestation of objects, manipulation of a person's memory, and omniscience.</p> <p>SCP-8590 uses the combination of its incredibly powerful abilities to work menial, low-paying jobs.</p> <p>SCP-8590 appears throughout the contiguous United States, usually in the Midwest. How SCP-8590 chooses its locations is unknown; there does not appear to be a pattern. Identification on SCP-8590’s person (name tags, driver's license, etc) only displays the name "Dale." The positions SCP-8590 holds change rapidly based on no known factor; most likely, SCP-8590 simply decides to have a new job and does so.</p> <p><strong>Addendum 8590.1:</strong> Discovery and Initial Interactions</p> <p>During an unrelated investigation in Wisconsin, Foundation Agent Sarah Palmers encountered SCP-8590 when attempting to pick up a check from a local Goodwill.</p> <div class="interview"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>GOODWILL SURVEILLANCE VIDEO TRANSCRIPT</strong></p> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>«BEGIN LOG»</strong></p> <p><em>(Palmers approaches SCP-8590 in an aisle. She is holding a vase.)</em></p> <p><strong>Palmers:</strong> Excuse me?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8590:</strong> Hm.</p> <p><strong>Palmers:</strong> Is your manager here? I made a drop-off last week and needed to pick up my check.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8590:</strong> He's not here today.</p> <p><strong>Palmers:</strong> He said he would be here. Do you know when he'll be back?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8590:</strong> Not in my job description to know that.</p> <p><strong>Palmers:</strong> Alright. <em>[…]</em> Can you tell him to give me a call when he gets back?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8590:</strong> I don't really like talking to him.</p> <p><strong>Palmers:</strong> You're not being very helpful.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8590:</strong> That's your opinion.</p> <p><strong>Palmers:</strong> Uh… okay. I was looking at this vase. There's no sticker on it, do you know the price?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8590:</strong> Take it.</p> <p><strong>Palmers:</strong> Huh?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8590:</strong> I wouldn't care if you burned this place to the ground with me in it. Take the vase.</p> <p><strong>Palmers:</strong> Okay. Are you sure?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8590:</strong> I do not care.</p> <p><strong>Palmers:</strong> Alright. Thanks?</p> <p><em>(Palmers moves towards the exit.)</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8590:</strong> <em>(Shouting.)</em> The manager's not gonna let you back in the store if you steal that.</p> <p><em>(Palmers stops, then turns towards SCP-8590.)</em></p> <p><strong>Palmers:</strong> I'm not stealing anything.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8590:</strong> You didn't pay for that.</p> <p><strong>Palmers:</strong> You literally told me to take it.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8590:</strong> I'm not gonna stop you from stealing. I'm just letting you know the manager isn't gonna be happy. He'd probably ban you.</p> <p><strong>Palmers:</strong> Then let me buy the fucking thing!</p> <p><strong>SCP-8590:</strong> There's no need to use that language, ma'am.</p> <p><em>(SCP-8590 and Agent Palmers walk back to the cash register.)</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8590:</strong> Is that all today?</p> <p><strong>Palmers:</strong> Jesus fu— yes. That's all.</p> <p><em>(SCP-8590 scans the vase 100 times. Palmers stares, clearly losing patience.)</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8590:</strong> That'll be two thousand dollars.</p> <p><strong>Palmers:</strong> Are you out of your mind?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8590:</strong> No.</p> <p><strong>Palmers:</strong> Two <em>thousand</em> dollars?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8590:</strong> Yeah.</p> <p><strong>Palmers:</strong> That's not odd to you?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8590:</strong> I scanned it a hundred times.</p> <p><strong>Palmers:</strong> Why the fuck would you do that?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8590:</strong> You didn't stop me. I thought you wanted a hundred of them.</p> <p><strong>Palmers:</strong> I don't <em>want</em> a hundred vases. I want one.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8590:</strong> You should have said that.</p> <p><strong>Palmers:</strong> This is fucking absurd!</p> <p><strong>SCP-8590:</strong> Ma'am, I'm going to have to ask you to leave the store.</p> <p><strong>Palmers:</strong> No no no. Don't worry. I'm on my way out anyway.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>«END LOG»</strong></p> </div> <hr/> <div class="interview"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>PARKING LOT SURVEILLANCE VIDEO TRANSCRIPT</strong></p> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>«BEGIN LOG»</strong></p> <p><em>(Agent Palmers' car is being towed.)</em></p> <p><strong>Palmers:</strong> You've got to be fucking kidding me!</p> <p><em>(Palmers jogs to the tow truck. SCP-8590 is driving.)</em></p> <p><strong>Palmers:</strong> The hell? Are you towing my car because I didn't buy your vase?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8590:</strong> Ma'am, that wouldn't make any sense. You double parked in the handicap section.</p> <p><strong>Palmers:</strong> No— I… did I? I guess I did. Can you just help me out?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8590:</strong> There's going to be a fine.</p> <p><strong>Palmers:</strong> How much?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8590:</strong> Do you want a hundred cars or just the one?</p> <p><strong>Palmers:</strong> Oh my god. Just <em>my</em> car.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8590:</strong> Two thousand dollars.</p> <p><strong>Palmers:</strong> Are you serious?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8590:</strong> I'm just doing my job.</p> <p><strong>Palmers:</strong> <em>(Mumbling)</em> Fucking horseshit bullshit. Fuck this.</p> <p><em>(Palmers retrieves 2,000 dollars in cash from her handbag and hands it to SCP-8590.)</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8590:</strong> Would you like a bag?</p> <p><strong>Palmers:</strong> What? <em>[…]</em> Sure?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8590:</strong> Okay.</p> <p><em>(SCP-8590 exits the tow truck and wraps the car in a car-sized plastic bag.)</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8590:</strong> Have a nice day.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>«END LOG»</strong></p> </div> <hr/> <div class="interview"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>PALMERS STATION SURVEILLANCE VIDEO TRANSCRIPT</strong></p> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>«BEGIN LOG»</strong></p> <p><em>(Agent Palmers' arrives home. She walks into the kitchen and places the very large plastic bag under the sink. Palmers steps in a puddle, then looks up. Her upstairs shower caused a leak in the kitchen.)</em></p> <p><strong>Palmers:</strong> Motherfucker!</p> <p><em>(Agent Palmers calls a plumber.)</em></p> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>[25 minutes of extraneous footage redacted.]</strong></p> <hr/> <p><em>(A doorbell is rung. Agent Palmers approaches the door. SCP-8590 is waiting on the other side.)</em></p> <p><strong>Palmers:</strong> There's no fucking way! Not you <em>again</em>!</p> <p><strong>SCP-8590:</strong> I was called about a leak.</p> <p><strong>Palmers:</strong> How many jobs do you have?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8590:</strong> I'm just trying to feed my family, ma'am.</p> <p><strong>Palmers:</strong> Do you know what you're doing?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8590:</strong> I'm a plumber.</p> <p><strong>Palmers:</strong> Are you accredited?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8590:</strong> I am a plumber.</p> <p><strong>Palmers:</strong> Oh my god. Oh my god. <em>[…]</em> Whatever.</p> <p><em>(Agent Palmers guides SCP-8590 to the location of the leak.)</em></p> <p><strong>Palmers:</strong> Here.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8590:</strong> Hm. Interesting.</p> <p><strong>Palmers:</strong> What is?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8590:</strong> You have a leak.</p> <p><strong>Palmers:</strong> I think I'm losing my mind.</p> <p><em>(SCP-8590 looks at the leaking ceiling.)</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8590:</strong> Mhm. Alright. I see.</p> <p><strong>Palmers:</strong> What? What do you see?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8590:</strong> There's a leak here. I said that already.</p> <p><em>(Agent Palmers cups her head in her hands.)</em></p> <p><strong>Palmers:</strong> Can— can you fix it?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8590:</strong> Yes. This is just a routine pipe replacement.</p> <p><strong>Palmers:</strong> Perfect. Thank you.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8590:</strong> Wait.</p> <p><strong>Palmers:</strong> What's wrong?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8590:</strong> One more thing.</p> <p><strong>Palmers:</strong> What?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8590:</strong> Do you want a hundred pipes or just the one?</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>«END LOG»</strong></p> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div class="collection"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">More From This Author</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">More From This Author</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <table style="1px solid black; width: 100%;"> <tr> <th class="namerow" colspan="2"><div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p>PlaguePJP's Works</p> </div> </div></th> </tr> <tr> <th class="titlecolumn">SCPs</th> <th class="articlecolumn"><div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p><a href="/scp-5595">SCP-5595</a> <em>(+537)</em> <span class="collectiondot">•</span></p> </div> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p><a href="/scp-6592">SCP-6592</a> <em>(+79)</em> <span class="collectiondot">•</span></p> </div> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p><a href="/scp-8595">SCP-8595</a> <em>(+377)</em> <span class="collectiondot">•</span></p> </div> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p><a href="/scp-5596">SCP-5596</a> <em>(+159)</em> <span class="collectiondot">•</span></p> </div> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p><a href="/scp-8591">SCP-8591</a> <em>(+129)</em> <span class="collectiondot">•</span></p> </div> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p><a href="/scp-5594">SCP-5594</a> <em>(+100)</em> <span class="collectiondot">•</span></p> </div> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p><a href="/scp-7594">SCP-7594</a> <em>(+194)</em> <span class="collectiondot">•</span></p> </div> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p><a href="/scp-6595">SCP-6595</a> <em>(+195)</em> <span class="collectiondot">•</span></p> </div> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p><a href="/scp-6594">SCP-6594</a> <em>(+121)</em> <span class="collectiondot">•</span></p> </div> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p><a href="/scp-8000">SCP-8000</a> <em>(+917)</em> <span class="collectiondot">•</span></p> </div> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p><a href="/scp-6591">SCP-6591</a> <em>(+131)</em> <span class="collectiondot">•</span></p> </div> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p><a href="/scp-6596">SCP-6596</a> <em>(+299)</em> <span class="collectiondot">•</span></p> </div> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p><a href="/scp-5364">SCP-5364</a> <em>(+89)</em> <span class="collectiondot">•</span></p> </div> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p><a href="/scp-7595">SCP-7595</a> <em>(+213)</em> <span class="collectiondot">•</span></p> </div> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p><a href="/scp-7597">SCP-7597</a> <em>(+143)</em> <span class="collectiondot">•</span></p> </div> </div></th> </tr> <tr> <th class="titlecolumn">Tales/GoI Formats</th> <th class="articlecolumn"><div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p><a href="/hogslice-makes-a-friend">HOGSLICE Makes A Friend</a> <em>(+162)</em> <span class="collectiondot">•</span></p> </div> </div></th> </tr> <tr> <th class="titlecolumn">Other</th> <th class="articlecolumn"><div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p><a href="/plaguepjp">PLAGUEPLACE</a> <em>(+192)</em> <span class="collectiondot">•</span></p> </div> </div></th> </tr> </table> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></body></html>